Milling

[bellringer]

Well thought i would start a new thread

Here is the video

and the pictures

and the pile of other bit he cut for me

 

[Jim]

Thanks for sharing Alex, the grain does look very nice indeed .. I can see some lovely bowls coming from this lot ... How long did it take him to cut it up ...

 

[turnaround360]

Wow Alex well done son.

 

[bellringer]

about 4 1/2 hours

 

[Woody]

You are going to get some wonderful bowls out of them Alex you are one lucky lad and good luck to you mate them planks look amazing
But were are the pen blanks LOL

 

[bellringer]

are the pen blanks are one 7 foot plank and some off cuts

 

[Doug]

Looks like an alligator

Thanks for sharing Alex, that looks an excellent set up for mobile milling

 

[Grump]

Looks like an alligator

Thanks for sharing Alex, that looks an excellent set up for mobile milling

Took the words from my whatsit init?
I was just deciding whether Allidile or Crocogater?

 

[yorkshireman]

Very impressive Alex and some lovely grain to that wood.

 

[Neil]

Alex,
Good on you and well done. There is something immensely satisfying saving something like this and converting it. The temptation now, to use it prematurely, must be resisted! What thickness have you had it slab bed at?

If you're neighbours decide to fell anything like this again, I know a man with a mobile woodmizer that can slab 15 ton logs in around an hour. £350 a day so make sure it's a biggy and I'll go halves. Great shame the rest of the tree went on the fire, in fact criminal!

I hope you enjoy using it.

 

[paulm]

Great stuff Alex, thanks for showing us. It looks like there is some nice wood

 

[bellringer]

there are a mix of 2 3/4 and 3 inch plus the top one which is 5 inch

 

[Lons]

WOW.

Enough to keep you going for a couple of weeks or so.

Bob

 

[Penpal]

Good for you Alex before long you will be selling timber on the side.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[bellringer]

Good for you Alex before long you will be selling timber on the side.

Kind regards Peter.

i would love to sell timber for a living but i think i would struggle to sell any as i want to keep it all but one day

 

[MikeD]

Well done Alex, you will certainly have enough blanks to swop at the next get-together

 

[stevenw1963]

some nice timber there Alex, put it to good use

 

[bluntchisel]

Thanks for the vid, Alex!

Bob.

 

[edlea]

Looks like you've bagged yourself some lovely wood there Alex.