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This is the most beautiful wood I’ve sawed so far. I’m sure somewhere on the lot, there is a more beautiful log. I’ve got my eye on either a huge walnut stump or the stump this log was cut from. It’s 4’ square and ready to be cut. The entire stump is a lump of burl. I’m waiting till I build a chainsaw mill big enough to slab them. I’ll post the chainsaw mill project when I have time enough to build it. The slabs were wet with mineral spirits to show what the wood will look like when it’s finished. I cut one quarter into 2” slabs and the other into 1 1/2” slabs. I haven’t decided how to cut the other half of the log. It’s the 2nd log on the deck for tomorrow. I’m going to use a little bit of this wood to build a custom gunstock for the owner of the tree service. And a table for his daughter’s house. Just as soon as they dry… I hate waiting…
Hal
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

































17 comments so far
JerryS
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posted 110 days ago
Thats some pretty wood there , you should seal the ends to keep it from checking . You don’t wanna waste any of that wood to big ole checks .
HalDougherty
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posted 110 days ago
I wax the ends of every slab the day I cut them. The tree had been dead for years before it was cut and the log was on the log yard for several more years. I was amazed the wood was still in solid condition. If you take a good look at the closeup photo you can see how the grain is dense and interlocked. It’s tough as an old dead elm! I cut the first two quarters last spring and they’ve been stored in the atic of my old 2 story farmhouse drying. The attic works very much like a solar kiln. In the summer it’s HOT up there in the daytime and cools off at night. The heat pump also removes a lot of water. I checked the sample pieces I cut off last spring against the samples I dried bone dry in the oven and the slabs are between 6 and 12%.
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com
craigktx
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posted 110 days ago
i look for the ugly wood,its the best kind.
nice piece.
-- craig kuhn
a1Jim
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posted 110 days ago
Hey Hal
That’s a great find.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Karson
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posted 110 days ago
Yes ugly logs open up like a beautiful lady. You just want to sit and stare at them.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Roz
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posted 110 days ago
I have a monster Walnut stump in my yard that my wife can’t wait to get rid of. She hates waiting too. I am putting her off until I can figure out how to deal with the stump. I have a gunstock in mind for that wood. thanks for showing us what you have uncovered.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
Dusty56
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posted 110 days ago
Beautiful find …thanks for sharing : )
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TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 110 days ago
What kind of wood is this one?
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scrappy
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Beauty is more that just skin(bark) deep!
Wonderfull grain. Can’t wait for the projects to come out of this.
Nice find.
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
cobbler
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posted 110 days ago
Great find!
That surely is some great looking wood.
-- ''Carry on my wayward son''
HalDougherty
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I’m sorry I didn’t put the wood type in the note… It’s elm. Just sand smooth and rub in a little tung oil and it looks a lot like walnut.
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com
Daren Nelson
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posted 109 days ago
Now there is something you don’t see every day, that is neat pippy elm. You are showing some nice finds Hal, keep it up !
-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 109 days ago
That is one of the prettiest pieces of wood I’ve ever seen. It makes me salivate.
I have had very good results, sealing the ends with waterproof carpenters glue.
I brush on a couple of coats, until you get a glossy look, & you don’t have to mess around melting wax.
You should try this sometime.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
jato
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posted 109 days ago
That is beautiful! I would be stuck trying to figure out what to make out of it so all can see that grain. Awesome find!
-- jato, Houston Texas
Julian
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These are some great posts. I like the wood, but please post this in the blog section. These are not projects…....
-- Julian, Park Forest, IL
Bradford
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Great close up of that “Grain”. I could frame that picture.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
HalDougherty
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I don’t know why you’d say they aren’t projects… Woodworking projects use wood and woodworking tools to produce something. Well, I have a sawmill and I produce beautiful lumber for woodworkers to use to make their own projects. (I also use my projects to make other projects)
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com