- Location
- Linden, New Jersey
I have to go and check on them, they're about 45 minutes from my house. They've been there almost 2 years and at 1yr per inch air drying time, they should be halfway done.
Alaskan mill Walnut
- Thread starter BrianG
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- Location
- Linden, New Jersey
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Don't forget to coat the endgrain. Otherwise it'll dry too fast and you'll loose 4-6 inches of the ends of your planks to splitting and checking.
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Forgot to mention that, thanks Stig. I put on a few layers of Bailey's Endgrain Sealer right away, when I stacked them. I like to coat the end and about two inches in from there on all sides. Walnut is a very stable wood anyway. I prefer Anchorseal, thicker, but I'm trying to finish my 5 gal. bucket of the Bailey's.
Don't forget to coat the endgrain. Otherwise it'll dry too fast and you'll loose 4-6 inches of the ends of your planks to splitting and checking.
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Forgot to mention that, thanks Stig. I put on a few layers of Bailey's Endgrain Sealer right away, when I stacked them. I like to coat the end and about two inches in from there on all sides. Walnut is a very stable wood anyway. I prefer Anchorseal, thicker, but I'm trying to finish my 5 gal. bucket of the Bailey's.
- Location
- Linden, New Jersey
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my stack....Are you gonna air dry them the entire time? Walnut is beautiful stuff, any purple highlights in it?
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Nice stack, what kind of woods you got? What's the capacity for that bandsaw mill?
I will air dry the entire time. Any that I'll use for woodturning I can use any time. Sometimes I turn a piece of wood the same day I cut it. I've had some walnut with real nice purple highlights and spalting in the sapwood.
my stack....Are you gonna air dry them the entire time? Walnut is beautiful stuff, any purple highlights in it?
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Nice stack, what kind of woods you got? What's the capacity for that bandsaw mill?
I will air dry the entire time. Any that I'll use for woodturning I can use any time. Sometimes I turn a piece of wood the same day I cut it. I've had some walnut with real nice purple highlights and spalting in the sapwood.
- Location
- Bay Area, California
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first log section stacked and stickered at the yard
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Nice work! I have done some milling with the Alaskan mill also. Its pretty tough work. I bet your back was hurting after loading those slabs solo
You might want to get some latex paint on the ends of those killer boards. It will help reduce the checking
first log section stacked and stickered at the yard
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Nice work! I have done some milling with the Alaskan mill also. Its pretty tough work. I bet your back was hurting after loading those slabs solo
You might want to get some latex paint on the ends of those killer boards. It will help reduce the checking
One thing that really helps when running the alaskan mill, is to have another person pull the rig.
I clip a rope with a piece of bungy cord to the front of my mill. That way I don't have to push the mill, only to steer it.
Much easier on the body.
The bungy cord makes it easier for the person pulling to maintain a steady pull and keep the saw running at a high rpm.
I clip a rope with a piece of bungy cord to the front of my mill. That way I don't have to push the mill, only to steer it.
Much easier on the body.
The bungy cord makes it easier for the person pulling to maintain a steady pull and keep the saw running at a high rpm.
- Location
- Lansing, NY
That is cool and ty for the info. Was going to get into the milling with the Alaskan mill for home puposes.
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