Hey Everyone,
Talking to your sawyer can lead to some interesting wood. He told me who owned some really nice ash, which I bought some and the man called me today about some other wood he has. I pile I spotted (drooled about actually) whilst I was tpicking up my ash.
Some of this wood has what looks to me like a hint that there’s some curly stuff inside. Dunno but wanted to see what you folks think about it.
This was cut last winter and was placed here early this spring. Very few signs of end checking and some of the logs are right tight to 2′ in diameter.
Here’s a closer look at the one on the top of the pile.
There are several others in Yellow Birch, Cherry and this one which I believe is hard maple. All of these curly suspects have a sort of rippling/bubbly surface to them under the bark and this goes the whole length of the logs.
Most of the logs in the stack are ~ 9+ ‘ and there are 3 @ ~ 12+ ‘.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
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I think you are right about the curly maple log. The others I'm not so sure. I mill some of my own lumber and it is always a great experience to open a log and see what it holds.
It's like opening Christmas presents!Woody
If I'm lucky on this one mebbe I'll start calling my sawyer Santa.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
There are several other logs in the pile that have the same look as that maple log. That's what kinda got the pump thumpong.
There's also a few rather small, in comparison to the big logs, ash in there too.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
By way of education, can you or anyone explain how to tell (or guess)from the outside of a log that it might be figured on the inside. Thanks.
Chuck
I wish I could answer that one.
I'll see if I can get some better closeups tomorrow - we've been getting a lot of rain the past few days but tomorrow is supposed to be sunny.
Looking closely at tha maple log you can see, for lack of a better word, bumps along the whole surface (all the way around) on the entire length of the log. The bumps resemble something like a slightly clenched fist and are all over the log. In some areas you can see and feel ripples much the same as they appear in the wood once it has been sawn.
Sometimes it's just a hunch, at least to me anyway. I've seen lots of different theories as to why tress produce this kind of wood but nothing you can depend on. If you find anything I would very much like to read it.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
The rippled surface that Bob talks about is easily seen (or felt) on soft maple, and is a telltale sign of curly figure beneath. It may be the same for hard maple, too, but I haven't had an opportunity to look at many hard maple logs.The rippling, however, isn't visible until the bark has been stripped off.-Steve
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