River Birch

dgale · Post by **dgale** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:41 pm

BuckeyeDennis wrote:I've found that AnchorSeal does a great job of preventing checks on the ends of logs, both large and small.

Where do you find this stuff for sale typically?

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:43 pm

Anchor Seal (Most expensive easy to apply, most effective)
Paraffin Wax (moderate expense but can be a hassle, very effective)
Left over latex paint (Least expensive easy to apply, not as effective) I always have left over latex paint and use that with decent results.

BuckeyeDennis · Post by **BuckeyeDennis** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:46 pm

dgale wrote:Where do you find this stuff for sale typically?

I got mine at Woodcraft -- they have a store here in Columbus.

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:51 pm

Amazonhas it. (Through woodcraft)

US Coatings

dgale · Post by **dgale** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:58 pm

BuckeyeDennis wrote:I got mine at Woodcraft -- they have a store here in Columbus.

Okay - thanks. I'll check out local hardwood supply - I'd assume they would stock it. I have an 80+ year old cherry tree at our old house (now a rental) that is sadly dying a slow death - it was planted when the house was originally built circa 1930. The trunk itself is about 4' in diameter and has tons of main branches which range from 8"-14" in diameter. The wood itself is sound but slowly one by one the branches are dying and I end up cutting htem out, so would like to start doing somehting more productive with them than firewood, and eventually the tree will be so far gone that it will have to come out completely, at which point I want to do something with the wood that I can keep with the house...I guess I need to read up some more on green wood use and processing so I'm ready when the time comes.

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:46 pm

Find someone to mill that baby for ya.

Or think about an Alaskan chain saw mill.

BuckeyeDennis · Post by **BuckeyeDennis** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:52 pm

terrydowning wrote:Find someone to mill that baby for ya.

Or think about an Alaskan chain saw mill.

Ditto that. There's gotta be a lot of beautiful wood in a cherry tree that large.

I bought an Alaskan Mini-Mill when I realized that my chainsaw was the only saw in my arsenal that could cross-cut an 8" by 10" antique heart-pine beam that I had bought to make a mantel. It did a great job - I found that I could cut to within about 1/16" accuracy after calibrating the offset and kerf, and could also easily cut 45-degree bevels on the corbels.

Dgale, if you decide to do the milling yourself, here's a link to what looks like the best process that I have seen. http://billswoodcreations.com/lumber-1.html. I made a rough sketch for the log stands made from 4x4's instead of steel, but haven't yet had time to try it out.

The cherry trees in my woods are nice and healthy, but I do need to harvest several big beautiful ash trees that have fallen victim to the emerald ash borers.