Sawing Project 2024

Mfrost459 · April 23, 2024, 09:25:46 PM

Jake, thanks so much for hosting the project again!! It is impressive to see how much everyone cares about this profession. Thank you for investing your time, effort and resources into this group. It always amazes me how much I learn at this event. Tips on sharpening blades, quarter sawing logs, learned more about skip-tooth chains, muscle cramp remedies, advantages of using 1-1/2 - .055 blades on my mill, how to market our scrap wood, and the simplest of all using pvc pipe to pass strapping bands under lumber packs. Oh and the stories you hear are amazing. The project is one of the highlights of my year.Thanks again Jake, Robert, Nathan and all in attendance !

YellowHammer · April 23, 2024, 11:32:20 PM

I looked and felt like a bunch of the butternut I've sawn, but it seemed to be a little heavier than I am used to. Other than that, it was a dead ringer. WV Sawmiller says butternut is not uncommon in his area, so it seemed to be a good fit.

It also highly reminded me of some of the Kentucky Coffee I have sawn up, which also looks a lot like butternut except for the bark, and is slightly more dense, but I wasn't sure if there is any in that locale as it is very rare.

As I mentioned, I am only familiar with the species I have in my region.

customsawyer · April 24, 2024, 06:25:31 AM

I don't have either of those in my area, so I'm not familiar with them. I'll call it whatever you want me to as long as it belongs to me.

customsawyer · April 24, 2024, 11:16:29 AM

For those that think the area on the chute side of my mill is a great place to watch it. This happened just this morning.

https://forestryforum.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=353566

https://forestryforum.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=353567

beenthere · April 24, 2024, 11:28:04 AM

That could leave a mark.

Best wear a cup..

Magicman · April 24, 2024, 11:54:59 AM

That is always a wake-up call

and I have had it to happen several times. I hate that I did not have a camera during my 1st six years of sawing.
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Once even punched a new hole through the metal chute.

RichTired · April 24, 2024, 01:49:58 PM

Thank you Jake for hosting this event and allowing us to see your operation.
I am amazed at the talent and skills of the members of this forum.
To all those that helped and made presentations, thank you!

TimW · April 24, 2024, 03:45:44 PM

In A&P school, we were taught to never stand in the plane of rotation of anything under power. Propellors, jet engine compressor and turbine blades are a few that come to mind. Stand off to the side and in front of or behind whatever is turning high rpm. So you would be basically at a 45 degree position. Oh yeah, don't walk into the exhaust of a jet.

WV Sawmiller · April 24, 2024, 04:15:46 PM

Jake,

Since Tom is so excited about the butternut go ahead and scrape some of the mud off the cookie I left on top of the board and go ahead and sell that to him for $5. That would be a "fair" price for him to pay for it.

123maxbars · April 24, 2024, 07:57:22 PM

Just posted the project video on YouTube
Hope I did it justice

Sawmilling: EPIC Massive Oak Log! Never Seen Anything Like It
https://youtu.be/2OAGRpBoO2I

esteadle · April 24, 2024, 09:14:47 PM

Quote from: TimW on April 24, 2024, 03:45:44 PMOh yeah, don't walk into the exhaust of a jet.

Or the intake.

TimW · April 24, 2024, 09:39:08 PM

The warning marks, at the gate, were about 15 feet, for an idling engine. Full power you need around 40 feet in front. When we trimmed engines, we were at takeoff power and you approached from the side and you leaned over real low or crawled under the cowling to the fuel controller.
I had a coworker get sucked in an inlet during an engine trim run. Lucky for him it was a -200 with a Pratt and Whitney JT8D-17 with inlet guide vanes before the compressor blades. Those guide vanes saved his life.