Wet Logs

[idaho04]

My logs are laying under the snow now. Until I build a cover for my sawmill I wlil have to wait until spring to cut again.

Last summer I was cutting dry logs and fresh cut logs. How do wet logs cut? In general, how easy/difficult is cutting: dry, fresh, wet, frozen logs? Any advise here?

[ronwood]

Fresh logs will always cut the best. I been cutting logs recently that are frozen without to much problems. Use 9 deg. 0.045 Woodmaizer blade. Not sure about the wet logs. Logs that are dry will cut the hardest.

[Minnesota_boy]

I always want fresh logs.  Don't always get them though.  I tell customers that I want to see the trees falling as I drive in to start sawing.  This is especially true of our white spruce.  The center of the spruce doesn't seem to have much moisture to start with and they lose it pretty quickly which makes them harder to saw.

[Kirk_Allen]

Wet is good  8) Green is better  8)

Due to circumstances out of my control I had to fell, skid, and store logs from my grandparents land prior to the selling of it >:(

I had over 200 logs that were stored for at least a year.  If anyone wants information on cuttnig dried logs, I think I am now an expert.  1 peice of advice......you dont want to do it. I know I went through blades at a raight of almost double that of my green wood cutting experience.

Yes it can be done and yes I got some beutiful wood but I dont care to cut dry wood again.

[Ron Wenrich]

Think of it this way.  In the old days, they used to have ponds at every sawmill.  That was to help control blue stain and bugs, but it also helped keep the logs fresh.  They sawed wet logs all the time.

I worked at one mill where they regularly wet the logs down.  My better production days are days where it is raining.  The logs are wet, and the dirt isn't as tough on blades or teeth.  It also adds a little lube.

[Kirk_Allen]

Wouldn't you know it!  Local farmer dropped off 8 hickory logs today.   8)

He said they have been sitting on top of some bridge timbers behind his barn for over a year and a half. He said I could have them for all the firewood I have given him last summer. ;D  

Smallest is 13" and the biggest is 23".  I guess I will resort ot cutting some more dry logs!  They are 8-12 foot long  

The worst day of dry log cutting is still better than the best day of any other ocupation I can think of...........unless its cutting green logs.   ;D

Ron, now you got me thinking of puting in a pond with a cement boat ramp to pull the logs out of.  Boy would that add to the list of things I want......I meen, things I NEED  8)