Some Hemlock Milled

[burningwood]

We have been milling lately and today we went back in and milled one eight foot hemlock log, we thought the grain was very nice so my better half would like a coffee table from this.

We still have one eight foot log down and ready to go, all the boards are 1.25 thick, attached are some pictures fom the start plus the wagon loaded up and heading back home.

We milled up five boards today with a long lunch break and just sitting in the woods listening to the brook plus the animals, the chipmunks are fat so this could mean a bad winter.

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[BobL]

. . . . . . . . with a long lunch break and just sitting in the woods listening to the brook plus the animals, the chipmunks are fat so this could mean a bad winter.

Nice!

 

[burningwood]

Sounds

Nice!

Just listening to the sound of the water over the rocks and the birds makes you forget about all the crap that is going on, I'm hoping to get back in Sunday so I can mill up the other log.

bw

 

[TraditionalTool]

Nice looking wood! Sticker it good, hemlock has a tendency to twist.

 

[burningwood]

Hemlock

Nice looking wood! Sticker it good, hemlock has a tendency to twist.

Thanks for the heads up, I'm a rookie at this so any help is fine with me. I do need more and should have by the middle of the week.

Thanks
bw

 

[dancan]

When I'm cutting hemlock for milling that I bring to a friend to mill on his bandsaw , I try to stay around the 10" to 18" size . We have found that as you get bigger the greater the chances are that you end up with cracked lumber because of shake so don't go for the monsters because it usualy gets worse as you go up in size .

 

[burningwood]

Milling

When I'm cutting hemlock for milling that I bring to a friend to mill on his bandsaw , I try to stay around the 10" to 18" size . We have found that as you get bigger the greater the chances are that you end up with cracked lumber because of shake so don't go for the monsters because it usualy gets worse as you go up in size .

I'm taking the blowdown and topped off trees only,but I'll put that in the book.

Thanks
bw