This week in urban logging #16: Walnut milling (ugly old log)
Some times I just can’t (and shouldn’t) do this. That was nice straight logs, grade sawn. When I get an ’’ugly’’ one I like to saw it out live edge. Decide how to lay it on the mill to get the best cuts is step one. 6/4 table top slabs… 8/4 live edge slabs… Kinda heavy fresh sawn 24’’-27’’ wide and I am 6’2’’ for scale. I couldn’t live edge the whole log after a certain point.(butt end was too big) I can only cut 27’’ wide. I cut some 10/4 future gunstock blanks and 6/4 table tops, just cut in ~48’’ then lopped that part of...
