It's been a while...

[Deese]

Hey everyone. It's been quite a while since I've visited the Forestry Forum. My oh my how I've missed it!
Just wanted to let you know that I'm still alive  ;D It's been quite a year thus far... :-\ but I think things are perking back up.
I've been sawing some poplar and bald cypress whenever I have time...which isn't very often nowadays.
I hope everyone is doing well. Looking forward to becoming a "regular" on here again.

[Deese]

I cut some poplar for a friend a few months back. He sent me this pic the other day. Looking Good  8)


 

[mesquite buckeye]

Welcome home. ;D

[Magicman]

It's good to see you back. 

It is always good to see the fruits of your labor actually in use.  That Poplar looks nice.   

[buzywoodliff]

Nice looking wall.... Is it t&g or a simple bevel??

My buddy wants to build some one-family cabins on his property near kalkaska and we're wanting to use the mill for some siding. 

Thanks for sharing!!!

[Deese]

Nice looking wall.... Is it t&g or a simple bevel??

He said it is t&g.
He also didn't kiln dry it (I thought he was going to). He said it was about 18% MC.
I am curious as to how much it will shrink...

[drobertson]

Howdy deese,

[Magicman]

He said it was about 18% MC. I am curious as to how much it will shrink... 

18% MC is a bit much for me, but I guess that the V-groove will help to camouflage the shrinking.  It will be interesting and I would love to get a report on it a year from now.

[LeeB]

I hope it has some long tongues. He may need battens too.

[red oaks lumber]

up here 18% will give you 3/8" gap by winter. there aint enough camaflage to hide that. :D

[Deese]

It will be interesting to see how it behaves over the next several months.

[Darrel]

Sounds like that wall might move so much we'll think its dancing!  8)

[Chuck White]

Good to have you back on here Deese!  ;)

[buzywoodliff]

We're just air drying, but we like the look of rough sawn board and batten...any experience with that?

[slider]

It's good to see you back Deese.

[grweldon]

Howdy Deese!  We still need to get together sometime!

[Deese]

Howdy Deese!  We still need to get together sometime!

I agree. I'm ready to build a couple solar kilns.

[grweldon]

Yep, me too.  After I build a barn, after I excavate the land where the barn will sit, after I clear the land where the barn will sit.  It's a never ending work cycle, eh?   ;D

[Deese]

Exactly ;D

[Deese]

I've been sawing quite a bit of Bald Cypress lately for a friend who is building a cabin on his property.
Here's a few boards from the other day....along with a little cedar.


 

And here's some poplar that I cut for a buddy a while back...pretty stuff.


 

Poplar


 

I plan on cutting more cypress, cedar, and pine over the weekend...if I can find some help  :-\

[Deese]

And here's some cedar from a few weeks back...
It had just rained which made the cedar shine  smiley_bucktooth


 

[Deese]

I cut some good looking bald cypress yesterday. 

 


 

[Deese]

 

 

[Magicman]

Yes you did.  I really enjoy the few times that I get to saw Cypress.   8)

[Delawhere Jack]

Hey John, I suppose you'll be doing some unofficial white tail "research" in that tower behind old Mr Deere in before too long.  ;)

Haven't gotten to mill any cypress here yet. There is some down state, but it's almost entirely in preserve lands.