Cuttin Fire wood

[Nick B SW Ont Canada]

Question to all you experienced sawyers.  If you have the mill set up and running is it quicker to quarter or more a fire wood log on the mill and then hack it into stove size pieces with the chainsaw? Or would you still cut and split firewood the traditinal way?

[Minnesota_boy]

It seems to take way less time and effort to quarter on the mill and then saw it up.  I like to saw a 16' piece instead of the shorter logs.  I really prefer to use the electric heat.  ;D

[Frickman]

On our mill, a circle mill, it would take longer. You'd save a little time splitting, but spend four or more time cutting the logs to length. Plus, it be a shame to put hours on a sawmill when a cheap, gas powered log splitter will do the same thing. Now if you have a cutoff saw in-line with your offbearer rolls, and a helper to cutup as you go, you can make pretty good time in fairly straight logs. A local fellow did it for years, just to give he and the boy something to do on rainy days. You're still though wearing out a sawmill when a log splitter will do the trick.