Not that I see much here at CN, but LJ’s used be inundated by more than a weed (blackberry) infestation regarding posts with the subject “Identify this wood”… well this has been dragged across for those lurkers that happen to seek inspiration here but couldn’t use their (LJ’s) clunky search engine.
FAIW, this was turned from a piece of BOOMBY on the lather after the 3 year statute of limitations (you'll hear more of that down in the story),
and after oiled,
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Boys and Girls,
BOOMBY is a species of wood I discovered when I first moved to downtown Churchill. It is derived from the genus, Branch Out Of My Back Yard… and produces some reasonable by products,
Could you imagine a chook laying an egg like the above?
Just recently I discovered another new species called OGWOOFY which is a very closely guarded species of Over Grown Weed Out Of Front Yard(s),
As in those blockbuster movies, grab some popcorn and let's go back in time… about 12 months ago I bought some useless item from Bunnings and with their generous refund policy, I returned it and seeing as how the money had already been spent and the refund was not going to set me up as a billionaire in the afterlife, being a Hungarian, I decide to buy this Pole saw,
Now all it is, is a chainsaw on a big stick, however, I'm positive I'm not by myself in admitting to a morbid fascination with chain saws.
I have no idea why I bought it other than for the fact that I had a swag of Ryobi 18V batteries to fit it, as I loathe gardening nearly as much as reading… you don't need much imagination to appreciate that the Garden Beautiful magazine is not one of my favorite household pleasures.
I asked SWMBO what kind of tree that was in our front yard and being the botanist in the household, as she has a lot of experience with flour in the kitchen, she informed me it was an over grown weed… I tried to overdose it with Zeroweed killer and came to realise that the bloody weed could swim and no matter how much Zero I poured on it, it kept surfacing for a breath. Now this weedy tree was in a place where I actually had to do some physical manoeuvring of the body to reach and being adverse to exercise, realised that I had that polesaw (remember the polesaw… I eventually did) harboring a new family of spiders in my shed. Made minced meat of the weed,
and while I enjoyed a tasty meal of meat balls, I finished up spitting chips.
Now back to my story… recently I bought a new car and in an endeavour to keep it scratch free… apart from shopping cart trolleys and dickhead careless owners of car doors in car parks… I tried to trim up some of the overhanging weeds on my property… now during one of these outdoor activities I had a home invasion by one of my neighbour's cats who stole a $50 piece of eye fillet steak out of my kitchen while my back was turned… OK, I left the back door open… my bad… while I could see the funny side of it… hell, it was a $50 piece of eye fillet that was ageing on my kitchen bench.
Back to the story of my shiny new car. I thought that it might be a good idea to commission a car port to ensure it doesn't get a dose of melanoma while sitting idle.
While surveying the driveway, I quickly… well after much contemplation, realised that this massive weed would impede it's erection… no, no XXX inference… the construction of the carport.
Spoke to SWMBO and seeing as how her favourite dentures were being overhauled at the local dental mechanic… she couldn't beaver the tree… dam (no pun intended), I had to get physical and do it myself.
Remembering the polesaw, recharged the battery and soon had another meal of meat balls and chips.
Now there was far too much of the off cuts for even my appetite and the leftovers were stacked onto my trailer,
While looking at the mess I observed some neat grain in my butchery and considered that there may be a relative of BOOMBY sitting in front of my eyes.
I hacked a few "log" sized pieces off and took them into the haven of the workshop.
These pieces were wet so I decided to seal them before hibernating them for the mandatory 1 year per 1" of diameter….
Got out my fry pan with the paraffin, no... that brown is not left over dim sims…
though the thought of a few cats deep frying did crossed my mind…
dunked them and put them out to mature,
also did a bit of basting,
Now all you have to do is patiently sit there and wait 3 years to see what I will eventually turn these weeds into…
feel free to smoke on your own while waiting!
This batch now complements some of my other BOOMBY batches,
no idea of what I'm gonna do with them…
However, while on the topic of BOOMBY, a number of my friends have left clippings from their rose bushes in my care, that I will eventually turn into a pen for them…
they all get a kick of showing off a pen "out of their garden",
The 3 pens on the left are from a LOSR species (Log On Side of Road), while the one on the right was from one of my rose bushes.
If you found this boring, just sit back and quietly wait for the 3 years to expire.
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Don’t be crafty Craftisians,... SHARE your craft!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Nothing beats a good tale told by the fireside, when narrated by the Duck!
Seeing that frying pan made me think you were sealing with leftover bacon grease, might have to give that a try. At least the dogs would keep the moisture levels in the good zone with the occasional lickings.
BOOMBY sounds like a proper name for wood from your part of the world!
To kill woody plants, you will need brush killer, ordinary weed killer won't get the job done.
Make a fresh cut and paint, drizzle or somehow cover the stump with the killer diluted no more than 1/2. Go back and recoat the next day.
Or............if you have a pesky tree that needs to mysteriously die, drill 1/4" holes at or just below ground level and use a baster to squirt the full strength stuff in (don't take the baster back to the kitchen). I helped out a neighbor 30 years ago, when his neighbor proudly planted a weeping willow tree adjacent to the property line...about 15 feet from my bud's septic field. For those not in the US, the weeping willow is notorious for sending roots a half mile to a water source.
