Got 2 of the 5 hickory logs milled, 2" thick. Each of the larger boards w eighs about 125 lbs, I suppose, and difficult to handle, readily.
One side of all the logs have lightening strike damage, about 10% of each l og. I had the miller cut off the damaged side, first, then I was most ass ured the rest of the boards would be damage free. The undamaged boards lo ok nice. The wider boards are about 20" wide.
One of the other unmilled logs is the lowest section of the tree trunk, so I'm expecting to get some nice 26"-30" wide boards. The other 2 unmilled logs are about 15" in diameter.
Reflecting on these milled boards, I never quite thought much about hickory as pretty or figured lumber, i.e., not so readily desirable, as with walnu t, mahogany, etc., Old or sinker cypress is not so figured, either, but has its own "special" desirable characteristics, for folks in this area, at least. I don't think I have any hickory in my cache of lumber. These bo ards may not end up so desirable looking, once dry, but I'm glad I took a c hance on this lightening struck tree. I think the boards will allow for s ome nice showy projects, after all.
Scroll right for one more pic. At this stage, I had just washed the sawdu st off, to see the grain, better, on a few. I'll get a better look at all of them, later, as I sticker them.
Sonny