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    Quartersawn, it is known as lacewood. The picture tells you why. Excellent for turning big platters where you get the figuring in the bottom.
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    We used 2 pieces of wood set at 90 degrees with a sharpened nail set at 4" to scribe a line to cut along, touched that up with a blue piece of logging crayon to make it more visible. Worked a charm, we are within 5 millimeters over all. Get 2 pros on the saw and tell them to cut along a...
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    How the fubk would I know, I'm Danish! Since that is a round burl, they are certainly not crosscut "cookies", so I called them "Slabs". They are live edge and extra thick.........................4" in fact. Once they are dry, we plan to set a router up so it can move back and forth and sideways...
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    We slabbed a large Ash burl for table tops today. Got 10 nice slabs.
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    milling thread

    So next time I hit a rock, I should bemoan the fact that I'm a short bar guy:lol:
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    milling thread

    Yep. Sanded and oiled, that should look fine.
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    milling thread

    Gourgeous!
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    milling thread

    Very cool!
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    milling thread

    That'll be some beefy handles, Stephen:lol:
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    milling thread

    As in DEAD slow.
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    milling thread

    You need a double end bar, so you can use both 088s.
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    milling thread

    In the ass, just to have some action going on. Man, I couldn't imagine milling with a saw like that. Stihl made an extremely heavy electrical saw, back in the days, to use for bucking logs at saw mills. It was hung in a rig, suspended from the ceiling, cause it was too heavy to lift. Can't...
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    milling thread

    If you are srious about milling, go 880.
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    milling thread

    I've never run my 084 or 880 any different for milling than for killing trees. Those are made to be run hard for long periods.
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    milling thread

    It looks kind of sloppy not cutting the hinge off first. Or maybe that is just the logger in me being used to trim logs for the mill.
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    milling thread

    That may be the first time somebody apologized for a derail, " Bob". We are knowns as super derailers here, as in Derailsareus. Give me just one example of a thread that has run it's course underailed.
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    milling thread

    No. Been there, done that. Took it off again.
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    milling thread

    I've never run anything but 3/8 since .404 is virtually impossible to get here. Never broken a chain while milling, yet.
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    milling thread

    Sure you can. It is done all over the place.
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    milling thread

    The large amount of spalding may make it a good deal more stable when drying.
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