Whittling on some ittty-bitty logs...

[cskipper]

wow!!!! Anything else seems inadequate!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Will Goodwin]

Holy chunks of wood Batman! ... That would be one thing in Texas, Scott, that they don't make bigger! (Although the cypress trees in East and South Texas get pretty big) Nice score....can't wait to see pics of the milled stock.

Will

[jeff...]

Scott gotcha, there is more than one way to skin a cat, sawing diagrams are nice in theory, but my limited experience tells me no tree is perfectly round nor pith centered and straight. I think half the battle is lining up the blade at the right angle and depth on the log when you cut your initial quarters. Every log is a little different because every log is different. I redrew a quarter with some perfectly round grain which is not anything like reality but it does help visualize what might be, looks like it'll work well.

I've seen quite a few pictures of people QS'ing saw this way, there must be 1001 different ways to QS. The second 1/2 of the battle is sawing out boards with end grain running as close as you can to 90 degrees with the faces. There are very limited things you can without creating a bunch of waste to bring the grain back in line if it wonders off. Take two board off one face sometimes helps to bring the figure back and the grain close to 90 degrees.

You have a way different mill than I do, mine is a toy compared to yours... I haven't even seen you mill run before - so it's real hard for me to visualize what'll work best for you and your mill. But finding what works best for you and your equipment is really the key, there is no right or wrong answer as long as the flakes fly that's all that counts hu?

Anyways let me know when your ready to cut, I would love to bing my wood mizer over there for and saw up some quarters.


Thanks