Rough saw lumber and what you built out of it (1 Viewer)

[Redgrrr]

Our Work | SBC | Schlauch Bottcher Construction, Inc. | Bozeman, Montana

Great company to work for, I was on the interior trim crew from 04 -06. Is Tim still running the crew?

 

[secretasiansam]

Great company to work for, I was on the interior trim crew from 04 -06. Is Tim still running the crew?

tim is still running the trim crew.
they are good to work for. I actually work for one of their sister companies Montana Timbers. we supply all the timbers for the projects. we also supply all the door and window trim, siding, soffit, ceiling and flooring. I run a small production facility utilizing a six head moulder.

 

[jynx]

We got an old log from a local guy to make into our mantel and had to do a little "sculpting" to get it to sit right on the corbles.

Lack a couple pieces of Stone and I will put this one in the books.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Nice mantel! I put a 5x12 piece of white oak up in the barn loft maybe 18 years ago thinking one of my kids would want it someday, still there.

Good job!

 

[65swb45]

I don't own a mill, or even a big chainsaw, but I never pass up an opportunity to collect roughsawn lumber. My old tenant at the warehouse was and continues to be a wonderful source for remnants. He builds high-end custom furniture for people with LOTS of disposable income. He networks with people that take down old barns and repurpose the old growth lumber.

The sill on the window of my lemonade stand was a scrap from him.

I made a stool for sitting in front of my woodstove from a couple of other chunks.

 

[65swb45]

I picked up a pallet when I realized the main braces were roughsawn red oak. When I remodeled the living room of the guest house, I anchored some of it in the wall to make a floating shelf above my new countertop

 

[65swb45]

The roughsawn plank on the oak studs I rescued out of the garage of a very old clapboard house back in the 1970s.

I like wood.

 

[65swb45]

I've got these scraps in the corner of the living room waiting for the next idea.

 

[65swb45]

Picked up another load yesterday. Had some more fine specimens

 

[DanS HJ-45]

A little birdie told me someone else here has acquired a mill.... but no pics from him yet....

...but so did I.

That's an LT40HD, with the 39.5HP Yanmar diesel. Very fun.

An 8x8. 9' long.

And some slabs that really look cool. The beetle kill staining is really neat to me. No idea what I'll do with them yet, but slabs like this are just incredibly cool.

Dan

 

[scrapdaddy]

Heck of a tool! What are you building or just a business venture.

 

[Hornd]

I had 3 Trees Milled from our house after we dropped them.
1 Black Locust, 1 Mulberry, 1 Hard Maple.
He came and loaded trunks on a trailer with a Bobcat
At his house we used Woodmizer to cut them into 5/4 Boards.
He dried the wood for about a month.
Got about 250 Board Feet for about $200.

So far have made a stool for my mother, 10' Table for a finished basement, and Toolbox for my son.

 

[DanS HJ-45]

Heck of a tool! What are you building or just a business venture.

A house.

All the joists and rafters, and a metric crap ton of cardecking (2x6 TnG) from r subfloors and roof/ceiling.

But I may add a line of forest product to my side job.... because this is awesome.

Dan

 

[scrapdaddy]

Dan,

How long does the type wood that you're using need to dry before building with it? I'm guessing you're air drying it.

 

[DanS HJ-45]

Dan,

How long does the type wood that you're using need to dry before building with it? I'm guessing you're air drying it.

I am air drying.

But what I'm using has been air drying for many years now. The TnG will all be beetle kill pine--which has been standing dead for 6 years now. It's probably a bit drier than kiln dried lumber from a big box store.

So.... there's no hard requirement for how long it has to dry, but a year is generally considered good around here--because it's real dry in my neck of the woods.

Dan

 

[D'Animal]

Yep, this happened

 

[ferg]

Saw-weet!

 

[Redgrrr]

Pretty sweet floor we just put in my buddies house. Used same wood for the trim in the house too. Used some rusty water to age it then skip sanded it all. We sprayed 3-4 coats of laquer on the trim and 5 coats of poly on the floor. Had a local cabinet shop dimension and plane the back side.

 

[D'Animal]

Unloaded Fresh Oak from the sawmill

 

[toyotaspeed90]

The TnG will all be beetle kill pine--which has been standing dead for 6 years now.

Dan

You probably already know..... beetle kill (aka blur stain) pine had been used for floors before, but is pretty soft as far as wood floors go.

Wish I had some of the tools you guys have.... I will say, one of my favorites is a 12.5" thickness planer.... on the lookout for a jointer (using sleds and shims to act as a jointer on the planer gets old, fast).

Done only with the thickness planer, forstner bit/drill press, and sanding... a piece of a fallen limb, around 3' long.