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#91

Sawmills and Milling / Re: Whatcha Sawin' 2024 ??

Last post by Magicman - Yesterday at 09:12:24 PM

Got nothing to do with see nor seeing.

Sawn as in sawed....verb, past participle of saw.  LINK

#92

Sawmills and Milling / Re: Whatcha Sawin' 2024 ??

Last post by doc henderson - Yesterday at 09:05:35 PM

This is a LINK to probably the largest total Cherry job that I have sawn, 2609bf. 


I believe that this 31" butt Cherry is the largest that I have sawn.

I think the past tense for see is seen!      Or maybe down south it is seeed!     

#93

Sawmills and Milling / Re: Whatcha Sawin' 2024 ??

Last post by Magicman - Yesterday at 08:59:30 PM

I would consider it hard like Sycamore and Beech.

#94

Drying and Processing / Re: Firewood Kiln built inside...

Last post by jimbarry - Yesterday at 08:45:20 PM

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For spray foam, it must be sealed by another product or covered inside a wall. It will take on water after time, my company found that out the hard way.

That's interesting Stan. I haven't noticed that issue with the spray foam we had installed. 75 batches later, still holding well.  We used 'Demilec HEATLOK SOYA spray foam'

#95

Sawmills and Milling / Re: Whatcha Sawin' 2024 ??

Last post by TimW - Yesterday at 08:43:57 PM

I guess  I should ask.............is Cherry a hard hardwood or a soft hardwood?

#96

Sawmills and Milling / Re: Stress

Last post by SawyerTed - Yesterday at 08:35:02 PM

Coincidentally I've been sawing poplar 2x6 and 2x8 rafters and framing as well.  What you are seeing is similar to what I'm seeing in a few boards.  

I'm stacking with the hump/bow up and putting weight on top of the stack.  

What I'm seeing isn't bad and the bow is easily worked out with sheathing and/or blocking.

#97

General Board / Re: The weather 2024

Last post by thecfarm - Yesterday at 08:30:39 PM

Was a beautiful day today!!!!
Full sun all day!!!
Wind was kinda busy, but still a nice day.
I've noticed the leaves too. Won't be long and I won't be able to see through the woods.
Mowed the lawn for the first time. 
The fields are really green now.

#98

Sawmills and Milling / Re: Stress

Last post by Magicman - Yesterday at 08:23:59 PM

I can count on one hand and not use all of my fingers the number of times that I have sawn framing lumber from anything other than SYP.

Your example looks very normal and predictable to me.

#99

Sawmills and Milling / Re: Whatcha Sawin' 2024 ??

Last post by Magicman - Yesterday at 08:19:00 PM

Never thought much about comparing Tim, but there is not much different between sawing anything unless there is blade buildup.  Sawing is sawing.

Pitchy Pine and Longleaf are my worst blade buildup species that I regularly saw.  Ash and Live Oak are bad, but I seldom saw either.

#100

Sawmills and Milling / Stress

Last post by Rhodemont - Yesterday at 07:52:35 PM

This is a follow up to my post in "watcha sawing" of the 20 ft yellow poplar 4 x 10 roof rafters I am sawing.  I had heard that the poplar would have stress and move when sawn.  The logs are as straight as I ever have.  The butt logs have taper which I have been trimming off before taking full cuts and the second logs up actually roll.  Watching Yellow Hammers video on reading the log to minimize stress movement put me on task to try and read the logs.  I have been taking slabs off each side then continue around each face again taking jacket boards to see if one orientation produced more curl that the other.  I would be hard pressed to say that any of the logs have had one face move more than the others.  So the attached pic shows it all. Slab firewood on the lift, jacket boards on the tractor forks and three rafters rolled on side on the bunks.  This one had a bit more movement that the others so far with the centered pit rafter pretty darn straight and curl away from the center on the two side rafters.  Tulip yellow poplar trees/logs look so straight and clear but they consistently have stress away from the center on all faces.

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