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Hi all

As I'm new too the chainsaw milling i was wondering what woods are hardest to mill what puts the most strain on the saw.

 

I have got some larch that I'm going to rip up into 6 by 4 mini sleepers to make a retaining wall around garden and was wondering how tough it was going to be compered to the cherry that i just done

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not that i've ever done any milling but i believe that reclaimed greenheart and ekki are two of the hardest.

 

Greenheart | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

Ekki | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwoods)

 

there will be a few others but if were sticking to british timbers i believe hornbeam is one of the toughest

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Years ago a firm I was working for was given a few blocks of wood to cut into planks for the customer, as soon as it hit the band saw it blunted the blade, we found out from the customer that it was African iron wood and was once used as blocks on the old sailing ships to stop the cargo shifting in rough sea,s. Totally useless information to the op, I know.

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I find oak reasonably easy as it chips out along the grain but ash is surprisingly tough. Cherry is straightforward but I have done some very hard spruce, and the sycamore I did for Steve was much harder work than I had anticipated.

 

I think some of it is species, some growing location and some how the grain is - eg knots, straightness, twist etc

 

Alec

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