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  1. 28th March 2014, 07:47 PM #1
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    Hi all,
    looking for advice on cutting up some silky oak.

    i have two halves of a 6 long tree trunk. It's about 20" dia.

    i slabbed one half at 2 1/2 " thick, alternating the cut sides so as to achieve a quarter sawn result.

    See here: http://geoffmonty.blogspot.com.au/20...ished-now.html

    im pleased with the result in terms of straight and true, but the 'silky oak speckle' i was hoping to find is not very evident.

    any thoughts on an alternative cut before I start on the second half?

    thanks in anticipation.

    cheers Geoff.
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    For the best ray fleck (speckle) it has to be cut right on the medullary rays, it only takes a little angle change and the pattern quickly reverts to the mesh/lace pattern, the smaller the tree the harder it is to achieve the speckle for boards of any width.


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  4. 30th March 2014, 06:43 PM #3
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    Hi Pete, many thanks for the information. I took a section and cut it at small changing angles and indeed the speckle appeared and disappeared again. Cheers Geoff.
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    No worries Geoff,
    Just to add the M. rays are the thin lines that radiate out from the pith (center of the log), look on the end of the log/board, if you know all that ignore my ramblings or for more info google medullary rays.




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    Not ramblings Pete, your input most welcome and mighty helpful. Thanks n cheers Geoff.
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