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Quarter Sawn Black Oak

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Quarter Sawn Black Oak Quarter Sawn Black Oak Quarter Sawn Black Oak Click the pictures to enlarge them

This is just one log from a tree I am milling and will get around 2000 bdft of quarter sawn 4/4. It is some real nice material with a light brown color full of tiger stripes. It will take a year for it to air dry before using. I also cut some nice 8/4 live edge slabs for table tops. More photos here: http://westcoastlands.net/QuarterSawnOakSale.html

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3


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Wooder

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posted 539 days ago

Very cool!!! What a great gloat!!!

Jimmy

-- Jimmy

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Kaleo

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posted 539 days ago

Nice looking wood, I was under the impression that it takes 1 year plus another year for every inch of thickness in order to air dry timber. Just wondering? But man does it look great.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kaleosworkshop.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 539 days ago

gorgeous

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Mario

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posted 539 days ago

that tree is amazing!!! what is the diameter of the trunk?

-- Hope Never fails

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BlueStingrayBoots

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posted 539 days ago

Can I visit you some day? I can work free with your tools from dawn til dusk. Just pay the airfare.

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PanamaJack

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posted 539 days ago

Zounds, what a great looking tree stump! Good luck and show us a project or two from this beautiful wood species!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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mot

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posted 539 days ago

Wow! That’s a very cool process! Nice log!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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CharlieM1958

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posted 539 days ago

What o gloat!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Paul

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posted 539 days ago

Very nice wood. I’m sure the reality of the work strain on my 45 year old desk-jockey body would change my perspective quickly. But I actually daydream about having one of those machines and a large barn to air dry the lumber in behind a good size free-standing shop.

-- Paul, Texas

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TreeBones

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posted 539 days ago

This wood will air dry to under 7% in a little less than one year (at my location), two inch stock will take another six months. I have more information on air drying here: http://westcoastlands.net/SawmillAirDrying.html . The trunk on this tree was over 50 inch in diameter and I have to rip it in half before it will fit on my mill. Lots of hard work, if it doesn’t kill me it’ll keep me kicking a little longer. I made all my kitchen cabinets from Black Oak but have not figured out how to post more photos on this comment.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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MsDebbieP

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posted 538 days ago

that’s great info re: drying
Thanks

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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RJones

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posted 538 days ago

Dang could I find some uses for that!!! Are you selling any of that?

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Joel Tille

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posted 538 days ago

Very nice!! Any table with wood like that as a top will be the envy of the whole neighborhood.

I have a walnut tree a friend gave me after they cut it down last fall. Need to get it milled.

Post a new project, would like to see your kitchen cabinets.

-- Joel Tille

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TreeBones

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posted 538 days ago

rj,
Freight might be prohibitive.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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jockmike2

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posted 538 days ago

Beautiful wood, you’re right most people dont know the work involved in milling that stuff. My gramps had an old mill that he hooked up to the flywheel on the johndeer with a big leather strap. It was work. You’re still a lucky guy. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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oscorner

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posted 538 days ago

Great wood. There you go, Obi and Bill looks like a deal in some quarter sawn black oak, just waiting to be made. LOL.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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WayneC

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posted 538 days ago

I know where to go for good wood. Perhaps some walnut or something good and hard for tool handles/plane bodies.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 538 days ago

That’s sure some great looking boards, Drool Drool!!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Karson

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posted 538 days ago

Great looking wood. I just picked up some Cedar Cypress – So the owner called it. It was stored in his Potato barn for the last 35 years. Some of the boards look like red Aromatic cedar. and the others were lighter.

He said that Cypress trees loose their leaves each year but Cedar Cypress keeps it leaves like an evergreen. He said a pickup should get it all. It looks like 3 – 4 pickup loads. He donated it to the Mason – Dixon Woodworking Toy group to make toys for Christmas.

I’ll try plaining some of it tomorrow to see what it looks like.

I didn’t have a dust mask and 35 years of dust gets kicked up every board you pick up. I got maybe 200 bd ft today.

But the rest will wait until I can get some help to move it.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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MsDebbieP

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posted 538 days ago

wooo hooo !!!! :)
((happy dance))

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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TreeBones

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posted 538 days ago

The Monterey Cypress I cut is a lot different than Eastern Cypress. I dont anything about the Eastern.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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woodgrain411

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posted 379 days ago

Thats the tool i’ve wanted for years a little out of my price range ! But I sure would like to get my hands on some of that black oak.

-- I love this site !

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Dusty56

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posted 165 days ago

every time I see a downed tree , I wish that I had one of those sawmills…we’ve had a lot of storm damage around here lately and I would have to quit my day job just to clean up !!! great looking Oak : )

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

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GaryK

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posted 165 days ago

So, I take it, that since it’s been a year, that you are starting to use your lumber now?

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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TreeBones

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posted 164 days ago

Gary, The Oak bench from my “Three Benches” project post is from this Oak. I am also using it for some other projects including a table, will post photos when available.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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