"Sonny" wrote in message

Got the pecan log milled, yesterday, and this morning I
washed the sawdust off the boards. 7 good boards about
10' long and about 15" at the narrow and 22" at the
widest, 6/4 thick.... plus a few other shorter/smaller
pieces. Will take about a year to air dry and hope they
don't warp or check too much.... they shouldn't.

Some nice, but not great, figuring in the wood and some
fairly nice grain patterns, also. Will decide if
staining will be necessary, when they dry, etc.

Estimated costs: $150-$200 for
labor/gas-transporting/handling the log and boards; $50
miller's fee. We didn't hit any nails or metal!!!

We'll see how the headboards turn out. I'll try the
George Nakashima approach. I already have other pecan
lumber for making side & foot boards. I think they'll
look good, good enough for the camp, at least.

4 pics of the boards:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/?details=1

Nice! Pecan (Carya hickory in general) is a nice wood...hardest commonly
available but not all that hard to work, attractive, finishes well. I
sometimes wonder why more people don't use it.


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dadiOH
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