Been sawing lumber since 1974, never heard it said "on stick", actual sounds good we say "stickered up". Must be the Vermont influence. Also, wax up them ends! Maybe ya did already.
Hello Kevin. Thanks for this and many other great videos -- very instructive. How long will these boards remain outside before they are brought into your shop, and when would you expect to be able to use them?
Very interesting. How did you learn about the tree? Was it downed when you got involved, or was felling it part of the work you were involved in? Have you worked with these sawyers before? The boards look about 4/4, maybe 5/4 thick - so maybe a year or so to air-dry? Will you cut them into more manageable lengths and dry them further inside before any luthery decisions? Sorry to be so nosy. I liked your video. Thanks for sharing.
The same friend who gave me the Butternut log for the bass guitar had these trees taken down and offered me the logs. I gave the hauler the majority of the logs in trade for moving them. I have worked with several mills and sawyers over the years, this one is one of the best. I have almost all of my lumber sawn 5/4, especially if it is intended for instrument purposes. The lumber will remain in stick as seen in the video for one year and will be moved to a storage building for another year. I reduce each board as needed into shorter billets as dictated by need and what a board can yield. While a lot of my lumber is intended for instrument use, a real deal of it goes for furniture, millwork and any other needs that I may have. I took this lumber because the quality is high and I got it for the price of sawing, a mere $.50 per board foot. The reality is, I'm sitting on more lumber than I can possibly use, abut 2000 board feet. I think I might be compulsive:)
Do you saw parallel to the bark, or just square the logs up and saw them. And, do you saw thick boards to make it possible to resaw for straight grain? And what do you use for resawing?
The sawing method depends on the log and what I need to get out of it anymore often than not it's a compromise, but rarely if ever, do I square a log into a cant and saw from there.
I enjoy your videos. Thx for info. Have question. I live in Louisiana so cypress is plentiful. Does it work for top on acoustic guitar. If not top how bout back? Also, does back need to be quarter sawn? Thx
I have made only one guitar with a Cypress top. The material hade been underground for 83 years and was a very tasty dark brown to black color. That instrument is now four years old and has been very stable. It possess a very dark, tone, with pronounced low frequency, but that may be due to the high flexibility of the particular pieces I used. I have never done a back and rim in cypress, but see absolutely no reason why it cannot be used and I would encourage you to try it. I guarantee that it if the workmanship is reasonably good and your design is within known perimeters, the guitar will sound good. The back and rim doesn't need to be quarter sawn. You can find thousands of examples of guitars made with backs and rims in ornate, figured woods that are flat sawn. Great good luck with your building.
! That's an impressive haul of Lumber; much-more than i expected looking at the felled Tree -- may It make MUCH beautiful music one day!!
Gonna be some nice boards when they are dry. Thanks for sharing Kevin!
Been sawing lumber since 1974, never heard it said "on stick", actual sounds good we say "stickered up". Must be the Vermont influence. Also, wax up them ends! Maybe ya did already.
Very nice lumber. I have a neighbor who gave me some walnut and I'm hoping to use it on my next guitar build.😊
Hello Kevin. Thanks for this and many other great videos -- very instructive. How long will these boards remain outside before they are brought into your shop, and when would you expect to be able to use them?
The lumber will dried as seen in the video for a year and then moved into a building for an additional year before anything is fabricated from it.
Very interesting. How did you learn about the tree? Was it downed when you got involved, or was felling it part of the work you were involved in? Have you worked with these sawyers before? The boards look about 4/4, maybe 5/4 thick - so maybe a year or so to air-dry? Will you cut them into more manageable lengths and dry them further inside before any luthery decisions?
Sorry to be so nosy.
I liked your video. Thanks for sharing.
The same friend who gave me the Butternut log for the bass guitar had these trees taken down and offered me the logs. I gave the hauler the majority of the logs in trade for moving them. I have worked with several mills and sawyers over the years, this one is one of the best. I have almost all of my lumber sawn 5/4, especially if it is intended for instrument purposes. The lumber will remain in stick as seen in the video for one year and will be moved to a storage building for another year. I reduce each board as needed into shorter billets as dictated by need and what a board can yield. While a lot of my lumber is intended for instrument use, a real deal of it goes for furniture, millwork and any other needs that I may have. I took this lumber because the quality is high and I got it for the price of sawing, a mere $.50 per board foot. The reality is, I'm sitting on more lumber than I can possibly use, abut 2000 board feet. I think I might be compulsive:)
Do you saw parallel to the bark, or just square the logs up and saw them. And, do you saw thick boards to make it possible to resaw for straight grain? And what do you use for resawing?
The sawing method depends on the log and what I need to get out of it anymore often than not it's a compromise, but rarely if ever, do I square a log into a cant and saw from there.
I enjoy your videos. Thx for info. Have question. I live in Louisiana so cypress is plentiful. Does it work for top on acoustic guitar. If not top how bout back? Also, does back need to be quarter sawn? Thx
I have made only one guitar with a Cypress top. The material hade been underground for 83 years and was a very tasty dark brown to black color. That instrument is now four years old and has been very stable. It possess a very dark, tone, with pronounced low frequency, but that may be due to the high flexibility of the particular pieces I used. I have never done a back and rim in cypress, but see absolutely no reason why it cannot be used and I would encourage you to try it. I guarantee that it if the workmanship is reasonably good and your design is within known perimeters, the guitar will sound good. The back and rim doesn't need to be quarter sawn. You can find thousands of examples of guitars made with backs and rims in ornate, figured woods that are flat sawn. Great good luck with your building.
@@thepragmaticluthier thank you for your help
Hello Kevin.....what was the type of lumber you procured ....it's not evident to me !
This is 400 board feet of Black Walnut
@@thepragmaticluthier .........which equals a few guitars Kevin and all at cost price 😉😊