jack Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Bear in mind that larch is a high-silicate timber. Although it may not seem particularly hard, it will wear blades out pretty quickly. I have no idea what "quickly" means relative to the job you have planned, but it's something to keep an eye out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 ^ +1 Larch is really hard on blades, definitely need carbide ones. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 We had some Siberian Larch - a splinter fest to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 all noted, cant wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Also get yourself some decent gloves, they grip the wood and protect your hands, timber can be rough on the hands after a while (ask me how I know ?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 I'm nearly ready for starting this job, Bit of an odd situation in that the timber I ordered doesnt match what I ordered I ordered 900 lm of 30mm siberian larch 154 lengths at 3m 90 lengths at 5m What was delivered was 154 at (minimum) 3.2m 90 lengths at 6m all approx 33-34mm - so I've ended up with a lot more wood that I bargained for Real heavy, thick wood - going to be great for the decking, but very chunky for Cladding which is either gonna look great/unique or ridiculous. Planer to be built tonight, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 This was a mistake most of the larch averages 38-39mm thick Thicknessing down to 30mm is a chore. so far I've done 45 3 metre lengths, and all the window surrounds(window surrounds down to 22mm) and filled 22 bin bags with shavings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, Tin Soldier said: Thicknessing down to 30mm is a chore. How's the blade coping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Tin Soldier said: This was a mistake most of the larch averages 38-39mm thick Thicknessing down to 30mm is a chore. so far I've done 45 3 metre lengths, and all the window surrounds(window surrounds down to 22mm) and filled 22 bin bags with shavings. OOoer. So you have done 135m out of 900m. Ouch and sympathy. So nearly 150 bags. So will it be loadsamulch or hutch material for 647 pet rabbits until 2035? My local merchant sells these bags of stuff from his filtration system, so much more dust and lower quality than pure shavings, for £2.00 each. https://roncurrie.co.uk/large-bag-of-mixed-wood-shavings-and-dust?search=Shavings Up until about a few years ago you just took your own bags and a shovel and a Landy and raided the filter shed. How much are these worth in Aberdeenshire? Must be £250 to somebody? Edited September 27, 2019 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 Blades coping ok, I changed it round after 40 lengths (they are double sided) I have two spares, so 4x more uses My wifes sisters are taking the shavings for hens bedding or something free to uplift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 As kids we would go to our local timber yard and be allowed to climb down into the saw blade pit and fill up carrier bags with shavings for our pet rabbits and guinea pigs. Blade must have been 6 or 8' in diameter and razor sharp. Sometimes they would even switch the saw off! ? H&S would have a fit nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tin Soldier said: Blades coping ok, I changed it round after 40 lengths (they are double sided) I have two spares, so 4x more uses My wifes sisters are taking the shavings for hens bedding or something free to uplift So the next job is to supply a big bottle of Bombay Sapphire to your MiL, on the understanding that she will then communicate to her other daughters that they and partners are getting a huge favour each, and are now expected to supply you with x no unreciprocated dinners or child minding sessions each. Edited September 27, 2019 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Tin Soldier said: This was a mistake "a great learning opportunity" Fwiw I would run the whole lot through on your first set of blades. Get it down to 32-33mm then change the blades and do all the finishing passes. Also you say most of it is 38ish mm. Is there anything stopping you finishing it at 35...ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 I've now planed 100 lengths x 3m Getting there slowly The boards are not all totally flat, so in order to get a good finish I need to plane them to 30mm Look great once planed Still tonnes of work to do though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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