What? No bandsaw milling threads?

[Mastermind]

Sawed up a nice 12' white oak today.

Broke it down into 3 big chunks then resawed em into boards.
This way I'm not making so many real wide cuts, and will have less wavy lumber.
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Got a few nice clear 1x12s.
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Pricey lumber.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Pricey lumber.

It should be.....I'll probably sell it too cheap...I'm a poor businessman....

 

[Sawdust Man]

Hit some fence wire in this one.
The end was black with age so I didn't see the stain till it was too late.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Last few days action.
Cut trailer decking out of these long ones today.





Some interesting grain in these white oak pieces.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Black Walnut and Elm of some kind.

 

[Hulpio]

Gorgeous wood!

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Black Walnut and Elm of some kind. View attachment 408054View attachment 408055View attachment 408057View attachment 408058

Wish we had more walnut in my area, need to go south or south east to get it.

 

[JIMG]

Not a lot of walnut here either. Will they take if planted in your zone?

 

[Sawdust Man]

Boxelder.

 

[Sawdust Man]

....with porcelain insulator....




The blade......toast!

 

[nbbt]

Wish we had more walnut in my area, need to go south or south east to get it.

Not a lot of walnut here either. Will they take if planted in your zone?

Yes they will grow in Minnesota. I've started several from nuts. Plant where you want them to be. Seems with that center tap root (on the variety that we have tried) had not transplanted to good for me.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Boxelder. View attachment 408127View attachment 408128View attachment 408129View attachment 408130View attachment 408131

It’s nice stuff but sucks the red gos away

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Yes they will grow in Minnesota. I've started several from nuts. Plant where you want them to be. Seems with that center tap root (on the variety that we have tried) had not transplanted to good for me.

They grow a few hours away

 

[nbbt]

They grow a few hours away

Just SW of Brainerd for mine.

 

[Junk Meister]

Yes they will grow in Minnesota. I've started several from nuts. Plant where you want them to be. Seems with that center tap root (on the variety that we have tried) had not transplanted to good for me.

My friend has been around grade Black Walnut All of his Life (83 yrs) and says walnut needs to have lots of Buck Brush around it to thrive. I believe him, We have a small grove (100 or so trees) 5 miles west of me that is mowed and in 55 years since it was planted never seen it knee high to a short person. It is now about 6" or 8 " Diameter at belly button high to a Taller Short Person. I probably drive by it a few hundred tines a year, once Seen it is too obvious to miss. I have been around sawmills all of my life and see a LOT of Walnut and The best of it is in mixed timber - Hackberry/Ash/Hickory/Elms/Cherry Not so much with White/soft Maple/Oaks and Cottonwood. But always has a lot of Bramble and Buck Brush around. I doesn't cut good grade if it is in an area where a lot livestock is it will get hollow on the majority of the Butt cuts.

 

[JIMG]

I have seen it planted intentionally dense to get straight limbless trunks. Every other one is girdled after some years and left standing dead to keep pressure on the living ones to keep straight.

 

[Fleethirte]

Poplar siding and also used poplar for the subroof to support the metal panels

 

[Sawdust Man]

View attachment 408636Poplar siding and also used poplar for the subroof to support the metal panels

Looks good from here!

 

[maulhead]

View attachment 408636Poplar siding and also used poplar for the subroof to support the metal panels

Store bought lumber?

 

[Fleethirte]

only the 2x4s. Didn’t Have the mill when I started the framing.

I helped my father in law saw some wood today. he was pushing that mill so fast he made the blade stop and the belt slip.
It’s his mill so I didn’t know how to tell him, but the second time he made the belt slip I’m like hey you got to slow down….