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mmh

1410 posts in 621 days


77 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: wood aholic anonymous wood addict wood lumber burl too much wood humor wood photos

Hello, my name is M _ and I’m a wood-aholic.

I have given up buying clothes, shoes, food and other necessities of life so that I can buy more wood. My wood addiction comes from the need to have the latest and greatest version of what Mother Nature has created in the form of a tree or other woody growth.

I can’t help myself, as I have no control over my spontaneous purchases of unusually grained lumber or exotic burl wood.

I wander the streets scanning for fallen limbs and scout the curbside for freshly sawn logs from neighborhood trees.

I haul unclaimed logs home in my wheelbarrel or my SUV. I have tons of logs stored in my backdoor patio that are larger than anyone can move.

I dream of finding the ultimate figured burlwood that I can cut and shape into a new project.

I am a wood-aholic. But I don’t want help!

fancy wood,exotic wood

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-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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scrappy

1666 posts in 329 days


77 days ago

If you want to gather more wood and need room to store it, just send it my way. I promise I wont use ALL of it! hahahahaha

Great collection. Would love to get my hands on some of that turning stock!

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

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sharad

720 posts in 703 days


77 days ago

My request is don’t hoard so much of wood because excess of any thing is not good. First make use of whatever you have.
Sharad

-- patanjali

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frank

1503 posts in 1105 days


77 days ago

Hello mmh;
....what a de-light-full array of wood you are in-vested in….and I do believe that some of the wood I see in your shop, is much like what is sitting in my woods, wood-lot and shop. Keep your eyes open and you’ll soon be in the mind set of wood-scape. To tell the truth, some days at days end, I just sit a spell and stare at wood.

GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

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notottoman

487 posts in 129 days


77 days ago

SOOOOOOOoooooooo much wood
So little time.

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

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Karson

25811 posts in 1299 days


76 days ago

A beautiful collection of woods. I guess that you had lots of samples to take to the Woodworkers guild.

But don’t feel bad about keeping all of that wood from other collectors. They probably already have too much anyway.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Walnut_Weasel

245 posts in 121 days


76 days ago

I need a bib to catch all this drool…

-- James - What's your excuse this time??

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notottoman

487 posts in 129 days


76 days ago

Can we have a photo of what’s inside your outside patio ?
I think we can partially understand your problem, so far.
If we can see more then maybe we can fully understand your addiction.
Post 2 photo’s and check with us in the morning. ;-)

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

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notottoman

487 posts in 129 days


76 days ago

Just noticed now….
Sorry Walnut_Weasel I never intended to hijack your signature line. Totally unintentional. )))

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

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kolwdwrkr

2255 posts in 489 days


76 days ago

wow! I’m jealous, especially of that nice board of ziricote. Feel free to send that to me.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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a1Jim

17140 posts in 476 days


76 days ago

Wow
Mellie Thats a great collection of wood

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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lew

4508 posts in 654 days


76 days ago

OK, Meilie, now you are just Showing Off ;^)

Nice Collection.

Lew

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mmh

1410 posts in 621 days


76 days ago

I guess I should have unboxed the Rosewood that I got from Al (aka: Bibb). It’s hidden in the brown box under the white Priority Mail box. I haven’t had a chance to work with it yet, but that stuff is rock hard! It’s going to take some sweat to shape that wood into cane handles. I need to eat my Wheaties.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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