A Burning Question

[crashdive123]

would a coconut shell make a good bowl ? or would it crack ?

They make great bowls and cups.

[Justin Case]

I can see 12 Palm Trees as I look out the window, And they are everywhere here, but none have coconuts,, some have dates ,, I never thought about it until now,

[Rick]

So where does a palm tree take a date?

[crashdive123]

I'm not sure how many different species of palm trees there are, but I would guess the number is in the hundreds. I haven't looked it up, but I doubt you have coconut palms in Arizona.

[Justin Case]

So where does a palm tree take a date?

I give up ??

[crashdive123]

I give up ??

Out by the frond.

[Rick]

Silly boy, Palm Beach and for her birthday he buys her a Palm Pilot.

[crashdive123]

Silly boy, Palm Beach and for her birthday he buys her a Palm Pilot.

Don't forget - there's always http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/

[Rick]

He only takes Palm Olive there.

[Justin Case]

out By The Frond.

Lol ,,,,

[rwc1969]

Very cool! or hot I guess. Something I've been wanting to try for a while now.

[crashdive123]

I was hoping to work on it some more this week end - work and finishing the garden come first though.

[your_comforting_company]

Crash, if you have some clay or sticky mud nearby, you can cover the parts that you don't want to burn with the mud and continue burning. adds more control to the fired area. I've tried it a time or two with limited success.
Another tip is to use a straw or tubing to blow down on the hot coals, like I was talking about with the hafting stuff. It concentrates the heat into an area, since you'll have coals left from the fire.
Give the mud and straw a shot and let me know what you think. Sorry I haven't taken any pics of myself trying it. I hope my explanation was good enough for you to get the gist.

[crashdive123]

No clay around that I know of - just lots of sand. I was using a tube for the coals (6th picture) Now that I've got the large area out (maybe just a little more) I will go to just using a coal. Thanks for the tips.

[Sourdough]

We have a lot Burls on our trees. from 8" to 30" they are on the spruce and on the white birch. I wonder if there is a market for Burls......?

[crashdive123]

We have a lot Burls on our trees. from 8" to 30" they are on the spruce and on the white birch. I wonder if there is a market for Burls......?

Oh heck yeah. They are a knife makers dream. I've got a fairly big one growing on a Crepe Myrtle tree that I'm going to soon cut off. I'll wax it and in a couple of years I should be able to make some interesting scales from them.

[crashdive123]

Once it's dry and sliced, it can be stabilized to fill in the gaps and make it hard. Here's a picture of Buckeye Burl that has been stabilized.

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[your_comforting_company]

cool, I wasn't sure if you were digging with it or blowing with it. somehow I missed that bit.

Maybe I should mail you a box of mud? We have LOTS of it here, with all the rain hehe

[canid]

We have a lot Burls on our trees. from 8" to 30" they are on the spruce and on the white birch. I wonder if there is a market for Burls......?

huge market for burls.

my friend has some large fruitless mulberry trees, which have been repeatedly coppiced. the main branches are probably 15' long by 3' in diameter. apart from some rot where there is dieback and water infiltration, this is several hundred pounds of mulberry burl.

i told him if those trees are ever removed, to be sure and try to sell that burl, because it's probably worth a couple grand. he still doesn't quite seem to believe me.

[BENESSE]

Furniture out of burled wood is some of the most expensive around--even when only veneers are used. I think it's also one of the most beautiful.