Tom Cancelleri Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Did you order the hardware yet? Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Looking like a good build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I've already got a maple I started in my side yard 25 years ago but it wouldn't be enough to build a whole bench, maybe not even in my lifetime. Plus I would be giving up my protection from the afternoon sun . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenaqua Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Very nice! Looks like a lot of hard work but also looks like it would be a ton of fun to run a mill (for a day or two anyways). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Bucking boards is fun, when there's a purpose. I wouldn't do it for a job but helping out or cutting my own lumber is a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 A poplar order was finished sawing today so next up is my ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 with very limited time last night to saw, we got a new cant cut and about 60 more BF of sticks cut before loosing the light. one more short session should get the remaining BF cut out that I need, then the wait really starts. I'm not sure what im going to do with the remainder of the log. Thinking that 6/4 slabs would be the most utilitarian for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Had some time Sunday afternoon so I met my buddy over at the mill yard. We got two more smaller cants milled up and a quick measurement of the stacks looks to be about 240 board feet in 8/4 4.5"x 8' & 9.5"x 8'. With those sizes, there shouldn't be too much waste, I'm hoping.I brought my moisture meter and a few deep measurements (pins buried) on the stack we cut a few weeks ago read 19% Edited August 19, 2015 by Brendon_t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 You'll need to resaw some for the bottom shelf. Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 The two stacks on the end are mine, plus the ash stack a few stacks down. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Tom, I'm not convinced yet that the shelves will be made from the ash. Thinking some darker color. Maybe redwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Don't know if it's a problem in LA but around here you have to kiln dry ash to a certain temperature to kill powder post beetles and their eggs. If you don't they can stay dormant in the wood for years then suddenly wake up and leave your bench with a bunch of holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Mike, we do that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 I've heard from several sources that getting your ash bored is not fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Great looking stack of lumber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weithman5 Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 I've heard from several sources that getting your ash bored is not fun!at least not for most of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Great looking stack of lumber!Thanks, the 9&10" boards are going to be mostly for the top. They are all clean and clear throughout. The thinner boards, mostly 4.5-6" will be legs and stretchers and everything that is not the top. We got creative with some cuts to get the best yield out of the tree. All of the thin boards also have at least a 4.5"x 6' clear cut in them. I'm thinking that with 240 ish feet, I should have plenty left over. Even after the hundred trash bags of chips tom showed me I will make.Sawing wood is a lot of fun. If I lived somewhere where there was a need, I could totally see myself buying a woodmeizer and milling wood for fun/ pay. Edited August 19, 2015 by Brendon_t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Sawing wood is a lot of fun. If I lived somewhere where there was a need, I could totally see myself buying a woodmeizer and milling wood for fun/ pay. Move to Canada and be Shane's neighbor. =p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Not gunna happen, I have way too many guns to "loose" if I move to Canadia. i would have loved having a mill on the farm I grew up on in the Ozarks. 150 acres of hardwood timber.i had a tree stand in an old white oak that was 8 feet across. In his youth, my stupid uncle took a chainsaw to the first main crotch and carved in a chair. More like a throne.. A butt cushion and I could sit in that stand all day. Edited August 19, 2015 by Brendon_t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 I only made 300 gallons of saw dust. I'm sure I gave away 15-20 board feet of shavings Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 That stack of lumber is seriously sexy. Just seeing it makes me want to mill some lumber. You must have had a blast. It looks like alot of checking in the photos, did you treat the ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Whoa whoa whoa... You grew up in the Ozarks? Can you be more specific? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Yeah shane, one log had one end forget to be anchorsealed. The boards with check, are extra long. And I'm not paying for the extra foot, since my buddy forgot to do it. And yes V, I grew up in a tiny town in SW Missouri called Purdy. Closest town is monet. Closest real city is Joplin, where I was born. Edited August 20, 2015 by Brendon_t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Wow! I'm envious. I'm really looking forward to this build. I love working with ash. I made the base of my bench from ash, but the top from maple. Wish I had done the whole thing in ash. Hard maple is such a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thanks man, I'm looking forward to it also. I think ash is a good choice, and the price is definately right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 And yes V, I grew up in a tiny town in SW Missouri called Purdy. Closest town is monet. Closest real city is Joplin, where I was born. Very cool. We rarely ventured that way except for the regular trips to Branson. I grew up in Salem, MO...just south of Rolla. Beautiful country down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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