We recently lost the largest valley oak in the county, leaving us with a 20 ft. stump, 6-8 ft. in diameter . I haven't thoroughly investigated yet, but I believe it is sound. Is there any value for 6 in. cross sections of the tree as raw material (e.g. for a table), and if so, what could I expect to get for such pieces? (Would some thickness other than 6 in. be ideal?)
I am in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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We have a gallery show coming up in Concord this fall, celebrating a large downed oak.
Patriarch
Probably very little. After a few months of drying, a cross-section of a tree trunk that large will look a lot like a pie with a slice missing. The shrinkage is tangential and will cause major cracking in a cross section. This tree might have some worth for its flat lumber or if it is cut into bowl blanks for turning, but little as you suggest.
Barry
That's what I've been hearing, and seeing the early stages. thanks
yep... tried that with some pine and fir logs, thinking (yeah, right) that the round sections with bark would be cool for my wife's wood burning stuff...
Of course, we ended up with several 12 to 16" "miss pacman's... lol
mac
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