So I have an oak tree that is about 20’ high after we cut the top off and about 24-36” diameter. The tree has a twist of about 180 degrees in about 10’ of length. What would be some ideas that I could make with it?? Thank you
The tree has a twist of about 180 degrees in about 10’ of length
Not that much of a twist, but probably half of that, and they are a pain to split for firewood, never turned any, as I assume there is a good chance it will split while drying, besides all these are softwood, not big hardwood, unless you call poplar a hardwood ;-).So I have an oak tree that is about 20’ high after we cut the top off and about 24-36” diameter. The tree has a twist of about 180 degrees in about 10’ of length. What would be some ideas that I could make with it?? Thank you
besides all these are softwood, not big hardwood, unless you call poplar a hardwood ;-).
Turning a vase in endgrain might look good, still burns if it does not survive
A picture would answer a lot of questions.
I may be wrong, but I believe @Leo Van Der Loo has a bunch of Balsam Poplar around his neck of the woods.Sorry, I'm not quite sure what the "besides all these are softwood" refers to.
If referring to the poplar growing in many parts of the country, tulip (yellow) poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera. It is definitely classified as a hardwood. Some can be quite hard and dense, especially the heartwood of larger trees. (I have a number here over 3' in diameter.)
In some parts of the country where tulip poplar is not common, some appear to have confused it with trees of the populus genus such as aspen and cottenwood that I saw often out west. Some cottenwood trees do grow in our half of the country but I've never knowingly seen one nor worked with a log. BTW, aspens and cottenwoods are also classified as hardwoods, although they are quite soft hardwoods!
I’ve seen Bois D Arc trees that grow in the open twist like that. It has to do with the prevailing winds constantly pushing on an uneven top.
The twist can be seen in the bark. When making Osage bows these trees are to be avoided like the plague.