Slab wanted - 6.5 meters long roughly

[Big Beech]

Ask Harry at copford sawmills in East Sussex, on Fb.

[arboriculturist]

On 12/11/2020 at 19:14, Rough Hewn said:

You won’t find one.
Will have to be cut to order.
Do you know how thick that would need to be so it didn’t tear itself apart?
And how heavy??????
I hope you’ve taken a massive non-refundable deposit?
And given your client a 12-18 month lead time?

Ok, so how thick would you say it needs to be so it didn’t tear itself apart - if you don't mind me asking ? ?

[Rough Hewn]

Ok, so how thick would you say it needs to be so it didn’t tear itself apart - if you don't mind me asking ? [emoji16]

Depends on species and how you move/lift it,
Pith quality etc.
Personally I’d go 4”-8”.
[emoji106]

[Stephen Blair]

You'd be amazed how strong a 3" board is at that length, it's not going to break.

 

2 guys will move it if you don't mind some scuffs, 4 strong lads no bother.

 

find a local guy with a big Alaskan then just call up your local tree guys and fish out a dead stick from the log pile.

 

 

 

or do what I did, bought the big Alaskan, took down 1 of the customers trees and milled that.

 

Job done !

[Rough Hewn]

You'd be amazed how strong a 3" board is at that length, it's not going to break.
 
2 guys will move it if you don't mind some scuffs, 4 strong lads no bother.
 
find a local guy with a big Alaskan then just call up your local tree guys and fish out a dead stick from the log pile.
 
 
 
or do what I did, bought the big Alaskan, took down 1 of the customers trees and milled that.
 
Job done !

Let me get this straight.
You cut a slab 6.8m x .85-1.6m x 3”?
Then got two guys to lift and move it?

[topchippyles]

24 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

You'd be amazed how strong a 3" board is at that length, it's not going to break.

 

2 guys will move it if you don't mind some scuffs, 4 strong lads no bother.

 

find a local guy with a big Alaskan then just call up your local tree guys and fish out a dead stick from the log pile.

 

 

 

or do what I did, bought the big Alaskan, took down 1 of the customers trees and milled that.

 

Job done !

Your barking mad pal.I have 1m wide x 3m long x 100 mm thick and 2 men cannot move those 

Edited November 17, 2020 by topchippyles

[monkeybusiness]

Don’t forget Steve is a sweaty, not some weedy valley dwelling sheep shagger...

[topchippyles]

Just now, monkeybusiness said:

Don’t forget Steve is a sweaty, not some weedy valley dwelling sheep shagger...

He can be fooking king kong pal. 2 men would not move a 6.7m x 1.6m x 85mm walnut in a million years. (dick) 

[ucoulddoit]

The following link is about a 13m long table made with single lengths of bog oak which is surprisingly thin, about 39mm after drying. The pictures show a plank being carried by about a dozen people.......!

 

Andrew

The Fenland Black Oak Project

WWW.THEFENLANDBLACKOAKPROJECT.CO.UK

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Our aim is to transform a 4,800 year old Fenland Black Oak into a spectacular 13 metre long table for the nation.

 

[Rough Hewn]

Ok I see a misunderstanding here.
I’m not talking linear, it’s fibre cohesion.
Lift a 3m x 2m x 50mm board up from the sides it will probably split down the middle.
That bog oak was under 2’ wide.
[emoji106]