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Cutting some Red Oak, found something cool

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  1. basod

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    I noticed this red oak while I was bucking another 8" dead stander, it wasn't 30' from me don't know how I missed it.
    Dropped it on a dead pine log the tree was solid, of course as I cut this insect burl free it rolled down the hill, it was ~20' up the tree. Not sure how solid inside, I'm going to give it my buddy that took up bowl turning.
    No pics of the stacks didn't want to bore anyone with a 1/3cord of red oak
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    :drool: Nice!
     
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    Neat chunk of wood. I'm with Dave, we need more pics!
     
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    Wot the heck causes something like that?
     
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    Now who wants to try to split that thing :axe::rofl: :lol:
     
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    "No pics of the stacks didn't want to bore anyone with a 1/3cord of red oak" ... Oh go ahead and bore us. I've been boring everybody since I got here... :whistle:
     
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    I don't know about you but I'm a little upset now.
     
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    :rofl: :lol:... Uh Ohhhh... Verclemptness setting in... :picard::D
     
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    The addiction part sets in....:rofl: :lol:....Basod....pics of wood boring? Not around here, never...:drool:
     
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    No pictures, I don't know about everyone else but I'm sending bad juju your way for that and hope this load of oak takes 4 years to season instead of 3.....take that, until you get yourself gooder at posting pics.
     
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    Yeah, pics of oak stacks is soooo boring! What do you think this is, some sort of firewood website? Geeez :rolleyes:

    Nice burls! Those will look cool as bowls! :thumbs:
     
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    Looks like is ready to put on the lathe :thumbs:
     
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    Insects, in this case carpenter ants.
    They get in through a broken dead limb, the ones that point upwards will collect rain water so the ants stay. The tree's sap wood continues to grow eventually healing over the wound.
     
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    There were 4 other smaller ones in this same tree, hydro's popped 'em without issue
     
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    I'll get some stacked pics - contain yourselves:rofl: :lol:
     
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    I would like to see the finish product of that turning.
     
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    I should have taken some pictures of what he already has done. I'll get some if/when he turns this stuff
    The two species that really surprised both him and myself are Sweetgum and Magnolia.
    The Gum has so much variation of color, oranges, reds, browns, lighter tans - very pretty.
    The Magnolia almost looks like it's a piece of Ivory
     
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    I just split up some magnolia, very light colored wood. I bet a magnolia bowl would be real nice looking :thumbs:
     
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