Big Quarter Sawn White Oak

[warren46]

I picked up a large white oak log from a local tree service.  To give you an idea it is about seven and a half feet log and weighs about 6,000 pounds.


 
The first step was to saw the log in half with a chainsaw.  Not easy since my saw only got to the center of the log and I had to split it using wedges.

 
Then saw the half in half to make quarters.

  

 
Next I put each quarter on the mill and trimmed the bark side to be parallel with the pith laying on the bunks of my saw.  I turned the log to take off small slabs.


 


 


 
Finally I got to the good part; sawing boards.


 
Some of the lumber I got from the log.


  

  

  

  

 
I got about 500 board feet out of this log, most of it over 10 inches wide.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

A lot of work Warren but well worth it.

[sealark37]

That tree service guy is your friend.  Make sure you take care of him.  You have produced the lumber we all dream about.   Thanks for the pictures.   Regards, Clark

[drobertson]

nice figure,, I mean the wood grain figure,,

[cutterboy]

Really very nice lumber. I know it was a lot of work, but the lumber is just amazing.

[samandothers]

Great looking lumber Warren!  That was a large one to wrestle!

[SineWave]

Wow...look at that fleck! Nice!

Thanks for posting it up.

[LeeB]

Great job splitting the pith with the chainsaw.