For you sawers around Monroe check out craigslist char..Man got some oak he needs milled.
Free Oak
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Is this the link?
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/zip/392148153.html
I wish he had posted some pics, they say a 100 words you know.
Dave
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/zip/392148153.html
I wish he had posted some pics, they say a 100 words you know.
Dave
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I got one of those standing in my yard, think we measured it a little over 5' in diameter. Figured it's been here a good long time and it will stay on the stump a good long time more.
You might want to talk to Randy he operates a crane and is right close by ;-)
Thanks
You might want to talk to Randy he operates a crane and is right close by ;-)
Thanks
Robert, thanks for sharing this info. I've been in contact with the owner and may end up getting the logs from this tree. Right now he's exploring every avenue to save it (it was recently struck by lightning).
It appears that the main trunk is 60" diameter and 18' tall, and then it necks down to 40" or so for another 10'. That's darn near 30,000lbs of trunk!
Ought to be interesting, to say the least. If I get it, I may have to break down and get a dedicated slabber for the mill - sure would be nice to have some 60" white oak slabs (but it sure WONT be nice handling them!).
Scott
It appears that the main trunk is 60" diameter and 18' tall, and then it necks down to 40" or so for another 10'. That's darn near 30,000lbs of trunk!
Ought to be interesting, to say the least. If I get it, I may have to break down and get a dedicated slabber for the mill - sure would be nice to have some 60" white oak slabs (but it sure WONT be nice handling them!).
Scott
I'm glad you could use it.I would hate to see a nonmember get it.And good luck on the slabbing.
If I get it, I'll probably try to quartersaw as much as I can, and perhaps do a few slabs. The key question will be how extensive the wood cells are damaged where the lightning struck it and the orientation of the struck wood versus the milled wood.
Mike - do you have any advice?
Scott
Mike - do you have any advice?
Scott
I'd like to take a moment to update this thread.
Last August (8 months ago) Robert Arrowood started this string by posting some information about a rather large oak tree in Monroe, NC that was damaged and had to be removed. Because of his thoughtfullness, I was able to make contact with the owner - Rchard Price - and he and I have maintained a running dialog ever since. Richard is a super nice fellow, and he did not want to see the wood wasted, but rather recycled and reused.
Richard lives in the old section of downtown Monroe, and his entire neighborhood is populated with very old, and very large oak trees. Unfortunately, one of his trees (a red oak) took a lightning strike last summer, and it looked like it had to come down. As you can imagine, he really regretted losing the tree, and did not want to remove it until he was sure that it would not recover.
About a month ago a tree service came in and topped the tree, and last weekend I met up with the tree service and a crane service to bring down the rest of the trunk.
The main section of the trunk is 54" in diameter, 16' long, weighs approximately 8 tons, and contains close to 2,500 board feet of lumber in it. The log is now gracing my woodlot, and I look forward to milling it into quartersawn oak soon.
Here are a couple of photo's - the first of the tree right after it took the lightning strike and the second is of the log at my farm. That's Richard's wife in the first photo - she's 5'7" tall...
Many thanks to Robert Arrowood for posting the original thread. I really enjoy milling the large logs, and it will be fun pulling some 20" quartersawn boards out of this log.
Scott
Ps: in the background of the photo with the log is the old farmhouse that I’ve been remodeling this year.
Last August (8 months ago) Robert Arrowood started this string by posting some information about a rather large oak tree in Monroe, NC that was damaged and had to be removed. Because of his thoughtfullness, I was able to make contact with the owner - Rchard Price - and he and I have maintained a running dialog ever since. Richard is a super nice fellow, and he did not want to see the wood wasted, but rather recycled and reused.
Richard lives in the old section of downtown Monroe, and his entire neighborhood is populated with very old, and very large oak trees. Unfortunately, one of his trees (a red oak) took a lightning strike last summer, and it looked like it had to come down. As you can imagine, he really regretted losing the tree, and did not want to remove it until he was sure that it would not recover.
About a month ago a tree service came in and topped the tree, and last weekend I met up with the tree service and a crane service to bring down the rest of the trunk.
The main section of the trunk is 54" in diameter, 16' long, weighs approximately 8 tons, and contains close to 2,500 board feet of lumber in it. The log is now gracing my woodlot, and I look forward to milling it into quartersawn oak soon.
Here are a couple of photo's - the first of the tree right after it took the lightning strike and the second is of the log at my farm. That's Richard's wife in the first photo - she's 5'7" tall...
Many thanks to Robert Arrowood for posting the original thread. I really enjoy milling the large logs, and it will be fun pulling some 20" quartersawn boards out of this log.
Scott
Ps: in the background of the photo with the log is the old farmhouse that I’ve been remodeling this year.
Wow that looks amazing!:icon_thum Good luck milling it!:wsmile:
Scott, I don't recall you being such a little 'feller when we met. I guess that means that IS ONE BIG MASSIVE TREE!
I can see how handling the slabs isn't going to be easy. But it should be a boatload of fun. Any plans for using that oak?
(BTW - looks like the remodelling is going well)
I can see how handling the slabs isn't going to be easy. But it should be a boatload of fun. Any plans for using that oak?
(BTW - looks like the remodelling is going well)
Good score Scott:icon_thum. I'm like DaveO I would like to drool I mean watch,help too. Dude thats one BIG toothpick:gar-La;.I'm just glad to see that one of "our" family got it. Thats going to make alot of NCWWers happy:eusa_clap.
I'm probably around 60 - 90 days or so away from milling it. I broke ground last week on a building to house all of my wood processing equipment (except for the sawmill and kiln). The footprint will work out to be around 3,500 square feet.
As soon as it's finished, I'll break in the equipment on the wood that I need to complete the interior of the old farmhouse project. Some of this is maple and sycamore from Jeff (downstairs wainscotting and upstairs v-groove ceiling boards respectively), and some is very wide plank quarter and rift sawn oak for the flooring. Once I have that behind me, then I'll move on to milling and drying the numerous oak logs that I've been accumulating.
I'm planning to set up my personal woodworking equipment in one corner of the new building; that way I can reclaim my garage for the bikes!
I'll be glad to let y'all know before I start milling. Off-bearers are always welcome!
Scott
As soon as it's finished, I'll break in the equipment on the wood that I need to complete the interior of the old farmhouse project. Some of this is maple and sycamore from Jeff (downstairs wainscotting and upstairs v-groove ceiling boards respectively), and some is very wide plank quarter and rift sawn oak for the flooring. Once I have that behind me, then I'll move on to milling and drying the numerous oak logs that I've been accumulating.
I'm planning to set up my personal woodworking equipment in one corner of the new building; that way I can reclaim my garage for the bikes!
I'll be glad to let y'all know before I start milling. Off-bearers are always welcome!
Scott
Let's see, my project list:
Cabinet for bird cage
Outfeed table
Saw blade storage
Dog bed
Redo part of the DC ductwork
Scott's project list:
Build two new barns
Install 326 pieces of woodworking machinery
Restore an old farmhouse
Mill 8 gigantic trees into 40,000 bdft of lumber
Build an air strip
Lower the Himalayan Mountains by 80ft (blocking the view)
Suddenly I don't feel so tired anymore
Cabinet for bird cage
Outfeed table
Saw blade storage
Dog bed
Redo part of the DC ductwork
Scott's project list:
Build two new barns
Install 326 pieces of woodworking machinery
Restore an old farmhouse
Mill 8 gigantic trees into 40,000 bdft of lumber
Build an air strip
Lower the Himalayan Mountains by 80ft (blocking the view)
Suddenly I don't feel so tired anymore
:rotflm::rotflm::rotflm:Let's see, my project list:
Cabinet for bird cage
Outfeed table
Saw blade storage
Dog bed
Redo part of the DC ductwork
Scott's project list:
Build two new barns
Install 326 pieces of woodworking machinery
Restore an old farmhouse
Mill 8 gigantic trees into 40,000 bdft of lumber
Build an air strip
Lower the Himalayan Mountains by 80ft (blocking the view)
Suddenly I don't feel so tired anymore
Man I got excited for a moment and then it all fadded away. I thought that someone was giving away free oak, not a free oak tree....:rotflm:
Anyway, You wouldn't happen to be selling that there oak wood when the time comes, aaa... Drouling....
Aaaa would ya? Man I wish I had the equipment to do that myself, and get free trees, I would be making everything out of wood. Or maybe I would be to tired from doing that all day long:icon_scra:icon_scra.... Naaa:rotflm::gar-BiHave a great weekend and Great Catch by the way. You Are due on the "You Suck" scale..... What do we have..... A new world record on the "You Suck" Scale..... No way... :icon_chee :icon_chee :icon_chee :icon_chee It's Good!!!
Matthew & Rachel
Custom Home Audio
M&R Audio
PS I could build you some wonderful sounding speakers with that wood, in payment with wood... Ha ha ha:gar-Bi No really I am serious
They would like like this...... he he he
:rotflm::gar-La;:rotflm::gar-La;:rotflm::gar-La;:rotflm::gar-La;:rotflm::gar-La;
I did a search on craigslist when I saw this and came up with this:
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/zip/602093659.html
Sounds like a different link than the one you guys are talking about. Any of you sawyers gonna save that wood from the fire? I would be willing to chip in for the cutting; I'm not sure how that works.
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/zip/602093659.html
Sounds like a different link than the one you guys are talking about. Any of you sawyers gonna save that wood from the fire? I would be willing to chip in for the cutting; I'm not sure how that works.
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