Thread: Storm damage Oak

Originally Posted by RGG

A woodworking friend off mine had a neighbour with a good sized english oak tree damaged in the storms a couple of weeks ago. The tree fellers came on the weekend and cleared away all the foliage leaving the tree still standing. They agreed to bring the crane in during the week and cut the log into 2 meter lengths that we could get it milled into some useful timber. Of course they came during the week and chopped it into 1 meter or less lengths. We have split it up into manageable pieces but there is still a lot of good wood in there. I spoke to a mill but they need the 2 meter lengths for their saws and couldn't recommend anyone else. He estimated there would have been over $6000 worth of timber in the log if it had been salvaged properly. Can anyone out there help cut it into useful sizes? We are prepared to pay or share the wood with anyone able to help.

What a crying shame. Bloody cowboys :mad: :mad:

I hope you haven't paid them. :mad:

Dan

sounds like they where gunna sell it off and got peed of that the owner wanted it so made it virtually worthless to them. Maybe get it slabbed and then resaw it ??
Pete (who sees conspiricy in all things)

:eek: That would annoy you alright.
Anybody in the area with a Lucas or Peterson portable mill or maybe a chainsaw slabbing setup?
They are able to handle short logs OK.

Cheers

Ian

Me and my dad are getting pretty handy in timber salvaging with just a chainsaw and a bandsaw. We can get boards blanks etc out of almost any thing, our only limit is our equipment and time (aren't we all). Let know where the tree is and how big the bits are we might be to help. mob 0404482600 or home (02) 4683 1430

Jiddo

maybe also contact Peterson and Lucas, I know they keep a register of owners of mills willing to have their names given out to people for cut jobs - they'll know someone in your area who has good equipment and (hopefully) good experience.
You want to get the most you can out of that log now!!

Thanks for the response. The pieces range from around 500*300mm to 1100mm *300. Looking on the web I found the Westford cahinsaw mill that can cut a 20" slab with a 24" chainsaw for around $440 plus the chainsaw. I'm tempted to get one as this is the second tree I have watched just ruined. The other being a good sized silky oak a few years ago. I saw slabs at the woodshow a few weeks after it was cut down selling for $300. There would have been many such sized slabs in that tree.

RGG I have a westford chainsaw mill for personal use like you describe....48" max cut and it has been handy at times
couple or so slabs and you cover your costs so to speak why waste perfectly good timber I reckon.

Pete

Hi RGG,

I had a similar situation with an English Oak a year or so ago, I wound up getting a milling atachment for my chainsaw and did it my self.

One thing you have to be carefull of with English Oak is that it is very prone to end checking so if you haven't done so I would get the ends of the loggs sealed and also try and keep them from drying out too quickly.

Good luck with it, mine will start to resemble a didning table next summer, It should have dryed out enough to work on by then.

Himzo.

Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll spend the cash and get the Westford. I can't stand seeing it go to waste.