how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[Hedgerow]

Yes, I expect they will be a real mess.

2"
As requested.

The only dry slabs I’ve been able to make useable have been 3” thick. Because I had to put them back on the mill and “true” them to 2” after all the cup and warp..

Let him know as soon as those things hit close to 20%, don’t try to get em dry...

Just build and seal them up so they can’t dry out any more.
Or at least it’ll take 10 years to slowly dry.

 

[Sawdust Man]

The only dry slabs I’ve been able to make useable have been 3” thick. Because I had to put them back on the mill and “true” them to 2” after all the cup and warp..

Let him know as soon as those things hit close to 20%, don’t try to get em dry...

Just build and seal them up so they can’t dry out any more.
Or at least it’ll take 10 years to slowly dry.

 

[Jetmd]

Another beautiful morning in ThunderDome.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Sawdust Man]

It's a beautiful morning here

Heading out to clean up some more storm killed oaks today.

 

[srcarr52]

He is going to be very disappointed...

Oak slabs are some of the worst..

Make sure he keeps them in the dark, and seal them up best he can.

If he try’s to get them dry, they will behave very badly.

Yup, that log was pretty cracked up before it even hit the mill.

 

[nbbt]

Good morning folks. Seems I should do some yard work earlier today, as we are claimed to be getting a couple of days of wet stuffs.

Worked on OPE and did some caulking on an updated garage furnace installation that the dual wall exhaust pipe was replaced with one a bit longer, as last years snow got to close to blocking for my comfort.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Yup, that log was pretty cracked up before it even hit the mill.

Correct.
After 30 plus years of custom milling, I've adopted a policy of not criticizing customer's logs...they sometimes are very sensitive about such things.
On the other hand if someone really wants to know what I think of their garbage logs, I'll tell em like it is.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Making a few stumps today

Post oak...


Blackjack oak.....man, I hate that stuff!


Red oak...

 

[Douglas Ostrander]

Tree guys dropped off a couple nice loads today. Local VA hospital thinks they need another parking ramp. Now to sort the good stuff out.

 

[Jetmd]

Question for all you smart guys.

What kind of tree is this?
Picture of bark and leaves:

 

[Jetmd]

I personally don’t know *s-word about identifying trees.

But I do know a thorny locust from others.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Question for all you smart guys.

What kind of tree is this?
Picture of bark and leaves:

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Shagbark hickory?

 

[Workshop]

Question for all you smart guys.

What kind of tree is this?
Picture of bark and leaves:

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Shagbark Hickory.

 

[Hedgerow]

Shagbark hickory?

That’s exactly what that is..

Hen’s teeth..

 

[Hedgerow]

Shagbark Hickory.

Wish I had some of that around here.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Wish I had some of that around here.

Me too, if it mills easier than our local pignut stuff, (or whatever it is).
The hickory we have here is about like sawing rocks.....with an attitude...

 

[Hedgerow]

Me too, if it mills easier than our local pignut stuff, (or whatever it is).
The hickory we have here is about like sawing rocks.....with an attitude...

Oh no...

It’ll mill worse..

But man, is it good smoking wood..

 

[Sawdust Man]

Oh no...

It’ll mill worse..

But man, is it good smoking wood..

That's different...
I like hickory fine as firewood/smoking wood.

 

[Hinerman]

That’s exactly what that is..

Hen’s teeth..

Don’t see them here. We do have hickory though