Yes! Beautiful stuff, and nice to work too.
Coolest or rarest wood you have milled
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Nice! Plum is one of my favs also. What’s the Shiney coating On the slab?
I use it for cooking also. It’s one of my favorites. Not super hot buring but burns slow
Some stuff I’ve done. Did the apple couple days ago. The plum was my 2nd time milling couple years ago
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ChoppyChoppy
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Calling it out in /4 must be a woodworker thing.
At the mill, we call it by size...ie 1x6, 2x10, 6" D Log, 4" bevel siding, etc.
When I'm dealing with live-edge slabs I use x/4. When dealing with dimensional stuff 2x4, 4x6, etc.
BlackCoffin
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Been awhile but I believe it’s a satin polyurethane and lightly sanded with 1000 grit after drying.
I finally found a pic of probably my favorite - Australian Silky oak, milled in 2012.
There were 3 logs or 3 piles of slabs - one got eaten by termites - they love that stuff.
Most of the remainder wast stolen but there was enough there for my bro to use as his kitchen counter top
There were 3 logs or 3 piles of slabs - one got eaten by termites - they love that stuff.
Most of the remainder wast stolen but there was enough there for my bro to use as his kitchen counter top
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Hi Bob,
How are you doing?
Beautiful wood, it has to be where we got what we call silver oak. Most people here are afraid to work it because they think it's poisonous. I read the yellow flowers have a sap that could be irritating. Doesn't bother but my friend gets a rash if he handles it.
Yeah doing OK thanks.
Similar thing for Silky Oak. It has an tactile Silky talcum powdery touch to it and many people have a reaction to the sawdust and wood. The effect ranges from mild skin irritation to a full blow allergy attack affecting breathing. My reaction to it is slight so it doesn't prevent me from working with it but I try to limit my bare hand handling as increased exposure tends to exacerbate any allergy.
what is this fire-on-wheels thingy???
More beauties.
ChoppyChoppy
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Does burning wood on meat taste different to some of you guys?
I can't tell any taste between grilling, pan cooked, oven, etc.
Just bbq charcoal, to me the skin tastes chemicals/creosote/rr tie (gross).
Renter has an electric smoker. Last couple meats he did tasted like licking the inside of the woodstove to me.
15 mins on the propane grill much better than hours "smokering"
I can't tell any taste between grilling, pan cooked, oven, etc.
Just bbq charcoal, to me the skin tastes chemicals/creosote/rr tie (gross).
Renter has an electric smoker. Last couple meats he did tasted like licking the inside of the woodstove to me.
15 mins on the propane grill much better than hours "smokering"
Big difference between your crock pot and a smoker or cowboy cooking over open fire. Night and day. You seem Set on your way tho, and those ribs have no bbq sauce just a dry rub and then put them in the smoker with out tampering with them at all, that’s just rendered fat on those 2 ribs
Man that is sweet looking Ambrosia. Is that Silver Maple?
Yeah it’s a big old silver. Loved milling it. I have a few of the branches and another large piece of trunk from another tree from the same property still to mill.
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Herman the German
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Wow everyone has some pretty impressive slabs there. That slab of ribs looks superb as well. Makes me wanna make some. I'm also wanting to get me a mill to that is a decent price is harbor freight junk or has anyone had one and liked it
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