Whatcha Sawin' 2020 ??

[Larry]

The lumber grader needs to go to the barbershop.



Some interesting black streaks in these slabs.

[Jcald327]

@doc henderson calls that Kansas Maple,  :D the rest of us call it white oak. Nice job there!

I totally agree but the property owner is adamant it was a maple, and he had no white oaks.  I cant seem to find a picture pre cut of the log (although most bark was gone, it was flakey / peeling like some maples, but also white oak and white oak alone in the oak family) and had the craziest twist probably 120-180 degrees over the course of 13 feet, which I see much more with maple than oak, but I haven't seen many other species with that ray fleck/medullary ray look than oak again.  Here are some pics up close (although I think 1 the pictures suck because the wood had been down so long, and 2, I think were on the same page as it being oak).


 end grain


 edge grain
Wish I had some sodium nitrate to test as apparently it needs sunlight to darken maple but will darken white oak with a quickness.
Wood seems to have what I would call a high silica content as it almost has some shimmer /tiny sand look to it in the right angle in some of the grain.
I again will always side with the centuries of knowledge in FF over my or the landowners opinion;)
I do feel stupid calling it maple now though. 

[Bruno of NH]

Looks like oak to me.

[Dave Shepard]

My money is on white oak, also. 

[nativewolf]

Not just putting money on it but that is simply WO of some sort.  No question no debate.  The rays are a dead giveaway.  The growth rings were impressive, huge summer growth..must have been fairly moist.  Sawing into those rays is what givs QSWO the neat tiger stripped pattern that is so popular.  The shimmering is due to the pores being filed with deposits.  

[nativewolf]

Not sure where to put this but we are cutting some poplar on a small job, a few butts have significant rainbow poplar color showing.  If some FF want to try sawing give me a hollar and we'll save upper logs as a freebie.  

[kelLOGg]

A friend/customer is building his house and asked me to saw the siding. After 4 deliveries here's what is on my plate.



 

46 nice SYP from 10 to 16 ft and 10" to 24" dia.

[Jcald327]

Thanks everyone for dealing with my uncertainties, definitely in agreeance on the WO, just thought I'd give all the information I could.

+1 for FF as an incredible resourse.

[Magicman]

Nice logs KelLOGg.  There is no need to Anchorseal SYP because the sap seals itself.  ;)

[kelLOGg]

It was the customer's anchor seal.

[Magicman]

I figured so and I have also driven up to end sealed SYP a couple of times.  It surely messes up my marking the log's center/target with my lumber crayon. 

[tule peak timber]

The lumber grader needs to go to the barbershop.



Some interesting black streaks in these slabs.

Larry, Type of wood? It is nice looking..... ???

[WV Sawmiller]

   Its obviously "Dog" wood. :D

[Larry]

Arkansas black walnut.  I don't  know what caused the black streaks but it sure was unusual and pretty. I tried telling the log owner his wood was contaminated and I needed to dispose of it for him, but he wasn't buying my line. :'(

[tule peak timber]

Pretty wood--I'd keep trying different lines :D

[WV Sawmiller]

   Warm and cloudy today and other than the mud a good day to saw. I was cutting some poplar tops up for firewood last week and found one 7' section that was pretty straight. About 9" diameter so nothing earth shattering but decided not to waste it. I also checked a couple of my stock ash logs. The first one turned to to be getting punky so will become firewood. The next was solid so I decided to saw some 5/8" X 8" X 7' pieces for B&B on my new bus stop projects.


 Poplar top saved from firewood


 A couple of quick cuts Yielded a 1X6 & 2-2X6's.


 Cut off a butt log with a lot of flare for 7' piece. About 13" SED


 Yield = 11 total 5/8" X 8" X 7' Boards for siding, and a couple of 2X6's. Total for both logs about 80 bf.

 I went ahead and made a left wall for my bus stop out of the boards, some stock 3/8" X 2" battens and half of one of the poplar 2X6's and some stock poplar 2X4's. Now customers can compare B&B and the live edge lap siding options.

[Bruno of NH]

Red oak slabs and more 2x4x10 hemlock for inventory .
The slabs will be sold on Monday

 

[SawyerTed]

 

 

 Filled a small order of white oak for a gentleman building a playhouse for his daughter.  She designed it and they are building it together.  This is the third small order in the last few weeks.  I'm looking forward to the open house!

Yes, I quarter sawed it just for fun.

[tule peak timber]

Frosty Sunday morning here- no sawing today. A load due in tomorrow. Happy Sunday !

 

[Andries]

There's a lot of lumber air drying there.
Even if it is freeze-drying. 😨
Rob, the photos of your operation are always interesting - it's like a game of "Where's Waldo?". There's always a four legged buddy in your photos, but not always easy to find.

[tule peak timber]

Hey Buddy, I'm trout fishing just south of you in 6 days. Please turn up the thermostat.... :D
  Acres of logs, almost as many dogs.
 

[WV Sawmiller]

   Just piddlin and cleaning up my lot a little. I see I need to saw my ash as it is about to go south on me. I also have some small maple and an uprooted   I was saving for a blacksmith to make hammer handles but he has been a no show so I better cut it into something. I sawed the rest of the ash from yesterday - bucked into 2-8'6" logs and one prime firewood cut left over. I cut it into 5/8" 6 & 8 inch boards for future B&B.


 Forgot to post a picture of the lumber. Yield was 8- 8" & 10 6" boards and 2 -2X6X8's. About 99 bf if you count the thin boards same as 1" which is what I bill when cutting for a customer. Still awful muddy out there but temps are beautiful.

[DPatton]

Last weekend I did some quarter sawing red oak for a client.





It was a good job with plenty of good help. The client got a really nice stack of quarter sawn material out of this log he had quartered up with an Alaskan mill, a big Sthil 088, and a 6' bar with rip chain.



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The client also had some walnut, and maple logs for me to saw as well.
The stack below shows some but not all of the lumber we were able to produce.





That oak was frozen and hard on blades. I had to call member Cutting Edge and order a new flat pack of Kasco 4°'s when I got home because I went thru nine blades, averaging one blade every hour and twenty minutes of sawing. 

[tule peak timber]

Big cedars and oaks this morning at the crack of dawn.

 

 

[JRWoodchuck]

Tule do you have a slabbing mill again or are you breaking these monsters down on your LT15?