Cutting big oak logs into quartersawn lumber

[flatrock58]

My favorite wood is quartersawn oak lumber.  Cut some big logs into quartersawn and rift lumber today.  It doesn't get any better.



  

  

  

 

[drobertson]

Good looking saw job there!

[RM Farm]

Nice looking lumber! What size boards did you get?

[flatrock58]

Thanks.  We cut mostly 6", 7" and 8".  The logs were 8' long.  About 500 board foot out of the first two logs.  Have about 2 more logs to saw.  A friend had this big red oak die and wanted to split the lumber.

[Magicman]

That is mighty fine.      8)

[hunz]

Here's some pics of nearly the same thing I did on a portable job this week. This guy had a 45" diam white oak chainsaw quartered, and then called me in. He was a custom home builder who uses all of his cut lumber in his homes. The largest board we got was 18"q.s.

  

  

 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Looks like a "Days Work" !

[ddcuning]

That's the way to saw an oak! Beautiful stuff you have there!

I made our mantel out of QSWO a few years back and after seeing the finished product, I swore I was not making any more of our furniture in the house unless it was out of quartersawn. I have since only made a couple of lamps due to spending so much time on the mill. I need to get back to making furniture for the house.

Dave C

[WDH]

Looking good, Flatrock.

[flatrock58]

Hunz,
That is a nice wide quartersawn board.  My logs were only 33-34" diameter.  $5" is a big white oak!  I was trying to keep the boards narrow enough for the jointer.

[WIwoodworker]

Can't go wrong with quartersawn oak. Nicely done!

[dboyt]

A lot of work, especially if it involves quartering with the chain saw.. but worth it.  Can't get wood like that any other way!

[78NHTFY]

Flatrocks58--very nice tree & saw job.  Those puppies weigh some dragging them out of the woods with a tractor!  Had a somewhat smaller one myself 5-6 years' back  I cut down because of a broken off top.   

  After 3 years of drying, I turned it into this (back is facing stairs = 4 boards jointed/glued with # 20 biscuits) and hope to complete finish work this Winter.    ;

 . Just noticed that photo color is bad on left cabinet?!?  Not a great job (1st time using a Kreg jig) but it does look better than that! Finish is 2 coats of Tung oil, 2 of Poly.  Are you planning on making something with your oak?  All the best, Rob

[woodjunky]

Those beautiful slabs make me want to go in my back yard, and hack my big oak down! I have 3 acres im going to harvest some trees on. But not a single oak there.

[flatrock58]

Rob,

Nice looking oak!  The big ones are hard to come by and heavy to handle, but you get a lot of nice lumber.

Steve

[drobertson]

They all look nice, and you know, I've seen my share of boards, I just thought, I've never seen an ugly one, not counting the rotten ones that fall apart in your hand,  and I have to ask ole 78,  you in a hunt club with your dog?  She, or he is looking to be in good shape!