Milling small Black Walnut stick

[Fredward]

Hi all, I'm new to milling so appologies if this is 'one of those' threads!

 

Felled this small Walnut the other day, I thought it would be a shame to cut it for firewood but is it too small to mill?

 

I know a guy with a chainsaw mill, how long roughly would it take to slab it? And what thickness boards would be reasonable to cut?

 

The saw for reference is 22 inch bar, the length is roughly 3.2-3.5m, with about 1.0-1.2m clear wood.

[se7enthdevil]

what is it 20"?

 

for a little one like that it's probably best cut in to 1" boards and that should get the most out of the tree.

[Fredward]

Yeah about 20-21inch at the butt.. Would the boards turn out okay at 1inch with a chainsaw mill? I was thinking 50mm slabs but that wouldn't yeild much.

[TheHungrySquirrel]

I would cut that using my bandsaw to get the most with minimal waste.

[Fredward]

I would cut that using my bandsaw to get the most with minimal waste.

 

So would I.. If I had one.. Heh!

[se7enthdevil]

if you are able to mill perfectly flat boards with your mill then go for 1", if you are not confident enough then go for 1 1/2".

 

try to find someone local who may let you use their bandmill???

[gobbypunk]

Hi if you only have access to an alaskan I would go for iinch and a half or even one at two and a half if you want a table top even if you only get a few planks , its better than none as walnut doesnt come up all that oftenn get it while you can

Cheers Mark

[Forest2Furniture]

I did one like that a few weeks ago, slightly bigger.

 

I got 3 @ 2", 4 @ 1.5" and 1 @ 2.5" all 11' long.

 

It's not always easy to get the trunk out or a bandsaw mill in so whatever you get with an alaskan is better then leaving for firewood.