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Quarter sawed some white some white oak on Saturday. This was my first time doing the @YellowHammer RRQS technique and I was not disappointed. boards ranging from a 4" face to 10" face width with some spectacular figure!

I wonder if this would work with Post Oak?  I have some nice sized trees and I know they are considered a "white" oak.  I wonder if they would produce the same kind of figuring that your white oak does.

[doc henderson]

If you cut one near the pith, the outer edges will be an example of quartersawn.  if you see figure, you will know and can proceed from there.  even red oaks will have some, but I am not familiar with your oaks.  @WDH 

[caveman]

It works with red oaks.

[KenMac]

Post oaks will show QS figure as well.

[YellowHammer]

This was my first time doing the @YellowHammer RRQS technique.....Hydraulics made the work extremely easy, just level the center to gun barrel, take a slab from the center, flip the top half to the loading arms with the two plane, then start cutting.

That is excellent description of the technique, it really is that easy.  
Good job on the sawing, VERY nice looking wood.  Congratulations.
Post oak, chestnut oak or any of the white or red oak work well with this technique.  Most post oak is very straight, so that makes the initial gun barreling easier.    

[Greyhound]

Here's a little rrqs white oak sawn for me by @PA_Walnut .  We also got some small slabs from the base of the butt log where there had been a second lead. 


 

 

 

 

 

 

[tule peak timber]

I've used a version of your technique to mill vertical grain doug fir on some large logs in the past. Unfortunately , most of the oaks where I'm at look like chicken wings ,or the hind end of a dog, or something in-between---even if they are larger... :D My "gun barreling " would look like a snub nosed 38...  

[WV Sawmiller]

   Getting ready for a small mobile job about 50 miles away and I did some alignment and adjustment to the mill after last weeks job so I decided to run a test log through it. I grabbed a 2 y/o RO out of a stack and pushed it over to the mill with John since it was too heavy for him to lift. A lot of flare on the butt and soft punky sapwood on the side. I had to gun barrel it a little to get it to fit. Was using a couple of old blades and they wanted to rise and left big black marks so I retired them and put a fresh young 4 degree DH blade on and that did the trick. I forgot to take a before picture so below are some after shots. Yield was 89 bf and I made two trips as not sure John could carry that much. He probably could but it was pure heartwood. 8- 1X12'sX8, a couple of 1X10s and one each 8,6 & 4 inch boards from the outer flitches. Gave Milly a bath and she is ready to go when the customer is.


 First load after about half unloaded

 Second load. You can see some pretty quartersawn fleck in the edges.

[tule peak timber]

Milling cedar 10X10 timbers for my new office today. I also just finished a cool looking Monterey cypress mantle this afternoon.


 

 

 

[Magicman]

 

 
Luke and I were back to sawing SYP today.  1X8's and 9/4 single live edge slabs for kitchen counters.




I have my followup visit with the knee surgeon tomorrow so no sawing until Wednesday.  The log on the right is the log with the 40" butt. 

[SawyerTed]

Magicman,  after your follow up can I have your doctor's name?  I need a prescription for a sawmill upgrade/physical therapy machine!

[caveman]

Mr. Lynn, 
If you have time, I would love for you to make a few crayon marks on the big pine log showing how you plan to break it down.  I appreciate you sharing your sawing experiences.

[Banjo picker]

Got some 18 footers to make full 2 x 8 s out of for tomorrow.  Thank goodness for hydraulics and roller tables. 

That log is 21 inches on the little end.  I have never tried but I have measured with a tape an I think I could cut 26 foot on this mill if I set the log on it perfect. Banjo

[YellowHammer]

Here's some RRQS sycamore I did today.  I've been sawing its since last week and am down to my last 8 or 10 sycamore logs in this batch.



 

[Magicman]

Caveman, there will not be anything special about breaking that log down.  It is 33" on the top end so that will be my target.  I'll saw from each side down to an 8" center cant and then saw through.  The flitches will then become 1X6's & 1X8's.

The customer only has one more tree to fall and skid which will be done today.  He said that it is also a ~40 inch monster but even so, he is running out of logs before he gets enough 1X8's for his flooring and ceiling.  An option is to put those 9X9's back onto the sawmill and saw them into 1X8's.  Sometime you gots to do what you gots to do.  :

[tule peak timber]

Cutting redwood today for of all things, a giant custom overhead light bar. Also some cedar and a pine stick came in this morning.This stick is one section of a  single  tree from northern Ca. that is coming in 4 loads to be weight legal. One BIG ponderosa !

 

 

 

 

 

[Walnut Beast]

Cutting redwood today for of all things, a giant custom overhead light bar. Also some cedar and a pine stick came in this morning.This stick is one section of a  single  tree from northern Ca. that is coming in 4 loads to be weight legal. One BIG ponderosa !

 

 

 

 

Some AWESOME pictures!!!!

[Ljohnsaw]

  
I can help you out!  Looks like you only want the big logs.  I'll take the 30" (little) top logs off your hands.  Just drop them at my place on your way down from Paradise. ;)

[tule peak timber]

 
I can help you out!  Looks like you only want the big logs.  I'll take the 30" (little) top logs off your hands.  Just drop them at my place on your way down from Paradise. ;)

I just PM'd you . Cheers  Rob

[WV Sawmiller]

   Left home at 0608 and drove 54 miles to a customer. Sawed 2111 bf of 8/4 and 4/4 Hemlock, Pine, WO, Poplar, Maple and even a cherry log in the mix. It was dark by the time we finished and tally was done by flashlight so I did not get a picture of the finished work. Customer met me at the entrance to his road and escorted me in, had 2 helpers - one HS kid and a man about our age. It was a long hard day but I made a new friend and had a good time.


 

 I got home about 2310. Missed the final episode of Survivor.

 

[Magicman]

Rob, your Pondersosa makes my 40" stick look very small, but I did manage.  I hung the 40'' outside of the Cantilever and started whittling it down.


 
A few pictures Bibbying it down for Caveman.



Slice and rotate.


 
A few more turns and I will have it down to the 8" center cant.


 
And then the "Accessory" breaker operated.  Since the accessory lead feeds the controls to virtually everything on the sawmill, it took a bit of "Magicman" troubleshooting.



Auto Clutch lead which is an item that actually "moves" every time that it operates.  Bet that won't happen again because I rerouted and zip tied it.  It was my fault because I installed the Auto Clutch. 


 
Anyway, Luke and I still had a very productive day and stacked some additional lumber.

We will not go back to this job until probably Tuesday to allow the customer to fall and skid an additional tree.  He said that it was another 40" butt.  :

[WV Sawmiller]

Lynn,

  Good looking job making that big log fit your mill and I continue to be impressed by your troubleshooting skills. If you are ever in WV and looking for a Mentee to train I think something can be worked out.

  I was too tired to provide much detail on my yesterday job. I knew I was in trouble when I sat on the porch to put on my muddy sawmill boots and found a strong smell of skunk in the air and Sampson was nowhere to be found.(No - he is smarter or more cowardly than that) then I broke a bootlace and dropped the broken end between the slats in the porch instead of just tying them back together like I planned. Grabbed my other boots and on the road.

  While sawing 3 different times my drive chain (The big bicycle looking chain) came loose from the hook on the end of the mill. It was always a quick and easy fix but the second time there was almost no excess length and I had to remove the threaded end, hook it in the chain the push it through the hole and tighten it. I need to double check that and see if I am missing a link or something.

  The customer had some maple I sawed into 4/4 and we made some 1X12" boards with some awful pretty figure. Unfortunately they will likely end up as a chicken house or shed siding instead of a high end piece of furniture. Things were moving too quickly with two paid helpers and the customer for me to stop and take pictures at the time.

  I need to box up another box of bands and get them off to resharp to join their siblings I sent a week or so back.

[tule peak timber]

Lynn, good to see you back in the saddle keeping the WM engine warm and providing ventilation to the interior of that big log 8)

[samandothers]

Magicman,  after your follow up can I have your doctor's name?  I need a prescription for a sawmill upgrade/physical therapy machine!

Great idea!  You can have insurance cover part of the cost!  Wow genius!  

[Magicman]

I forgot to add this picture this morning.



Bookmatched bullets.  Funny thing was that they were in the second log and would have been ~15' from the ground.  There is no idea what he was shooting at, but that is a pretty good group with a .38.