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Ahhhhhhhh my daily dose of milling , I will sleep soundly tonight thank you 😊

Great to see you taking a chance on some new wood for you. Loved the live stream the other day. Keep up the great work.

Soul sole searching Hmmmm don't quit your day job Michael . thanks

I like that black oak never cut it before!

I think that Black Oak is some kind of beautiful!!

Very nice, we have red and white oak here on the East Coast. It has an "oak" smell that is very nice, lol. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe, and God bless

You milled up some good money boards today! That black oak will make some furniture maker happy.

Awesome lumber. Actually looks like red oak when stained. We milled some big four foot diameter oak in Plumas County after the Dixie Fire

What a treat! That turned out really nice 😉👍

You may be on to something new, Camel toe socks. "Keeps your toes warm and dry".

I think you should do a jogging lap around the mill each time you tell a bad/dad joke. Wait, that’s why I stick around. Never mind. 🤣

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

that might actually make a fun bit for a video. Either running laps or doing push-ups.

Buster Scruggs, that’s who you remind me of Mr. Wilson. Too funny!

We sent you a box 🎁 of black flies but they came back marked, "return to sender" and hungry. The least you could have done was stick your hand in the box and feed them before sending them back.🤨 Nice oak!

You have a great show that I so enjoy and will continue support.. Pep..

That oak 6x6 you had there reminds me of a fire place restoration I did once many in fact way to many years ago. and that would have been perfect. what we used to do was leave them in a slightly sunny spot to let them warp and destress into their final shape, then use them as fire place mantles . we made quite a few and some way bigger and holy smokes they sold for good money thats for sure. I will check out the socks as I only ever wear wool socks.

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

The rest of the tree would probably make good mantles since those logs are bigger. Tempting to do if only they weren’t so heavy to move around.

Blk Oak is My favorite wood. East Tennessee. LT-15 Go

Looks very similar to the red oak I mill here in Maine. That black oak appears to be a touch darker than the red oak. May be the camera. Good stuff for trailer decking and top boards on trailers and dump truck rails.

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

I think you are right, the black oak is a little darker than red oak.

The grain looks a little like walnut but I see the resemblance to red oak. Neat video

From New England, love all kinds of oak, great for building, my favorite though is hickory. Your videos are great. Thanks.

I'm a bit south of you and we have an oak called tannin oak, makes great firewood.

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

I have a lot of tanoak over on my coast property. I have cut a lot of it into firewood. You are right it makes good firewood.

Nice stuff. Looks like you had some fun man.

That bad joke is in keeping with your sense of humour. 😁 That black oak looks about the same as any other red oak. That lumber is a good candidate for some furniture.

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

Yeah I think it looks like redoak, maybe just a little darker. But I haven’t been around enough to know for sure.

Some nice workbench, flooring lumber right there! I’d probably paint the ends asap but no idea if it’s needed as I don’t know a thing about milling hardwood. How’s your madrone drying? 👍🏼

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

I did put some anchorseal on the ends. The madrone is warping and twisting a little bit but not as bad as I thought it might. They might actually be usable.

Here in Wisconsin, black oak is only good for firewood.

Not a fan of the oaks but if I had to choose one, southern live oak. Not the greatest to mill(pitch) but after, very hard. Just ask old Ironsides. USS Constitution.

That is some pretty wood - IF it will stay straight. I'm thinking some 4x4 table legs would be real nice out of that stuff. That lizard will make quick work of the wasp problem if he spots them. Those guys really do like wasps for dinner.

Excellent Michael! Great Round Table last night, and thanks for answering my questions during the show!

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

Thank you, and we appreciate the questions on the roundtable, it helps keep things going.

Nice boards. New hat?

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

Newish, I have had it since early this year.

Your wasp joke is bound to be the buzz of the comments. There I directed fire at me 😂

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

Nicely done. I’m not seeing much buzz about it in the comments, maybe it flew over their heads.

I seem to recall that you dislike doing the flitches... do you have a market for the live edge boards? Is that even a thing? Or, is it just for thick slabs?

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

I have sold a few live edge pieces here and there. I am guessing these oak live edge might be a little easier to sell than the usual Douglas fir I cut. I just haven’t noticed a big enough market to put much of a dent in the amount fir flitches I produce. It is something to consider with the rest of these oak logs. it might be a good idea.

After that water test, the wood has much more of a red tint to it and not at all black. Are you sure it is a black oak and not a red oak?

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

Black oak is the only red oak species we have in this area. It was a wild forest tree not likely to have been planted by anyone. it has all the other characteristics of our black oak.

Nice grain pattern. Would consider it as stock material for my boomstick

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

I hadn’t thought of stock material, I bet that would look really nice.

My mentor always said blade parallel to heart on both ends. Otherwise, cross grained?

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

I did center the heart. The problem with these crooked logs is the heart wanders through the log and some parts will be cross grained either way.

@kimkleiner8456

11 күн бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands So true but what else can you do? Remember one log that i tried envisioning a chant that went through the crooked piece of crap but though i got a few more boards they were weird and not worth the trouble .

I heard you mention 7 degree blade and was curious if that is your go to blade? I also have a lt15 and have been using 9 or 10 degree blades. I mostly saw poplar, cherry, walnut and oak.

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

I have both 7 and 10°. Woodmixer recommended the 10 for the mostly softwood I cut. I got some 7° to see if they would last longer on the hard dry bug killed Douglas fir. I really haven’t noticed a difference between the blades on this mill.

California Black oak with anti roll device! Just becareful wasps stings suck Nice looking lumber to me good color and nice figure through out. Don't even want to think about what lumber sellers here in western Washington would charge for similar.

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

Those kind of wasps don’t bother me, it’s the yellowjackets that have the bad attitudes. I’ve had to get these kind really mad to get them to sting, but they do hurt when they do.

Looks alot like the live oak we have here in CA, whats the difference? Live oak is pretty damn dense, can be a pain to split.

@blakebiagiotti5596

9 күн бұрын

Nevermind, after watching further i see the leaves are completely different from live oak, dont think ive seen a black oak here.

What would make more money slabs or boards?

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

I imagine slabs sell for more if you could get them to dry without warping and cupping too bad. I don’t like dealing with slabs because they are so heavy. I had sold some blue pine and other slabs in the past. I found I could get more money for them but not as many people buying them.

You should honestly unhook your tape before making a cut. Getting that in the chain won’t be fun at all lol

Nice. I think you are being a bit otherwoodly and conservative. You might as well treat the sapwood as if it was bark.

Larry Lizard was out on the stump, so I'll just go with Laura Lizard at the saw mill. (Woke people please don't cancel me for potentially misgendering Lizards.)

@Keto-Cheato

14 күн бұрын

Lola Lizz

@WilsonForestLands

11 күн бұрын

😂

Red/Black oak smells like vomit to me