Whatcha Sawin' 2021 ??

[GAB]

That is the longest available but I wish that it was a foot longer.

Sounds to me like it is time for an MM revision A.
GAB

[Old Greenhorn]

Man I wish I had one of those thumbs on the ToolCat with the forks mounted. Handling those 18-20' logs on a narrow machine is tough enough. It would be the cats pajamas to have for handling piles of slabs to dump in the OWB. I can never fit enough on the forks that they don't keep sliding off.

[Magicman]

Sounds to me like it is time for an MM revision

I may wish but that ain't happening.

[moosehunter]

Fellow member @Garlic man  came by yesterday to saw up some cherry and walnut he had dropped off earlier. Didn't put the blade to log until 10 am ( a comedy of errors on both parties) but finished by 12:30.


 
He had the tarp on before I thought of pictures. There are two nice walnut slabs on top, came from a half log that maybe split from a storm. 
Then we had venison hot sausage samiches. A good morning!
Oh, he also left these for us, besides his craftsmanship with wood he makes some awesome candy

 
On the right, peanut clusters. On the left homemade butter fingers.
mh

[SETexan]

 Actually my first time to saw in years and post in this thread but so far we've enjoyed the little time we've put into it. Our first cant was an old hickory then a white out that was freshly cut since the top was broke out after last years hurricane. 

Hickory 


 

 


White Oak
  

 

 

 

[burdman_22]

Milled some maple with my dad in Kentucky this weekend. Got this log off of a guy that desperately wanted to cut them into firewood....took me 4 months to get him to sell/trade them to me. In the end all he wanted was a dump truck load of but ends from the sawmill.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tom King]

Burdman, that last picture needs to be on a wall!

[Southside]

The picture with just the slabs against the wall made me think that you have invented the sawyers version of the "Dancing Bears" stickers that were famous with Dead Heads.  :D

[burdman_22]

The picture with just the slabs against the wall made me think that you have invented the sawyers version of the "Dancing Bears" stickers that were famous with Dead Heads.  :D

lol I had to look this up to figure out what you were even talking about

[Resonator]

Wowzers!  I see table tops ($$$ ;D).
I'm guessing a pretty big chainsaw mill to cut those?

[burdman_22]

Wowzers! I see table tops ($$$ ;D).
I'm guessing a pretty big chainsaw mill to cut those?

I wish I had figured out how to sell these things...haha, I have tons of big slabs now...just sitting around. In a few months I'm going to have to transport all of my stock from Alabama to Kentucky since my wife will be getting orders soon :S
I have an 84 inch chainsaw mill and a 59 inch chainsaw mill. The 84 inch can do like 75 inches or so.

[richhiway]

 

some nice Cherry Slabs,today.

[richhiway]

 

 
Pretty Cherry

[richhiway]

 

Who likes the crotch figure?

[Southside]

Pretty Cherry, but I think you need to adjust the focus, or balance, or something on your camera.  The ground looks all bleached out, can't see anything other than white.   :D

[hersnsh#590]

Southside:  That's not snow, it's just a heavy morning frost.

Dale

[Magicman]

 

 
Another 20'X12"X12" comes off of the sawmill this morning.  This one had some wain but the customer was expecting it.  This is a sorta unusual job not knowing when we will and will not be able to saw.  I know we will saw tomorrow and there are at least 30 more logs scattered about but we might pull the plug tomorrow evening.  ??  The customer can't find help and he has work obligations of his own.  It's just a messed up deal.

[Andries]

Not a camera issue, You've scorched your eyeballs SS.
It's called 'snow blindness' aka severe eye strain.
There must be a local artisan that could carve a pair of Inuit snow goggles for you. See MM below on the Deere? snow/frost googles
Or, hide out in the house with an adequate supply of adult beverages for four days.
Doc Henderson may cast doubts on my diagnosis, but prolly endorse the beverage part of the cure. 😎

[Southside]

I would engage in the adult beverage portion of your cure, but if you see Magicman on the Deere then I am saddned because you have consumed all of the cure and left none for me.   :D

[Magicman]

Ain't me, I took da picture.  ;D

[Andries]

Yep, need to remove my snow goggles before posting! 

[TimW]

Today I sawed this.............

 
into this.................

 
16 foot full size SYP 2x6s.
hugs,  Brandi

[WDH]

I hope that you have treated them for powderpost beetles otherwise you may be in for some not so good surprises. 

[samandothers]

I hope that you have treated them for powderpost beetles otherwise you may be in for some not so good surprises.

I thought PPB did not like pine?  

[WDH]

You are right.  I meant to quote burdman but screwed it up.  He was mentioning all the big hardwood slabs that he has.  See his comment below:

" I wish I had figured out how to sell these things...haha, I have tons of big slabs now...just sitting around. In a few months I'm going to have to transport all of my stock from Alabama to Kentucky since my wife will be getting orders soon :S"

Powderpost beetles are certainly a significant risk for hardwood slabs that are exposed for a long time.