Coolest or rarest wood you have milled

[buzz sawyer]

I really like this silver oak. Has a cool snakeskin, lacy grain. A little display board I made for work.

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Yes! Beautiful stuff, and nice to work too.

 

[motolife313]

Not too much odd species of wood in the PNW, but plum is probably the most “exotic” that I’ve done. The grain twists so good luck drying it but is very beautiful! Dense wood for these parts as well.View attachment 779491View attachment 779492 View attachment 779493
Made this for a friend to mount his black bear skull on. I thought it was ironic the grain made out a bear. Flip it upside down and you’ll see another bear.View attachment 779494

Nice! Plum is one of my favs also. What’s the Shiney coating On the slab?
I use it for cooking also. It’s one of my favorites. Not super hot buring but burns slow

 

[motolife313]

Some stuff I’ve done. Did the apple couple days ago. The plum was my 2nd time milling couple years ago

 

[Down Home Dave]

english walnut, this one.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I usually mill them at 12/4 so they can be planed down if wanted. Most of what I mill is a little less than 8', because my 8' dump trailer gate won't close on 8'. As far as width, the one set I made for a friends timber framed home were 9" wide for the top, and 4" wide for the bottom.

Calling it out in /4 must be a woodworker thing.

At the mill, we call it by size...ie 1x6, 2x10, 6" D Log, 4" bevel siding, etc.

 

[buzz sawyer]

When I'm dealing with live-edge slabs I use x/4. When dealing with dimensional stuff 2x4, 4x6, etc.

 

[BlackCoffin]

Nice! Plum is one of my favs also. What’s the Shiney coating On the slab?
View attachment 865134I use it for cooking also. It’s one of my favorites. Not super hot buring but burns slow

Been awhile but I believe it’s a satin polyurethane and lightly sanded with 1000 grit after drying.

 

[BobL]

I finally found a pic of probably my favorite - Australian Silky oak, milled in 2012.
There were 3 logs or 3 piles of slabs - one got eaten by termites - they love that stuff.
Most of the remainder wast stolen but there was enough there for my bro to use as his kitchen counter top

 

[pastryguyhawaii]

I finally found a pic of probably my favorite - Australian Silky oak, milled in 2012.
There were 3 logs or 3 piles of slabs - one got eaten by termites - they love that stuff.
Most of the remainder wast stolen but there was enough there for my bro to use as his kitchen counter top
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Hi Bob,
How are you doing?
Beautiful wood, it has to be where we got what we call silver oak. Most people here are afraid to work it because they think it's poisonous. I read the yellow flowers have a sap that could be irritating. Doesn't bother but my friend gets a rash if he handles it.

 

[BobL]

Hi Bob,
How are you doing?
Beautiful wood, it has to be where we got what we call silver oak. Most people here are afraid to work it because they think it's poisonous. I read the yellow flowers have a sap that could be irritating. Doesn't bother but my friend gets a rash if he handles it.

Yeah doing OK thanks.

Similar thing for Silky Oak. It has an tactile Silky talcum powdery touch to it and many people have a reaction to the sawdust and wood. The effect ranges from mild skin irritation to a full blow allergy attack affecting breathing. My reaction to it is slight so it doesn't prevent me from working with it but I try to limit my bare hand handling as increased exposure tends to exacerbate any allergy.

 

[unclemoustache]

Nice! Plum is one of my favs also. What’s the Shiney coating On the slab?
View attachment 865134I use it for cooking also. It’s one of my favorites. Not super hot buring but burns slow

what is this fire-on-wheels thingy???

 

[unclemoustache]

Here are three recent gems!

first is (I think) Sugar Maple.
second is Silver Maple.
third is oak, milled today.

 

[motolife313]

what is this fire-on-wheels thingy???

My smoker

 

[unclemoustache]

More beauties.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Does burning wood on meat taste different to some of you guys?

I can't tell any taste between grilling, pan cooked, oven, etc.
Just bbq charcoal, to me the skin tastes chemicals/creosote/rr tie (gross).
Renter has an electric smoker. Last couple meats he did tasted like licking the inside of the woodstove to me.
15 mins on the propane grill much better than hours "smokering"

 

[motolife313]

Big difference between your crock pot and a smoker or cowboy cooking over open fire. Night and day. You seem Set on your way tho, and those ribs have no bbq sauce just a dry rub and then put them in the smoker with out tampering with them at all, that’s just rendered fat on those 2 ribs

 

[300zx_tt]

I’m quite fond of maple, when it looks like this!

 

[Bmac]

I’m quite fond of maple, when it looks like this!

Man that is sweet looking Ambrosia. Is that Silver Maple?

 

[300zx_tt]

Man that is sweet looking Ambrosia. Is that Silver Maple?

Yeah it’s a big old silver. Loved milling it. I have a few of the branches and another large piece of trunk from another tree from the same property still to mill.

 

[Herman the German]

Wow everyone has some pretty impressive slabs there. That slab of ribs looks superb as well. Makes me wanna make some. I'm also wanting to get me a mill to that is a decent price is harbor freight junk or has anyone had one and liked it