Mill Your Own Lumber
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Ep249: Take advantage of windfall profits when you can! That’s what I was thinking when I saw the straight White Pine blown over outside the shop. Not only did I get some nice boards, simply on my bandsaw, but I was able to make some quarter-sawn for primo future drawer sides. In this episode I demo my straightforward method, step by step, for milling your own lumber right in your shop. A little more primitive woodworking than we’re usually up to, but it’s fun and oddly satisfying.
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Great SNL Tom. One of my favorite things about you is that your main focus is always on the end product, what the possibilities are of this or that piece of wood. Some creators seem more interested in the tools, methods and jigs (all essential of course) than the ultimate goal of creating beautiful pieces of furniture.
That was fun!
That was great fun
I've done this a few times and always had a good experience. Not a "OH WOW- that split out exactly 90 degrees" level, but pretty good. I have a good relationship with my local sawmill guy, but I know for a fact that he keeps the really cool stuff he comes along hidden away. This allows people to get some really good material easily.
There is nothing like riving logs. I have been given red oak and maple and have lengths > 6 feet.
Really useful information and really appreciate it Tom and Camera Lady.
I miss my bandsaw. I can't wait to use it again. Soon.
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO
i have a little piece of land and its mostly tanoak, which cracks a lot so its not much good as green wood, but every now & then a bigleaf maple falls and theres few things as satisfying as making something out of a tree you knew.
There's a beautiful black walnut tree in a dense part of my neighbors lot. This has given me a great idea.
Great video. I have lots of wood that I have saved to mill up like this. I just need to get a bigger saw that will cut my logs. Thanks!!!
That was great!
Good information
Great
When crosscutting quarterd logs you better push them into the blade with the outside (lower side) first, not the splitted side. They may easily flip over and block and deform the sawblade. They then also can push your hand forwards into the blade.
Jealous that you have pine to cut. I mill mostly hardwoods and prefer to cut it green as it cuts much easier and on the blades too. Mesquite can get very hard if left to dry over a year in log form.
I built my home and used post oak off the ranch for most ot of the cabinetry. In quarter sawn form oak is beautiful stuff. The down side is its more work milling and the yield isnt as much as plain sawing.
Tomorrow i am picking up a pecan to mill.
It is important to understand how critical it is to have a flat surface of the quarter section of the log on the bandsaw table when cross cutting the log , this is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL!!! Having a round ( or just non-flat) surface on the bandsaw table is extremely dangerous, as it will allow the bandsaw blade to pull the log piece downward and cause the rotation of the log piece toward the exposed blade in an uncontrollable fashion, especially on such a large bandsaw.
Yes. I had this happen cutting a small branch for a project. I was using. Miter saw and it grabbed it out of my hand and rolled it dangerously. Never seen that happen before but, can see how an accident could occur.
I thought he made that point pretty clearly and demonstrated it.
Video is too long.
Thanks👍. Comment is too short.