anybody sawed any norway spruce

[big daddio]

had a tornado touch down locally. worked a couple of days hauling brush in the cleanup and ended up with a few logs [lady said it's a shame somebody with a sawmill couldn't use some of the logs] ended up with some spruce, poplar and black oak logs [black oak limbs, 2 ft. diameter, tree was 5 ft. or better, too big] luckily no one seriously injured in storm. logs have some historical value, from local museum. haven't ever milled any spruce other than hemlock. should i look for any surprises in millin' & dryin'?

 

[big daddio]

yeah, and i'll post some pix if i get the time and figure out how to. you guys might want to see me and my bionic back movin' & millin' some logs.......so far, so good.

 

[dancan]

spruce mills easy , you may get some waves at the knots if your using a band mill

 

[carvinmark]

spruce mills easy , you may get some waves at the knots if your using a band mill

I love how the spruce looks for table tops, tons of knots and lots of character. Spruce is one of the reasons I have my CSM, I get nice flat slabs with it. Not hard to mill either :rockn:

 

[big daddio]

thanx guys, gonna hit it as soon as it gets daylight. still not used to daylight saving time.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

A guy gave me a fairly big one some years back. I took it down, brought it home, and milled it into 3x6's and 2x10's with my bandmill. I used it to make a loft in my barn, and all of the lumber came out flat without waves.

I wish someone would give me a bunch more of them, as i really liked the way it sawed...

Rob