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    Yes, I don't think anyone was trying to discourage you, just warn of some of the pitfalls. I only suggested slabbing because it's quick & easy, but if you get someone with a Lucas or Lewis they can turn it into very respectable boards quick-smart.

    Like so many things, you will get away with a lot even if you can't follow all the "do's & dont's". I've dried quite a bit of S.G & ironbark & bluegum outside with just a sheet or two of roofing iron over the stack. I don't bother tying stuff down, I figure you may prevent some twisting or warping during initial drying, but it can get even with you by doing silly things when you start sawing up your wood. My lazy-man's take is to let it do all the wriggling round it wants to do straight off. It doesn't always work out that way,of course but often enough it does & when you saw your own wood that you get for free you can afford to be a bit cavalier about it...

    If you stack your wood outside, try to have lots of overhang on the 'weather' side to prevent or at least limit the amount of rain that can reach it.

    Probably the worst that can happen is you'll get a bit more degrade than doing everything 'by the book', but you should still end up with plenty of usable wood...

    Cheers,
    IW

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stookie View Post
    If you ever need to know how to drop a running scrub bull from a motorcycle then I’m your man [emoji106]
    Who doesn't need to know that. We would appreciate a demo video as well.
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IanW View Post
    Yes, I don't think anyone was trying to discourage you, just warn of some of the pitfalls. I only suggested slabbing because it's quick & easy, but if you get someone with a Lucas or Lewis they can turn it into very respectable boards quick-smart.

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    Cheers,
    Thanks Ian.
    I have no idea what I'm doing, as is plain to see from my questions I'd imagine

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    OK, so the trees are down now.
    Something I thought was very interesting... It was actually two trees that have melded(???) together. This is the top of the stump.
    IMG_6612.jpg
    I'd love to get some biscuits from this... about 65cm at it's widest.

    I've painted the ends with BondCrete and will give them another coat tomorrow.

    Here's what I was left with
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    2.5m long and tapering from 65cm down to about 35-40cm.
    Already some cracks though...
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    IMG_6617.jpg
    2.5m and about 35cm diameter.
    Last edited by Kaiser42; 7th October 2022 at 05:43 PM. Reason: added image

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stookie View Post


    Yeah sorry Bob that first pic was me just getting the slab started and lining it up. This one is how I sit when slabbing. I get down on my knees as yes your right my back aches pretty quick and my shoulders too when standing up.
    I have some wider logs too and my mill won’t stretch far enough to slab it which is unfortunate.
    I keep going to my sponsor (wife) and letting her know I need a bigger saw and mill.
    They looks I get [emoji38]


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    Don't only protect your ears...your lungs are important too!

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