rkchapman
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A large branch (50cm/18 inches or so diameter) has come of an oak tree in my field - the tree surgeon who made it safe has left it in 6-8ft lengths for me, and I was planning to slab it (I have a chainsaw mill) and dry it for lumber. But I read that branch wood is not really useable for woodworking due to internal tensions, so perhaps there is no point...
Seems a shame to just cut it up for firewood though. I did slab and sticker up one section and it is nice looking wood, but it does seem to have started to warp already...
I might be able to use a slab or two for rustic outdoor benches, but there is rather a lot of it...
In the images below, the first log is around 7 or 8 feet long, and the second 5-6 feet.
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Richard
Seems a shame to just cut it up for firewood though. I did slab and sticker up one section and it is nice looking wood, but it does seem to have started to warp already...
I might be able to use a slab or two for rustic outdoor benches, but there is rather a lot of it...
In the images below, the first log is around 7 or 8 feet long, and the second 5-6 feet.
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Richard