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Would have made nice boards

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  1. jrider

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    Cut up some maple today and as I was piling it up, I started thinking it would have made some nice looking boards.
    Edit: I’ve since attached the picture I thought I did when first posting
     

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    jrider, Jun 25, 2020
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    We cant think like that ! I've caught myself thinking that about my latest undocumented honey hole of Red Oak, would've been furniture quality
     
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    Ive thought the same while making firewood. What ever happened with that load of big cherry logs Joe? Is that destined for boards or splits?
     
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    It bees like that sometimes...I had enough of a sawmill when Asia worked for my dad, when I see a big straight tree, I think how pretty the farwood will be...lol...
    I had some curly oak this fall that I said would make pretty boards. 0127201334_HDR.jpg
     
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    4 logs are destined to be boards. The rest is destined to be cut and split
     
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    Pretty rare to see that much curl in oak... Very nice.
     
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    I think that came from low on the stump. Had a white oak log like that one time. Took a split or 2 and make some small boards with the bandsaw.
     
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    Can make some pretty lumber and what makes pretty lumber can also make great firewood.
     
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    Came across some wavy oak a few years ago and made some wedges from it. DSC03589.JPG DSC03588.JPG
     
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