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06-15-2017, 12:28 AM #1Senior Member
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My wife says I have to clean up the yard........
I cut this burl years ago and it has been sitting in my back yard.
I told my wife I was spalting it.......
Any ideas? Do you think it is salvageable?
I split it in half by hand. It is oak and some is rotten but yet some is hard.
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06-15-2017, 12:41 AM #2Senior Member
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Make her a lamp out of a piece of it.
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06-15-2017, 12:43 AM #3Razor Vulture
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I reckon the only way to find out is to get it to someone with the smarts and the saws to get the most out of it? Harrywally comes to mind?
Spalting it!
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06-15-2017, 12:44 AM #4Senior Member
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Start chipping off the rotten part and work with what is left.
It's not what you know, it's who you take fishing!
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06-15-2017, 12:47 AM #5Senior Member
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She is into downsizing and getting rid of her stuff AND mine!
Should I cut it into 6 inch square cubes and keep the good ones?
I need to be able to hide it in the top of the garage if nothing else.....
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06-15-2017, 12:49 AM #6Razor Vulture
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Good idea!
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06-15-2017, 12:54 AM #7Senior Member
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Shipping costs????? Originally Posted by sharptonn
I reckon the only way to find out is to get it to someone with the smarts and the saws to get the most out of it? Harrywally comes to mind?
Spalting it!
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06-15-2017, 12:56 AM #8Senior Member
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At what point can you stabilize "rotten"? Originally Posted by RezDog
I don't know so that is why I am asking!sharptonn likes this.
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06-15-2017, 12:58 AM #9Razor Vulture
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Good hand-axe or machete, go at it chipping outward towards the rotten part.
You should see what you have pretty fast?
As you climb down, the good stuff should be apparent..
IF it's there!
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06-15-2017, 01:11 AM #10Razor Vulture
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How high off the ground were those or is that a root-ball?
Betcha' there is some sweet wood in there!
Take the gas saw to it!
Last edited by sharptonn; 06-15-2017 at 01:14 AM.
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