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Title: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: FOsteology on June 25, 2008, 07:04:15 PM
Have never seen it unfinished, but believe this to be Desert Ironwood.... right???   :confused:

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Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: cb223 on June 25, 2008, 07:10:19 PM
I don't what kind of wood it is but it sure looks like it would make some beautiful calls or pens!
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: DirtyDog on June 25, 2008, 07:14:18 PM
I don't know, but you can send it my way.  :innocentwhistle:
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: iahntr on June 25, 2008, 08:18:15 PM
That would be my guess also. Good lookin stuff.
I'm sure you wouldn't have a problem gettin rid
of it if you could get your hands on a bunch.  :wink:
    Scott
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: FinsnFur on June 25, 2008, 08:22:04 PM
Wow....that IZ some cool looking stuff.
C'mon Al...what is it?
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: Hawks Feather on June 25, 2008, 08:41:09 PM
Most of the desert ironwood that I have was already cut, but I got a slab a ways back and it looked very similar.  Depending on the size of that piece and how dry it is, you could have a fairly valuable piece of wood.

Jerry
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: FOsteology on June 25, 2008, 08:46:30 PM
It's a tad over 9" tall and almost 16" in diameter. Extremely dense/heavy and dry.
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: misfire on June 25, 2008, 09:26:50 PM
You wont like it, just send it to me :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: THO Game Calls on June 25, 2008, 10:17:34 PM
No clue, but I will look in my books and see if I can come up with anything.  The inside does look like the same coloring as DI though. 

Al
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: Hawks Feather on June 25, 2008, 10:25:58 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Desert-Ironwood-Log-Lumber_W0QQitemZ320266884751QQihZ011QQcategoryZ84011QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This one is on eBay right now and looks pretty similar.  Not priced as high as the one I bought - yet.

Jerry
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: THO Game Calls on June 26, 2008, 05:52:05 AM
I bet Ladobe would know.   

Al
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: carvercalls on June 26, 2008, 07:14:44 AM
You got your hands ona great chunk of desert ironwood :highclap: :highclap: Kerry
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: Ladobe on June 27, 2008, 02:25:49 AM
I'm not as quick on the button as some of you folks, and for good reason.

There are over a dozen species of "Ironwood", but only one of them is an Olneya (tesota), the only member of this genus and the one known as Desert Ironwood or Palo de Hierro.   But there are also several closely related AND not closely related species that have very similar characteristics to the ironwoods, but are not ironwoods.    And all of them can be very variable.

I know what I think it is, but won't say without more than just a picture to go on.     The size helps eliminate some species, but without requiring specifics you probably can't test for or provide... I need at least:

What is the source of this wood, or better yet - where did it grow?

With that information I might be able to shed some light, and the whys for my choice.

I'll also try to get a picture of what's left of the Ironwood logs I had in my wood stash - only have one left and its been cut lengthwise down the middle... plus I still have many spindle blanks cut from those logs.

L.





Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: FOsteology on June 27, 2008, 06:28:55 PM
I'm also of the opinion that this is one of the 14 known American species of Ironwood, and not Olneya tesota. My understanding is that Desert Ironwood only grows in and around the Sonaran Desert area of Mexico with some distribution in Southwestern NM and AR.

This wood came off a friend's Ranch out in South Texas not far from the King Ranch.

Sent the entire log to my friend Dave. Can't wait to see what he does with it....  :highclap:
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: Hawks Feather on June 27, 2008, 09:26:37 PM
Dave, as in HuntnCarve?  If so, I know he will do scary things with it.  Just look at those coyotes he does on his calls - scares me.

Jerry
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: FOsteology on June 27, 2008, 10:50:43 PM
Quote from: Hawks Feather on June 27, 2008, 09:26:37 PM
Dave, as in HuntnCarve?

Yup.
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: HaMeR on June 28, 2008, 05:29:39 AM
This should be good!!  :eyebrow:
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: HuntnCarve on June 28, 2008, 07:47:16 AM
"Holy Crap!!!!" 

FOs, I am speechless.   A "Thank you" sounds pretty hollow, but you won't be disappointed my friend!  The wheels are spinning as we speak...

I'll have to make sure I intercept the the arrival of this chunk.  Our two postal delivery gals combined, would be hard pressed to man handle this delivery!  LOL!  They've learned from past deliveries, and now just beep the horn till I show up.  My wife says I'm pathetic, running like a dog after the mail truck!  LOL!
Once again, Thank you!  We'll be talking.

HuntnCarve
Dave
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: DirtyDog on June 28, 2008, 10:42:49 AM
Nice gesture FOs......  :yoyo:
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on June 28, 2008, 12:49:31 PM
No idea what kind of wood it is but I can see several fantastic calls just waiting to be born.  :thumb2:



QuoteI'll have to make sure I intercept the the arrival of this chunk.

Yep, I'll bet ya' Dave will be setting at the curb, from sunrise to night fall, eyeing every mail truck that happens by.  :laf:   
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: HuntnCarve on June 28, 2008, 01:08:47 PM
Well Guess what showed up today in the mail!!!  Yep!  The ironwood made the journey.  I need to look it over, and figure out the best way to open it up to exploit the grain?  It definitely has some character.  I'll give it my best shot!  Thanks FOs!  Let me know if you have something particular in mind in the way of calls?  Meantime, I need to sharpen up the tools!

Dave
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is??
Post by: FOsteology on June 28, 2008, 07:25:19 PM
Give me a call when you have some time.

Been trying to get ahold of you for the past few days and your phone goes straight to voice mail!