Developing a new sawmill site

[beenthere]

Last pic almost looks like you are skidding that lumber package with the crawler.  ;)

[Dave Shepard]

I'd be willing to bet that that (Tom) is an accurate interpretation of the scene.

[backwoods sawyer]

 

 

We got the shed 10x13 framed in today, used every last 2x6 to get it braced and build a ladder as the front is 10'.

[Dave_]

...the last one washed out in 64.

I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard that statement through the years :D  Every "bad" flood around here always get compared to '64 by those of us a little longer in the tooth.  My kids and grandkids would ask, "What's a 64?"  Seems they can't find an app on their Iphone to explain it ;D ;D

[drobertson]

Do I see an up coming title to a new show? " Backwoods Adventures"  getting it done the Backwoods way,

[backwoods sawyer]

We got the shed closed in and paper on the roof over the weekend.


 

My tools for this project was a chainsaw, hammer and tape measure so it is a bit rough, but got fairly tight jounts and a clean door frame. Have just enough 1" left to build the door so this is what a 36" cedar tree can be turned into ;D


 

[backwoods sawyer]

The big hold up on getting the road finished up is an envirmental impact study to cross a year round fish creek on BLM land twice.
We have to cross 2 miles of BLM land and all but the last 100 yards of the road has been opened up.



  

 

Some of it has been slow going.
Now I need to start looking into the specs for building a couple bridges.

[Dave Shepard]

This is somewhere you are going to set up permanently, or for a custom sawing job? Sounds like a long way too far from real roads. :D

[VTwoodworker]

Cool project.  I can't help you with the environmental impact study but the link below may give you some ideas for the bridge design.  Depending on the bridge span, I would recommend some engineering calcs by a qualified engineer to verify the capacity.  If this is going to be a permanent bridge, it looks like a good location for a covered bridge.

http://www.vtfpr.org/watershed/initiative.cfm

[5quarter]

Backwoods...nice shed. all it needs is a horseshoe over the door. ;)