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dashboard · 2K+ Club

WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PIX

Lost in the 60s · President

Glad it didn't hit the house !!!!
We have old trees and limbs down around here too but after watching the news about the people hit by all the tornadoes south and east of here, I feel very fortunate.

bowtie · Secretary

Very lucky fall. I was worried about my fence. I built it last year and used the 4x4 post spikes instead of cemebting them in. Only used 2 cross beams instead of 3 too. No problems. I did see several other fences on the way to work with panels missing. Didn't see where they went which probably isn't a good thing.

Chris R · 2K+ Club

Well Kevin, since your a woodworker, and a very good one. Nature just gave you a stockpile to work with now.

Joking of course, I have to agree, glad to see it didnt land on the house.

dashboard · 2K+ Club

Chris,

I had to cut down two cherry trees when I put the addition on the garage; I saved it and have built some things with that lumber. There is a lot of lumber in this tree but it would take two or three years for it to dry. Guy down the street would like to have it for his outdoor fire pit.

I would like to get it cleaned up before it freezes so I can bring in some black dirt and be ready to plant seed in the spring.

Chris, buy the way how do you like the pix on the left? You took it, thanks again.

-- Edited by dashboard on Thursday 28th of October 2010 06:50:08 PM

Chris R · 2K+ Club

dashboard wrote:

Chris,

I had to cut down two cherry trees when I put the addition on the garage; I saved it and have built some things with that lumber. There is a lot of lumber in this tree but it would take two or three years for it to dry. Guy down the street would like to have it for his outdoor fire pit.

I would like to get it cleaned up before it freezes so I can bring in some black dirt and be ready to plant seed in the spring.

Chris, buy the way how do you like the pix on the left? You took it, thanks again.

-- Edited by dashboard on Thursday 28th of October 2010 06:50:08 PM

I didnt realize it took that long to dry. Does it have to be dry to make boards out of it or would they make boards out of it first then you dry it. Heck, for all I know, those trees (pine from what I can tell) do not make very good lumber in the first place.

When I was in Hawaii, they have a very high end type of wood down there called Koa. There are a few botiques there with furniture and other trinkets made out of this wood. Kitchen tables (without chairs) for like 15 grand and queen sized beds for like 10 grand made out of this stuff. Even a small coaster you put your drink on made out of Koa was 50 bucks.

I logged on the other day Kevin and noticed that right way. That was one of my favorite pictures from that day.