The Good,Bad, And The Ugly

[Nomad]

Seriously, most of our mesquite logs look that bad or worse. The good news is ugly logs like that actually make prettier furniture than the perfect ones. I would cut them a little thick if they are showing stress wood so your pieces to make things with will be longer even if they move around. If you are trying to make money selling this kind of lumber it will be a tough road, but if you are using it yourself or if you have artistic furniture types around have at it. ;D

     A couple of months ago I had a client from Texas as me to saw a bunch of mesquite like that. MY first reaction was "WHAT?!?"  But he wanted it for "unusual cuts" and it worked out just fine.  (Mesquite is pretty hard stuff.)

[Tree Dan]

Today I got some straighter logs 8)
Soft maple, hard maple, and some walnut :new_year:


I think Im changeing my blade tomorrow...I just skimmed over top of the clamp...never cut into it, just took some black paint off of It.

I wonder if the 10 degree blades will be ok for that hard maple, or should I put a 4 degree on?




Im not sure where I will use this soft maple, but It saws nice.

[Stephen1]

Ugly wood makes ugly lumber, but great table top slabs, shelves, bar tops. I find it is always better to live edge it all. If the log is to big for the throat of the mill, I saw one side down to 28 inches wide, then turn it 90 degrees and slab it thru. Number the slabs so that they are book matched. i would take one side of that crotch and slab it. It will make a beautiful table.

[Magicman]

Ain't having fun.....fun.