I have a Cedrus deodar or Himalayan cedar log to mill in the Dandies. I cut a few lengths the other day. It looks mostly sound apart from some radial cracks of a few cm length. The tree was standing dead for a few years and fell over a year or so ago. It's a reasonable size. Over 60cm diameter. As with many conifers that haven't had any silvicultural management, the tree was heavily branched.
It would be nice to sell some of the wood for use by woodies. As some earlier threads on Woodwork Forums have mentioned, it's a very aromatic wood. It has been used for making storage chests for clothing, wardrobes and similar as the aroma is said to deter moths.
So what should I aim to mill to produce something useful for the woodies? I have a Logosol chainsaw mill that does a good job - particularly in a softwood like deodar - other than the tendency to have an increased thickness in the board at the end of the board on the side away from the saw. I milled some Norfolk Pine a while ago that was fine once passed through a thicknesser.
Should I cut slabs of, say, 10cm? Some bowl blanks? Boards at 30mm to allow some wastage down to 25mm? Grateful for suggestions.
It would be nice to sell some of the wood for use by woodies. As some earlier threads on Woodwork Forums have mentioned, it's a very aromatic wood. It has been used for making storage chests for clothing, wardrobes and similar as the aroma is said to deter moths.
So what should I aim to mill to produce something useful for the woodies? I have a Logosol chainsaw mill that does a good job - particularly in a softwood like deodar - other than the tendency to have an increased thickness in the board at the end of the board on the side away from the saw. I milled some Norfolk Pine a while ago that was fine once passed through a thicknesser.
Should I cut slabs of, say, 10cm? Some bowl blanks? Boards at 30mm to allow some wastage down to 25mm? Grateful for suggestions.
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