Beautiful patterns / spaltings in timber

[s o c]

On the last pic who's the dude on the right hand side?

 

a bit like a baby elephant ?

[Gnome]

Dick Strawbridge type.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Yes certainly u can sir, have u seen that in cherry laurel before?!

Also found these pics of a burr around the stem of the same laurel!

 

 

Just thought I would let you know I shared it to Ted Greens facebook wall, its been popular!

 

Thanks for allowing the share, knew you would be fine and have to confess i did before the reply!

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Yes certainly u can sir, have u seen that in cherry laurel before?!

Also found these pics of a burr around the stem of the same laurel!

 

 

Just thought I would let you know I shared it to Ted Greens facebook wall, its been popular!

 

Thanks for allowing the share, knew you would be fine and have to confess i did before the reply!

 

tis all good,

did u see the other pics of the laurel I posted up after u commented?

crazy old shrub that turned out to be!

[wisewood]

Great thread

Found this the other day,

[kierangurney]

Great thread

Found this the other day,

i once found a heart in a branch from a silver birch i have it stored in the attic, i shall dig it out and upload a pic soon.

[arbwork]

from an Oak milled to produce fire place, dried to quickly but interesting patterns

[arbwork]

some quater sawn oak

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some quater sawn oak

that oak is beautiful!