35 year old yard waste

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I bought this log from a guy who has a tree service.
It is a 35 year old Sequoia that was removed from someone's yard.
Surprising how fast Redwood trees grow.
Photos show Reggie cutting the log into tabletop slabs.
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That's fairly soft stuff and knife handles should always be stabilized. But what do you do with a table top ??
 
Well you need a surface to glue up all those knife handles on :)
 
They usually used a 2 part epoxy to build up a thick layer. This provided enough rigidity to make a serviceable table top. When I decommissioned a Navy Base near Erueka Ca, we made about 50 clocks for all the chief's on board. Had them all laid out in the garage with epoxy dripping off. Too much fun running around with a propane torch popping bubbles. :rolleyes:

Even with the soft material a nice oil finish makes for a nice office table. Just have to be careful with it.
 
These are a couple more logs from the tree service guys.
The remainder of the Sequoia.
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And a London Plane butt log. The narrow end is about 4 foot.
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A firewood cutter also brought in a bunch of maple burl caps and some forest fire salvage pieces. The second photo is a couple pieces getting cleaned up so I can cut it into knife handle blocks.
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This is the maple burl piece I grabbed for handle material. Carrying it to the saw was like wrestling a 75 pound porcupine.
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The piece was rotted inside but the pressure washer removed most of the punky material.
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Cut in half to make it a bit more manageable.
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Later I will start cutting into chunks I can trim into blocks.
 
Your place must be the best place to have a job!
Working with all that interesting wood all day......
 
Today we started cutting the London Plane log.
This is a hybrid tree that is a cross between American Sycamore and Oriental Plane tree.
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The pink coloring will probably become a light orange when it dries.
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I took the outer portion from the first cut. I will cut them into quarter sawn blocks.
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Hard to see in the photo but the quarter sawn surface will have the snakeskin flecks like Sycamore and Silky Oak.
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Still not sure what the color will be like when dry but the flecks look good when I sand it a little.
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I am hoping that it dyes like regular sycamore. Especially when the flecks resist the dye. Like some of these.
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