leonard wrote:
> just had a pin oak fall in my mothers front yard is this wood any good for
> woodworking?(worth have a mini mill make planks?)
>
>
> thanks Len
>
>
>
Ten years ago I took down two huge pin oaks - maybe 30 to 32" at the
base. I had them milled, dried etc. . . . I wouldn't do it again. The
wood is a washed out, unattractive color, and full of knots. I ended up
using some of the material for shop grade stuff, but frankly, it was
barely worth that. IMO, Pin Oak is not a quality furniture grade wood.
Rick
http://www.thunderworksinc.com
thanks for the info
Len
"Rick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> leonard wrote:
>> just had a pin oak fall in my mothers front yard is this wood any good
>> for woodworking?(worth have a mini mill make planks?)
>>
>>
>> thanks Len
>>
>>
>>
> Ten years ago I took down two huge pin oaks - maybe 30 to 32" at the base.
> I had them milled, dried etc. . . . I wouldn't do it again. The wood is a
> washed out, unattractive color, and full of knots. I ended up using some
> of the material for shop grade stuff, but frankly, it was barely worth
> that. IMO, Pin Oak is not a quality furniture grade wood.
>
> Rick
> http://www.thunderworksinc.com
Naw it's worthless, You should get rid of it as soon as possible. In point
of fact I'm such a nice guy I'll relieve you of the burden :-)
Seriously, It is nice turning wood. AS branch came off a Pin Oak in a
friend's yard. I took a section and turned a bowl and 2 hollow forms..
It has a cream collored sapwood and a darker grey-brown heartwood, really
nice.
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:36:45 -0400, "leonard" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>just had a pin oak fall in my mothers front yard is this wood any good for
>woodworking?(worth have a mini mill make planks?)
>
>
>thanks Len
>
>