I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

"robb" wrote in message
m...
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

I cut a oak like that in my yard into 10 foot logs and sent them to a
sawmill. One of things I made from the lumber was a bathroom vanity cabinet
for the house.

robb wrote:

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree
is too close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel
addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.

It's a crime to cut down such a tree.

I hope you burn in hell after you die if you cut it down.

I hope it falls the wrong way and cracks your skull on the way down.

*******.

On Mar 15, 8:26*pm, Home Guy wrote:
robb wrote:
A living oak tree *(i think it is a white oak) *is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree
is too close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel
addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.

It's a crime to cut down such a tree.

I hope you burn in hell after you die if you cut it down.

I hope it falls the wrong way and cracks your skull on the way down.

*******.

Find a sawmill in your area and find out what they recommend for
cutting it up. Then do as the previous poster said for cutting it
down. Shame!!!!

"robb" wrote in message
m...
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Build the remodel around it. Now that would be cool.
Have a friend in New Mexico that did that, built a circler home around it.
Really neat. The trunk was only about 20 inches in diameter. Center room
has a tall ceiling. Think TeePee look. ww

"robb" wrote in message
m...
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The base
is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is approximately 35-45
feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too close to house and needs
to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years
old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or furniture
or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since it is so
massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

If it is a healthy tree, it would be rather sad to take it down for a
re-model. After a few hundred years, of life, no way would I touch it .

Yes, you can cut it with a portable sawmill and dry the wood for a year or
two, then use it. Criminal though, just to add a few feet to the house.

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:05:23 -0600, "WW"
wrote:


Build the remodel around it. Now that would be cool.
Have a friend in New Mexico that did that, built a circler home around it.
Really neat. The trunk was only about 20 inches in diameter. Center room
has a tall ceiling. Think TeePee look. ww

So is there a roof over the tree now? Doesn't that hamper its growth?

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:24:31 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote:


"robb" wrote in message
om...
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The base
is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is approximately 35-45
feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too close to house and needs
to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years
old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or furniture
or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since it is so
massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

If it is a healthy tree, it would be rather sad to take it down for a
re-model. After a few hundred years, of life, no way would I touch it .


I felt bad about cutting down a 60 year old maple that was rooting
over my sewer line and clogging my roof gutters.
Don't think I could bring myself to cut down that oak unless it was
threatening my life.

--Vic

On 3/15/2011 8:37 PM, robb wrote:
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The base
is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is approximately 35-45
feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too close to house and needs
to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since it
is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Redesign your remodel, if it isn't built already. Assuming it is
healthy, cutting a tree like that down is a sin. Healthy mature trees
are also a big plus at sale time.

--
aem sends...

On Mar 15, 7:37*pm, "robb" wrote:
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an *oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree *(i think it is a white oak) *is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Leave the tree alone and add a second story to the house. Ask a
qualified arborist to estimate the value of the tree...you may be
quite surprised. Losing the tree may in fact reduce the value of your
property.

Joe

On 3/15/2011 8:26 PM, Home Guy wrote:
robb wrote:

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree
is too close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel
addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.

It's a crime to cut down such a tree.

I hope you burn in hell after you die if you cut it down.

I hope it falls the wrong way and cracks your skull on the way down.

*******.

What if he allows you to hug the tree first and reassure it that it will
go to lumber heaven after its execution. You could hold a tree
service at the saw mill to see the tree's corpse off on its journey
to a better place, um places. ^_^

TDD

On Mar 15, 6:26*pm, Home Guy wrote:
robb wrote:
A living oak tree *(i think it is a white oak) *is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree
is too close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel
addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.

It's a crime to cut down such a tree.

I hope you burn in hell after you die if you cut it down.

I hope it falls the wrong way and cracks your skull on the way down.

*******.

Over-react much do you? Trees like that are past their prime, this
one is in the way and will (if uncut) eventually fall on its own.

Let me guess, you think that thinning trees so they grow better is
bad, that noone should ever be allowing into the national forests for
any reason, etc. etc. etc. Bet you have card #1 in the greeny
movement.

Harry K

On Mar 15, 8:13*pm, aemeijers wrote:
On 3/15/2011 8:37 PM, robb wrote:





I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The base
is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is approximately 35-45
feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too close to house and needs
to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since it
is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Redesign your remodel, if it isn't built already. Assuming it is
healthy, cutting a tree like that down is a sin. Healthy mature trees
are also a big plus at sale time.

--
aem sends...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And a big negative at sale time if they are in the wrong place and a
hazard.

Harry K

Sell it. It might pay a good deal towards the addition.

On Mar 15, 10:05*pm, "WW" wrote:
"robb" wrote in message

m...
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an *oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree *(i think it is a white oak) *is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Build the remodel around it. Now that would be cool.
Have a friend in New Mexico that did that, built a circler home around it..
Really neat. The trunk was only about 20 inches in diameter. * Center room
has a tall ceiling. Think TeePee look. ww

Seen that done. One person that did it then had squirrels getting
into their house. Another had the tree die and then had to pay to
have it lifted out of the house with a crane. Stupid idea. Trees
belong outside.

Home Guy wrote in :

robb wrote:

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree
is too close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel
addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.

It's a crime to cut down such a tree.

I hope you burn in hell after you die if you cut it down.

I hope it falls the wrong way and cracks your skull on the way down.

*******.


That's OK. There are people who are saying the same about you because of
the crimes comitted to build your house.

Maybe I'm wrong and you are the official person who defines which are
crimes and which are not - oak, pine, spruce, whatever.

I think you should hang outside a cabinet retailer with a sign chanting:

No! More! Oak!
No! More! Oak!

"robb" wrote in
m:

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb


I've seen chainsaw mills that cut the trunk into slabs,then they get
stacked,stickered and dried for about a year,then need to be planed down
flat and to working thinkness.
You can also hire people who own portable mills to cut up your tree into
planks,they need to be stacked,stickered,and dried for about a year.They
usually work for some percentage of the finished wood,or charge a fee.

Wood magazine also ran an article about using a shop bandsaw(a large one)
to cut small,short sections of tree into planks that still need to be
dried,planed flat and to thickness.

also,"green",undried wood is good for lathe turnings.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

On 3/16/2011 10:51 AM, Harry K wrote:
On Mar 15, 8:13 pm, wrote:
On 3/15/2011 8:37 PM, robb wrote:





I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The base
is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is approximately 35-45
feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too close to house and needs
to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since it
is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Redesign your remodel, if it isn't built already. Assuming it is
healthy, cutting a tree like that down is a sin. Healthy mature trees
are also a big plus at sale time.

--
aem sends...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And a big negative at sale time if they are in the wrong place and a
hazard.

Harry K

It wasn't in the wrong place until somebody built the house too close to it.
Just sayin'
--
aem sends...

Making lumber is something you can do yourself, but it is time
consuming, labor intensive, and messy. On the other hand, it is
grandly rewarding. Here is some info and pictures of some Burr Oak I
did:

http://bullfire.net/Lumber/Lumber.html

On Mar 16, 3:18*pm, aemeijers wrote:
On 3/16/2011 10:51 AM, Harry K wrote:





On Mar 15, 8:13 pm, *wrote:
On 3/15/2011 8:37 PM, robb wrote:

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The base
is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is approximately 35-45
feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too close to house and needs
to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since it
is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Redesign your remodel, if it isn't built already. Assuming it is
healthy, cutting a tree like that down is a sin. Healthy mature trees
are also a big plus at sale time.

--
aem sends...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And a big negative at sale time if they are in the wrong place and a
hazard.

Harry K

It wasn't in the wrong place until somebody built the house too close to it.
Just sayin'
--
aem sends...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

LOL True, too true. The other error is planting one in the wrong
spot. It cost me $850 to have a big spruce removed from my backyard.
I planted it there about 30 years ago...too close to a retaining
wall. Got another one that I will have to pay to get removed. I
planted that one too - too close to the driveway.

Harry K

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:37:15 -0400, robb wrote:

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Don't let the greenies find you! How dare you cut down a mega-CO2-to-oxygen
converter for a remodel!

What you can make out of it depends on the equipment and skills you have.
You can rough it and chain saw some nice barn wood type lumber and add it
to your addition. You could make a porch swing. You could make a lot of
nice things if this is cut properly. Just make sure you have a metal
detector to make sure you don't cut into some nails.

On 3/16/2011 11:40 PM, Harry K wrote:
On Mar 16, 3:18 pm, wrote:
On 3/16/2011 10:51 AM, Harry K wrote:





On Mar 15, 8:13 pm, wrote:
On 3/15/2011 8:37 PM, robb wrote:

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The base
is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is approximately 35-45
feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too close to house and needs
to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since it
is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Redesign your remodel, if it isn't built already. Assuming it is
healthy, cutting a tree like that down is a sin. Healthy mature trees
are also a big plus at sale time.

--
aem sends...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And a big negative at sale time if they are in the wrong place and a
hazard.

Harry K

It wasn't in the wrong place until somebody built the house too close to it.
Just sayin'
--
aem sends...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

LOL True, too true. The other error is planting one in the wrong
spot. It cost me $850 to have a big spruce removed from my backyard.
I planted it there about 30 years ago...too close to a retaining
wall. Got another one that I will have to pay to get removed. I
planted that one too - too close to the driveway.

Harry K


My late grandmother resembled that remark. She WAY overplanted the yards
on the small-lot house she owned, too close together and too close to
house. (No old trees, other than the old fenceline by street.
Subdivision was an old farm field.) Me and my brothers ended up ripping
out a lot of trees and bushes over the years.
--
aem sends...

Michael Dobony wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:37:15 -0400, robb wrote:

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

Don't let the greenies find you! How dare you cut down a mega-CO2-to-oxygen
converter for a remodel!

What you can make out of it depends on the equipment and skills you have.
You can rough it and chain saw some nice barn wood type lumber and add it
to your addition. You could make a porch swing. You could make a lot of
nice things if this is cut properly. Just make sure you have a metal
detector to make sure you don't cut into some nails.

Around here, the lumber harvestors won't deal with urban trees, mostly
because of the probability of nails, but also because its a lot tougher
cutting down a tree surrounded by houses than one in a wood lot.

Oak does make excellent firewood.

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
...

"robb" wrote in message
m...
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak
tree in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

[trim]
robb

If it is a healthy tree, it would be rather sad to take it down for
a re-model. After a few hundred years, of life, no way would I
touch it .

Yes, you can cut it with a portable sawmill and dry the wood for a
year or two, then use it. Criminal though, just to add a few feet
to the house.

Thanks for feedback,

It is sad and we are very sad to remove it.
We don't want to remove it. We bought... "for the trees" as there are
9 others on this small property and they are about 80 years younger.

I am just going by what the contractor / builder has surmised. The
tree is 10 ft from the side of home now (too close originally).
They're surprised it didn't die from first build over roots. The C/B
also added that this tree is pretty much grown to its full expectancy.
The problem is not so much the going out or up a few feet as is the
going down and out feet. Builder says it probably will not survive and
will be much more expensive hassle to remove later than during the
project.

Thanks again I think i'll talk to the contractor/builder again to see
if we can not save it. We like it and would like to keep it.
My neighbor though fears our trees and has offered on many occasions
to help pay to remove some of these trees.

robb

On Mar 15, 8:37*pm, "robb" wrote:
I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an *oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree *(i think it is a white oak) *is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

robb

My father in law had some black walnut growing at a home he lived at.
When the state bought the house to bring a road through he harvested
the trees and made Grandfather clocks from the wood.He also made a
nice oval table by taking a diagonal slice out of one of the trunks.
He sanded it smoth with a floor sander.

Jimmie

"WW" wrote in message . ..

snip

Build the remodel around it. Now that would be cool.
Have a friend in New Mexico that did that, built a circler home around it.
Really neat. The trunk was only about 20 inches in diameter. Center room
has a tall ceiling. Think TeePee look. ww

Cutting down trees in Austin is touchy business.

The city goes out of the way to preserve the trees by building around them.
There are at least 2 houses in my neighborhood that are literally built
around trees. I have ancient live oaks on my property. The city would rather
bulldoze my house than cut down the trees. The utilities can only trim old
trees when they have to. I think it's cool. Austin is a beautiful city.

I find it hard to believe the OP can't make changes in his plans to preserve
an old tree if it's healthy. Put the room somewhere else.

Jim

"robb" wrote in message
m...

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak
tree in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?
[trim]
robb
Thanks to all who responded and for the helpful replies.

Although i didn't mention it in OP..
We do *NOT* want to cut the tree we were told by the
Builder/Contractor that the tree will not survive the nature of the
remodel and the tree appears to have grown past it's expectancy
anyways. They recommended removal.

I asked my question to make best of bad situation and to try and
honor the tree we like by using the wood in the house (furniture,
flooring, staircase, etc).

The problem is they built the house to close to the tree to begin
with.

At the very least i plan to revisit the idea of saving it with
Builder/Contractor push the point a little harder.

Looks like the time and effort to cut/store/dry/season wood is going
to be problematic but doable.

Thanks for help responders.
robb

"robb" wrote

It is sad and we are very sad to remove it.
We don't want to remove it. We bought... "for the trees" as there are 9
others on this small property and they are about 80 years younger.

I am just going by what the contractor / builder has surmised. The tree is
10 ft from the side of home now (too close originally). They're surprised
it didn't die from first build over roots. The C/B also added that this
tree is pretty much grown to its full expectancy. The problem is not so
much the going out or up a few feet as is the going down and out feet.
Builder says it probably will not survive and will be much more expensive
hassle to remove later than during the project.

If the tree is going to die, better to remove it now rather than later when
it can damage the house if branches fall.

I forgot to mention, some of the sawyers won't do yard trees. They may do
the upper portion, but there is risk of finding nails or other inclusions on
the lower portion and that can damage the blade. Others may want you to
cover the blade cost if damaged by foreign objects.

You can start your search here
http://www.forestryforum.com/datasearch.html

"robb" wrote in message
m...

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Ask advice of:
(1) A cabinetmaker or antique repair shop in your vicinity.
(2) Operator of a sawmill in your vicinity.
Costs of transport (from your property to a user's) are
the second factor likely to determine utility. The first
factor is the particular species of timber and its
dimensions (before and after felling.) It is common
to discover theoretically beautiful and strong timber
has no market value locally (although in another
place it might be very valuable.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Don Phillipson" wrote in message
...
"robb" wrote in message
m...

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?


It would make good barbecue wood, especially if mixed with a little mesquite
and pecan.
Bob-tx

On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:03:31 -0500, "Bob-tx" No Spam no contact
wrote:



"Don Phillipson" wrote in message
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"robb" wrote in message
m...

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree in
the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?


It would make good barbecue wood, especially if mixed with a little mesquite
and pecan.
Bob-tx

We've got Red & White oaks in NY. I wouldn't want either near any
BBQ. [good firewood-- but the smoke smells 'off' to me- maybe some
folks like it]

What kind of oak do you use for BBQ in TX?

Jim

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:37:15 -0400, "robb" wrote:

I am wondering if it is plausible to use the wood out of an oak tree
in the backyard to make something ?
How to go about it ? or just forget about it ?

Short version ...

A living oak tree (i think it is a white oak) is in backyard. The
base is 10 feet circumference (3 feet diameter) and it is
approximately 35-45 feet straight up to first big fork. Tree is too
close to house and needs to come down due to a remodel addition. Tree
is probably 250-300 years old.
Thought it would be cool ( nostalgic ) to make some flooring or
furniture or something (ideas ?) out of the wood from the tree since
it is so massive.

Is this plausible any other useful ideas welcomed

I don't know about white oak, but I cut some red oak from my property
in 1983. I had to wait until the mill's blade was due for overhaul;
that is, where any "wire" in the logs would do the least damage to
the teeth. (And people - they had a death from flying wire a few
decades back).

After sawing, the oak was kilned.

I use it for wood woodworking and still have about 200-300 bd ft left.

I also used red oak for firewood. Lots of heat and it splits easy.

Gary