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Hi all, thought you might like to see some pics of me trying to learn how to be a sawyer with my JP Peterson.  Just got it uncrated and ready to go and a windstorm blew down a white pine in the back yard. I had read enough about yard tree embedded junk that the bottom 20' all went to the burn pile. I figured that the chances for junk lessened considerably above that? This log came from the 28 foot mark, ya it was a large tree.
On the mill and making lumber
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/45133/JP1_resized.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1487855443)

Since I had no real needs in mind for the white pine lumber.  I made more or less random sizes as I progressed through the log. It's all stacked and sticked and drying now.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/45133/JP2_resized.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1487855508)

Wife comes out and puts a halt! to sawing because she wants this slab,, hmmm ??? More work for me coming I am afraid.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/45133/JP3_resized.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1487855543)

Looks like you got a handle on it,  nice job,

Thank you, we make no claims to expertise. We do listen to advise. We learned about tension in a log on the very first attempt. Amazing what tension is built up in a log cut from a leaner.