SAWLEX Posts and WEBCAM

metalspinner · May 19, 2007, 11:11:12 AM

QuoteDon't forget to get your Ice Cream pix!

Hey! This is a family forum. :D :D

I had a great time yesterday. It was nice to finally meet some of you guys and put some accents with the fonts. :D Sawlex sure is a fun place to visit. I think my wife regrets letting me go because now all I can talk about is wanting a sawmill. 8)

customsawyer · May 19, 2007, 09:22:10 PM

The wife and I had a great time and sure enjoyed talking with everyone I meet. Some of them were new and others were not so new. I do have to admit that Tom is pretty sharp. He said that he was a little worried about pulling that new mill behind the new excursion as it might be like the tail wagging the dog so I tried real hard to get him to let me pull it for him but he wasn't having any of that. ( He might have figured I would break down somewhere in Ga. and just have to use that mill for a while to earn enough to fix my truck and that could take several years.) :D

customsawyer · May 19, 2007, 09:24:47 PM

I forgot to add that any of you that worked on that red wood log made me jealous. ;D That thing was awsome!!!!!

Ivey · May 19, 2007, 10:25:48 PM

The wife, and I just got home from sawlex a little while ago. We had to stop, and feed the goats, and chickens , they missed us. ;D This was the first forestry event that we had ever been to, and I'll bet we will be going to the next one if we can. We had a good time to say the least. There were so many things that I had never seen before(I know I don't get out much). Wife(Donna) a I sure did meet alot of nice people that were from all over the place.
The fourm folks that we met are a great bunch. Most of them I felt like I already knew, because I had been reading there words on this fourm for a while. It was good to meet Mr. & Mrs. Cadenhead, Tom has been like my hero from the begining. Was glad that I was there when he first saw his new mill 8). That thing is purdy!
Jeff, it was good to meet you and Tammy you all are fine people, thank you for what you do.
Jake, good to meet you and the wife. I'm proud of you hoss, I hope I can get where you are one day.
All the folks that I met and missed (I have a hard time remembering most times) it was good to meet you all!

wwsjr · May 20, 2007, 03:47:18 PM

Just got home from Sawlex. 8 1/2 hours from Newberry. I brought home about 600BF of pine, oak and popular sawed by the WM demo mills. Good show. Really looking forward to the results of Shootout being published in magazine. It was great to meet and talk with all the Forum members, not sure how many were there, all should have signed the board at the booth.

Customsawyer, still need your business card with numbers or email, forgot to get it yesterday.

Tom_in_Mo. · May 20, 2007, 05:51:21 PM

Is everyone as tired as I am, but I really did enjoy the show. I met members at this show that I remember ready about on the forum but now got to meet them face to face. You folks are all really good people. None of them took off the other direction when they heard I was Tom_in_Mo. :D The show was as far different to the last one as oil and water as far as the location. I wonder where the next one will be? ::)Well gotta go talk to ya all later.

Corley5 · May 20, 2007, 07:41:55 PM

We got home about 6:30 this evening. Good to be home too

We had a great time 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Jeff · May 20, 2007, 07:50:04 PM

We got home about the same time Greg did. They passed us in Kentucky some where.

I should be in picture posting mode by tomorrow.

KGNC · May 20, 2007, 07:58:15 PM

Me and my guys had a great time Saturday, saw lot's of cool stuff.
Stopped by the booth, but no one was there. Was going to stop by later but got side tracked and ran out of time.
Talked to Kerris, she seem to be the hardest working exhibitor there. The only reason I got a chance to talk to her was because someone had asked her to stop sawing so they could tape an interview nearby.

Corley5 · May 20, 2007, 08:06:02 PM

It was somewhere between Richmond and Lexington when Dad said "Look at the size of that table" ;D :D :D

Jeff · May 20, 2007, 08:43:00 PM

I wondered how you recognized us! :D ;)

Furby · May 20, 2007, 09:03:21 PM

I'm wondering what the folks that saw you dragging that thing around must have thought.

:D :D :D
Probly sould have had a Peterson sign on the trailer or something.

Don K · May 20, 2007, 09:14:30 PM

Made it home about 5:30 today. I'm going to do a little catching up on the last few days posts, then I'm into the sack.

I'll start posting pics sometimes tomorrow.

scsmith42 · May 21, 2007, 10:58:40 AM

I arrived back at the farm around 7pm Saturday night. Just couldn't wait that extra hour to get in the "group shot", but I had a fantastic time at the show and meeting a variety of FF members. Jeff and Tammy - it was great to finally get to meet y'all in person - thanks again for the great work on the forum.

Like Ivey, I can't remember the myriad of folks names that I met; suffice to say that all were great folks. RaiderBill - "Thanks" again! I'll think of you every time that I visit bike week!!!

Metalspinner, if someone will kidnap ol Steve (Burlkraft) for a couple of weeks (or at least hide his wallet), maybe I can afford to buy one of this year's Christmas ornaments if you put one up for E-bay auction.

Tom's new mill is way cool! What an anniversary presant! (I think that I'm gonna send the Doc down to FL to hang out with Gael for a while - maybe something will rub off on her! :D)

I met several of the sponsors of the FF in person - all come across as very straightforward, superb folks that are quick to lend a hand or share information. Don and Tripp Lewis were very patient in adding to my limited knowledge base about DH Kilns, and Tom from Baker is a great fellow too as are Chris and Kerris from Peterson.

I'll post some pix later this week when I get a chance to download and resize them.

Scott

Tom · May 21, 2007, 11:27:20 AM

Custom Sawyer kept trying to get me to let him hook his truck up to my mill. :D :D :D :D :D :D

DanG · May 21, 2007, 11:57:31 AM

Quote from: Tom on May 21, 2007, 11:27:20 AM
Custom Sawyer kept trying to get me to let him hook his truck up to my mill. :D :D :D :D :D :D

Ya gotta watch that whippersnapper like a hawk! :D :D

ADAMINMO · May 21, 2007, 01:09:49 PM

I thought the show was great.We had alot of people come through our booth.I didnt get a chance to talk to alot of the FF members that came through , but the ones I did get a chance to talk to were all great.

JeffB had a hard time keeping up with his things at the show though.First he lost his camera case while he was shooting a picture of me standing under the Baker Products tent with my hands in my pockets doing nothing.I went over and picked it up and returned it to him and that was how I wound up meeting Jeff and Tammy.He probably thought I didnt notice he was takin my pic , but I was payin attention that time.

The next day Tammy came into our tent and asked if we had seen a cell phone layin around anywhere.Someone said they heard one ringing earlier,so she dialed up his number and it started ringing and there it was on the ground by the 20" planer we brought.

I guess me and Tom_in_Mo are a magnet for disappearing items.But all was found and returned without a hitch.I was glad to meet all the FF folks that came to the show and came to our booth.Hope to see you all at the piggy roast if I can make it.

TravisP · May 21, 2007, 02:34:50 PM

I also also had a great time at show nice to meet some of the members and pick there brains for a little if I rember half of it I will know three times as much as I did. if I can rember . smiley_whacko Me and my Dad had a real nice talk with Tom customsawyer and DonK It was nice .Just got 362 days more to wait

TravisP · May 21, 2007, 02:38:32 PM

sorry I mean Don K

Tom · May 21, 2007, 03:10:04 PM

We know who your mean, Travis. He's the Forum's Donkey. I love it. :D

You sure have to be careful of what your initials are around this place, isn't that right DanG and DonT?

Watch that Adam fellow, Jeff. He's got hands like a magician. I think he and The Other Tom are a Pair.... I mean a Team. :D

DanG · May 21, 2007, 03:49:24 PM

Ain't dat da truth?! DonK brought his darlin' Bride to the Moultrie show last year. We got to kiddin' him about his forum name, so I suggested that his wife join up with the forum name, "Jenny." I think she smelt a rat in that woodpile, 'cause she ain't signed up yet. :-\

DonK is another one of them lucky fellas with a sweet and understanding wife. Wait a DanG minute! Maybe they DonT understand. ??? Maybe dat's why we're gittin' away with all this stuff. Maybe we better shut up while we're ahead, eh?

Tom_in_Mo. · May 21, 2007, 04:49:08 PM

DanG we sure missed you at the show, someone mentioned that you
must have had better things to do. ;D

Jeff · May 21, 2007, 04:54:30 PM

Quote from: Tom_in_Mo. on May 21, 2007, 04:49:08 PM
DanG we sure missed you at the show, someone mentioned that you
must have had better things to do. ;D

I DonT care who ya R, that thar was funny! :D :D

metalspinner · May 21, 2007, 04:54:41 PM

yeah...
That reminds me, how was that wedding anyway?

thurlow · May 21, 2007, 05:05:08 PM

We really need an update; giving the bride away? Best man? Shotgun toter? PREforming the ceremony? Chief toastmaster at the reception? Inquiring minds want to know.