Seven Foot Sugar Maple

[burningwood]

Just wondering what your thoughts are about this being millable or should I just make it firewood.

The old maple must of came down last week. Some pictures of both ends and the seven footer in the background.




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[john taliaferro]

mill it . was fire wood will be fire wood after you mill. win win , bet its perty

 

[burningwood]

mill it . was fire wood will be fire wood after you mill. win win , bet its perty

John, should I wait until the aux. oiler comes in. I was thinking about some maple for the top of a workbench.


Would two inches be thick enough?



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[mikeb1079]

looks like an excellent candidate for milling to me. :msp_thumbup: i would think you'd be fine w/o an aux oiler on that. i've milled some fairly wide oak w/o an aux oiler and it was ok. if you want your workbench tops to be finished 2" i'd mill @ 2 3/8 or 2 1/2. post some pics and good luck!

 

[john taliaferro]

I would go 2 1/2 on the bench top . aux oiler i used a squirt bottle for weeks if you can find a helper it would make it easier, but idling back often in this heat isnt bad. Drink a lot even when not thirsty i took coffee out this morning ,got a bad head ache caffeine is not good , you ed think i was 20 dum

 

[burningwood]

looks like an excellent candidate for milling to me. :msp_thumbup: i would think you'd be fine w/o an aux oiler on that. i've milled some fairly wide oak w/o an aux oiler and it was ok. if you want your workbench tops to be finished 2" i'd mill @ 2 3/8 or 2 1/2. post some pics and good luck!

Thanks, what is everyone using for chains? I have some Carlton A1 10 percent angle.



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[BlueRider]

wood for a work bench will be the slab on each side of the pith sice they will be quarter sawn. I have some elm that I milled at 4" thickness to use as a bench top. Now that it is dry it is 3 1/2" thick. A 4" thick bench to is nice but if you want to mount an edge vice on it you will need to rout out some of the thicknes or get the type of edge vise that you make your own jaws for. If it is just an all purpose bench the exgtra thickness will make it nice and stout and more stable.

I have never meet someone who complained that their bench top was too thick

 

[burningwood]

wood for a work bench will be the slab on each side of the pith sice they will be quarter sawn. I have some elm that I milled at 4" thickness to use as a bench top. Now that it is dry it is 3 1/2" thick. A 4" thick bench to is nice but if you want to mount an edge vice on it you will need to rout out some of the thicknes or get the type of edge vise that you make your own jaws for. If it is just an all purpose bench the exgtra thickness will make it nice and stout and more stable.

I have never meet someone who complained that their bench top was too thick

I'm new to the milling so I'll give it my best shot.

bw

 

[BobL]

I have never meet someone who complained that their bench top was too thick

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[820wards]

wood for a work bench will be the slab on each side of the pith sice they will be quarter sawn. I have some elm that I milled at 4" thickness to use as a bench top. Now that it is dry it is 3 1/2" thick. A 4" thick bench to is nice but if you want to mount an edge vice on it you will need to rout out some of the thicknes or get the type of edge vise that you make your own jaws for. If it is just an all purpose bench the exgtra thickness will make it nice and stout and more stable.

I have never meet someone who complained that their bench top was too thick

Bluerider is right, slabbing the log above and below the pith will help keep the slab from cracking. I milled a coastal live oak and the middle slab that had the pith cracked pretty bad right down the middle. If you cut that center slab on each side of the pith it will be quarter-saw wood.

You have a nice log to mill, have fun and if you mess it up... You were going to cut it for firewood any way. It's a learning experience.

jerry-

Just a suggestion where to slab to keep it from cracking.