A little Flaming Box Elder

[John TenEyck]

I've seen photos of flaming box elder but never the real thing, until today.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3dvCvMxlkQgrxE3efXj4z46v5AhBIdUDMOZuysGqwIAIXvsqWd QrlJlsxTIfCAp5mVAWXUYe6nt5l1vtrnx0tFc8wpBFm7a-jH9qSx6ZENrGO60IAL2oIBW313NsVfDJVa24-9iCnSFxhi_SmU-tON_8w=w1006-h566-no?authuser=0

Very cool.

John

[Dick Strauss]

That looks real nice John. I'm sure you've noticed it is a little stringy when cut, especially with the grain like you are doing.

I've seen logs that had a red maple leaf figure when viewed across the endgrain. So, I turned an endgrain bowl with the maple leaf pattern in the bottom.

I don't know how it is for lumber, but I know other turners would be willing to pay for nice chunks of FBE (flame box elder).