Here's a big maple from a neighbor farm. The old farmer is in his mid 70s and says the tree was this size when he was a kid. It had been mostly dead for a long time and rotted at the base. I cut out the best stretch of log that would fit in the tractor bucket. Otherwise I'd have cut it longer.
I ended up with several table size slabs, some 4x4s for legs, some 2x4s for cues, and some thinner lumber. It'll be a few years or maybe some kiln time before any of it is ready to be a cue. Just thought I'd show where cues come from, and what it sometimes takes to get good wood for them.
I ended up with several table size slabs, some 4x4s for legs, some 2x4s for cues, and some thinner lumber. It'll be a few years or maybe some kiln time before any of it is ready to be a cue. Just thought I'd show where cues come from, and what it sometimes takes to get good wood for them.