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  1. 03-17-2010, 10:14 PM #1
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    Cherry Burl Gloat

    Today as i was in my shop i could hear some one cutting up some wood
    so I'm thinking maybe the guy could have a little wood i can use for a bowl
    or two but when i got there it was just a pine tree. How ever some guy
    stopped and asked if i needed any help finding any thing i told him nah
    I'm only five houses down from mine I'm OK. So he drove off and me right
    in back of him he turned in to his drive way and i spotted it an old stump
    that may have potential, come to find out it was a 10 year old Cherry burl stump.
    I got the OK to take it out this evening. Looks to be about 1200+ lbs.
    Crazy how things work out some times.
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    Looks like quite the find Eric! Hope it hasn't checked to badly! Should be real entertaining pulling that bad boy out of the ground!

    Have fun - work safe!

    Looking forward to seeing what you turn out of it!
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  4. 03-17-2010, 11:09 PM #3
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    how exactly do you get something like that out of the ground? Living in Torrance I've never actually seen this done, they always just grind the stump which is a shame because there is probably a lot more down there.
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  5. 03-17-2010, 11:22 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by alex carey View Post
    how exactly do you get something like that out of the ground? Living in Torrance I've never actually seen this done, they always just grind the stump which is a shame because there is probably a lot more down there.
    Well Alex i'm not really sure, i am only by my self.
    Maybe i'll have to start cutting it from the top and work my way down
    dig a little and cut a little and repeating. it is a crotch burl so i'm not even sure how to or the best way to cut it with out hacking it up.
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  6. 03-17-2010, 11:39 PM #5
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    o dang, so basically just diggin it up, in my head I had imagined you hooking it up to something like a 747 and just yanking it out.
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    It looks interesting. I'd definitely take some blanks from the portion above ground first to see what kind of shape it's in. After 10 years, there's no telling what the inside of it looks like. Hopefully, it's beautifully spalted and not completely rotten.

    I hope it turns out to be a great, great gloat.
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  8. 03-18-2010, 6:11 AM #7
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    Get a good file for your chainsaw!! Or, some extra chains. Looks like it could be a nice find, but the dirt and rocks in that sucker will wear out a chainsaw blade in no time.
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    +1 what John said. I would make sure I had a few extra saw chains just in case. Looks like a great find.
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    Nice score hope it is not rotten
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  11. 03-18-2010, 10:42 PM #10
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    I am totaly amazed at the wood inside and cant beleave that it is 10 years old. Oh!! and i burned up my saw!!
    6 foot wide by 4 foot deep by 4 foot tall
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  12. 03-19-2010, 1:59 AM #11
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    looks like its time you upgraded the chainsaw.
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  13. 03-19-2010, 2:31 AM #12
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    Just a note on removing stumps below grade- use a sawzall. No risk of a chain breaking, blades are cheap and if you hit a rock the blade bends but your risk of kickback is minor compared to a chain saw
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  14. 03-19-2010, 3:08 AM #13
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    do they have 2 foot blades for sawzall's?
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  15. 03-19-2010, 3:11 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by alex carey View Post
    do they have 2 foot blades for sawzall's?
    You can get 18" blades from some suppliers, which is the same length as your standard consumer chain saw bar length.
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  16. 03-22-2010, 1:03 AM #15
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    OK i'm on my 3rd chainsaw now
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