Yes, you most definitely can. I just recently got into wood turning about 2 years ago. Been loving every minute of it. Just wish I had more time to do it.
Just need about 10 gallons of Cactus juice to stabilize everything. Some of that punky wood could have been great 2-3 years ago but may be a little too far gone now.
NOT WASTE....cut them into 1"x1" strips. Pen makers will buy them for pen turning. Does not matter if the wood is punky. They can save it by stabilizing the wood. MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR CUT OFFS!!!
Most people may not know, but that is gold in the tree world. Big burls, spalting, twisting etc. There are so many different types of deformations of wood that make it more unique and beautiful.
I resaw planks like that to make book matched dresser drawer fronts and headboards mostly. I use a lot of curly maple, spalted maple, big leaf (quilted) maple.
Anyone can cut a straight log but I enjoy watching how other sawyers cut the non-typical ones. As a Timberking 2000 owner myself, I do enjoy your channel.
Hello Thomas, Just my opinion, having built many custom cabinets for exclusive homes. Those undesirable pieces turn out to be Gold !. A bit of kiln drying to kill any micro predators and some TLC with some oil rubbed stain topped with clear Lacquer does some magical wonders.
If you're looking for Maple with lateral figuring like tigerstripe, or fiddleback, go to the north half of a feild surrounded by forest. The movement to the light bends the trunk and compresses the grain into cuts of beauty. Like the boards you splashed on the wall, Those boards are perfect for a table top. Just throw some CA polimer into the punky parts and you'll have a beautiful table, and that mantle is going to be exceptiona,l with the berl inclusions surrounded by figuring. It does look like that pith might give you some work after its dried but NICE FIND! ...and to think it was going to firewood👍
You not only have curl, there is birdseye mixed in. The gnarly spike looking clusters on the outside are the indication of birdseye maple. Beautiful wood out of that ugly tree!
Incredible! I gained so much knowledge from this video. It's fascinating to see the process of managing such huge logs. The quality of the video is excellent. I can't wait to see more of your content. Keep producing such high-quality content!
Im a furniture builder for 36 years, its beautiful wood but your limited with the amount of lumber to build with, good choice for the use of the lumber. Lucky to find and rescue it.
@@johngee876 Spruce is used often for soundboards on acoustics. Other woods such as Mahogany, Maple, Koa are routinely used for acoustic guitar bodies and tops. Electrics often use Maple for both body and top wood. The high figure wood such as this log wood be highly sought after for guitar bodies and tops for both electric and acoustics.
My friend runs a lumber mill, when he finds curly maples, or black walnut, or other pretty woods, he'll keep the trimmed bits, and sell them for or carve them into pistol grips, and rifle stocks. I sold the 1911 grips I built, and still have some on my 1911. They're really beautiful. All from to trimmings, and fire wood from the mill.
It's obviously burled. That isn't everyone's cup of tea, btw. Burled wood is unstable and prone to cracks, voids and fractures, and the grain runs every which way. Usually, highly burled wood is almost impossible to mill into typical lumber and it is usually utilized in lathe-turned objects like bowls.
Most definitely worth saving Red Maple with beautiful figuring . Fill the voids with epoxy resin and create stunning pieces from an almost trashed log . Craggy old log was ugly on the outside but gorgeous on the inside .
I'm not going say you obviously don't know what your saying, but I'm actually going say you don't know what your saying. That wood stabilized to knife makers would bring small fortune. A 2"x2"x5" piece of that stabilized would be around 30-40$ depending on grain. Please don't ever burn that!!! One mans trash is another mans treasure!
The wood is to nicely figured to make a mantel ! You can only see the foreward edge of a mantel anyhow? It would make nice jewelry boxes and the like. I will say that if it was mine I would do what ever I wanted to do regardless of people like me that disagree with your choice? Nice video!
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We just finished cutting up a lumpy maple log this morning. But because I use a value approach, my cuts were very different. We ended up with almost no waste wood. Yes, I had bug damage, punky rot, and wild figure to work with. But one can learn how to PLAN and cut for prime figure value, not just HOPE your cuts will turn out nice. Please learn how to best handle high value figured wood and not “waste” so much of it.
I am really curious to hear what part of Tennessee you got this from. I have also salvaged a Spalted Red Maple from around Franklin, and it was the most beautiful wood I have ever seen in person!
Thanks for the education! I appreciate videos like this that truly serve to inform, not just show someone working. Kudos! Can I pick your brain, though? My dad had his 100+ year old maple cut down, and I asked for a round from near the base, expecting to make a simple live-edge table from it. However, this round is loaded with curly figure! I had no clue! I feel so blessed to own a beautiful piece of this tree that I used to play under, and I want to do the wood justice. What would you do with a 3-4” thick round of curly maple? I’m at a loss! (I should add that it’s now split into 2 pieces, since I thought I’d make 2 tables.🤦🏻♀️)
@@valeriehenschel1590 Turning it could be fun, but a lathe is about the only large shop tool that I don’t own. I’d really prefer to work this piece myself. Thanks, though!
Scrap and waste? I've taken what others consider scrap and waste and made beautiful pieces out of it. Let me dig through your scrap pile or burn pile before you light it. That mantle is going to be absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the video.
I e been removing the bark from my logs. The flathead larva were chewing through just under the bark. I could hear them so hopefully it will be a wise idea.
It depends upon what angle you’re looking at the log. To return her those nuts are the points of interest. There are chemicals that can be added to strengthen the Rottenwood. Also, quite often epoxy is used to fill holes including bug tunnels. When the world is turned, fascinating and very interesting arteries come out. Creating objects of great value, depending upon the artistry in the creativity of the wood turner. For making beams and boards it is trash. Open my mind from all directions and there are possibilities. When I was young girl, I learned this from the father of one of my friends. He was constantly doing things, often failing, but instead of losing money, he makes money. Each failure he turned into a success.
That "ugly" log is actually gold!! There are professionals woodworkers who would love to create art out of a log like that!!!
I agree the beauty of the tree must be shown when it's cut not only when it's standing in the forest or field
Thanks for sharing this cut.! Figured, burled,and beautiful!🎉😅
As a woodturner I can tell you that this is a GREAT log! Could turn a lot of nice things from this
Yes, you most definitely can. I just recently got into wood turning about 2 years ago. Been loving every minute of it. Just wish I had more time to do it.
Just need about 10 gallons of Cactus juice to stabilize everything. Some of that punky wood could have been great 2-3 years ago but may be a little too far gone now.
Sorty, but way too much talking
The smaller pieces could be used for pen blanks. I make pens.
I would have paid a MINT for one of those outer slabs to make natural edge bowls out of
NOT WASTE....cut them into 1"x1" strips. Pen makers will buy them for pen turning. Does not matter if the wood is punky. They can save it by stabilizing the wood. MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR CUT OFFS!!!
You are so right 👍 I'm thinking " I'll take your scrap!"
Pretty good idea. Lot o' work tho
But it’s somebody else’s work.
Don't ever waste anything from a log of this quality.
That burl is big money
Most people may not know, but that is gold in the tree world. Big burls, spalting, twisting etc. There are so many different types of deformations of wood that make it more unique and beautiful.
You're giving [it] an afterlife to the beautiful art created by mother nature. Thanks for sharing.
Those off-cuts are valuable too. Woodworkers and wood turners can use them to make small items, or decorative inlays on larger items.
They went to a good home, and my buddy, who does epoxy, got the wild ones.
@@TCSawmills I was wondering if you'd thought about the pieces like that. I bet the epoxy guys were gnarly themselves!
That l9g is filthy bro. Absolutely beautiful, flamed, quilted, tigered probably Birdseyed . Amazing log
Worth all the effort. Beautiful log. Rare too. You got lucky. Thanks for sharing.
The gnarliest ugliest looking logs usually produce the most interesting lumber when it comes to grain patterns.
Exactly what I look for. That log was a real find
I resaw planks like that to make book matched dresser drawer fronts and headboards mostly. I use a lot of curly maple, spalted maple, big leaf (quilted) maple.
Good looking finished product. I love figured maple.
Beautiful natural art in that log. Amazing mantle. And, I can see making a low standing table or bench with any of the other maple strips. Awesome!!!
Hidden treasure thank you for sharing from Scotland 👍🏴
what a great grain pattern throughout the board! especially the burials. those are great. nice video
Don't waste all of those burl cut-offs! Turners love that stuff.
Some of the off cuts are going to a turner. Looking forward to what he can do with it.
Anyone can cut a straight log but I enjoy watching how other sawyers cut the non-typical ones. As a Timberking 2000 owner myself, I do enjoy your channel.
Thanks, I love cutting the crazy logs. They are challenging but so unique.
Thank you for going to the Time Lapse!
Hello Thomas, Just my opinion, having built many custom cabinets for exclusive homes. Those undesirable pieces turn out to be Gold !. A bit of kiln drying to kill any micro predators and some TLC with some oil rubbed stain topped with clear Lacquer does some magical wonders.
If you're looking for Maple with lateral figuring like tigerstripe, or fiddleback, go to the north half of a feild surrounded by forest. The movement to the light bends the trunk and compresses the grain into cuts of beauty. Like the boards you splashed on the wall, Those boards are perfect for a table top. Just throw some CA polimer into the punky parts and you'll have a beautiful table, and that mantle is going to be exceptiona,l with the berl inclusions surrounded by figuring. It does look like that pith might give you some work after its dried but NICE FIND! ...and to think it was going to firewood👍
Lol 😂 they are annoying always bumping into equipment, some of ours don’t even go to firewood
6x2x1 cut blocks to dry
Resale your scrap to knife makers per load it is worth a factor of10 magnitude in cash as knife scales
Wow so much character in that log, great mantle piece 😮
You not only have curl, there is birdseye mixed in. The gnarly spike looking clusters on the outside are the indication of birdseye maple. Beautiful wood out of that ugly tree!
I've just started this sawmill stuff and I have learned much from you and really enjoying watching your work, Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Glad you are enjoying, safe sawing!
Natures beauty being saved.excellent job
Incredible! I gained so much knowledge from this video. It's fascinating to see the process of managing such huge logs. The quality of the video is excellent. I can't wait to see more of your content. Keep producing such high-quality content!
DUH...look at the Burros on it... WOW...any wood worker would love IT ❤️!
I see a beautiful Guitar. I love using Maple, it holds a note really well. I WANT
Im a furniture builder for 36 years, its beautiful wood but your limited with the amount of lumber to
build with, good choice for the use of the lumber. Lucky to find and rescue it.
I'm just repeating but that log is gold, beautiful and I can't wait to see!
Those chickens will love those bugs in those throw aways. Good show
A very diverse log ,with such caricatures in the grain. ❤❤
Oh, that wild woofer pup!
Just know,that is a true ALPHA dawg!
Love to that sweety!
Amazing wood 👍 Glad you're able to save it from the burn pile
Definitely worth preserving! It would’ve been firewood or a salamander castle. Well done!
Ya you had a giant burl basically lmao all those word out growths were maple burl!! Really nice find! Hope it’s put to good use!
Knew there would be some EPIC figurals in that log!
Some Really nice figure there! Well done in saving it from the burn pile!
I live in Tropical Africa --never seen red maple ---exciting --cant wait !
Beautiful maple. We have a lot of maple on our property. Always looking for the ugly ones!
Everything is so beautiful 👏 not waste no no, oh we small carpenters we see beauty in such small spaces, is georgeous👏👍
I don't see nasty, I see fantastic!
Mantle? good choice. For me though, I'd build acoustic, electric and bass guitars out of rare figured wood such as this Maple.
I understand that the industry standard for guitar soundboards is spruce.
@@johngee876 Spruce is used often for soundboards on acoustics. Other woods such as Mahogany, Maple, Koa are routinely used for acoustic guitar bodies and tops. Electrics often use Maple for both body and top wood. The high figure wood such as this log wood be highly sought after for guitar bodies and tops for both electric and acoustics.
you couldn't be any luckier to find a log like this it will turn out so amazing pieces IMO
It was a special find and produced some amazing boards.
Before the video starts, based only on the thumbnail, i say YES!
I think it would be a great mantle and I love that chickens are all around to eat bugs what a concept 😊
What a great set up you've got there !!!
Gorgeous maple!
I want the one on the trailer! Lol
My favorites on the mill are usually the deformed. Good stuff!
One of my grandfathers was a cabinetmaker and he would've loved some of these boards for making veneers.
I see several spectacular rifle and shotgun stocks. Stunning grain.
It was a good log
That dog cracks me up. “Dude. Screw the log. Put that camera on me!!” LOL. 😂😂
My friend runs a lumber mill, when he finds curly maples, or black walnut, or other pretty woods, he'll keep the trimmed bits, and sell them for or carve them into pistol grips, and rifle stocks. I sold the 1911 grips I built, and still have some on my 1911. They're really beautiful. All from to trimmings, and fire wood from the mill.
It's obviously burled. That isn't everyone's cup of tea, btw. Burled wood is unstable and prone to cracks, voids and fractures, and the grain runs every which way. Usually, highly burled wood is almost impossible to mill into typical lumber and it is usually utilized in lathe-turned objects like bowls.
Very interesting. As a new subscriber, enjoyed your video. Thanks.
Most definitely worth saving Red Maple with beautiful figuring . Fill the voids with epoxy resin and create stunning pieces from an almost trashed log . Craggy old log was ugly on the outside but gorgeous on the inside .
Gnarly logs can turn out to be really something. Kind of like gnarly sawyers and woodworkers. Nice sawmill also.
That maple grain is quite amazing ---thankyou --
I like 👍 👌 them. All !! 😊😊
Beautiful. Use even the scraps for small stuff.
I had a few like that I wanted to make into firewood but the wife talked me into milling it which was a pain but it turned out beautiful
I'm not going say you obviously don't know what your saying, but I'm actually going say you don't know what your saying. That wood stabilized to knife makers would bring small fortune. A 2"x2"x5" piece of that stabilized would be around 30-40$ depending on grain. Please don't ever burn that!!! One mans trash is another mans treasure!
Beautiful wood in that log. Could have been a really cool gun stock in there too
Your cuts have very interesting figure to them. I make small boxes and would love to use them.
Everybody has clear maple cut from ideal trees. What you have there is one of a kind.
The salvage pieces are great for charcuterie boards
The wood is to nicely figured to make a mantel ! You can only see the foreward edge of a mantel anyhow? It would make nice jewelry boxes and the like. I will say that if it was mine I would do what ever I wanted to do regardless of people like me that disagree with your choice? Nice video!
Beautiful maple I could turn some beautiful bowls wit that wood wit very little waste thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Wow that is awesome that is got some beautiful curl and awesome color
I can't wait to get it dried so I can work some of it.
@@TCSawmills how is your Kiln coming
Haha, it's not at this time. I've got to finish projects before we move in the spring. We are building them up in Tennessee
Slabbing a tree is indeed just like a box of chocolates and truly, you never know what you are going to get.
That's what my momma said. 😆
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That’s some pretty wood! I’d like one of the narrow 5/4 boards if it’s available.
I don't know but from the very beginning that would probably be a cool log
WOW! You managed to trim a $10,00 log down to some two by fours and a post! Amazing!
Curly maple is so beautiful.
Supper nice, love that curly grain.
You knew buddy!
What's your favorite ° band?
Stunning keen eye 👍🏴
Thanks, it was a fun one.
Waste? What the heck man, that stuff is incredible to the epoxy world
We just finished cutting up a lumpy maple log this morning. But because I use a value approach, my cuts were very different. We ended up with almost no waste wood. Yes, I had bug damage, punky rot, and wild figure to work with. But one can learn how to PLAN and cut for prime figure value, not just HOPE your cuts will turn out nice. Please learn how to best handle high value figured wood and not “waste” so much of it.
❤❤ using your head.
Where can we learn this?
I am really curious to hear what part of Tennessee you got this from. I have also salvaged a Spalted Red Maple from around Franklin, and it was the most beautiful wood I have ever seen in person!
This came out of Huntingdon TN. About 2 hours away.
Thanks for the education! I appreciate videos like this that truly serve to inform, not just show someone working. Kudos! Can I pick your brain, though? My dad had his 100+ year old maple cut down, and I asked for a round from near the base, expecting to make a simple live-edge table from it. However, this round is loaded with curly figure! I had no clue! I feel so blessed to own a beautiful piece of this tree that I used to play under, and I want to do the wood justice. What would you do with a 3-4” thick round of curly maple? I’m at a loss! (I should add that it’s now split into 2 pieces, since I thought I’d make 2 tables.🤦🏻♀️)
Have the wood turned by a local wood turner who knows how to maximize the figure in your wood.
@@valeriehenschel1590 Turning it could be fun, but a lathe is about the only large shop tool that I don’t own. I’d really prefer to work this piece myself. Thanks, though!
One man's trash is another man's excuse to buy more resin. 😍
Indeed
I worked with true birds eye maple veneer . It's beautiful wood . How does that form in the tree
it's always "worth it " . even a small section can be made into something beautiful.
Scrap and waste? I've taken what others consider scrap and waste and made beautiful pieces out of it. Let me dig through your scrap pile or burn pile before you light it. That mantle is going to be absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the video.
Stunning wood. Save it all Tom !
It was a pretty amazing tree we saved. It's still stored in the barn waiting for the perfect project.
Just a little hint here, we spent more time listening to you talk than we did watching the saw and that beautiful wood grain.
Wonder if those castoffs would make good landscape for model railroads.what do you think.
I would think they would be. They could be hills and mountains. I have tons of off cuts that often end up being burned if no one wants them.
I e been removing the bark from my logs. The flathead larva were chewing through just under the bark. I could hear them so hopefully it will be a wise idea.
If you put an epoxy over it you could leave the bug holes and just fill them in.
Beautiful slabs!
You have to love those railroad spikes
Beautiful log!!
That tree had a hard life! Back when i was still woodworking, I would have loved to have had a log like that.
It's the curl of the burl! That's just the way of the world! (Mastodon)
It depends upon what angle you’re looking at the log. To return her those nuts are the points of interest. There are chemicals that can be added to strengthen the Rottenwood. Also, quite often epoxy is used to fill holes including bug tunnels. When the world is turned, fascinating and very interesting arteries come out. Creating objects of great value, depending upon the artistry in the creativity of the wood turner. For making beams
and boards it is trash. Open my mind from all directions and there are possibilities.
When I was young girl, I learned this from the father of one of my friends. He was constantly doing things, often failing, but instead of losing money, he makes money. Each failure he turned into a success.
From what I do with these, I figure you might have messed up a bit. Dandy for sure. Tons of ways to make this insane money. Good work.
The log is beautiful and has a lot of character. That bug didn't need killing.
"Beautiful grain, a lot going on there"
Log: "I was tortured in life. Every day for decaaaades!"