New here, Introduction

Unfortunate Bystander · July 24, 2013, 12:09:44 AM

Hello all. Just joined this evening after reading through things for a couple of days. Here's my story: we had half a dozen 100'+ Douglas Fir trees looming over the house. A friend is a timber operator and he says if we cut down a few more he would put his Mobile Dimension mill on-site and we could have some fun. We've cut a bunch of lumber but here's a special project (a couple more photos in my gallery):

Planning on building a gazebo with octagonal posts.

A neighbor who has done a lot of milling with an Alaska mill has got the sawmill bug so after my buddy removes the Mobile Dimension Mill to his next job the neighbor and I are going to 'play' with a hobby mill. We've ordered an HM126 and are just waiting for it to arrive. I know it's not in the same league as the MD but I think we have appropriate expectations.

Looking forward to sharing our adventures here and learning a lot too!

---john.

beenthere · July 24, 2013, 01:06:48 AM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum.
You have hit the ground running, and we'll look forward to a many more exciting things to happen with your plans.

thecfarm · July 24, 2013, 06:49:16 AM

Unfortunate Bystander,welcome to the forum. Sounds like a plan to me. Have fun and keep us posted on the build.

clww · July 24, 2013, 07:12:34 AM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum.

Andy White · July 24, 2013, 07:16:08 AM

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That sounds like a very workable plan for getting started in milling. Your Doug. Fir sure looks good. Should make for a nice Gazebo .
You will like the HM126 for those kinds of projects. I do mine!! Keep us posted, and BTW welcome to the Forestry Forum.
You will learn from the best. Andy

Sixacresand · July 24, 2013, 08:28:43 AM

Welcome to the Forum, Unfortunate Bystander. I have been trying to perfect cutting octagon post for my front porch. I think the mill lathe is the answer, but I have been using a jig that holds the cant at 45 degrees.

Roxie · July 24, 2013, 08:30:37 AM

Welcome to the forum!

Chuck White · July 24, 2013, 08:41:49 AM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, John.

drobertson · July 24, 2013, 09:05:37 AM

Howdy unfortunate, looks like a great start for your project, can't wait to see more progress. david

moosehunter · July 24, 2013, 09:32:52 AM

Welcome to the FF, awesome looking pile o lumber there!

Martha White Nelson · July 24, 2013, 09:45:40 AM

Hello, and welcome to the forum!!!!!

Unfortunate Bystander · July 24, 2013, 12:52:56 PM

Quote from: Sixacresand on July 24, 2013, 08:28:43 AM
I think the mill lathe is the answer, but I have been using a jig that holds the cant at 45 degrees.

Here's a shot of the vee blocks we've been using:

one inch plywood separated by 2x with extra clearance at the vee so the sawdust doesn't pile up.

---john.

Magicman · July 24, 2013, 01:09:15 PM

Welcome Unfortunate Bystander, but it appears that you will be much more than a bystander. Obviously, you have much to share.

WmFritz · July 26, 2013, 05:43:56 PM

Welcome to the Forum and great first post. You must've read here that we love pictures. arteest-smiley

Look forward to seeing your project come together.