All awesome , I would love to see how you hold those on your mill. I will be attempting some cookies in the near future ,or that is the plan
drug the sawmill out today
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i screw a 2 ft x 2ft sheet of plywood to end for cookies or to side for small boards, that ply wood is then screwed to the 2x6's that i have permanently screwed to a short area of the bed of the mill. it holds the piece in place and allows me to cut down to within about 2" of the bed so as to not hit the screws. my mill works fair with the clamps for big logs, and quite well with a flat face of long logs down, but small pieces and shorts(cookies) meed to be held with screws to a foot that is screwed to the bed. i'll upload some pics of such next round
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You have any of this available for purchase?
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what sizes are you looking for. if i remember your other thread you're after slabs for resin pour tables?
most of the logs i'll be cutting in the next 2 months have been laying whole for a year or more. most are mesquite or acacia and desert willow. they tend to move very little once slabbed. on the other hand the california pepper and the olive will shrink and crack after slabbing. i slab mostly 18 to 24 inch wide logs by up to about 10 feet(not much longer than that straight). i have the ability to palletize and ship volumes
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Not looking for slabs for tables. But for cheese boards. Game board flat rate size boxes. Prefer 3/4 or 4/4 if possible. Dry is best.
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i can cut 3/4 and 4/4 from seasoned logs of mesquite. will probably be in the 15 to 20% moisture range
That would be great. Mesquite, in my experience, doesnt move much, if at all. Live edge, stable cracks, knots and all other character is very much welcome. Feel free to PM me to discuss details, then we can post in the For Sale area to keep with the rules.
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i'll get some cut and send a pm with details
I'm cornfusticated! When you say California Pepper destroys itself when drying - what does that mean?
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water content is so high that even whole dried logs have pockets inside where the wood has shrunk away to pockets as big as hens eggs. boards rarely are check free,even when handled with anchorseal or the like. the pips or corms in the burly areas will shrink by as much as 75% more than the surrounding wood. somewhat reminiscent of what i've seen a lot of smooth bark eucalyptus do. I've seen 3 inch thick slabs of that stuff turn almost 30 degrees over 8 feet
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