red oak cut

[JJT]

James, Around here, twice that would still be a bargain for Oak. Do you cut any white pine? How big of a timber can you mill? 18' 8x12 too big? In the spring I plan to build another post/beam structure. JJT

 

[beenthere]

Before I retired, I worked on a project where we cut short (6', 5', 4') bolts of red oak, then processed them on a WoodMizer to get right at 90% yield of quarter sawn lumber. We did this by quartering each bolt (down the middle lengthwise). Then for each quarter, set a wood bunk on the frame of the woodmizer that had a fence (lip) along the operator side. Then each quarter was laid on the bunk with the widest face down and the sawn vertical face away from the fence. The saw height set for 4/4 (or whatever thicknes desired) and left there. The first quarter sawn board was removed from the bottom, then the saw head returned, the quarter flipped around end for end, and the widest face placed down for the next board to be sawn. After each pass, the faces get narrower as well as the boards get narrower, until the last one might only salvage a piece with a 1" wide cutting. The piece being sawn sits very still without being held. These quarter sawn pieces are easy to dry (no warp) and make great furniture cuttings. Just thought you might like to know about this technique, as you have the Woodmizer and the market for quarter sawn wood. The best part is that the highest grade in the log (just under the bark) goes into the usable piece, and not into a slab to be burned or tossed. I hope the description makes sense.

 

[woodmills1]

jjt i have cut some huge logs and can easily cut 8x10 i have some 21 inch wide 3 inch thick piecws and yes much white pine. in larger logs i will cut to a 14x14 cant then slice 4/4 from that. as a single post mill i am not limited and have had to chainsaw some to get the head to pass the first cut.
sorry but i didnt follow the quartered info. i cut quarters the stand them with point horizontal then flip at 6 inch. i only slab the first and last triangle, which i made into a worm fence.

 

[Thomas]

James,
How are you going if your going to,protect your fence from the weather elements also road salt etc..

Yep a few miles can make a different /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Have you ever visit MB Tractor Equipment in Tilton,NH,..for them seem like nice folks,and Dan said there going to have a run on winches next month.

Have a good day and stay safe.

 

[beenthere]

Probably I didn't explain it well enough. Think of it as sawing the log first into four quarters. Then take each quarter and saw a board off the widest of the only two faces (this will usually result in flipping to the other face every other pass). There will be no triangles to dispose of, as every piece will have a bark edge and a sawn edge. No repositioning the saw cut as it stays the same for every pass of the band carriage. After drying, rip the bark edge off straight, and take the clear wood off the board. If interested, I could dig out a report that tells of this technique, including the bucking of the logs, sawing, and drying the boards. 100% of the log yield is in quarter sawn lumber.

 

[woodmills1]

i do get it now, with the horizontal bade cut the piece off the face near th bottrm of the saw. there still has to be a triangle left at the end unless ya can sell 1x1.

 

[woodmills1]

thomas it looked calm from inside but havin spent the day out there my ears are still cold. need to do it again tomorrow though.

 

[beenthere]

You are right, and the 1x1 is getting a bit narrow, but even they can be salvaged, planed, and edge-glued into flat panels. Probably one would stop at 1 1/2 or 2" width though. The equipment to straight line rip the narrow pieces parallel to the bark edge would likely be the limiting economic factor. Although, they could be used for stickers too. It is a unique idea, especially for the woodmizer mills, with very high recovery of product volume/log volume. Thought you would like to know about it.

 

[Thomas]

Well its a tad warmer up here this morning..14 above w/no wind..sure did get some wind gust last night..30 to 45mph /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Weather down there in Hudson must be just about right for logging..thats if the ground frozen.

Stay warm and safe.