Today's milling

[Moose McAlpine]

3 hours ago, Dilz said:

today's job...felled these oaks a few months back...  client told me not to waste time stacking / stickering and clearing up....so i didn't. Ended up using the small log mill with 20" lo pro on the 661 for most of it.  nice light and rapid. 

 

 

Looks like you got some nice boards out of it.

[Dilz]

9 hours ago, Moose McAlpine said:

 

Looks like you got some nice boards out of it.

Yeah they were nice straight trees in good lengths.

When we felled the trees I was all set for having them transported to my place until the client came out and said he wanted to keep them and have them planked but he didn't know anyone who could do it..so we had a chat ..was a bit gutted I wouldn't get to keep the lot myself 

[TuscanPhil]

Looks Good!!  Are they 3" boards?  I have some oaks felled a few weeks ago that I might plank up, might see if anyone on here wants them, or might just (sadly) turn them into firewood, of which I can make comfortable use!

[Dilz]

1 hour ago, TuscanPhil said:

Looks Good!!  Are they 3" boards?  I have some oaks felled a few weeks ago that I might plank up, might see if anyone on here wants them, or might just (sadly) turn them into firewood, of which I can make comfortable use!

2" thick this lot. Any thicker at this length and I'd struggle (more) to shift them by hand myself.  No idea the value of these green but seen other folk sell similar fresh cut stuff for around 700-1000kr per board to hobby joiners ...so 50-80 quid. Seems about right. 

 

[trigger_andy]

2 minutes ago, Dilz said:

2" thick this lot. Any thicker at this length and I'd struggle (more) to shift them by hand myself.  No idea the value of these green but seen other folk sell similar fresh cut stuff for around 700-1000kr per board to hobby joiners ...so 50-80 quid. Seems about right. 

 

Seems about right for quite narrow boards

 

Which Scandinavian country do you live in?

[Dilz]

44 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Seems about right for quite narrow boards

 

Which Scandinavian country do you live in?

Sweden. Been out here since 2009...it's alright...village really needs a proper you can bring your dog type pub though

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Dilz said:

Sweden. Been out here since 2009...it's alright...village really needs a proper you can bring your dog type pub though

Think thats Scandinavia all over to be honest

 

My local is a 10 minute drive away (or an hour stroll) Dogs are welcome in the beer garden and bar

 

A 30 minute drive up the Glen and Dogs are welcome in the Climbers bar, its great

[TuscanPhil]

Another 'play' today with an oak log felled last August - my trusty (42 year old) chainsaw had the odd issue but nothing insurmountable.  5 planks was the end result (and some sawdust) and I decided to put them through my new planer thicknesser (even more sawdust / chips etc) before I let them season.  My thinking for this is that they are destined for 'rustic' garden furniture, so any warping as they season wont matter as they are already planed smooth.  I figure I'd lose less board by planing them now rather than after they've seasoned when I might lose more due to cupping etc.  They are now stickered and stacked on my (flat) garage floor - no space in my woodshed at the moment.  They are about 7.5 ft long and up to 1ft wide - milled at 1.5" and planed down till they were near enough mark free but not totally.  Destined to be my garden bench / seat / table etc etc

[Big Beech]

Nothing much new to report on the milling front, got stuck in to a 820 wide WRC for some external tables.

One will be for home, the long one on the back of the vehicle was for a client and one other sold of the trio.

[tree_beard]

Bit of windblown chestnut into a bit of fence. Chainsaw, Alaskan, angle grinder with flap disk, handful of coach screws.