I had to move this from project to Blog. So those who have seen it well here it is again!
Any One Can Join!
I am giving one of these two slabs away! I am having so much fun with my slabber that I want to share the wealth. So I am going to make it a contest if it works out and hopefully get some advertisment.
These would build great desks I believe!
Here are he rules:
#1 – you have to pay for shipping to your place. I will crate it at no charge.
#2 – you have to email me with a picture of some of your work and tell me what you would build out of it and your address so I can work out the shipping. greg@oregonburls.com
#3 – you would have to mention somewhere on the piece “Wood provided by OregonBurls.com” It can be on the bottom of the table or what ever you make.
My wife and I will look at your emails and we will choose a winner together.
Shipping is pretty reasonable. I shipped 750 lbs to NY for $350.00 or you can pick it up!
Now more about the pieces.
- the are Spalted Madrone slabs
- one of them is 60×53 x 3 the other is 60×26(serpenteen) x 3
- guessing the weight one about 250 lbs and the other 185 lbs
- the spalting in some small places are soft. I would say the size of an old dollar coin
- it is still damp but has been drying for 3 seasons but just cut them into slabs.
- Yes it is end grain
- it will take about one more year to dry I believe
- And yes you can sell it for as much as you would like an keep 100% of the revenue.
Well lets see if there is any interest and we will annouce the winner next week on the 6th of November
Thanks
Greg
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There were 2 Winners Jim and Chris Jim will be picking his up and I will be crating Chris’ up and sending it out. soon I will be doning this again so Stay Tuned
-- Greg, Southern Oregon, www.oregonburls.com What can I say but God Is Good!
13 comments so far
Dennisgrosen
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#1 posted 938 days ago
very niiice slabs :-)
Ilike the second picture where there is one of the big cats face trying to hide
realy a great gesture of you
have fun , I look forward to see the winners choice
take care
Dennis
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#2 posted 938 days ago
Great idea, pity I would have no idea of what to make with it and the shipping here to Australia would cost a fortune anyway.
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#3 posted 937 days ago
love the cat face in the bottom one
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widdle
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#4 posted 937 days ago
Great lumber ..Good for you for making this website more interesting…GO DUCKS…
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a1Jim
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#5 posted 937 days ago
Cool slabs Greg cool contest.
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lightweightladylefty
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#6 posted 937 days ago
Greg,
Wow! What a great contest! How generous!
We envision the top slab as a wall clock in a 5,000 square foot “shack” in the woods with cathedral ceilings (with a “made in China” movement—only kidding). Maybe some hand-carved numbers (3, 6, 9, 12) out of a contrasting wood along with beautifully carved hour and minute hands would finish it off.
But I’m too much of a wimp to work with something that big!
L/W
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robert triplett
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#7 posted 937 days ago
Greg, Very tempting. I could drive up and get it. But, Then I would have to do something with it. I think it would have to be used for a table. That would be quite a step up form the boxes and cutting boards I make. I haven’t done big furniture stuff for a long time. It would make an awesome cutting board! I will have to ponder your contest a while. Great idea and a good way to advertise.
Robert
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scrappy
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#8 posted 937 days ago
What a wonderful gesture. I hope they go to some one that can make tables out of them.
I don’t do BIG stuff. My first thought was to cut them into bowl blanks, but I could not do that to these.
Good luck to all on the contest.
Scrappy
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Chris Davis
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#9 posted 932 days ago
Wonder how hard it would be to get Madrone veneer. I’d like to use it as a table and make a wavy base.
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OregonBurls
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#10 posted 932 days ago
Madrone veneer is eazy to come my for me. It is about $5.75 a squ. ft.
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Andrew
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#11 posted 914 days ago
So Who won the contest?
Very nice by the way.
Thank You for the oppurtunity
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OregonBurls
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#12 posted 914 days ago
Sorry Andrew, I emailed everyone I thought. There were 2 winners. Jim and Chris. I will be doing this again so stay tuned.
Thanks
Greg
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#13 posted 868 days ago
I Love LJ. Greg, Thank you for sharing the wealth of Lumber. The projects can only be spectacular as they as they are starting with exceptionally wonderful lumber.
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