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Well in 4 pictures I had to skip a step or two. This is basically from log to finished project. The logs were huge well at least for me they were that way. I had to cut them into quarters to get them on the mill. The were harder to move that way but it had to be done. Once i cut the logs up I was cleaning up the scraps and noticed a funny pattern in the wood. I thought my saw was goofed up so I tried running a board thru my planer and that when I figured out the oak was curly. So I built a hope chest with some of it. I haven’y seen a curly oak log since. Too bad really as it is beautiful wood.






























18 comments so far
StevenAntonucci
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posted 277 days ago
Pretty wood, and a fine job on the chest!
-- Steven
HokieMojo
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posted 277 days ago
thats so cool. you can always post additional photos using flikr.com if you want.
bkpine
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posted 277 days ago
very nice! you should be very proud
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firecaster
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posted 277 days ago
I’d like to see the other photos also. Great job on the chest and congrats on finding the wood.
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brianinpa
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posted 277 days ago
Great looking finished product.
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
Gary Fixler
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posted 277 days ago
It looks great. I love seeing projects go from logs right through to the finish, and you did a very nice job on it.
-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator
socalwood
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posted 277 days ago
very nice !!
WoodSpanker
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That IS handsome wood! And fine craftsmanship on the chest. quite lovely. :)
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mtnwild
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posted 277 days ago
That’s soooo cool. Mill your own wood and build a keepsake. Fantastic wood for sure, great project. Thanks.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Karson
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posted 277 days ago
Great looking logs. Some beautiful wood and chest. I hope you didn’t use it all up.
Were all of the logs that way.
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jim1953
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posted 277 days ago
Nice Job Lookin Good
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bowyer
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posted 277 days ago
Beautiful chest.
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builtinabarn
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posted 277 days ago
That is a beautiful piece . I love how that quarter saw oak pops like that
-- Built in a Barn Bob
tinnman65
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posted 277 days ago
Great job, That wood is so nice I would liked to have seen more pictures of the finished chest.
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cobbler
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posted 277 days ago
Beautiful wood.
You are a luck guy to get your hands on some
of it. Nice chest also.
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Daren Nelson
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posted 276 days ago
Nice chest, great lumber. It sure is fun making it yourself isn’t it, from start to finish.
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John Gray
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posted 276 days ago
Great post, beautiful wood!!! Please post more pictures?
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TomFran
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posted 273 days ago
It has to be great to harvest your own logs, and then build stuff out of it. Nice work!
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