A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter and must come down. The trunk
looks like it's fairly straight, would I be able to get enough usable
pieces out of it to make it worth trying to turn into boards, or is it just
too small yet?

Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns? What would be the best/easiest
way to remove them from the trunk? I have a plane iron from a HF plane,
and could cut a slot in a stick and make a possibly good enough bark spud.

Puckdropper

On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:54:02 PM UTC-5, wrote:
A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter

Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns?
Puckdropper

I'd cut off the limbs and thorns with a saw and hatchet. The wood looks nice. My cousin recently asked about milling a 30" log he obtained. A band saw would be my choice for milling.... doing a through & through cut to get the most lumber, but only the central 1/3 would be quarter sawn lumber. You'd get probably 4 live edge boards from a 6" log, at most, I reckon.

How long is your log? Most mills require at least 4', in order for the saw's mechanics to handle it.

If you do any turning, the rootball should/would have some nice burl and figure.

Sonny

Puckdropper wrote:
A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter and must come down. The trunk
looks like it's fairly straight, would I be able to get enough usable
pieces out of it to make it worth trying to turn into boards, or is it just
too small yet?

Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns? What would be the best/easiest
way to remove them from the trunk? I have a plane iron from a HF plane,
and could cut a slot in a stick and make a possibly good enough bark spud.

Puckdropper

Those are intimidating trees. My grand-dad had one in his back yard.

--
GW Ross

The fecal material has hit the air
circulating device.

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Puckdropper wrote:
A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter and must come down. The
trunk looks like it's fairly straight, would I be able to get enough
usable pieces out of it to make it worth trying to turn into boards,
or is it just too small yet?

Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns? What would be the
best/easiest way to remove them from the trunk? I have a plane iron
from a HF plane, and could cut a slot in a stick and make a possibly
good enough bark spud.

Puckdropper

Those are intimidating trees. My grand-dad had one in his back yard.


That tree isn't intimidating... It's outright hostile! I'm just glad it
scratched my arm first and didn't have a chance to catch on the mower and
whap me in the head.

Puckdropper

Sonny wrote in
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On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:54:02 PM UTC-5,
wrote:
A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter

Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns?
Puckdropper

I'd cut off the limbs and thorns with a saw and hatchet. The wood
looks nice. My cousin recently asked about milling a 30" log he
obtained. A band saw would be my choice for milling.... doing a
through & through cut to get the most lumber, but only the central 1/3
would be quarter sawn lumber. You'd get probably 4 live edge boards
from a 6" log, at most, I reckon.

How long is your log? Most mills require at least 4', in order for
the saw's mechanics to handle it.

If you do any turning, the rootball should/would have some nice burl
and figure.

Sonny

It looks to be about 4-6', then a turn and another several feet of
straightish tapering material. I've got a bandsaw with riser, so I'm all
set there.

I've made smaller pieces into wood, about 20", but haven't done much
larger than that. Any suggestions/tips on cutting the longer length?
Would a really long sled be useful?

Puckdropper

Remember bowls come out of the wood out the side. So if you have nice
wood in the root - cut the stump a little long and coat, coat and coat
with a sealer.

I want to say the wood will have eyes in it. Nice grain.
Martin


On 7/15/2016 5:13 PM, Sonny wrote:
On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:54:02 PM UTC-5, wrote:
A Honey Locust tree is about 6" in diameter

Is the wood worth dealing with the thorns?
Puckdropper

I'd cut off the limbs and thorns with a saw and hatchet. The wood looks nice. My cousin recently asked about milling a 30" log he obtained. A band saw would be my choice for milling.... doing a through & through cut to get the most lumber, but only the central 1/3 would be quarter sawn lumber. You'd get probably 4 live edge boards from a 6" log, at most, I reckon.

How long is your log? Most mills require at least 4', in order for the saw's mechanics to handle it.

If you do any turning, the rootball should/would have some nice burl and figure.

Sonny