There's this tree job on a road I drive a lot. A Huge sign saying not to take the wood but there are some big boles there I mean stinking huge. SO I stop and ask if they'll sell.
Hey I'll plunk some cash for my hobby.
Guy won't take my money.
Great guy, salt of the earth, loves to chit chat. Basically he gives me carte blanche.
OK
I come back with a chain saw a 6 foot peavy (yah, my peavy is bigger 'n me) plus I bring a regular peavy and a truck. I select one hunk of some kind of sycamore. He says there's a chinese and an american. Both got so huge that the bark looked like maple. I dunno which is which. I don't care.
I saw up one hunk get the checked ends off, slice 'r down the pith line, and slice off the edges to get basically squares weighing about 170 - 200 pounds each & go to put them in my truck. Now these wet hunks of lumber are l heavy. Oh gosh~!!
Now, at the shop, they are wrapped up. I have cotton cloth, soaked in water, on the ends, with poly wrap and they are both in huge poly bags. My history with this method is pretty good. Right now I am busy re building my 20 x 40 foot recreational deck so I gotta store these suckers in a way that keeps 'em from checking. Maybe I'll get lucky and get some cool spalting.
There's a couple of really great crotches there too. I am going back to get one, but I think I'll insist on pressing a $20 in his palm. I mean the guy is just being a really nice guy and I feel like he should get sumpin'.
Hey I'll plunk some cash for my hobby.
Guy won't take my money.
Great guy, salt of the earth, loves to chit chat. Basically he gives me carte blanche.
OK
I come back with a chain saw a 6 foot peavy (yah, my peavy is bigger 'n me) plus I bring a regular peavy and a truck. I select one hunk of some kind of sycamore. He says there's a chinese and an american. Both got so huge that the bark looked like maple. I dunno which is which. I don't care.
I saw up one hunk get the checked ends off, slice 'r down the pith line, and slice off the edges to get basically squares weighing about 170 - 200 pounds each & go to put them in my truck. Now these wet hunks of lumber are l heavy. Oh gosh~!!
Now, at the shop, they are wrapped up. I have cotton cloth, soaked in water, on the ends, with poly wrap and they are both in huge poly bags. My history with this method is pretty good. Right now I am busy re building my 20 x 40 foot recreational deck so I gotta store these suckers in a way that keeps 'em from checking. Maybe I'll get lucky and get some cool spalting.
There's a couple of really great crotches there too. I am going back to get one, but I think I'll insist on pressing a $20 in his palm. I mean the guy is just being a really nice guy and I feel like he should get sumpin'.
