the 'todays job' thread

[billpierce]

 

Spend the day milling a nice big old oak that I climbed and felled a few weeks back. Lovely door sized slabs coming off, and first time I've run a 076 and 084 together. Many much times faster.

 

Sent from my C6903 using Arbtalk mobile app

[Mick Dempsey]

Lombardy at the bottom of a sloping garden to come out.

 

No sweat!

[skc101fc]

Milling what looked like a really crappy ash stick, but looking at the ends the log something seemed really unusual about the ring pattern, so made the decision to quarter saw it, and so glad I did !

Unfortunately only took pictures of these 2 mirror image boards, but everything , even the scrap, came out with incredible character .

Client was over the moon, as this wasn't even the main part of the job, now he's trying to think of something really creative to do with it.

 

Sent from my GT-I9505 using Arbtalk mobile app

[skyhuck]

Are they holes?

[openspaceman]

Are they holes?

 

I was wondering what the results of emerald borer might be:001_smile:

 

Hornet moths make big holes too.

[skc101fc]

Yes , dark holes, with grey perimeters, but plugged with like a hard woody lignin like material.

I dont know what created them , but on the lower part of the log externally looked like epicormic nibbled and stripped by cows.

Tell me what you think ?

 

Sent from my GT-I9505 using Arbtalk mobile app

[skc101fc]

The boards in the pictures are each a full 10" wide, 20" tree diameter. From what I've understood regarding emerald borer beetles, they prefer and inhabit the cambium regions, whereas whatever caused this feature is right into the pith.

Externally just under the bark were plenty of little spikes of dormant buds, almost so many as to be burrs, would these be decay pathways into the very heart?

 

Sent from my GT-I9505 using Arbtalk mobile app

[bigtreedon]

Very dead sycamore to start this morning

 

Sent from my SM-G930F using Arbtalk mobile app

[Steve Bullman]

Gently does it!

[bigtreedon]

Gently does it!

Yes it was one of them trees I wished I didn't weigh 21st while I was in it !!

 

Sent from my SM-G930F using Arbtalk mobile app