Today I trimmed a pretty big branch off the live oak in my front yard, its about 17 years old, was planted when they built the house.
You can see the pic below I saved a few sections that were close to 5-6" in diameter and around 2 feet long. (The $5 bill is six inches long for reference.)
Is there any hope of making these into some 1/2" x 3" to 4" planks to make some small boxes? Or am I just dreaming.
What do I need to do?
rip to rough oversize (3/4"?) planks first then dry or dry and later rip to planks. I assume it will dry faster if i rip first but it may warp? If I rip to planks first how long do i need to dry?
Do I need to seal the ends with paint to prevent end checking?
I know to rip I need some sort of milling fixture for the bandsaw, mine has about 6" capacity.
You can see the pic below I saved a few sections that were close to 5-6" in diameter and around 2 feet long. (The $5 bill is six inches long for reference.)
Is there any hope of making these into some 1/2" x 3" to 4" planks to make some small boxes? Or am I just dreaming.
What do I need to do?
rip to rough oversize (3/4"?) planks first then dry or dry and later rip to planks. I assume it will dry faster if i rip first but it may warp? If I rip to planks first how long do i need to dry?
Do I need to seal the ends with paint to prevent end checking?
I know to rip I need some sort of milling fixture for the bandsaw, mine has about 6" capacity.
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