A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter and must come down. The trunk
looks like it's fairly straight, would I be able to get enough usable
pieces out of it to make it worth trying to turn into boards, or is it just
too small yet?
Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns? What would be the best/easiest
way to remove them from the trunk? I have a plane iron from a HF plane,
and could cut a slot in a stick and make a possibly good enough bark spud.
Puckdropper
"G. Ross" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Puckdropper wrote:
>> A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter and must come down. The
>> trunk looks like it's fairly straight, would I be able to get enough
>> usable pieces out of it to make it worth trying to turn into boards,
>> or is it just too small yet?
>>
>> Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns? What would be the
>> best/easiest way to remove them from the trunk? I have a plane iron
>> from a HF plane, and could cut a slot in a stick and make a possibly
>> good enough bark spud.
>>
>> Puckdropper
>>
> Those are intimidating trees. My grand-dad had one in his back yard.
>
That tree isn't intimidating... It's outright hostile! I'm just glad it
scratched my arm first and didn't have a chance to catch on the mower and
whap me in the head.
Puckdropper
Sonny <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:54:02 PM UTC-5, [email protected]
> wrote:
>> A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter
>>
>> Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns?
>> Puckdropper
>
> I'd cut off the limbs and thorns with a saw and hatchet. The wood
> looks nice. My cousin recently asked about milling a 30" log he
> obtained. A band saw would be my choice for milling.... doing a
> through & through cut to get the most lumber, but only the central 1/3
> would be quarter sawn lumber. You'd get probably 4 live edge boards
> from a 6" log, at most, I reckon.
>
> How long is your log? Most mills require at least 4', in order for
> the saw's mechanics to handle it.
>
> If you do any turning, the rootball should/would have some nice burl
> and figure.
>
> Sonny
It looks to be about 4-6', then a turn and another several feet of
straightish tapering material. I've got a bandsaw with riser, so I'm all
set there.
I've made smaller pieces into wood, about 20", but haven't done much
larger than that. Any suggestions/tips on cutting the longer length?
Would a really long sled be useful?
Puckdropper
On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:54:02 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrot=
e:
> A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter=20
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> Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns? =20
> Puckdropper
I'd cut off the limbs and thorns with a saw and hatchet. The wood looks ni=
ce. My cousin recently asked about milling a 30" log he obtained. A ban=
d saw would be my choice for milling.... doing a through & through cut to g=
et the most lumber, but only the central 1/3 would be quarter sawn lumber. =
You'd get probably 4 live edge boards from a 6" log, at most, I reckon.
How long is your log? Most mills require at least 4', in order for the saw=
's mechanics to handle it.
If you do any turning, the rootball should/would have some nice burl and fi=
gure.
Sonny
Remember bowls come out of the wood out the side. So if you have nice
wood in the root - cut the stump a little long and coat, coat and coat
with a sealer.
I want to say the wood will have eyes in it. Nice grain.
Martin
On 7/15/2016 5:13 PM, Sonny wrote:
> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:54:02 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
>> A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter
>>
>> Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns?
>> Puckdropper
>
> I'd cut off the limbs and thorns with a saw and hatchet. The wood looks nice. My cousin recently asked about milling a 30" log he obtained. A band saw would be my choice for milling.... doing a through & through cut to get the most lumber, but only the central 1/3 would be quarter sawn lumber. You'd get probably 4 live edge boards from a 6" log, at most, I reckon.
>
> How long is your log? Most mills require at least 4', in order for the saw's mechanics to handle it.
>
> If you do any turning, the rootball should/would have some nice burl and figure.
>
> Sonny
>
Puckdropper wrote:
> A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter and must come down. The trunk
> looks like it's fairly straight, would I be able to get enough usable
> pieces out of it to make it worth trying to turn into boards, or is it just
> too small yet?
>
> Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns? What would be the best/easiest
> way to remove them from the trunk? I have a plane iron from a HF plane,
> and could cut a slot in a stick and make a possibly good enough bark spud.
>
> Puckdropper
>
Those are intimidating trees. My grand-dad had one in his back yard.
--
GW Ross
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