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Red Oak Scrounge

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  1. ThomH123

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    My neighbor had some trimming done to this huge oak tree. This limb is 16” - 17” in diameter. I grabbed some today and I will grab more tomorrow. I had to noodle the big rounds. They wouldn’t pop with the Fiskars. The grain appears to be somewhat twisted. This tree is in the woods in back of the house. [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]


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    Gotta love that Connecticut red oak. The best around! Cant get more convenient than that! Nice score sir!:thumbs:
     
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    Figured oak? New term to me but good for you! Looks like some burl on there too??
     
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    there’s some really beautiful figured oak in parts of the tree. Problem is the open grain of red oak isn’t conducive to utilizing it for the projects it would be well suited for. I’ve run some splits through the planer years ago just to see it in one dimension. Nice!!
     
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    Good stuff. Red oak is one of my favorites. That looks nothing like our red oak here in Indiana
     
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    That's a big 'un.
     
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    Nice Gettin's ... Oughtta be a few BTU's there... :D
     
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    Get more if you can!
     
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    Pic #2 looks like curl? Would be cool to see that planed smooth.
     
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    Got the rest today. Look at the size of this tree and what is this curl in the grain. I had to use wedges. [​IMG][​IMG]


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    Thats some nice stuff. Amazing old growth red oak! Did that tree cross polinate with a redwood or something?!!! What was the yield for the score ThomH123 ?
     
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    I just got a big limb. Yield a little under 1/2 cord. Amazing tree. Tomorrow I will try to count the growth rings on the limb.


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