Thread: What have I bought?

Originally Posted by Burnsy

Bob, how stable has the obesa you cut stayed? The thin (30mm) wet boards I cut turned into crinkle cut chips. Do you think that 70mm would stay pretty flat with the heart wood cut out of it or would you go thicker?

They are 150mm at the moment, that is going to take forever to dry.

We cut 25 and 50 mm, and they both turned out to be a lottery - the ones with heart wood were the worst. I read some where that they should be quartered and then cut the heart wood out - left to dry for 6 months and then milled. A second best would be to mill and remove all heart wood in the process, but the flat sawn boards will have problems.

If thats the case maybe just slicing them down the pith , and stacking them for 5 years is the best thing to do .

Still doesn't get the bar finished tho eh


Exactly how long ago were these slabs milled ?

Originally Posted by Manuka Jock

If thats the case maybe just slicing them down the pith , and stacking them for 5 years is the best thing to do .

Still doesn't get the bar finished tho eh


Exactly how long ago were these slabs milled ?

Not sure how long ago mate sorry.

hmmm so my project of cutting the slab, building the bar all within 2-3 weeks is not gonna happen .......

I should have known it was too good to be true. So can this wood just be cut, some kind of sealer/vanish put on and used? (spot the novice looken for a quick fix)

Originally Posted by Fantaysia

Not sure how long ago mate sorry.

hmmm so my project of cutting the slab, building the bar all within 2-3 weeks is not gonna happen .......

I should have known it was too good to be true. So can this wood just be cut, some kind of sealer/vanish put on and used? (spot the novice looken for a quick fix)

Every bar needs a conversation piece , no law against it being the thing your leaning your elbow on is it

On the other hand , it could be excellent for wood-turning .

And many a bowl is rough turned from wet wood .

Originally Posted by Fantaysia

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hmmm so my project of cutting the slab, building the bar all within 2-3 weeks is not gonna happen .......

Well it could . . . . . . but you will end up with a twisted split mess in 2-3 years time that will not sit straight on anything and you will curse the amount of effort you spent on it.

If you have a chain saw I would take the heart wood out of the one with the heart in it immediately. Then they are going to take a year per inch of thickness to dry out .

Fantaysia, if you are close enough to Mike (Burnsy) I'd take up the offer to 'dress' them with his lucas blade, this will even them up. Then you can make your bar in your 2-3 weeks, but two things I'd do....
1) oil it so no problems with the sealer and the expected movement it will have and,
2) expect it to 'move' pull,twist,warp etc and use that movement as a talking peice...

Up to you really, if you need a bar in 2-3 weeks, go for it