A friend gave me some slabs of Redbud (in the pickup) and I got some Elm and Hackberry (in the trailer) from some standing dead trees that my third grade teacher needed taken down. It was a good day wood-wise.
That redbud will look great turned. Storing it might be a problem. I have some in the garage and the buggies are having a field day. Hard to discourage.
As a former English professor at a well known Texas university (one of whose members won the Heisman while I was there), I'd like to thank you for making this joke before I had the chance...
BTW, that's a pretty nice haul. I should get back to turning someday...
Cody,
Some of that wood has splits I can't see them but I feel their there. So to keep you safe send all of it to me cause I wouldn't want you to get hurt I'm just thinking of your safety.
Lee, I'm working on it but have to go back offshore Tuesday so...
Chuck, you are more right than you think. I was working on a large (11") Redbud bowl yesterday and it had a crack in the bottom...end-grain orientaion. I was going to make a couple more passes to thin down the bottom and the thing exploded on me. About an hour's work lay in fragments all over the shop. Bummer.