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After owning my Woodmizer now for 6 years and reading/asking/obtaining all the information I could get in my head (most from this forum) I have taken on a new position in life and have gone full-time with sawing.  I completed this in July of this year and I am about two months into this venture and things are going great so far. I am blessed to have a supported wife (with a great income/benefits) that encouraged this decision.  Right now I am logging my own timber on a local farm and selling my dried lumber to local and surrounding woodworkers in nearby cities.  So far it was a great move and more satisfying that my last career of 15 years (police detective).  I also as you guys noticed I make youtube videos also on my daily activities.  This is done out of a hobby of mine for video making. Well anyways I will keep you all updated on my progress and I attached my newest movie on the bottom.  WDH has been a great help to me also! I appreciate your knowledge!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGPzw2BX-6g

Good going, wish I had started when I was 25 instead of 52 years old and that was part time for 5 years.  Steve

I know that this is exciting.  Keep cutting that walnut!

Quote from: 123maxbars on August 23, 2016, 05:52:52 PM
After owning my Woodmizer now for 6 years and reading/asking/obtaining all the information I could get in my head (most from this forum) I have taken on a new position in life and have gone full-time with sawing.  I completed this in July of this year and I am about two months into this venture and things are going great so far. I am blessed to have a supported wife (with a great income/benefits) that encouraged this decision.  Right now I am logging my own timber on a local farm and selling my dried lumber to local and surrounding woodworkers in nearby cities.  So far it was a great move and more satisfying that my last career of 15 years (police detective).  I also as you guys noticed I make youtube videos also on my daily activities.  This is done out of a hobby of mine for video making. Well anyways I will keep you all updated on my progress and I attached my newest movie on the bottom.  WDH has been a great help to me also! I appreciate your knowledge!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGPzw2BX-6g

Nice video! Walnut rules! Wish we had it up here.... How do you mix in the music in with the live sound?? I have sound recording equipment but in the video dept, I need to learn more...

Good for you. Get a market going and put out a good product and you will do well.

You may not like this,but now that your in business full time,you need to move your mill to a clean location and keep it clean-where your set up,is too small,is a mess,do your house work...

   Congratulations and good luck to you. I hope everything works out well for your and your family.

   I hope you are numbering or marking those walnut slabs so you can bookmatch them in the future. I did not in the past but will be doing so in the future so if someone wants to make a really wide table or such they have them together for such projects. I'd think you can increase the sale price as well as moving them faster by doing so.

Congrats! and good luck!