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HU: Turning large cherry! :) pics posted to alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking
dont know why they cut down this great tree but they did. one of the largest
cherrys ive seen around portland oregon. was almost four feet diameter at chest hight, larger at the butt. by the time i noticed they had allready bucked it all up to about 2' lengths. they said help yourself so... 4 trailer loads later i have a huge pile of cherry rounds in my yard. the smell of fresh cut cherry wood is amazing! varies from a really sweet smell like marachino(sp?) cherrys to a more mild smell like apple pie. snaped a few pics of last nights turning seession. will post more if theres interest. |
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"rockhound" wrote in message ... dont know why they cut down this great tree but they did. one of the largest cherrys ive seen around portland oregon. was almost four feet diameter at chest hight, larger at the butt. by the time i noticed they had allready bucked it all up to about 2' lengths. they said help yourself so... 4 trailer loads later i have a huge pile of cherry rounds in my yard. the smell of fresh cut cherry wood is amazing! varies from a really sweet smell like marachino(sp?) cherrys to a more mild smell like apple pie. snaped a few pics of last nights turning seession. will post more if theres interest. Wait 'till the sun shines, Rockhound. Cherry warms up and produces a wonderful almond-scented gas. Hope you're turning like a fiend, because it's a shame to waste it. Stand your pieces on end and lay pieces of plastic on top, weighted with shavings until you've got enough slabs from trimming to use as covers. This should keep you a week or so without checks as long as they're out of the sun. One of the state cross-country trails I use winds through an area which burned in the 'thirties, and the volunteer cherry trees in the swales are 5-6' in diameter. I'd drool, but I'm sure they all have brown heart anyway.... |
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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:42:23 -0800, George wrote
(in message ): Wait 'till the sun shines, Rockhound. Cherry warms up and produces a wonderful almond-scented gas. Hope you're turning like a fiend, because it's a shame to waste it. Stand your pieces on end and lay pieces of plastic on top, weighted with shavings until you've got enough slabs from trimming to use as covers. This should keep you a week or so without checks interesting! i have not been aware of this almond gas but i will watch... err smell for it now. yes im turning like a fiend when i can unfortunately i have to keep my day job. thanks for the advice on preserving the wood. i have so much that im sure some of it will end up going to waste. i heat my home with wood so there is really no sutch thing as waste wood around here. One of the state cross-country trails I use winds through an area which burned in the 'thirties, and the volunteer cherry trees in the swales are 5-6' in diameter. I'd drool, but I'm sure they all have brown heart anyway.... wow id like to see those trees. where is this trail? |
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"rockhound" wrote in message ... On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 4:42:23 -0800, George wrote (in message ): Wait 'till the sun shines, Rockhound. Cherry warms up and produces a wonderful almond-scented gas. Hope you're turning like a fiend, because it's a shame to waste it. Stand your pieces on end and lay pieces of plastic on top, weighted with shavings until you've got enough slabs from trimming to use as covers. This should keep you a week or so without checks interesting! i have not been aware of this almond gas but i will watch... err smell for it now. yes im turning like a fiend when i can unfortunately i have to keep my day job. thanks for the advice on preserving the wood. i have so much that im sure some of it will end up going to waste. i heat my home with wood so there is really no sutch thing as waste wood around here. One of the state cross-country trails I use winds through an area which burned in the 'thirties, and the volunteer cherry trees in the swales are 5-6' in diameter. I'd drool, but I'm sure they all have brown heart anyway.... wow id like to see those trees. where is this trail? The gas (HCN) is evolved from the hydrocyanic acid, though I haven't experienced any ill effects - that I'm yet aware of. Near Munising, MI. |
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