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The Outdoor Board / Re: DAM BEAR!

Last post by rusticretreater - Today at 02:33:53 PM

I live just outside of a National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains and we get young bears passing through to find their own areas.  One popped a plastic trash can like it was a balloon and sometimes bird feeders just disappear.  I move around slow outside at night.

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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Salvage walnut

Last post by WV Sawmiller - Today at 02:20:13 PM

  Let me update my Christmas Card list:

TimW

#3

The Outdoor Board / Re: DAM BEAR!

Last post by Magicman - Today at 02:18:41 PM

A good friend and customer of mine saw a Black Bear this past week and he only lives about 10 miles from me.  The Wildlife Bear guy says that the males are roaming and searching for females.

I would love to see one on my property but the odds against that are astronomical. 

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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Salvage walnut

Last post by Magicman - Today at 02:09:22 PM

I am told Native Americans would tie trees back to mark trails.

I have heard the same thing about similar trees.  If Native Americans did it, they would be very old trees.  Native Americans were removed from my area beginning in 1830 and followed the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.

It is told that my G G Grandad disavowed his Indian heritage and took an English name so was allowed to remain.  Pictures of my G Grandmother show her being darker complected.

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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Salvage walnut

Last post by TimW - Today at 01:42:09 PM

Howard,
Don't drool too much.  It will ruin your keyboard.   Here is what my Dad called a Saddle Tree, a mature White Oak.    I am told Native Americans would tie trees back to mark trails.  This tree is right by a gully, so I guess the trail followed the gully.
Bad thing is the graceful bend is starting to rot and the concrete guy, who did my shop floor, added concrete to the rot.  When it dies, I will save you an elbow for a bench.

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The Outdoor Board / Re: DAM BEAR!

Last post by JD Guy - Today at 01:05:31 PM

To a southerner, that is amazing.  We don't have bears, I've never seen one outside of a zoo.

We live a little ways south from the mountains but the black bears are known to drop down into the upstate area SC occasionally and there are a few sightings almost every year. We have never to my knowledge had any in our part of the county.

#7

Forestry and Logging / Re: Dirt bike logging?

Last post by barbender - Today at 12:57:49 PM

 Self depreciating humor is sometimes a defensive mechanism😂

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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Salvage walnut

Last post by Larry - Today at 12:14:32 PM

I did think about cutting out the crook for a bench. If it had been white oak I would definitely cut out the crook. In the case of this tree I flipped a coin and straight logs won the toss.

Your benches around a fire are cool maybe I mean hot!

#9

Sawmills and Milling / Re: power lift help needed

Last post by RomanLiuts - Today at 11:57:57 AM

For lifting/lowering the sawing head I would recommend using a gearbox (motor with gearbox) with a self-stopping effect.

I believe the motor with a mechanical brake (or electromechanical brake) is not a very good idea because this brake might wear off in some time (like the brake in a car). And in some point, the sawing head will start moving down by its weight. The faster the sawing head moves and the more weight it has - the faster the brake will wear off.

I think an electric winch might work. Usually, their gearboxes have a great ratio that enables this self-stopping effect.
To control it is enough to use a winch relay and later you can easily add Micron computer setworks (as you mentioned previously).

Also, when you choose the lifting motor I would suggest choosing it so the lifting/lowering speed is 1-1.75 inch/sec. Higher speed will make it harder to position the sawing head for the first cut and 'catch' the right height for the next cut. And lower speed will decrease the sawmill productivity.

Good luck! 

#10

Timber Framing/Log construction / Re: Small timber bent cabin de...

Last post by coryallenstaats - Today at 11:07:17 AM

All points well taken. Yes, we already have a structural PE who will be finalizing the design and providing a stamp. I'm trying to front load as much as I can to minimize the engineering hours. I like learning new things, so even if we go a completely different way it's not wasted time on my part.

I discussed changing the distance between bents with my wife and ultimately it's an aesthetic decision to use 5' oc bents. I'm going to model out more of the cabin and come back with some updates later on.

Thanks!

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