I pulled a big old log from the river here in northern Vermont. Was impossible to tell what it was, completely stripped of bark and gray like driftwood gets. Guessing it was mostly underwater since 2012. Inside was beautiful yellow timber with strips of red, blue and green swirling. Pretty sure it was Bomagideon or Box Elder. Although it was loaded with sand, it was well worth the blade! Won't pass up the opportunity to do that again when it comes around.
The little scrap first cuts can be saved for experiments with finished. Cut them into sections and try different finishes, make up a card of notes and attach to each. There's always a potential, and the thickest one could be a cool mantle.
There are thousands of those timbers that got waterlogged and went under. They would float down the rivers into the lake to be collected, lots of them got misplaced.
Would be nice to throw a bucket of water on the slab to reveal color and grain. Dry wood just looks dry. Water would mimic what it would look like finished. I'm channelling Matt Cremona here.
Curious as to why some sawmill videos I see have the slabs come out with a nice nearly smooth finish, yet many of yours have a "Washboard" look to them? Sure they will likely sand out, but it seems to me that the better the finish when sawing, the less sanding you would need to do for the finished product.
the softer wood like cedar has a more textured look. Hardwoods like oak and ash come off the saw very flat. There will always be lines from the tooth of the blade in the boards, no matter what mill is being used. Same as when you use a standard blade plainer you will have very little dished out marks that sand out easy. You just gave me something I can do a video on some time thanks.
I pulled a big old log from the river here in northern Vermont. Was impossible to tell what it was, completely stripped of bark and gray like driftwood gets. Guessing it was mostly underwater since 2012.
Inside was beautiful yellow timber with strips of red, blue and green swirling. Pretty sure it was Bomagideon or Box Elder.
Although it was loaded with sand, it was well worth the blade! Won't pass up the opportunity to do that again when it comes around.
I'm thinking fireplace mantel for that thick plank.
That is what my wife said.
The little scrap first cuts can be saved for experiments with finished. Cut them into sections and try different finishes, make up a card of notes and attach to each. There's always a potential, and the thickest one could be a cool mantle.
One of those slabs would make a nice bench seat by a front door with the proper 'trim cuts'. ☺
pallet material here in PA, but go with what ya got wherever you are
Since it came out of the Great Lakes, it may be an old dock timber.
There are thousands of those timbers that got waterlogged and went under. They would float down the rivers into the lake to be collected, lots of them got misplaced.
looks like a old bridge timber to me
might be it is a good guess. there is a hole that must have been from a large fastener, rod or peg.
Hittin' a big ol' spike is what I would be scared of!!
Yea I did go over it with the metal detector. I also didn't use a new blade with all the sand grit stuck in all the cracks.
The patina on the sides is the interesting part of these slabs!
Agree on mantle ......little beach house or lake cabin .......nice
Would be nice to throw a bucket of water on the slab to reveal color and grain. Dry wood just looks dry. Water would mimic what it would look like finished. I'm channelling Matt Cremona here.
Its possibly a tulip poplar
Panelling from those grey exterior boards would be super interesting. Awesome you got great lumber from a throw away,great site
Curious as to why some sawmill videos I see have the slabs come out with a nice nearly smooth finish, yet many of yours have a "Washboard" look to them? Sure they will likely sand out, but it seems to me that the better the finish when sawing, the less sanding you would need to do for the finished product.
the softer wood like cedar has a more textured look. Hardwoods like oak and ash come off the saw very flat. There will always be lines from the tooth of the blade in the boards, no matter what mill is being used. Same as when you use a standard blade plainer you will have very little dished out marks that sand out easy. You just gave me something I can do a video on some time thanks.
@@tinkertime3849 Thanks for that explanation. Makes sense, though, now that you pointed it out.
The answer ? Is simple tooth set duller blade. Thats the answer. I have the hm122 fresh blade smooth cut
It's spalted. Ash?
Its not Ash not the right texture. its defiantly a pine of some sort.
The texture looks like cedar or catalpa
It was not cedar. I had to look up this catalpa tree and it is a flowering tree for shade, the grain patterns that I saw didn't match up.
100% pine
I agree
Looks like 6 small trees grew together in a confined space over a long period of time.
Looks almost squared up