Found this log in the "Aged Log Pile"

POSTON WIDEHEAD · September 07, 2018, 10:03:50 PM

I have a pile of mixed Oak logs I check on from time to time.
Found this Red Oak on the bottom of the pile and sawed a Butt Cookie off it.

I have never seen anything like it but I'm sure it happens.

I sawed the cookie to 2 inches and sanded it.
Its really dry and hard as a rock.
Not sure what to do with it but a ton of people are interested.

Magicman · September 07, 2018, 10:07:23 PM

That is a very nice treasure. 8)

POSTON WIDEHEAD · September 07, 2018, 10:13:25 PM

Quote from: Magicman on September 07, 2018, 10:07:23 PM
That is a very nice treasure. 8)

Thanks Lynn!

Dave Shepard · September 07, 2018, 10:15:53 PM

I see somebody is put a down payment on it. Are they scraping up the other $299? ;D

POSTON WIDEHEAD · September 07, 2018, 10:17:24 PM

Quote from: Dave Shepard on September 07, 2018, 10:15:53 PM
I see somebody is put a down payment on it. Are they scraping up the other $299? ;D

:D :D :D

DPatton · September 07, 2018, 10:18:07 PM

:oThat's something special alright. Now what to do with it???

Southside · September 07, 2018, 10:27:08 PM

That is quite awesome!!! Good eye.

Ljohnsaw · September 07, 2018, 11:23:02 PM

Way cool! 8)

I kind of see Texas on the bottom middle, Washington on the upper left and a morphed Florida on the bottom right because of the rising oceans...

Were you able to get a second one?

No_Dude · September 08, 2018, 01:13:56 AM

I'd look at doing a black epoxy to fill the gaps, and then give it a nice hand rubbed linseed finish, but thats just me ;D

mike_belben · September 08, 2018, 02:55:18 AM

Make it a butterfly and sell it on etsy.

firefighter ontheside · September 08, 2018, 03:03:18 AM

In general I try to stay away from butt cookies, but that is pretty cool.

LeeB · September 08, 2018, 03:05:17 AM

Quote from: firefighter ontheside on September 08, 2018, 03:03:18 AM
In general I try to stay away from butt cookies, but that is pretty cool.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Satamax · September 08, 2018, 03:34:28 AM

Poston, inlay it in a nice table, a bit like on your last pic. May be a cordwood table? Or a real nice black walnut one.

thecfarm · September 08, 2018, 05:48:32 AM

You do do have an eye for wood stuff!!!

WDH · September 08, 2018, 07:56:36 AM

That is awesome!

moodnacreek · September 08, 2018, 08:11:59 AM

I struggle to keep my logs from end splitting.

terrifictimbersllc · September 08, 2018, 08:33:30 AM

Would make a good ad for Anchorseal! :D

Nomad · September 08, 2018, 08:59:19 AM

That looks like the end of a Live Oak log.

Percy · September 08, 2018, 10:10:41 AM

Really cool...Im wondering if you'd get another offa the same log after it dried while?

Brad_bb · September 08, 2018, 10:18:21 AM

Definitely a cool piece. I wouldn't do anything to it. It's perfect for a small table by putting a piece of glass on top and coming up with something for a base. Could be something simple like a small butt flare. Sometimes you have to have an eye out for treasures like that. Maybe we should start a new thread for "Wood Treasures"? I probably have about a dozen interesting pieces that I've never posted pics of. Unique and odd things.

rjwoelk · September 08, 2018, 10:30:37 AM

That is so cool. Wife and I like it. I would say inlayed in a coffee table and resin filled.

Don P · September 08, 2018, 11:23:29 AM

It does show exactly how rays propagate as the tree grows, its really more dendritic than purely radial, something to think about as you're hunting for QS flash.

I'd be tempted to fill it with clear resin and experiment with indirect soft light up through the cracks.