FOUND WOOD EXCITEMENT!

Bill and I noticed a pile of wood chunks that someone had left after removing this tree from in the road after the last Hurricane.  Since it was a tree we didn't recognize and the color of the inside wood was light colored--Bill knew what I was thinking and offered to stop and put some in the truck for me!

I mean, look at this wood!  It is fresh wood-not rotten or dried from laying down for a long time!

Some of the chunks were large 

but some he stocked in the truck were smaller, too.

If you recognize the bark or the wood, let me know!

I saw a new way to make a scrubby from nylon netting;  This is two sided and extra nylon is stuffed between the laters to add some oomph!  I will try a smaller hook and make several more to perfect my technique but I like the idea of beefing up the single layer scrubby!

 

WOOD ON WEDNESDAY

One of the risks you run when you turn 

a piece of green (fresh) wood, is that as it dries, 

it takes a distinct oval shape and can develop splits.

  Some inconsistencies are tolerable, some disastrously!

The bottom blew out a large section where there was a flaw in the wood--I embraced all of these 'problems' 

and just sanded and finished with sealer. 

 I think it will be a pretty art piece as is!  

We still don't know for sure what kind of wood this is. 

 I am looking for a  site to give wood colors and properties 

so I can identify it!

Now this I know the name of--and wow, does it smell wondrous in the back yard because there are two separate blooms like this and each is 12" across!  Incredible.  (Tree Crinum)