Hi im new to the sight

[Dragon wood]

I have always been fascinated with wood the different grain, colors, strength pretty much everything about it!
I live in the middle of a million red oak trees so I decided I wanted a mill? Then decided they were to expensive! So I got a chain saw mill attachment and decided that was way to slow and wasted to much material!
So I built a sawmill. Anyway I am not a very good wood worker I just enjoy making cutting boards out of local wood I cut here mostly Bay laurel, sycamore, black walnut and mix in a little purple heart for extra color.

 

[Eric Rorabaugh]

Welcome from Virginia

 

[Ray D]

Welcome from Florida

 

[Mike1950]

Welcome

 

[Cloud of Sawdust Farms]

I have always been fascinated with wood the different grain, colors, strength pretty much everything about it!
I live in the middle of a million red oak trees so I decided I wanted a mill? Then decided they were to expensive! So I got a chain saw mill attachment and decided that was way to slow and wasted to much material!
So I built a sawmill. Anyway I am not a very good wood worker I just enjoy making cutting boards out of local wood I cut here mostly Bay laurel, sycamore, black walnut and mix in a little purple heart for extra color.

Welcome from Arkansas!

 

[Dragon wood]

Thank you!
This is my first time joining a forum

 

[woodtickgreg]

WELCOME! From Michigan.

 

[Dragon wood]

Thank you!

 

[T. Ben]

Welcome from Minnesota.

 

[Dragon wood]

Thank you!
From the hills of California

 

[daniscool]

Welcome from Austria. Cool story. Read our rules, ignore the Texans and feel free to show us some pics.

 

[vegas urban lumber]

I have always been fascinated with wood the different grain, colors, strength pretty much everything about it!
I live in the middle of a million red oak trees so I decided I wanted a mill? Then decided they were to expensive! So I got a chain saw mill attachment and decided that was way to slow and wasted to much material!
So I built a sawmill. Anyway I am not a very good wood worker I just enjoy making cutting boards out of local wood I cut here mostly Bay laurel, sycamore, black walnut and mix in a little purple heart for extra color.

Laurus nobilis or​

Umbellularia californica

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[2feathers Creative Making]

Welcome from Tennessee, Crossville to be precise. A fellow sawmill operator/hobbyist who started with a CSM. Half an hour per cut was a bit slow but those 36 inch ten foot willow slabs were sure fun to play with. Made you look like a real strongman. But the 20 inch hobby band mill that my wife bought me is addicting.
Any pictures of those cutting boards? That bay Laurel ought to look great lined in the walnut.

 

[Dragon wood]

Welcome from Tennessee, Crossville to be precise. A fellow sawmill operator/hobbyist who started with a CSM. Half an hour per cut was a bit slow but those 36 inch ten foot willow slabs were sure fun to play with. Made you look like a real strongman. But the 20 inch hobby band mill that my wife bought me is addicting.
Any pictures of those cutting boards? That bay Laurel ought to look great lined in the walnut.

 

[Dragon wood]

Dosent seem like many people have heard of bay laurel i think it is beautiful

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

Yep, I was right. Look pretty darn great. Have a lot of wood hounds on this site so you will find a lot more people here than normal who might know about Bay Laurel...
I just scored a full trailer of walnut and have to return to get the second trailer full . Milling live edge only for now. Can always trim dimensional out of slabs. Can go back the other way.
Liking the live edge Laurel. Got any live edge walnut boards?