Son a Beech

[2treeornot2tree]

Milled some American beech. Turned out pretty neat. Also milled some popular crotch.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Here is some more pictures. Gonna make some nice furniture. Think I am gonna make a table top out of the popular crotch.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

One more

 

[WidowMaker1]

should come up well, nice looking grain!

 

[Burlhunter13]

Dang! Is that figured, if so, then nice!!!!! Or is it rippled from milling?!!!!

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Whats figured?

 

[2treeornot2tree]

One more.

 

[Burlhunter13]

Whats figured?

Figure "by the book" can mean anything other then straight grain (burl, quilt, pommel, spalt, fiddleback, etc....) The boards you milled seem to have wavy grain sometimes referred to as "curl". Beautiful stuff when finished. Has iridescent qualities that are highly sought after.

I've seen pictures of lumber that look like they are "curly" but its actually from the milling chain/band cutting the board unevenly (board thickness varies from 1" to 7/8", back to 1" to 7/8") Happens when chain/band cuts the lumber as if it were on a rollercoaster. This can mimic larger curl sometimes.

Thanks for posting, cool pics.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Figure "by the book" can mean anything other then straight grain (burl, quilt, pommel, spalt, fiddleback, etc....) The boards you milled seem to have wavy grain sometimes referred to as "curl". Beautiful stuff when finished. Has iridescent qualities that are highly sought after.

I've seen pictures of lumber that look like they are "curly" but its actually from the milling chain/band cutting the board unevenly (board thickness varies from 1" to 7/8", back to 1" to 7/8") Happens when chain/band cuts the lumber as if it were on a rollercoaster. This can mimic larger curl sometimes.

Thanks for posting, cool pics.

Thanks for the info. There is a little bit of what i would call blade chatter, but no more then normal. The thickness stays right at 5/4" throughout the length of the board.

 

[DDALE]

Milling

Thanks for the info. There is a little bit of what i would call blade chatter, but no more then normal. The thickness stays right at 5/4" throughout the length of the board.

Twotree -how do you dry lumber? Air or kiln,or both?-just wondering-nice lumber-nice saw-DDale

 

[2treeornot2tree]

I air dry it for a month or so, then take it to this amish guy that dismantles/ scraps old mobile homes and trailers. He uses the wood from the trailers to heat his kiln. It sits in his kiln for about 3 weeks.

The mill isnt mine, but someday. Its this amish guy i knows woodmizer 40 super hydrolic with accuset. He only charges me $50 a hour. That includes him running the mill and 1 or 2 of his kids staking. All the lumber the way it sits only cost me $150 including stickering.

 

[DDALE]

Milled

I air dry it for a month or so, then take it to this amish guy that dismantles/ scraps old mobile homes and trailers. He uses the wood from the trailers to heat his kiln. It sits in his kiln for about 3 weeks.

The mill isnt mine, but someday. Its this amish guy i knows woodmizer 40 super hydrolic with accuset. He only charges me $50 a hour. That includes him running the mill and 1 or 2 of his kids staking. All the lumber the way it sits only cost me $150 including stickering.

Two tree- looks like 500 bf or more ,great deal you have going,no need to own a mill,IMO thanks for reply--DDale--

 

[mt.stalker]

Here is some more pictures. Gonna make some nice furniture. Think I am gonna make a table top out of the popular crotch


I once knew a girl with a popular crotch :msp_wub: :hmm3grin2orange: