The shortest "log" I've milled

[WoodenHead]

A number of days ago I spoke to a new client (elderly gentleman) who wanted me to mill some short "logs" for him.  He wanted three inch slabs and was wondering if my mill could handle 16" to 18" diameter logs.  I said yes.  He wanted me to stay as much away from the center as possible to take the 3" slabs.  That was fine. 

When he showed up in his car this afternoon, I knew I had not asked enough questions, but we proceeded as if nothing was unusual.  I had some flitches leftover from a bit of morning cutting and used those as a table and a backstop.  The cherry "logs" turned out to be no more than 12" long.  Anyway I sliced them into 3" slabs.  I had to use a few extra bits and pieces to prop up and clamp as I made cuts, but it worked out okay.  My client was very happy.  (He had been turned down by two other sawyers.) 

Here is a picture of one of the "logs" (i.e. it did happen  :D):

[Jay C. White Cloud]

 ;)
That was really a good thing you did.  That kind of effort does not go unnoticed.

[bandmiller2]

Tough if you charge by the board foot,sometimes the good will makes it worthwile. Frank C.

[thecfarm]

Finally slabs that I could handle all day long.  :D

[clww]

Did he mention what he was doing with the end product?

[Magicman]

A wonderful story about the life and times of a sawyer.

I got a call this afternoon from a potential customer 175 miles away.  It seems that the six or eight 3' "logs" have sentimental value.  I agreed to saw them.

[WDH]

Just tell him to put them in the trunk of his car and bring them to you  ;D.

[Peter Drouin]

Thats how you cut short logs, It's not hard to help people, I here that, he wont do it, or can't be done, I don't have time, good job you did ;)

[scully]

From whre I sit these days I would be inclined to do a job like that just because  can ! Good goin ! Old timers need not be questioned about these things they know exactly what they need !

[Banjo picker]

I have to cut some about that size my my nephew...to use at his wedding...only dif...they will be turned up on end...gona cut some big cookies...Banjo

[Magicman]

Yup, I sawed cookies for a wedding.


 
They were used as centerpieces as well as serving trays.

[wwsjr]

Must be virus going around, I cut some ERC cookies for a wedding a couple of months ago.

[Bill Gaiche]

MM, that reminds me of some cookies I cut last week for a fella. His sister was having a 16th birthday and needed some serving trays also. I cut 2" x 3/8" recess holes x 7 in each of the 3 dead hackberry pieces. bg

[Banjo picker]

I had never heard of this untill Deb came out to the mill with his wish list?  Banjo

[JohnM]

Yup, I sawed cookies for a wedding.


 
They were used as centerpieces as well as serving trays.

For the sake of sidetracking this thread... ;D  Will those cookies split/crack in time?

JM

[Magicman]

Short answer, Yes.

I sawed more than they needed, and the Cedar has cracked.  That is Walnut in the center that was dead and very dry.  I will try to remember to look at the extras today and see what they have done.

[DR Buck]

I got a call this afternoon from a potential customer 175 miles away.  It seems that the six or eight 3' "logs" have sentimental value.  I agreed to saw them.

Did he tell you that he wants them cut into 8ft 2x4s?    :D     

I just finished a job last weekend that had a stack of 3 & 4 foot 12" diameter walnut logs.    Also had one nice 16" diameter crotch piece I milled 12/4 so the customer could make guitar bodies.

[francismilker]

Off topic, but how do you go about clamping in a vertical log to make cookies?  I've wanted to do it, just wondering how well they clamp in place. :P

[mesquite buckeye]

Yup, I sawed cookies for a wedding.


 
They were used as centerpieces as well as serving trays.

For the sake of sidetracking this thread... ;D  Will those cookies split/crack in time?

JM

MMMMMMM.....cookies. YUM! digin_2

[pineywoods]

Off topic, but how do you go about clamping in a vertical log to make cookies?  I've wanted to do it, just wondering how well they clamp in place. :P

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VEEERRYYY carefully. Things can get real interesting if the clamp comes loose while the blade is halfway through the log...

[Bogue Chitto]

 

 

Yup, I sawed cookies for a wedding.


 
They were used as centerpieces as well as serving trays.

I cut cookies for the school MM so ag class could learn about aging tress.

[isawlogs]

Off topic, but how do you go about clamping in a vertical log to make cookies?  I've wanted to do it, just wondering how well they clamp in place. :P

  it does make life easier if you have a hydraulic clamp, on my lt40, I set the logette on my clamp support beam and close the clamp. On my dads non hydraulic band mill I set three boards on the mill, one to act as a back stop, one to set the loggette on and one to be used to clamp the log in place. He has two manual clamps and by using both I can sandwich the log in place enough to hold it for sawing.

[Peter Drouin]

Just stand it up, clamp it, and cut slow easy :D :D

[Magicman]

For the sake of sidetracking this thread... ;D  Will those cookies split/crack in time? 

The Walnut cookies did check but not in just one place.  There are 3-4 minor checks around the perimeter that go about half way to the pith.

[hackberry jake]

Ill be getting hitched here shortly and we will have cookie serving trays. I was thinking about getting some stabilizer to soak them in and see if they can hold up without cracking.

[Magicman]

Just saw them within about a week of the date and you will be OK.  For trays, ½" thick worked.

[WDH]

You will be paying more attention to the wood cookies than the ceremony, "Is this pecan ( ) or hickory  ???", "I wonder what these would look like in Bodark  ???", or especially, "They should have used hackberry  ".

:D :D :D

Don't do it Jake.  Stay focused.  Don't let your mind wonder  ;D.

[Bogue Chitto]

There is a floor at the forestry museum in Jackson Mississippi that is made from pine cookies.  It is really beautiful.   

[Banjo picker]

I got to get down there and see that...I have heard it was very nice...Banjo

[JohnM]

Thanks, MM. 

There is a floor at the forestry museum in Jackson Mississippi that is made from pine cookies.  It is really beautiful.   

That sounds really neat, BC.  Has anyone seen that were ppl do that with pennies on the floor.  Really cool but sorry, life is too short! :D

JM

[hackberry jake]

You will be paying more attention to the wood cookies than the ceremony, "Is this pecan ( ) or hickory  ???", "I wonder what these would look like in Bodark  ???", or especially, "They should have used hackberry  ".

:D :D :D

Don't do it Jake.  Stay focused.  Don't let your mind wonder  ;D.

I thought about bodark, but the little woman said no way. Too yellow. She wants neutral colors. Probably just red oak. Instead of renting a bunch of seats I am going to try and build a bunch of eastern red cedar picnic tables. Then maybe sell them for $100 a piece for honeymoon money. Hackberry would look sweet!  8) and since it has spiral grain it kay not crack as bad.