I'm 14 and just BUILT my own mill.

Virginia Lumberjack · March 24, 2024, 08:06:16 PM

I'm 14 and made a Virginian mill. I made this in 3 hours. Here is a video of it:

https://youtu.be/Oq9GfJEbnAo?si=C2FtSPLvwZPSxnyR

How did I do y'all?

SawyerTed · March 24, 2024, 08:22:38 PM

I like it! Stay motivated, there's no limit for a young person with this kind of drive and creativity!

I'm impressed. I'd love to see you build a bench to get up off the ground for sawing those shorts and smalls.

Keep up the good work! I for one want to see more!

rusticretreater · March 24, 2024, 08:37:09 PM

Cool beans!

Here's something to take a look at. This guy builds woodworking machines out of wood! I built my own jointer from examples on his website.

Here is his hand built bandsaw mill.

https://woodgears.ca/bandmill/index.html

Virginia Lumberjack · March 24, 2024, 08:42:45 PM

Quote from: rusticretreater on March 24, 2024, 08:37:09 PMCool beans!

Here's something to take a look at. This guy builds woodworking machines out of wood! I built my own jointer from examples on his website.

Here is his hand built bandsaw mill.

https://woodgears.ca/bandmill/index.html

I'm headed to Expo Richmond soon! What about you?

rusticretreater · March 24, 2024, 09:01:10 PM

Hadn't really thought about it. Thanks for reminding me. I am interested in seeing the wood kilns close up. If I go it will be April 12th I think.

Magicman · March 24, 2024, 09:08:09 PM

I welcome you to the Forestry Forum and admire your innovation.

chet · March 24, 2024, 09:23:44 PM

Great job on the mill!

What ya been building with yer woodworking skills?

cutterboy · March 25, 2024, 06:59:17 AM

Good job VL, that's thinking outside the box. I like your energy level and your sense of humor. Keep it up and show us more.

I'm an (old) man of Stihl.

maineshops · March 25, 2024, 09:10:39 AM

Pod job and a great start on a rewarding real life experience. Dan

oldgraysawyer · March 25, 2024, 04:14:06 PM

Awesome, keep it up and it will become a rewarding life.

SwampDonkey · March 25, 2024, 04:34:55 PM

Way to go on your mill. Be safe out there. A lot of us were young and experimenting back then to. Most of us came through the other side in tact. Keep a first aid kit around.

DDW_OR · March 25, 2024, 09:04:41 PM

here are some good links to read

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=113838.msg1791658#msg1791658

thecfarm · March 26, 2024, 05:07:29 AM

Good for you!!!

Ianab · March 26, 2024, 05:19:54 AM

Adding to the "good on ya". My last milling mission involved sawing up some Japanese Cedar (Sugi) logs and delivering it to my daughters school for their "tech week". The whole idea that you could find logs locally and mill them was foreign concept, until I donated about $600 of wood. A chainsaw mill might not pass the school's Health and Safety, but my daughter could put on some earmuffs and help me at the mill site after school, and got a shout out at school for it.

Percy · March 26, 2024, 11:33:53 AM

Very cool!! And you got some serious energy and problem solving skils. Good to see.

Virginia Lumberjack · March 26, 2024, 03:50:42 PM

Quote from: Ianab on March 26, 2024, 05:19:54 AMAdding to the "good on ya". My last milling mission involved sawing up some Japanese Cedar (Sugi) logs and delivering it to my daughters school for their "tech week". The whole idea that you could find logs locally and mill them was foreign concept, until I donated about $600 of wood. A chainsaw mill might not pass the school's Health and Safety, but my daughter could put on some earmuffs and help me at the mill site after school, and got a shout out at school for it.

New Zealand is different though. Here in this part of the US, all of the kids around here are couped up indoors even though most everybody around here is within a half-mile walk of something. I only know of a couple kids that do this stuff, and they are all out of state.