Small oak milling job

[Rob D]

Just a small oak butt I milled Friday. Took me 4 hours from leaving the yard to being back with the wood stickered and bound. Also knocked up a quick coffee table (in return for the wood) for the owners.

 

Also got 6x 4" smaller slabs of 4ft by 2ft.

 

Taking a lot more care these days on my stickering - 18" apart spacers and then using strapping to bind it tight together (this strapping can also be retightened as the planks shrink).

[Rob D]

Some more pics.

[Bob Slade]

nice bit of oak Rob. Nigel Howe recomends having the outer sticks as close to the end as poss, this helps prevent splitting. i will be getting back to work soon and the ballooning season will start soon, bored to tears.

[Cracker]

Where do you get the strapping from Rob?

 

Bob, I've sorted an anvil. Thanks for your help.

[tommer9]

Nice work Rob, as usual!

As has been said though- put stickers right at the end too, and you could also paint/ PVA etc the endgrain before milling too...it really does slow down end cracking...

[kernowstu]

nice cats paw

[Rob D]

Where do you get the strapping from Rob?

 

Bob, I've sorted an anvil. Thanks for your help.

 

 

Got it from this company here Cord Straps-Woven Polyester Strapping-Polyester Strap-Dunnage Bags at the APF. Fiddly to start with but brilliant when you get the hang of it.

[Rob D]

nice bit of oak Rob. Nigel Howe recomends having the outer sticks as close to the end as poss, this helps prevent splitting. i will be getting back to work soon and the ballooning season will start soon, bored to tears.

 

 

I bet you're looking forward to it Bob!

 

Yes I know I should have the stickers closer to the end but I was stacking on my own and worried about my poor wee pinkies!!

 

 

 

[Rob D]

Nice work Rob, as usual!

As has been said though- put stickers right at the end too, and you could also paint/ PVA etc the endgrain before milling too...it really does slow down end cracking...

 

 

Yes I've painted the ends with PVA so all ship shape there. I'll get my stickers at the end next time though fingers or no fingers!

[tommer9]

Glad to hear it....now dont do it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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