Red oak slab

Finally got around to milling again. I've been too busy. Anyway, here's the thread from the project I started:

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=108078

Here's the latest one I did and probably the prettiest grain of any I have done:

The flash kind of washed the first picture out

those are some nice slabs

Very nice, some good grian patterns in that. What do you intend to do with it?

English Oak said:

Very nice, some good grian patterns in that. What do you intend to do with it?

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It's all in the link provided in the first post. Short version: tables for a restaurant.

Wow :jawdrop:

Well, I got 7 more slabs off that log. (Pictures in first post.) I had already given the guy 4 off the log so that was 11 from that one. Oh, widest point on those was 51".

I started another log today and got 4 slabs done and it looks like I'll get 2 more good ones out of it. (Just over 2" thick each.) This is another VERY pretty piece of wood.

Very nice,

How big is the bar you are using? Was this done with an Alaskan mill?

Those crotches sure have some beautiful and intricate grain.

mobetter said:

Very nice,

How big is the bar you are using? Was this done with an Alaskan mill?

Those crotches sure have some beautiful and intricate grain.

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60" bar on a 394 with an alaskan.

I would take one of those pieces and crop it to this and then frame it.



I'd then put it on ebay and call it something like "Flame" and put a starting bid of $10,000 on it and see how you go.

sitting here looking at some semi big oaks and thinking what some slabs of their crotch's might look like ...
show us what you made

BobL said:

I would take one of those pieces and crop it to this and then frame it.

I'd then put it on ebay and call it something like "Flame" and put a starting bid of $10,000 on it and see how you go.

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Bob,


You are the Master!

Bet you have some real trick stuff too!

Finished those two logs. Started on the BIG one today. The second slab was 5'10" long and 48" wide! Pictures coming soon.

Here's some more pictures:


















Got 3 from this log today. Only about 18 more to go! (Also made the saw horses in the background. Sure is nice having all my crap up out of the mud.

Last one didn't fit in that other post:

That's some pretty smooth cuttin' there. Do you rub the slabs with something to make them pop, or is that the way they look when you open them up?

Also what brand of chain do you use, and is it specially ground?

mobetter said:

That's some pretty smooth cuttin' there. Do you rub the slabs with something to make them pop, or is that the way they look when you open them up?

Also what brand of chain do you use, and is it specially ground?

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Sprayed them off with the water hose.



It's Bailey's ripping chain straight out of the box. Well, freshly sharpened and rakers adjusted. (Been sharpened a dozen times or so already.)

nice wood heres some red long island ny tom trees

Here's a few more pictures of this big ole log:
(and my cute red head 16 month old girl.)











They are up to the max that my mill can do which is just a touch over 53" wide. I actually had to trim the edge of the log down to get it to 53".

Only about 15-16 more slabs to go!

That's some nice stuff Scott.

jerry-

Nice!

Cute kid too!