Slabbing up a huge spalted Ash log on the sawmill
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2020
- This is a good one but a long one! This log turned out to have some hidden beauty on the inside. It's spalted and hard as can be, can't wait to get these slabs dried!
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Looks great,I just cut 4 logs from an ash that fell on a friends property in Townsend TN. I think it's going to be beautiful in a year on my mill.
That is a massive log, ash is one of my favorites.
I love the way you Walk us threw how and why you're doing what your doing, thanks for sharing this and taking the time to do your milling properly!
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That's awesomely beautiful slab. Great job Thomas.
Thanks, my next video will show what we did with the 6" slab around the pith. Should have it up this afternoon.
That is awesome that sure is some beautiful slabs I can't wait to see you start working with them
I too am a fan of the spalt.
It's like magic.
Yes it is, down here in the deep south if I'm not careful everything can spalt on me, lol. Our weather really promotes it.
Beautiful slabs and enjoyed watching! Thanks
That is some beautiful slabs. I like slabs cut at 2&1/4" that way I have an 1/8" on both sides to clean up for smoothing with my router sled and at a full 2" it stays stable.
These slabs have turned out awesome, so far only made a top for a sewing machine. It came out awesome.
@@TCSawmills I bet it did.
Nice dog. Does he hunt?
Your mill is perfect.
I really don't think you could ever wear it out!
How long beams can you cut for ceiling boards for roof jacks.
What price tag for your outfit? Get that kiln bldg yet, totally awesome. Have fun!
Very impressive!!!
cut quality looks good . great work
Thanks, this mill really makes it easy.
great jobs
I like this
You should pour water on the top so we all can see how beautiful The woodgrain look likes
Yes I am trying to do that for the pretty slabs.
Cutting commences at 19:00.
Nice piece of ash! 😜do you seal the ends of your logs?
That was one nice piece of Ash. I seal the ends sometimes, but I don't have a lot of issues with end splitting down here in Mississippi.
Enjoyed this video. If you decide to bookmatch will you explain the process please.
Yes I will do a video on that.
When you say log dog, are you referring to your clamp??
I used to saw logs dogged on a carriage that moved into a circle saw. We sawed fir, pine and spruce probably about as fast as your mill returns. One time a customer brought a big ash log about as big as yours for our company to saw for him. The log was as hard as a rock it seemed like. I could only go about as fast as your mill went or it would stop that circle saw cold. It made real fine sawdust too. I never sawed oak on that mill. Is Oak as hard as Ash or can you saw it faster?
Circle saws are fast for the dimensional cuts, the bandsaw mills like mine are great for the wider cuts. My buddy on his Circle saw can out cut me on dimensional lumber but he can't go wide like me, lol. Oak is harder than ash by a good bit. The hardest oak that I cut is live oak....it's not fun to cut.
I used to cut live oak with a chainsaw for firewood when I was a kid growing up in Texas. The first head saw that I operated was a carriage that dogged the log and moved into a bandsaw that was about 6 inches wide and the wheels it ran on were 5 feet in diameter. We cut Cedar in that mill. I went from that company to the family run company that had the circle sawmill. The softwoods I could always cut faster than the hardwoods though.
Is it easier to sawmill dry lumber or green?
Resawing dry can be very difficult if it's something like white oak, Hickory and pecan. I prefer to cut trees on the sawmill after they have set for about a month or so. Super green pine is a huge mess, so is cedar. You get sap everywhere.
How do I get this?
Since owning this have you been getting more customers and people who want you to cut their wood by wood of mouth?
Also are you putting your pieces in a kiln?
Facebook marketplace, word of mouth and people see me cutting from the road. In that order is how I get most of my business. I get a lot of repeat customers because I specialize in unique cuts and species not found in the area. I air dry in a barn until moisture content is around 12% to 15%. No kiln yet, but my buddy just had a commercial kiln delivered. All we have to do is set it up.
@@TCSawmills Beauitful! This is the way I am trying to go out in the Baltimore DC area. watch almost all your videos.
Where do you come into all of your logs?
@@TCSawmills what kind of kiln did you go with?
@@feintdesigns9633 I get a lot of my logs from our friends and family's farms in Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi. I scout out a lot of downed trees while hunting and hiking. I also find a lot of trees off Facebook marketplace or driving around after storms. Also have a few friends who clear land and I save them the effort of burning massive logs by picking them up. I very rarely buy any logs unless it's something just amazing or I have a big order for a specific species. Also my buddy went with a nyle kiln capable of drying 4000 board ft at a time.
How much
11:42 before the first cut? 🤦🏻♂️
Like the saw but video is too wordy
Does not look like ash. I believe it is some type of elm, either rock or American.
Agreed. Looks like elm or even maple. It the presence of the rays I would go with sycamore. Just cut some that wasn’t spalted but looked just like that. Beautiful wood either way.
Much talk and little sawing
get a brush
6 plus minutes and still talkin,,,