Quarter Sawn Black Oak

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

Jimmy

-- Jimmy

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

gorgeous

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

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

-- Hope Never fails

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

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,

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)

What o gloat!

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

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

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

that’s great info re: drying
Thanks

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

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

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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

rj,
Freight might be prohibitive.

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

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

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!

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

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

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 †

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

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

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

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 !

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

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.

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