Milling stuff

[michaelmj11]

Steven the hardest wood in North America is locust

I would politely disagree. (Now this is not by first hand experience, I've never messed with a locust) from all the information I have seen, read, and heard spoken of, locust is not as tough/hard a wood as Hickory, Pecan, nor Osage Orange.

 

[skippy]

Hickory is very hard I have it here on my property . but locust will let cut in the ground a long time will hickory will not

 

[michaelmj11]

Yeah I agree Hackberry has got to be right there with it

I actually started a post on this topic yesterday.

http://opeforum.com/posts/45320/

I was actually reading this thread to ask about Milling with a Modded saw. Wise idea, stupid idea, or just like any other sort of milling (if done correctly either works)

 

[michaelmj11]

Hickory is very hard I have it here on my property . but locust will let cut in the ground a long time will hickory will not

Let cut in the ground?

 

[skippy]

Let cut in the ground?

I know surveyors that use them for property markers last way longer

 

[michaelmj11]

I know surveyors that use them for property markers last way longer

So locust is more rot resistant, is what you are saying? I mean treated pine would last a long time too, right?

Have you ever met an Osage Orange, Hedge apple, etc?

 

[skippy]

So locust is more rot resistant, is what you are saying? I mean treated pine would last a long time too, right?

Have you ever met an Osage Orange, Hedge apple, etc?

Osage orange I think are here don't think hedge is here . locust it hard

 

[michaelmj11]

Osage orange I think are here don't think hedge is here . locust it hard

I am not going to continue to hijack this thread (I sometimes dislike it when that happens to one's I start) like I said, there is the one about wood hardness/toughness.

http://opeforum.com/threads/wood-lumber-density-toughness-hardness.981/

 

[bikemike]

I actually started a post on this topic yesterday.

http://opeforum.com/posts/45320/

I was actually reading this thread to ask about Milling with a Modded saw. Wise idea, stupid idea, or just like any other sort of milling (if done correctly either works)

I'd run a modded saw for milling. But that's also coming from a person that uses my pos poulan for making slabs for fire pit benches out of maple, ash, and elm

 

[mdavlee]

I run modded and stock saws on my mill. Depends on what I'm doing. The 046 has finger ports in it and has milled about 5 gallons worth since the porting. I wouldn't want a real hot woods port on a mill for 8-12' long cuts. Shorter cuts or narrow stuff wouldn't be as bad.

 

[Wolverine]

Interesting. I'm hesitant to let my 94 go under the knife because as you know, I'm hooked on milling lately. Last thing I want to do is increase heat and decrease fuel mileage. And I haven't acquired a bar larger than 36" yet so it has no problem pulling it.

 

[Wolverine]

Mike, I was wondering how far out on the end of the bar I can safely clamp?

Can I go out on mine like you did in the above pic? I wasn't sure if I could clamp on the rsn. I'm also planning on removing the dogs for this ash tree.

 

[lumberjackchef]

Mike, I was wondering how far out on the end of the bar I can safely clamp?

Can I go out on mine like you did in the above pic? I wasn't sure if I could clamp on the rsn. I'm also planning on removing the dogs for this ash tree.

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I take mine out there on occasion but I prefer to stay away from the sprocket tip as to not create a pinch point adding heat and friction that are bad news under the already strenuous activity of milling......

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[mdavlee]

I won't clamp on the bearings for the roller nose. I've not had a problem clamping that far out on the Oregon bars. The gb didn't like it.

 

[Sty57]

I Love me some inlays!!!! This is a 14' x 38" wide figured Walnut table with about 30 inlays of oak leaves, acorns, turkey tracks, deer tracks, and pintail ducks. The legs are burl slabs that I timberframe joined and everything was chainsaw milled and live-edged. It was commissioned for a buddy of mine's hunting lodge dining area!

That is BEAUTIFUL, nice job!

 

[lumberjackchef]

That is BEAUTIFUL, nice job!

Thanks it was lots of fun too!

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[quietfly]

Really nice work!!!

 

[Ron660]

Steven the hardest wood in North America is locust

In my neck of the woods we have honey and black locust. Live oak is a lot harder. Best I remember from my college forestry days live oak and osage orange have a JANKA scale rating over 2200 and locust under 2000.....closer to hickory at 1800 or so. There may be a northern species that's harder....not sure. But the locust trees in Louisiana aren't harder than live oak or bois' da arc (osage orange).

 

[skippy]

In my neck of the woods we have honey and black locust. Live oak is a lot harder. Best I remember from my college forestry days live oak and osage orange have a JANKA scale rating over 2200 and locust under 2000.....closer to hickory at 1800 or so. Their may be a northern species that's harder....not sure. But the locust trees in Louisiana aren't harder than live oak or bois' da arc (osage orange).

I might be wrong I'm not positive .
But we have white , red, pin , swamp , oaks , hickory as in shagbark, and locust .
I'm not familiar with Osage orange I'm not sure I have ever seen one .

 

[skippy]

After a little research it's black locust