SDB777
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Not really sure if this qualifies for the sub-topic category of "Other Things We Make". But this is what I 'make' as a fun past-time, and also a few bucks on the side.
Fella contacted me through his son(local firefighter), seems he's been needing someone to make some big logs into 2" and 2-1/2" thick slabs! The logs were dropped off on Friday night(8/24), and I love the thought of making some slabs! So I got started on them first thing yesterday morning(8/25).
The temps weren't too bad in the early morning, but after a few hours and a few small rain showers, it got muggy!!! The hardest part about cutting slabs, has to be the moving of the logs....at least for me. I don't own a tractor/forklift/whatever....I am the tractor. But when you step back and think about what you need to do, a simple cant hook and some thick chunks of wood for ramps can be all you need.
Here's the log on the ground next to the mill:
And here's the same log on the mill:
(Of course, the magic of digital photography makes it look pretty easy. From on the ground to on the mill was approximately 8-10 minutes)
This log turned into this:
(The fella is going to sand these slabs down and make bookend table(s) out of them. Hope he doesn't need to move them around too much...them tables would be very heavy!)
Who says White Oak can't be purty?:
Hope you enjoyed the woodporn? I know I get a kick out of being the first to see what the inside of a log looks like. A little sore, oh yeah....those slabs weigh around 150-200 pounds a piece(the 2-1/2" by 10'6" laying on the ground next to the mill will require the help of a young fella to get into the trailer. For whatever reason, everything seems heavier when it's wet? Go figure??
The fella is suppsed to be here this afternoon to pick them up....hope he likes them(he got a pretty good deal on the cutting)!
Any questions? Feel free to ask.....love talking about milling.
Scott (can you say sunburn little guy) B
Fella contacted me through his son(local firefighter), seems he's been needing someone to make some big logs into 2" and 2-1/2" thick slabs! The logs were dropped off on Friday night(8/24), and I love the thought of making some slabs! So I got started on them first thing yesterday morning(8/25).
The temps weren't too bad in the early morning, but after a few hours and a few small rain showers, it got muggy!!! The hardest part about cutting slabs, has to be the moving of the logs....at least for me. I don't own a tractor/forklift/whatever....I am the tractor. But when you step back and think about what you need to do, a simple cant hook and some thick chunks of wood for ramps can be all you need.
Here's the log on the ground next to the mill:
And here's the same log on the mill:
(Of course, the magic of digital photography makes it look pretty easy. From on the ground to on the mill was approximately 8-10 minutes)
This log turned into this:
(The fella is going to sand these slabs down and make bookend table(s) out of them. Hope he doesn't need to move them around too much...them tables would be very heavy!)
Who says White Oak can't be purty?:
Hope you enjoyed the woodporn? I know I get a kick out of being the first to see what the inside of a log looks like. A little sore, oh yeah....those slabs weigh around 150-200 pounds a piece(the 2-1/2" by 10'6" laying on the ground next to the mill will require the help of a young fella to get into the trailer. For whatever reason, everything seems heavier when it's wet? Go figure??
The fella is suppsed to be here this afternoon to pick them up....hope he likes them(he got a pretty good deal on the cutting)!
Any questions? Feel free to ask.....love talking about milling.
Scott (can you say sunburn little guy) B
