I saw my own firewood. No bending over, no splitter and the Woodmizer is a whole lot quicker.
I chainsaw my length and just run the blade through it. I like it! :)
I call it Gourmet Firewood. ;D
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Better mix some rounds in there with that flat sided stuff so it can breath and burn.
Quote from: Magicman on September 19, 2016, 09:19:21 PM
Better mix some rounds in there with that flat sided stuff so it can breath and burn.
I sticker it in the fireplace. ;D.......I really do. :)
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It's to late to season it for this year. You'll burn that in 2017/2018 . How many cords do you burn ?
Quote from: red on September 19, 2016, 09:46:15 PM
It's to late to season it for this year. You'll burn that in 2017/2018 . How many cords do you burn ?
G, C and D minor.
He said burn, not hum. :D
Red he's in Dixieland, it's like 190 degrees down there always, that stuff will be dry in a week :D
Come to think of it, IDK why he'd even want firewood ??? ???
Oh your just a singin around a camp fire
Firewood $300
Quote from: 4x4American on September 19, 2016, 09:55:52 PM
Red he's in Dixieland, it's like 190 degrees down there always, that stuff will be dry in a week :D
Come to think of it, IDK why he'd even want firewood ??? ???
hey it gets cold down here ::) last year i burned nearly 2 cord :o ;D :D :D :D
good idea poston :) i dont like spitting wood either ;)
Cut wood like that won't dry. It's like dead stack lumber. :)
To dry firewood it need air and sun . Needs to be piled loose so a mouse can run thru it but not the cat chasing it . Should also be gray and oxidized. This is for harwood . If your burning pine or spruce your on your own.
I thought we would lose our sawmill licenses if we used the mill to make firewood ;D
Quote from: kelLOGg on September 20, 2016, 07:40:29 AM
I thought we would lose our sawmill licenses if we used the mill to make firewood ;D
if lumber prices get much worse we may all be sawing firewood on our mills :o :)
I used to go the pallet mill and buy oak blocks for the fireplace. They burned good and didn't make a big mess inside the house like split logs. If I used a fireplace now, I would burn my oak slabs from the mill.
Haa ha!! My neighbor just down the road a piece caught me doing it!!! Laughing he said " can't saw grade lumber, might as well saw grade stove wood". Heehee he even took some!
Dave,
I'm confused (again). Did I understand you chainsaw to length then the split with the mill? Looks to me like here would be firewood pieces scattered all over the yard. I'd have thought you'd have to split then saw to length. Please confirm.
I often thought of trying that . But then you end up with donage that is useful . or maybe get some good lumber . To many things to consider . So I just split it then its ruined and can only get burnt . I don't feel as bad that way .......
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on September 19, 2016, 08:40:38 PM
I call it Gourmet Firewood. ;D
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Poston you're a trend setter, pushing the envelope (...firewood box). ;D
POWER.....firewood box.
Quote from: WV Sawmiller on September 20, 2016, 08:34:38 AM
Dave,
I'm confused (again). Did I understand you chainsaw to length then the split with the mill? Looks to me like here would be firewood pieces scattered all over the yard. I'd have thought you'd have to split then saw to length. Please confirm.
Howard-
If he crosscuts it with chainsaw first, but doesnt cut it all the way through, he can clamp the whole length and each piece will still be held until it is sawed loose. Then after his last cut he can cut the rest of the way with chainsaw
We just signed you up for the Firewood Shootout in Ohio . . But you are bringing a sawmill to a log processor fight . . Like bringing a knife to a gunfight . . Always good entertainment
4X4,
That make sense but it still looks like the firewood from the first couple of cuts would be loose and fall off.
No joke, gentleman branded "organic firewood" on my way up to Vermont when I passed by. Rumor was he gets $50 more per cord.
Now Organic Gourmet Firewood "perfect for stickering" would easily go for , I am thinking ballpark $300 :)
You guys might be joking around but this guy is serious- seriously raking in some big bucks selling "Seasoned Gourmet Firewood". He also has accounts with local restraunts, one of them being Rachael Ray. He is a very smart businessman. I did a portable job for him over the winter time and he was great to work for. He provided me 5-6 people to work for me each day, and he paid me promptly. He is in Saratoga, which has a lot of the horse track gambling type folks and I guess they keep him busy.
Check out his website:
http://seasonedgourmetfirewood.com
I am in an aerial drone video somewhere there
There was a local guy here that had a wood fired pizza place. I saw the wood he was using. Looked just like a grade stake,about 2 feet long. I never got a chance to ask him,but I bet they was kiln dried too. Better than just throwing in radom size pieces,he was the type that would know how many "grade stakes" to throw in to get so much heat.
Gourment firewood that could be relabeled pizza wood. ;D Probably all the same kind of wood,so he knew how much 2-3 sticks would produce for heat. Kinda hard to be making pizza and have no idea how much heat you are producing in the oven.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBb9O-aW4zI
Quote from: 4x4American on September 20, 2016, 01:24:10 PM
You guys might be joking around but this guy is serious- seriously raking in some big bucks selling "Seasoned Gourmet Firewood". He also has accounts with local restraunts, one of them being Rachael Ray. He is a very smart businessman. I did a portable job for him over the winter time and he was great to work for. He provided me 5-6 people to work for me each day, and he paid me promptly. He is in Saratoga, which has a lot of the horse track gambling type folks and I guess they keep him busy.
Check out his website:
http://seasonedgourmetfirewood.com
I am in an aerial drone video somewhere there
At 1:19 your sawmill is visible, but looks like the covers are still on. At 2:18 you're at the controls. ;D
Quote from: WV Sawmiller on September 20, 2016, 08:34:38 AM
Dave,
I'm confused (again). Did I understand you chainsaw to length then the split with the mill? Looks to me like here would be firewood pieces scattered all over the yard. I'd have thought you'd have to split then saw to length. Please confirm.
I take the logs of choice.
Put it on the mill and saw my thickness in slabs. I like to saw 3 inch slabs.
Turn as many slabs as I can on edge and clamp.
Then I chainsaw the slab every 20 inches as far down as I choose.
Then I slowly run the blade through the slabs.
Instant firewood. With a sharp blade, each piece stays in place.
I saw about 3 rows then turn the mill off and take the firewood and stack it in the backhoe bucket or put it in my trailer.
What I like is, I never have to stoop over.
Quote from: SineWave on September 20, 2016, 05:52:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBb9O-aW4zI
I watched this video.....this guy has been inhaling his Smoke and Flame. :D
It's good to see I'm not the only weirdo here...I mean that in a good way...
Quote from: bkaimwood on September 20, 2016, 08:42:44 PM
It's good to see I'm not the only weirdo here...I mean that in a good way...
As soon as I saw this guy take the pair of scissors and clip that"hair" off that stick of firewood.....
I was outta here! smiley_horserider
Yup, I leave every time that clip gets re-posted. :D
I know a guy that heat treats his firewood before it goes to local restaurants. This started after a big blacksnake crawled out of one load.
Hes pulling your leg guys :new_year: :snowball:...He really stacks it on a 45
Im going to start this very soon great Idea 8)
Well there are more than two weird and deplorable fire wood craftsmen out in the sticks, now I surely won't clip off a stray strand, but I do marvel at some incredible quarter split grain, and at just the right moment, the rays and flecks take on a life of their own. Just gotta be their, haa, haa!!
at the risk of committing sawmill blasphemy, after reading this I`ve adopted this method for cutting my 4 cords of gourmet firewood.. eliminates crawling around on the ground getting stuff to the splitter, I got two cords done and dumped in the shed without even getting dirty... or tired
So, if I got this right, I can rub ginger on my firewood, trim the splinters and sell each piece for $1200.00? DanG, why did I go to school?
Bob
Quote from: 4x4American on September 20, 2016, 01:24:10 PM
You guys might be joking around but this guy is serious- seriously raking in some big bucks selling "Seasoned Gourmet Firewood". He also has accounts with local restraunts, one of them being Rachael Ray. He is a very smart businessman. I did a portable job for him over the winter time and he was great to work for. He provided me 5-6 people to work for me each day, and he paid me promptly. He is in Saratoga, which has a lot of the horse track gambling type folks and I guess they keep him busy.
Check out his website:
http://seasonedgourmetfirewood.com
I am in an aerial drone video somewhere there
Is that you sawing with the 40 around the 2:18 mark??
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Sho ams
Too funny guys.
We have been doing that around here for about 10 years. Specifically for the outdoor wood boiler that heats the kiln. It's a great way to quickly whack down the big gnarly logs into chunks that are the right diameter (or square) (or triangle).
Sometimes it makes a great relief not to think about cutting or even looking at the scale. Just guestimate the cut and go like heck.
It does save a ton of time when prepping the boiler wood.
As I do the outer big slabby chunks, they get cut a bit shorter for the house woodstove.