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Started by JWright, January 15, 2013, 01:18:08 AM

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JWright

Just want to hear some opinions. What tree has produced the prettiest lumber for some of you?

beenthere

Pretty?  What might that be, in lumber?

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POSTON WIDEHEAD

The prettiest lumber to me is always the ugliest.
But if I had to pick 1, it was this old Red Oak that came out of the swamp. I'll never forget sawing it.....bugs and mice running out of the holes as I sawed it. So I made a bench.  :)

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dgdrls

The first piece of Hickory I ran on my new mill last summer.


 

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red oaks lumber

nothing better than a  piece of ash ;D sorry i could help myself, some say i;m a smartash :D
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1woodguy

I like lots of different wood ,have seen afew persimmon and myrtle that stick in my mind
  The kind of lumber that on sight forms an image of what to make from it
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mesquite buckeye

Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on January 15, 2013, 03:46:22 AM
The prettiest lumber to me is always the ugliest.
But if I had to pick 1, it was this old Red Oak that came out of the swamp. I'll never forget sawing it.....bugs and mice running out of the holes has I sawed it. So I made a bench.  :)

****Yep, I'm up at 3:45 am. Couldn't sleep. Emma barking at something in the back Yard.  :o ****




 


Very cool :) :) :)

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mesquite buckeye

This catclaw acacia was pretty nice.



 
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Lud

The prettiest lumber is the wood I'm cutting at the moment.  The anticipation of flipping off the plank, sweeping the dust, and the reveal!  Oh,  the mystery!   8)
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Axe Handle Hound

I would say the prettiest lumber I've personally had cut was a very large, old white ash.  I had it cut in to 20"+ boards and every one of them had some incredible grain patterns.  I'd give a photo, but first I'd have to unstack a few thousand board feet of lumber that is currently sitting on top of them to keep them flat and I'm not feeling quite up to that.   ;)

Chuck White

I like the looks of Black Cherry.
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Just because I don't see it much, ERC, I love the color and character.
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blaze83

i enjoy cutting walnut, the way it starts out greenish and then turns chocolate  8)
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rooster 58

    Ah, that Red Oaks< He's a funny one ;D

dboyt

Any piece that causes a customer to take out his checkbook and ask "how much?" is a gem.  I agree that "ugly is pretty" and that character is what really makes for a great piece of wood.  I'm partial to salvaged pieces like this cherry that was left in the wood to rot.



  

  

  

 
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Quote from: dboyt on January 15, 2013, 08:59:15 AM
Any piece that causes a customer to take out his checkbook and ask "how much?" is a gem.  I agree that "ugly is pretty" and that character is what really makes for a great piece of wood.  I'm partial to salvaged pieces like this cherry that was left in the wood to rot.



  

  

  

 

Wowee Zowie, I really like that one.... smiley_clapping smiley_bouncing_pinky smiley_blue_bounce smiley_bounce smiley_hellow_im_here smiley_thumbsup_grin smiley_thumbsup
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Jeff

One of the prettiest things we  have here, was created from some wood that I sawed that was destined to be a pallet years ago. I noticed it long enough to take a couple photos, but member Brian Bailey saw way more in it than I did at first.  Here is a photo of what it ended up being, and a link to the topic about its creation.

She's got some fine figure!
Bragging on Brian.


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mesquite buckeye

Quote from: Jeff on January 15, 2013, 11:06:51 AM
One of the prettiest things we  have here, was created from some wood that I sawed that was destined to be a pallet years ago. I noticed it long enough to take a couple photos, but member Brian Bailey saw way more in it than I did at first.  Here is a photo of what it ended up being, and a link to the topic about its creation.

She's got some fine figure!
Bragging on Brian.







Neat :) :) :)
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pineywoods

Prettiest to look at, I'd have to say chinaberry, but the stuff is almost useless to use for anything. Brittle, splits, stringy, the alternate layers are hard, then soft, making it difficult to get a decent finish. The logs are usually hollow or rotten in the center.


 



 
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Magicman

This Sinker Cypress crotch has to be my all time favorite.


 


  
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hackberry jake

The prettiest I've seen was probably rosewood burl knife handles, but I didn't saw it. The prettiest I've sawn would probably have to go to dogwood or curly white oak.
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mesquite buckeye

Quote from: Magicman on January 15, 2013, 12:09:15 PM
This Sinker Cypress crotch has to be my all time favorite.


 


 

super nice smiley_blue_bounce
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