Whatcha Sawin' 2025 ??

[SawyerTed]

Digging through the stack for boards in lower layers might be easier?

[TimW]

Got to test out the sawmill repairs Sunday.  Nice 26 inch oak, I think Pin Oak.  Could be Water Oak.  Customer wanted slabs for kitchen countertops.  I talked him into 2.5 inches for warpage and planning. Got some nice firewood from the first cuts and the sawmill is running like new now.  Yanmar shop in Onalaska, Texas  looked at the Yanmar but found the problem in the Woodmizer wiring to the Throttle Control Valve.

[jpassardi]

Nice. I see you installed your oak (anti staining fork covers) on your loader. 

[Magicman]

Good job.    

It looks Water Oaky from here which is a lower quality Red Oak.  The bacterial stain gives it a very nice blend which I like.  Those should make very nice counter tops.

[Andries]

. . . Got some nice firewood from the first cuts and the sawmill is running like new now.  Yanmar shop in Onalaska, Texas  looked at the Yanmar but found the problem in the Woodmizer wiring to the Throttle Control Valve.

Tim, the mechanical problems with your mill were a marathon.
 You are the definition of tenacious (and patience).
Also, somebody at Yanmar in Onalaska, TX. deserves a promotion. 
It's great to hear this and now you can finally discover what your LT50 is cabable of. 👍

[tule peak timber]

What does the inside of a Cork Oak look like, I don't recall ever seeing it? @tule peak timber

Hope you put up a picture. 

The wood is an unremarkable white colour. I looked up all that I could about the wood on the internet and there's nothing to be said by anyone. All of the volumes of information on cork oak is about the cork. The thick bark makes for tough handling, almost impossible to log clamp and the logs themselves are chicken wings and dog legs, at best! This is a client's project (a public library) and I am charged with taking their trees and turning them into a series of specific furniture in the neo-classical style. That said, I am forced to get everything I can from these crooked little sticks. Oh, and by the way, I have to kiln dry the bark and utilize it in the furniture designs as well as signage. They don't call me the Wizard of Crap for nothing.

[TimW]

Nice. I see you installed your oak (anti staining fork covers) on your loader. 

Yeah, I covered the forks, but not with oak.  Them's seasoned pine boards.  I don't saw much oak, so it is what it is.

[TimW]

Good job.   

It looks Water Oaky from here which is a lower quality Red Oak.  The bacterial stain gives it a very nice blend which I like.  Those should make very nice counter tops.

I'll go with Water Oak.  I saw some red in it and leaned down to smell. It didn't smell like Red Oak.

[TimW]

Tim, the mechanical problems with your mill were a marathon.
 You are the definition of tenacious (and patience).
Also, somebody at Yanmar in Onalaska, TX. deserves a promotion.
It's great to hear this and now you can finally discover what your LT50 is cabable of. 👍

No to a promotion.  Yes to a raise!  Mechanics, at small shops, are usually promoted to service manager, where they don't turn wrenches.
I wish I had a LT50.  Mine is a 2018 LT40HD Wide.  I had ran it for 4 years before these problems started.

[Magicman]

Which really makes no sense, to me anyway. 

[tule peak timber]

Maxing out the little mill on an oak stump

[SawyerTed]

My sawing job is unremarkable, mostly white oak siding 3/4"x6x10.  

What is remarkable is the power of this mini loader.  It is a Bobcat brand.

[Old Greenhorn]

Those MT100's are indeed remarkable little machines. My friend Bill has one and a lot of folks laughed when he got it, but it is always being used and is an excellent machine for yard work because it's gentle on the ground. But boy howdy it can lift! And even if it tips up, you can still get enough weight off the ground that you can drag heavy logs and such. We run forks, grapple, and bucket on it. Great for septic work, moving pallets, and logs. I love the little thing, if I had the money, that might be my ideal machine for my yard. Small, nimble, and string!

[doc henderson]

but can it build a bridge!?