Straight Oak

[Forest2Furniture]

Milled a nice straight Oak last week 36' length in total 31" at widest 20" narrowest, split into 3 x 10' and a 5'.

 

[Rough Hewn]

Nice work mate, how do you load and turn your logs?

[Forest2Furniture]

2 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

Nice work mate, how do you load and turn your logs?

Ramps and electric winch and a cant hook from RobD one of woodchuck ones, brilliant for turning the big sections.

[Rough Hewn]

How's the woodlands mill going?
Have you had it long?

[josharb87]

Crikey! Whats the weight limit on the mill? What model is it?

[Forest2Furniture]

2 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

How's the woodlands mill going?
Have you had it long?

Seriously impressed with it, wish I'd got one years ago. Leaves a good finish, for stuff that's being made in to cutting boards there's no need to put through the planner just sanding is all that is needed.

I bought it late last year, I didn't get on with the lenox bands they supply so I now use ripper37, much better all round.

[Forest2Furniture]

15 minutes ago, josharb87 said:

Crikey! Whats the weight limit on the mill? What model is it?

It's a HM130 but it's not the mill that takes the weight it's the trailer, providing that's well supported at the ends and in the middle there shouldn't be a problem.  The biggest section of Oak this time was 31"-24" over 9', the winch coped well but I did bend the ramps a tad!

[se7enthdevil]

was that all for the customer?

 

how much of the sycamore have you got cut?

[Andyd1606]

Another thumbs up for the Woodlands HM130 we've done some big stuff on it and it's great leaves a cracking finish as f2f says we've got this rather large stack of oak to work our way through at the moment!

[Forest2Furniture]

12 hours ago, se7enthdevil said:

was that all for the customer?

 

how much of the sycamore have you got cut?

It's a tree I bought earlier this year so none of it's for a customer, it's all MINE!

 

As for the Sycamore, due to the school holidays that had to go on hold as access during holidays is limited.

As the trees have been lying on the ground for 6 months now, I take it they'll be of no use to you now in case the grain has been compressed.