Velvet Mesquite slabs

That is some pretty wood my friend. I can see several tables there. You have a great spokes model.

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beautiful!

-- MikeB, Aurora, Oregon

Wow….

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Awesome looking wood!

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how much to ship one of those slabs to zip 45044 ?

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I’m thinking that slab on the far right (behind the new junior Vanna White) is about the nicest slab of lumber I’ve seen. Hope to see that posted someday with a flawless clear-coat finish.

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That Mesquite is spectacular (and the model is a doll). If you ever have enough for a couple of small boxes, I’d love to buy some from you. Just PM me, if you ever have any extra (small quantities).

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dang… that’s amazing… yah… tables!!

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Those are the largest Mesquite boards I have ever seen. I’m sure if you are looking to get rid of these slabs you’ll have plenty of buyers here! Thanks!!

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So that sawmill is just a big band saw on it’s side. How cool is that. Ok so I am easily impressed.

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Thanks everybody! I also like the piece on the far right DB, and the large piece on the far left, those are edge pieces. I should quarter saw logs to get four of those, maybe nextime.
Cajunpen, I have cutoff pieces, I’ll send you a picture.
DW, shipping is roughly $100 Fedex.(149lbs, 70” x 20” x 3”) See my ebay auction(lol)
I used to mill logs on a 12” throat/capacity Grizzly vertical bandsaw but the logs got too heavy as my imagination grew.
I now realize I need a crimping tool/a tool to offset band blade teeth after sharpening. Can somebody please link me too the best tool availabe for that. Thanks again.

Great look boards. Would make some great tables.

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Beautiful! Can’t wait to see what you create.

How did you come across the log, and where is the rest of the tree?

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Are you asking about a Saw Set Boots?

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Let me know if you are interested in getting rid of the scrap. That Mesquite is great for ‘Grillin Steaks’ too!

By the way.. Very Cute Model.

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Nice slabs. I keep looking for some of that mesquite here but it must be hiding… Looks like you have a new mill, mabye you can post some more photos of it.

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How you doin Ron, whats the tool for blade teeth bending?

Good idea Floodrat, I have ebony/mesquite mix of scrap for cookout.

I’d be interested in smaller pieces for pen turning. let me know.

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Gorgeous—those are going to be exceptional furniture pieces.

-- Gary, Florida

Darryl, see swap and trade forum for pics.

BSBoots…? You are looking for a tooth setter. I saw one on eBay recently at a good price. I have one for my blades and have found that when sharpening my own blades I can resharpen them anywhere from three to maybe six or seven times before metal fatigue cause them to break. If you don’t grind them too much you don’t need to reset the tooth pitch. After several sharpenings they won’t cut as well because of a smaller kurf witch causes them to have more friction and heat that also dulls them quicker. This is when I reset the tooth pitch. If you are cutting hard or frozen wood they make blades with different pitch and profiles that make a big difference. It took me many years to learn all the different aspects of blades, wood and cutting methods. What length and width are your blades?

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I found a site, what do you think?

http://www.precisionsharpeners.com/contact.html

I have a 11’ blade.

That’s got to be gratifying, sawing up those logs and finding the beautiful wood inside!

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I love it, as soon as I master milling I can move on to furniture. Practically free furniture. HAlliluya!

Hi BSB,

That’s beautiful wood!

I had no idea Mesquite was so nice.

Or available in slabs that large.

Nice job.

Lee

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BSB, Looks like the toothseter works. Do you have a sharpner? My blades are 159” and you could probly get your size from Woodmizer, they make good blades for about $20.00 each.

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I get Woodmiser blades but I like the .042 or is it .046 kerf blades M42, they just feel better while milling. A feind gets wood milled at a local mill, he then uses his 20” planer. I can get true slabs off the mill with this next sharpening/setting task.

Lee, I dont know, I think there too thick. I’m going with 1.25” next time. I desprertly want to keep them, but… baby needs shoes and so on.

Big and beautiful… enough for the (gorgeous) sofa and sofa table.

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I thought mesquite was a smallish brushy tree, and why is it Velvet Mesquite? Is that a different type of mesquite? Beautiful wood too!

-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!

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Scott, you could work on a slab in your shop, think about it. Only costs roughly $100 to ship. I can imagin what people on your side of the country would think seeing a slab of that.

I like slab # 5, 21” wide. Thats the one for safa table. I’ll mill the base now.

BSBoots. What is the make of the mini-mill? or is it home made?

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Hudson 24” capacity. They replaced it with a 28”. Its a easy portable mill, I like it. I setup anywhere along driveway in ten minutes. I pull the machine by hand with 3lbs of pressure more or less while milling.
http://www.southern-tool.com/store/hud-son_oscar-28_mill.html
I’m going to order a tooth setter and blade sharpener, need it to cut costs. I also use a engine hoist($100) to move position large logs or to load into my pick-up.

These slabs have been sold, all of them. I sent one buyer a link to LJ, maybe he will post a pic of a project.

And this concludes this thread, thanks to all who participated. I’ll just take that to the bank.

WOW !!! I can see hundreds of beautiful spin tops from just half a slab, What beautiful wood!!!

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