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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: KShip85 on June 09, 2010, 02:56:19 pm

Title: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: KShip85 on June 09, 2010, 02:56:19 pm

Just found this last week when I cut some wood and was wondering if there was anything I could use it for, besides a club that is, lol.  It's not very big but I was hoping I might be able to get some accent pieces out of it for detail work.  Anyone have any thoughts?

Kip

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Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: HoBow on June 09, 2010, 05:42:41 pm

Maybe a knife scale  ???

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: sailordad on June 09, 2010, 07:04:34 pm

id make a pipe out of ths whole damn thing  ;)

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: KShip85 on June 09, 2010, 10:53:26 pm

Yeah I was thinking something with knives, I'd like to try my hand at some folders some time and thought it might work for that.


Haha, sailordad hadn't thought about that.  Not a smoker myself but I do have a pal into primitive stuff that likes pipes.  How do you even go about that?

Kip

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: stickbender on June 09, 2010, 11:27:52 pm

     Clean it up, and put it out with a decorative wrapped handle, and set it with a bowl of Walnuts, and Brazil nuts, etc.  ;)  I'd just leave it alone.  makes for a nice conversation piece.  Put a nice wrapped handle on it, with a looped thong.  Be a good rabbit stick!
Or other aminule type o dispatcher. " Hang on t that bar Virgil, I am commin with the noggin knocker" ..... be good fer stuff like that ya know.   ;D

                                                                     Wayne

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: KShip85 on June 09, 2010, 11:58:27 pm

Hahahahahaha yeah that's most likely what will happen with it.  Dun know bout no bears but theys been a cougar spotted a county over, oughtta work mighty fine for that  ;)

kip

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: Sparrow on June 10, 2010, 10:59:13 am

If your gonna use it for cougars,I'd drill a hole thru the middle of it,stuff a .44 magnum barrel in it and tie it in place with some deer sinew to make it properly primitive looking. Yeah..that 'd do for a big kitty.  Good luck  '  Frank

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: Grunt on June 10, 2010, 07:56:00 pm

Stick it on a lathe and turn it into $500.

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: KShip85 on June 10, 2010, 08:23:15 pm

Quote from: Grunt on June 10, 2010, 07:56:00 pm

Stick it on a lathe and turn it into $500.

that sounds like maybe the best idea yet, how might I go about doing that??

Kip

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: JW_Halverson on June 10, 2010, 09:51:10 pm

Use it for a stickshift in your old Woody wagon!

Or a handle on your keg tap!

Set some rhinestones in it and use it as a redneck scepter!  (King of the Bowyers)

Fish whacker!

And since this is a family forum, I will refrain from adding the other 38 uses that came to mind.

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: Grunt on June 11, 2010, 11:31:27 pm

Quote from: KShip85 on June 10, 2010, 08:23:15 pm

Quote from: Grunt on June 10, 2010, 07:56:00 pm

Stick it on a lathe and turn it into $500.

that sounds like maybe the best idea yet, how might I go about doing that??

Kip

Well, you got to spend a few years standing in front of a lathe first. And then the gallery that sells it takes half the $. Maybe it ain't such a good idea.

Title: Re: Hophornbeam Burl?
Post by: lowell on June 13, 2010, 11:21:01 am

Would maybe make a pretty shillaleigh!!! ???