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Ironwood stump, what should I do with it?

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  1. Woodsnwoods

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    Any thoughts on what I can do with this? Lots of nice grain and patterns, still pretty solid also. 2B48CBF2-5ECF-4800-93FF-1FDD09377A9E.jpeg 9A3E3BFC-5B82-4455-AE9F-1DB70BDB9D0B.jpeg 858BCB6A-FA4E-44EA-9E83-81DD0C83C3E2.jpeg 46372C85-2D22-47EF-BDE3-46262C2C0403.jpeg 5E88F055-400A-48B3-B392-873D0D07D838.jpeg 34808F25-3B8F-4BEC-9007-B30812ACEC92.jpeg AFBB1D52-CC85-41C4-86EC-DCC49FC901ED.jpeg D41B8982-4C48-4446-9675-2D395CF5EBD2.jpeg 96DE7653-26B6-4F4C-B9C8-C4B4D13E3E25.jpeg
     
  2. EnglishBob

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    Burn every piece of it, great ugly bits.
     
  3. Ronaldo

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    "Plant" it in your front yard for decoration?

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  4. MAF143

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    Hang it in the Man Cave, opposite of the trophy buck. My wife would want it in our living room.
     
  5. Midwinter

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    Or, burn it! It looks pretty clean.
     
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  6. billb3

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    It looks like it was pressure washed.
    Cut it up for firewood.

    I have a stump and pine dump, so it would go there to slowly become dirt.
     
  7. buZZsaw BRAD

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    tough call. It is cool looking and would be ashamed to cut it for BTU's. I could see it cleaned up and used in a great room of a large house, like a big log home. Can some type of furniture be fashioned from it, maybe?
     
  8. Cash Larue

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    That’s awesome! Guess I just found a new project for myself...
     
  9. Woodsnwoods

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    The rest of the tree will go into the stove, but I need to do something with this. That table idea is appealing!
     
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    This site has some info on how to:
    Creating a Stump table - Process
     
  11. stuckinthemuck

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    Enough on the stump. How do you like the Deere 35g? How long have you had that? Had one on my Christmas list this year but apparently I wasn’t good enough. Looks like the operator might have a hard time reaching the foot pedals...
     
  12. Sandhillbilly

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    Taxidermists will pay good money for stuff like that.
     
  13. wildwest

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    Way to pretty to burn, my $0.02. I wish I knew the difference, aquarium shops charge big bucks for tiny pieces of "ironwood" for decorations and water conditions for certain fish. Would you know Horkn ?

    Like above, taxidermy, and avian habitats, even tiny pieces for companies that supply plants and care for them for banks and businesses etc. All kinds of possibilities.
     
  14. Spencer

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    Use it as a chandelier?
     
  15. Woodsnwoods

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    I like the 35G, as it only use it at my house. It certainly has its limits on lift capacity, but it’s perfect for medium to small stumps, drain tile and logs. The price was right and it sips fuel. I say go for it, John Deere financial has all kinds of money for loans!
     
  16. FatBoy85

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    I was thinking the same thing after looking at the pictures more closely, might be a long shot but is there a way that a Really wide wood mizer would help you to get that leveled enough for the roots to hold up a piece of glass?
     
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    I'd simply burn it in the stove but yes, it could be used for making some fine furniture.
     
  18. Horkn

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    Yes, that would fetch big bucks for an aquarium. It's large, but there's probably sometime looking for that. I think that would be fine for any freshwater tank.
     
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    This is the size of stumps that I’m dealing with. This one is red oak. Would you consider this to be a small or a medium sized stump??
     

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