Red oak burl, mill or firewood?

[Kwill]

Here it is in all its glory. 21 wide at the widest part. About 6 foot long log.

 

 

[doc henderson]

If you mill it and it is no good, it will still work in the wood stove!

[Mossy Chariot]

I mill about anything I can get on the mill to see what it looks like.  You can always turn it into firewood later.

[Kwill]

If you mill it and it is no good, it will still work in the wood stove!

You do have a point there. But the mill is down at the moment and could be for awhile. I was just wondering if I should stick it in the log pile or not

[firefighter ontheside]

That could make some interesting slabs with a burl like that.

[Kwill]

Took the arch and got it. Its setting in the log pile


 

 

[charles mann]

i tell ya what. once i get confirmation of which hardwoods i can have from a co-worker in minnesota, if I'm not over weight and you are still unsure of milling it, ill take it off your hands for ya.  ;D

[Kwill]

I'd say it will still be setting here

[YellowHammer]

When in doubt, mill it out!  

[Don P]

But keep the stove going :D
I milled one a coupla days ago, as in most oak like that there was a little interesting grain, and a wet seam with included bark. Saw it pretty much like it's hanging, wings out to either side not up and down and center the midline of it, that is where the bark inclusion usually runs, of course your's will probably be totally different :D

I finished sawing out another red oak yesterday, 1150bf, it was a honker.