tree downed by dorecho

[Ewo]

The dorecho knocked down one trunk of a large buckeye tree in our backyard. I was just gonna dispose of it, but wondered if that was a wood any builders might want..?

We're in Huntington WV 25701. PM me.

 

[jmorbita]

what's the dorecho?!

 

[Hapa]

FYI, if you pull the stump, let it sit for a month or so to dry, and cut it into ship-able pieces you will quadruple your profit. Dry for a year or longer: re-saw into rough tops - double again, re-saw into bookmatched tops - double again.

For the most part its just the Burl if it has any is what builders generally look for. I have never seen buckeye (non burl) used for tonewood actually, just tops.

 

[charlie monroe]

A derecho is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms.

 

[gjbassist]

what's the dorecho?!

It's a large furry beast similar to a Yeti.

 

[Mugre]

Derecho means straight, or rights (as in human rights) in spanish. I have no idea why it's the name for a storm they have in the american mid-west.

mugre

 

[gjbassist]

Derecho means straight, or rights (as in human rights) in spanish. I have no idea why it's the name for a storm they have in the american mid-west.

mugre

It's not a term used in the mid-west. I have lived in the mid-west for 46 years and have never heard it before today.

 

[Ewo]

My bad; I misspelled derecho.

Here's a description:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho

The Invalid Link Removed did a lot of damage around here.

Anyway, the tree is lying in my backyard, and if somebody wants the wood...

 

[jmorbita]

I sure wish I could take it from you... good luck with that!

 

[Ewo]

I sure wish I could take it from you... good luck with that!

You'd be welcome to it. But it prolly wouldn't be worth driving all that way!

 

[Arnie]

The Derecho ate your baby