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Offline jonathan creason

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Looking for some Cholla
« on: December 01, 2011, 11:41:20 am »
Any of you TX guys have some extra Cholla laying around?  If so, what would you need for it?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2011, 08:23:50 pm »
Jonathan, I have a few pieces I can spare.   Do you want them for knife handles?
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2011, 11:27:59 pm »
I have a little too, but mine is not from Texas.  ::)
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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2011, 01:09:07 am »
Oh well, mine are from TX.   Do they grow in Utah?
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2011, 10:35:04 am »
Sounds good, guys.  I'll shoot ya'll a PM.  They don't necessarily have to be from TX, I just didn't know where else they grew.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2011, 11:03:31 am »
Cholla grows all over the South West Sonoran, Mojave and Chihuahuan deserts. Colorado, Texas, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and California all have it. We have teddy bear cholla which grows to 5-9 feet tall. Dont be fooled though, teddy bear doesn't mean it is soft and cuddly.  >:D
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Offline criveraville

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2011, 06:12:22 pm »
Can yall post a pic of something made with cholla wood?

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2011, 06:48:18 pm »
Found this photo on line.
From Blue Mesa Blades.

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2011, 07:07:28 pm »
yeah, i'd like to get a little of that for handles as well, Bub
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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2011, 07:09:04 pm »
I'd like to have the knife, bet it's out of my price range.
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Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2011, 08:44:36 pm »
If you have a Hobby Lobby nearby, they have some the right size for knife handles and they are inexpensive!
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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2011, 09:16:14 pm »
Awesome wolf watcher, I'll have to check that out!

Offline criveraville

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2011, 01:56:51 pm »
Thanks Gus.  I asked when I was down south this weekend, but the guy did not know what I was talking about. 

The masculine word chollo in Spanish means "thug" and a cholla would be a female thug. 

Then you have chullo which is a very handsome male... So I guess that is why the fellow gave me an awkward look..

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2011, 12:27:32 am »
Hopefully they will go out tomorrow, Jonathan.
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Re: Looking for some Cholla
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2011, 02:51:25 pm »
  They also sell bird perches made of it