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27th September 2016, 07:27 PM #1.
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From tree to finished product
Between 2007 and 2009 I slabbed up many logs using a chainsaw mill - most of the milling photos from that time I posted on forum have been lost so I cannot point to the originals
So here they are again for a particular log.
The original log is from this pile of spotted gums in July 2008
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By Dec 2008 the bark had turned red and was falling off and it was the ideal time to mille them.
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The mill I used (and still have) is what I called the BIL mill because my Brother in Law helped me by doing the ally welding on the mill.
I had to use the 60" bar because the log was 2" wider than my 42" bar could cut.
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Lots of nice slabs came out of the log and here is one I remember.
Its cracked on this side but the other side was almost clear.
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Last weekend BIL and I searched my stash and dug out the slab on the right above and BIL and his son-in-law worked on it over the weekend and are turning it into an outdoor bench.
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27th September 2016, 07:43 PM #2
Very nice Bob! Love seeing the slabbing process.
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27th September 2016, 07:59 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Good one Bob that's come up a treat. Amazing how the sapwood/heartwood color variance changes from green sawn to dry. Somewhat Satisfying to use timber you have cut yourself from a tree.
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27th September 2016, 08:05 PM #4
Brings back memories Bob. Great to see the slabs put to use and turning out so well.
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27th September 2016, 08:07 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Fabulous colour in that log. I wouldn't have thought spotted gum would be as spectacular as this log, a great find which ended up as a nice piece of outdoor furniture.
Alan...
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27th September 2016, 08:39 PM #6
Wow what great time shots
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27th September 2016, 09:19 PM #7.
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Thanks guys, I had so much fun milling these its even more fun now seeing some getting used.
BIL sent me a few more photos.
Here is what it looked like off the pile underside view.
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Part sanded - they did all the work off the back of BILs pickup.
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First coat of oil and beer
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Trimmed up and almost ready to go
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27th September 2016, 11:38 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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How many coats of beer did it take?
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28th September 2016, 10:02 AM #9Novice
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Very nice Bob.
So good to see the end products.
I love spoted gum, havnt put many species through my mill yet but spoty is one of my favorites so far..
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28th September 2016, 10:23 AM #10.
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Thanks Guys.
At last count I was up to 32 species milled.
Here is a selection of some pieces straight off the mill.
Spotted gum is shown 5 times can you work out which ones they are
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28th September 2016, 12:38 PM #11Novice
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Wow thats a tough one especialy on a small phone screen
Im going to say
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15
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There's a few different grain pattern too..
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28th September 2016, 02:23 PM #12
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28th September 2016, 06:23 PM #13
I have been working with wood almost all of my llife and can appreciate nice timber. Must admit I had goose bumps crawling all over me, not for the nice timber, but spotted gum is the only timber that gives me grief. In fact, the last time I worked with spotted gum I broke out in a severe rash from my neck to my knees. Nothing, and I mean nothing in between, escaped... .
Even so I do like spotted gum, that bench looks really nice.
JimSometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important...
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28th September 2016, 07:26 PM #14.
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Thanks Ian,
The crack is only on the underside and I'm pretty sure they just left it.
It's been there (in sun and rain) for 8 years and not propagated so I doubt it will propagate any further.
You'll have to share the recipe for the beer and oil finish
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30th September 2016, 01:13 PM #15Skwair2rownd
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Competition with Maple man!! Great Stuphph Bob!!
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