I see you posted your latest finds on abpw. Those should make for
nice lamps.

If I may: Though a piece may not be right for a lamp, it may be a
candidate for a boat or bird. One of your finds has a limb knot that
is familiar to me. I have found few pine knots suitable, but have
found many more cypress knots that are suitable images of boats and
birds. For a piece that isn't right for a lamp, turn it sideways and
see if resembles something else, like these first few pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/ On your raw find, you
usually have to visualize that part of the piece is cut away, to see
the remaining image/likeness.

I use to have a fleet of really nice ships. I loan them to an
arborist friend, to display in his place of business, and he never
returned them.

Isaac didn't affect us. Just a good wind and some rain, not much, and
no flooding. It was all east of us. Thanks.

Sonny