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#1
Chainsaws / Re: Sawing a saw out
Last post by Stephen1 - Today at 11:28:23 AMNo Doc we are always right if they don't hear what we said.
#2
Travel Guide / Re: Grand Canyon North Fire
Last post by Raider Bill - Today at 11:14:06 AMWe were there last September.
Sad, beautiful place.
Sad, beautiful place.
#3
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Best log yield?
Last post by YellowHammer - Today at 10:36:19 AMMeet scale and beat grade. Or beat grade and then learn how to meet scale. Either way.
Sawing is a skilled trade that takes experience, thought, and technique. It won't come over night but keep trying and learning. That's half the fun!
However, do not fall into the trap and become one of the "Low Graders" who I get comments from on my videos routinely, and I get complaints from their customers who swear them off and become my customers. These sawmiller's (and I use that term loosely) comments usually can be summarized as "Why should I waste time and learn to produce good wood when I get "road kill" logs, saw them up any way I can to get as yield as I can, and the idiots still buy the wood, so why should I care?" Or one of my favorite excuses that a local sawmiller uses to to explain his garbage wood to his customers "The wood's gonna do what the wood's gonna do, and no, I don't do refunds." His customers usually come in here pretty mad and fired up. I just tell them "Welcome to Hobby Hardwood, we care about our wood and our customers."
Even if you are a hobbiest, strive to be the best you can, especially when learning the ropes. One thing you'll notice in all these comments, from all these sawmillers who have responded, even though we all have different strategies and different markets, is that all of us do the best we can, and produce what we are proud of while making our business or hobby successful.
Sawing is a skilled trade that takes experience, thought, and technique. It won't come over night but keep trying and learning. That's half the fun!
However, do not fall into the trap and become one of the "Low Graders" who I get comments from on my videos routinely, and I get complaints from their customers who swear them off and become my customers. These sawmiller's (and I use that term loosely) comments usually can be summarized as "Why should I waste time and learn to produce good wood when I get "road kill" logs, saw them up any way I can to get as yield as I can, and the idiots still buy the wood, so why should I care?" Or one of my favorite excuses that a local sawmiller uses to to explain his garbage wood to his customers "The wood's gonna do what the wood's gonna do, and no, I don't do refunds." His customers usually come in here pretty mad and fired up. I just tell them "Welcome to Hobby Hardwood, we care about our wood and our customers."
Even if you are a hobbiest, strive to be the best you can, especially when learning the ropes. One thing you'll notice in all these comments, from all these sawmillers who have responded, even though we all have different strategies and different markets, is that all of us do the best we can, and produce what we are proud of while making our business or hobby successful.
#4
Travel Guide / Re: UP Michigan
Last post by Machinebuilder - Today at 10:20:35 AMI missed the TN omission, interesting seeing as it goes through downtown Nashville.
The other part of the timber industry was supplying wood for the charcoal kilns, the early furnaces used charcoal.
In some of the specialty steel mills they still use charcoal, I know of one charcoal kiln in Middle TN that their main customer is the steel industry.
The other part of the timber industry was supplying wood for the charcoal kilns, the early furnaces used charcoal.
In some of the specialty steel mills they still use charcoal, I know of one charcoal kiln in Middle TN that their main customer is the steel industry.
#5
General Board / Re: Longitude
Last post by Plankton - Today at 10:06:08 AMWow super cool! Amazing what you can do with a few sticks and some knowledge.
#6
Travel Guide / Re: Grand Canyon North Fire
Last post by barbender - Today at 09:54:24 AMThe North Rim has always been on my list, unfortunately I'll never see the historic lodge now.
I read that it had already burned down once, due to a kitchen fire not long after it was built.
I read that it had already burned down once, due to a kitchen fire not long after it was built.
#7
Forestry and Logging / Re: My new client and Quarry u...
Last post by teakwood - Today at 09:17:52 AMWell, this will be the last fotos of the wall, its pretty much done, with vegetation planted. won't bore you guys with more fotos. off to new subjects
#8
Drying and Processing / Re: When do you turn carbide i...
Last post by teakwood - Today at 09:09:35 AMFound the old topic for an upgrade.
it's this time again, here we go. i love everything around spiral heads, BUT turning the cutters is just......
it's this time again, here we go. i love everything around spiral heads, BUT turning the cutters is just......
#9
Travel Guide / Re: UP Michigan
Last post by Resonator - Today at 08:58:47 AMNice pictures!
Interesting history note, the early mines in northern Wisconsin and the UP actually played a big part of the timber industry. The mines need huge quantities of timbers for shoring up the underground shafts, and logging camps were set up to supply the need.
Interesting history note, the early mines in northern Wisconsin and the UP actually played a big part of the timber industry. The mines need huge quantities of timbers for shoring up the underground shafts, and logging camps were set up to supply the need.
#10
General Board / Re: Welcome President Trump.
Last post by Jeff - Today at 08:47:43 AMQuote from: steve104c on Yesterday at 10:48:13 PMWhat do you call someone who has no brain and no heart? A Democrat or a Wizard of Oz caricature.There will be no more of that here. You are welcome here, but not for that.
