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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: Rusticcreations on May 12, 2016, 08:39:48 PM

Title: Score....
Post by: Rusticcreations on May 12, 2016, 08:39:48 PM
So a guy called me up today and said he had some logs he thought would be a shame to cut up and burn for firewood and asked if I would like to check them out.

I said sure, hopped in the car and took a ten minute ride to his camp, I get there and there is an assortment of oak, pine and hemlock logs.

I counted them up and there are 14 hemlock 18 pine, and 22 oak, the smallest of all the logs is a 22" piece of hemlock. The largest is a 43" (small end) oak all are cut 9' long which is perfect for me n my mill.

Guy only wants $100 for them all and 2-3 pine slabs.

I couldn't give him the 100 fast enough lol.

Now to find someone to haul them over for me so I can begin having some fun.
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: plowboyswr on May 12, 2016, 09:22:02 PM
20" between the guides on that mill... yep, you're going to have some fun alright!  :D I squeaked a 26-inch on mine had to take the push handle off and raise it to the absolute top and "bibby" (trim with a chain saw) the butt quite a bit but got it done! ;D
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: Magicman on May 12, 2016, 09:31:29 PM
Nice score.  I guess no matter what size sawmill you have, you will try a "too big" log.  I did this week and won....finally.   ;D
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: Rusticcreations on May 12, 2016, 09:34:16 PM
Hell if I gotta cut em all in half to make it work so be it. I'm not afraid to sweat lol
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: Cazzhrdwd on May 12, 2016, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Rusticcreations on May 12, 2016, 09:34:16 PM
Hell if I gotta cut em all in half to make it work so be it. I'm not afraid to sweat lol

And with a large chainsaw and bar it is easily done.
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: Magicman on May 12, 2016, 09:54:44 PM
Remember that "DanG" is the official Forestry Forum cuss word.  ;)  All of the others are....  :-X
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: dustyhat on May 12, 2016, 09:56:22 PM
Go for it, it wont be the first log split and sawed :)
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: Rusticcreations on May 12, 2016, 10:55:55 PM
Guess I'll find out what I can really do with a harbor freight sawmill. Take er easy she'll either Go or blow lol
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: Kbeitz on May 13, 2016, 03:32:56 AM
Quote from: Cazzhrdwd on May 12, 2016, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Rusticcreations on May 12, 2016, 09:34:16 PM
Hell if I gotta cut em all in half to make it work so be it. I'm not afraid to sweat lol

And with a large chainsaw and bar it is easily done.

I would not say easily ....
Not inless someone else was running the saw...
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: sandsawmill14 on May 13, 2016, 06:55:13 AM
Kbeitz  i agree it aint no fun but after a couple hundred it gets where it aint know big deal just work like the rest of it ;D :D :D :D  but i just saw down 1 side with a 28" bar and take a wheel loader and pop them in 1/2 ;D
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: Percy on May 13, 2016, 09:49:04 AM
Quote from: Kbeitz on May 13, 2016, 03:32:56 AM
Quote from: Cazzhrdwd on May 12, 2016, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Rusticcreations on May 12, 2016, 09:34:16 PM
Hell if I gotta cut em all in half to make it work so be it. I'm not afraid to sweat lol

And with a large chainsaw and bar it is easily done.

I would not say easily ....
Not inless someone else was running the saw...
Im thinkin Cazz was speakin of "sweat" as opposed to cutting... :D
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: redprospector on May 14, 2016, 01:27:37 AM
I saw the title of this thread "Score", and thought someone had found some .22 LR ammunition.  :D
Good find! Have fun with it.
Title: Re: Score....
Post by: tnaz on May 14, 2016, 10:27:11 AM
Quote from: redprospector on May 14, 2016, 01:27:37 AM
I saw the title of this thread "Score", and thought someone had found some .22 LR ammunition.  :D
Good find! Have fun with it.

Still laughing!!!!!