From firewood to ash shovel handle

You could make some nice lookin canes out of that wood .
I had a bunch of handle patterns but lost them and my cane pics when the drive died , here's one you could print out.



Pic of the Hammer Head cane I made, I still have , Oak with Walnut head

 

Awesome stuff HD!
My wood is coming from salvaged splits so they are only about 18" or so. Wouldn't make a very long cane. Sooo bummed that the tree wasn't properly milled.

 

You can buy Hardware to screw 2 pieces together and make a two piece , can't tell you off the top of my head where to get it.
You can do a search for cane Hardware also pool cue Hardware

 

Those are looking great. Other ideas: Beer tap handle, woodturning gouge handles, mallet heads and handles, shaker peg coat rack, hatchet handles and carving chisel handles.

 

Brass Components for making Walking and Climbing Sticks | Craft Supplies USA

 

Simple colonial-type kitchen wooden spoons and spatulas. That type of grain and finish gives it an antique look about them.

 

Just gorgeous. I hate to say it, but when I saw them at first, I did not have a reference point for length, and thought that they would make some awesome drumsticks!

 

Turning Project Kits at Penn State Industries

 

Looks very nice Jay.

 

That's pretty sweet. Wonder what makes the grain like that?

 

Like you said, they got character. Very nice !

 

Liking them

 

I wonder how to ID a log that would likely have this curly grain before it is bucked to firewood length and split open?

 

I'll try to find some wood to take pictures of. You can see a waviness in the fibers. Sometimes it is obvious, but you definitely need to peel bark.

 

Let's see if you can see what my eyes do.

 

So the bark would have to be off...
EDIT: I missed where you said this ^ ^ ^ when I read through the first time...oopsie

 

I've seen that grain at the bases of trees that lean and have compression at the base. Just an observation.

 

A very close friend of mine just retired, after 39 years as Master Gunsmith at Colonial Williamsburg, he'd love to have a chunk of that large enough for a muzzle loader rifle stock, or even a couple of pieces large enough for a pair of pistols. Ya got any to sell?

 

Yes! That(compression) always seem to make interesting figure and great places to mill or chunk out for turning projects (bowls etc).

Now you're talking BIG bucks! My uncle was pretty darn good at it. I don't think he does it anymore.

I have 3 rather large slabs of maple air drying. I'm unsure exactly how figured it is. We had a mini-GTG and I asked if someone could show me the CSM. That was the start of the addiction. I asked if I could take a few slabs home and they had no problem allowing me to. Got them home and studied the grain and to my surprise, I see waves! And I do not have anymore firewood chunks large enough to do either. Sorry.