Lubricant , helps cut wet wood
OK so I need to cut a chocolate log into slices…just kidding. Well, sort of, I do have a chocolate log, but I didn’t cut it into slices, just ate the whole thing. It was very nice.
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I finally got some logs.
A lot of logs.
There was a tree in the park where the top had fallen off.
It had been chained sawed in to slices. Up to 50cm / 60 in depth…
They’re in the polly tunnel now drying. Guess I’ll leave them there until next year.
…I’ll add some pics next week
Drill a hole in some of them to stop them splitting
Bloody splitters!
How, why, what, when???
I’ll have a little research on Google …
These are the chairs that are having the log seats and backs put on them.
They’re not flat. I think they’ll need to be flat.
Pipe bending?
Put them upside down on the edge of a bench and jump on them.
Not sure on diameter/length, or if they are at the size you need already - but what we would do in turning is to seal the ends with anything left lying around, old thick paint or something oil based etc to prevent the wood drying unevenly.
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Joe had the awesome idea of just channeling out holes for the struts.
I’m guessing I can do this by hand.
But! Could be great on the CNC.
Joe said it would be s good idea to slice the wood up now. Drill holes in the bottom to stop splitting and then let dry. As apposed to drying then slicing. I tend to agree. Also it means getting to play with a chainsaw!!!
What do you think?
my tree surgeon mate is going to lend me a chainsaw!!!
hopefully chop these up on sunday!
Yeah that sounds good
Are they the holes where you will attach it to the chair?
No. More like holes in the middle of the trunk to eleviate pressure and stop cracking.
Any thoughts on this?
any one want a wooden lampshade???
ha ha ha.
reminds me a little bit of the episode of the simpsons where theyre at the bowling alley and the machine round the back, that puts the pins down, makes 9 brand new pins everytime, each one out of a whole tree. 
That’s cool but yeah uneconomical. You can get coring tools that would save some wood from the middle to use in another project. Also that chump left the lathe running whilst he was off spraying/ admiring his shade.
It has a fair chance at preventing splitting. Will you try and cover up the holes or it doesn’t matter if they are visible?
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I guessed a 3mm hole should close and drill the back out tat 18 mm and leave 12 mm of wood
Might work
theyll be on the back or bottom so dont think it matters.
or maybe i wanna think about that and plug later?
- What kind of wood is it?
- How big are the slices?
I think it is hard to prevent splitting altogether when drying disks so having a plan B of how to fill might be good.
This forum has some ideas you could try depending on size/ type of wood:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/How_to_Limit_Cracking_when_Drying_Wood_Discs.html
I found this example of someone who has used the drilling method with good results:
https://theverybasic.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/wood-tree-slab-wedding-centerpieces/
Is that the kind of thing? Although I think it may need to be more than 3mm, but I might have misunderstood that.
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