839 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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I was out in the yard planting two little maple trees and the “wife” called from the house, “Phone call, come in the house, it’s Joel Tille from Iowa.” Now, normally, when I am a hundred yards from the house, covered in dirt and sweat and planting trees, and the root ball is laying on the ground rapidly drying out, I would just say, “take a message.”
But, “wife” has learned a few things in 15 years of marriage, namely, because she told...
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729 days ago
by Dorje |
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Here’s a little more ‘milling around’ for fun:........
This board turned out to have some really interesting spalting…........
And, upon closer examination:...........
One with our stacks:........
And our final parting shot! ........
This concludes the milling process. What a blessing it was to have Mike’s support in this process. I can thank LJ for that! And a HUGE thanks to Mike directly! That was a lot of fun last Wednesday. Just amazing what can come f...
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868 days ago
by Lee A. Jesberger |
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When designing the shop I tried to anticipate the type of work we would be doing. Looking back, I wasn’t even close.
However, in spite of that, the work flow is very much the same for many woodworking projects. Our shop is laid out considering that work flow.
Our entrance door is where we unload both sheet goods and solid lumber. We stack the lumber on stickers, prior to use, and the plywood is placed on a drywall cart.
We place lumber on the chop saw station, which ...
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733 days ago
by Dorje |
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After the slabbing cut, we continued to cut the first half of the log. Here’s a short video of Mike on the saw…....
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After a few cuts we hit a nail…pulled the saw out and cut from the other end…chipped a tooth but nothing really terrible; the chain was still relatively sharp, so we continued to cut!............
Here’s the spalting a bit closer up…it gets even better in the 2nd half!.......
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A bookmatch shot for fun…........
MORE TO COME!....
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764 days ago
by Dorje |
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Well, just some text at this point – but I can’t slow my heart rate down at the thought of what’s happening next door. A major maple – which looks like it may have some serious figure – is coming down. I’ve been offered the bole (the main trunk from the base to the crotch), which is about 10-12 feet long, and a couple sections of major limbs from the crotch up a ways. The arborist says he’ll need to cut the bole in two…I’d like it left ...
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100 days ago
by PurpLev |
21 comments »
OK, so that’s how I like my steaks, but as for lumber – I really like it dry, and just right!
When I took on the Bowling Lane Workbench project, I knew I’d have to reorganize the work space a tad bit (ok, more than just that). Especially since I also got the planer which takes considerable space, I knew things would have to be moved around to give me room to walk/stand, and work comfortably and safely.
the new workbench now resides where my medium/longer (anything that...
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306 days ago
by Karson |
21 comments »
This web site Talarico Hardwoods was on an e-mail that I got today. It’s a sawmill in Pennsylvania.
Enjoy and drool.
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722 days ago
by Dorje |
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Last step in the process (well not the last – but close to it – still have to get back over there and paint, or otherwise seal the endgrain, which hasn’t done much in the way of checking with all the freezing temps and the moisture we’ve been getting)
...I set up a level ‘foundation’ for the lumber stack. Made sure it was up off the ground and spaced the beams just under 2ft apart:.........Here’s a couple shots of the progress. My wife helped me h...
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884 days ago
by Dorje |
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I’m posting these pictures as a means to get bloggin’…and, because I’m interested in milling and drying lumber (on a scale that I can accommodate – in the backyard). I’m also brand new at it, so it’s just fun to share! I would have liked to have photos or video of this ‘small time’ sawing in the backyard, but wasn’t quite there yet!
Inspired by Bob’s forum topic post the other day on the craigslist cherry crotchwood, I took some pics of some crotchwood I cut in April…
A couple p...
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448 days ago
by Karson |
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Those of you who know me know that I’m always on the lookout for wood (not). I’ve got more lumber than I’ll ever use in my lifetime.
But I’ve been on the lookout for some Aromatic Red Cedar. I saw a log at an acquaintance home and I told him to cut it up. He owns a Woodmizer.
I went to pick up the wood today. He also cut up a few other cedar logs at the same time so he probably had 1000 bd ft cut.
I picked up 6 1X10 – 6’, 6 1X6- 8’, 6 1×...
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