Going to the Saw Mill...WEEEEEEEEEEE

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Heading out to the mill for a couple days I hope to bring some nice stuff back with me.Going to mill a little apple/cherry/walnut and what ever else my buddy has that is interesting.I hope to get some nice spalted stuff,but its hit or miss on that type of stuff.I will bring my camera and take some pics to share.See ya soon,Victor
 
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Taking wood workers to a saw mill is like taking drug addicts to Columbia....LOL....


Have fun, and remember, putting more air in your truck tires is not a suitable answer for getting "a few more boards" in the back to bring home....
 
Well I did good,though it was about 15 degrees the whole time so work was a little slow.I got some neat looking box elder burl that does not have a ton of red it(darn it),but some of it has amazing curl and some odd coloration's.I will get a few pics up in the next day or to.I did hit a mother load while out at my buddy's mill we did come across a good amount of odd huge stump/branch forks/spalted/just plain weird stuff.When I say huge I mean stuff that is 40" in diameter and bigger,some of it was 60+" good thing my buddy has a huge truck with a crane/winch on it.The box elder burl was about 46" so we split is to fit it up on the mill and still had to trim a few spot to pass the saw head through.Nothing like cracking open logs on the mill it is like drugs to a drug addict.Having a very good friend that runs a saw mill operation is very handy(hes my dealer,give me some,i need some now).My back is tired along with jello legs that's part of working with lumber.Victor
 
Some photos not the best and they don't some the crazt curly/quilted figure this wood has.It did not have much red I was disappointed with that part but the odd coloration and figure make up for it.I think I will get some of the super curly stuff dye(maybe double dyed).













Thanks for looking,Victor
 
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Victor,

You can put all that big stuff on a truck line and ship it down here. We've got a great mill here, no snow on the ground, and a great desire to get our hands on that burl. Nice catch!
 
That was one piece of about 5 that was at a local landfill,I will harvest the rest in a few weeks(we did not have room on the truck after picking up two white oak logs that were 36-40" in diameter).I will have some of this wood for sale in about a monthe after it gets a little more dry.Thanks for looking,Victor
 
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