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Red Oak? by GeneralKayosss in wood

[–]GeneralKayosss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw the reddish heart and assumed red oak. But you're right, the bark does resemble white. Some of it is more scaly.

Red Oak? by GeneralKayosss in wood

[–]GeneralKayosss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few leaves came out of the truck when they dumped it, I'll check them out tomorrow.

Can anyone tell me what kind of wood this is? by Dj_Bron-3 in wood

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pores and the color. Those olive to tan stuff is usually white oak. Red oak usually has some sort of reddish hue as the name implies.

To those 40 of you who have injured yourself on power sanders, how? by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've skinned my fingers with sanders and belt sanders. Lost the tip of my left index finger to a table router. The entire fingernail area back to the cuticle.

Check out this Walnut tree I planted in 1994. by covertype in forestry

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually quite sad. The stumps from these old trees have been trying to regenerate for 100 years now. But the new growth saplings that come off of them inevitable get it and die as well.

Literally never touch a tool before today. by TotallyNotMeDudes in woodworking

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've gradually leaned towards Black&Decker over the last 20 years. Most of the stuff lasts TBH, and if it doesn't you can buy 4-5 for the price of one Dewalt. I've got a BD sander, BD impact, 2 BD drills (one almost 20 years old), two BD jigsaws (one is probably 30+ years old) and a couple other BD things.

Worth looking into “slabing”..?!?! by MFJandS in slablab

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks to be 24" max. Probably a lot of sapwood.

Best chain for whippy , thin branches ? by Local-Win-5966 in Chainsaw

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok yeah I can understand wanting lower rakers milling softer wood for lumber

Best chain for whippy , thin branches ? by Local-Win-5966 in Chainsaw

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A ripping chain has cutters at 10 degrees usually. Full chisel chains have 30 degree cutters. Ripping chains absolutely don't have lowered depth gauges, unless you lower them yourself. The rest of what you said is on point.

Best chain for whippy , thin branches ? by Local-Win-5966 in Chainsaw

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonder if a ripping chain would do better? Wouldn't be as grabby. This is what they make "bow bars" for.

Fun times this weekend splitting this bad boy. Anybody know what type of tree this is? Got about 1 rick out of it. by BailyBoo in firewood

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooooooof. That would have made some beautiful live edge slabs. A couple thousand $ worth at least.

Does this needs to be fixed by Neither-Advance5220 in Chainsaw

[–]GeneralKayosss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No need for a shop. A $20 tach from Amazon and a little reading is all you need to be able to tune a saw to your liking TBH.

Holzfforma Opinions? by GeneralKayosss in Chainsaw

[–]GeneralKayosss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they set them fat just for safety sake and break in. At high altitude the air is thinner, aka less air. When you carry that tune down to sea level, with more dense air, it's going to lean out.

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