Found Some Firewood Today

[John Hart]

Yup...this one was a lot of fun. A lot of work too!! Sheesh! I did all the loading and unloading m'self. Gettin' stronger everyday. Seriously, most of this wood is firewood....not much left to turn...but still, I got the chainsaw out for 45 minutes and cut up a pile of firewood for the shop stove, and got 20 decent turning blanks. My rough estimate is somewhere in the neighborhood of 150-200 good turning blanks...most of them will be Natural edge platters and bowls....maybe 30 vase blanks. I'm going out to the shop right now and turn a christening bowl. The shop smells like cherry!!

Please tell me that they don't make pallets out of cherry.

Yep....'fraid so. It's very common around here to make pallets out of Cherry, Walnut, Ash, Maple, and Poplar. Almost a crime.

Man, I just gotta come up there for a visit!

Yes sir! You and I have some cabinets to build sometime this Spring. But you are welcome anytime. Remember we have a lunch date at Mary Yoders.

[Bernie Weishapl]

John, John, John. I am so green with envy sir. Great gloat.

[Paul Geer]

Some people have all the luck

[John Hart]

Ok...ran out to the shop and turned this bowl. Man! this stuff is wet!

Sanding went pretty badly and I didn't put a finish on it. It'll probably warp like crazy anyway...but I wanted to turn something so here it is.
Cherry....8" diameter and 2.5" deep...sanded to 600

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[Skip Spaulding]

Some guys get all the luck! Have you tried the microwave for drying? I have had pretty good luck with birch and cherry. A bowl like that I'd try 11/2min. at 40% then a couple at 11/4min. at 40%. Then I put it in once a day for 2 or 3 days . Did have to buy a new microwave day before Xmas, don't know if the wood killed it or not! New one is working so far. Also helps if wife is not around!

[Bob Hallowell]

Man John you keep getting hauls like that and I might have to make a trip out. I only live 2 1/2 hours away and I have inlaw in cleveland.

Bob

[Barry Stratton]

What a score! I'm guessing one or two of those BIG logs will follow you home once you get the lathe built......


.....and, uh, John....is the wood store open again???

[Dennis Peacock]

Well Mr. Hart.....two words come to mind right about now. You Suck!!!!

Very nicely executed and what a price for such a haul!!!!! Congrats and great going John!!!

[John Hart]

Well Mr. Hart.....two words come to mind right about now. You Suck!!!! ...

LOL...If I was a Dust Collector, (and sometimes I am), That would be a compliment!!!!

[Jon Shively]

John, bet if you take the neighbor's team for an afternoon drive and give them their heads, they will take you to some more out of the way wood piles/ saw mills, wood stacks!!!! Good score!

[Tom Sherman]

Awsome score John, keeping warm and acquiring turning blanks too. Just too lucky.

[Glenn Hodges]

John, if I ever have to do any mule trading I want to take you along with me.

[Paul Engle]

John, what Keith B. said...... Nice haul dude!

[David Fried]

John, what Mr. Peacock said ! So it's firewood but you're turning it. Then tossing it in the woodstove??

[John Chandler]

Along with a good wood haul, I think the bowl looks nice too.