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9th November 2012, 09:50 AM #46
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Hi Scott,thanks for your interest...firstly,all or most of the dirt is simply washed away using regular garden hose(it is loam so it is fairly easy to remove),secondly,the mill is a Lucas swing blade mill,and thirdly,the wood seasons rapidly...a huge differance compared to'normal ' wood...probably 10 fold drying time...
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9th November 2012, 07:43 PM #47
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I think it's just as well you persevered digging out this mango stump and that it was so large it took four hours to excavate. Things have been a little quiet on the milling forum for a while. I think Al and Carl must be away and others have retired so this WIP has been most interesting.
Have you considered reinventing yourself as Mangostump (MM to MS: Not too big a jump)
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Keep the piccys coming. I'm fascinated by all these book matched pairs. It's something I have never done.
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9th November 2012, 08:29 PM #48
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Hey Paul...have been thinking of changing my alias to Mangoman Originally Posted by Bushmiller
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I think it's just as well you persevered digging out this mango stump and that it was so large it took four hours to excavate. Things have been a little quiet on the milling forum for a while. I think Al and Carl must be away and others have retired so this WIP has been most interesting.
Have you considered reinventing yourself as Mangostump (MM to MS: Not too big a jump) ?
Keep the piccys coming. I'm fascinated by all these book matched pairs. It's something I have never done.
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,never thought i would ever say that
,but gee, i have a much greater respect for it now,it is a really stunning wood at times.Book matching really adds another dimension to milling,almost turns the timber into an art form..i get so excited when they come off the saw,it makes the whole process worthwhile..the stump not quite ready for transport,a little more prunning left to do (presently 11 foot wide x 20 foot long)...will keep the pics coming...really glad your enjoying 'em...
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10th November 2012, 05:41 PM #49
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Here's some pics of a freeform slab,dimensionally 80mm thick x 700mm long x 550mm wide,(to give you an idea of scale)...milled this one few days ago,from a chunk pruned of the outside of the rootball...can't wait to get into the thick stuff.....
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10th November 2012, 06:01 PM #50
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MM, could you show us a progress pic of what's left of the stump please? It must be bloody huge as far as I can tell.
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10th November 2012, 06:09 PM #51
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Everything milled so far has come from trimmings off the very outer of the root ball.....seriously...still about 20 foot high(got backhoe to stand it upright),so that we could clean and trim it more easily..will post pics of it tomorrow,you wont believe your eyes Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
..it is a giant!!!!
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10th November 2012, 06:52 PM #52
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Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN
Hey Paul...have been thinking of changing my alias to Mangoman ,never thought i would ever say that,but gee, i have a much greater respect for it now,it is a really stunning wood at times.Book matching really adds another dimension to milling,almost turns the timber into an art form..i get so excited when they come off the saw,it makes the whole process worthwhile..the stump not quite ready for transport,a little more prunning left to do (presently 11 foot wide x 20 foot long)...will keep the pics coming...really glad your enjoying 'em...
When you first posted this thread, I noted the title "Mango Stump", and though that it was a fine name. Sort of reminiscent of '50s movie stars, or maybe a character from a Bond movie set in Queensland . Strong, yet a bit mysterious.
Oh, and thank you very much for all the photos and information in this thread.____________________________________________________________
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10th November 2012, 07:07 PM #53
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MM Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN
..the stump not quite ready for transport,a little more prunning left to do (presently 11 foot wide x 20 foot long)...will keep the pics coming...really glad your enjoying 'em...
I thought initially there might have been a teeny weeny typo here, but from a later post clearly there wasn't. It's just a monster.
Like FenceFurniture I'd be interested in seeing what remains. You may have to put something alongside the stump to get an idea of scale. I'd like to suggest a Clydesdale
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10th November 2012, 08:43 PM #55
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...and its wagon Originally Posted by Bushmiller
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I thought initially there might have been a teeny weeny typo here, but from a later post clearly there wasn't. It's just a monster.
Like FenceFurniture I'd be interested in seeing what remains. You may have to put something alongside the stump to get an idea of scale. I'd like to suggest a Clydesdale.
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will post pics tomorrow Paul
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12th November 2012, 08:44 PM #56
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Some pics from todays milling..some bits are spalted....pics of stump tomorrow...
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12th November 2012, 09:23 PM #57
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"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace............." Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN
Some pics from todays milling..some bits are spalted....pics of stump tomorrow... .
Just envious . Tomorrow or even Wednesday will be fine.
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12th November 2012, 10:13 PM #58
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...or not. Originally Posted by Bushmiller
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12th November 2012, 10:38 PM #59
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Brett Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
Are we talking about the weather
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13th November 2012, 09:27 PM #60
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Another day cleaning up around the mill...and i didn't get to the stump,again..
...always tomorrow..here's some pics from a few bits milled today..strong fiddleback in all of it...
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