Seems like I may have struck a chord.
I like how Brian removes his temptation!!
I regret selling my 3 wheel Inca Bandsaw(it was either that or starve), but have always meant to buy a dedicated resaw bandsaw.
Joe's comment reminds me that I have to go up to my Uncles to see what he did with my Aunt's Black Walnut tree sections that were mostly in the 24-42" diameter range, and he had 3 4' sections with double crotch, and 2 8-9' sections.
He's a total Newbie on the 20' trailer sawmill he drove back from Indiana last July, and Aunt's tree was his first attempt.
I showed him how to align the crotch pieces/marked the thickness passes/ and told him to treat the ends that day...but who knows what he did, and how he stickered/covered it. Now would be the time for a good visit and pick up some small slabs
Reminds me also of the small branches I managed to scrounge, after the arborists had already carted off most of the branches for firewood/chipping, before my Mom told me what her sister was DOING! I SCREECHED over the phone for her to STOP her sister NOW....and was lucky to stop them from trailering it all off.
Like HECK any arborist was going chop it into firewood! He was probably charging my Aunt, and then selling it to a friend with a sawmill.
It's always nice for someone to say "What a beautiful piece of wood...where'd you buy it?" And you can just Smile!
Think I'll handsaw some Black Walnut branches today 1 winter in the unheated garage...and they may be good for roughing cuts now.
Good for one ofs gifts, like the one that looks like 2 islands and a lighthouse(if you squint) I gave to a Shopbotter that visited last fall. He'd driven up the day before, and found an out of the way seafood place for supper I love, that has a nice view of the island lighthouse I mentioned.
I never would have noticed the figure/picture, if I hadn't been machining down on .05" passes at that time.
Rambling
scott