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woodmills1

May 22, 2010, 03:31:54 PM
I picked up some catalpa today, large and straight enough to mill, any uses for it?
James Mills,Lovely wife,collect old tools,vacuuming fool,36 bdft/hr,oak paper cutter,ebonic yooper rapper nauga seller, Blue Ox? its not fast, 2 cat family, LT70,edger, 375 bd ft/hr, we like Bob,free heat,no oil 12 years,big splitter, baked stuffed lobster, still cuttin the logs dere IAM

Tom

#1
May 22, 2010, 03:37:29 PM
Mostly turning blanks, if you know any bowl makers.  It's beautiful.  It is also great for small , ornamental projects like jewelry boxes; and cabinets if you have enough.

WDH

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May 22, 2010, 09:23:13 PM
Wood carvers love catalpa.
Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

Slingshot

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May 22, 2010, 10:14:25 PM
 Cut it up in pieces and put them on e-bay.....

Shetland Sheepdog

#4
May 22, 2010, 10:22:47 PM
Jim, Where did you find that, or is there another name for it? I've never heard of it around here!

Well, I checked it out on Google,  :P and I have seen them in the past! Just never heard them named before! Even when one is older n' dirt, one can still learn something new!  :D

Dave
Proud operators of Sunset Tree Farm. 130 acres of "hilly" forest, and part of the American Tree Farm System.

woodmills1

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May 22, 2010, 11:35:46 PM
it can also be called Catawba.  I was a yard tree in derry NH.  large elephant ear leaves and long black twisted beans.  I have a very large one in my side yard.
James Mills,Lovely wife,collect old tools,vacuuming fool,36 bdft/hr,oak paper cutter,ebonic yooper rapper nauga seller, Blue Ox? its not fast, 2 cat family, LT70,edger, 375 bd ft/hr, we like Bob,free heat,no oil 12 years,big splitter, baked stuffed lobster, still cuttin the logs dere IAM

Ironwood

#6
May 23, 2010, 11:21:42 PM
Locals here call it "Toby" I am from Catalpa country west of here.

Ironwood
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love to do, there is only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.- Wayne Dyer

Ron Wenrich

#7
May 24, 2010, 05:40:51 AM
I saw some used as paneling inside of a house. 
Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Don_Papenburg

#8
May 25, 2010, 11:59:59 PM
I like it for trim but look for crooked trunks as straight trunks are boring  .  Might help to cut the straight tru nks on an angle .
Frick saw mill  '58   820 John Deere power. Diamond T trucks

LeeB

#9
May 26, 2010, 07:25:06 AM
Catalpa worms make great fish bait. Good dead or alive.
'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

SamB

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May 26, 2010, 07:54:19 AM
Most of the people I grew up around referred to Catalpa as Cigartree....I may have even witnessed people trying to smoke those beans ;D

ely

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May 26, 2010, 05:03:40 PM
pretty as oak to me and lots lighter. i like chests and dressers made out of it, especially if i am gonna have to move it.
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