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Offline Ferguson

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A visit from Jack
« on: January 24, 2013, 06:33:41 PM »
Jack Burrus called this last Saturday and wanted to finish cutt'n up the old Box Elder I cut up last year.

YA JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL COME OUT NEXT?

They'll be some beautiful beard boards and tables come from this old stump

They may even be a caller or two show up in a year or two. ;)
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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2013, 06:36:45 PM »
That is some beautiful wood!! Was that the box elder in your front yard????
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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2013, 06:42:14 PM »
Sharp looking wood!

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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2013, 07:12:30 PM »
What a chain saw.  And some beautiful flame BoxElder.
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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2013, 07:15:31 PM »
That is some beautiful wood? Was that the box elder in your front yard????
Yelp, finally got it all cut up and gone.
A few blocks dryin ;)
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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2013, 07:50:48 PM »
I think I may have even walked by that tree a time or two. :o  It will be interesting to see what you make out of it in the coming years David.. *cheers*
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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2013, 07:56:33 PM »
What a chain saw.  And some beautiful flame BoxElder.

My thoughts exactly. Cool stuff
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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2013, 07:58:54 PM »
That's some great looking wood David !!  *bannana*

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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2013, 08:01:53 PM »
kool flame dave..if you have another box elder & the time try this...slice into the tree about a 1/4 of the way with a chain saw...then let it go for about 2- 3 years then kome back & harvest it....you will be amazed at the flame...seems the more stress a box elder tree goes through the more flame it ends up having in the wood...of course i have no scientifik backing of this theory...but i do know an old farmer & wood worker that have been doin this to box elders for the past 20 years...
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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2013, 08:41:41 PM »
sweet flame . *up* *up*

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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2013, 09:27:37 PM »
What a chain saw.  And some beautiful flame BoxElder.
Man oh man!...Just beautiful!

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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2013, 11:11:50 PM »
I love that stuff!!!! *up* *up* *up*

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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2013, 07:22:03 AM »
kool flame dave..if you have another box elder & the time try this...slice into the tree about a 1/4 of the way with a chain saw...then let it go for about 2- 3 years then kome back & harvest it....you will be amazed at the flame...seems the more stress a box elder tree goes through the more flame it ends up having in the wood...of course i have no scientifik backing of this theory...but i do know an old farmer & wood worker that have been doin this to box elders for the past 20 years...

That answers some of the conversation we were having about that very thing. I will try that.
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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2013, 07:42:24 AM »
Thats some good lookin wood ,, Should make for some good projects  *up*

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Re: A visit from Jack
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2013, 08:20:23 AM »
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What a chain saw.  And some beautiful flame BoxElder

My thoughts exactly.  NOW THAT is some cool looking wood.  Not to mention a BIG Box Elder. :o