A day cutting wood

[WDH]

100 3x12's is a whack.

[thechknhwk]

My ol' friend Tedd actually lifted that log up over the eave of the building in the background with that fork truck.  Not the best judgement, but I was too scared for him to take a picture.  Whew!



Scale maxed out on the 35.



Bibbying down, we're getting closer to making the full 2" thick x 8" & 10" the customer wanted.  Ended up yielding 550bf, but I think I missed a few boards on the trailer.  The customer's stacking was a mess, and he kept his hands in his pockets too much.  Was kinda driving me nuts, but we got it done in about 4hrs.

[beenthere]

Some serious twist to the grain in that log. How are the boards coming out of it, pretty straight (so far) ?

[thechknhwk]

The boards were all good except there was some that were affected by a crack in the log.  Customer took more pics; I forgot to ask him to email them to me.

[5quarter]

I like those stacks drying in the background of the 3rd pic.  ;)

[Peter Drouin]

Good job, Logs like that can be a hand full.  8)

[Peter Drouin]

Recut some Douglass fir today.


  

  

  

 
The customer is going to make bunk beds with it.
Some of Anns flowers


  

  

  

[gullydweller]

Beautiful douglas fir.  I am a new member but not a new reader.  I have enjoyed reading all the members posts for sometime now.  Not sure I have a lot to add to the conversations yet but thought I should register and let everyone know how much I enjoy soaking up the knowledge.

I am one year and three months into running my full time timber framing/whatever pays the bills business and loving it.  My first mill is coming in June and I can't wait.  The first project is cutting the timbers for my family's timber frame home I'm starting this summer.

I will try not to be too annoying with rookie questions.

[thecfarm]

First mill coming in June? What is it? And welcome to the forum.

[gullydweller]

Thanks for the welcome.  It is a turner mill with the 24 horse honda, 36" bed width and I got a 30' trailer model so I can squeak a 25-26 footer on occasionally but still haul it to my dads when he has something to saw. I'm really excited.

[thecfarm]

Don't forget the Logrite cantdog or peavey. Sponsor on the left.

[Dave Shepard]

Welcome to the Forum, gullydweller. Ask all the questions you want. Be sure to show us your timber framing stuff, too, in our timber framing section. That's what I do, when I'm not logging and milling timbers.

[gullydweller]

I will have to have my wife show me how to upload pics to the forum, but I think that I got my link to my website set-up correctly if you click on the globe on my profile.  My wife is my web designer, she works for a software company.  Without her I would barely know how to check my email.  Joining the forum might be my first self directed technology advancement every.  Glad I did though.

[Chuck White]

Welcome to the forestry Forum, gullydweller

[backwoods sawyer]

Today we done something different. Tree service took the 36" Cedar tree down and the customer just wanted it removed. So we set the mill up went back and got the trailer, loaded both the lumber and the tailings on the trailer and hauled them off. It took two trips with the trailer, one at lunch and one at the end of the day, and another trip back over the mountain to get the mill. The customer did use all the sawdust.

We set the mill back far enough from the tree that we had room to manuver the logs. The first two we used the clamp and a pair of chains along with a pee-vee to get them turned and aimed at the loading arms, then just rolled them in with pee-vees.

Milled out a 10x12 shed package along with some benches out of a short log.



 


 


 

[TimGA]

     Very nice.
                       Tim

[Peter Drouin]

A long time ago, I had my guy give me logs from a tree he was taken down. 
The logs were too big to move so I brought the mill over and cut it all up , He would not let me load the lumber on the truck.  :D :D :D
He payed me .65 a BF for it.  :D :D


Good job, Are you going to sell the shed kit?

[backwoods sawyer]

Are you going to sell the shed kit?

Nope this will be for my own us. Free log, $50 in gas, and a half day of milling, I did give him a couple of the bench boards and cut a sigh board for his driveway.
I see why everyone wants a sawmill  ;D

[drobertson]

Nice work backwoods! nothing better than a load to go when it can be used.

[RPowers]

I had a customer drop off a trailer of walnut pieces he salvaged from a neighbor with firewood intentions. How pretty this log would've been in one piece I could only imagine, and faster sawing too. You can see my size L work glove on one piece for scale. These were big enough that I needed my new friend for loading help. Old Ford 4400.


 


 
Some Most of these presented clamping challenges due to the small size. Lotsa frustration when they kept trying to move.


 


 
Some were at the mill's capacity for cutting live edge like the customer wanted.


 
The larges two pieces had to be trimmed to fit so that I could thru-n-thru on the best figure. I think they turned out ok.


  

 
Six hours later and the initial stack heap was turned into this.


 
I'll tell him to get them from his neighbor next time before they hit the firewood pile, . It really is amazing how people do not know what they have till after it is almost ruined, sometimes. That was my last Day Cutting Wood.

Ryan

[drobertson]

Nice recovery RP,
Peter, did I see worms, or bores  In the fir?

[Peter Drouin]

Nice recovery RP,
Peter, did I see worms, or bores  In the fir?

Nails. the customer worked 2 days pulling. :D :D

[thecfarm]

Peter,I always like that creeping plox on a wall. Looks good. Lumber looks good too.

[Peter Drouin]

The sun was out, Good day to cut.


  

 
More than ½ way , All 1x3=1x4=1x5 red pine. I think there was 5 logs big enough to get 12" wide lumber with :
All and All 5500 BF 2 days. 7hr day 400 BF an Hr cutting 3/4/5" wide wood with small logs with one tail man and no edger.
Bigger logs with bigger lumber 700+ BF can be done. :D


  
The 5 big logs I got 1x12 and 10. and we did stick the 3 and 4s :D


 
Giddy up :D :D

[Dad2FourWI]

That looks like a good day!

Nice job!!

I saw your platform for cutting too-small chunks... I often have small stuff to cut and this is always such a pain.... if you come up with any good ideas on how to handle those small pieces, please share!

-Dad2FourWI