George Guadiane
08-14-2007, 9:59 PM
I stopped at a new (to me) lumber yard, in an area that I don't normally go. I asked if they ever ran across any burls...
The guy said that there was a big Ash burl in a pile somewhere if I might be interested :eek:!
We went out and looked at a partially covered MONSTER. No kidding, it must be 4 feet high by 4 feet across (and that is just the burl part). Both ends were long, and without rot, the piece has been sitting for more than a year. I DON'T know how long it has been up to it's neck in dirt, so there might be an unpleasant surprise once he gets it out, BUT...
I asked how much he wanted for it and, after thinking for a minute, he says just enough to pay for my time to get it out...
How much is THAT I asked, trying not to run around in circles doing somersaults.
"$50.00."
OK :D Says I.
I paid him and left, I will go back next Wednesday and chop it up. It will probably take me two trips. You notice, if you look at some of my posts, or at my website, that I come up with nice burl material, and now you know that I USUALLY don't pay much for them. This thing MUST weigh 400 pound or more, and I will probably get 10 or 20 good sized blanks out of it.
My point???:rolleyes::
You have to ask... You have to keep your eyes open and ask in logical places. These guys just throw this kind of thing in a heap, and they are not the only ones. They have a saw mill right there, and chainsaws. If I had needed it, for a little more, I bet they would have cut it up for me too.
Like I said, I'll post pictures, of the whole burl and of some of the chopped up stuff.
The guy said that there was a big Ash burl in a pile somewhere if I might be interested :eek:!
We went out and looked at a partially covered MONSTER. No kidding, it must be 4 feet high by 4 feet across (and that is just the burl part). Both ends were long, and without rot, the piece has been sitting for more than a year. I DON'T know how long it has been up to it's neck in dirt, so there might be an unpleasant surprise once he gets it out, BUT...
I asked how much he wanted for it and, after thinking for a minute, he says just enough to pay for my time to get it out...
How much is THAT I asked, trying not to run around in circles doing somersaults.
"$50.00."
OK :D Says I.
I paid him and left, I will go back next Wednesday and chop it up. It will probably take me two trips. You notice, if you look at some of my posts, or at my website, that I come up with nice burl material, and now you know that I USUALLY don't pay much for them. This thing MUST weigh 400 pound or more, and I will probably get 10 or 20 good sized blanks out of it.
My point???:rolleyes::
You have to ask... You have to keep your eyes open and ask in logical places. These guys just throw this kind of thing in a heap, and they are not the only ones. They have a saw mill right there, and chainsaws. If I had needed it, for a little more, I bet they would have cut it up for me too.
Like I said, I'll post pictures, of the whole burl and of some of the chopped up stuff.