Just saw your video sorry for the delay in posting. JT from Texas here. Just a thought for the future, there are tons of folks out there that would kill for 3"x6"x14" pieces of English walnut for making gun stocks, and smaller pieces for barrel rests, etc. I know a lot of folks will holler about book match epoxy projects, but I would have killed to get some chunks of heartwood to make stocks.. There really is no bad wood, it's just how it's used. And with English walnut, even half inch thick pieces can make jewelry boxes, etc.... Great video!
Thank you Jim! I’m literally milling more English walnut right now and will post it tomorrow. I’ll have to make some thicker slabs out of the next log😉
Thanks so much for sharing! I spent a week up around St-Sauveur in Québec, helping out, getting trees off the powerlines. Maybe nothing as unique as those pieces but, if anyone wants free logs just head up there, plenty for everyone. Trees on the ground everywhere.
Those tables with the resin are pretty neat! I have seen one with lights under it and that was very nice looking. I love the first big book match at the end,WOW! Epic! On a more personal note, I hope your hunny doesn't mind, and I am sure she will agree...Retirement looks good on you! You seem so much more calm and relaxed. It's a good vibe! Can't wait to see the tables! Take care! Joanie and Ger Bear
Thank you, Joanie! I really like the look of the LED tables when they’re done right. I have some slabs that I’m going to build a desk out of for myself and it should be pretty awesome! Although I’ve been crazy busy, retirement feels great. And being 40 lbs lighter doesn’t hurt either 😉
This is the type of milling I enjoy watching and why I started watching them in the beginning. I love opening up logs on my mill that look like firewood just yo see what hides within. Beauty.
I am excited for you, there are some great projects in your future. I just finished making a wine rack out of live edge walnut that I have had laying around for years. It was odd shapes and small pieces that forced me to be creative, but it was a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you are showing this. There is hardly ever a chunk of wood so ugly that there isn't something striking inside it, Sometimes the hardest thing is finding a way to clamp it in the mill.
English Walnut--the nastier the tree, the better the wood, but I am a wood turner and LOVE gnarly stuff! Also the slabs can be amazing, even ones with big rot, if you don't mind using epoxy.
Hey Jason, You got some REALLY NICE pieces out of those logs. As for the pieces that came out of the second log, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and I'm sure a lot people are looking. Now that you're working for yourself I am expecting at least 2 videos a week from you,😆😆. Stay safe and as usual waiting to see more videos.
Some beautiful wood to work with Jason. I'm looking forward to your upcoming videos. Glad the GoPro survived. As you already know, I'm subbed to Gary's channel. Bill
You need one of those wide drywall taping knives - say 14" - for cleaning off the dust after a cut - seems to the be fastest option I've seen others use.
Natures gold . Each pass is like a Christmas morning present from mother nature . It pays to know the best strategy to yield the most out of damaged logs . Knowing what someone can use it for helps in cutting strategy.
The book matched slabs with the interior gap did work out pretty cool - they would certainly be "different" walnut/epoxy tables than what you usually see, and different / unique always has a market - you're on to something there
If you could hook up with a gun stock maker the small pieces of that walnut would make some incredible gun stocks. I have a Weatherby made with wood like that and it's the nicest gun I own
You know what they look like to me? Art pieces. They hung on a wall or suspended from a ceiling and look great, after they are cleaned up a bit. Beautiful stuff
Hi Jason, Guess you never know what you have until you cut it open. There were some nice slabs in there. Looking forward to what you can make of them. You and your family stay safe.
Wow that stuff just pops when you open it up. Glad to see your doing what you love to bad i wont get the chance to work with you again but who knows we live in the same area we may run in to each other. Also i occasionally come across good wood i will keep you in mind!
I don't think I would have flipped it near the 12:40 mark but no one can say your strategy was wrong. The log set the limits. Very nice figure overall.
Agree there no such thing as junk wood when it comes to walnut. We have recently milled some pretty ugly stuff and managed to get some decent material out of it. All the best!
Good stuff , I took the hitch off my LT40 just to save my shins and love the few steps I save not having to dodge that thing, I don’t move mine much but it only takes 5 minutes to reinstall and it might save it from being stolen too
Limbs of hardwood trees have something called "compression wood" and generally don't produce lumber that is very stable. It sure looks nice, but long term it's going to be pretty squirrely.
Its amazing how these look. I used to watch Axe Men, & I think a few seasons in they had these guys down south pulling out trees from rivers. Makes me curious to think what some of them must look like.
NORTHWEST SAWYER: with English, just because it's white does not mean it is sapwood. The white color is just as sound as the mixed colors. This tree just takes much longer for the heartwood to darken and mature.
That’s very interesting. I milled some English that sat as logs for several years and the wood was uniform in color but appeared to have a completely different grain. It’s actually some of the most amazing lumber I have.
I had an ugly black walnut like that it had a limb on the left side and a big limb on the right side on the opposite end with a hole going all the way through diagonally it was a mess so I feel your pain.
Super curious to know where you got English walnut. It's pretty scarce even in England. From time to time we had people to cut their logs but mostly it was black walnut. It's not really commercial here but apparently the French harvest a fair bit but it's normally small. Maybe a byproduct of growing for the nuts. Good to see it was sound timber and lots of heartwood.
This tree was on the edge of a farm and was kind of out on its own. A few years back we cleared an overgrown walnut orchard that had English walnut. I was just starting to mill back then and didn’t bring home nearly as much as I should have.
I have 6 large walnut trees I’m very new to all this one is very old and I’ll be taking it down soon, the other needs a very large brand 10-15 feet with 8-10 inch diameter what shall I do with it..? Thinking of bringing in a mobile saw mill and selling the wood.???
It depends on how big the logs are. If they’re too big, a mobile mill won’t be able to saw them. Another thing to consider is how much you’ll spend on milling compared to how much the slabs will be worth compared to just selling the logs whole. The slabs won’t be worth nearly as much until they’re dried which takes years. You can call your closest Wood-Mizer dealer to find a local Sawyer to help you out.
I was going to email you again and see if anyone claimed it. I’m thinking we could pull it up into my dump trailer and haul it that way. What do you think?
Thank you! Ideally you’d run a 4-7 degree blade on hardwood. All I was able to get was 10 degree blades. I just have to slow down a little. They work just fine.
@@NorthwestSawyer Jason, it's been a month or so since I saw (inadvertent pun: I could've put down "I've seen" and didn't) this video and was able to reflect deeply about what seems to be going on with you and your (former) avocation. I'm afraid you are showing signs of that dreaded mania expressed by the making of wet live-edge hardwood (walnut) slabs with great agonizing about the log positioning and equally great enthusing about the results. CONGRATULATIONS ! ! You've joined the ranks of those sawyers who have earned the esteemed title of FIREWOOD CONVERTOR. Nice to see that you've joined the ranks of the many sawyers countrywide who have succumbed to this welcome mania.
@@NorthwestSawyer Can't wait until the park gives me the go ahead. I have a local guy with a mill and he said he would take them down for free and give me a few slabs for a finder's fee.
Thank you, Doug. I’m using the same 10 degree blades for both. I don’t like to but blades are hard to come by right now. Normally a 4-7 degree blade is what I’d use on hardwood.
It looks like you're slabbing those around 6/4 or 8/4, is that right? I have some walnut logs I've been meaning to slab up but I'm just not sure if I want to wait to dry 2" thick slabs
I have always wondered if when you have quite a bit of highly figured wood but only small pieces, cut them into tiles and use them together in a wall, countertop, or even floor. Depending on how artsy-fartsy you are it could become something interesting.
