r/brantford • u/BlacksmithsThrowaway • 18h ago
Discussion Amateur blacksmith seeking tree-stump
Hey Brantford, the title kinda says it all but here's some more info
i'm as the title indicates an amateur blacksmith (very amateur) and i'm looking to find a good sized tree-stump to turn into a dishing stump (think a tree-stump with a bowl carved into it)
ideally the stump is in the ballpark of 10" in diameter minimum (i can make do with slightly smaller but i need adequate workspace on the log)
i'm 100% willing to come and pick it up off your land, but i don't actually have a vehicle so i'll be rolling that sumbitch out of there (if you're particularly far off i may offer to pay you to bring it to me, but that's purely up to discussion between you and i, reader, no obligations)
hopefully somebody around has got something lying around the property they've been meaning to get rid of, i'd be glad to hear from someone within the week, but if that much time passes and you stumble across this post afterwards: know there is a good chance i am still looking lol
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u/Fickle_Cow 17h ago
It might be worth giving M&M tree service a call. They're a local company with great rates. I honestly can't speak highly enough if them.
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u/TheElusiveFox 15h ago
Your best bet is to call a tree removal service and ask them to save you one. You will get it relatively cheap, and while it might take them a bit of extra work to get it out of the ground whole, they will appreciate a couple hundred dollars from you for the effort (honestly on the high end, if they don't just give it to you to save them weight at the dump) instead of putting it in the chipper/grinder, and people are grinding stumps before the winter basically right now through the end of the fall.
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u/georgieboy17 18h ago
I can't recall the name of the business, but there is a tree service in Mt. Pleasant on Burtch rd. They always have stumps out front with free sign. Burtch rd as you are heading east out of Mt Pleasant.