tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post1154919086988512411..comments2024-03-28T07:39:54.075-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: The Cherry Leaf ChallengeEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-12536309562493049012015-03-26T22:06:29.790-04:002015-03-26T22:06:29.790-04:00I learned to track deer from a man named "Zek...I learned to track deer from a man named "Zeke" Strimbeck. He had many planks of black cherry drying in the rafters of his pole barn.<br /><br />Zeke and his wife died in a house fire. His son-in-law used the cherry planks to build a pig pen. No wood rots faster than cherry. The hog pen barely made it through one season. His son-in-law had a low opinion of cherry wood after that. The folks in the neighborhood were not all that impressed with the son-in-law.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-30593865858245897342015-03-26T17:41:00.762-04:002015-03-26T17:41:00.762-04:00I have not seen a live wild black cherry tree in d...I have not seen a live wild black cherry tree in decades. The last cherry log I saw was at a cross-tie mill in the early '70s and my Dad bought the log. He had it cut into three, nine-foot sections and brought it home to dry. After it had been dry for several years, he had boards milled and built a gun cabinet. That cabinet now resides at my son't home, and I hope it serves the family for several more generations.<br /><br />There may be wild cherry growing in Louisiana, but I'm damned if I know where any are.Pawpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-25582707803903368382015-03-25T12:54:28.886-04:002015-03-25T12:54:28.886-04:00Great story, and the cherry tree idea has merit to...Great story, and the cherry tree idea has merit too!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com