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Just had a feed of shiitake mushrooms. Really nice. There's a story behind them.... A few years back some neighbors got into mushroom farming on a small commercial scale. I did some work for said neighbors, lopped some branches off an oak, and they kept the branch logs for growing mushrooms. Mycelium pegs etc. The were growing oysters mostly, indoors on loose substrate, but wanted to try log piles as well.... Anyway, the mushroom business eventually folded due to outside factors. I was there today, helping to move some furniture, and was given some shiitakes from the log stack. They were still fruiting several years later.... Just wondering if anyone here grows for themselves? As tree people we are in uniquely good position to aquire fresh oak logs, which is apparently what you need for shiitake. Fresher the better, they say you should inoculate the logs the same day they are cut from the tree.
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I'm really enjoying carving as my new hobby, I've done 9 mushrooms so far, I thought the mushrooms would be a good thing to start with to get used to the control. the first few were a bit suspect but i'm quite pleased with the later ones. I haven't got a carving bar yet, I'm using my little 235 Husqy with a 14" bar which can be a bit cumbersome. I've posted a picture of a few, I have since sanded them down and i'm quite pleased with them. Couple of questions to you old hands: 1) what is the best treatment to use on the sculptures? linseed, beeswax etc? 2) what would suggest I attempted next as I feel i'm ready to step away from the mushrooms? (so does the wife as there are 9 in the front garden now!!) Thanks guys.
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