Satisfaction in using your own milled timber

[AJStrees]

2 hours ago, Mr. Ed said:

Just two AJ - held together by a “gravity joint” (in other words just sitting there). I’ll do something a bit more permanent. 

Very nice indeed 👍

[gobbypunk]

Yeah its a cool feeling seeing the boards you have milled used in something just like the office I am doing at the mo ,went to the woods collected the logs Coast Redwood  and now all milled  planed sanded and jointed and going up on the wall ,some photos in Woodcraft if anyone wants to see .

[MattyF]

I’ve got a shed full of timber I’ve kept from over the last 15 years that I probs should of sold but I’ve convinced myself to save for my build that’s finally getting there , might be a bit much for some folk if you don’t like live edge ! the rest of what I’ve planned won’t be live edge though but I’m no carpenter .. will put picks up hopefully soon when it’s all finished. 
so far used is beech , maple and oak. 

[AJStrees]

7 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

Yeah its a cool feeling seeing the boards you have milled used in something just like the office I am doing at the mo ,went to the woods collected the logs Coast Redwood  and now all milled  planed sanded and jointed and going up on the wall ,some photos in Woodcraft if anyone wants to see .

Had a look at your post in woodcraft. Nice. 👍

[AJStrees]

51 minutes ago, MattyF said:

I’ve got a shed full of timber I’ve kept from over the last 15 years that I probs should of sold but I’ve convinced myself to save for my build that’s finally getting there , might be a bit much for some folk if you don’t like live edge ! the rest of what I’ve planned won’t be live edge though but I’m no carpenter .. will put picks up hopefully soon when it’s all finished. 
so far used is beech , maple and oak. 

 

That looks smashing! Really nice use of the timber. 👍

[lux]

Satisfying for sure.  Used a fair bit of my own on our house build. 
 

Doing a little commission for a customer atm. Took the tree down for her 4 yrs ago and milled it with the intention or her wanting garden furniture. 
 

Here’s the rustic table top.  I left a waney edge on the bread board ends to leave more of a link to the tree she was sad to see go. 
 

 

 

 

[Squaredy]

19 hours ago, AJStrees said:

any pictures of the redwood you milled? 

Here is a picture of the porch built with the redwood.  I ended up putting a dye on it because when I treated it all with a clear wood preserver (which was probably unnecessary) it effectively dyed it but unevenly.  So to make it look nice again I dyed the whole lot!

 

 

[Squaredy]

This is the new little shed I am putting up at work to house the inverter so we can run the sawmill on mains instead of the generator.

 

It is lawson cypress windblow from a shelter bed planted when the A40 was built nearish a stately home.  I made the head woodsman very happy by saying I would actually pay good money for what he thought was just rubbish timber not even worthy of firewood!

 

It is lovely timber actually - dries super quick, really stable and strong and durable.  What more could you want?

 

First photo is the ground prepped with four holes.  Second photo is the posts and basic structure.  Purlins to go on tomorrow, then roofing sheets; floorboards after that, and then cladding next week.  All will be lawson cypress.  It is a very crude but quick and durable build.  No concrete pad, just a bit of postcrete and of course relying on the larger structure next door for a lot of strength and stability.

 

[Squaredy]

26 minutes ago, lux said:

Satisfying for sure.  Used a fair bit of my own on our house build. 
 

Doing a little commission for a customer atm. Took the tree down for her 4 yrs ago and milled it with the intention or her wanting garden furniture. 
 

Here’s the rustic table top.  I left a waney edge on the bread board ends to leave more of a link to the tree she was sad to see go. 
 

 

 

 

That is lovely.  Sweet chestnut is such a good timber, and I love what you have done with it.

[lux]

2 minutes ago, Squaredy said:

That is lovely.  Sweet chestnut is such a good timber, and I love what you have done with it.

It is. But that isn’t sweet chestnut.