Big Cedar

Milling portable today. Cut a bunch of big 16’ cedar. Cut a bunch of 8/4 of which the widest was 13 3/8”. The property owners mini excavator really kept things moving.

 

Cedar makes such beautiful stock. Always enjoy seeing each log cut open on the first pass.
What is the stock destined for?

 

The 8/4 is for raised garden beds. And the 6x6's are to spruce up the deer fence. There were 12 deer in the field when I drove in at 8.

Headed back today to cut a nice sized walnut and a 24" wormy maple log. And either some more cedar or cherry or there is a decent size persimmon log.

He has been clearing for a pond and there are stacks of logs all over.

 

sounds like a hoarders/millers paradise. Post more pics of your milling. I enjoy them a lot.

 

Awesome. Be cool to see the finished projects.

 

Well get a eye full of this.



Wormy and curly. Log was 13’ and had curl throughout. Boards are 11” wide. It was a good size log but had a fair bit of sweep.

 

I only took two photos today.

 

I can smell it from here. Hopefully scrounging some mill stock cedar this week myself. Seldom get anything of size and the last log had ants in the middle. Only time ive ever seen that in cedar.
Thanks for posting.

 

Ha! I know the property owner had a big smile on his face and his wife was lobbying for a kitchen table made out of the maple.

 

meaning the log had a gentle curve to it?

 

Rightfully so. That's beautiful.

 

Yes sir.

 

That's some beautiful boards. Especially that maple.
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