I recently had a large (for AZ) mesquite sawn up and still have the root ball. I was considering cutting it up into bowl blanks and trying to sell some of them. (which would be nice to pay for the sawing of the lumber).
I could get several 16" square by 3-4, maybe 5" blanks out of this as well as number of smaller ones.
Any suggestions on the preferred sizes? I'm assuming 12" max for most lathes, but if larger blanks carried enough of a premium that might be the way to go. I'd saw then anchorseal them.
Are there rules of thumb on pricing?
I've found one site that lists a number of mesquite blanks for sale, most from $20-$100.
Thanks