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Title: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: alscalls on February 27, 2011, 04:45:19 PM
Went out on a beautiful day before the rain hits again......
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Got a couple of Black walnut logs in this pile I need to get out when things dry up a bit......too big for today... need the tractor for those....the rest is Oak.....
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Found an interesting growth on this oak though......
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And this Oak burl knot........
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Some sycamore poles for spoon making..... and some dogwood saplings for cane making.....
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On the drive out the neighbor gave me some cherry slabs and some other stuff and said he would save me some burls from the saw mill he has...
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I left this maple burl...... I got enough for now....
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But there was more work to do..... found a cedar limb on the ground....... Had to get to sawing and sealing this stuff..... My back is killing me....and I had help..... so I need a break.....
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Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: pitw on February 27, 2011, 04:59:57 PM
  Thanks for the trip Al.  I can only dream of wood like that.  Have you ever tied saplings over to make the curl for a cane?
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: alscalls on February 27, 2011, 05:05:31 PM
I have some out there right now as a matter of fact Barry..... I tied some up today!!!  Too muddy to carry the camera up there yet though..... But I will see what I can do later.... :wink:
The ones I cut today will be steam bent....
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on February 27, 2011, 05:13:54 PM
Al
In the first pic way out yonder down in the valley I think I see 2 coyotes and a bobcat watching you  :laf: :laf:

That cedar sure has some nice red in it
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: alscalls on February 27, 2011, 05:16:27 PM
We saw one coyote today!!  This is where I wanted to take you hunting......  :biggrin:
Guess I will take me...... and we will shoot fer spring Eh Bill?  LOL
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on February 27, 2011, 05:23:53 PM
Sure thing
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: FOsteology on February 28, 2011, 08:12:26 PM
Whatcha gonna do with all that wood?? Cedar has some color.
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: alscalls on March 01, 2011, 07:51:07 AM
Gonna make calls, spoons, bowls, canes, knifes..... ect. ect. 
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: Carolina Coyote on March 01, 2011, 08:04:56 AM
I don't see any pictures  :sad2: cc
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: alscalls on March 01, 2011, 08:19:17 AM
I dont know why?  They work fine for me...... (Photobucket)  and I am on dial up so I make em small file size so they load better.....

I tell ya...... if it werent for my friends helping this year I wouldnt have been able to get the wood in this year by myself....... Thanks fellas!!  you know who ya are..... :wink:
Off to buy blades for the band saw and the mill...... (OUCH! $$)  :madd:
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: 5 SHOTS on March 01, 2011, 08:43:36 AM
Quote from: Carolina Coyote on March 01, 2011, 08:04:56 AM
I don't see any pictures  :sad2: cc


It seems Photo bucket is running slow today.
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: pitw on March 01, 2011, 08:52:37 AM
Quote from: alscalls on March 01, 2011, 07:51:07 AM
Gonna make calls, spoons, bowls, canes, knifes..... ect. ect.

  My spoon would look good with one of them bowls :wink:.  Funny the wife won't use the spoon[afraid of hurting it] and Donny only wants to use it :laf: :laf:.  had a lot of pancakes made with that piece of wood.  :yoyo:
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: alscalls on March 01, 2011, 11:09:17 AM
There is always more spoons........ But no two like this that are the same..... :nono:
My wife likes the sycamore spoons the best..... and the maple ladel I made her..... I dont think I ever showed that one..... :confused: I should take a pic of it....  :laf:
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: alscalls on March 01, 2011, 12:43:09 PM
Here it is....... we been using it so it dont look as good as it once did..... but it works well.....  :eyebrow:
Made it from a Y in a limb of Maple.....

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Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: pitw on March 01, 2011, 01:11:52 PM
  Lovely :yoyo:.  That green stuff under it is pretty nice to see too :wink:.
Title: Re: Went hunting for wood!!
Post by: alscalls on March 04, 2011, 05:29:47 PM
Dry...Dont look like much..... (White Oak Crotch)
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Wet...... Now ya can see what Im after!!!   
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Got it waxed and sealed...... ready for the loong wait for it to dry....  My back only let me do a couple of em today..... maybe tomorrow will be better.......