milling pics and vids

[Jamespepperpot]

The following pictures are 2 inch and 1 inch cherry I had milled years ago and show quite a difference in distortion. The 1 inch planks were from a small tree, just 12 inches diameter and the narrower plank has cupped almost 20mm! The wider one has cupped about 10mm, so if planed to an even thickness about half the timber would be wasted. Although it might look like firewood, I've kept these thin planks for sentimental reasons as it was the first tree I had milled and it had been planted by my parents. Ripped into narrow short sections it will yield good timber for small stuff and I'm still aiming to use it...... By contrast, the 2 inch planks from a larger tree are much less distorted.

 

 

 

I would now mill thicker and re-saw after drying the timber if I wanted thin planks for a specific project.

 

 

 

Andrew

 

 

You could cut them down the middle, plane both sides then glue them back together. A lot less wastage that way

[ucoulddoit]

You could cut them down the middle, plane both sides then glue them back together. A lot less wastage that way

 

I'd agree that's the way to minimise waste with planks that end up like this. Another approach if narrow planks and jointing is tolerable in species prone to drying distortion is to halve the log lengthwise, before milling into planks by sawing at right angles to the first cut. Should then dry with less distortion, cracks and defects compared to being milled through and through. But I feel one of the advantages of 'DIY' milling is being able to obtain wide double waney edged planks which can be difficult to buy off the shelf from a timber merchant. Sometimes, with planks with lots of character, e.g. burr, swirly grain, differences in colour, etc. I'm happy to accept what might seem to be excessive waste to be able to have wide planks in a finished project without joints which might be quite noticeable no matter how well made.

 

Andrew

[peckerwood2016]

Here's a mirror I made form some elm I milled

 

 

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[IVECOKID]

My first attempt at Milling, Beech was felled last year and been sat in my yard since. Bought a cheap £99 mill of e bay and am happy for now .

Need to fine tune my method to get a cleaner cut.

 

 

Ste

[54gka]

Been  a bit quiet on here. This is some of the things I've been up to the last few months. Milling Oak/Dawn Redwood/Blue Atlas Cedar/Sweat Chestnut.

[Rough Hewn]

Great pics and some good wood there.
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[jamesd]

Is the third pic the wood in a kiln? 

[se7enthdevil]

1 hour ago, 54gka said:

This is some of the things I've been up to the last few months. Milling Oak/Dawn Redwood/Blue Atlas Cedar/Sweat Chestnut.

 

sweat chestnut is a new species for me, what's that "castanea sweatvatica"???

[54gka]

Hi Steve was wondering howa loonge be4 someone notchehd to much vino it is Friday. This nut comes in all flavours.

[54gka]

Hi James.Yeah the Logosol Sauno kiln. Made my own 8x4ft box. Seems to work ok. On the fourth load got a couple of leaks around the door so just fitted a rubber seal to help with that problem.