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04-20-2009 11:37 PM

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I snagged 1 4’x 6” log from work the other day and was wondering if anyone had any hints or suggestions for turning it into a project or just lumber? I’ve never messed with the stuff but i have been keeping an eye out at work for rarer species and want to learn to use the scrap pieces. I don’t have a lathe so turning it is out of the question,

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TopamaxSurvivor home \| projects \| blog 17961 posts in 3399 days #1 posted 04-20-2009 11:57 PM	fresh cut, seasoned or laying on the ground for a few years? -- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
bluchz home \| projects \| blog 187 posts in 3097 days #2 posted 04-21-2009 11:41 AM	was cut down about 3 months ago and has been laying on the ground still has the bark on it. -- flash=250,100]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sprxtrerme/BANNERS/thornax.swf[/flash]
Kindlingmaker home \| projects \| blog 2656 posts in 3250 days #3 posted 04-21-2009 10:54 PM	just one of many… Slab cut, sticker, seal ends, cover and then come back to it in about a year or so… -- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
Karson home \| projects \| blog 35073 posts in 4124 days #4 posted 04-21-2009 11:12 PM	Yes cut it into sizes you might use. Seal the ends to minimize the splitting and let it dry. -- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware soon moving to Virginia karsonwm@gmail.com †

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