qbilder
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Hey folks. My first post here. I have been lurking the site for a bit but never joined until today. I am a wood nut & hobby miller/woodworker. The closest I am to being anything professional is billiard cues. I cut & mill a lot of the woods I use in the cues. I specialize in incredible figured & oddity woods. I recently bought my first band mill, a small Lumber Smith portable. It was enough to hook me on band mills. It was a relatively inexpensive way to find out if i'd like band milling. I'm now considering a much larger Linn mill. I'll probably get it this fall so to start the season with a fresh mill. I have read lots of threads on the forum here & have picked up some pretty handy tricks, but most of all just enjoyed the reading. Anyway, here's a few pics of what I cut & what I do with it. Nice meeting you all.
Redbud slab:
Burly mystery tree, old timers call it tame sumac:
Hickory burl:
Desert ironwood:
Cue I built using east indian rosewood, koa, & birdseye maple:
Redbud slab:
Burly mystery tree, old timers call it tame sumac:
Hickory burl:
Desert ironwood:
Cue I built using east indian rosewood, koa, & birdseye maple:
