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Offline Yotehntr

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« on: May 24, 2008, 07:34:59 PM »
Had the fella that gave me the Walnut root call me today. He had a Hackberry tree laying on the ground for about a year. It was in a fence row so I can't cut at the lower part but he had a couple pieces for me. Am I having a good year or what?
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Re: Spalted
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2008, 07:55:34 PM »
Nice looking wood. I never heard of that tree. What part of the country is that from?

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Re: Spalted
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2008, 07:58:19 PM »
Looks very interesting. Will look forward to seeing the blanks you make from it.
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Re: Spalted
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2008, 09:19:58 PM »
I can see some beautiful calls in the future!   

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Re: Spalted
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2008, 09:50:40 PM »
It's (& I'm) from Tennessee John, These trees are everywhere. It's a fairly smooth barked tree, if your a deer hunter its one to avoid with a climbing stand...that's experience talking. No fun sliding down so hard/smooth, the stand doesn't get a good "bite". I have some spalted Hackberry that's dry I've made a few out of, it's just this was free!
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Re: Spalted
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2008, 10:12:13 PM »
Oh yaeh I'm a deer huntin fool but you never get me off the ground. Getting in a tree makes me dizzy.  ;D Atleast that's what I blame it on. Nice looking wood though. Can't wait to see some calls.

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Re: Spalted
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2008, 05:25:51 AM »
 Hi John
        Hey that wood looks like its past being good ... you can send it here to Jersey,  and I will get rid of it for ya  LOL LOL  ::)

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Re: Spalted
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2008, 05:28:20 AM »
OOPS  too early in the mornign to think    sorry Yotehntr   but if you want to get rid of it  just send it to me  I'll dispose of it for ya   
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Re: Spalted
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2008, 06:45:10 AM »
 :D LOL
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Re: Spalted
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2008, 05:43:26 PM »
Cut it up today, in 2x2 it'll probably shrink down to about 1 3/4 square got about 10 bdf  (guessing). Some was full of ant's. Even had termites. LOL tried to keep it away from the house and vacume up everything just what I need.  here's a pic of some of it.
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Re: Spalted
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2008, 06:00:49 PM »
I would say you have way more then you need  ;)

I have turned some and have some more to turn

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Re: Spalted
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2008, 06:06:31 PM »
That is sure interesting looking stuff. Does it seem to be pretty stable and hard?
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Re: Spalted
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2008, 06:19:35 PM »
Sure do Bill, it'll be awhile before this is dry. It was cut up like firewood laying in his field for about 1 year. Cut it up and checked moisture 48%  ??? Never would've thought. It does seem pretty hard, I had some before that I had to stabilize but I'll have to see when it dry's.
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Re: Spalted
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2008, 06:39:09 PM »
How do you stabalize it? Sorry if that sounds stupid but I have heard you guys talk about it but never had to do it so I'm not sure what you guys are takling about.

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Re: Spalted
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2008, 10:54:42 PM »
Not sure what the other folks are using, I've been using min-wax wood hardener. Drilled a hole in the top of a mason jar, hook a vacuum pump (from a refrigerator), I put the ruff turned call into a cup about 1/2 full of the wood hardener and pull a vacuum on it. It boils until it's "water logged" pull it out and let it dry a couple days. Tried doing this 3 times once made the call difficult to turn and sand. 1 time is plenty.
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