Oak tree timber...Milling?

Oaktree Girl

Hello, had an old oak tree come down in the wind. Managed to get sections of it home. Unsure whether the portions we rescued are worthy of milling. Most are about 30cm wide and under 2m long. such lovely timber to go to land fill as originally proposed by the local council. Any ideas?

LeifR

That depends on available equipment. If you have a mill, or know somebody owning one, you may get some beautiful planks from these pieces.
Short logs may be milled too, with some special arrangements.
I have written a story about milling oak. Perhaps you must log in as member to see the pics.
logosolforum.com • View topic - Oak project.
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Oaktree Girl

Hello Leif, thanks so much for the reply. Your story sounds very impressive. Unfortunately I could not down load the pictures. Not sure why. Should I let the logs sit for 12 months before arranging milling?

LeifR

I had problems with the pictures as well, the other day. The forum has been down for several months, and everything doesn't work well yet. I had to log in to see the pics. If you like, sign in. You'll find a lot of interesting stuff there.
Logs must be milled fresh, if not, they will crack badly. Milling dry wood is very hard too. Fresh wood is softer.
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Oaktree Girl

Hello Leif, I've signed in and I'm still unable to down load the pictures. Maybe there is something not quite right with the site.
It makes sense that wood needs to be milled when it's still wet. That means I've got to get the milling arranged sooner than later. I went to a local contact I've got and it appears his workshop operates on odd hours. At first I wasn't sure if he indeed milled logs but when I walked around the back of his workshop I saw lots of large logs in various stages of milling. Made me very excited to see a local fellow doing that. Going to see if he is around today. My goodness your countryside looks so very different from us here in Australia. at this stage we have some large eucalypt trees around the house that cause me a lot of grief. As much as I don't want to cut them down they are causing me a lot of headaches with all the debris that falls off them. I'm unable to improve my garden and establish other trees because the gum trees just take all the water and have me working very hard raking leaves and picking up wheel barrow loads of bark and branches all year aound.
I live and work in a town that is full of white oak trees. They are my spiritual tree and mean a lot to me for many reasons. I wear an oak tree pendant. Such spectacular trees. Many of the trees in the town are a least 120 years old. Once again thanks for your help.

LeifR

I'll PM the moderator at Logosol and ask what is wrong.
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