Whatcha Sawin' 2022 ??

[Dave Shepard]

I always taste pepperoncini peppers and pickles when I saw black locust. 

[wernerbrandes]

Just the thread I was looking for! We had several trees felled and now I've got quite a lot to process! Lots for firewood, but there are a few special pieces that I'm planning to slab. Some of them are too large to move, so I picked up a Stihl MS 660 and a 48" Granberg Alaskan mill and I'm going to be working these piles allllll summer long, probably. Several white oak logs, one black walnut, a couple norway spruce, and some elm.



 



 



 



 



 



 

[Walnut Beast]

 

 Timberking getting it done!! 

 

 

 

   

[Larry]

Pretty slabs!  I like the white sapwood.

[cutterboy]

Walnut Beast, there you go again, working at night in the dark. :D 
Beautiful wood!

[Walnut Beast]

Thanks cutter! Getting ready to slice in this one

 

 

[Walnut Beast]

Black gold never disappoints! Got rained out but it sure looks nice on the gold 

 

 

   

[btulloh]

WB, you're getting a lot of nice lumber and character slabs. You must have an unlimited supply of walnut trees and downed logs!  Must make your customer base pretty happy!  They must be snapping it up as fast as you can produce it. 

[caveman]

Nothing exciting here.  JMoore and I built a few 8' pallets to stack lumber on to start the day.  A tropical storm was scheduled but mostly stayed to the south and made for a nice day to work.  After the pallets, we sawed a few heart pine logs for a floor order, ate lunch and retrieved a few more from the pond.  We sawed and stacked but we are still about 200 bf short of our order.  Just before dark, I walked out to the pond and found a couple of logs that should fulfill this order.  

After sawing for most of the day, we put legrite legs on some bench slabs and sanded them.  We farmed out the table that they will go with but they are all ready for finish now.  I appreciate WDH giving me a little guidance on the Legrite's as we have not used them before.

A week ago, I tore my calf muscle while cutting logs on a little bit of rough ground.  Earlier in the week, we installed the sawmill ridealong seat because I was not able to keep up with the mill.  It keeps me from helping moving slabs and stacking lumber but I think it has really increased our production.  With hydraulics everywhere and someone who knows what's up, the production can go way up.  


 

 

 
My slab pile and sawdust pile is not comparable to Jake's, but it will make a good fire.
 

I was able to send out a small load of 2x's and some 1x6's yesterday morning.  These help pay for diesel and blades.  

[Old Greenhorn]

Sorry about your leg issues Caveman. Those benches you have in that photo, are those Deb Legs? If not, where did you find them?

[Walnut Beast]

Epoxy in this stuff will make for some interesting stuff 

[Cornerstone]

Those benches you have in that photo, are those Deb Legs?

They look like they are the Deb legs from Ritelegco.com.... I was curious so I looked into it. They sure are proud of those legs at almost 200 bucks a pair.  I plan on making my own legs for a few projects that I want to do. I like the modern leg with rustic look.

[beenthere]

They are not made in China... just sayin

[Old Greenhorn]

No, they are not cheap. I have an RFQ with Rite Leg for 2 pairs of  bench Deb legs and a pair of table legs right now in a custom color. Their legs are rock solid and add a lot to the projects I use them on. Plus, they are super folks to work with. I suggest them to my clients all the time. The last pair I put on a bar, the client questioned the cost a little, but when they got the finished product, they just said "WOW, now I know why you suggested them."

 I have 2 pair of the picnic table legs in my shop right now waiting for buildup, and I think I need to order two more pair. It's one of those products that once you see it, you get it. This ain't sheetmetal work. ;D

[caveman]

I don't know what they cost.  Our customers wanted a table and four benches to go with it.  They asked about legs, and I suggested that they take a look at the Ritelegs.  They did, the legs were delivered to me and they will soon have an amazing table with nice benches.

We build quite a few benches using 3" octagon legs and a 2" tenon cutter but I will admit that these benches look a bit more refined.

[Cornerstone]

They are not made in China... just sayin

With a beautiful piece like that bench it'd be a shame to slap on a flimsy chinesium set. American made  and worth every penny too. 

[Old Greenhorn]

The reason I asked was to learn how do you find the weighting on them? Are they heavy enough? I am quoting a dining table and two benches right now for a client that chose those legs and am hoping the bench legs are fairly heavy as the other legs I have bought from them. This is my first job with Deb legs. I probably should have asked Shania at Riteleg but I didn't think of it at the time.

[caveman]

The legs are plenty stout.  The plate that mounts to the bottom of the bench appeared to be 1/4" and the square tubing did not seem to be thin wall.  With oak slabs on top of those legs, the benches are pretty hefty.

[Old Greenhorn]

Super, that is exactly what I expected and hoped for. They don't have the weight on the web page. Those sure make your benches look nice!

[WDH]

They are nice and heavy.  On the 5 foot benches that I make, I can stand on top on one end with my 220 pounds and the bench does not tip or move at all.  Rock solid.  I really like the Deb bench legs too.  I have never met Deb, but I have talked to her on the phone many times.  It must be my Southern roots, but Deb sounds just like Tammy on the phone.

[Resonator]

And by buying Riteleg (Logrite) you support one of the sponsors of the Forum.

[Resonator]

New customer brought me some pine logs to be sawed into slabs that he had cut lengthwise with a chainsaw. Apparently he had trouble keeping the saw straight, as the first few slabs I cut had "issues". :

[Walnut Beast]

Keep that black gold coming 

 

 

[caveman]

And by buying Riteleg (Logrite) you support one of the sponsors of the Forum.

That is the primary reason that I recommend the Log Rite legs.  A couple of folks, who have high quality standards, also have used them and spoke favorably about their products.

[DbltreeBelgians]

Here's a set of "RiteLeg" bench legs I used on a bench I made for my daughter and to be son in law.



 



 
They make awesome legs and like others have said they are a forum sponsor supporting us so I will continue using their fine products to help support them.

Brent