Wood gloat....now what to do?

Re: Wood gloat....now what to do?

-e-

>use a skip-tooth chain and pith the log section on the bark side.

and hurry up -- holly splits quickly

then coat the ends and cut face with greenwood sealer

You Lucky DOG!

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Danny,

That is a beautiful load of holly! Holly is one of my favorite woods to turn. It is so creamy and smooth to turn. You want to make sure you seal it well becuse is is prone to cracking, or so I've found. You will fall in love with it!

Jennifer

Re: Wood gloat....now what to do?

MP Wall

>You don't need a skip tooth, just adjust the angle that you are cutting down the pith at. If you lift the tail of the saw some (5-10 degrees) and cut the top of the log first and then drop the tail of the saw to finish the cut it will work a whole lot better. If you don't cut the logs longer than the bar of our saw it helps a whole lot ;-). Really having some angle on the bar helps a regular chain rip a log a whole lot. Just remember to clear the long curlies out of the saw (when its off) once in a while, they can jamb it quite quickly. MP Wall

Re: Wood gloat....now what to do?

RonZ

>I wouldn't mess with it. Just send it to me, you lucky dawg!

Re: Wood gloat....now what to do?

Scott Thorburn

>Danny, Your comment about it being hard to rip made me wonder.Two possible problems, a dull chain can make splitting a log difficult.The other possibility is ( I don't want to insult you or anything) if you are cutting into the end grain of the log. To cut into end grain you do need a special chain and even then it is not easy. ( think of a chain saw mill)

What I normally do for a log section that I want to remove the pith from is to first secure the log on it's side ( so it can't roll). Then make a cut from the bark to just to one side of the pith and then almost all the way to the other bark. Then I make a second cut just to the other side of the pith. This time going all the way through. Then finish the first cut. What you end up with is two half logs that shouldn't split and a board that includes the pith I use this board as spindle stock. The center block with the pith becomes fire wood. Looking at your picture It looks like you have a husky saw. If it is anything like mine when you are ripping into the sides of the logs you will get long shavings that you have to be careful of keeping clear. After cutting one or two blocks I usually have enough shavings that I use them as a base for me to cut on ( It makes the accidental hitting the dirt with the chain more difficult). You can also check out Bill Grumbine web site. I know he has a pictural describing what I have just said (There are others but his name came to mind first)

If you are finding that you are having a difficult time of it, you can always ship those logs to me and I will deal with them :-)

Nice haul, The only holly we get up my way is from the exotic wood dealer needless to say it is not a wood that I can afford to use much.