Today's milling

[AJStrees]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

Made a start on a fairly large Oak today. Just getting the two ladders needed for the 6.7m log square was a faff. But just taking the top off revealed some stunning Oak. Looking forward to tomorrow when I’ll start taking some slabs off.

Crikey! any idea what your going to do with slabs that size? Enormous 

[Mark armstrong]

2 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

Made a start on a fairly large Oak today. Just getting the two ladders needed for the 6.7m log square was a faff. But just taking the top off revealed some stunning Oak. Looking forward to tomorrow when I’ll start taking some slabs off.

Need to pop another 4 codine just at the thought of lifting them bast**s haha Make some nice kitchen worktops them mate 👍

[topchippyles]

7 minutes ago, Mark armstrong said:

Need to pop another 4 codine just at the thought of lifting them bast**s haha Make some nice kitchen worktops them mate 👍

Over 6 metres long so that would be some kitchen mark

[Mark armstrong]

1 hour ago, topchippyles said:

Over 6 metres long so that would be some kitchen mark

Nothing saying one can't be cut into the lengths you need so the grain lines up all the way round the worktops just like it would on a table end when you 45 it Les mate 

 

[topchippyles]

3 minutes ago, Mark armstrong said:

Nothing saying one can't be cut into the lengths you need so the grain lines up all the way round the worktops just like it would on a table end when you 45 it Les mate 

 

Which piece the one with trigger imprinted on 😆

[Mark armstrong]

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22 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Which piece the one with trigger imprinted on 😆

A would say so as more character in it then there would be in the centre slabs lol 

[trigger_andy]

7 hours ago, topchippyles said:

Which piece the one with trigger imprinted on 😆

That gets shipped to Jabba the Hutt obviously. 😁

[trigger_andy]

10 hours ago, AJStrees said:

Crikey! any idea what your going to do with slabs that size? Enormous 

No plans as yet. I get half and the estate owner gets half. Looks like we’ll get 3-4 x 4” slabs each. I’ll just stash them with all my other Oak till either the time is right or a buyer comes along. 

[Dan Maynard]

Is that big enough to make 12" or 8" beams? I have heard they are very valuable as rare to get big enough stem to make them but interested if that's true.

[trigger_andy]

7 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

Is that big enough to make 12" or 8" beams? I have heard they are very valuable as rare to get big enough stem to make them but interested if that's true.

It’s up to 52” in diameter in places, so yeh I could get a few beams out of it if I was gonna go down that route but I’ll not bother. 
 

There’s other big oaks down on the estate that are up to 10m long but in a smaller diameter. Still big enough to get a 12” beam or two out of them though. Not sure what the market for them is though.