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Milled a little ash.
« on: April 20, 2019, 09:06:42 pm »
I was able to get some ash the other day and decided to mill some and keep the rest for firewood.   I got 5 pieces out of this one log at 1.5 inches thick.    I have something already planned for it.   A few pics.

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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2019, 07:29:22 am »
Nice. 

Seems like folks around here are doing live edge shelves etc here lately.
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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2019, 10:35:20 am »
If you like the pioneer rustic look then live edge is becoming popular.      For certain things it is pretty neat looking.   
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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2019, 07:03:33 pm »
I like working with ash .With the right stain  it's hard to tell from oak .Works easy,takes stain easy hard as a rock .
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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2021, 05:44:24 pm »
Well I finally got around to making a firewood box to put in the house from the ash I milled.   The ash warped real bad not that I did anything to prevent it so I made the box to the shape of the warp.     I like it and can get an easy days worth of firewood it.

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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2021, 07:43:19 am »
Like the look of that.

Live edge milled seems to be the thing around here local too.
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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2021, 09:06:51 am »
I think ash ,although a low moisture  content wood can and will warp as it air dries .As such a smaller diameter log usually will warp more .I've had some that came out furniture  grade and some better served for firewood .No matter what it is air dried ash is hard as granite .If you have carbide cutters these are very handy to use on working this stuff .You can't drive a nail short of a big ball peen hammer ,piolet holes for screws etc .
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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2021, 09:13:22 am »
For those who don't know standing dead ash is or appears to be harder than standing dead shag bark hickory .I have both which is usually what I cut for firewood .It's a pass of the file each and every tank full of fuel on this stuff . I'll just say you get a lot of practice time with a file .
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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2021, 12:55:46 pm »
I think ash ,although a low moisture  content wood can and will warp as it air dries .As such a smaller diameter log usually will warp more .I've had some that came out furniture  grade and some better served for firewood .No matter what it is air dried ash is hard as granite .If you have carbide cutters these are very handy to use on working this stuff .You can't drive a nail short of a big ball peen hammer ,piolet holes for screws etc .

Yep you are right on this one AL.  That ash was some really hard stuff.   That is one reason I decided to leave it rough and not sand all the chain marks out of it.     It would have taken me forever.   
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Re: Milled a little ash.
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2021, 06:26:40 am »
All my stash of hardwood was all cut with a bandsaw mill so it's pretty smooth .I've got a 12.5"  DeWalt planer which does nice job but you can't crowd it .It takes several passes .