Ron Altier Posted July 2, 2018 Report 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, Gerald, Cal and 1 other 1 3 Quote
HandyDan Posted July 2, 2018 Report Posted July 2, 2018 Seems everyone prefers to use the acorn tree. Buckeye trees are a lightweight wood. Quote
lew Posted July 2, 2018 Report Posted July 2, 2018 Neighbor, 4 houses down, has a huge one in the front yard. Quote
Ron Altier Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report 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
Stick486 Posted July 2, 2018 Report 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
Gene Howe Posted July 2, 2018 Report 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! HARO50, Gerald and Cal 1 2 Quote
Ron Altier Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Posted July 2, 2018 Gene, you didn't take a picture for us!!!! HARO50 1 Quote
HARO50 Posted July 2, 2018 Report 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
Gerald Posted July 2, 2018 Report 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
HARO50 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Posted July 3, 2018 11 hours ago, Gene Howe said: They didn't allow photos. John Quote
Gerald Posted July 4, 2018 Report 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 Cal and HARO50 2 Quote
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