robutacion
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Hi peoples,
I have been trying to get the time to show these pics of mine from a large tree piece that was left by the tree people as it was too big for their wood chipper and they didn't wanted to spend the time chopping it with the chainsaw, lucky me...!
I didn't realise in the beginning from where it come from but looking a few meters away to the right of it, I saw a large tree that was cut high and had lots of long water shoots coming out, everywhere.
When I got closer, I realise that, the chunk on the ground a few meters away did come from that butt, it was the main trunk right up to where the big branches come out, on that low tree.
I didn't recognise the leafs nor the nasty thorns (rose type) that were all around the new water shoots, unfortunately for me, when I walked with the camera to take some pics of the trunk, I grabbed a hand full of the shorter shoots that were in the way and ripped them off, when I quickly felt the thorns sharpness and painful sting in my left hand, ouch...!
While the left hand was bleeding with some thorns still embedded on it, I quickly took the picks with the right hand, already holding the camera and went to the vehicle where the wife Merissa was there watching the whole thing. She didn't realise that I was bleeding until I got closer and show her the hand so a quick dash to the first aid kit, always in the vehicle, well one of them anyway, and the got the thorns out that were actually broken inside the flash, from my "grab and pull" motion...!
This happened next to a well known Chinese restaurant in McLaren Vale, the town next door to me so, this was their back yard and one of the car parking areas so, I went and looked for the restaurant's new owner to ask a few questions.
I obviously wanted to know if I could have it and secondly, if they knew the name of this thing but, after the owner's wife was found, she came outside so that I could show her what I was talking about and ask all the questions I have.
When they purchase the place, in May 2012 (when the tree was cut), they had lots of improvements and outside work done (landscaping) and that tree was a big mess and over the shed next door so they decided to have it cut down but, they weren't aware that the tree people that done the job, left that big chunk behind, as it was pushed underneath and in between 3 monstrous Red Gum logs, that have been carved with all sort of faces and other stuff, 20 odd years ago when the restaurant was built, that big Red Gum tree was living there so it had to be cut but, the owner got it cut (the main trunk) in 3 pieces (2 as base/feet and 1 as the horizontal piece) and placed at the front part of the restaurant and the building/restaurant was name "Red Gum Restaurant".
When the new owners moved in, they moved this 3 piece ornament to the back (carp park) and turn the carvings side the other way around as, some of the more recent "carvings" done to it, weren't that nice so, the symbol still there but with its clean face showing...!
OK, were was I...??? Oh yeah, that big log was quite disguised under those large Red Gum logs and obviously a place the restaurant owners rarely go as they all park their vehicles on the other car-park, on the other side of the building so, she was quite surprise when I walked with her, next to the big logs.
She asked me, "how did you find out about it...???" I replied saying that, when we go to town for our shopping day, the 1 1/2 hours that Merissa takes to complete the shopping while I get the other stuff needed, the 2 pet dogs need to get out and have a "doggy time", the place where we/I have been going to let them go for a bit, has been fenced off very recently so, I need to find a shady spot to park with a large area away from the road and this restaurant's rear car-park (on the other side of the road to the original spot I was stooping at), was the best place around so, I parked under a large Kurrajong tree, next to the big logs and the tree that was cut.
When I saw it, I knew that had to be some sort on introduced weed, why..? because only these type of weed tree (pests) are capable to grow new shoots after the tree/logs was/were cut. Before I find out where it came from, I got a small axe from the vehicle and broke off a piece of that wood so that I could take it home and see if the wood was worth the trouble, as I didn't need to carry any more firewood home so when I cut it that's when I realise that the wood was not that colourful, very light weight and with a very "strange" grain...!
Finding the stump it came from, didn't really answer any questions, as I never saw one of those before so, I was puzzled...!
I was by myself then, the decision to make a trip back the next day was made only after I got home and ripped the bit of wood on the bandsaw and make a pen sample out of it, I though, I don't know what it is but, I want it...!
The next day, I took the trailer and everything I needed to cut it a little smaller and bring it home, after permission was giving, as was very certain/confident that, I was going to bring it home...!:wink::biggrin:
So, that tree was cut about May this year, that explained the amount of spalting the wood had, and plenty of moisture from rain so, the wood being light weight, was not so light to get it up into the trailer, believe me...!
Spalting on this wood (well, not sure if I can call it wood, as it looks and feels like Palm stuff, maybe a little more dense...!) is not what we normally see on most woods, this one develops a stain that has many colours in some spots (like a rainbow), I'm not sure it that will stay after the wood is completely dry, that we will see...!
That large piece is now all cut into pieces, half of it has been processed into pens blanks with a few round and square blanks in the mix, the rest is cut into small slabs and store under cover...!
The natural colour is actually a pretty yellow and from what I can see of the cell structure of this "wood", it will be a great candidate for dying with various colours and then stabilised, or maybe not, will see...!
I have also now, permission to cut that trunk/butt at ground level, the only thing I need to do as an exchange is to poison the cut/stump so that will stop shooting and messing the place ever again...! That I'm OK with...!
So, the million dollar question is, what species tree, this one is...????
If any of you, recognises it or finds out what it is, I would be most thankful in knowing about it...!
Cheers
George
I have been trying to get the time to show these pics of mine from a large tree piece that was left by the tree people as it was too big for their wood chipper and they didn't wanted to spend the time chopping it with the chainsaw, lucky me...!
I didn't realise in the beginning from where it come from but looking a few meters away to the right of it, I saw a large tree that was cut high and had lots of long water shoots coming out, everywhere.
When I got closer, I realise that, the chunk on the ground a few meters away did come from that butt, it was the main trunk right up to where the big branches come out, on that low tree.
I didn't recognise the leafs nor the nasty thorns (rose type) that were all around the new water shoots, unfortunately for me, when I walked with the camera to take some pics of the trunk, I grabbed a hand full of the shorter shoots that were in the way and ripped them off, when I quickly felt the thorns sharpness and painful sting in my left hand, ouch...!
While the left hand was bleeding with some thorns still embedded on it, I quickly took the picks with the right hand, already holding the camera and went to the vehicle where the wife Merissa was there watching the whole thing. She didn't realise that I was bleeding until I got closer and show her the hand so a quick dash to the first aid kit, always in the vehicle, well one of them anyway, and the got the thorns out that were actually broken inside the flash, from my "grab and pull" motion...!
This happened next to a well known Chinese restaurant in McLaren Vale, the town next door to me so, this was their back yard and one of the car parking areas so, I went and looked for the restaurant's new owner to ask a few questions.
I obviously wanted to know if I could have it and secondly, if they knew the name of this thing but, after the owner's wife was found, she came outside so that I could show her what I was talking about and ask all the questions I have.
When they purchase the place, in May 2012 (when the tree was cut), they had lots of improvements and outside work done (landscaping) and that tree was a big mess and over the shed next door so they decided to have it cut down but, they weren't aware that the tree people that done the job, left that big chunk behind, as it was pushed underneath and in between 3 monstrous Red Gum logs, that have been carved with all sort of faces and other stuff, 20 odd years ago when the restaurant was built, that big Red Gum tree was living there so it had to be cut but, the owner got it cut (the main trunk) in 3 pieces (2 as base/feet and 1 as the horizontal piece) and placed at the front part of the restaurant and the building/restaurant was name "Red Gum Restaurant".
When the new owners moved in, they moved this 3 piece ornament to the back (carp park) and turn the carvings side the other way around as, some of the more recent "carvings" done to it, weren't that nice so, the symbol still there but with its clean face showing...!
OK, were was I...??? Oh yeah, that big log was quite disguised under those large Red Gum logs and obviously a place the restaurant owners rarely go as they all park their vehicles on the other car-park, on the other side of the building so, she was quite surprise when I walked with her, next to the big logs.
She asked me, "how did you find out about it...???" I replied saying that, when we go to town for our shopping day, the 1 1/2 hours that Merissa takes to complete the shopping while I get the other stuff needed, the 2 pet dogs need to get out and have a "doggy time", the place where we/I have been going to let them go for a bit, has been fenced off very recently so, I need to find a shady spot to park with a large area away from the road and this restaurant's rear car-park (on the other side of the road to the original spot I was stooping at), was the best place around so, I parked under a large Kurrajong tree, next to the big logs and the tree that was cut.
When I saw it, I knew that had to be some sort on introduced weed, why..? because only these type of weed tree (pests) are capable to grow new shoots after the tree/logs was/were cut. Before I find out where it came from, I got a small axe from the vehicle and broke off a piece of that wood so that I could take it home and see if the wood was worth the trouble, as I didn't need to carry any more firewood home so when I cut it that's when I realise that the wood was not that colourful, very light weight and with a very "strange" grain...!
Finding the stump it came from, didn't really answer any questions, as I never saw one of those before so, I was puzzled...!
I was by myself then, the decision to make a trip back the next day was made only after I got home and ripped the bit of wood on the bandsaw and make a pen sample out of it, I though, I don't know what it is but, I want it...!
The next day, I took the trailer and everything I needed to cut it a little smaller and bring it home, after permission was giving, as was very certain/confident that, I was going to bring it home...!:wink::biggrin:
So, that tree was cut about May this year, that explained the amount of spalting the wood had, and plenty of moisture from rain so, the wood being light weight, was not so light to get it up into the trailer, believe me...!
Spalting on this wood (well, not sure if I can call it wood, as it looks and feels like Palm stuff, maybe a little more dense...!) is not what we normally see on most woods, this one develops a stain that has many colours in some spots (like a rainbow), I'm not sure it that will stay after the wood is completely dry, that we will see...!
That large piece is now all cut into pieces, half of it has been processed into pens blanks with a few round and square blanks in the mix, the rest is cut into small slabs and store under cover...!
The natural colour is actually a pretty yellow and from what I can see of the cell structure of this "wood", it will be a great candidate for dying with various colours and then stabilised, or maybe not, will see...!
I have also now, permission to cut that trunk/butt at ground level, the only thing I need to do as an exchange is to poison the cut/stump so that will stop shooting and messing the place ever again...! That I'm OK with...!
So, the million dollar question is, what species tree, this one is...????
If any of you, recognises it or finds out what it is, I would be most thankful in knowing about it...!
Cheers
George
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