Milled some Walnut today...

[PA Dan]

Met up with a tree climbing buddy today. Met him at a gtg back in 2013 and our paths have crossed a couple times over the years. Got a 440 im building for him. He invited me to come to this log pile and mill some walnut. We split what we milled with the property owner. I got some really nice slabs from the job! Used my Granberg Alaskan MKIII 36" and tried out the Granberg winch. Made the job a lot easier. They were using a double ended Canon bar with 395's on both ends! My 066 held its own!

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice!!! I like it. How did you get the grain to pop? Water or oil?

 

[PA Dan]

Nice!!! I like it. How did you get the grain to pop? Water or oil?

Water

 

[p61 western]

Great looking slabs Dan.

 

[USMC615]

Nice...!

 

[RI Chevy]

Water

TY sir

 

[beaglebriar]

Very nice Dan. I saw that winch deal on YouTube, looks slick.

 

[JoeDirt]

Slabs look awesome!

 

[Deets066]

how long does walnut slabs take to dry when stacked and stickerd? Considering it has good airflow

 

[PA Dan]

how long does walnut slabs take to dry when stacked and stickerd? Considering it has good airflow

Not sure buddy! I'll stick one and see the moisture. I'd say same as most. I hear 1 year per inch of slab.

 

[Deets066]

I’ve got a big walnut crotch that’s about 6” thick that I cut for a table top. It was painted and stacked with others about 5 years ago or so. One of these days I’ll finish it up.

 

[PA Dan]

I’ve got a big walnut crotch that’s about 6” thick that I cut for a table top. It was painted and stacked with others about 5 years ago or so. One of these days I’ll finish it up.

Lol! Should be ready!

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Sweet looking walnut... nice pics ..

 

[Moparmyway]

How thick did you cut the slabs ?

Beautifull grain, nice job !!

How did you get 10 full size pictures in the origional post ?

 

[PA Dan]

How thick did you cut the slabs ?

Beautifull grain, nice job !!

How did you get 10 full size pictures in the origional post ?

The larger logs were milled at 2.5" the smaller were 2".

I use TapaTalk not sure if that's how I was able to load so many pics.

 

[Wolverine]

Nice work Dan. Those slabs look great.
Don't forget to put a couple stills on the top to keep them from warping.

 

[PA Dan]

Nice work Dan. Those slabs look great.
Don't forget to put a couple stills on the top to keep them from warping.

Got a couple Mac 250's and a 281 that should do it![emoji6]

 

[Wolverine]

Got a couple Mac 250's and a 281 that should do it![emoji6]

No 880?

 

[PA Dan]

No 880?

Not yet...could use one on the mill!

 

[p61 western]

No 394?