Stockpiled Timber

[Eddie39]

Well guys after my last disastrous post i thought id better try and redeem myself and show ,that its not just poles i mill :blush:so here's a few photos of one of my stockpiles of Non Treated, Non PCPS and Non Toxic Timber just the way it should be EL Natural ,its been drying now a couple of years and its just about ready for use, its a mix of live oak ,dead oak,ash and pine slabs . I wanted to try make a few coffee tables from the forks but am not sure about what joins to use as all this was originally for sale to people that do this sort of work .I want to keep the natural look /shape of the wood and tables so would any of you have any ideas which joins would be best and i know this isn't a woodworking forum but after reading through one of the posts about what people on here do with there timber , i know there's some real talented people here, no mistaking that ,anyway here's the photos

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Any advice will be appreciated

 

[BobL]

Good stash eddie, I havs stuff like that in my cellar too.

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Any advice will be appreciated

I'm not the best sticker locator around the traps myself but I can see your sticker placement could be improved.

Ideally the stickers should be directly under each other and there should be a sticker at the end or close to the end. I know some the slabs in the pics are quite thick but the weight you seem to have on top of the top one (circled as missing) does not look insignificant.

 

[Eddie39]

Good stash eddie, I havs stuff like that in my cellar too.



I'm not the best sticker locator around the traps myself but I can see your sticker placement could be improved.

Ideally the stickers should be directly under each other and there should be a sticker at the end or close to the end. I know some the slabs in the pics are quite thick but the weight you seem to have on top of the top one (circled as missing) does not look insignificant.

YIP there's more than a few stickers missing plus the pile has tilted towards the wall as someone put a full sized pool table on top of it all, this stack of wood is no where near my house i moved house a year and a half ago and there was no where to stack it in the new place and trying to dry it outside in this country well four seasons in a day would explain our climate ,so it was either get rid of it ,cut it up for the fire ,or give it away ,i managed to sus this place at the last moment so what happens while am not there is anybody's guess beggars cant be choosers as the saying goes am just grateful i didn't have to burn it or give it all away cause that would have been a sin after the time spent milling it all. Any ideas about the right sort of joint to use for putting some chunky legs on those forks for coffee tables ?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Good stash eddie, I havs stuff like that in my cellar too.



I'm not the best sticker locator around the traps myself but I can see your sticker placement could be improved.

Ideally the stickers should be directly under each other and there should be a sticker at the end or close to the end. I know some the slabs in the pics are quite thick but the weight you seem to have on top of the top one (circled as missing) does not look insignificant.

Yup, that pile just could end up with a lot of cull lumber... Folks just don't understand that milling the lumber, is the easy part! You have to "properly" take care of "that" lumber ASAP, or your wasteing a lot of lumber!!

Rob

 

[Eddie39]

Opinion's and advice are always greatly appreciated as they give pointers as to how thing can be done better and more efficiently ,which is a good thing
But the POINT of this post was to try and get some info about the best joint to use for attaching chunky legs to some of those thick forks to be used as coffee tables as the timber is now ready for use .So if anyone can help with this question id appreciate it alot .
Cheers and Thanks

 

[huskyhank]

I see slab tables made many different ways.

One I'll call "the fold" is where the slab is cut on a 45 degree angle twice (a V taken out) and then joined with dowels or splined the length of the cut. Splined would be my choice. I'd think this would call for some very careful fitting of the joint and epoxy resin for plenty of strength. Maybe some glue blocks underneath to reinforce the joint. A twist on the "fold" would be dovetails joining the legs as a decorative and strong joint.

Another choice is a "trestle" type base where the two leg sections are joined by a longitudinal stretcher let in to each leg section. Then you get to attach that to the top. You might use a ledger on each side of the stretcher and then screws. You might do through tenons and wedge from the top.

Last I see legs made from materials other than wood. Metal and glass are pretty common. I kinda like them as they give a little counterpoint to the big slab of wood or sometimes sort of visually recede letting the slab have precedence. It seems these metal legs are the easiest to attach - lots of screws in hiding underneath. I've seen some with thick glass legs that appear to be let in the wood. Not sure how practical that would be.

Google "slab tables" and check out the image search you get.

 

[TraditionalTool]

Sorry Eddie, that stuff is totally contaminated, best to get rid of all of it so you don't get in contact with it. You had better ship it to me and I'll dispose of it for you...:monkey:

Seriously, nice stash of wood!

 

[jdrum]

another table option , would be to keep your eye out for an old cast iron sewing machine frame they make great sofa, and side tables. and if the market is good they can still be bought new from singer.

jim

 

[Eddie39]

GREAT this is what i wanted a few good ideas and T T I was just thinking the same myself and wondering who would take it ..LOL...
I like the cast iron idea i can picture that and hank had a few good ideas but some of them sounded a bit to tech for a non woodworker like me . I had the idea of using the stump and roots of either pine or bog oak , both are easily enough got and would cost nothing apart from a bit of hauling and dragging only problem with the oak would be the colour , have a look at these billets this wood is at least 500 years old 200 of those spent underground
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This is the worst wood Ive ever milled every 2 meters or less meant sharpening the chain , you nearly thought you were using an angle grinder instead of a chainsaw there was that many sparks at times but what a fine wood it is
anyway let me know what you think about the stump idea and keep the suggestions coming cause they ll all come in handy sometime...