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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: redbeard on August 04, 2014, 11:49:29 PM

Title: organizing lumber
Post by: redbeard on August 04, 2014, 11:49:29 PM
Been busy organizing my drying shed. My time consuming problem has always been retrieving long boards 14' and longer. So I made use of some 8x12x 20+ length beams. This is one of those developing ideas where it was just going to be a quick temporary rack. Well I had some home made racks that weren't being used and needed to be. So I added those to the sides  which then needed to be covered with a roof. Nothing is level and whole thing is on a grade. Thank goodness we don't have snow load to worry about. (Hopefully). Wind is more of a enemy. I did hurricane clip the joists and teco nailed $60 worth of beam straps. Anyway the long bench is my metal roof cutting table. I have almost finished cutting a huge pile of 24"x 36' long rusty galvanized roofing into dimensions from 28' all the way down to 3' lengths.

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22539/IMG_20140803_183916_803.jpg) 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22539/IMG_20140803_183714_174.jpg) 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22539/IMG_20140803_184005_017.jpg) 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22539/rps20130330_215502.jpg) 

 [img width=550 height=412]https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22539/ Also added walls with dividers in the drying shed I can stand everything 14' max and under much easier for customers to access. Here's a before pic of area we have been working at.
Title: Re: organizing lumber
Post by: rasman57 on August 05, 2014, 12:06:47 AM
Great use of your work area.  Looks neat!
Title: Re: organizing lumber
Post by: giant splinter on August 05, 2014, 12:28:35 AM
Nice job Jeff, I thought you got some snow there, must be not a lot at one shot and little accumulation.
Title: Re: organizing lumber
Post by: Magicman on August 05, 2014, 08:44:56 AM
You run a neat operation Jeff.  I wish that our upcoming trip had carried us a bit further West.  :-\  I would love to make a visit.   :)