Cutting & Milling Wood in 2019
Of course there are dead white ash trees all around. I had one in the back yard to take down. At the same time, Mrs. Boyd wants a fire place mantle for the fireplace in the basement. So let's do both! I have another
page that offers more details, from when I did this back in
2013.
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I cut the tree down and made two logs. Had to drag them out of the yard with the truck
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Here are the logs.
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The first cut is made, and I'm prepping for the second. The log has to be shaved so that there is basically a flat straight surface, more or less. You can see that I've been chopping the log at the end to get a straight surface. That is some work for sure!
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Now making the second cut. You can see the board is nailed down to make the guide for the saw jig.
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We're going for a 3"x5" slab, so the next cut will be about 3.5" deep. Then I can do the rest of the clean up on the table saw I think.
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