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Posted
7 hours ago, jose said:

after some advice please.

Customer is taking down this oak .

They are thinking cutting it to 3m lengths with the view of using it for cladding etc on barns.

 

Ive no idea as not something ive never got involved with this side of things so i said id ask around.

The tree is coming down with a crane.

There are a lot of branches so not sure how that will affect things.

Its a decent girth, i didnt measure it but at least a meter or more in width (not diameter).

 

If its worth while id be after someone to come in with a milling rig to do it.

Tree is in Reading, Berks

Many thanks

 

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Good stem for something, but I do agree with Mr Spaceman not really the right quality for cladding.  Ideal for beams, but a decent softwood like Larch, Douglas fir etc are much more suitable for cladding.

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Posted

Got some black poplar to mill up. Nice and big. About 3’ diameter on some maybe bigger. 
 

What’s poplar like milling up? Will be doing it with the chainsaw. 

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Posted
5 hours ago, AJStrees said:

Got some black poplar to mill up. Nice and big. About 3’ diameter on some maybe bigger. 
 

What’s poplar like milling up? Will be doing it with the chainsaw. 

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It’s great.

cuts like softwood, sells at hardwood prices.

the really dark, burry stuff is as valuable as walnut.👍

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Posted
5 hours ago, AJStrees said:

Got some black poplar to mill up. Nice and big. About 3’ diameter on some maybe bigger. 
 

What’s poplar like milling up? Will be doing it with the chainsaw. 

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Absolutely worthless not worth milling; give it all to me instead.

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Posted
54 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

It’s great.

cuts like softwood, sells at hardwood prices.

the really dark, burry stuff is as valuable as walnut.👍

Nice 👍 hopefully get some nice slabs out of it. There’s a fair bit tree to mill. 

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Posted
52 minutes ago, Squaredy said:

Absolutely worthless not worth milling; give it all to me instead.

I think I’m going to find some nice slabs in that then. 👍

Posted
1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Heavyweight slabs today.

Client asked for two oak slabs, 

1m wide, 4m long, 8” thick!!!!

(We cut them at 9”)

Only about 800kg each!

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Crikey mate that’s some monster oak slabs. 👍

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