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1 posted on 05/16/2020 11:56:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I hope to have my garage wood shop fully equipped by the end of the year, and I would dearly love to put my woodworking skills to use with one good piece of wood burl. That’s hard to find and easy to screw up, so it would be a labor of love.


2 posted on 05/17/2020 12:07:20 AM PDT by Viking2002 (Why should I walk into the great unknown, when I can sit here, and throw my bones?)
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Old trees are beautiful but when they fall,look out. When you see a 1000 year old, 300 ft. Sequoia laying on its side with a root ball as big as most oak trees,you get the real scale of how big those suckers are.


3 posted on 05/17/2020 3:03:11 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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“The process takes about a year and a half to get the finished product, because that’s how long it takes the massive wood slabs to dry.”

Hmmm. Better put it inside then. Just get wet again outside.


4 posted on 05/17/2020 3:35:34 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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Nice cross section of those old trees. You can see the heartwood and sapwood. The “wild-edge” with the bark is sort of a nice touch on the table too.


5 posted on 05/17/2020 3:45:18 AM PDT by Flick Lives (The real virus is the MSM)
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