Purple Creek Walnut Slabs on the Sawmill

Sawing tons of walnut lately, these were two of the logs. Really pretty purple that will turn brown as the air gets to it but for such an ugly log it sure made some beautiful slabs.

[@SwampSawyer]

That black walnut is always great to looks at.

[@mcsawmill]

Its fun to saw too!

[@brucewelty7684]

Stackering? I like that!

[@mcsawmill]

Did I say that?

[@okanagansawmill]

That will make a nice mantel George

[@mcsawmill]

Better than turning it into firewood. Either that or I'll cut it into turning blanks.

[@southernadirondackoutdoors]

Beautiful walnut, sometimes I think it would be nice if the purples and greens stayed. We were both cutting wedges, just in opposite directions.

[@mcsawmill]

The colors are something only the sawyers see so I try to share that as best I can.

[@tombooks1410]

What ever happened on the lumber kiln? Great last video. Shows what we can do when things don’t go right. And i thought that it was a me thing. Lol

[@mcsawmill]

I'm picking up 3 hemlock logs today to saw up for the kiln build. Can't build without the wood lol... Hemlock is amazingly difficult for me to get for some reason.

[@erikleorga]

@@mcsawmill Eastern Hemlock is a threatened species. Bug infestations.

[@erikleorga]

One note. Mantels, for how thick they are, are never fully dry.

[@mcsawmill]

I am supposed to go pick up some 100+ year old barn beams for mantels. Bet those are dry lol...

[@andysmith8544]

Ha, ha... yeah, our mill shed is full of odd-ball pieces that someone keeps setting aside.

[@mcsawmill]

I try to give them away.

[@TheWildWestMill]

Large sawmills pile their walnut tight. Steam it so it all turns brown. Then dry it. So there’s no white sapwood cuz no one can afford to cut off all the sapwood from every log

[@mcsawmill]

I would love to find a way to preserve the fresh cut colors. Also when I saw walnut for me I keep sapwood on it, I like the contrast.