Came across some Curly Locust

[gzecc]

I guess I have seen this but can't remember.

 

[blujacket]

Cool. First time I've seen it.

 

[Jon1270]

Cool. Now run it through a surface planer.

 

[Woody Stover]

I will soon be getting mo' Locust...

 

[ScotO]

Yep, compression ripples make it curly like that. Must've been at a heavy bend in the tree, or where ther was a branch or big root on the backside of a lean.....
I see that in a lot of trees we cut down. I try and save longer rounds like that and cut them into tomahawk or hammer handle blanks. Makes a really pretty hatchet handle with all that curl in it.

 

[StihlHead]

Only tomahawk I ever worked on was when I was at GD in Sandy Eggo:



No wood in there though....

 

[bogydave]

I guess I have seen this but can't remember.

Looks like some tough wood.
Was it tough to split?

 

[gzecc]

Looks like some tough wood.
Was it tough to split?

Think so, hard to tell with the splitter.

 

[fishingpol]

I had some white oak like that last year. It never made it to the stove, as I carved it into a rabbit. The ears show the grain the best, and it looked like fur. It was a difficult grain to work as the wood tended to splinter off. It sure was nice to look at.

I think Scott nailed the explination pretty well.

 

[ScotO]

I had some white oak like that last year. It never made it to the stove, as I carved it into a rabbit. The ears show the grain the best, and it looked like fur. It was a difficult grain to work as the wood tended to splinter off. It sure was nice to look at.

I think Scott nailed the explination pretty well.

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Boy Jon, I sure love to see your work! You are a talented fellow. Love those carvings.....