Took a little whittling to get a 36" log on my 30" mill but the boards came out great.
You're not really a tree hugger, are you?..
tee-hee-hee.....
> You're not really a tree hugger, are you?..
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> tee-hee-hee.....
Actually, yes. I just like to get them horizontal first.
She had 92 growth rings and the first 20 feet is still on the stump.
What do you do with slabs that wide? Resaw, or is there a market for superwide lumber?
It's too bad I don't live closer. I'd beg for some of the "scraps" in the first picture. That's some fine looking boards.
I have a small sawmill with wheels. Lumber and sawmilling have been in my family history. I enjoy the smell of freshly cut wood and building small projects. I have built a tractor shed, cut boards for my old barn, and now I am cutting the lumber for a small building behind my house that I plan to use for my solo operation business. I thought that I would do this in my spare time, but business has been good for me and I have been busy. It is good to take a break every now and then for mental relaxation and physical exertion of a different sort. I enjoy running the mill and the look, feel, and smell of new boards. We have an abundance of southern yellow pine and a variety of oaks around here. Enjoy! 😀
There is most definitely a market for what you call superwide lumber.
In bygone days, shelves were made of single boards. In my Granddad's house there was a linen closet with shelves approximately 30 inches wide by about 36 inches long. Each shelf was one board. That house was built about 1870. We tore it down in 1964, saved those shelves and built a closet in our new house in which those boards fit perfectly.
yeah, I feel guilty, but those scraps get burned up to make maple syrup.
I knew that's what you use them for and it does kind of take away the feeling that good wood is going up in smoke.
BTW - I'll need a gallon of syrup this coming sugaring season. Put me on the order form. Thanks
