I HATE HICKORY

[stumpy]

I sawed a Shagbark hickory today. This was the worst sawing log I've ever done. The blade would dive, rize, wave, or even cup so the board had a hump in it from side to side. It's not the blade, as I changed it at least 4 times. It's been cold here for a couple days, so it was probably just frozen, but wow, I'm glad that's over with.

[SAW MILLER]

The first job I done with my new LT 40 was 1400 of hickory....80 ft/hr but I have to say it sawed real nice...I think it should be sawed by the hour don't you? ??? ???

[Brad_S.]

Hate to say it but everything you describe sure sounds blade related. Were they fresh from the box or resharpened? Resharpened usually cut better than new ones.  That said, semi frozen logs of any species can be buggers

[Fla._Deadheader]

If'n you cood scrape all the bark off, the rest wood saw real nice. That Shagbark will throw sparks, if ya saw in the twilight.  : : ;D ;D

[Larry]

Sawing ain't bad with a 4 degree band...just little slow.  Wait till ya try to dry it...that's where it gets to be fun.

[fencerowphil (Phil L.)]

The devil to saw, but boy do those waste slabs burn good in the old heater!
8)
I cut a couple of hickories with a chain saw mill a year or more ago.
(Yes, I am serious.)  Broke three chains. :-[

I stacked the thru cuts in-the-bole - as they came off the log, stickered
with tiny stickers at 2' intervals and strapped the logs back together with
cargo straps - TIGHT.   It dried pretty well, but that was extraordinary measures!

Phil L.

[mike_van]

24" lengths in the stove sounds  like a lot less trouble  :D

[PawNature]

The board make nice abstract art as they come off the cant. I whatched a nice 12 incher split from one end to the other the other day right before my eyes

[Bibbyman]

Pignut or smooth bark hickory always saws better than shagbark.  But we've had real good luck sawing hickory - then, at times, it saws real mean.  I think it has to do with the sap content.  If the logs are a little dry,  I think they saw better.  Thick .055 blades with 4 degree hook will work better'n anything else.

[Engineer]

I had an ash board do that to me after sitting in the stack for a couple months.  Grabbed it off the top to restack in a new pile and BANG like a gunshot the board split in two right down the middle.  Scared the p%p right outta me.

[woodmills1]

It was the blade. :D

[Faron]

I've been sawing hickory the last couple of days.  .055 blades and some soap in the water, along with pulling the debarker in pretty tight, and I've got some real nice lumber, and not so shabby on time, either.  The customer wants hickory flooring and trim.  I suspect that may be where I decide I hate hickory.  Anyone have experience along those lines?

[pigman]

I have built some furniture with hickory. The wood is hard, but with sharp knives on the planer it is workable. I had some tearout on some of the cross grain boards. Did I say it was hard.

[Don K]

Had some hickory cabinets built to go in my log home. Sawed nice, stank like  horse p , dried like it was alive, Busted a 24"planer pulley, used alot of glue, and plenty of brads, but the end result was very nice indeed. Get many compliments on our unusual looking cabinets

[sawmillwill]

I saw about 4000' per day of Hickory when on that species.  How many ponys on your mill?  What pitch blade and how wide. 

sawmillwill

[ScottAR]

Welcome Sawmill Will!!!   

[PawNature]

Pignut or smooth bark hickory always saws better than shagbark. But we've had real good luck sawing hickory -.

Why do you suppose they call it pignut. ;D ;D