Milled some Walnut today...

[PA Dan]

Here's a video of the winch working on a slab!

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Yeh sub'd to your channel an got a.notification, so who else was milling with the hoosky in the background

 

[Wolverine]

I milled with a ported 880 once. 394 felt like a 346 after that.

 

[PA Dan]

Yeh sub'd to your channel an got a.notification, so who else was milling with the hoosky in the background

The two others are tree climbing buddy's. They were using a double ended Canon bar with dual 395's. They were making great slabs off the butt end until they hit metal!

 

[blacksmith]

Sweet slabs Dan!

 

[PA Dan]

Sweet slabs Dan!

Thanks Joe!

 

[blacksmith]

Thanks Joe!

No problem. What do have in mind for the slabs? The possibilities are endless!

 

[PA Dan]

No problem. What do have in mind for the slabs? The possibilities are endless!

Thinking something relatively simple for the first project. Saw some nice live edge tables with steel U shape legs. Might try one if i can find two slabs that mirror each other.

 

[czar800]

Very nice!

 

[RI Chevy]

Awesome Dan. I love it.

 

[blacksmith]

Just a thought if you ever want to make a true live edge with the bark on it cut the tree down in the winter time. As long as it's a healthy tree the bark will stay on as it dries and won't come off!
That's what my neighbor told me anyways. He's a carpenter and furniture builder.

 

[PA Dan]

Just a thought if you ever want to make a true live edge with the bark on it cut the tree down in the winter time. As long as it's a healthy tree the bark will stay on as it dries and won't come off!
That's what my neighbor told me anyways. He's a carpenter and furniture builder.

Good to know! This tree was taken down a few months ago so maybe the bark will stay?

 

[blacksmith]

That's a good question. I don't know?

 

[PA Dan]

I talked to a guy that has a kiln and is firing it up in a week or two. Waiting to hear a price for the kiln. He has room for some of my slabs in it. I'm hoping to get back and mill the last two logs on Sunday or Monday. The closer one with the red dot is the one that I'm thinking I can get the two slabs from the middle and do the book matched table. I was thinking 2.25 to 2.5" for the table? Does that sound like a good thickness?

 

[RI Chevy]

Yes. Nice!

 

[Deets066]

I talked to a guy that has a kiln and is firing it up in a week or two. Waiting to hear a price for the kiln. He has room for some of my slabs in it. I'm hoping to get back and mill the last two logs on Sunday or Monday. The closer one with the red dot is the one that I'm thinking I can get the two slabs from the middle and do the book matched table. I was thinking 2.25 to 2.5" for the table? Does that sound like a good thickness?

What method are you gunna use for joining the slabs?

 

[PA Dan]

What method are you gunna use for joining the slabs?

Haven't gotten that far yet. Have a couple buddies that are into wood working so ill follow their lead. Any suggestions?

 

[Deets066]

Haven't gotten that far yet. Have a couple buddies that are into wood working so ill follow their lead. Any suggestions?

Last time I did anything of that sort was freshman year in shop class with biscuit joint and wood glue. Lol
Gotta be some new fancy setups

 

[PA Dan]

Last time I did anything of that sort was freshman year in shop class with biscuit joint and wood glue. Lol
Gotta be some new fancy setups

Ya thats what I was thinking I would do. The guy with the kiln runs a Lucas mill and builds a lot of furniture. Ill pick his brain also!

 

[JoeDirt]

Ya thats what I was thinking I would do. The guy with the kiln runs a Lucas mill and builds a lot of furniture. Ill pick his brain also!

You just wait until we get those oak slabs! Gonna make a live edge dining room table out of those suckers. I got a guy who can stick em together and make them shine.