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I have customers that want their fish mounted on slabs like that. Used to be able to order slabs in butternut and walnut but they're getting harder and harder to find.

WOW very nice. Those must be some really big slabs because the thickness looks only 1.5". IF they are 2.5" those are some really stout slabs.

One of my lumber suppliers would take a truck load of black walnut down to Florida and bring back cypress. Guess walnut in Florida for kitchen cabinets is hard to come by and cypress is hard to come by here in Ontario.

I thought it was a two part epoxy. I am building my self a bar top for our bar in the basement of out house and was going to use that product to cover the inlays of stone.

Let me post a picture of a 10 foot board room table my buddy was commissioned to build. In the center there is an inlay of 3/8" cut stone with crushed stone laid in as grout. The inlay looks like a river bottom.

Tryed to turn the pictures but cant.... hmm

Cheers Don.

Well Cecil they are piled up around here. If you have a specific piece in mind that you need just let me know.

What are the rough dimensions and thicknesses again?

Cecil, if ya work out something, I could probably bring up some reasonably sized pieces for ya.

Thanks Bob. Don't get a lot of call for them but once in a while.

I have them from 20" wide up to almost 50. And up to 9' long. I also have pecan lumber up to 9.5" wide and 8' long.

Lumber is 1" and slabs will vary in thickness. The larger slabs are 2-3/4" the narrower are down to 1-3/4 thick.

Don, unusual but very nice table.

Donno, those look great!

50" wide slab? How old are those trees?

How many years from planting a sapling to getting nuts?

Don, how did you handle the bark on the benches? Did the epoxy flow through it ok, or did it bubble a lot? Very beautiful by the way.

I'm working on an american elm coffee table, and I can't decide whether to take the bark off or not.

These trees were about 90 or so.

I used a hawks bill knife to get all the loose bark off then used a palm sander to bring out the color difference. There was a little bubbling but it wasn't bad.

Esshup it depends on the variety I have two year old creek that had 50 nuts per tree. And I have 8 year old Elliots that just made there first crop. But most average around 5-7 years.

Cray, my apology. I saw your original post in a quote, and misdirected the question.

Thanks for the info.

Cray, thanks. I'll have to look and see if any will survive here. USDA 5b -10°F to -15°F

Although it's been more like 6b to 6a the past few years.

There are a few verities that will produce in your area. There have been several that have come out over the last few years that have really shortened the growing season.
Take a look at these http://www.nolinnursery.com/Northern-Pecans.htm

I'll have to call them on Monday. That page is saying "sold out for 2016", but you never know. Not enough time this a.m. to call.

Those prices are a little higher then I see down here I just bought 500 3-4'pawnee for 10.00 each. I directed you to that site because it describes the varietys well.

O.k. Understood and thanks! I'll do some looking for those specific varieties.

I would ask your agg extension office if any one in your area has had luck with pecans and what variety they have. For you the quicker the nuts mature the better. Ask if the trees are scab resistant and if they have issues with bacterial leaf scorch. The more scab resistant the better. And bacterial leaf scorch is a deal breaker, because there is no cure. The only other major thing to ask about is if this particular strain is prone to having issues with black pecan aphids, as they can really be a problem and some verities are like candy to them.

Thanks for the tips. The ag extension office here is of little help. If it doesn't pertain to corn or soybeans, I get the deer in the headlights look. Same look when I ask any question about ponds. THAT I learned a long time ago.

Update!

I have started making furniture out of the slabs we cut. They turned out better than I hoped. Take a look at my first 5 pieces and tell me what you think.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/Ahs3486/Wood%20slabs/image.jpg5_zpsrh4ykj3p.jpg

Cray, that wood table is beautiful! But, I can only see one pic... Perhaps I don't know how to use photobucket well enough.

Here you go djstauder

http://s50.photobucket.com/user/Ahs3486/...?sort=3&o=0


Great looking stuff Cray. I need to start doing that stuff again.

Those are great. The slab tables and benches are a big thing right now, and a lot of other items with a natural edge. How did the drying go for you? Much loss?

DJ- I can see several pics. I hover near the left or right of the picture and there is an arrow that shows up to click on.

Drying went well thanks to your advice. We weighted them down with concrete blocks, and put stickers every 12 inches. Other than checking not much loss.