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re: Milling Lumber
Posted on 8/26/23 at 8:31 pm to AwgustaDawg
Posted on 8/26/23 at 8:31 pm to AwgustaDawg
I have a sawmill and love cutting wood. It’s like opening a present and seeing the inside for the first time. I am in Natchez and also a hobby woodworker but love buying tools. I have made a kiln from a cargo trailer that I insulated with insulation from a walk-in cooler. Dehumidifier and heater and fans. I have only dried hardwood but I get hardwood to less than 10% and have some really unique pieces doing it myself. I am just starting so I am hoping to get some quality stuff for my old man hobby.
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Posted on 8/26/23 at 9:07 pm to Ppro
When I had my house built there were 14-15 big pines.
I found a guy with a band mill to come and mill them on halves.
I got a bunch of 1x12’s and 2x4’s.
I air dried them for a few months over the summer.
My builder was a friend with a planer,we planed many 1x12’s and used them for shelving in the closets and pantry.
Bunch I used in my shop were un-planed for shelving.
Used the 2x4’s to build some box stands and an outbuilding,also used 1x12’s for board and batten siding on the outbuilding.
I saved quite a bit of money on all the shelving,several hundred feet of 1x12 whiteboards would have been expensive.
I found a guy with a band mill to come and mill them on halves.
I got a bunch of 1x12’s and 2x4’s.
I air dried them for a few months over the summer.
My builder was a friend with a planer,we planed many 1x12’s and used them for shelving in the closets and pantry.
Bunch I used in my shop were un-planed for shelving.
Used the 2x4’s to build some box stands and an outbuilding,also used 1x12’s for board and batten siding on the outbuilding.
I saved quite a bit of money on all the shelving,several hundred feet of 1x12 whiteboards would have been expensive.
Posted on 8/26/23 at 10:56 pm to Ppro
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Milling Lumber I have a sawmill and love cutting wood. It’s like opening a present and seeing the inside for the first time. I am in Natchez and also a hobby woodworker but love buying tools. I have made a kiln from a cargo trailer that I insulated with insulation from a walk-in cooler. Dehumidifier and heater and fans. I have only dried hardwood but I get hardwood to less than 10% and have some really unique pieces doing it myself. I am just starting so I am hoping to get some quality stuff for my old man hobby.
Mostly 5/4 hardwood? How long does it take to get say white oak to 10%? Natchez is probably slightly more humid on average than east central Georgia.
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