Carl Beckett
03-18-2012, 6:27 PM
Or maybe I have lost my mind.
But some time ago I picked up a truckload of wood from a guy that was milling in his back yard (some Beech, some oak, some Elm). It was 'ok' at best (turned out to have a lot of spalted stuff). But I was able to make some half decent stuff out of including this one (and a matching dresser):
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Also got some smaller boxes, medicine cabinet, and a very nice Roubo workbench.
So given it takes bit of time to dry I went for another batch. But switched millers this time and am pretty pleased. This is the lot of Cherry. (A smaller bit of quarter sawn white oak we threw in at the last minute.) About 25% 8/4, 25% 6/4, and the rest 4/4. The guy did a great job - far superior to what I got last time. Top shelf in fact.
So now I get to see if I can get this to dry as nicely as the last batch. I do have some concerns over mold, and the usual bugs. Also thinking this Cherry is prone to splitting (painted the ends of most of the logs before milling, but a few still to do. Here is the stack:
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And here is what about half of it looks like in the pickup (way too much weight for my truck):
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A couple shots of the 6/4 stuff:
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And these 8/4 pieces are pretty nice:
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Honestly - I have no idea what I am going to do with it all. First get it dried into usable lumber. Then... who knows. The price was at $1 per board foot, with a very generous measurement. Even if I just sell a bunch off a year from now I will do ok.
Or maybe I have lost my mind - its like a sickness chasing around after all this wood.
:D
But some time ago I picked up a truckload of wood from a guy that was milling in his back yard (some Beech, some oak, some Elm). It was 'ok' at best (turned out to have a lot of spalted stuff). But I was able to make some half decent stuff out of including this one (and a matching dresser):
227504
Also got some smaller boxes, medicine cabinet, and a very nice Roubo workbench.
So given it takes bit of time to dry I went for another batch. But switched millers this time and am pretty pleased. This is the lot of Cherry. (A smaller bit of quarter sawn white oak we threw in at the last minute.) About 25% 8/4, 25% 6/4, and the rest 4/4. The guy did a great job - far superior to what I got last time. Top shelf in fact.
So now I get to see if I can get this to dry as nicely as the last batch. I do have some concerns over mold, and the usual bugs. Also thinking this Cherry is prone to splitting (painted the ends of most of the logs before milling, but a few still to do. Here is the stack:
227505
And here is what about half of it looks like in the pickup (way too much weight for my truck):
227507227509
A couple shots of the 6/4 stuff:
227511227512
And these 8/4 pieces are pretty nice:
227513
Honestly - I have no idea what I am going to do with it all. First get it dried into usable lumber. Then... who knows. The price was at $1 per board foot, with a very generous measurement. Even if I just sell a bunch off a year from now I will do ok.
Or maybe I have lost my mind - its like a sickness chasing around after all this wood.
:D