SDB777
I find unique timber and cut it up
See, I didn't know...now I do. Simply flipping the timber.
Scott (what if you want all wide slabs) B
Scott (what if you want all wide slabs) B
Milling pictures
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steve easy
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Have to get a bigger c/s mill set up, i can go up to 1.3m with a different bar.
steve easy
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Back to milling, wanted some slabs off before i hit the shake but there is a punky patch on one side, some nice solid timber on the other side though.
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
Steve, don't chuck all the sapwood away. That yellow sappy stuff makes for an interesting contrast. I used it as pin stripes on the rimu bookcase I made last Winter and saved some for a mate who makes wooden surfboards.
IanB22
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Beautiful...
steve easy
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Nice bookcase bro. Wish i had the skills to do something like that. Trying not to throw too much away, wont show you the f/w pile though. Found the couple of slabs i was looking for on the bottom of the log.
Rudolf73
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Dang those are some nice slabs!
4x4American
Got Sawdust?
I'm extra interested in that wood splitter with the winch there, steve easy.... is it mounted to a trailer?
Nice stacks hope they don't stay dead-stacked for too long!
Nice stacks hope they don't stay dead-stacked for too long!
steve easy
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Yeah all mounted to trailer, works good for my needs. Dead stacking is that what's it called, only 20 Mac slabs left some had a little staining, most were OK. I'll be sure to fillet the next batch.
cedarheaven
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I used the Alaskan MKIII with different powerheads to produce these two Barn Doors..
cedarheaven
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Incense Cedar 11' high by
8.5' wide X 2
8.5' wide X 2
4x4American
Got Sawdust?
wow looks great! Wish I had that kind of skill!
steve easy
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The warrior is playing up ,needed a slab so did things the old way.
steve easy
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Oregon full chisel 404, filed at 10 degrees.
steve easy
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8x6's, crossbeams for t/f cabin
betterbuilt
I build stuff from milled slabs
You make that look EASY. Nice.
Yellowbeard
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Can you tell me a bit about your leveling setup, please? What I think I see is that you're, what, running a string line maybe to set those (nails? lag bolts maybe?) and then setting that black board contraption on top in order to guide the mill. Do I have that right? It's clever, I'll grant you. I guess the lag bolts or whatever they are are OK at handling the load? How do you keep everything from sliding around?
Sorry for all the questions, this just looks potentially easier than some of the setups I have used and would like to know more if you'll share your secrets.
Of course, bobl is going to come along and say something like <Aussie accent I imagine bobl talks in>"oh yeah, that's a standard blinkimee such and such, standard procedure really."</Aussie accent I imagine bobl talks in> and then I'll feel like an idiot, as usual.
That is some ridiculously beautiful wood and ridiculously beautiful NZ in the background. South island, I guess?
Sorry for all the questions, this just looks potentially easier than some of the setups I have used and would like to know more if you'll share your secrets.
Of course, bobl is going to come along and say something like <Aussie accent I imagine bobl talks in>"oh yeah, that's a standard blinkimee such and such, standard procedure really."</Aussie accent I imagine bobl talks in> and then I'll feel like an idiot, as usual.
That is some ridiculously beautiful wood and ridiculously beautiful NZ in the background. South island, I guess?
steve easy
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Its W.Malloffs idea, out of chainsaw lumbermaking.
Yep level some end boards and run a string line, sight across and level lag bolts. Black board is a bit of ply with angle glued on to act as a guide for lag bolts, Just gotta remember that length of bolts cant be any longer than end boards or you will end up cutting through them. All stays together good if you use plenty of lag bolts, mill to the bolts and slide the board forward, makes any length beam/slab possible if you have the right log.
Bobl's a clever guy, i put him up there with Malloff. (space saved on bookshelf next to c/s lumbermaking for when you write us a book Bobl)
The old geeza's round here call macrocarpa "king country kauri". Lots of it around. We are in the central north island, if the low cloud wasnt there you could see ruapehu covered in snow.
