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BuffaloBFN 
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 Topic: Never say die!Posted: April-13-2008 at 12:24pm |
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This is a piece of a cherry tree my neighbor had removed last fall...
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eric lavine
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 12:54pm |
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Greg.... i have a feeling winter is getting to you
willows do that to BTW, i didnt know cherry did that |
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 12:57pm |
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Yea...why?
I thought it was unusual that the trunk sprouted after being cut for so long. The plastic was full coverage until the tornado storms we had recently. |
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nates78ski
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 2:50pm |
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I didnt realize what was going on for a second...thought it was some sort of sex joke. haha
Now i see it...kinda crazy. Nate |
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 3:14pm |
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No sex joke Nate, but I'm glad someone else found it interesting! I looked at it last night when I was bone tired and the title of this thread just hit me...reminds me of a cartoon I saw years ago where a stork is about to swallow a frog, but the frog is reaching out of the stork's mouth to choke off his wind! LOL
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 3:15pm |
Me either...and it's been sitting there for a while. |
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eric lavine
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 3:24pm |
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willows are a PITA, you cant burn them, and if you throw them in a pile they keep growing, i was kidding about the winter thing
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 4:16pm |
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Man all I can say is the weather better break pretty soon for some of you guys...I am starting to get worried.
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AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 8:08pm |
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Greg, You may want to coat that piece of Cherry so you could one day use it. The Pentacryl sometimes doesn't work on fruit woods but it still may be worth a try. Why do you have a piece of your neighbors cherry tree???
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eric lavine
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 9:49pm |
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Didnt George chop down a cherry tree?
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 10:35pm |
That made me laugh!!! I collected it Pete, and I do intend to use it. I meant to get the ends waxed but when I missed the boat(first rain) I figured I'd let it spalt. I have several other big chunks of my neighbor's trees as well...1 is 43" in diameter, 10" thick, and still wrapped up. 
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Posted: April-13-2008 at 11:13pm |
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So what are you planning on doing with it? I think i missed something.
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BuffaloBFN
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Posted: April-14-2008 at 8:53am |
I don't have any particular plans for it yet...it's not even dead yet?!!? LOL |
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Posted: April-14-2008 at 11:51pm |
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I had a bunch of cherry sawn up on last fall, and have it stickered (seperated with lath to aid in drying) in my barn. How long should it sit before I can use it?
I did the same with some black walnut 4-5 years ago. Same question, how long till I can use it? My wife told me that I'm going to make her a dining room table someday with the walnut. |
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Posted: April-15-2008 at 12:36am |
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You got a barn? Cool. Is your boat stored there? Bet your Dad could help ya make something outa that wood.
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Posted: April-15-2008 at 7:59am |
It's hard to say without knowing the surounding moisture and air circulation as far as how fast it will dry. For a inside project, you will want the wood to be at about 8%. The best way to check is with a moistur meter. The more expensive they are, the lower and more precise they will read. moisture meters (put moisture meters in Woodworkers Supply key word search) I'm sure you wouldn't want to see that Walnut table split and warp!! Take you time. it may take several years. |
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eric lavine
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Posted: April-15-2008 at 9:43am |
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Spalt?, my OCD makes me read every damn word and if there was an award you guy's would win it with this topic.....its too early lol eric but i did learn something
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Posted: April-15-2008 at 11:24am |
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Willows and Canadian Geese (sky carp). Kill 'em all.
Sorry, just venting! Steve |
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