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What Did You Do Today?
bjrogg:
Well it's been what Ive been up to for a few days now. It's been really bothering me watching all my nice mature ash trees die. Awhile back I sawed some logs Ive had on piles for a few years. They made nice lumber yet. I used it to finish my walls on my man cave. This building has been a work in progress. When I first bought this Place it was one of several buildings that were falling down.
I decided to try and save this one. It's looking pretty good now.
To be continued.
Bjrogg
osage outlaw:
That's looking great BJ.
bjrogg:
Thanks Clint. It's a mess right now. Saw dust everywhere. Would have been nice to do it in summer and prep all my boards outside. I'm really looking forward to seeing it all done and cleaned up. I guess one of the reasons I'm posting this is to let people know. If you've got dead ash trees they might still make good lumber. Or at least paneling. These were beautiful trees that I put off cutting down, hoping they would somehow survive. They didn't, none of the ash trees here did. At least I have something to remember them by.
Bjrogg
PS looking forward to seeing what you do with those Osage slabs you sawed
osage outlaw:
Are you going to stain or seal them with anything?
bjrogg:
I'm not going to stain. I like the color and everything I hang on the wall just really seems to pop. I sanded every board with hand belt sander to get the fuzzies off. Still left some saw marks. Was band sawmill and sawed pretty decent. I'm planning on sealing it with something yet. I know if I don't it'll just get that dirty look and I will lose the color and grain. Open to suggestions on sealer.
Bjrogg
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