Ok as promised I will pick up the story where I left off ala cliffhanger.
The walnut log is now on the saw and ready to make some decisions about how to cut it.
Here is the butt view of the log looks like about a 20” log not huge but a nice size to work with.
Now the hard part comes on the other end, normally you cut crotch logs with the Y or V laying flat on the saw like a pair of pants on a table. The two branch stubs look like the folks of a river and you just cut through and through and the crotch wood just show up. In this case it was a little different since I had a third leg so to speak. If the log was human he would make a good living in the circus.
I ruled out these two ways and 8 others…
After turning the log different ways I finally settled on this, it may not yield great lumber but I am hoping for a few nice crotch pieces and some good lumber too.
Ok now to start the sawing process the log is securely dogged down on the saw. The motor is running the water lube is dripping to keep the blade cool and it looks like this
Ok that is it for now it is time to go turkey hunting…...
Stay tuned
10 comments so far
a1Jim
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posted 209 days ago
More More Whats it look like inside there.
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Emeralds
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posted 209 days ago
This is probably a “rubes” question, but HTH do you turn a log like that? It seems a very casual thing the way you mention trying to decide which way to begin the sectioning, but isn’t each turn a major undertaking? What does that thing weigh? My guess would be about 2500-3k lbs?
Gobble gobble….
:)
-- JMP
Emeralds
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posted 209 days ago
This is probably a “rubes” question, but HTH do you turn a log like that? It seems a very casual thing the way you mention trying to decide which way to begin the sectioning, but isn’t each turn a major undertaking? What does that thing weigh? My guess would be about 2500-3k lbs?
Gobble gobble….
:)
-- JMP
Don K.
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posted 209 days ago
Come on…..I’m with jim, I want to see what it turned out like !!!!! Your a big tease. lol
-- Don S.E. OK
Zuki
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posted 209 days ago
Jeeze . . . you just get my hopes up . . . and you go off hunting.
This is a real nail biter.
lol
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bluchz
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posted 209 days ago
A big Saw like that probably has a hydraulic log turner. No where are the lumber pics!!!!!
Scott Bryan
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posted 209 days ago
I will be around for the next installment. I have got to see the lumber that comes from this log.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
woodworm
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posted 209 days ago
This task is really scarring me…!
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BillG
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posted 208 days ago
Can’t wait to see what you slice out.
-- Bill G - West Springfield, MA
Kindlingmaker
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posted 208 days ago
dang nab it… This is like torture. CUT and lets see whats in there!
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