Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Day one. It may be a bit before I'm making dust but it officially has begun. Can you see my bench? I can. The thingy that makes a big stick into smaller sticks Game face.. Let's do this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Got about 2 hours at the mill yard. After finishing up a redwood can't, we got 6 9/4 x 9 3/4" x 96" sticks. The top half of the log will be cut over the weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 image.jpgimage.jpg Got about 2 hours at the mill yard. After finishing up a redwood can't, we got 6 9/4 x 9 3/4" x 96" sticks. The top half of the log will be cut over the weekend. Nice. Did you rent out time on that mill? How were you able to do it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 How long to air dry, or are you going to kiln dry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Going old school huh ? How long is it going to take to dry stock that thick ? What kind of wood is that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Good questions. This mill is owned and operated by a friend of mine. Thomas is an arborist who has become the go to for many communities around me. A few days ago, Tom said he had a huge redwood order to fill and would love a hand. When I got to the yard, there were four ash logs that had my name on them. They had been sitting for months because I guess nobody wanted ash. I asked what he needed to get from them. $50/log. DONE! we filed the redwood order and got to start the ash today. It is beautiful lumber. The wood is mostly salmon pink. Around here, ash only takes a few months to dry. I'm hoping they will be ready in 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted July 25, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 So it looks like you have several nice pieces of Ash ! (The whiskey kept me from resisting ) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Now THIS is how a project journal ought to start! Can't wait to see this bench start to take shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 If you look at pic #1, Above the ash log you can just see a big leaf maple log sticking up. That became mine too.. I blame Tom C.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I had really set my heart on steamed european beech for my build. When Thomas offered me the logs, at a great price, and I thought about the novelty of actually running the mill myself to prep them. I made a snap decision. Ash is not my absolute favorite wood to look at, but I'm sure I won't regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Is he going to kiln dry it for ya?So it looks like you have several nice pieces of Ash ! (The whiskey kept me from resisting ) What brand of spirits influenced this answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 My normal Irish Whisky is Tullamore Dew. Tastes great, less $$. Smoother and less harsh. I got tired of Jack Daniels burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Is he going to kiln dry it for ya Coop, based on the wood that he cut 90 days ago already being in the 10% range, I see no point to kiln it. It will stack and sticker in his yard of 90* days with 15% humidity naturally flowing through. When it's ready, it's ready. Ash has nice big open pores that I assume have been helping it to dry so quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I'm going down Tuesday and get some but I bet you'll never convince Richard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Gonna be a cool build. Buenos Suerte! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 How's your wally nut coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Very cool! Great start to a journal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Very cool way to start the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 image.jpgimage.jpg Got about 2 hours at the mill yard. After finishing up a redwood can't, we got 6 9/4 x 9 3/4" x 96" sticks. The top half of the log will be cut over the weekend. So, what are you going to do with that beautiful HF bench that you love? Gonna turn it into an outfeed bench? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Funny thing is, if you air dry your wood, you'll still probably be done before me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 So, what are you going to do with that beautiful HF bench that you love? Gonna turn it into an outfeed bench? I'll proabably chop it into little bit pieces and burn it for sheer joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Awesome. Way to start the bench off from the very very beginning Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 My normal Irish Whisky is Tullamore Dew. Tastes great, less $$. Smoother and less harsh. I got tired of Jack Daniels burn. If you ever to my neck of the woods, we have some nice Canadian whiskey and ryes. there are some made out west that are quite popular. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 In order to top this "from scratch build", the next roubo builder will need to plant the trees and wait for them to grow before milling the lumber for a bench! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 In order to top this "from scratch build", the next roubo builder will need to plant the trees and wait for them to grow before milling the lumber for a bench!dang, I thought I had it bad waiting for them to dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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