Mantel is 6x7x72
Cherry mantel and slabs
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Couple 4” thick slabs and a 2” and I cut the pith out of the 2” slab. Was a 16” diameter trunk, really solid no rot
I reckon those will look a million bucks once you sand / plane them down. What do you have planned for them?
Your small mill frame is a cool design, not seen one like that before.
Looks like you're getting a bit of washboarding on your cuts, do you get that with both your setups?
Looks like you're getting a bit of washboarding on your cuts, do you get that with both your setups?
Plan on keeping it around until someone else wants it or one day build something with it.
I get the washboard with the 3120. That’s a brand new chain and I haven’t sharpened it yet. Pretty used chain on the 362 that I sharpen by hand and get a lot cleaner cut with it. Usually I run a 064 with the aluminum mill
I get the washboard with the 3120. That’s a brand new chain and I haven’t sharpened it yet. Pretty used chain on the 362 that I sharpen by hand and get a lot cleaner cut with it. Usually I run a 064 with the aluminum mill
I was wondering if that was cut with the 3120... I have found sometimes when using a longer bar than necessary a sort of harmonic can happen when conditions (wood type, cut width, chain profile, etc) are just right (or wrong) & it makes it much harder to get a good finish
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Really unique looking mill setups, especially the aluminum one. Is it all home-brew? I like the clamp type to the bar better than what my alaskan mill has (pointed screws that dent the bar).
Nice looking lumber.
The washboarding is a bit unfortunate and I would try to clean that up to minimize the amount of sanding required!
Nice looking lumber.
The washboarding is a bit unfortunate and I would try to clean that up to minimize the amount of sanding required!
What species of cherry is it?
It don't look like the black cherry we have here on the east coast.
It don't look like the black cherry we have here on the east coast.
The waves could also be from unevern feed rate. I did up a bunch of Poplar and noticed when I was getting tired I wasn't as consistent with the travel speed of the saw and would get a weird looking cut pattern on the boards. Lucky for me it didn't matter as it was going behind a wall anyway.
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I've also noticed it happen when 'rocking' the saw back and forth instead of holding at a constant angle and constant speed.
Is would need to be router milled anyway so not really a big deal. You can go over it with the chainsaw first to make less router sled work.
Not it’s not black wild cherry. Or wild cherry that we grow out in the country. I’m not sure what kind of cherry it is
Looks like choke cherry.
Nice stuff.
