Large Forestry Forum redwood display table for sawlex.

beenthere · May 06, 2007, 11:49:53 PM

Jeff, and Tammy
Yer doin good with that redwood slab undercarriage....Nice work, and I like the idear of support you are goin after.

Catchin a little bit of wireless once in a bit, while travelin back from Winnipeg. Home tomorrow.
Really had some rain fall in da north, from Fargo north to Winnipeg. Fields and ditches full, where they were planting (I assume wheat) on Friday. They are soppin wet now.

solodan · May 07, 2007, 03:07:24 AM

Jeff, back to the checking part. On the bottom side of the slab make two relief cuts in an x pattern from corner to corner with your circular saw. Drop the saw in about an inch from the corner and pull it out an inch from the other corner. This way you won't see the cuts coming out the edge. Then fill the kerf with epoxy. Thin it down with laquer thinner and you will be able to move it right in the crack. The x relief is enough to loosen the tension on the big slabs.This helps with checking and cupping. This method was passed on to myself, so I should pass it on as well.

metalspinner · May 07, 2007, 09:43:23 AM

Solodon, how dee are you cutting this "X" relief? Does the depth change with differing slab thicknesses?
Thanks!

solodan · May 07, 2007, 11:18:08 AM

I would only cut about an 1/8" deep. I guess a thicker slab could be cut deeper, but than again a thicker slab is more stable. I was never explained how deep to make this cut, but the cut relieves tension on the opposite side. I am sure there is still tension through the middle of the slab though, and if a piece of wood really wants to move nothing is going to stop it.

Also this relief cut could cause a slab to release tension and bow or cup, but at least it would do it right away and then you could resurface it.

blueox · May 07, 2007, 04:14:05 PM

Jeff & Tammy

Looks like you will need a Big Ox to haul that to Sawlex.

Looks like the Last Supper, table. WOW!

SwampDonkey · May 30, 2007, 09:05:12 PM

Quote from: Sprucegum on May 01, 2007, 10:19:32 PM
If you're gonna be manhandling this thing from show to show I think you should put hidden all-thread just like you have drawn. One at each end about 8 or 12 inches in would not only stop the checking, it would keep the top from busting in half when you drop it :-\

:D :D :D :D Sorry, but I got a good kick out of that. ;)

WDH · May 30, 2007, 10:24:47 PM

By the way, is the Forestry Forum Ceremonial Redwood Display Table back in Michigan?

Jeff · June 03, 2007, 02:12:32 PM

Yep, its back in Michigan awaiting its next duty at the Pig Roast.

Here it is on the way back from Sawlex.

Taken from the Sawlex slide show I put together HERE

Furby · June 03, 2007, 02:15:42 PM

Thought the table was 19' and the trailer was 16' ???

Jeff · June 03, 2007, 02:37:14 PM

THe trailer is 14 ft. I was thinking it was 16. The TOP is 19 foot.

Furby · June 03, 2007, 07:02:44 PM

No tickets on the trip ???

Fla._Deadheader · June 03, 2007, 07:46:51 PM

I been thinking the same thing. That's a LOT of overhang for that long a trip :

Jeff · June 03, 2007, 07:49:36 PM

They all thought it was simply more trailer.

SwampDonkey · June 04, 2007, 06:05:24 AM

Not even a red rag tacked on either.

Quote from: Jeff B on June 03, 2007, 07:49:36 PM
They all thought it was simply more trailer.

:D :D

Jeff · June 04, 2007, 09:50:55 PM

If they cant see a 3 inch thick 5 foot wide 5 foot long trailer extension, they sure aint goona see a little bitty flag. I considered it, then passed. As it turned out I must have been cool as we got plenty of looks by troopers and all sorts of people passing us as you can imagine with that on the back, and the only hand signals we got from other drivers were thumbs ups.

Furby · June 04, 2007, 09:54:19 PM

Itty bitty flag is required to be at least 12"x12", red light at night in place of flag.

Jeff · June 04, 2007, 10:20:42 PM

SO if I would have nailed the top down, making it part of the trailer bed, what it the law now? I dont think there is any.

WDH · June 04, 2007, 10:42:30 PM

If you had of been stopped by the Law, that table would have so impressed them that they would have provided you a personal escort all the way back home :D.

Furby · June 04, 2007, 10:56:54 PM

Lights must be within a given distance from the end of the trailer, but I'm not sure what the distance is off hand.

Jeff · June 04, 2007, 11:10:25 PM

Like I said, there was plenty of ops for me to be stopped and in several states and nobody did.

SwampDonkey · June 05, 2007, 05:40:56 AM

Wish I was one of them cops.

I would have had me a nice redwood table, and free delivery to boot. ;D :D 8)

Ironwood · July 13, 2007, 11:21:51 PM

Aint Redwood nice? Slabs like that may become a thing of the past as most old growth is protected. There are many on private land but not nearly the former supply.

I just salvaged some old growth from 4 trash barrels in Station Square in downtown 'Pittsburgh. They would have lasted 100 years if cared for, now there is probably plastic containers there. I just took to "hoops" off them tonight and will plane down the 3" wide x 40" x 8/4 pieces later for projects. After a trip to the Coastal's you just don't veiw this resource the same.

Here are some recent aquistions from a barn in N. E. they had been there nearly 40 years. Met a GREAT old guy (almost 90 ) who could barely walk he said "you can do these justice" he was a real treasure. He hauled them back in a U-haul. Gosh I love meeting new / interesting people. The level is a four footer for scale. These will make great desks.

Reid