The last 3 weeks I have been helping a friend out with filling some orders. He has gotten orders for more than he can cut so he lets some out to me.
3x4-10' by the hundred. I bundle them in 25's. This is today's hundred. I have gotten to cut 450 so far.
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These cants will be used to ship water or fuel tank parts. PC
I cut this hundred in 6 hours last night, out of small logs. only 2 made 12 each.
Keep in mind, manual mill and I do my own logging. PC
Good going Paul, if you were almost 60 like me you'ld get out about 10 or 15 in 6 hours. Steve
Paul,
Your work production is a great gauge for a newbie like myself, you also gave me another 2 prospective client idea's. ;)
Thanks Paul,
DGDrls
Hi Paul, I have some questions. But first let me say thanks for the pictures and good looking lumber and I hope you are getting paid well for those 3x4s. I know how much work that is on a manual mill, I have a Norwood and I've sawed a number of 3x3s and 4x4s and I also do my own logging. I'd say you have done well to saw a hundred in six hours.
What kind of wood are those 3x4s? Did you log the trees for that lumber? Are you going to do more?
You're lucky. It's a good friend who will share his work. Ralph
You shouldn't have any trouble getting to sleep. :)
Paul needs to set the date on his camera before he goes to sleep. :D
MM, it could be right. bg
Paul, the amount of lumber you produce with your manual mill is amazing.
Paul,
That is kicking butt log!
Impressive!!
White, post, and red oak lumber.
They do pay pretty well for what they are.
I sorta did the logging on these. They came from a construction site for a bank going in about 6 miles from my farm. I had to go pick up the logs. They cut and loaded them for me.
Most generally I cut load and haul.
I just cut the cants out of the log in 6 hours. I did not do the logging in that amount of time too.
A point I may have failed to make is how important it is to befriend those in the same business. I would have totally missed out on this if I hadn't.
The camera date is wrong. It should read 1-4-2012. my bad. PC
Paul
Getting to cut something like that with the old Belsaw would be a riot.Just as long as you are not the offbearer that could be a busy place to be
I agree CC. My Belsaw could use the workout like that but I am not sure I could.
good, clean, neat job there. Nice working shop too!
Gday
Thats good going there on a manual band mill Paul just on 1000bft per run not counting recovery Mate ;) ;D ;D 8) 8)
I use to cut about 25000 to 35000 bft of 3x3 3x4 4x4" dunnage like that every week in both hardwood and softwood at one mill I worked at on a regular basis we where expected to saw 5000 to 6000bft + of it per day on average and block stack it on the green chain on our own ;) that was With a One Man Circular Mill like this one
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(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/17724/100_0258.JPG) This is one of the Mills I use to operate ;) ;D 8)
Captain and Lambee with you fellas but its only as hard as you make it on your tailer outs ;)
Regards Chris
Chris
Me problem is I be both and load mill ::) ::) That is where hyd carrage feed comes in gig back is auto and not real fast so with my set up I am one man band. But with help 500 ft per hr is walk in park,
Next problem is I just had a M14 Belsaw given to me fer removeing it 8) 8) 8) So I might resaw with second mill now I just need 2 of me to accomplsh this :o :o