hseII
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You don’t haul the scraps home if you Mill it there.
Is there anyone near your mom with a woodmizer if a CSM isn’t in the cards?
Traveling with the log will not be pleasant if it’s big enough for a table.
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You don’t haul the scraps home if you Mill it there.
Is there anyone near your mom with a woodmizer if a CSM isn’t in the cards?
Traveling with the log will not be pleasant if it’s big enough for a table.
Some states have restrictions on hauling logs out of certain areas due to a disease. California has many due to the plethora of diseases like pitch canker, SODS, root rots, etc. Also make sure you can haul logs with bark across state lines.
kcurbanloggers
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Found Someone with a bandsaw mill who milled it for less than what my guy at home charges. The slabs turned out great
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Huskybill
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I have white oak trees on my property. Only because the deer prefer the white oak acorns. I haven’t cut them down yet. I also logged white oaks in the forest here cutting access roads for loggers.
kcurbanloggers
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That's some good looking wood.
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Was it pretty easy getting it all back home.
kcurbanloggers
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I’m make the trip in August. I’ll let you know how it goes when I get there.
Most the planks are 2 3/4. Air drying it down to %6 will take nearly 3 years.... how risky would it be to make a table out of it after 1 or 2 years?
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Canyon Angler
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You ain't gonna air dry it to 6%. Maybe 10-15%. Need a kiln for 6%, but even then, even after you "seal" and finish it, its moisture level will fluctuate around 10-12% in your house – drier in winter. I prefer air-dried wood anyway. Kiln-dried wood is dead.
Don't forget to seal the end grain if you haven't already. It'll check less. If you're drying it outdoors, I'd also tarp the top of it to keep the sun and wind off it.
After 18 months I might start messing with it.
Nice looking stuff.
Don't forget to seal the end grain if you haven't already. It'll check less. If you're drying it outdoors, I'd also tarp the top of it to keep the sun and wind off it.
After 18 months I might start messing with it.
Nice looking stuff.
.its a red oak.
Luckysaturn
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Where do you have your stuff milled at over on the Ks side?
kcurbanloggers
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I have a pretty good deal with Tim at Urban Lumber. He’s near Kansas City
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Luckysaturn
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I'll have to look him up. I'm in the northland's on the mo side. We run Walnut to St Joe on occasion and I have a few clients that do wood working as a hobby
I dont see how you are going to manage this without putting that log in an agressive weight loss program. A ported 60 or 70cc program will get that thing into shape. Only take what your need for matimerial for the bench. If there is another nearby sturdy tree I would find a big branch and use it as a rigging point for the chain fall or come-a-long.
Guess I should have read the second page before posting lol. Congrats.
I hate it when that happens, but I wouldnt worry about it, cause I didn't do it
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hseII
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I would recommend leaving them standing unless they are in the way until they start dying.
