Milled some Cherry today

[PA Dan]

Last summer I saved a short log from the firewood pile. Had to move these walnuts to get my ladder so I took a peek at them. Milled them about a year ago.

 

[Sagebrush33]

Absolutely gorgeous.

 

[PA Dan]

Thanks! I'm blown away at how they look!

 

[Sagebrush33]

Plans for them yet?

 

[PA Dan]

The cherry I was thinking some floating shelves? The walnut I wanted to do a bookmatch table. After seeing it and it's shape I'd really like to do a epoxy table. The kind where the epoxy is in the middle. Kinda like this one.

 

[Nutball]

I like how cherry seems to be pretty stable, is that your experience? I had some cherry firewood sitting out in the sun for almost a year with minimal checking.

 

[PA Dan]

I coated the ends with Anchor seal. I was very pleased with how little checking I found. Some rounds I had stacked for a good while also didn't check a ton either.

 

[SpaceBus]

What causes the deep "ruffles" potato chip style ridges?

 

[Nutball]

I haven't built something with wood I've milled, but I figured significant planing would be involved to compensate for warping and the rough cut of a chainsaw, so I don't worry about the ruffle waves.

Maybe the chain pulls away from the bar on the back side and cuts a wavy pattern.

 

[SpaceBus]

I hadn't considered it was happening on the back side of the cut. I have boards that will alternate almost perfectly smooth with ruffles potato chip surface. Usually I only get ruffles with new chains, but sometimes It will randomly happen. When I got my Carlton chain super sharp it would rarely if ever leave ruffles. Maybe it's a sign of the chain stretching/breaking in.

 

[Nutball]

I would guess it happens when loading the saw more causing low rpm, more vibration, potentially faster cut. Slow with high rpm is a good bet for making a smooth finish on anything. If doing that doesn't prevent the ripples, it will at least shave them down so you didn't know they were trying to form.

 

[PA Dan]

What causes the deep "ruffles" potato chip style ridges?

I think the mill lifted up and created that chatter.

 

[RI Chevy]

Very nice Dan. Do you have access to a big planer?
The grain is dark on those pieces.

 

[PA Dan]

Very nice Dan. Do you have access to a big planer?
The grain is dark on those pieces.

Haven't found one yet. A buddy has a 15". Jawney has a place by him and that's about 90 minutes away. I'm sure I'll find one closer but that's an option. The dark ones are the Walnut I milled last spring. Got them under a roof now.

 

[RI Chevy]

Super nice!

 

[Wolverine]

Love to see those planed.

 

[PA Dan]

Love to see those planed. [emoji106]

Maybe next summer...