Whatcha Sawin' ???

[Jim_Rogers]

He got away before I could snap a picture. But a sign maker guy, who does it on the side from his full time job, just picked up all of the pine round/natural edge slabs I had on hand for sale.
Nice when that happens.
Now I need to cut some more for stock and to sell.
Jim Rogers
PS he got a new flag for his load too.

[Lawg Dawg]

I've got to get this bad boy sawed today...it's around34" across the limbs down here, 10'6" long...I'm thinking slab it across that crotch grain....what would you do?



 





Also cut these little knots to saw into 1x6x10s



 

[WDH]

White oak is terrible about pith cracking.  Your crotches will probably split as they dry.

[Lawg Dawg]

Heck Yeah! River Table Slabs! 8)

[E-Tex]

PA......"Outstanding" results!!!

[Lawg Dawg]

White oak is terrible about pith cracking.  Your crotches will probably split as they dry.

You are absolutely correct! Already split!


 


 

[Magicman]

And it will probably split more as it dries, but it should still make a beautiful table, etc.

[E-Tex]

Today's little job...... ERC, about a dozen 8x8 post 12'-20' long.



 



 



 



 

[Magicman]

Looks like you need to join me in the 'Saws um and Leaves um" Club.  8)

[Lawg Dawg]

That White Oak I posted this morning turned out some pretty nice slabs...but like WDH said they were already split pretty good.  I'll put these to the side and see how they do



 



 



 



 







 

I Love the WIDE MOUTH, and Deep Throat of this sawmill.  Does good with these big logs once you get the hang of it! ;D

[Eppdso]

50 pages down 482 to go! you guys are crazy lol

[nativewolf]

That White Oak I posted this morning turned out some pretty nice slabs...but like WDH said they were already split pretty good.  I'll put these to the side and see how they do



 



 



 



 







 

I Love the WIDE MOUTH, and Deep Throat of this sawmill.  Does good with these big logs once you get the hang of it! ;D

Bowties from walnut will look great on those slabs and keep checking in check.

[Magicman]

But we have fun Eppdso.    Where in Colorado?  I will be there next month.   

Dawg, it's more that Oak does not knit/graft together like some other species.


 
Here is a sinker Cypress crotch log that I sawed a few years ago.


 
And here is what was inside.  ;D

[goose63]

A lady from Watertown S.D. brought this up



 

Silver mapel been down 15 year's that thing was hard and dry soon to be a table top told her $100 she was so happy she gave me $200


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Kenny came over with this big ash log



  

on the mill bed so I could use the chainsaw mill





This to will be a table top  



 

Kenny and Moma went home happy

[Lawg Dawg]

Back on pine today...cutting 1x6x10...I got about 4000 bf of 4/4" pine lumber orders to fill next week.. 8)



 



 

That lt 40 cuts straight



 

Small load of walnut left here today, guys from York,SC he's building a house...need dry walnut



 

It's too hot...gonna knock off for a while



 

And I build all my sheds and barns out of WOOD! It's cheap and plentiful!  And great advertisement!  I know there the best...but I don't believe in metal buildings around a sawmill.  But I do have plans for me one in the future...need a 80' x 100' metal building with enclosed sides on a pad and roll up doors to store the dry lumber for sale in!  8)

[Magicman]

Looks like you are turning out some nice slabs Ken.  8)

Keep knocking um down Dawg.  ;D

[logbyr]

 

 
vcouple nice ch i sawed this week 

[Ruffgear]

new guy with sawmill (borrowed). Have been doing a bit of sawing when time allows. Couple weeks back picked up a mess of walnut. Now what to do with it? Would like to make some slabs from some of it, problem is my saw only cuts 24" wide.

[Ruffgear]

 

 

 

 couple more photos.. I hope

[Magicman]

Since you can only saw 24' wide you can always open the first face down to that ~24" mark, rotate 90° and then take one live edge bookmatched slabs from the remainder.  You will then have plenty of stock that will easily make eye popping bookmatched tables.


 
That is exactly what we did with the Red Oak log on the right.


 These two one live edge bookmatched slabs will make the customer a nice dining table.



 
Same thing here with this Pecan log.


 
Two bookmatched slabs for a dining table (bullets no extra charge).  ;D

[Lawg Dawg]

Cut more pine 1x6 today



 

I started marking my saw down ends with a piece of the kids sidewalk chalk...works pretty good.  MM taught me years ago to saw with the HORNS UP!



 

That old HF dust blower still kicking it out...probably got a 1000hrs on it by now  ;D



 

This is my blade after about 500 bf of that sticky pine!



 

Then Justin showed up this evening with a load of big oak and cedar logs come out of downtown Charlotte,NC!  8)



 



 


Now...better get to sawin!




 



 



 

Havent put a tape on them yet...but some good cedar!

[WDH]

the HORNS UP!

For construction lumber and framing.  Not so for furniture grade .  You can deal with bow in framing, but sidebend is a killer.  You can deal with side bend in furniture grade, but bow is a killer .

[Lawg Dawg]

the HORNS UP!

For construction lumber and framing.  Not so for furniture grade .  You can deal with bow in framing, but sidebend is a killer.  You can deal with side bend in furniture grade, but bow is a killer .

You got that right! Good point! Yeah this going to be subflooring in a historical rehab job...Actually this lumber is going into the restoration of the old movie theater in our little town of Jefferson,SC. Not sure when the last movie was played there, but probably in the 40s.  I'll try and get some pics of it tommorow, I've been sawing on this job since the first of the year 8)

About every other Saturday this guy is waiting on me at the gate in the morning to get his lumber...nothing like a customer that shows up on time when they say they will with a pocket full of cash...they get the best pricing with me

[Magicman]

That is some exceptional ERC and it should be a joy to saw.  8)

Ash, :  Hickory,  :-\  & ERC    for me tomorrow.  

[Ruffgear]

Thanks magic! Great idea, Seems simple enough.