Milling Cherry Lumber

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I do not saw a lot of Cherry......hardly ever.
I bought a 12 foot Cherry trunk for $38.00. It had 216 BF in it. I sawed it 5/4 x wide, no live edge.

Look in the first picture, there were 3 boards that had this in it. What caused it. It was not the blade, it looked like the wood was just pulled out of it.

The rest of the boards were perfectly smooth there after.  say_what



  

  

 

[mesquite buckeye]

My cherry frequently has radial cracks near the pith. Try not to get too pithed off though, it's still really pretty. ;D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

This was about 2 inches above the Pith.

[Delawhere Jack]

I believe the Latin term is, crackiusium mysteriusem.

[Magicman]

Look in the first picture, there were 3 boards that had this in it. What caused it. 

Don't worry, all Cherry has pith check.  In your instance the pith check crossed through those three boards.


 
Always measure and get the pith check an equal distance from the sawmill bed before you saw through.  In the above picture the pith check was contained within two boards.

The good thing was that the "other" side of both boards were clear and free of visible defects.   ;D

[Delawhere Jack]

Look in the first picture, there were 3 boards that had this in it. What caused it. 

Don't worry, all Cherry has pith check.  In your instance the pith check crossed through those three boards.


 
Always measure and get the pith check an equal distance from the sawmill bed before you saw through.  In the above picture the pith check was contained within two boards.

Or maybe what MM said....   

[WDH]

I believe the Latin term is, crackiusium mysteriusem.

I like what you said, better  :D.  That surely explains it if you understand Latin.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I told you in another thread.....never mess with a crackiusium when you don't know what to expect. 

[WDH]

 :D

That is right.  You did not follow your own advice, but then again, cherry will make you crazy  ;D.

[drobertson]

Not bad for an 18' log! man what a job that must have been to retrieve that much footage!  8)    david

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Not bad for an 18' log! man what a job that must have been to retrieve that much footage!  8)    david

I had a typo I corrected in my opening post. It was a 12 foot log. I sawed it in to 2 /  6 foot logs. Originally I said a 12" log.

[drobertson]

Real nice,   david