frank howarth | Chainsaw Milling a Walnut Tree @frankmakes | Uploaded June 2016 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
A friend of mine had a large walnut tree fall down in his back yard. He wanted to know if I wanted to chainsaw mill it into lumber. The trunk of the walnut tree had rotted away, but it left 2 big branches, full of beautiful wood. We cut the branches into four 8 foot lengths, and milled 2 of them. We will mill the remaining 2 at a later date. We used a Stihl 880 chainsaw with a 36" Alaskan chainsaw mill, to cut the logs into 2 inch thick slabs.
I also wood turned a short section of the walnut, into a 21 inch diameter bowl.
Some of the tools used in this project
Cantilever Clamps: amzn.to/1TJmAFx
Milwaukee 18-volt Compact Drill: amzn.to/1sj855F
3M Peltor H10A Optime 105 Earmuff: amzn.to/1sj80iw
wood turning tools: carterandsontoolworks.com
Stihl 880: stihlusa.com/products/chain-saws/professional-saws/ms880
Alaskan MK-III Mill: granberg.com/product/alaskan-mk-iii-mill-36-chainsaw-mill
Frank Howarth - Father, husband, and interested in architecture at a small scale expressed through woodworking and film making.
To see upcoming projects follow me on social media
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A friend of mine had a large walnut tree fall down in his back yard. He wanted to know if I wanted to chainsaw mill it into lumber. The trunk of the walnut tree had rotted away, but it left 2 big branches, full of beautiful wood. We cut the branches into four 8 foot lengths, and milled 2 of them. We will mill the remaining 2 at a later date. We used a Stihl 880 chainsaw with a 36" Alaskan chainsaw mill, to cut the logs into 2 inch thick slabs.
I also wood turned a short section of the walnut, into a 21 inch diameter bowl.
Some of the tools used in this project
Cantilever Clamps: amzn.to/1TJmAFx
Milwaukee 18-volt Compact Drill: amzn.to/1sj855F
3M Peltor H10A Optime 105 Earmuff: amzn.to/1sj80iw
wood turning tools: carterandsontoolworks.com
Stihl 880: stihlusa.com/products/chain-saws/professional-saws/ms880
Alaskan MK-III Mill: granberg.com/product/alaskan-mk-iii-mill-36-chainsaw-mill
Frank Howarth - Father, husband, and interested in architecture at a small scale expressed through woodworking and film making.
To see upcoming projects follow me on social media
instagram.com/frank.howarth
twitter.com/FrankHowarth
facebook.com/FrankMakes
G+
plus.google.com/+frankhowarth
