I might as well give a little introduction. I started out as a woodworker that hated to see any good log fall down and rot.
I am fortunate enough to have the free use of a good friends TK B-20, and have sawn several logs over the years. Just stacked inside and air-drying. I have been slowly accumulating logs and have an immediate need for some poplar siding for a small shed I have built.
Here are some recent pics.
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My help.
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Stash of white oak. - i have since added a couple of cherry logs and a walnut burl to this pile.
Most of that in the background is a 86+ year old oak that I quarter sawed
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And the load of poplar I mentioned.
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Welcome to the forum! Lot's of good people and good information, here. Those are nice looking logs you have there.
Welcome to the forum Steve. There are a number of B-20 owners here who should be able to help you with the sensor issue.
acrosteve,welcome to the forum. What size is that ford tractor,hp? Got any pictures of your wood working skills?
It's a 23hp 1520. I work the heck out of it.
These where the last major project I completed. I actually made 3 of them. The one that I kept has open shelves on the top and is walnut. - These pre-date the B-20, I did not saw this wood.
These two belong to my uncle.
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Looks good.
Those are BEAUTIFUL! 8)
It look like you do some nice work! Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting some pictures. Do you have any plans for the 86 year old QS white oak?
Welcome to the Forum, Acrosteve. Nice looking furniture.
Thanks,
No particular plans for it, I think I cut it around 2010, but I just keep adding inventory. :D
I 1st cut in 2006 - some cherry and a walnut I took down in my front yard. - Much of it was cut leaving a live edge. It is still on stickers in my other barn. I have never looked at it, but I did not really have any good stickers at the time, so I hope any staining is minor.
Couple of years later I cut some hickory, maple and poplar, which is also stacked in my upper barn. I have made a few things from the hickory, but nothing to speak of. At this time, I found a good source(free) for commercial stickers. 8)
Then it was the previously mentioned oak and another cherry.
I still don't know if I have the motivation tu cut and stack that whole pile of logs I have, but I do now that the poplar I cut next won't be stickered - just right on the siding. Although I do have much more wood than I need.
On a side note... are there any concerns of degredation of the wood if the log is left uncut for years? Assuming it is kept dry and under cover with the ends of the log sealed.
acrosteve, looks like not much has gone to waste there man, nice looking work for sure, real nice matching the grain pattern on the walnut door fronts, take care, always looking forward to more nice pics, david
That is some very nice craftsmanship. smiley_thumbsup
Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Steve.
Beautiful craftsmanship on the furniture.
Allan
Welcome to the forum.
Beautiful frame and panel construction. The trim work is especially nice.
Welcome ,nice work.You might want to let that popular dry just a bit before you put it up.It may want to cup.
Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Steve!
Welcome to the forum Very nice looking work smiley_thumbsup
Quote from: slider on July 28, 2013, 08:22:54 AM
Welcome ,nice work.You might want to let that popular dry just a bit before you put it up.It may want to cup.
Think so? This is my 1st go around at putting the siding up and had thought I could just take it right from the mill. The tree has been down over a year. Started sawing today.
Have not decided on board and batton, or ship lap, but am leaning towards getting the router out and putting a 1/2 rabbet on the edges.
Welcome to the Forestry Forum. :)
Mighty nice looking furniture builds, too.
Welcome to the forum Steve. Very nice projects.
Welcome Steve. You must have a very good friend if he lets you use his mill. Friends like that are hard to find. You've done some fine work on the furniture. I love the walnut door fronts.
It is rare-- and inspiring-- to find someone who goes "from tree to table". Thanks for posting the pictures. And welcome to the forum. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Thanks guys.
Debarking the poplar.
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And I had a buddy that has been after me to saw up some walnut the city had cut down behind his house as part of some storm cleanup last year. Well, he said there was a pair of them, but they where short - about 4' each. They where laying in a railroad right of way but he had no way of loading them. So I drove my tractor to town. :D About 5 miles and tossed them in the back of his truck.
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He had not mentioned it because he did not think it would be worth fooling with, but the rest of the tree was still there. And i thought it WAS worth fooling with. So back to my house we go to get my log dog.
A little more work and funny looks later...
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What do you think? How many would have drug it home too?
We sawed up the 4' butt cut that day - which was the worst looking one of the bunch. He got 10 12" wide boards 4'+ long. Over 1/2 of them clear. The other two logs are still untouched.
And, just to round it out, a couple of other interesting logs in my pile waiting on the right day.
I would like to slab this crotch, but it just won't fit in my saw. >:(
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Walnut burl
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I would have hauled that walnut log home in a heartbeat. I am partial to walnut (among other woods :)).
No question, I would have brought that log home. Nice haul! What are the plans for the burl? I've often put up board & batton siding the same day I milled it. The key is to use one nail in the center of the board with the side toward the center of the log on the outside so that the cup pulls against the nail. The boards shrink 8% to 10% in width, but only insignificantly (about .1%) in length.
Logs end sealed and stored under cover should be fine, but i'd still keep them off the ground.
No specific plans for the burl. It was part of a blow down and i saved it. I don't really have a decent lathe for turning bowls, but who knows.
Originally, in exchange for me sawing up the walnut for him, my buddy just offered to help with with some of my other sawing(he has run a band saw himself in the past), Well, with the extra log we brought, I will end up with some of that too. ;D. Not sure if you can make it out, but there are quite a few crotches in the top of that.
Speaking of that.... are there any guidelines for cutting blanks for gun stocks?
When I put up the B&B, I am using 12" wide boards with two nails 3" apart in the center. Then the batons are 3" with one nail in the center. I understand that if the board is wider than 8", go with two nails.
for gun stocks, 2-1/8 plain sawn, and as much figure as you can get, cut off at 3', wax the ends and sticker. bout as good as you can get. david