Thread: Neighbours Tallowood

Woot woot - first section worked and only half an hour....

It took two trailer loads to remove it from his back yard - admittedly I think the trailer was overloaded for some of these trips, but only the first and second

I got it back to my place and sorted into the order I wanted the logs and things I wanted to mill from them, also rolled the first log 'in' before completing the mill setup - bit easier as this first log was a bit bent with one fat end and much easier to put that kind of log in without the nearside rail to have to negotiate around with the hook and bar...

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After Maplemans https://www.woodworkforums.com/f132/m...tallow-168041/ I wanted to show some of the figure from these guys too, but time of day and using phone camera didn't do it as much justice, but I reckon you guys will get the idea...

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I had an order for a bunch of 3m sleepers from a chap who I sliced a silky oak in his front yard at Coolum Beach about 18 months ago, so the first 3 logs where set aside for his order. After only getting 9 sleepers from the first log, I was thinking I might have had to crack a fourth log for the order, but the second log came through with the goods and managed to complete the order in only the two butt logs...

The order on the trailer...
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Some random sizes too useful to throw away...

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8x2, 8x2, 10x2, 5x2, 6x2

The waste left from slicing the first two logs...
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With everything going so well, I even managed to sneak in an arvo fishing session after the delivery...
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230mm Tilapia

Hi Al, the first two pics in the first post had me thinking that the tree was all branches and was not gonna be worth the effort, but by the looks there was some usable stuff there

Pete

Al, you don't think it was a bit too ah (cough) nice for sleepers? Good job on the waste - very efficient. Good yarn too.

I'm prepared to become as a card-carrying member of the Revive the Small Timber Milling Forum Forum.

A good story well told.
Nice timber, nice weather and time for a fish.
Doesn't get much better than that.

Got to get me one of them there green machines one day.
Just have to keep hacking away with the chainy for now.

Cheers
Andrew

Well done Al!!!

Surprising what a bit of urban salvage and good luck can turn into!!!

Originally Posted by pjt

Hi Al, the first two pics in the first post had me thinking that the tree was all branches and was not gonna be worth the effort, but by the looks there was some usable stuff there

Pete

Glad to see it all put to good use rather than just taken to the tip

well done - great looking timber

Originally Posted by pjt

Hi Al, the first two pics in the first post had me thinking that the tree was all branches and was not gonna be worth the effort, but by the looks there was some usable stuff there

Pete

Yeah, Pete, I was lucky enough to see it standing a few weeks earlier so I knew there was a bit of timber in it's butt, having said this I didn't realise I would be able to pull as much out of it - neighbour was also surprised i pulled out as much as I did so he was really happy to have a "lot less" to take to the dump

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Al, you don't think it was a bit too ah (cough) nice for sleepers? Good job on the waste - very efficient. Good yarn too.

I'm prepared to become as a card-carrying member of the Revive the Small Timber Milling Forum Forum.

I AGREE, way to good for sleepers, all but 5-6 would have been prime candidates for F22 joist/bearer material

Originally Posted by Barterbuilt

A good story well told.
Nice timber, nice weather and time for a fish.
Doesn't get much better than that.

Got to get me one of them there green machines one day.
Just have to keep hacking away with the chainy for now.

Cheers
Andrew

Yeah, gotta love getting a days paid work with a bit of a fish to cap it off, I love my green machine

Originally Posted by artme

Well done Al!!!

Surprising what a bit of urban salvage and good luck can turn into!!!

Yeah it was great been awhile since everything fell into place

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Glad to see it all put to good use rather than just taken to the tip

Me too mate, neighbour was happy as abou it too

Originally Posted by enelef

well done - great looking timber

I didn't do much mate, Sparky did the work, I just drove the blade through it but cheers

Nice Tallow there Allan..lovely figured stuff..MM

Hi Al,
So what happened to all those 4in. Branches, as that wood be what I wood have liked.
They looked like they were dry.
The Tip, I suppose ??.
Ahhhh Welllll.

Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN

Nice Tallow there Allan..lovely figured stuff..MM

Cheers mate, but not as sweet as your previous efforts, this only had sprinklings of that magic figure you had...in ya timber

Originally Posted by issatree

Hi Al,
So what happened to all those 4in. Branches, as that wood be what I wood have liked.
They looked like they were dry.
The Tip, I suppose ??.
Ahhhh Welllll.

Hey mate, I figure all that stuff is off to the local landfill, dunno if he has cleaned it all up yet, not sure where you are, but if you are close more than happy to see if there is some bits I can keep for ya?

Hi Allan,
Thanks for the thought, but I live In Geelong, Vic.
You can make a lot of Stuff from those Branches, as that was all I usually ever used.
But my work has slowed up quite a bit now, & at this time I'm having a clean out, & will most likely have to resharpen the B/Saw Blade again.

Well done Al, Another good thread. Thank you.

Regards
Paul