Today was a good day. I saw a company cutting down an old Red Oak tree from under the power lines. So I jumped in my truck, drove right up to where they were working and asked if I could have the tree they were cutting up.
Well after calling and talking to their supervisor I got the okay. I picked up about 25 feet of a straight tree that was close to 80 years old. They cut it to the sizes I wanted (Which was the size I could pick up and put in my truck.) put it in my truck and off I went.
Now if you are a wood turner or know someone who is then you know that we are always searching for wood. Specifically FREE wood. We keep an eye out for wood piles on the curb or asking someone with land if they need any old trees cut down or stop traffic to pick up a log on the side of the road.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with this strange obsession let me explain a couple of things. First wood for turning is expensive and you end up turning about 90 percent of it into wood chips. Second I am cheap, no more explanation needed there. So with these things in mind we obsessively search for F.O.G. wood.
Found On the Ground wood.
