McIntosh and Company Cabinetmakers Day 7 and 8: Wood Species Identification and Wood Milling

Tuesday March 31st: Wood Species Identification 

This is cherry because cherry has yellow sapwood and red heartwood

Mahogany, very dense and hard on your saw to cut. But it has 
a flawless grain pattern making it very desirable.

Maple

White Oak

Quarter-sawn Oak

That brown wood in the middle is Walnut, very dark color wood

Ash

Cedar.. I think..

White Oak

Zebra Wood, creates a foul smell when sawing it

Before

 I was asked to organize the wood in the pile above into stacks by species, that also meant learned how to identify by grain pattern, color, and smell the different types of wood in that pile. There were over 13 different species of wood.

After

Alder

Thursday April 2nd: Milling up bead moldings

First Step: Select your material

Second Step: Plane both faces and Joint one edge

Third Step: Rip Down on table saw 5/16" inch strips  

5/16th inch strips

Fourth Step: Time Save down to 1/4" or .250"

 

Fifth Step: Router the profile onto the 1/4" sanded strips.