What an amazing find.
This is Box elder just above the root ball.
It was cut about a year ago and its dried out good.
I found this with some spalting.
I know a Red Neck way of stabilizing wood and this looks like a good candidate to try it with.
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So far, so good. :thumbsup:
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Slow going but I have the blade blanked out and the guard shaped.
Need to heat treat the blade next.
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Got the guard finished with the blade slot cut.
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Will I ever get this knife done?
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The knife is not finished yet but this thread is about the wild caught Boxelder wood.
I have cut a bunch of blank blocks from this wood and sent to a friend of mine that has the proper stabilizing equipment.
:goldtooth: I'm quite pleased with how this wood looks. some of the other chunks have the peach flames in them. :goldtooth:
Looks good!
Looks good