Loonnngg boards!

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scsmith42

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Scott Smith
I've been remodeling an old farmhouse on one corner of my property, and am recovering the outside with board and batten siding combined with live-edge siding under the eaves. All of the siding has been kiln dried. I am planing all of my siding; this past weekend we planed over 5000 square feet, and in the process filled up TWO DUMP TRUCK loads with shavings from the planer!!!).

Just for grins, I decided to make the porch trim boards from a single board. The porch is 40' long, and so I milled some 1 x 12 x 40's on my Peterson sawmill.

Here are some photos of the 40' boards during the planing process:

Scott
 

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pcooper

Phillip Cooper
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Now that is some serious board!!! One thing's for sure, if you need it, Scott can get it or make it. That is really something!!:icon_thum
 

JackLeg

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Reggie
Scott: Just be sure to make pics when you put those boards up! I can't wait to see how you manage them. Forklift & rigging, I presume?? 8-O
 

cpowell

Chuck
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So, "why would Scott work with 40 foot boards?"...

"Because he CAN!!!!!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'm green with envy - you have some serious [strike]toys[/strike] tools. :)


Chuck
 

Travis Porter

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I've seen 24 footers, but I have never seen a 40! I bet you had to be careful to keep it on edge so it wouldn't break.

As for the shavings, it tells me you have been planing a LOT of wood!
 

Touchwood

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Don
Scott: Just be sure to make pics when you put those boards up! I can't wait to see how you manage them. Forklift & rigging, I presume?? 8-O

Knowing Scott he already has that figured out.

He said he was getting the Queen Mary for his "pond" when it's finished. I don't think "small" is in his vocabulary.:-D

Don
 

JimmyC

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Jimmy
I've said it before.."you are the man" Scott. I would never have even imagined 40' boards, but it's good to know that they are a possibilty.

Nice Job,

Jimmy:)
 

MikeL

Michael
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8-O8-O8-O I don't think my shortbed has a chance hauling those boards 8-O8-O8-O

Scott, you could charge admission for those of us wanting to tour your shop/farm. It must be like a Neverland Ranch for adults (minus the weird creepy owner :-D)
 
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jeff...

I saw those boards as they were coming out of the kiln and being loaded on a trailer. I figured they were custom order for someone, I looked at the lumber and it kept going on and on... Try this walk up to any BORG lumber desk and ask em for 1 x 12 x 40". One of two things will happen: they will laugh at you or they will ask you to take out a bank loan.


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Joe Lyddon

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Joe Lyddon
Hi Scott,

Golly, I think those are the longest boards I've ever seen!

Now, a couple of questions...

1. Mahogany I presume... (?) :slap:
2. Quarter sawn? How? :saw: :slap:

Merry Christmas!
 

scsmith42

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Scott Smith
All - thanks for the comments! It IS fun to do something out of the ordinary!

Now here's the kicker.... these aren't the longest boards that I can cut... I can cut all the way to 60'! It's more of a challenge to find a log large enough to yield usable lumber that's 60' long though... Handling a beam/board that long really become a challenge. My trailer deck is 37', so maneuvering around 40' isn't that big of a deal. Since the kiln is 44' long I can dry the longer boards also (and more importantly sterilize them).

Two men can actually handle a 40 footer with some ease (after it's KD that is). I'm careful in the drying process, and since my kiln is low temp versus conventional I have been able to dry the pine w/o making it brittle. Thus, there is a degree of flexibility in the long board that keeps it from breaking. You have to be careful with pine though - once you get the MC% below 10% it can become brittle.

The trim boards shouldn't be too dificult to install - we'll do so in a week or so once the stain arrives. I'll use a couple of ladders and my manlift to install them. The more challenging part will be the future v-groove T&G boards for underneath the porch and carport roofs, which I'm also considering making a single length. Fortunately the carport is only 26' long or so, but the porch boards are a different story. I'll either use 4" or 6" wide boards for the porch, so handling shouldn't be too difficult.
 

scsmith42

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Scott Smith
Hi Joe. The boards are southern yellow pine (Loblolly species, I recall), and yes they are quartersawn. I have a Peterson swing blade mill, and right now I can cut up to a 20" wide board.

I cut three of the 40 footers - one that I'll use on the farmhouse porch and two that I'll cut down to 33' for one of my horse barns.

We have a lot of SYP around here, so raw material is not much of a problem. Plus, SYP is extremely strong, and thus well suited for extended lengths.

Here is a photo of me sawing up a large oak log. I can mill a log up to 60" diameter, which really yields some nice quartersawn boards!

Scott
 

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Joe Lyddon

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Joe Lyddon
The more challenging part will be the future v-groove T&G boards for underneath the porch and carport roofs, which I'm also considering making a single length. Fortunately the carport is only 26' long or so, but the porch boards are a different story. I'll either use 4" or 6" wide boards for the porch, so handling shouldn't be too difficult.

How are you going to attack that process?

A router with a long extention cord on it? ;-)
 

Joe Lyddon

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Joe Lyddon
Hi Joe. The boards are southern yellow pine (Loblolly species, I recall), and yes they are quartersawn. I have a Peterson swing blade mill, and right now I can cut up to a 20" wide board.

I cut three of the 40 footers - one that I'll use on the farmhouse porch and two that I'll cut down to 33' for one of my horse barns.

We have a lot of SYP around here, so raw material is not much of a problem. Plus, SYP is extremely strong, and thus well suited for extended lengths.

Here is a photo of me sawing up a large oak log. I can mill a log up to 60" diameter, which really yields some nice quartersawn boards!

Scott


WOW! It looked like you were cutting the whole tree, before.

Awesome trees and Mill!!

Thank you for showing and clarifying...
 

WoodWrangler

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Jeremy
These are some MASSIVE boards! Impressive ... to say the least. Can't wait to see how they turn out when installed. :eusa_clap
 
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