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Old 09-29-2014, 10:51 AM
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I'm about to (try to) trim this big fella down to size. Any ideas what I should do with all the wood?
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Old 09-29-2014, 01:53 PM
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Furniture, firewood.
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Old 09-29-2014, 01:55 PM
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An all-oak guitar's probably a bad idea, huh?
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An all-oak guitar's probably a bad idea, huh?
I think oak would not make for a good top, but I have heard or read that oak works well for back and sides.

I have a couple of old, ancient cherry trees that look like that oak tree of yours.

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With a tree that thick and the straight short part before it branches out, I'd certainly think about guitar back & sides out of the trunk.



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How will Tony Orlando know that you still love him if you cut it down?

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How will Tony Orlando know that you still love him if you cut it down?

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Omigosh, I'm found out! Ze jig is up!
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Omigosh, I'm found out! Ze jig is up!
Make a guitar, tie a yellow ribbon around it, then sing a seriously twisted version to Tony...

"I'm coming home I've done my time,
5 years and a 5 thousand dollar fine,
for selling little kiddies lots of nasty kind of dope.
I thought I'd make a killin', but I dang near got the rope....
Oh....
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round that arm of mine,
then hit me up with another dime..."

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Maybe it will eventually Dawn on him.


maybe the worst joke of the day award.
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Make a guitar, tie a yellow ribbon around it, then sing a seriously twisted version to Tony...

"I'm coming home I've done my time,
5 years and a 5 thousand dollar fine,
for selling little kiddies lots of nasty kind of dope.
I thought I'd make a killin', but I dang near got the rope....
Oh....
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round that arm of mine,
then hit me up with another dime..."
Plumb brought a tear to my eye! "snif"
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Interesting to see of its hollow inside.
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Old 10-01-2014, 08:41 AM
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My tree has a "waistline" of 136 inches. Makes me feel skinny at only 46!
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It looks like a nice tree. Is there something wrong with it?
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That's a lot of barbecue wood there. I bet some fancy wood/furniture workers would pay well for it too.
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