Holy smokes..144K invested in this thruck

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Originally Posted by oem4me

"Holy digression, Batman". I noticed that mill chatter immediately when I first looked at the auction pictures. IF that is curly figure in the oak, it is the most consistent and regular I've seen, especially for oak. The figure is also completely perpendicular to the grain and would most likely show in quartered stock, which I don't think that is. But if it IS mill chatter, then it simply does not fly with the rest of the build quality ..at all. Just look at the custom billet hinges and the uniform sheen of the finish. So, it's gotta be figure. Just that could explain a small portion of the huge expense.

here is a picture of some curly english sycamore that I bought for a job about 8 years ago. I had almost 200 feet of it all the same. it was just fascinating

ron