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Twisted Oak, Worth milling?


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I have access to a large ( 900mm diameter), felled oak. It's cut into 3.7m lengths.  I'm considering hiring someone to mill it, with an Alaskan mill, into boards.

 

The tree has a twist to it ( see pics) and I'm wondering if that would make the resulting slabs less useful as potential furniture making timber. It also has several side branches, which I know reduce it's value but may make it more interesting visually.  I've heard that these twists are either genetic or a result of wind load but I'm not sure if it's regarded as a fault.

 

What do folk here think? Worth paying someone to mill or not?

 

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Thank you for the replies. Good to know that it may have some value ( been forking out a lot of cash recently)

 

"Mantle Beams" ? As in fireplace mantlepieces? Hadn't thought of that.  3- 4 inch thick will be pretty heavy to move. 2 or 3 man job?  Assume thick sections less likely to warp on drying? 

 

I have my own chainsaw mill but these are too big, heavy & badly placed to lift on.

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