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[Copford sawmill sussex]

 

 

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[Big J]

Very good!

 

What sort of cut rate does that width of cut allow? Also, what's the standard method of handling such monster slabs? I've just given up on big boards now due to moving and handling issues.

[Copford sawmill sussex]

It's not the quickest 10mins a board but that's. a 4' cut over 3.6m so it's not too bad! Ha ha handling hmmm just two strong men at the moment.

 

 

 

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[Copford sawmill sussex]

Movement hopefully on the wood will be slow as there all qtr sawn through the heart and the 4" slabs shouldn't move too much either, but time will tell.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

does anyone have a largethickneser you know of? got someash boards I need planing after warping/cupping

[Copford sawmill sussex]

We don't I'm afraid 10" is our thickest

 

 

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[Rob D]

Very good size boards - as Jon said I've also tended to go for more quarter sawn/rift size boards for easier handling and less moving...

 

 

... but still do the wide ones for picnic benches.

[delabodge]

I take it they cant be all be 4ft wide boards quater sawn,, ,? sorry confused,,,you must keep turning the log? impressive either way,,,,,

[Copford sawmill sussex]

No we had to cut through the heart so you get boards either side of the heart, we have found these size trees always have bad hearts so by taking boards through the heart we get some beautiful rays

 

 

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[delabodge]

thought so,,otherwise that would have been a 16ft diameter log,,as impressive as your wm1000 is,,,,,lol,,,good on you for investing in a good bit of kit,,,,