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Daren Nelson

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The vast majority of my wood working "projects" are like this. No-picture-s No-picture-s Click the pictures to enlarge them

I am just a hack woodworker, but I make my own wood. Well, I guess I don’t make it, I just mill it. I really enjoy it. I would rather on most days just make lumber than anything from it really, I’m weird like that.
I milled some decent walnut today 24” wide 5/4” live edge slabs 10 feet long (man where they heavy, kinda got into a little more work that I had planned on a Sunday) I sure think they are pretty though. Sorry only one picture, I have to go out and sticker it all before dark/I run out of steam.

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/


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Jarrod Zion Murphree

217 posts in 208 days


posted 145 days ago

That is some gorgeous Walnut; are you selling some of your ‘work’?

-- Jarrod, Eagle Nest, NM http://anthologyfinefurniture.wordpress.com

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HokieMojo

335 posts in 213 days


posted 145 days ago

I think the only thing nicer would be a Virginia Tech T-shirt between those board! Thanks for posting Darren. I always love your finds and have really enoyed checking out your website. Excellent information there!

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deeker

36 posts in 270 days


posted 145 days ago

Looks great!! What kind of bandmill do you have?? Does not say on your website, great pics though. Keep up the great work.

Kevin Davis
Ruff Cutts

-- To those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never know. Unknown, on an empty C-ration box. Khe Sahn 1968

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Daren Nelson

332 posts in 390 days


posted 145 days ago

Kevin I have a little http://www.taschmid.com/ . I have used/abused it for 5 years, the little dude has paid for itself 100 times over.

Jarrod, I sell a little wood to locals to cover my expenses (blades/gas etc.) to build my own stash and find new logs. I mostly custom mill or share cut a little since the mill is not eating anything now. I hit it hard early on selling lumber locally and nationwide via the web. I don’t really sell online anymore unless I have a glut of something, the wood in the picture for example I will never have what I would consider a glut of I doubt (?)

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

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CharlieM1958

4192 posts in 703 days


posted 145 days ago

Man, those are some beautiful slabs!

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

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darryl

855 posts in 811 days


posted 145 days ago

those are some gorgeous looking boards!
I love the idea of being able to mill my own boards… someday…

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

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Dusty56

1166 posts in 173 days


posted 145 days ago

I am so envious that you have a) those two boards in your hands b) a sawmill to make more with and c) the time to do such things !!! Take care and thanks for the tease : )

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

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trifern

4057 posts in 252 days


posted 145 days ago

Very cool looking timber!

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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Jarrod Zion Murphree

217 posts in 208 days


posted 145 days ago

Only disappointing thing about the Southwest….no good hardwoods. I lived in Wisconsin for a few years; just down the road from a great mill. I used to pick up some of the best rough slabs. Now, everything I get is ‘imported’ from the northeast or midwest, and it is all planed down to 1 3/4”. I just hate that.

Anyway, great looking slabs.

-- Jarrod, Eagle Nest, NM http://anthologyfinefurniture.wordpress.com

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TedM

1371 posts in 218 days


posted 145 days ago

Beautiful looking wood! And 24” wide at that! Man, you don’t get that around here! I can see why you get such a thrill out making such fine wood. It would be hard to make something that could be more beautiful than the way that it is.

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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Scott Bryan

9094 posts in 307 days


posted 145 days ago

Those are beautiful pieces. I can see a lot of projects in the making.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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SteveKorz

1335 posts in 199 days


posted 145 days ago

yeah, I’m drooling a little.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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Douglas Bordner

2555 posts in 549 days


posted 144 days ago

Choco-licious! Beautiful specimens, Daren.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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jockmike2

4136 posts in 732 days


posted 144 days ago

Me love walnut and maple. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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Karson

12902 posts in 885 days


posted 144 days ago

Walnut-s with maple syrup over them Great.

Nice setup.

Looks like you are having fun.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Dorje

1745 posts in 482 days


posted 144 days ago

Nice!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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gator9t9

282 posts in 189 days


posted 137 days ago

You are a hit …..certainly better than the Mariners …

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

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