Logs to drool over!

POSTON WIDEHEAD · December 11, 2012, 09:36:03 PM

I just knew somebody would come along and post something ugly.
That's not fair, Magic. :D

Magicman · December 11, 2012, 09:41:27 PM

You knew that I had that picture. :D :D

WDH · December 11, 2012, 09:41:59 PM

Some pecan. This is some of the wood that Mooseherder took to Florida this weekend.

Here is a black walnut log approaching the LT15!

(I love black walnut

).

POSTON WIDEHEAD · December 11, 2012, 09:45:03 PM

PECAN ??? Isn't there a song called "THE

WENT DOWN TO FLORIDA"?

Leigh Family Farm · December 11, 2012, 09:48:11 PM

Great pics everyone!

WDH · December 11, 2012, 10:05:32 PM

David,

A whole truck load sure did! I told Mooseherder to get the spiral head with the carbide inserts :D.

POSTON WIDEHEAD · December 11, 2012, 10:09:30 PM

Quote from: WDH on December 11, 2012, 10:05:32 PM
David,

I told Mooseherder to get the spiral head with the carbide inserts :D.

I'm sure you did.....AFTER he loaded it. :D :D :D

mikeb1079 · December 11, 2012, 10:38:13 PM

great thread! so you guys like walnut eh?

wheeeeeeeeee!

Okrafarmer · December 11, 2012, 10:40:25 PM

Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on December 11, 2012, 09:36:03 PM
I just knew somebody would come along and post something ugly.
That's not fair, Magic. :D

Quote from: Magicman on December 11, 2012, 09:41:27 PM
You knew that I had that picture. :D :D

So-- remind us what kind of wood it is? Looks like box elder to me. . . .

Okrafarmer · December 11, 2012, 10:49:49 PM

Here's what I did today.

150 bf (intl) ERC log, 12 ft by 19" Almost no rot. Custom milled today.

And the spalted ambrosia wormy sycamore I milled about a month ago.

Cypressstump · December 11, 2012, 11:39:43 PM

OK, Figrued I have to contribute a favortie speices of some on here , so how about a GUM picture? :

This is a Sinker Red Gum I recovered with the help of a friend, this was a fairly large blow down tree. We worked our butts off on this dang tree. Sorta Purdy for a Gum.....

And YES, before someone pipes in here and notices it's an Orange Mill,,, ;D YES a WM, My friends old dependable elec. super 40. This was before I got my latest mill... We've changed a few bands on this ol' girl.

Okrafarmer · December 11, 2012, 11:43:27 PM

Cstump, how big was that log before you got it down to that cant? Did it have any light-colored sapwood, and/or was that brown color from soaking up swamp water all those years, or just from the color of the heartwood?

Cypressstump · December 12, 2012, 12:20:31 AM

It was around 54" dia on the butt and 46 foot long when it forked. Sapwood was 3 2-3 inches deep ,dark brown but when air hit the old stuff it turned black in a few seconds.

Okrafarmer · December 12, 2012, 12:22:50 AM

Wow. Hmm. I wonder what color sinker walnut turns. :

T Welsh · December 12, 2012, 05:36:51 AM

A Box Elder for a local campground for benches!

All slabs had figure. Tim

Magicman · December 12, 2012, 07:20:46 AM

Did someone say "sinker"?

Woodchuck53 · December 12, 2012, 08:38:01 AM

MM that is just fine. Ever wish you sawed on halves?

Cypressstump · December 12, 2012, 08:57:17 AM

MM, that's a nice one. Looks like it's been dry for a while?

The log in my avatar is also a double heart sinker. I cut it with the two hearts laying horizontal, into 1 1/2" and 2" boards for counter tops and the two very center boards to be made into a table with the two boards joined end to end. I did not take any pictures of it tho'......It made some fine boards.

Skoalbandit78 · December 12, 2012, 09:06:59 AM

Thanks for all the good pictures.

POSTON WIDEHEAD · December 12, 2012, 09:19:28 AM

I love sawing Binoculars. Nice log Magic.

Jemclimber · December 12, 2012, 10:16:10 AM

Some beautiful pics MM. I'm sure you've seen your share of stunning wood.

Magicman · December 12, 2012, 01:47:37 PM

And some that was not. >:(

Magicman · December 12, 2012, 01:51:50 PM

Here are a few logs that I sawed for Dodgy Loner.

And what we found inside one of them.

learner · December 12, 2012, 10:05:58 PM

Talk about a drool fest! :D I can barely wait to see what's inside these. I'll post pics after I saw each one. Have an oak I'm gonna practice on before I cut into the crotch on the one.