Since i tend to think out of the box...and enjoy the freedom of FREE... :)
i'm always looking at alternative wood sources.....
and also because Cape Sams was talking about maple chair parts for plugs:heybaby:

i wanted to share with the board this idea i've had for a year or so when i found this pine heartwood in a New Hampshire stream and was surprised at how dense (heavy) the wood is ....from being hardened in the stream for so long. i don't own a barrel sander or a belt sander (yet) :uhuh: but will be sanding this into a plug at some point as it already has a plug with in it
in my (artist) minds eye . Next to the quarter in the photo (which is a scan
on my scanner...) is a small piece of pine heartwood that is petrified for those of you who think pine isn't durable enough.. the large piece weighs 2 0z as is... and the rock or petrified wood weighs 1/4th of that. next time i go up north
i'm going to collect a bunch of them... :o
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/ravenob1/Nature-madePLUGS.jpg

nice////old cedar swamps in saltwater marshes are a great place to hunt for that kind of stuff. that's if you live around the shore or where a river runs far up into the main land.

The top grade AYC comes from "sunken Timber" up in Alaska. The harvest it from logs that sunk many years ago.

Rav, no need to sand :doh: just add hooks and ya got yourself a fine lookin schnauser head plug. :hihi: :D

I ain't harvestin no log's I've sunk.

I ain't harvestin no log's I've sunk.

Rimshot! oops!