Milling this week a large beech.

[Joy Yeomans]

beech wont last very long tho as fencing material...shame would make some nice indoor pieces

 

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[Stompy]

beech wont last very long tho as fencing material...shame would make some nice indoor pieces

 

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Yep, bit of a waste of time building a fence out of it..... better to save for internal projects or those protected from the elements.

[kinderscout]

Unfortunately i am only the milling man the timber is not mine, but never the less it is learning me what I can and cannot do, thank you all.

[se7enthdevil]

was that the one that you are cutting some of my skittle squares from???

[Big Beech]

Unfortunately i am only the milling man the timber is not mine, but never the less it is learning me what I can and cannot do, thank you all.

 

If u r the milling man, then its ur expertise that shud be guiding your client. Beech is useless outside and will be a waste of your time and presume their money.

Better off as firewood for the bunk house.

[gensetsteve]

That bad boy would keep your house nice and warm. Good piece to practice on rather than a nice piece of oak. If it goes a pear shaped it will still have a use.

[kinderscout]

Yes it is Steve, out the main trunk is the plan, going to do a five a quarter cut in the top half then cut it up using the vertical mill, for the first time.

[spiral]

Fencing or outside use is ridicules... it will be mush in 2 years.

 

Perhaps you should point that out to your client?

 

If there so ignorant to insist you carry on, fair enough..

 

Waste of good firewood, though....

 

spiral

[gobbypunk]

Why do you all say beech just fire wood when butterfly spalted beech tables or just spalted beech coffee tables are just stunning I am always after spalted beech send some my way

Cheers Mark

[spiral]

mmm it can be beautiful indeed, & for indoor use it works, The poster is suggesting using it outside & even for fence rails.

 

Personally although it can be amazingly stunning in figure I've always found it to warp a lot & be loved by woodworm.

 

The trunk featured looks particularly likely to warp as planks I would have thought?

 

But yes short lengths cut thick ,dried & kilned the planed flat a couple of times. I am sure would be beautiful .

 

So yes miss shaped, end of life sized beech , is great for Coffee tables & firewood! & bowl turning as well of course.

 

Spiral