He said 28" on the little end. What he didn't say was that it was 48" on the "butt swells". Well I gnawed it off and started sawing. Squared the cant up and about 6" into the log, I heard that sound and the blade "dived". On the top side of the only limb (knot) was a rock! You just never know what you will find besides lumber in a log.... :(
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I found a RR spike in a white pine that I cut up the other day, it was to deep for the metal detector to pick it up, that razor tip blade I won at the pig roast is now toast :(
Another shot of the 48 incher on the mill with a solid 38" whiteoak in "waiting".
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I found a chain inside a hickory log one time. That destroyed my blade. The log was about 30", but somebody wrapped a chain around tree when it was about 14". diameter. Customer bought me a new blade that day.
hmm... with hickory, how did you tell you hit the chain? :D
That looks like a wateroak on the mill. Everybody usually thinks of that as a firewood tree but they have some good looking wood in them and I have seen some good QS come from them. I think they are a member of the red oak family.
I've been to Brookhaven once back in 89. Rode big truck with my cousin delivering papertowels to the Wal Mart distribution center.
Don
I thought that chain was easier to saw than hickory :).
The hickory did'nt throw sparks.
Yes Don, wateroak (red) on the mill. Surprisingly, it was solid (especially the rock)... :D The whiteoak will be sawed into 2" bridge flooring boards next week.
>:( Sawed cedar today and hit nails in the two largest. Three blades down, but the customer paid for them.
I can't seem to slow my work down. Picked up three new jobs today... 8) This will, by far, be my busiest year ever.
Quote from: Magicman on September 01, 2009, 08:24:37 PM
I can't seem to slow my work down. Picked up three new jobs today... 8)
I know what you mean. I could not take a day off if I wanted to. About the time I think I am getting caught up, more logs seem to find me.
Yesterday's saw was 53 miles from Brookhaven. (I charge a "setup" fee for over 30 miles) After we finished, I asked how he found me? Said that I had sawed for his uncle 3 years ago. Word travels, and jobs keep coming.
Word travels especially well when you do a good job and the customer feels like they were treated right.
Got another call this AM. He said 35-40, 20' red and white oak logs, 16"-18" little end. That job will be about 65 miles, but I couldn't say no. Probably take 3 hard days. Oh well..... 8)
I will go out 100 miles with out a thought, but most of my work is in the 50 miles radius.
A have been 150 miles out and milled up a house project with in a half mile of a highly visible LT-40.
Some mills/sawers have "ruined" themselves with dull blades and mills out of alignment.
Amen brother! I have had 3 customers that had previously used a guy with a 40 Super. They said I cut much nicer lumber with my LT 15. I have 3 lifetime customers I imagine. ;D
Don