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Photos of a couple more pieces off the bandsaw mill, both quartersawn approx 3.5" thick:




This slab we're cutting flatsawn, trying to catch the particularly dark mineral streaks:


With some success. We just caught the edge of the sapwood, it doesn't extend far into the slab:


And after a day of stacking, re-sealing (we sealed most of it as it came off the mill), and spraying with pesticide, this is what it looks like:


The drying shed. I put the plywood in front because there was quite a breeze blowing through, and I didn't want it to blow through the wood directly. The photo doesn't show it, but the shed is open under both eaves.


So that's it so far. This is about 80% of the main trunk, with the rest of the wood to come. Almost all cut to about 3.5" thick, and left in big slabs. I figure that gives more flexibility to lay out actual stock blanks when it's dry. The majority is quartersawn (just the way it worked out as we decided where best to cut), but there's a few flat sawn pieces as well.

Paul