Hired for a day

That makes sense, the bark on this seems a little different than a regular sugar. Another climber i know just told me rock maple is harder to spike than sugar maple. Who knows, what i do know is its some nice wood

 

Guy selling that red maple in cookies and boards calls that “Ambrosia”. Not sure if that’s right or not.
Spalting is The harbinger of decay. Something about minerals being soaked into the wood. Splatted wood is worth money because it’s hard to find in any real sense. Even harder in board length. The next step is rotten

 

????????

 

Reminds me of Hophornbeam

 

Its stringy like elm without the urine smell

 

Nice load of wood, over a third under 1/2 id say

 

My friend Joe with the outdoor wood burner who lives down the road called me over to his house today. Iv supplied alot of his wood for quite a few years now. Hes become a goid friend and has always taken good care of me. Im talking Christmas money and food money for my kids on the year of my infection when we were really behind. He and his wife have twin boys that are 28 years old and they are both autistic.They have a farm with lots of animals, he is also an injured retired US Air-force vet and currently works as a chief engineer. He called me over and gave me this knife that he made me. Its beautiful.

 

Guy seems like a class act, and you must be as well, or he would never do that.

My best to both of you

 

I haven't noticed a urine smell in my elm, and I've been in many a bar bathroom


I'm working on some American elm.. not sure if it's different from what you're processing

 

Thank you Chaz, very much. Yea there is an elm that smells awful, i think its yellow elm maybe

 

That is Hardhack!

 

Sweet knife. Your friend has skills.

 

Could you elaborate on hardhack?

Have not heard that previously
Thx

 

Hardhack also known as Eastern Ironwood, known also as the American Hophornbeam, Eastern Hop-hornbeam, Hophornbeam, Ironwood, or Leverwood, stretches over much of the Eastern United States with its attractive foliage and bell-like inflorescences.

 

I thought that might be iron wood bark

 

I recently was up on the hill across from the house and noticed this Hardhack one of the biggest one's I've seen

put my shoe up for reference.
Will probably be firewood in a few years!

 

Hop Hornbeam, no doubt.

 

Except you forgot 20% more heat/BTUs than white oak

 

Great wood score and pics. This knife is awesome! Did he forge the Damascus himself or buy a blank and make it from that? Either way, that was an awesome gesture.

 

Chief engineer as in a ship like what I work on? Cool don't come across many merchant mariners