A day cutting wood

[ladylake]

 Cat s tryin to  live off their name now, I wont buy one .   Steve

[Bruno of NH]

My two friends that have big excavation companies.
20+ employees each
One runs Volvo the other Kamutso 

[Bandmill Bandit]

Hello to all of you. Its been a whilesince i did a post BUT heres some pics of a few jobs in the region that we are re locating too.

Its really hard to beat this kind of beauty for milling sites.



 

 

 

Up in the Terrace region of super natural BC! 

[Magicman]

Wes, I have been wondering where you were, and moving close to your Son makes perfect sense.  Heck you will even be close to Percy but we won't tell anyone.  :D

[Southside]

Dang! That's a pretty spot. 

[Bandmill Bandit]

Hey Magic, good to hear from you too.

That spot is on the north end Kalum Lake, looking across the Kitsumm Kalum river delta to the north west. Our lake lot is about a 1/4 mile south right on the beach. Some incredible fishing on that lake and 5 others with in a 30 minute drive, but thats for next year.

My sons wife and the property owners wife are sisters. I sawed out a new 16' x 24' deck and 300' of cedar fence that has apparently motivated the tagging of about 20+ trees so far for spring milling for a whole bunch of projects on the camp grounds. Total of 46 acres with 28 camp/cabin sites at the moment. I'll post a few more pictures later. most of the lake abd boating pics I have posted come from the area. Also some of the best big game and trophy hunting, fishing and heli skiing.

Oh and I am doing mobile milling that Percy is passing on to me as they dont do mobile any more. Apparently I have favorably impressed a few the entrenched logger types with the quality of my work.    
   

[Southside]

I am guessing this video is a common scene there at your new place? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU

:D

[Peter Drouin]

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[69bronco]

Thanks Southside.. I needed that :D

[thecfarm]

How do you get sawing done with a view like that?   ;D

[Magicman]

 

 
When I met Wes, he was on the way to Terrace to visit with his Son and PatD & I were headed home. 

We had driven through the area where he is settling and I can attest to it's beauty.  

[Bandmill Bandit]

It is tough to get any real production but then production isnt as important as quality on the these initial jobs I am doing. I have a hunch i may be needing an extension though. A lot of trees up there will give you a longer butt log than a lot of the full length of a whole tree in this area and some awesome clear lumbe out of a lot of them. I got 3 Sitka spruce that we cut, limbed, bucked, 2 weeks ago that gave us 2 x 16's, 2x12's and a 10' that is still 8 inch small end. the butt logs are 34" to 38" AFTER we cut the bell off. Whats left in the top will be 4x4 dunnage. just way too much fun.

[Peter Drouin]

What a nice place to work!  Quality is always #1
Getting cold here. Should have back-drag the yard some before a freeze.
Went out this morning " too late" Hard :D
Nice sun rise at the mill.


 

 

 
Sun comes in and worms up.



 
Hydro on the LT40 a little slow.
Have trucks coming in with pine and hemlock, Red oak



Too far for a pic. 
Just keep pilling. Have one timber frame with 72 pieces of 12' stuff.
8x8 8x6 8 x10 3x5 and more.



Happy bird day. 8) 8)

[Peter Drouin]

It's here.


 
And the first thing to do is cut rock. :D

 

 

 

 
Some towns want the logger to put down 2" rock at the landing to clean off the mud on the truck tires. This rock is sharp and got push into the log 3" add snow and the fun starts'
But never fear, the NEW t7 blade will find it.

Cutting a lot of beams this week. All my timber framers that buy from me want clean beams. That's when the rags come out.


 

 

 
Just a day cutting wood.

[Bruno of NH]

Looking good Peter 

[Peter Drouin]

Bruno, did you put a roof over the mill yet?

[Andries]

Fine looking operation Peter.
And that Lull matches the mill colour so nice too! 😎 

[Bruno of NH]

Bruno, did you put a roof over the mill yet?

Not yet lol 
Been so busy sawing

[Peter Drouin]

 

 




 
More wood, More coming. 
With the way things are, I get it when I can. Most of the big mills are out of wood or only have enough for a day or so.

[Bruno of NH]

Yes when you can get it and it's good ,I have been buying as well.
Hoping to get a load or 2 this week.
Snows on the way today.

[PAmizerman]

Same here. I bought 5 and have 5 more coming. Not sure where I'm going to put them 😂

 

[Peter Drouin]

 

 

 

 

A house show up. And I have my own logs to cut' : :D

[PAmizerman]

I'm about out of logs. There getting hard to get here. I'm booked out six weeks and losing work daily because I can't get to it quick enough.

[WDH]

Looking good there, Pine Man. 

[Peter Drouin]

Looking good there, Pine Man.  

That's Pine / Hemlock /hardwood, man. :D :D ;)
The road bans just come off last week. Loggers piling logs at their landing for me. I should get 4 to5 more  TT loads next week.
I'm so far behind. :D :D 
That pic is 3 loads, I did not get pic of the first truck.
Maybe 12,000 to 18,000 bf.