Ron Altier Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 I'm from Ohio and I wondered why I have never heard of any one using Buckeye wood in any project. George Washington loved the tree because of the flowers. Of course there are the Ohio State Buckeyes. After a bit of research I quickly found out that the way Michigan Wolverines describes a buckeye is true. "a poisonous nut on a worthless tree" HARO50, p_toad, Cal and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Seems everyone prefers to use the acorn tree. Buckeye trees are a lightweight wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Neighbor, 4 houses down, has a huge one in the front yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Altier Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 When I was a kid, we would collect the buckeyes and make things out of them, never knew they poisonous. Then when I saw my first Chestnut (as in Mel's Chestnuts roasting over an open fire) I wondered why we didn't eat them. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 27 minutes ago, lew said: Neighbor, 4 houses down, has a huge one in the front yard. Have chainsaws will travel??? HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Yesterday, in a Peter Engler design studio in Branson, we saw a live edge buck eye burl slab made into a table. It was sorta arc shaped, about 40" long and, in places, maybe 20" wide. Rather light in color...like red oak...with real dark inclusions. Very striking. Steel hair pin legs. $1800! Cal, HARO50 and Gerald 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Altier Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Gene, you didn't take a picture for us!!!! HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARO50 Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ron Altier said: Gene, you didn't take a picture for us!!!! That means the table doesn't exist! Just a figment of Gene's imagination. John Edited July 2, 2018 by HARO50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, HARO50 said: That means the table doesn't exist! Just a figment of Gene's imagination. John Right no pic it didn't happen HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 They didn't allow photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARO50 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 11 hours ago, Gene Howe said: They didn't allow photos. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 On 7/2/2018 at 10:22 PM, Gene Howe said: They didn't allow photos. That is when you pretend to enter a text HARO50 and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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