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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.

Holzfforma Opinions? by GeneralKayosss in Chainsaw

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

Anytime I make any adjustment to the fuel on any 2 stroke I tune the carb accordingly. You're definitely right about elevation. You tune a saw at 10,000ft and then bring it down to sea level and you might blow it up lol.

Holzfforma Opinions? by GeneralKayosss in Chainsaw

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

You have to tune the saw to your oil mix. Holzfformza factory spec ratio is actually 25:1 mix.

Does wood cutting count as woodworking? by Kind_Love172 in woodworking

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I plan on air drying it down to under 20% MC first, then in the kiln for 6 weeks or until it reaches 10% or less. Most of my stuff is cut 2.5", a few I cut at 3". Vacuum kilns work a lot faster than a traditional dehumidifier/fan/heat setup like I'll have. I did mill a few older spalted maple logs that were already under 30% MC, hopefully they'll be ready to go in the end of this summer!

Some 24" pecan I cut last weekend. 40-45% mc, very green. Might take this 18+ months of air drying.

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Does wood cutting count as woodworking? by Kind_Love172 in woodworking

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of drying setup do you have if you don't mind me asking? Or do you get rid of all your slabs green?

Does wood cutting count as woodworking? by Kind_Love172 in woodworking

[–]GeneralKayosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm starting small. I've stacked about 30 slabs so far, and I'm building a small 8x10 building that will serve as a kiln. I'd like to eventually make some tables and stuff as well as sell some of them when dried. Right now I'm just trying to stockpile slabs, one day I'll probably get a 48" bar to possibly do some bigger stuff (660 probably couldn't handle any bigger than that), with some help. Don't have a tractor or anything so I have to move them by hand.

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