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Old Greenhorn

Quote from: WV Sawmiller on June 30, 2020, 09:35:54 PM
  Man! He should be able to call turkeys from 3 counties away with that monster. You will have to use sidewalk chalk to coat it.
I always use sidewalk chalk on mine anyway, but he is going to need a box of them, whereas I use one stick every 5 years, which is when it gets wet. ;D
Tom Lindtveit, Woodsman Forest Products
Oscar 328 Band Mill, Husky 350, 450, 562, & 372 (Clone), Mule 3010, and too many hand tools. :) Retired and trying to make a living to stay that way. NYLT Certified.
OK, maybe I'm the woodcutter now.
I work with wood, There is a rumor I might be a woodworker.

doc henderson

not sure if the inside works or if it is just a mount.  I think the latter, but I will ask! smiley_turkey_dancing
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

thecfarm

Maybe turkeys grow big in Kansas.  :D
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

LeeB

'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

doc henderson

Yes, there is kinda a Kansas vs Arkansas kinda thing!!! :D :D
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

LeeB

'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

doc henderson

Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

WV Sawmiller

   Sort of double posting with Whatcha sawing but this is a stack of boards I cut at the customers steep site today from 3 logs he had. 


 The longer stack is 5/4 & 8' long and average about 16" wide. The short stack is 6' long, 5/4 and average about 12".


 The longer, upper stack is pine LE 8/4 and averages 18-20 inches wide and they really liked them. 44.3 mile trip one way for 3 logs.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

Stephen1

Traveling to a site and only sawing 3 logs is like a paid vacation 8) 
I charge a minimum of 4 hrs.
IDRY Vacum Kiln, LT40HDWide, BMS250 sharpener/setter 742b Bobcat, TCM forklift, Sthil 026,038, 461. 1952 TEA Fergusan Tractor

Walnut Beast

Quote from: Stephen1 on July 10, 2020, 05:26:13 PM
Traveling to a site and only sawing 3 logs is like a paid vacation 8)
I charge a minimum of 4 hrs.
What kind of hourly rate do you get up that way

WV Sawmiller

   My minimum rate includes up to 1,000 bf plus mileage ($.30/bf + $1/mile one way-one time). The customer knew that in advance and was well pleased with the work and the price. He told me when I quoted over the phone that it was worth that to him to have me come saw them for him.

   I had a repeat customer and wife come today and bought a 4' cherry 8/4 LE slab (about 7 bf) one 1"X 6"X 8' maple board for dowels, and 6-1"X 1"X 2' cherry stickers I had left over and they had me saw the 8/4 slab down to about 6/4 and were going to use the trim piece for a bench cover. The wife fell in love with it for the crotch wood in one end. He was going to repair an antique loom or spinning wheel with the cherry. Found out he works at the local HF and told me he'd make sure I got the best prices available. They were very happy and excited. @123maxbars  - The only thing was they kept trying to tell me all about this guy on youtube down in Tennessee who traded his mill like mine and got a bigger one a couple years ago. What are you gonna do? I told him yeah and my SIL watches him too. :D
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

Stephen1

Quote from: Walnut Beast on July 10, 2020, 06:43:56 PM
Quote from: Stephen1 on July 10, 2020, 05:26:13 PM
Traveling to a site and only sawing 3 logs is like a paid vacation 8)
I charge a minimum of 4 hrs.
What kind of hourly rate do you get up that way
$95 hr, 4 hr minimum. $1.50 klm both ways and $65 for damaged blades from hardware strikes. All in Canadian values.  :D
IDRY Vacum Kiln, LT40HDWide, BMS250 sharpener/setter 742b Bobcat, TCM forklift, Sthil 026,038, 461. 1952 TEA Fergusan Tractor

WV Sawmiller

  I got a call today for some oak which I did not have so the caller asked if I could cut his logs and I assured him I could, gave him prices and directions. An hour or so later he called back and said he was on his way so I went out and set up the mill. I had just parked it the last time I finished a mobile job but not set it up. By the time I got set up I could hear my wife talking him through the final directions to get to our home and he pulled up with this trailer and three small white oak logs.


 I had brought a flea market polypropylene choker and the customer hooked it up and slipped over my forks and I unloaded each log in front of the mill then sawed them into 7/8" thick boards.


  Approximately 150 square ft of boards from 4-10 inches wide. The customer had just bought this old boat trailer and wants the boards to make a deck for the trailer. He was well pleased with his lumber and got a good bit more from the small logs than he had expected. I squeezed every inch out that I could even though it was a little tedious with a lot of extra edging but I think he will be back.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

Old Greenhorn

Gotta love jobs like that which pop up when you have time. You get them done right away, collect the money and move on. Can't beat that with a stick! 8)
Tom Lindtveit, Woodsman Forest Products
Oscar 328 Band Mill, Husky 350, 450, 562, & 372 (Clone), Mule 3010, and too many hand tools. :) Retired and trying to make a living to stay that way. NYLT Certified.
OK, maybe I'm the woodcutter now.
I work with wood, There is a rumor I might be a woodworker.

goose63

To days happy winner the shed went to Wattertown S. D.



 

The twin girls have it all dalled up


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goose
if you find your self in a deep hole stop digging
saw logs all day what do you get lots of lumber and a day older
thank you to all the vets

Bruno of NH

Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

Stephen1

IDRY Vacum Kiln, LT40HDWide, BMS250 sharpener/setter 742b Bobcat, TCM forklift, Sthil 026,038, 461. 1952 TEA Fergusan Tractor

Peter Drouin

 


 
another load going out of 8x8x16
A&P saw Mill LLC.
45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
License NH softwood grader.

mart

I just messaged a customer that his order was done. Just two cuts. He needed an anvil block that was flat and had both ends parallel so it would sit square and flat on a concrete floor. Hadn't done a cut on a vertical log before but it worked out well. I'll drop it off tomorrow since I have to be close to his shop when I'm at work. He seems pretty excited to get a block cut to the right height for him as he embarks on his blacksmithing vocation. I know it's not a big order but it was a quick, fun project and he said he would make me a couple of hold fasts for my traditional woodworking bench.

As much as I like milling lumber it was a fun break to help out a young guy who seems really motivated to learn the blacksmithing trade. He said his family are all artists in one venue or another but he never found his niche until he tried blacksmithing. He said it was like a light went on and he knew what he was supposed to do.





First cut.





Lining up for the second cut.





Second cut and ready for an anvil.



I was young and dumb once. I got over being young a long time ago.

LT15 w/19 hp - 24' bed
Branson 3725
Stihl MS362
Husqvarna 450

WV Sawmiller

   Well done! Those are fun. I made one for a guy one time out of a big locust stump full of barb wire fence. It was the right size and nothing else I could make out of it but worked perfect for his need. Its basically the same way I make cookies. With hydraulics there is just enough of a lip on the movable clamp to rest the piece on till clamped and sawed.

   I had a lady a few months ago who had screwed 3 small logs for legs on a thin piece of plywood for a table. They had me clamp the top and I made one pass and cut all the legs the same height and angle just like I make my LE mortise and tenon primitive benches.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

Jim_Rogers

Today's happy customer:



 

Southern pine timbers to be made into a counter top.

Jim Rogers
PS happy and a nice tip too.
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
Woodmizer 1994 LT30HDG24 with 6' Bed Extension

Jim_Rogers

My last post here showed a happy customer.

Here is what they did with the timbers:



 

 

 

Jim Rogers
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
Woodmizer 1994 LT30HDG24 with 6' Bed Extension

Brad_bb

Is that a counter for a store, Jim?  Hope he dried them first!
Anything someone can design, I can sure figure out how to fix!
If I say it\\\\\\\'s going to take so long, multiply that by at least 3!

Jim_Rogers

Brad:
That is a counter in a to be coffee shop. Timbers where salvage from a train station roof system. They were very dry.
Jim Rogers
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
Woodmizer 1994 LT30HDG24 with 6' Bed Extension

Jim_Rogers

Today's happy customer came over to pick up a 3 1/2"x16"x87" piece of red oak that he's going to use as a mantle.

Thanks Dan:



 

Jim Rogers
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
Woodmizer 1994 LT30HDG24 with 6' Bed Extension

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