I Tried, But Couldn't Do It.

DR Buck · July 20, 2015, 08:08:18 PM

Got home from the office this evening with plans to catch up on some milling. Changed my cloths and walked out to the barn, looked at the mill and broke out in a heavy sweat.

It was 95º and 75% humidity.

Even with my 4 foot barn fan blowing on me I had to quit after only about 100 bf of some 4/4 Magnolia from small logs. It will have to wait until another day.

POSTON WIDEHEAD · July 20, 2015, 08:20:58 PM

Dr. Buck......you sawed more than I did today. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

WV Sawmiller · July 20, 2015, 08:23:23 PM

I milled 110 bf of small cherry the other day and went through 2 sets of clothes - one cutting and another when I went back out after cooling off to stack it. I have 3 large maple logs on/at the mill I think I may cut early in the morning then 700 bf or so of hickory to cut on Thursday. Plan to start at 0700 Thursday and hope the finish by 1000 or so. Client wants thick slabs so hopefully will cut fast.

It does not take long to get dehydrated out there. Be careful.

fishfighter · July 20, 2015, 08:40:25 PM

No way in the world to saw anything here it's so hot.

bandmiller2 · July 20, 2015, 08:48:18 PM

Its prudent to lay low in this heat, especially for us older fellas. Frank C.

Magicman · July 20, 2015, 09:00:50 PM

Not only is this old man not sawing, I am trying not to even breath very hard.

deadfall · July 20, 2015, 09:10:20 PM

Cooled down nicely here in drought ridden SW Washington. It was 94 last Saturday. We didn't hit 80 today. Still too dry, though. I sawed up the last of a bunch of western red cedar tops that busted off and hit the ground in the past ten years. Most were from the year (I can't remember exactly what year that was) when we had hurricane force winds three times in November and December. The local way of putting it: "What they call a hurricane somewhere else, we call, 'just another crappy day in paradise'." Western red cedar tends to lose its tops in those kinds of blows. Western hemlock usually uproots, but sometimes breaks off down low. Sitka spruce can lose its tops too, or uproot. But the Douglas firs just keep standing. They seem to take it and endure. This is in these here hills. Doug firs will tip over down in the flatlands.

So, for my next stint, I think I change rake angle and go after some wild cherry and and some really fat American chestnut limbs that came down last summer. I'm in danger of getting caught up on the logs I have on the site.

Left Coast Chris · July 20, 2015, 09:26:32 PM

Thanks to those not sawing. Now I don't feel so bad

deadfall · July 20, 2015, 10:27:20 PM

I remember Redding, CA, my first time there, when I was ten years old in 1957. We were going fishing at Shasta and stopped for gas and bait on old US 99, and it was 95 degrees at 11:00 at night. You got some of the hottest hot there.

beenthere · July 20, 2015, 10:55:04 PM

I also remember Redding, CA in summer of '60. 112° and blistering hot air even when moving down the highway at 60 mph with the windows down. Will never forget.. couldn't wait to get to the ocean with the idea we'd jump in... but that was about 50° and had no interest when we finally got to the Pacific.

StimW · July 20, 2015, 11:17:44 PM

It's been miserable here for weeks! I've seen 102* actual! It was 98* Sunday. Don't need no stinking index.
What I hate is when I go to "P" and nothing comes out but steam and a little bit of dust!

YellowHammer · July 20, 2015, 11:19:34 PM

My wife and I sawed two loads of these walnut up, as well as some customer logs this weekend and I am still feeling it. The only place I could cool down was in the tractor cab with the ac on high. We tried starting early, but it didn't make any difference.
My retail customers really suffered, I had to get my daughter to make an emergency run to the local Quickee Mart to get another case of bottled water. I hand it out for free, and the customers were guzzling it, which is just fine with me.

East ky logging · July 21, 2015, 05:50:29 AM

Miserable here to. Hot,humid and rain rain rain. To wet to log much so been trying to saw a little but when your soaking wet with sweat just filling the mill up with gas you know it's going to be bad.

fishfighter · July 21, 2015, 06:36:40 AM

Quote from: StimW on July 20, 2015, 11:17:44 PM

What I hate is when I go to "P" and nothing comes out but steam and a little bit of dust!

Just a normal day for me, even taking a ton of Lasix every day. Oh, I'm limited to only 1500 CC's of fluid a day = to about 6 , 8 oz cups, but with the heat, I been cheating some.

Chuck White · July 21, 2015, 07:04:19 AM

We shut down early yesterday too.

The temp was approaching 90° and the humidity was right at 85%.

If it wasn't for the distance, I would saw from about 7:00-10:00AM and break until around 5:00 and go until dark!

Cedarman · July 21, 2015, 07:09:23 AM

I thankfully put 6"of insulation over the ceiling in the mill. Have several large fans blowing where needed. Guys haven't missed a beat this summer. 7 to 3:30. Was gone all last week to caving convention in Mo. Very very hot there. Caves are cool. Buildings are cool. Worked all yesterday afternoon at mill marking and moving logs. Drank lots of water, clothes sticky, but kept going until 7 last night. Will admit I was in the house for couple hours around dinner doing paper work.
Would not like sawing in the sun at all. Like most of you, find other things to do.

Larry · July 21, 2015, 10:59:54 AM

What's a sawmill?

Yesterday I went kayaking in the lake. We found a cave that one can paddle into for about a 100' but than there is a sharp bend that the kayak can't get around so you have to back out. Temperature must have been around 60 degrees.

I betcha few hundred years ago the Indians spent July and August in this cave. To pass the time they played games on there Indian Phones. ;D

Yes Cederman, caves are cool.

Sixacresand · July 21, 2015, 05:16:33 PM

While it is hot, I set a goal of making cants out of three logs per day. I quit after the second one this morning.

Magicman · July 21, 2015, 05:34:07 PM

My goal today was to reach no goals. I succeeded. 8)

Nomad · July 21, 2015, 07:30:31 PM

Did a job yesterday with the Lucas mill, sawing up a good size red oak. Started setting up about 7AM. Finished the job 3 1/2 hours later. Full sun and no breeze. I was so beat I went back this morning to pick up the mill.
Got another one to do tomorrow with the same mill, slabbing 2 logs. I'm not looking forward to it. It's just too Dang hot! But it's the last job I'll do for at least 3 weeks, so I guess I can live with it.

customsawyer · July 22, 2015, 03:55:08 PM

The trouble with making your living with a mill is that I have to cut in this heat every day. :'(

Andy White · July 22, 2015, 05:50:37 PM

Rethinking my job priorities
The highs this week have been hovering at 97° with high humidity. This renders this fat boy to do very little outdoors. The grass is not growing, and that is a good thing. Building some small projects in the shop, feels good with the A/C on 74°.The walk from the house to the shop is a real killer, so I stay in the shop until lunch. After lunch, is nap time, Three o clock is back to shop for a little finish up, and prep for the next days work. At five o clock, turn the fans off, the air up to 78°, and lock up. Man, this retirement is a tough job, but if I would have known how much fun it is, I'd have done it years ago!! Y'all stay cool and be safe! Andy

Sixacresand · July 22, 2015, 06:23:50 PM

Quote from: Magicman on July 21, 2015, 05:34:07 PM
My goal today was to reach no goals. I succeeded. 8)

4x4American · July 22, 2015, 10:24:45 PM

Truck n trailer lookin good, YH!

Quote from: YellowHammer on July 20, 2015, 11:19:34 PM
My wife and I sawed two loads of these walnut up, as well as some customer logs this weekend and I am still feeling it. The only place I could cool down was in the tractor cab with the ac on high. We tried starting early, but it didn't make any difference.
My retail customers really suffered, I had to get my daughter to make an emergency run to the local Quickee Mart to get another case of bottled water. I hand it out for free, and the customers were guzzling it, which is just fine with me.

ruck n trailer lookin good, YH

4x4American · July 22, 2015, 10:26:51 PM

Truck n trailer lookin good, YH!

beenthere · July 22, 2015, 11:10:55 PM

4x4
What is it you want to say?
Spit it out... ;D

thechknhwk · July 22, 2015, 11:19:23 PM

Ran the mill for 10 hrs today:)

YellowHammer · July 23, 2015, 08:41:56 AM

Quote from: 4x4American on July 22, 2015, 10:26:51 PM
Truck n trailer lookin good, YH!

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beenthere · July 23, 2015, 10:27:05 AM

Quote from: YellowHammer on July 23, 2015, 08:41:56 AM
Quote from: 4x4American on July 22, 2015, 10:26:51 PM
Truck n trailer lookin good, YH!
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Ahaa! very small font used... but change it to 20 instead of 2 and see the "fine print" better.

OneWithWood · July 23, 2015, 11:01:36 AM

Been falling dead trees and cutting firewood for the past couple of weeks. At the worst it was 95° with as high a humidity you can get without actual rain. Start working at sunup and quit about 1- 2pm. Usually I have things I can do inside the non-insulated barn where I can train a couple fans on me. One day I was so wrung out I retreated to the basement, soaked up the cool air and took a nice long nap.
Thank goodness the heat has broken and the temps are much more reasonable this week. Drank gallons of water and lost some serious poundage.

YellowHammer · July 23, 2015, 12:55:15 PM

Quote from: beenthere on July 23, 2015, 10:27:05 AM
Quote from: YellowHammer on July 23, 2015, 08:41:56 AM
Quote from: 4x4American on July 22, 2015, 10:26:51 PM
Truck n trailer lookin good, YH!
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Ahaa! very small font used... but change it to 20 instead of 2 and see the "fine print" better.

Got me! I couldn't figure it out.

okmulch · July 24, 2015, 02:32:07 PM

I did it!! Not sawing but grinding 450 yards of mulch in 107 heat. Time to go find the pool and an ice cold drink!! ;D

mesquite buckeye · July 24, 2015, 03:30:10 PM

Yuck. ;D

4x4American · July 24, 2015, 09:53:00 PM

I don't know what happened there! My computer would not type in anything bigger than really tiny font! I tried, but couldn't do it. (sound familiar?) It happens normally if I hit enter, than backspace, than space bar, which I tend to do alot, but I couldn't fix that last night. Thanks to the mod who fixed it!

fishfighter · July 25, 2015, 07:22:33 PM

With a very nice log sitting on the mill the last 4 days, it's still way to HOT. Hit 102F today with 85% humidity. Enough is enough.

Magicman · July 25, 2015, 07:56:35 PM

A new customer that I had talked with a month ago called today. "I have my logs on the ground and am calling you like I said that I would". I told him that September sounded mighty nice to me. He agreed. ;D

4x4American · July 26, 2015, 12:56:01 PM

Been pretty nice here lately. In the 80's give or take. Some 90 degree days.

fishfighter · July 26, 2015, 05:30:17 PM

Haven't seen the temp below 80 the last two weeks.

Magicman · July 26, 2015, 06:20:02 PM

90's here, but

4x4American · July 26, 2015, 07:08:46 PM

It's been in the 50s in the morning here, one morning last week it was 46°F. I woke up pretty cold, windows open, fan on, no blankets. :D Got to work early that day...

dean herring · July 26, 2015, 08:06:07 PM

Ready to roof on mill shed but with 100°+ days would be hard to stay on a metal roof.

fishfighter · July 27, 2015, 06:03:33 PM

Way to hot to do that. It took me over a week just to put up 5 sheets on my camp. Good news this morning. Our temp dipped below 80 for the first time in two weeks this morning. Got down to 79. ;D

fishfighter · July 28, 2015, 03:26:04 PM

Just HOT out there, but just had to get things done around the camp and mill landing area before any rain comes.

Moving dirt, pushing trash logs (small gum) and what not, burning cut offs with mud and things are looking better.

But before doing that, I had to get up a ladder and hang the last of the tarp to close in my camp building. That is 26' up and that is not something I like to do anymore. ;D

Now, if only it would rain just a little to help pack the loose dirt down some.

beenthere · July 28, 2015, 04:00:02 PM

Looks more like 16', but you know how high it is.
Good that you have it tarped up and ready for the rain.
You guys need some drying time, sometime soon.

deadfall · July 28, 2015, 05:05:14 PM

I'll give it 19 feet max. But I'm there too. Used to be I was never afraid to get high. Now between stiffness and dizziness, the confidence is gone. I used to laugh at guys who acted like frightened kittens. Now I'm getting there. That's why the ridge on the shop I want to build will be up there 30 feet. It's not the fall that kills you.

fishfighter · July 28, 2015, 06:49:24 PM

Many many years ago, I did power line work. Used to walk the line from pole to pole. Now, I don't think that would fly. Heck, I don't think they climb poles anymore. ;D And yes, that is 26' at the peak. That is a 8/12 roof line. Walls are 10' and another 42" for sills and pillows.

beenthere · July 28, 2015, 07:21:33 PM

Guess I was judging by the distance between the ladder rungs of 12". Maybe they are a bit more.

That is a long way up.

And tightrope walking power lines must have raised some hair on the back of the neck. I wouldn't ever have had the balance to do that.

fishfighter · July 28, 2015, 07:39:10 PM

We walk on the phone line, holding onto the power line. ;D

deadfall · July 29, 2015, 01:10:37 AM

I wuz going by the ladder rungs too. I worked for the phone company, but in the CO on the frame. If we took a ladder two steps at a time, the safety patrol were all over us. No having fun.

1-2 Tree · August 02, 2015, 01:21:38 AM

Well its over a 100 here during the day I wait until 6:30 or later and load a tree on the mill when I finish it I go in and take a shower ! glad I am part time

fishfighter · August 02, 2015, 03:26:36 PM

Had a very cool morning here. Got some sawing, but when it came to third log, I had to shut it down. That was before 10 am. Way to hot.

ScottInCabot · August 02, 2015, 03:34:22 PM

Did four hours of cleaning around the mill. Wife informed me I still had to go to work tomorrow, so I called it a day also.....on the way inside, I looked at the temp. It was sitting between 97-98*F in the shade, at least the humidity was 'reasonable'.

I hate cleaning too! But like you....it has to be done.

Scott in Cabot

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