![]() ![]() Can anyone comment on this? I would like also to chat with someone who has actually harvested their maples and hear about the results.Exotic Wood Species Acacia African Blackwood African Mahogany Afrormosia Afzelia Burl Amazon Rosewood Amboyna Burl Ambrosia Maple Angelim Pedra Anigre Aspen Bark Pocket Maple Basswood Birch Birdseye Maple Black & White Ebony Black Palm Bloodwood Bocote Bolivian Rosewood Brazilian Ebony Brown Ebony Brown Mallee Burl Bubinga Buckeye Burl Butternut Camatillo Canarywood Chakte Viga Chechen Cherry Cherry Burl Cocobolo Cumaru Curly Cherry Curly Hard Maple Curly Narra Curly Oak Curly Pyinma Curly Soft Maple Curly Western Maple Curly White Ash E. that if I want to harvest mine, I should do so at a certain age of the tree. I have heard there is an age limit for Birdseye maples. If a Maple tree has the Birdseye pattern, is it in the whole tree or is it just in the lower trunk near the ground? My neighbor as a kid used to mill and sell Birdseye maple and one log sold for $11,000, so it is pretty profitable! Every shooting match I take it to, I get lots of comments like, "Wow! That is the nicest looking rifle stock I have ever seen!". 22 target rifle (Model 37) that had a custom stock in laminated bird's eye maple. Several years ago, I bought a 1937 Remington. is this a normal maple? will the lumber look any different? does it hold any more value? ![]() the tree is about 25-30 inches in diameter. There is a red maple tree on our farm that has spiral marks every foot or so on the bark. ![]() We have maple, white ash and black walnut. Or, if there is a Forestry Service office in your area, someone there might be able to give you some contacts.Ĭan you tell me who to contact to help me identify the trees on our farm, which might have birds eye grain in them. Your local county agent (if you live in the US) might also be able to help. and was probably made in the early 1900s.Īnon44679: If anyone in your area makes wooden furniture, that person might be able to tell, or might be able to tell you someone who could. In fact, it is quite common in nature.Ĭould anyone tell me what a birds eye maple bedroom set is worth? It was made by the atlas furniture co. How can I clean the piece without hurting the wood?īird's eye maple is beautiful, but it is not rare as some suggest. Someone suggested that the wood may have been treated with an oil to preserve it and it is the oil I smell. I have several dressers made of this wood and they smell bad. Maybe when I retire I can spend more time with the woodpile. It is nice to have a variety of nice trees on my property, and the tools needed, but I am a mechanic, not a cabinet maker or a carpenter. I am trying a blend of beech, ash and maple. ![]() I have enough 3 inch to do a my cabin floor. I an going to try and sink a log into a swamp for a few months and then saw it up. I find it really hard to deal with the wide boards. I have walked in the woods when it is raining and the dark spots on the bark are more prevalent and the tree itself seems to have an tinge of orange. I have a feeling it is more a wet environment sugar maple. What Are the Pros and Cons of a Maple Countertop?. ![]()
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