Thread: newbie slabbing mountain ash

No you didn't, no photos, didn't happen!!!!!!!!!

Stickers, would'nt you cut them yourself from offcuts?

Thickness, I would suggest 2-4 cm, to aid air flow.

Auxillary oiler, I would expect would depend upon the size of your bar, the chain type and the timber species.
Cheers
Willy

Originally Posted by Cherokee Tim

Hello --- New to this site -- and to small milling... Thanks for all the information available here.

produced my first slabs (about 1.5 and 2.5 inches thick) yesterday using an alaskan chainsaw mill and some mountain ash that fell down on my property.

Its SO great fantastic to see the first board -- sweeping off the sawdust ... the look of it... the smell of it... oh yeah!

Questions ---- 1. Any suggestions as to what to use or where to get 'stickers' to put between the boards when drying?

Also --- 2. If i'm making predominantly slabs what would be the most useful size (thickeness and length) --- The ladder I used to for the first cut is only 6 feet long .... There are quite a few logs available some are between 2 and 3 feet across in the middle.

3. I've been reading about a ?sealer paint to stop cracking at the exposed ends --- does that help? (this timber does tend to crack pretty easily---- which is handy for chopping but probably not for slabbing)

4. How useful is an accessory oiler?

Always best to seal the ends. Stickers can be cut from any scrap. Spaced about 400mm start and finish as close to ends of pack as possible. Keep stickers in line vertically.

What do recommend as a sealer?

Exterior grade water based paint is ok. There are commercial liquid wax type sealers available. Here we have a product called Mobilcer. Its a milky liquid, can be sprayed, broomed or brushed and dries to a clear wax coating.

Seems to be a stuborn resistance to the posting of pictures. No more questions answered til Tim comes to the party with pictures. Someone should explain he has to pay for advice with pictures.

Dean

ok!!! took me a while to work out how to put pictures up

slabs about 6 foot long --- i'm trying to work out the most useful size to slab in thickness/length
probably mostly to build furniture (table tops/benches)

Can be a chore at first and I am still learning. Great looking timber.

Dean