New sawing venture

[Bruno of NH]

I started a new sawing venture this spring. I'm getting debarked pine logs from the production mill next door to me. They have been kicked out of the sawing line because of metal. I'm getting high quality lumber out of them to sell . Out of 3 tri axle loads I have only lost 3 bands . The others I have been able to sharpen. It's much better this spring than last year. Folks are buying. I hope all is well with everyone. 

[Jeff]

I sure wish I had access to something like that here. Maybe I do if I start looking. I can always use framing lumber around here.

[Bruno of NH]

I have to buy it because they own a pulp mill and would send it there. But I don't pay much compared to the market price on white pine. Most of the logs I can clear boards out of them. Some off metal , I can find on the outside of the logs. It's so competitive around here now. Guys are selling for so cheap. They really don't factor all the cost.
I'm not buying hemlock logs much because a guy a few towns over is stocking sawn hemlock from an Amish mill in New York. 
I can't compete with his prices. 

[caveman]

That seems like a good deal, Bruno.  I ruin a lot more blades per logs sawn than that on logs that "they are sure have no metal in them".

[Resonator]

That's when a metal detector starts looking like a good investment.

[Magicman]

It's good to see that your venture is being successful.  

[SwampDonkey]

Keeping busy anyway, hopefully it's profitable for you.

[Jeff]

Ya know, I suspect the odds of hitting metal in a log that you are pretty sure has metal in it, is actually less than hitting metal in any other log. If you think there is metal, you do everything you can to avoid it.  If you are just sawing carefree and not looking for metal, you are going to eventually smack sumpthin good.