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   flairwoodworks | Jun 22, 2008 02:34am | #1

   Wow.  That's a lot of butternut.  Are you going to slab all of it?  If I were you, I'd save atleast a couple blocks for carving.  Butternut is one of the better woods to carve.

   Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com

    - Success is not the key to happines.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   shopteacher | Jun 22, 2008 02:49am | #2

   I'm going to saw all of the logs.  In the woods we've started working on the stumps.  The grain is unbelievable.  That will be put away for turnings and the like.

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   dull tool | Jun 26, 2008 01:26am | #7

   I AGREE WITH MAPLEMAN ! 5/4 STOCK IS A GOOD BET UNLESS YOU WANT TO HAVE ONE OR TWO LOGS QUARTER SAWN TO 4/4 SO YOU WILL GET BEAUTIFUL STRAIGHT GRAINED MATERIAL FOR FRAME AND PANEL CONSTRUCTION.

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   mapleman | Jun 22, 2008 04:27am | #3

   You may want to cut those wide boards at 5/4. Any regular amount of cupping or twist in drying and you will have to plane those beautiful wide boards down to 5/8" .....

   Lee

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   BriMcG | Jun 23, 2008 07:25am | #4

   Hi, That is some beautiful wood. Going to have to get some to add to the "collection"! Where was it grown?

   Brian

   Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.

    

   Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

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   shopteacher | Jun 24, 2008 02:05am | #5

   I'm in northern New York state.  It rained today so we are going to saw again tomorrow, I hope.  Attached is a picture of one course in the pile.  I see some nice stuff coming from this.

   
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   BriMcG | Jun 25, 2008 02:01am | #6

   That's looking great! Used to live in Ithaca when I was a kid. Dad taught at Cornell.

   Any plans for projects for the Butternut as of yet?

   BrianOrdinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.

    

   Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)