What are you building with your milled wood?

[RI Chevy]

Really cool. You got your money's worth from that tree. Lol

 

[EbS-P]

Really cool. You got your money's worth from that tree. Lol

Haven’t made it to the butt log yet. Might try for one more really big table.

 

[MustangMike]

Welcome Evan! Nice work.

What saw/mill are you using?

How long did you let it dry?

What finish are you using?

 

[Nutball]

I have the same questions. I also have a tulip poplar log to mill.

 

[EbS-P]

This is all tulip poplar. Milled with a G660 with a 36” or 52” bar. I am going to preface the rest of this with, I have four kids 10,7,5, and 2 and a full time job that transitioned to working from home last March (did not realize how much use the “homework counter” would get), so all decisions were made by “how quickly can get this done good enough”, knowing poplar is soft, kids are hard on everything, we live in the middle of the city, everything had to carried by hand 300’ from where the tree fell to the house, and I drive a mini van

Dry time was 8 months for the the kitchen table and counter both about 10’6” long thickness was about 10/4. Finish is triple thick varathane with a gloss poly on top. They were my first slabs milled in July and end sealed with latex paint. Left with one end in the sun. I got them flat enough with the cheapest power planer on Amazon. They were pretty warped.

Thiner slabs and crotch, 6/4, I milled this winter let “dry” (we had 18” of rain between dec 1 and February 1) 10-12 weeks. End sealed with anchor seal and kept out of the sun. They were still wet when they were mounted/used in their final positions. Got one back check on one bench.

Exterior is finished for swings and benches with GF 450 sprayed on. Interior is paste wax finish. Ready for use within the hour.

Standing desk needs a real finish but I only had 4 hours to assemble frame flatten to the not flat slab to flat enough, sand and finish it. So it got one coat of wax and that was not enough as it shows water rings.

This may not be the right way but it has worked out ok for me. My thoughts are if it’s flat the faster I seal it and get it fixed in place the flatter it will dry.

Happy to answer any specific questions

Evan

 

[EbS-P]

I have the same questions. I also have a tulip poplar log to mill.

I think it looks really pretty finished. It’s really soft. Kids banging cups and silverware dents it easily. It’s light. I can lift an almost green 11’ by 32” slab to flip it over by myself.
It’s not hard cutting at all. In fact I was pulling a 42” cut full house ripping chain with my g660 My next project is making 12’ of barn doors and a an L shaped bunk bed loft or two.

 

[Nutball]

I'm working on debarking my logs, not easy

 

[EbS-P]

I'm working on debarking my logs, not easy

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Let em sit in the hot and humid south for a year or two and you can kick it off. I sent the kids out with a metal shovels and my blue super bar and a crow bar. It didn’t take long. The sap wood shows signs of decay but it adds character. It’s super super soft though. We have a metal post hole digging pole that has a sharp flat bit on one end it works well if it’s stuck on well.

 

[Sagebrush33]

Last fall when we moved in this ole farmhouse, I noted the bilco door for the basement was missing. There's just a couple 2x6s and a reinforced 1/2 sheet of plywood covering the opening. Couple layers of EDPM rubber to keep it all dry. PITA every time to gain access for restocking firewood for the furnace. Anyway, last fall i had my buddy put aside a 30'' dia white oak about 9' long.
It's very rot resistant. I hate the manufactured metal billco doors. An oiled white oak door should be eye pleasing and tough.
I have yet to bring this log to the Amish mill down the road from me...... just so much to do.

 

[merc_man]

Got a couple logs to play with. Cant wait to get at them, been wanting to get the mill out again. Been a while.

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[PA Dan]

Got a couple logs to play with. Cant wait to get at them, been wanting to get the mill out again. Been a while.

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What ya got there?

 

[merc_man]

Couple walnut logs

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[Guido Salvage]

I made this arch for my daughter’s wedding this weekend,

 

[kneedeepinsaws]

I made this arch for my daughter’s wedding this weekend,

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That will be a great wedding photo. Nice job sir!

 

[Guido Salvage]

Going to turn this poplar into a toy chest for a baby shower gift. Need to find someone with an 18” planer so I can get building.

 

[Guido Salvage]

Got the toy box finished tonight, made it out of tulip poplar that I harvested and milled. Took about 8 leisurely hours and $6.00 in hardware. I left it unfinished so the recipients can decide how they want it done.

 

[Guido Salvage]

I made this cutting board as a prize for a trivia contest our running group had. Made with logs I harvested, milled and dried.

 

[Sagebrush33]

I left it unfinished so the recipients can decide how they want it done.

I vote for linseed or mineral oil. Okay, tongue oil will work too.

 

[Sagebrush33]

I made this cutting board as a prize for a trivia contest our running group had. Made with logs I harvested, milled and dried.

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One of a kind. I like it!

 

[RI Chevy]

Very nice stuff guys