Whatcha Sawin' 2020 ??

[Brad_bb]

A little bow won't hurt anything, It's all going to be T&G and will be screwed down.

Magic Man, seems like you're really risking it.  I'm not sure how you're even setting up one handed?  

[Magicman]

Never underestimate the Magic in da Man.  :   8)

[Kwill]

What I'm fixing to be sawing😀

 

 

 

 

[doc henderson]

agreed to saw a bodark stump.  turns out it was 1/4 roots.  dulled 4 bands despite using some of MMs magic methods of cleaning.  



 

big inclusions with dirt and stuff to dull a blade.



 

this is the guy Mervin, who makes the turkey and deer calls and his son.



 



 

he wanted it inch and an eighth.  got about 150 board feet of that and a slab 3,5 inches thick as I just could not stand to dull another blade.  

he needed more, since a buddy who also makes calls won a major national award using some of Mervins Osage Orange (Hedge) so now wants another 100 blanks!



 

about 1,000 contestants.  Mervin got 12th in his catagory.

The before pic of the mill is part of why I think it is good to pull her out once a year and fix and service, clean and lube everything, grade my area so it drains well.  ect.  feels brand new.



 

[KenMac]

Where is all of the mud? I wouldn't dare pull my mill out of the barn now!!!

[busenitzcww]

Mervin is a great guy! He was telling me about that hedge root ball! Looks like you got it busted up

[WV Sawmiller]

Doc,

   Good looking Osage there. I hope your friend wins top honors in the next turkey calling contest. (I always heard at at turkey calling contest the wild turkey would come in last every time. :D) 

    Being mobile I end up moving my mill several times a year. Every time I do I stop by the faucet in front lot and give the mill a complete bath and while the mill is moved I remove the sawdust pile and clean up the slab pile and get my sawing area ready for the next time. Every time I do a service on the mill I move it to the front lot and wash it good before starting the service. I've heard the WM service techs talking about doing service and the customer bringing it full of sawdust and such. They said the customer ends up paying the same rate to have his mill washed as to have it serviced which makes sense as the WM guru is billing by the hour just like we would if sawing. I.e. Before you take your mill to the shop give it a good cleaning to save yourself some money.

[Brad_bb]

You know I like Osage @doc henderson , but that stump needed 4 hours of hot pressure washing first.  I've cleaned stumps before and it can take a whole day to clean out the roots, trim them back and pressure wash it all really good.

[doc henderson]

he said he did that, but we had to bibby quite a bit.  it was getting dark and we made 2 passes.  he is paying for the blades.  finished it up and he is happy.  I used one 7 degree double hard and it was great on the first pass, then the same as the old re-sharpened blades.

[Magicman]

We made good progress in the sand box today.


 
Ronnie gave the MS362 a good workout bucking logs.


 
And extracting the logs with the telehandler.


 
26 eleven footers.  You see sand?  I don't see any sand.  


 
Bringing the first 4 to the sawmill.  This picture also shows many completed and occupied units in the background.

We sawed 15 logs but I forgot to take a picture when we quit.  

I found out that I can uncoil and coil a blade one handed and if I have a good tailgunner, I can saw one handed.  ;D

[DWyatt]

We made good progress in the sand box today.


 
Ronnie gave the MS362 a good workout bucking logs.


 
And extracting the logs with the telehandler.


 
26 eleven footers.  You see sand?  I don't see any sand.  


 
Bringing the first 4 to the sawmill.  This picture also shows many completed and occupied units in the background.

We sawed 15 logs but I forgot to take a picture when we quit.  

I found out that I can uncoil and coil a blade one handed and if I have a good tailgunner, I can saw one handed.  ;D

Magicman, even though those logs look plenty sandy, they look a lot better than many of the ones you've pictured from the sand box!

[Magicman]

Yes, they were all good and producing mostly 8X8's.  We will get into some logs today that I have not seen yet, so don't give up on ugly.  :

[WDH]

Kwill, you get the nicest cedar.

[Hilltop366]

So MM, you took on this job single handily with a helper.  ;D

[EOTE]

So MM, you took on this job single handily with a helper.  ;D

That's the thing.  Most of us more seasoned in life can out work the young un's with one hand tied behind...er, in front of our backs.  ;D ;D :D

[kelLOGg]

I found out that I can uncoil and coil a blade one handed and if I have a good tailgunner, I can saw one handed.  ;D

smiley_clapping
I'd like to see a Utube of that ... or maybe on AGT.

[Kwill]

Kwill, you get the nicest cedar.

Thank ya. 

 

 making some 4x4 and 1/2 siding

[Bruno of NH]

I have been milling white pine short logs 7' ,6' and 5' into wide boards 14" to  16" wide and making 250 bdft packs to sell.
Taking the 4" to 12" wide stuff and putting it in 250 bdft packs have 10 packs sold and more to put together. 
They are a fast seller.
Saturday I start a hemlock order for a local developer building a barn.
He's supplying the logs 3 ten wheeler loads so far.
8x8 beams and 2x stock for the second level floor.
I'm hoping for a busy spring.

[Kwill]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kwill]

 

 

 

 

[Magicman]

Looking good Kwill.  Looks like that shed and sawmill are doing the trick for you. 8)

So MM, you took on this job single handily with a helper.

Yes, it's not always what you can do but what you can get done.  ;D

I decided first thing this morning to do a bit of needed maintenance on the sawmill.  I had noticed that there was a slight buildup of rust on the bolt on top of the side support.  Now that won't do so I got a new-fresh-out-of-the-box T7 blade and did a very satisfactory job of polishing that bolt.


 
The bad thing was that my tailgunner wanted me to cut him a 1X4, and I was doing him a favor.  This job is timbers only, no lumber.  Now in my sorta defense, the early morning sun was on the loader side and the side support side was completely shaded, at least it was until I lit it up with sparks!!  



 
The "skidder" bringing more logs.


 
And another.  This Red Oak should make a couple of 12X12's.  He is still bringing logs so I have no idea whether I will finish next week.


 

The stash is growing.  That closest 12X12 will become an 8X8, thanks to that last log shown above.  I was not pleased with that amount of wain when we stacked it.

In December while I was off from sawing with my knee replacement surgery, the customer got another sawyer to saw some timbers.  I saw them and wondered what they were for?  Odd dimensions and not pith centered?  

I had wondered the first of the week why my customer was so anxious for me to return and when I saw what had been sawn, I knew.  I told my customer that my sawmill had one feature that no other sawmill had......Me.  I can't repeat what he said, but he agreed.  

[donbj]

Now that won't do so I got a new-fresh-out-of-the-box T7 blade and did a very satisfactory job of polishing that bolt.

Woodmizer should advertise this feature, I know your not the first to catch on to that!:D

I enjoy your postings.

[Southside]

Two words MM - Carriage bolt, gives you almost 1/2" of additional "oops" room.  Of course sometimes that's not enough either.   :

[Raym]

I needed 3 8x8 cedar posts and a neighbor had 2 logs he brought over. He wanted some 2-1/4 live edge slabs so with 2 logs, I got my posts and wound up with 11 10' slabs. The highlight was a pair of 10' 2-1/4" thick 40" wide bookmatched slabs. This is what you call happy/happy.....

 

 

 

 

[Magicman]

Those are some terrific ERC boards, and the bookmatched ones are....