Whatcha Sawin' 2020 ??

WV Sawmiller · April 14, 2020, 05:13:04 PM

I did some troubleshooting/work on the mill today and noticed the customer's cut list stuck under a magnet in my control panel so for grins I brought it in and plugged it into my spreadsheet to check the bf he originally requested. Turns out his cut list was 1009 bf compared to 4,035 bf we actually cut. Almost exactly 4 times as much lumber out of his logs as he was expecting. He told me after we had sawed a while he'd cut a particular log expecting to get 6-7 2X4's out of it then was amazed that by rotating the log in different directions and such I'd get 24-25 2X4s out of it. That is rewarding - and profitable too.

Magicman · April 14, 2020, 07:04:17 PM

Big Red Oak logs today.

Guess I could ask if that butt log makes my sawmill look little?

It did make Luke look small. There were three of them; this one being 38"X40". Try that on a 4 post sawmill!! :

It did take some "gun-barreling". I did not tally today but we will finish this job tomorrow.

I'll be sawing for a many times repeat bowl turner customer Thursday.

Magicman · April 15, 2020, 03:21:46 PM

I finished sawing the Red Oak this morning.

Purdy stuff.

I only took a couple of pictures of two bookmatched 2½"X22"X9' pieces. The black is pith rot which will/can be filled with epoxy, etc.

tule peak timber · April 15, 2020, 03:57:40 PM

Cedar and redwood logs today from Northern California.

And a better shot of the long Redwood table loaded up and outbound,another happy customer !

paul case · April 16, 2020, 10:38:50 AM

Hey Mr Magicman,

I sawed you were trying to upload video to youtube?
Do you have a channel? What is the channel name? Mine is Paul Case!

SawyerTed · April 16, 2020, 06:24:59 PM

What I sawed today was pine and white oak barn framing. 2x6sx20 2x8x20 and 1x sheathing boards. We made over 1,700 board feet . One big green machine brought logs another took lumber away.

Today wasn't so much about what I sawed but where. This is about 6 miles from my house.

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Magicman · April 16, 2020, 07:37:01 PM

Quote from: paul case on April 16, 2020, 10:38:50 AMDo you have a channel? What is the channel name? Mine is Paul Case!

Paul it's my name along with a few dozen more Lynn Davis'. My "L" is in a gray circle. I need to customize it but I have no idea how?

I sawed for a bowl turner today and this was probably my third time to saw for him.

And the logs were overgrown, some rotten, and a general mess.

My 80+ year old tractor operator and my customer sitting in the background.

First up was this "empty" Beech log that I sawed into mirror frames.

I sawed mostly Cherry, but then there was this one. What say you?

OK, inside.

And then there was this log?

Inside.

And the final tally after ~4 hours sawing.

I'm off until Monday when I will be sawing some huge ERC logs.

E-Tex · April 17, 2020, 01:02:57 PM

ain't posted pics in a while. just a few pics of this springs sawmill work.

Sixacresand · April 17, 2020, 02:37:28 PM

Edged and straight lined maybe 2000 dry pine boards, six or more at a time. Required a lot of labor. Three half days for four guys, me being the youngest. No support equipment on site. Scrap fire felt good on a cool morning. Lumber stack at end of first day photo. The stack grew to the point we had to move move mill over.

SawyerTed · April 17, 2020, 08:18:01 PM

Repeat customer (former student from 30 years ago). Poplar 4/4x11x10, cedar 3/4x8x12 and cedar 2x2x12. On the ground right behind the truck are the components for a live edge cedar dining room table.

WDH · April 18, 2020, 07:51:24 AM

MM,

Honeylocust and maple.

Patrick NC · April 18, 2020, 07:53:38 AM

500' of red cedar. Customer wants all 4/4. I better get started.

EOTE · April 18, 2020, 09:39:42 AM

Quote from: E-Tex on April 17, 2020, 01:02:57 PM
ain't posted pics in a while. just a few pics of this springs sawmill work.

Nice pile of cedar! Reminds me that I have to cut some for a deck repair.

Magicman · April 19, 2020, 10:09:33 AM

Quote from: WDH on April 18, 2020, 07:51:24 AM
MM,

Honeylocust and maple.

I actually called it Chinaberry and didn't know if the other was Maple or Black/Tupelo Gum?
The wood looked right for Honeylocust but the bark looked wrong. ??

tule peak timber · April 19, 2020, 01:32:56 PM

I'm sawing plastic sewer pipe today, no knots so far,,,,, but a lot of hollow centers......

GAB · April 19, 2020, 01:56:01 PM

Quote from: tule peak timber on April 19, 2020, 01:32:56 PM
I'm sawing plastic sewer pipe today, no knots so far,,,,, but a lot of hollow centers......

Thanks for the chuckle.
GAB

Walnut Beast · April 19, 2020, 02:45:07 PM

Nice looking work partner

WDH · April 19, 2020, 06:13:36 PM

MM,

You are right about the chinaberry. I am certain about the maple.

Magicman · April 19, 2020, 07:27:54 PM

Both had been down for a considerable length of time and the bark was falling off, so I did the best I could with the pictures. I was fairly certain about the Chinaberry, but the other was something that I very seldom see so I'll take some kind of Maple.

My customer had no idea about either, said that someone dropped them off.

Don P · April 19, 2020, 08:16:31 PM

QuoteToday wasn't so much about what I sawed but where. This is about 6 miles from my house.

Ted, is that the back of Pilot Mt?

When I was a teenager a forester took me to a harvest going on, he said this one is kind of special to me, this is the first time I've seen some of my trees from start to finish.
I've finally gotten that feeling this past week, just white pines but I've known them since they were pups, the better ones are 2' now and yielding 4 good 12' logs and a couple of 6x6's above that.

Banjo picker · April 19, 2020, 10:55:19 PM

This was a very ugly log .... flared butt and limbs starting on the other end. The bark was slipping so I pealed it off before I put it on the mill. It was a customers log. Nice boards on the inside and they got prettier the deeper I cut. Could I get an I'd for it please.

BrentWV · April 20, 2020, 06:47:24 AM

Something in the hickory family?

SawyerTed · April 20, 2020, 07:15:55 AM

QuoteToday wasn't so much about what I sawed but where. This is about 6 miles from my house.

Ted, is that the back of Pilot Mt?
Don, that's a portion of Cook's Wall which is part of Hanging Rock State Park. Pilot Mountain State Park is 12 or so miles west. An interesting thing about Hanging Rock, it is part of an ancient mountain range called the Sauratown Mountains. The mountain range of 5 peaks (3,200 feet above sea level) is contained completely within Stokes County. Our farm land is very much like mountain land north and west of here.
Pilot Mountain is not as old and was formed through completely different geological processes.

Don P · April 20, 2020, 09:08:24 AM

Ah!, I see the Sauratown range on the left side as I'm heading down 77. Dad used to take us to Hanging Rock pretty often as kids. From my very limited understanding those mountains and the Uwharries further south predate the Appalachians.