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Went to Rockler today to pick up some green wood sealer (they were out, doggone it). On the way home, I got a wild hair and stopped at a firewood lot that I've driven by dozens of times. I wanted to see if they'd be willing to sell a few big chunks for turning wood.
Turns out the guy running the place was more than happy to sell me a few pieces. I came home with one chunk of sycamore, one chunk of "Liquid Amber" (supposedly some type of soft maple), and a couple pieces of camphor, all green and wet. The smallest log was about 18" in diameter, and one of the camphor chunks (not the full log) had to be trimmed up before my 24" chain saw bar could reach across it. The guy charged me $20 for the lot. Not as inexpensive as free wood, but a heck of a lot cheaper than eBay wood. He also said he's like to see some of my work, and that perhaps next time we could trade a bowl or two for a load of wood. I'll definitely be visiting him again.
I got the camphor cut up before it got too dark...I'll cut the rest up tomorrow. I also rough turned a bowl out of the camphor, and I'll tell you, I've got the clearest sinuses this side of the Mississippi. My wife could smell it from the driveway when she came home this evening. The whole neighborhood smells like a liniment factory.
In my hurry to start getting things cut up before dark, I didn't take any pics, but I'll get some tomorrow when I finish cutting up the rest of it.
BTW, the new chain saw was a pleasure to use. I picked up a 20" bar and a semi-chisel chain to go with it on my way to Rockler this afternoon. Tried both the 24" and the 20" bars, and I'm a happy camper.
Turns out the guy running the place was more than happy to sell me a few pieces. I came home with one chunk of sycamore, one chunk of "Liquid Amber" (supposedly some type of soft maple), and a couple pieces of camphor, all green and wet. The smallest log was about 18" in diameter, and one of the camphor chunks (not the full log) had to be trimmed up before my 24" chain saw bar could reach across it. The guy charged me $20 for the lot. Not as inexpensive as free wood, but a heck of a lot cheaper than eBay wood. He also said he's like to see some of my work, and that perhaps next time we could trade a bowl or two for a load of wood. I'll definitely be visiting him again.
I got the camphor cut up before it got too dark...I'll cut the rest up tomorrow. I also rough turned a bowl out of the camphor, and I'll tell you, I've got the clearest sinuses this side of the Mississippi. My wife could smell it from the driveway when she came home this evening. The whole neighborhood smells like a liniment factory.
In my hurry to start getting things cut up before dark, I didn't take any pics, but I'll get some tomorrow when I finish cutting up the rest of it.
BTW, the new chain saw was a pleasure to use. I picked up a 20" bar and a semi-chisel chain to go with it on my way to Rockler this afternoon. Tried both the 24" and the 20" bars, and I'm a happy camper.