Hello,
Some trees were recently cut down on an empty lot by my house, and I was able to get some pieces of walnut and sycamore about 12-18 inches in diameter, and 24-30 inches long. I only have bench-top bandsaw, so it’s not large enough to do any serious re-sawing. I build jewelry boxes and work with small pieces of lumber, so I manage to get by with the small bandsaw, but it does mean it will be more difficult to mill any lumber. I’m trying to figure out a way to get some usable pieces from this wood, but I’m having a tough time figuring out how to do it. There isn’t enough to make it worth hiring someone to mill it. This is a hobby for me, and I would love to be able to build something from wood I milled myself. Any suggestion as to how I can do this? I’ve been able to split the walnut and get some fairly flat chunks, but it still needs a lot of work to get it to where it’s usable as lumber. I’ve considered building some sort of sled for the table saw, but don’t feel too comfortable with that idea. Would running it through a planer on a sled be an option? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
George