Must be a turner

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triw51

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I was able to visit my daughter and her family and see my 9 month old grandson for the first time. That had recently purchased a new home near Jacksonville FL (Orange). The previous owners left a pile of firewood (I think it is sycamore but not sure), Anyway my son-in-law was spliting some and I went out to help. I noticed the wood was beautifully spalted. I rescued as much as I could and came back to AZ with a suit case full (48 pounds worth). I will post some pictures when I get a chance to turn some. But I guess you have to be a turner to fill a suitcase with wood and mail home cloths.
 
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Congrats on the wood snag, although I probably would have started checking UPS/FedEx/Common Carrier rates instead of limiting myself to just a suitcase. :smile-big:

I will disagree with your statement about having to be a turner to put the wood in a suitcase. I would do it for my flatwork as well. Also, I have a SWMBO who has a tendency to go "Oooh, that would look so pretty as a <fill in the blank>..." :biggrin:

Just be sure to post pics of the finished product; otherwise, you just shipped back an empty suitcase as far as most of us are concerned. :smile:

Michael
 
It say's a lot about us when you visit Friends, Relatives, or Anyone,
and you go through their Fire wood Stack.
Or during Council Clean Up, you do your Sidewalk Supermarket Shopping.
Just In Case there is something special there for you.

I am so glad I am not the only one needing that special medication.
Brian.
 
Here are some pictures of the wood. It has a super glue finish. C & C welcome
 

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Dont suppose you checked with the EPA to make sure it was permissible to transport non-kiln dried wood like this wood across state lines without a permit? I know some woods are now illegal like ash but I dont know about sycamore.
 
Raar25: To be honest I did not think about that when I checked my bags at the airport. I know I have ordered and received spalted wood in the mail from other states that is not dried so I did not think to do that.
 
raar25 said:
Dont suppose you checked with the EPA to make sure it was permissible to transport non-kiln dried wood like this wood across state lines without a permit? I know some woods are now illegal like ash but I dont know about sycamore.
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as long as the wood has no bark and has also been seasoned for at least 2 years, I believe it is considered safe.
Yet your are correct, Ash that is not Pasteurized/kiln dried you can get in a heap load of issues
 
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