Came across some cherry today....

[quietfly]

So I came across some cherry today it was too curved to send to the mill so the tree service let me have it. Unfortunately since the Big saw is being worked on all I have is my little Echo 310 with a 16 inch bar. So I did what any other addicted person would do and I rented the biggest saw the big-box stores had.
With the 20 inch bar the biggest piece I could mill was only 13 inches so it wasted quite a bit of the wood but Beggars can't be choosers and I'd rather have a few slabs of smaller wood then no wood at all....

 

[mdavlee]

I like cherry. It makes some pretty slabs.

 

[Wolverine]

Looks like some primo cherry! Maybe worth saving till the big saw is up and running.

 

[quietfly]

Looks like some primo cherry! Maybe worth saving till the big saw is up and running.

I know,but i have no where to store it and no way to move the large logs..

 

[quietfly]

Does anyone have any suggestions for trimming the logs down to size before milling them? Ive been doing it by eye and it hasnt been the cleanest process...

 

[quietfly]

Yesterday's take

 

[huskihl]

Yesterday's takeView attachment 19342

Lay an extension ladder on top screwed down on both ends for longer logs. For shorter ones like you've got there, screw down a 2x8 laid flat and shim up the low spots. Set the mill height lower than your screws and start cutting

 

[quietfly]

I meant for cutting it down to the mill size the logs are like 22 inches but my maximum Mill size right now is 12 so I have to cut them down to about 12 before I could even start to use the mill on them

 

[mdavlee]

Mini mill.

 

[quietfly]

Yeah don't have one of those either, but i improvised.....

 

[quietfly]

Got good 4 x12 inch slabs so im happy.

 

[Jeff Svoboda]

Yeah don't have one of those either, but i improvised.....View attachment 19372 View attachment 19373 View attachment 19374 View attachment 19375 View attachment 19376

This looks like something I would try!!! Lol. Then when I wasnt happy id just pony up and get an Alaskan. Im always up for trying myself first. Looks like you are too.

 

[quietfly]

This looks like something I would try!!! Lol. Then when I wasnt happy id just pony up and get an Alaskan. Im always up for trying myself first. Looks like you are too.

I have an Alaskan mill , the issue was my rental saw limiting my milling width.....

 

[Jeff Svoboda]

I don't have one yet. But I sure like seeing what people find in the wood. I'll be buying one soon enough. That's too bad about the rental saw. I know I saw in another post your big saw was in the shop. Hopefully it gets fixed up soon so you can cut at full width.

 

[quietfly]

me too, it sucks to loose an opportunity to grab nice wood...

 

[Jeff Svoboda]

I know the feeling. My neighbor had some ash dropped by the power company. Bdh was probably 5-6ft on the bigger one. They didn't even cut up the trunk. Bright in a crane and hauled it out on a flat bed probably to the dump. Would have loved to cut it up but just wasn't equipped. Found a lot of figured wood in the peices that I got so I could only imagine what the trunk would have looked like. Just a shame to see stuff like that go to waste.

 

[quietfly]

Now as always the waiting is the hardest part....

 

[fearofpavement]

Here's an example of why you need lots of saws. Back ups to the back ups, etc.

 

[Mastermind]

Chris sent me a beautiful bowl he made. He should post pics of his work.....hint hint.

 

[quietfly]

Chris sent me a beautiful bowl he made. He should post pics of his work.....hint hint.

If you say so.....