Tpt life Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'll shoot a pic if I can, it is sectioned in about 16' lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'll shoot a pic if I can, it is sectioned in about 16' lengths. That'll work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 That'll work! Really Mel? You're just going to cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Really Mel? You're just going to cry I don't cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 I don't cry C'mon now, own up.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Ok... there was this one time. My goldfish died. I was 6. Thanks for making me relive that moment of weakness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Ok... there was this one time. My goldfish died. I was 6. Thanks for making me relive that moment of weakness It's a start 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 I cried when my crayfish died in elementary. His name was Buster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 I cried when my crayfish died in elementary. His name was Buster. Let it out Freddie.. We're here for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted October 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Found a big slab... It's Quartersawn White Oak, 2.5" thick, 34" wide, and 90" long. Not sure how it'll be for a bench top, but I found one. It was around $650. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Bam!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 that is a good find. hard to find qswo that wide. must have been a big tree. i think the price is anout right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I'd want thicker than 2.5" for my bench top, and there's no way in hell I'd pay $650 for a QSWO slab when I could laminate a top with any number of other species for much, much cheaper. It's a workbench, Mel...get ahold of yourself man! It would be very stable, though, being QS and all...and awesome. But then you'd have to build the rest of your bench of QSWO...and take out a second mortgage to pay for it all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 650 sheets, not for me +1 for laminating 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 do it man, do it. You can build the base out of walnut and it will look sweet! I think your top is about $12 bd ft. Obviously more expensive than rough sawn boards but think of all the glue you will save! At least $5 worth. Plus, once your elbows and shoulders finally give out from all that hand planing you do, you can bring it inside and make it a bar. Or maybe carve a bass body, neck and headstock out of it. . Seriously, its your money so do it if it makes you happy. I don't know if 2.5" is thick enough (my "bench" is a banquet table!) but maybe you can glue another board to the bottom to give you some more thickness where you want to drill for dogs and what not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I really want it to be 4" thick. I'll probably keep looking, but it is tempting. I just love the look of a huge slab of a top on a Roubo style bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Slack Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Ijust saw the video on the Roubo build. I guess I was wrong. Good luck finding your slab. Sounds fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I really want it to be 4" thick. I'll probably keep looking, but it is tempting. I just love the look of a huge slab of a top on a Roubo style bench. Honestly don't know if you will be able to find what you are looking for. The mills I talked to air dry their 2" slabs for at least year before finishing in a kiln. They'd need to air dry a 4" thick slab for even longer, and time (and space) is money. Besides, I am not sure there is really a market for it. Big hardwood slabs like that mostly go into conference tables in high-end offices or dining tables, and I can't say I've ever seen a table that thick. You might do better trying to laminate a few 4" timbers together. You can find those because people use them for timber construction, fireplace mantles, etc. Here is an article from Shannon Rogers on the difficulty of drying thick stock. http://www.mcilvain.com/tru-dry-radio-frequency-dried-timbers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Bench or no bench, I would struggle to pass up that slab. I would find a use, build, sell and help fund the slab you really want. Just a thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I could be wrong, but if it is really 34" wide and all quartesawn you have hit kind of a jackpot. Unless there is a flatsawn strech of oak through the middle, it must have been sawn from one half of the tree. Take the pith and sapwood out of the equation and the tree must have been 7' in diameter. Anyone please correct me if I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Woodsap, that was my thinking also only I was thinking bigger than 7'. Pith can "grow" on you with the length of time it takes oak to get big. I was guessing the outer edges are closer to bastard than quarter but still the slab must be milled from 4-6" either side of center from a massive log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I agree that edges are probably bastard and maybe even some flatsawn at the edge. I can't say I have ever seen a 7' or even 8' wide oak tree but they must be out there somewhere. And of course you need to find a mill that can handle such a log. Here is a link to a photo from the sawmill I usually go to, he indicates a 53" log is the biggest he had ever cut. I believe the log in the photo is white oak. He is a small one man shop so not really set up for monster logs, but most of the slabs I see come out of the smaller mom and pop mills. http://hickoryandoak.com/gallery/sawmill/bigoak2?full=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Update... I called back, and found out the piece was cut in half width wise, to relieve stress... I still may get it. You are all making a good case for it. Maybe I need to make a huge table for someone, and fund the top I really want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reberly Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Hi Fretless Llama, I carry slabs in SW Michigan, but how far are you from Green Bay or Milwaukee? Bob Kloes is in Seymour near Green Bay and Allen Tomaszek carries slabs in Milwaukee. Both are good guys, Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 I am closer to Milwaukee than Green Bay, but either is doable for the right slab. Possibly even further if the price is right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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