Had a small China berry tree growing too close to a shed. Chunked it up, made a quick jig for my bandsaw and cut a few boards.
How long does 5/4 China berry take to dry?
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wildbill
How long? We are about to find out.. ;D
It dries fast. 60 to 90 days to air dry to 15% in your climate with good air movement. That is some nice looking stuff.
I was happy with how it turned out.
I'm thinking on how to improve the jig. All I did was screw the "log" to plywood that ride in the miter slot. It worked, but can be made better
Bill,
You are walking on a slippery slope :D.
Quote from: WDH on February 16, 2015, 08:41:52 PM
Bill,
You are walking on a slippery slope :D.
No guts, no glory. (Old Saying).
No hill for a stepper. smiley_clapping
Yup, there is a sawmill at the bottom of the slope. ;D
I have one more tree here almost large enough to mill. Can't justify a real sawmill yet :)
When I saw the title of this I was sure you were making propellers.
I gotta a feeling about Wildbill and sawing wood. "Too close to the shed" probably means anything within 100 yards or so. ;)
You can't be too careful :D.
Quote from: Jeff on February 17, 2015, 05:30:57 AM
I gotta a feeling about Wildbill and sawing wood. "Too close to the shed" probably means anything within 100 yards or so. ;)
Where Wild Bill lives 100 yards is 6 houses away. ;)
I see no difference between Jakes LT70 and my rikon 10-325.
I have seen him pick up "logs" and set them on his mill also :)
The trunk was touching the roof. I think my house sits on 1/4 acre. I don't have much property but I do what I can with it
Billy,
I would advise you not to cut trees from the yard 6 houses away, even if they are a hazard ;D. Some Good Samaritan practices are just not appreciated.
How much do you want to bet that when he looks at his neighbors trees, he sees boards and not trees? ;)
:D :D :D A lot of us do that Jeff.
When I used to paint, I always looked at them on how I would paint them.
One coworker is trimming his pecan tee in the next few weeks, another is planning on pruning a silver maple (I think he said)
Need to work on the jig...hate to see the trash man pick up that wood.
Is the house next door for sale?? :D
Quote from: wildbill on February 16, 2015, 09:03:42 PM
I have one more tree here almost large enough to mill. Can't justify a real sawmill yet :)
Saying you can't justify a sawmill because there is no timber in your yard is like saying you can't justify a boat because there are no fish in your birdbath. If you own a mill, the logs will soon follow.
Quote from: Ocklawahaboy on February 18, 2015, 04:08:16 PM
Quote from: wildbill on February 16, 2015, 09:03:42 PM
I have one more tree here almost large enough to mill. Can't justify a real sawmill yet :)
Saying you can't justify a sawmill because there is no timber in your yard is like saying you can't justify a boat because there are no fish in your birdbath. If you own a mill, the logs will soon follow.
I like that! :D smiley_thumbsup
I live in one of the densely populated counties in Florida. Logs would have to be trucked in. It is almost illegal to cut down anything here. I would have to try to hook up with tree crews....but I hear yard trees have a habit of growing metal in them. It's best to wait and work with what I have at this point
You are a wise man.
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Especially when you can do this. ;D
Yep, she is still a little squatty :).
Running any kind of mill in this county would pretty much guarantee a visit from the city faster than if you had a house on fire.
This is the most densely populated county in Florida and the 50th most densely populated in the US.
Quote from: wildbill on February 17, 2015, 09:02:50 PM
One coworker is trimming his pecan tee in the next few weeks
Oh oh, Pecan! :o
Yup, time to be alarmed. Pecan limbs do not make lumber. :-\
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I'm going to buy me a bird bath then. I ain't been fishing in a while. I already got the boat. :D
If they all twist the same way you could glue them together and saw them again ;D
And then they would twist the other way. smiley_devil
Score: Pecan=1 Sawyer=0
Quote from: Magicman on February 19, 2015, 11:53:06 AM
Yup, time to be alarmed. Pecan limbs do not make lumber. :-\
No but they make yummy ribs.
Bill and Bill, I wasn't actually suggest you purchase one... Your time and money is better spent eating the Friday shrimp special at Frenchie's or the shrimp and grits at Nauti Nancy's.
Keep making things out of those free boards.
Haven't been to Frenchys in a while but Nauti Nancy's is a favorite of ours.
Had the best omelet I've ever eaten there. Seafood, shrimp, scallops, crab all fresh caught within a couple hours of cooking it. DELISH!!
If we could have a mill either here in Florida or Tenn we'd have bought WDH's LT-15 or had something by now. As it stands though Billy's going to have to make do with the mini Jake band saw ;D
Paint it orange and call it the LT-.15. :D
:D :D :D :D
Jeff will make you some stickers. :D
:D :D :D
I have been thinking about building a jig for the bandsaw and making a bunch of dogwood lumber. Ive neverseen anything made out of dogwood (other than mallets). It's supposed to be one of the hardest woods in north america.
Very hard like persimmon. Used to make shuttle cocks for commercial looms back in the day when textiles were still made in the USA. Those days are gone now. Lots of old heart pine beams are being recovered here in the South from the old textile mills that are being torn down.