Sooo.. I was at a garage sale today, and I nearly couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this piece of wood sitting on the table.



It was about 8.5" long, 7.5" wide and 3" thick.

The lady was quite old (70 maybe) and told me that her and her deceased husband found this floating in a lake 40 years ago, and they took it home and it had been sitting on a table for nearly 40 years. LOL.

Pretty crazy. This this is pretty freekin ugly on the outside. I don't think the lady even knew that inside of it was much prettier..

Sooo..the bad news is I think this is Pine. If it is pine, do you guys think I could still use it for scales? what would your recommendation(s) be in order to use it? Stabilize it somehow? with what? would just using an epoxy finish be enough?

Anyway, I found out that a 1/4" blade 9" bandsaw is NOT THE Correct tool to rip down burl I think I ruined at least 2 planks due to a creeping bandsaw blade. That said.. I think I could have gotten 10 sheets, and instead I'll be getting about 7-8 out of it. each sheet should be able to produce a set of scales, so, not bad for $3.

Here is what it looks like inside: