UNBELIEVABLE WOOD GRAIN!! (American Common Hackberry + Eastern Red Cedar)

There's nothing more fun that milling down raw lumber and seeing what's inside! In this episode, The Honest Carpenter teams up with professional woodworker Bob Batura, and portable sawmill expert Roy Lynch, to discover unbelievable wood grain beneath the bark of these two trees: American Common Hackberry, and Eastern Red Cedar.

LYNCH CO. PORTABLE SAWMILL & CUSTOM LUMBER
WAKE FOREST, NC
https://www.lynchconc.com/

CUTTING EDGE WOODWORKS
https://www.cuttingedgewoodworks.com/

(Roy Lynch's sawmill is a Woodmizer LT70 Hydraulic Portable Sawmill. Roy is a sawmill expert with over 20+ years experience.)

Bob and Roy uncover unbelievable woodgrain here by milling the boards to thicknesses ranging from 1" to 4". Logs are selected for external characteristics that indicate unique grain details inside.

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The American Common Hackberry log exhibited a lot of external fungal growth. This fungal growth seeps into the lumber, causing "spalting," that inked appearance in the wood grain. Bob turns these boards into beautiful tables, veneers, lamps and mirrors.

The Eastern Red Cedar milling exposes a deep red wood grain, with contrast to whiter sapwood. The lumber is extremely aromatic, and is commonly used in closets and chests. It is also extremely resistant to rot and decay

This was a really fun video shoot to team up on! Be sure to check back in for more videos soon, and visit us at The Honest Carpenter website:
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