Thread: Mango stump

Originally Posted by ozhunter

No bib when I first looked through the thread, but I have one at the ready now for any more pics. Keyboard is a bit sticky.

and aniway FF, its knot mi fawlt i carnt tipe gooder, didnt hve mi glarses on

Being a little serious momentarily, that is some wonderfull timber MM. The work that goes into getting this calibre of timber is sometimes under estimated.

The amount of work just getting each piece clean and ready for milling is huge..but sure is worth it....only milled 2 chunks today,some of it was curly fiddleback burl ...

Noice

Only milled up a couple of chunks today...took forever,the chainsaw really dislikes any hint of dirt ..that said,the few bits recovered are heavy fiddleback..some interesting colours too..

Looks great, what chance of some off cuts finding there way to the pen makers, nothing is too small.

Originally Posted by Grommett

Looks great, what chance of some off cuts finding there way to the pen makers, nothing is too small.

Hii Grommett...i am sure i could find you something to make a pen or three........

Nice butterfly matching pairs,these came from a good sized chunk taken off the root ball, it is so good milling a timber that the blade glides through,will post some milling pics tomorrow..it will take a few weeks to mill...i love milling it

MM what thickness are you milling at?

I can see there are going to be some interesting cuts and visuals.

Knee bone conected to the thigh bone etc etc etc OR is that one Pelvic thrust

Originally Posted by wheelinround

MM what thickness are you milling at?

I can see there are going to be some interesting cuts and visuals.

Knee bone conected to the thigh bone etc etc etc OR is that one Pelvic thrust

Hi Wheelin...most of what's been milled to date is 25mm thick , and dimensionally up to 215mm wide...i milled some 40mm x 40mm blanks today,and hope to get some 75mm x 75mm at some stage...spent hours on the stump today digging dirt out of it and took bark off a few fingers in the process ...which slowed things down a bit..here's a couple of pics..

After stretching 4 chains to their limit decided enough was enough ..and have been washing the dirt out of the stump ever since..and still going ...here's a few pics i took today....

So how are you going to slice it? The larger slab size horizontally, or the smaller vertical? Either way there is going to be quite a few open joints/holes. Wish you all the best with it, waiting for more photos.

Originally Posted by dai sensei

So how are you going to slice it? The larger slab size horizontally, or the smaller vertical? Either way there is going to be quite a few open joints/holes. Wish you all the best with it, waiting for more photos.

Have been thinking about trimming a bit more off it...then slice both top and bottom(the larger slab size horizontally) and turn it into a tabletop around 100mm+ thick...it will be a one of!

Here's a few bits milled today...

I reckon Ridley Scott would be interested to see some of those pieces.