~ Cherry oh baby ~

[Firefyter-emt]

Found this little cherry tree that just had to come down. Had to take the Jeep into the woods a bit to bring it out though. Found myself some nice cherry burl on it too. The nice thing is just yesterday I got my big 16" Walker Turner band saw running. I still have to do a little work before it's 100% but man does it cut sweet!

My little cherry haul.

 

[Dario]

Awesome haul!

Hope you sealed those right away...else you have to mill them soon. []

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Within the hour of course!

 

[gokartergo]

Looks sweet..

 

[kent4Him]

Do you need directions to my place, or do you know the way?[]

I've got some drying from last year. Not any burls like you have, but it was free.

 

[alamocdc]

SWEET!

 

[Gary Max]

Just a super wood to work with-----nice gloat.

 

[huntersilver]

Nice haul!!

 

[GaryMGg]

Gonna be a lot of fun in your near future. Good stuff. [8D]

 

[wudnhed]

And what was your address????????[}]

 

[Woodnknots]

Jealousy, oh why dost thou rear thine ugly head!!!

Nice haul!!

 

[LEAP]

I know where you live[}]

 

[ed4copies]

Spill, Phil!!!!

 

[Firefyter-emt]

There may just be some in there for you Phil! I need to build a sled for my band saw to hold them and I can't do much resawing until I have made a new shaft for the lower thrust guide. W/T used a 40mm x 10mm bearing and the closest I can buy is a 16mm x 40mm. So I want to make a "sleeve" to press over the original shaft and turn it down on my metal lathe to the 16mm so I can use normal bearings. Either that or just turn a whole new shaft. Problem is that the shaft has a "V" groove that I can not replicate in my shop.

 

[LEAP]

LOL, we'll give him a couple of days to get it all sealed then do a late night visit.

 

[LEAP]

Lee, sometimes you have to let go of that Yankee frugality and cough up some cash. sounds like a job for a machine shop at least putting the v-groove in. BTW I'm up in Canada this week so will not get a chance to send off those El Grande parts until Friday. It was a two day trip that has turned into four days.[].

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Never Phil, never give that up! Come awn, I was raised in New England by parents from the south?? I didn't have a chance!

 

[jtalbert]

Beautiful haul. Would you are possibly someone else care to tell a new guy the steps you will go through to perserve the cherry wood before you begin to turn it.

I need all the help I can get

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Well, right now I have 2 coats of laytes garage floor paint on them. [] I hope it does not crack, but I may try the alcohol soaking method on some pen blanks to see how it works.