Tree: What Parts To Keep?

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  • crokett
    The Full Monte
    • Jan 2003
    • 10627
    • Mebane, NC, USA.
    • Ryobi BT3000
    #1

    Tree: What Parts To Keep?

    It looks like my oak tree is dead/dying. I raked up a wheelbarrow full of bark so I could mow yesterday. Bark is now falling off the main trunk. Good news is this is a big tree. A lot of it will be firewood but was wondering what makes a good log to turn? Any fork? Any piece with a lot of knots, etc?
    David

    The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.
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    • Russianwolf
      Veteran Member
      • Jan 2004
      • 3152
      • Martinsburg, WV, USA.
      • One of them there Toy saws
      #2
      from what I've heard working with dead wood is a pain. It's much easier when the tree is alive when felled. That being said, crotches can give interesting grain patterns.
      Mike
      Lakota's Dad

      If at first you don't succeed, deny you were trying in the first place.

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        • LCHIEN
          Super Moderator
          • Dec 2002
          • 21886
          • Katy, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 vintage 1999
          #3
          What parts to keep

          uh, keep the wood, get rid of the leaves...
          Loring in Katy, TX USA
          If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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            • leehljp
              The Full Monte
              • Dec 2002
              • 8732
              • Tunica, MS
              • BT3000/3100
              #4
              Spalted as well as crotch areas are well sought after by bowl and pen turners. Old knotted areas that have grown over are also treasured.
              Hank Lee

              Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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                • gerti
                  Veteran Member
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 2233
                  • Minnetonka, MN, USA.
                  • BT3100 "Frankensaw"
                  #5
                  Got some oak from a neighbor, and I did not find turning it all that exciting. The grain is quite coarse which produces a look I do not care for on smaller projects, and it makes finishing a challenge.

                  However I did find some nicely figured (though punky) bits of wood where the trunk transitions to the root or the upper root part. Here is an example:

                  http://gerd.knops.org/shopnotes/?p=15

                  End grain is interesting as well:

                  http://gerd.knops.org/shopnotes/?p=33

                  If it is a large tree it might be more interesting to have it cut up for lumber.

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