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Scenes from my recent trip to the private sawmill.

This is a short video of my sawmill connection cutting up a river cypress log that I just bought from him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

Started by G.S.Monroe

 1 Apr 7, 2014
Reply by Dooder

American Chestnut

Hey Folks, I may have found a source for some old resawn american chestnut. Has anyone worked with this wood before? looking to make some…

Started by Wade

 2 Aug 27, 2013
Reply by Brian A. Oleksa

Quilted Walnut??

Hi all, new to the group and to wood in general. Always took it for granted since I was never crafting anything from it, until now. I recen…

Started by Turkeychicken

 1 Feb 10, 2013
Reply by Dooder

Drying wood

Over in the main group Fernando mentioned problems with unstable wood, which got me to thinking... Iv got a lot of sycamore and some cherry…

Started by Roosterman

 4 Feb 10, 2013
Reply by Dooder

Koa. Westside!

I work in a bunch of koa that was given to me by an ex-girlfriend who went to visit her grandmother on the big island . She brought me some…

Started by Mark Melchior

 2 Oct 16, 2009
Reply by Mark Melchior

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Scenes from my recent trip to the private sawmill.

Started by G.S.Monroe. Last reply by Dooder Apr 7, 2014. 1 Reply

American Chestnut

Started by Wade. Last reply by Brian A. Oleksa Aug 27, 2013. 2 Replies

Quilted Walnut??

Started by Turkeychicken. Last reply by Dooder Feb 10, 2013. 1 Reply

Drying wood

Started by Roosterman. Last reply by Dooder Feb 10, 2013. 4 Replies

Koa. Westside!

Started by Mark Melchior. Last reply by Mark Melchior Oct 16, 2009. 2 Replies

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