A friend had a half dozen or so big sugar maples blown down. Gonna be a bunch of nice lumber if it can be salvaged.
A couple snapped off 3 feet or so above ground. Bad news is they were hollow. Good news is they had started to spalt and are solid after about 6 feet up the log.
I'm wondering about the "knees" or buttresses as some call them. There is a lot of curl and color and they are solid.
I have never used any wood from this section of a tree, but it seems it would be some gorgeous turning material.
Can it be processed and dried to be usable? Is there too much internal stress in those areas to be stable after being cut?
Need some education !
Thanks.