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Best flat file

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
July 11, 2025, 05:22:09 PM
Written by Bullheaded
Views: 542
Does anyone have a Simonds or Nicholson PN# for the flat file with rounded safe edges for face sharpening the tooth face?

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Best log yield?

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
July 10, 2025, 09:33:58 AM
Written by Bullheaded
Views: 1607
Was there ever a book or brochure put out about best yield "hints and practices"?

I am relatively new to the circle sawmill and recently "knighted" new sawyer at out local summer fair. The longtime sawyer saw an easy target based on enthusiasm! Anyway, as I cut lumber with my circle mill, I feel like I am wasting opportunity's. I need to mill a dozen 2x8 12 footers out of a nice white spruce that I hauled home yesterday....dead/standing for about a year. If I am careful and use a 3/8 kerf, I think I should get (5) 2x8's and (2) 2x6's out of this butt log which is 14" at the small end of the first log.....butt is 17". Sound reasonable?Read More

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Hack and Squirt for pines

Posted in Forestry and Logging
July 07, 2025, 06:25:51 PM
Written by rasawing
Views: 2795
I am looking to kill some mature pines via hack and squirt. What chemical should I use? I've thought about using Tordon RTU.....but I've heard it is not that effective for pine. Thanks in advance.

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Next Sawman

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
July 06, 2025, 04:24:54 PM
Written by LeftFinger
Views: 4261
Grandsons first day on the mill cutting Ash Plaques (sign making)

It was a lot of work holding him back :snowball:

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Quartersawing on bandmills

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
July 06, 2025, 09:43:09 AM
Written by chainsaw_louie
Views: 3701
On a swingblade mill, quartersawing is straightforward and simple, there aren't many choices of how to cut the qs boards because once set up , the log never moves again.

Enter the bandsaw mill with hydraulic log turners and cutting qs boards takes very different methods.

I made some paper models to describe the two bandmill qs methods I've seen on FF. I'd like to get your feedback about if I've described the methods correctly. Read More

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