Author Topic: Whatcha Sawin' 2021 ?? (Read 112638 times)

Darrel · « **Reply #420 on:** March 17, 2021, 11:21:21 PM »

@forcemac welcome!

My first guess was elm of some sort.

Bindian · « **Reply #421 on:** March 18, 2021, 02:19:55 AM »

Quote from: Patrick NC on March 17, 2021, 07:29:18 PM

Here's a sneak peek of what I'm going to be sawing next.

A farmer near me called and said he had a bunch of cedar on his hedgerows and I could have it if I wanted to cut it down. (Note the barbed wire below the cut.) All of them have wire, but I'll just cut them about 4 1/2 feet high. There's probably 150 of them at least 16" or bigger.

I gotta come to NC and buy some logs for sure.
Ya got me drooling again.
hugs, Brandi

Woodsman1220 · « **Reply #422 on:** March 18, 2021, 07:01:15 AM »

My neighbor had a half dozen dead red oaks that I offered to remove for him. It made very nice 5/4 boards for horse stalls.

Magicman · « **Reply #423 on:** March 18, 2021, 08:06:26 PM »

I had an interesting job today. A couple of weeks ago a customer wanted me to come and look and I did:

Three blocks of whatever that he wanted me to clean up and then split the shorter one.

And 6 Pecan limbs that he wanted posts, plus 1½" and 2½" two live edge slabs. They were gonna be heavy so I would need help.

So Marty and Ben became tailgunners today.

Some of the hardware that was in the cants.

But they still got cleaned up, much to the customer's satisfaction.

He was also pleased with the Pecan. Hourly rate plus labor equaled a very nice pay day for all.

WDH · « **Reply #424 on:** March 19, 2021, 07:34:56 AM »

Pecan limbs?

Magicman · « **Reply #425 on:** March 19, 2021, 07:51:47 AM »

I totally agree and no way would I have ever sawn that Pecan mess for myself but I have sawn many times for this guy. He loves to experiment and his $$ are good.

The old timber chunks came from somewhere in the NE, maybe Massachusetts?? The largest one squared 12X12, the second largest squared 12X14, and the one seen on the sawmill made two 3X12's. Two were WRC and one was SYP, probably Longleaf.

jasonb · « **Reply #426 on:** March 19, 2021, 08:06:00 AM »

Magicman,

Did you make it down to Thibodaux?

Magicman · « **Reply #427 on:** March 19, 2021, 09:08:12 AM »

No, we were rain/stormed out this week and sadly this next week doesn't look any better. I am now shooting for the week of March 29th or the next week of April 5th.

PatD has her aortic heart valve replacement scheduled for the next week (15th) so if we can't get it done before that we will have to skip a few weeks.

doc henderson · « **Reply #428 on:** March 19, 2021, 09:10:30 AM »

a few more erc boards for Dallas.

firefighter ontheside · « **Reply #429 on:** March 19, 2021, 01:44:57 PM »

Some very thinly sawn ERC I see.

doc henderson · « **Reply #430 on:** March 19, 2021, 04:48:42 PM »

the board he was attaching to was warped. it was "straw board' that used to be manufactured here from wheat straw. so he went and spent 35 bucks on a sheet of osb 7/16ths. Poor Dallas has succumbed to ERCC. eastern redcedar crazy!

no pics of the final 4 feet yet, out of respect for his family!

so the sides of the steps are closed in, the area behind the shelf on the left, is re-sheeted, and getting covered he will make another shelf in the loft. He is talking crazy about replacing the treads with ERC.

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #431 on:** March 19, 2021, 06:24:40 PM »

The man needs help. He needs and intervention. But you are not the guy Doc. You are his enabler. (you might need help too.)

jasonb · « **Reply #432 on:** March 19, 2021, 06:56:53 PM »

Quote from: Magicman on March 19, 2021, 09:08:12 AM

No, we were rain/stormed out this week

That is why I am asking. They got some pretty good storms down there Wednesday.

doc henderson · « **Reply #433 on:** March 19, 2021, 07:20:46 PM »

Quote from: firefighter ontheside on March 19, 2021, 01:44:57 PM

Some very thinly sawn ERC I see.

yes some 1/4 inch to cover the osb, some 3/4" to side the stairs and 1 9/16th" to make shelf boards.

burdman_22 · « **Reply #434 on:** March 20, 2021, 12:30:21 AM »

Sawed some oak cookies today. Only managed three before ran out of light. Largest of the three was about 38 inches.

WV Sawmiller · « **Reply #435 on:** March 20, 2021, 04:56:43 PM »

My wife's cousin and her husband came for an overnight visit yesterday afternoon. I took him and showed him my setup, sawed one small poplar log into 4/4 stock then loaded up the mill and we took it to my next customer's house 11 miles away and set it up. I returned this morning to this load of logs.

Mostly WO, maybe a couple of RO and one tiny hemlock so far. I see a cherry coming up on the next visit. We sawed about half till we wore out my 77 y/o helper. He is about the size of the MM so I ended up helping him toss the slabs on the pile but he stacked the lumber pretty much alone. We had about 747 bf when we broke for the day.

We will resume Monday after my doctor's appointment. I'll stop by on my return and we will finish this pile.

It was a pleasant morning and we made some real pretty boards.

Magicman · « **Reply #436 on:** March 20, 2021, 05:32:48 PM »

Quote from: WV Sawmiller on March 20, 2021, 04:56:43 PM

till we wore out my 77 y/o helper. He is about the size of the MM

Whatcha talkin' 'bout Willis??

WV Sawmiller · « **Reply #437 on:** March 20, 2021, 06:01:56 PM »

Lynn,

First you horde all the LogRite cant hooks now you are hogging up all the young, strong help. Its a sad state of affairs that the only off bearer help we can get around here is 77 y/o. He put in a good day and I am not putting him down at all. You'd just think there would be a few strapping teenage boys wanting the work.

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #438 on:** March 20, 2021, 06:40:52 PM »

Quote from: WV Sawmiller on March 20, 2021, 06:01:56 PM

.......... You'd just think there would be a few strapping teenage boys wanting the work.

Yeah, you would, but no.... What I wouldn't give for a teenager (male or female) with grits that could help me out after school or on weekends and maybe learn something useful. Ain't happenin' these days. Liability, what if, etc. etc.
I was helping a neighbor do firewood and they had a nephew there, about 12YO, and I gave him a hookeroon and showed him how to use it and gave him a safety talk. He was having a blast and helping out dragging rounds up to the splitter with great effect as he figured it out...until grandma saw and came running out and said we had to take the 'dangerous tool away from him before he got hurt". Kids today are doomed.

Magicman · « **Reply #439 on:** March 20, 2021, 07:27:08 PM »

I am fortunate to have two of those "strapping Grandsons" that...

don't mind getting sweaty...

nor getting dirty. Luke & Ben

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