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Do you have trees to grow? Logs to saw? A forest to manage? Chainsaws to fix? A sawmill to purchase or maintain? Timber related business to run? Lumber to dry? Trees or plants to identify? A cabin to build? Are you hungry and like FOOD?

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Timberframing and Bandsaw Cutting

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Yesterday at 04:50:55 PM
Written by prittgers
Views: 162
Where can I find information on a band-sawing and timberframing class in Alaska this summer?

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Woodmizer LT40SH CG-13 engine problem

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Yesterday at 11:58:47 AM
Written by Country Bumpkin
Views: 127
I have a Wood-mizer LT40SH with a Nissan CG-13 engine that is not running right. I need to manually manipulate the choke to cold start it and it needs to really warm up before it will function properly. There is a small plastic gear on the throttle linkage with broken cogs that I suspect might be the...

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Remote band mill, how can I avoid walking and measuring ?

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Yesterday at 10:21:01 AM
Written by chainsaw_louie
Views: 266

Im trying to figure out how to be more efficient when running the LT40 remote by myself and minimize my trips to the log deck.

When I watch the videos that folks post of milling with remote operator consoles, when squaring a log into a cant or trimming edges of boards, there isn't much walking down to the far end to measure the height of the log and calculate the depth of cut or toe-board height. Somehow they know the proper height to cut at without measuring or so it appears. Read More

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What market to get into cutting logs?

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
May 30, 2025, 11:37:42 AM
Written by kalebair
Views: 756
Just got a woodland hm126 10 foot sawmill. Im in need for advice and knowledge of what to cut and sell out of mostly hardwood logs. I've been cutting wood slices which is a decent seller but they need to dry and while they do i need to find something else to do with the big logs. I have a lap siding kit. What do you think would be the best market, things like beams, mantle, for furniture and what width/thickness dimensional or live edge, lap siding, or should I start getting pine logs for construction, things like that. Im not looking to get real big into it and i dont have much room and things have to air dry for now. thankful for any response help_meRead More

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Wooden ladders

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
May 30, 2025, 07:41:27 AM
Written by KWood255
Views: 798
Good morning folks, sorry if this is the wrong section of the FF to post...

I have a large industrial customer who we supply significant quantities of timber products to monthly. They have inquired with us to build/supply a high quantity of emergency ladders for underground. These will be built from full dimensional 2x4x16 with 1x4 rungs, recessed into the vertical 2x4's. Initially I thought this was a great opportunity in the slow times to build these...exceptionally simple design with common materials around the mill site. Read More

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