milling

kimtree · 16th November 2007, 10:49 PM

here's where most of my large timber ends up rather than going to the tip
one a raintree and the other african mahogany

Sean Freeman · 16th November 2007, 11:57 PM

Both very good timber and very specky when finished well. Don't forget that Albizia lebbeck has just as much character as Albizia saman, but not the rep...guys just dump it without a second thought. Probably the best timber I've seen finished is Mango, only seen a few slabs of blackbean Castanospermum australe

shaggs · 17th November 2007, 03:52 AM

Hi Kimtree, did your just buy the head for your router or is it a woodwizz??
Good setup....Lucas??

RM TREE · 17th November 2007, 02:51 PM

Very nice

what kind of wood?

Sean Freeman · 17th November 2007, 03:22 PM

The first slab is Khaya senegalensis, the second more interesting shaped slab is Albizia saman

kimtree · 17th November 2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by shaggs

Hi Kimtree, did your just buy the head for your router or is it a woodwizz??
Good setup....Lucas??

yes lucasmill
Its a wood wizz good for small scale surfacing,so far i havent actually made anthing other than slabs and vast amount of sawdust.up here it is cheaper to bring timber to my place than it is to go to tip due to tipping fees.so i just slab up everything and stack it for drying,slowly it is selling to locals for bar tops etc also i do a bit of turning heres a picture of work in progress

Quintrex · 17th November 2007, 08:26 PM

Tip fees here about $150+ per tonne for wood waste over 150mm dia or 1 metre in length, including palm fronds and bamboo.

kimtree · 17th November 2007, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Quintrex

Tip fees here about $150+ per tonne for wood waste over 150mm dia or 1 metre in length, including palm fronds and bamboo.

we must have it good then its $8 per cube here and its still cheaper to cart to my block than to dump

shaggs · 18th November 2007, 02:35 PM

How does it go drying? Do you get much cracking or do you have a specific drying setup?

kimtree · 19th November 2007, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by shaggs

How does it go drying? Do you get much cracking or do you have a specific drying setup?

it cracks up big time and also likes to cup so the stacks are strapped down,most people just fill the cracks with resin heres a bit of detail of crotchwood

Tree Machine · 19th November 2007, 05:29 AM

MMMMmmmmmmmm.

Milling was one of those 'romantic' thoughts I had growing up. As a teen I attempted to make a set of skis out of a cedar log on a table saw. After burning the motor out, I let that thought rest a few years.

A few years became a couple decades and as an Arborist, this stuff became more reasonable a thought.

Now, years later, I am buried in the wood I so wished for through my earlier years, I have no more room to stack it, and I have 11 more logs ready to mill, sitting on someone elses property.

The other day I was looking at the logs, thinking 'Lucas Mill', even though Woodmizer has their world headquarters about 20 Km from my house and my sawyer is an engineer at woodmizer and does custom sawing on the weekends for a (bargain) $60 an hour with his LT40 super hydraulic.

Still, I had a Lucas demo'd to me 8 or 9 years ago and am still exceedingly impressed to this day.

Here's a couple pics, I was blocking up a cherry, got to feeling guilty once I'd gotten past the extensive base decay, the wood got solid, and then I approached the crotch. My 'woodworker past' headlocked my 'firewood maker present' and won. I sunk a plunge into the log with the three-foot bar and prepped myself for a whole lot of extra time, sweat and sawdust.

I was extracting the table top for Elizabeth earlier this week, her Birthday coming up soon. Unfortunately, she was wanting a coffee table, not a 300 pound dinner table. It was politely rejected. Now it's MY coffee table.

More Lucas photos!!!

treekiwi · 21st November 2007, 04:08 PM

Hey guys, what method do you use to stop slabs and logs for turing etc from cracking, can't seem to get a good one to stay good lol, any ideas?

kimtree · 21st November 2007, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by treekiwi

Hey guys, what method do you use to stop slabs and logs for turing etc from cracking, can't seem to get a good one to stay good lol, any ideas?

i cant stop mine from cracking but it does help if you seal the end grain with log end sealer and sticker the slabs every 18'' or so,also stack under cover and either weight the slabs down or strap them, ideally you should end seal the logs as soon as they are felled

Tree Machine · 22nd November 2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by treekiwi

Hey guys, what method do you use to stop slabs and logs for turing etc from cracking, can't seem to get a good one to stay good lol, any ideas?

shaggs · 22nd November 2007, 09:02 PM

Good idea TM.
I have heard of end sealers, what is in them and can you just use normal exterrior paint as an end sealer?

kimtree · 25th November 2007, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by shaggs

Good idea TM.
I have heard of end sealers, what is in them and can you just use normal exterrior paint as an end sealer?

end sealer is a wax emulsion, caltex sell it, its white but dries clear,pretty sure that an oil based paint would do the job too

shaggs · 27th November 2007, 01:36 AM

Cheers

kimtree · 30th December 2007, 10:08 PM

just a few more african mahogany pictures from todays milling

16th November 2007, 11:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,521	Re: milling Both very good timber and very specky when finished well. Don't forget that Albizia lebbeck has just as much character as Albizia saman, but not the rep...guys just dump it without a second thought. Probably the best timber I've seen finished is Mango, only seen a few slabs of blackbean Castanospermum australe __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

17th November 2007, 03:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
shaggs Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney Posts: 459	Re: milling Hi Kimtree, did your just buy the head for your router or is it a woodwizz?? Good setup....Lucas??

17th November 2007, 02:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
RM TREE Break'n the ice Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canandaigua New York Posts: 9	Re: milling Very nice what kind of wood?

17th November 2007, 03:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,521	Re: milling The first slab is Khaya senegalensis, the second more interesting shaped slab is Albizia saman __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

17th November 2007, 08:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Quintrex Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 414	Re: milling Tip fees here about $150+ per tonne for wood waste over 150mm dia or 1 metre in length, including palm fronds and bamboo.

18th November 2007, 02:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
shaggs Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney Posts: 459	Re: milling How does it go drying? Do you get much cracking or do you have a specific drying setup?

21st November 2007, 04:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
treekiwi Cruisin' Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 85	Re: milling Hey guys, what method do you use to stop slabs and logs for turing etc from cracking, can't seem to get a good one to stay good lol, any ideas?

22nd November 2007, 09:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
shaggs Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney Posts: 459	Re: milling Good idea TM. I have heard of end sealers, what is in them and can you just use normal exterrior paint as an end sealer?

27th November 2007, 01:36 AM	#17 (permalink)
shaggs Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney Posts: 459	Re: milling Cheers