Woodworking Hunt Talkers?

[Akcabin]

So this is the first time I saw something about woodworking. I owned n worked every day of the week building custom furniture and cabinetry shop. Would tell my customers to try to think of things that they would not believe can be done. And always had a theme that fits the needs. All self taught from H S wood shop. No internet then.It's such a beautiful medium to work with.
Anyhows just wanted to get involved in this thread. And give some background. I did a kitchen for a custom big house that was featured on the food channel 3 separate times according to customer. Had 3 flights of stairs with 4' wide 3" thick treads. 5 bathroom vanities includes solid wood tops. All my stuff was solid wood. Handrails. Dining table that went from 8' to 14' all wood was from ak white spruce or birch. Dumbwaiter doors. Absolutely beautiful setting and make me pretty good.
Yeah I get into wood. From walking through the forest to anything the customers wanted. Loved the job but hard to spend time with family n pay all the bills to. Just starting doing something else one day. I'll have that.
Excuse me for talking woodworking but the feeling is probably mutual

 

[Redmt]

I decided to try milling a black walnut vertically through the root ball instead of making cookies out of it. So far so good.

 

[millerkiller77]

I decided to try milling a black walnut vertically through the root ball instead of making cookies out of it. So far so good.View attachment 281504View attachment 281505View attachment 281506View attachment 281507

One blade made it full length of cut?

 

[Redmt]

One blade made it full length of cut?

I'm not sure I understand the question? It cuts 30" wide and 19' long.

 

[millerkiller77]

I'm not sure I understand the question? It cuts 30" wide and 19' long.

Did you have to replace the blade after cutting through the root ball?

 

[Redmt]

Nope. The trees were growing in very sandy soil and I pressure wash them pretty thoroughly. A little sand pocket doesn't dull them much at all.

 

[Redmt]

I ran across an interesting find. At first I thought it to be a nail or bolt. Closer inspection shows it to be a bullet. Digging it out has it as the very front end of a .30 Cal.

 

[Akcabin]

We have an old growth birch tree near our cabin. It is totally full of burls. Big, 2 guys can't reach around it.
I enjoy seeing great trees ,and this one is getting near time to use. And built furniture from. I'm not a sawer so I haven't cut many trees apart, im an end user. I believe that the wood grain inside a tree like this would be very mixed or some tiger stripes. But not sure, not my wheelhouse.
So what do you all think the inside of this birch trees grain would look like ? Is there any certain way this should be cut, probably have it quarter sawn ?
The biggest issue with processing this tree is that it's 10 miles off of any road across a lot of tioga, ak version of swamp. I've got heavy hauler freight sled and snogo but oofda this is a heavy tree. Any guide on how heavy a 10' bottom section would be?
I want to build new furniture for the new home we are building and kinda want to use our own wood to .
Any suggestions are appreciated folks

 

[Redmt]

We have an old growth birch tree near our cabin. It is totally full of burls. Big, 2 guys can't reach around it.
I enjoy seeing great trees ,and this one is getting near time to use. And built furniture from. I'm not a sawer so I haven't cut many trees apart, im an end user. I believe that the wood grain inside a tree like this would be very mixed or some tiger stripes. But not sure, not my wheelhouse.
So what do you all think the inside of this birch trees grain would look like ? Is there any certain way this should be cut, probably have it quarter sawn ?
The biggest issue with processing this tree is that it's 10 miles off of any road across a lot of tioga, ak version of swamp. I've got heavy hauler freight sled and snogo but oofda this is a heavy tree. Any guide on how heavy a 10' bottom section would be?
I want to build new furniture for the new home we are building and kinda want to use our own wood to .
Any suggestions are appreciated folks

I would keep as much of the tree trunk and root ball intact as possible. I would cut it well above the crotch. It may not be a bad idea to contact a professional Sawyer to look at it before doing anything. There's a Forestry Forum that has many good contacts. https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php

 

[Akcabin]

I would keep as much of the tree trunk and root ball intact as possible. I would cut it well above the crotch. It may not be a bad idea to contact a professional Sawyer to look at it before doing anything. There's a Forestry Forum that has many good contacts. https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php

No crotch in this tree. Straight trunk for 30 feet. Yes I have a sawer friend that is a pro.
Biggest problem may be getting it freighted out as I would want 10' sections. Any guess about how much birch weights per sq/ft ?
Thanks folks

 

[OntarioHunter]

I don't do woodworking. My Boy made this for my Dad's Flag. He's gonna be a Freshman next year. This was his final project for 8th Grade wood shop.

Condolences on losing your dad. Vietnam vet?

 

[OntarioHunter]

No crotch in this tree. Straight trunk for 30 feet. Yes I have a sawer friend that is a pro.
Biggest problem may be getting it freighted out as I would want 10' sections. Any guess about how much birch weights per sq/ft ?
Thanks folks

Very heavy if green or even standing dead. On the ground peel the bark and it will dry fairly quickly, even if you just run the saw down the length of the trunk enough to slice through the cambium layer.

 

[Indianajoe]

Green Log Weight Charts & Calculator | Sherrilltree

A Green Log Weight Chart is a must-have for any jobsite. Whether rigging with a crane, aerial lift, or in the tree, know the weight you are subjecting the tree and your gear to.

sherrilltree.com

there is a tree weight calculator on this website that may help give am idea what it weighs.

 

[Redmt]

Green Log Weight Charts & Calculator | Sherrilltree

A Green Log Weight Chart is a must-have for any jobsite. Whether rigging with a crane, aerial lift, or in the tree, know the weight you are subjecting the tree and your gear to.

sherrilltree.com

there is a tree weight calculator on this website that may help give am idea what it weighs.

What a great chart of information! I've printed it and am adding it to my mill library.

 

[Hunter4Life78]

Condolences on losing your dad. Vietnam vet?

Yes Sir he is Vietnam Vet

 

[Redmt]

I'm hoping to finish trimming up a couple Black Walnut slabs today. It's my first attempt at glueing 2 slabs together for a coffee table. I figured the worst that could happen is I end up with firewood.

 

[OntarioHunter]

I'm hoping to finish trimming up a couple Black Walnut slabs today. It's my first attempt at glueing 2 slabs together for a coffee table. I figured the worst that could happen is I end up with firewood.

Buy a biscuit cutting router bit and put the slabs together with biscuit joinery. A word of advice though. The biscuits that Home Depot sells are sometimes a bit thick for the groove cut by router. Check them before gluing. You may need to thin the biscuits a bit with sandpaper first.

 

[Redmt]

First half underside flattened with router sled. I'm going to rough in the top of #1 then flatten bottom of #2. Glue them together then finish cut the two top sides as one.

 

[Keep on]

First attempt at cabinetry, still needs door handles installed, but it's in place and in use. Didn't turn out too bad considering I'm working with a 1980's vintage craftsman contractor grade table saw.
Plan is to keep going down the wall with a set of base and wall cabinets as time allows.
Didn't realize I had quite so many fasteners, will need to come up with something a little more organized with the future cabinets.

 

[Redmt]

First attempt at cabinetry, still needs door handles installed, but it's in place and in use. Didn't turn out too bad considering I'm working with a 1980's vintage craftsman contractor grade table saw.
Plan is to keep going down the wall with a set of base and wall cabinets as time allows.
Didn't realize I had quite so many fasteners, will need to come up with something a little more organized with the future cabinets.
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Did you build your doors also?