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I finally finished the “Flintstone” table, then shipped it and installed it in our apartment in Mexico City. It is really nice to have a couple of pieces of furniture from home around so we don’t get too homesick. The … Continue reading
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Previous posts described the sawmill slabbing attachment in detail. http://barrackfarms.com/wordpress/lucas-sawmill-slabbing-attachment/ Here we have a rustic coffee table design made entirely from slabs cut with the sawmill last summer. After rough cutting with the chain saw, the curves in the base … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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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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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
