Alpo Posted March 11 Posted March 11 (edited) In that second one he kept calling that tree a maple. I've had maple trees growing in four different places I've lived, and ain't none of them had shagbark like that. I figured it was a hickory. Is that the way maple trees grow up north? Cuz around here they got smooth bark. I wonder why he only wore the respirator sometimes? Seems to me that if inhaling would (the other type of wood, moron) dust would be bad for you, it would always be bad for you. Edited March 11 by Alpo otto Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Big old maples do not have smooth barks. We didn’t always use respirators, just like many other safety items. 2 Quote
watab kid Posted March 11 Posted March 11 that is some fantastic lumber , its been a long time but i was in a lumber yard that had something similar , i could only dream of what might bicorne of that beautiful grain back then , i was buying walnut for my living room coffee table - an ex took that , so now that memory is not quite as fond ................hmmmmmmmm i do have some cherry in the garage that needs a home project , might need to think something up , 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted March 11 Posted March 11 My Dad would seek out large old walnut, oak, maple and other trees to buy and cut down to sell the stump and root wood to specialty lumber buyers for substantial money. This may sound odd, but I am glad that part of his business faltered. To watch a 200 or even 100 year old tree being cut down is sad and depressing to me. Flame me if you like, but I believe some things should be left alone. 4 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted March 11 Posted March 11 9 hours ago, Alpo said: In that second one he kept calling that tree a maple. I've had maple trees growing in four different places I've lived, and ain't none of them had shagbark like that. I figured it was a hickory. Is that the way maple trees grow up north? Cuz around here they got smooth bark. I wonder why he only wore the respirator sometimes? Seems to me that if inhaling would (the other type of wood, moron) dust would be bad for you, it would always be bad for you. Looks exactly like the Red (swamp) maples on my property here in Vermont . Looks like it's getting punky like uncut maple too. Doesn't look like Hickory at all to me, I had lots of 2 species in Connecticut. 1 Quote
Stump Water Posted March 11 Posted March 11 5 hours ago, Pat Riot said: My Dad would seek out large old walnut, oak, maple and other trees to buy and cut down to sell... Back in the day, at least in SW Va., large, old trees like that would be auctioned off "on the hoof". My grandpa was a cabinet/furniture maker so he attended a lot of these. My dad, as a kid, would tag along for the spectacle. On one occasion the tree was a huge old black walnut which sold for quite a sum. Once the gavel banged the buyer promptly cut it down. The entire main trunk was hollow from the ground up. 2 Quote
Pat Riot Posted March 12 Posted March 12 6 hours ago, Stump Water said: Back in the day, at least in SW Va., large, old trees like that would be auctioned off "on the hoof". My grandpa was a cabinet/furniture maker so he attended a lot of these. My dad, as a kid, would tag along for the spectacle. On one occasion the tree was a huge old black walnut which sold for quite a sum. Once the gavel banged the buyer promptly cut it down. The entire main trunk was hollow from the ground up. Ouch! I think my Dad got a couple like that. 2 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted March 12 Posted March 12 I have two pieces of what I believe is Red Oak that are impossible to find now a days. They are 23” wide 34.5” long 1” thick and perfectly flat. Came off an antique coffee table. No idea what I’ll do with them. 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted March 12 Posted March 12 New England still has Red oak, all my oaks here are red. In Connecticut, most of mine were White oak with some reds mixed in. See a lot of it heading to Canada along the interstate here. 1 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) On 3/12/2025 at 12:33 PM, Eyesa Horg said: New England still has Red oak, all my oaks here are red. In Connecticut, most of mine were White oak with some reds mixed in. See a lot of it heading to Canada along the interstate here. It's not the red oak that is hard to find but a board almost 2 feet wide that isn't warped. Edited March 16 by Sedalia Dave 2 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted March 16 Posted March 16 27 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: It's not the red oak that is hard to find but a board almost 2 feet wide that isn't warped. Yup, that's for sure. Quote
Black Angus McPherson Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Who does a person call when they have a tree they want to sell to a sawmill/lumber yard? Will the lumber yard come to pick it up? Will they cut it down to transport? How do you figure the value of the tree? Angus 1 Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 1 hour ago, Black Angus McPherson said: Who does a person call when they have a tree they want to sell to a sawmill/lumber yard? Will the lumber yard come to pick it up? Will they cut it down to transport? How do you figure the value of the tree? Angus I would suggest getting out your phone book and looking for high end cabinet and furniture makers. Or see if there's a local "old time" sawyer. Give several of them a call. If they don't do the cutting, hauling, or milling they may know someone who does. I have no idea about how you would price it out. Keep in mind that if it's a large tree that you just want gone it would probably cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to have someone else fell it haul it away. 1 Quote
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted March 16 Posted March 16 I used to make gun stocks until I got too damn old. I see some beautiful gunstocks and pistol grips in my imagination. 1 Quote
Yul Lose Posted March 16 Posted March 16 3 hours ago, Black Angus McPherson said: Who does a person call when they have a tree they want to sell to a sawmill/lumber yard? Will the lumber yard come to pick it up? Will they cut it down to transport? How do you figure the value of the tree? Angus You might give these folks a call. Legacy Sawmill Craft legacysawyercraft.com 630-391-1854 First Cut Sawmill firstcutcustomsawmill.com 618-520-4502 They both bring the sawmill to you. 2 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted March 16 Posted March 16 6 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I would suggest getting out your phone book and looking for high end cabinet and furniture makers. Phone Book - I can't remember the last time I saw a Phone Book. 3 Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 17 Author Posted March 17 54 minutes ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: Phone Book - I can't remember the last time I saw a Phone Book. Same here. Kind of a shame, really. They're such useful things, in some ways it's easier to find companies of interest in the Yellow Pages than online. 4 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted March 17 Posted March 17 A lot of companies that do great work or have great products, don't need to advertise. Making them hard to find without the good old yellow pages. 1 Quote
watab kid Posted March 17 Posted March 17 ive got a couple guns with wood like that - they are too purdy to take into the fields 1 Quote
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted March 17 Posted March 17 4 hours ago, watab kid said: ive got a couple guns with wood like that - they are too purdy to take into the fields The tiger stripe maple stock on the sporterized 03 Springfield is over 60 years old and one of the first I made. It has seen many miles on my shoulder with a sling and killed many deer and elk. It has been refinished a couple of times and still has some "battle scars" on it as you can see. I built it to hunt with and it shows it!! 3 Quote
Alpo Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Same gun in two different stocks? Or do you have a couple of sporterized Springfields? Quote
Stump Water Posted March 17 Posted March 17 3 hours ago, Alpo said: Same gun in two different stocks? Or do you have a couple of sporterized Springfields? Check the barrels... and scopes. 1 Quote
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted March 17 Posted March 17 (edited) I used an 03 action on the thumbhole stocked custom. It is a .220 Ackley Improved Swift. Shoots unbelievable. Edited March 17 by Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life 2 Quote
Alpo Posted March 17 Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Stump Water said: Check the barrels... and scopes. I know some people that change Scopes like other people change holsters. Today wear it in a owb, tomorrow when a iwb and then the next day in a shoulder rig. Did not look at the barrel. Was actually examining the back of the action to verify in my mind that the one in the thumb hole was also a Springfield. 1 Quote
watab kid Posted March 18 Posted March 18 13 hours ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: The tiger stripe maple stock on the sporterized 03 Springfield is over 60 years old and one of the first I made. It has seen many miles on my shoulder with a sling and killed many deer and elk. It has been refinished a couple of times and still has some "battle scars" on it as you can see. I built it to hunt with and it shows it!! i can understand that , purpose made to be used for its intended purpose , i have a trap shotgun like that - it did shoot a lot of trap , Quote
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