Thread: Camphor Laurel Stump

Let me add that the crowbars ended up looking more like bananas after trying to dislodge some of the trimmings ...MM

Glad to hear it's down to size Chris. Can't wait to see the hidden treasure.

tungsten tipped is worth the initial cost and you are right nothing stops it

Tilt-tray winch didn't have the grunt to move it
Plan B will now be enacted
Pics of this arvo's effort will be posted shortly ...MM

Originally Posted by smokey241

Love the fact that I can be a part of the milling of this fabulous piece of natures beauty. I was taught some with years ago,that when there is no pleasure in working with exceptional timber it's time to find another hobby. How could one not love to work with timber of this standard

Great to have you involved in it too, smokey241...MM

Tilt-tray arriving in the morning with a Backhoe as well to nudge it onto the tray and work in tandem with the winch...MM

A sample from today...MM

Plan B a success
But it wasn't easy
The Backhoe was grunting pushing it onto the tray
Here's some action shots...MM

Homework eh???

Looks like something from outer space!!

I'd love to see how you will mill this. So many different junction points, for lack of a better word, that I'd struggle working out how to arrange the grain orientation. Milling photos would provide a master class for us hobby millers.

Originally Posted by Emit

I'd love to see how you will mill this. So many different junction points, for lack of a better word, that I'd struggle working out how to arrange the grain orientation. Milling photos would provide a master class for us hobby millers.

Will be milling to an audience of Men's Shed members in a few weeks and your more than welcome to join in
Will be sharing some secrets then
Washed stump this arvo but the pics were no good so will post some tomorrow
Will post progressive milling pics to give folk a better understanding of the due process of extracting quarter/flat and rift sawn grain from a Stump log
These big Stumps really make for exciting milling compared to conventional logs
It's all about the figure ...MM

If you are going to do a demo at the mens' shed how about getting someone to video the process?

Which shed and when will need to be answered so the swarm of rubber neckers knows where and when!!

Don't know where I will be at that time as SWMBO and I have some very busy weeks ahead. We are off
to NZ on a fortnight's cruise this Thursday coming, Then a couple of days in Bris, and then some R&R at
home until about 23rd April when some rellies arrive from Brazil.

Now that would be something for them to see!!! MM slicing a stump!!!

Flipped stump over to enable it be be cleaned of dirt
Before and after pics
No main tap root but a very solid mass of wood
A lot more cleaning to be done
Getting there ...MM

Chris , when are you milling it? Damien.