First of the Burr Oaks milled today

[Big Beech]

well we finally had some good weather today and milled up the first "ugly" butt that i discovered a month or so ago.

i wasnt expecting much, given the age and condition of it laying nearly on the ground and covered in moss, lichen, ferns and other detritous but we where pleasantly suprised!

 

there are a few pockets of rot, white in clour in the middle edge of one of the planks. should this be treated in anyway, and like wise there is signficant decay on the outer edges where the sap wood was. it is white but hard in places and very mushy wet in others. should i just allow this to dry its course then scurf off with a sanding disk on the angle grinder? if so any recomendations for such a tool or any 40grit disk?

 

simon

[alex_w]

wow, some beautiful wood

[cooks]

Really good looking wood, don't worry about the white rot on the out side its the last of the sap wood which is non durable. Must of been dead standing did not see previous post.

[Big Beech]

Really good looking wood, don't worry about the white rot on the out side its the last of the sap wood which is non durable. Must of been dead standing did not see previous post.

 

i didnt post a previous image, but the tree has been down o so long. ive been working here 8yrs and it was donw then, but never took any notice of it. just wasnt my thing back then:001_smile:

[Rob D]

Some nice looking pieces there

[KnotSure]

very nice looking piece of wood

[Pat Ferrett]

Man that going to look nice sanded and waxed

[Big Beech]

yeh, i sure hope they are gonna look nice, not sure ona finish yet tho!

any suggestions for Oak?

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