Category Archives: Lucas Sawmill

Oak workbench

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After 3 years in storage, some of the first white and red oak I processed through the sawmill has been converted into this variation on a traditional workbench design for woodworking.  It features a super heavy “L” shaped end vice … Continue reading

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Tables for Sale

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I’ve currently got a good selection of air dried oak (red & white) and hickory slabs, large beams and lumber for your woodworking projects . Please contact me at barrackfarms@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing wood. I’ve included some … Continue reading

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Lucas Sawmill Slabbing Attachment

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The Lucas sawmill is first and foremost a circular blade sawmill.  Mine uses a 21″ diameter 3/16″ thick 5 tooth blade to rip trees into 2×8″ and smaller boards.  However, here I’m using an attachment that Lucas offers called the slabbing … Continue reading

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Red Oak Tables

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A while back, I posted a blog about the 54” oak tree that I had to remove from my backyard.  It was one my granddad planted back in the 1930’s.  It had begun to succumb to old age and based on past … Continue reading

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Pecan Table

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Last year about this time Robert Royal and I finished milling an ancient Pecan (Hickory) tree from his home place up in Midnight Mississippi.  The tree was probably close to 100 years old and fell during a storm last spring.  … Continue reading

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A 54″ Oak makes lots of boards

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Below are a couple of pics of the monster red oak we recently milled into 1×6’s, 1×3’s and slabs.   The tree was one of six that my granddad planted around the house back in the 1930’s.  The trees are … Continue reading

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