Whatcha Sawin' ???

[Jim_Rogers]

Yesterday I started on a couple of very large, very long red oak logs:



 



 
Log "A" has a very large butt flair and I had to trim some with the chain saw. 21'3" x 15" in diameter. Going to finish two oak plank trailer decking orders with this log alone.
Jim Rogers

[Ljohnsaw]

Just finished hauling to my place 450 logs various lengths, max 20 feet, majority of trees 70 years old.

[Woodpecker52]

Thanks magicman I will look into that market.  Just want to agree with what you said, and I am a Forester B.S Miss. State Class of 76 and live just 3 miles down the road from the landowner, still people will just tell a logger go in and cut what you want and pay me what you think its worth and never think twice.  They will be so focused on the price of cotton, beans and corn but be clueless on timber.  I fault a lot of that to the mystery of weight scaling which is easy for the mill but sucks for everyone else.

[Lawg Dawg]

Live edge poplar shelving boards out of my smaller logs..I hope these dry fairly quickly



 



 

[WDH]

They will with fans. 

[Jim_Rogers]

Sawing out some red oak trailer planks to finish off a job. Here is a nice piece left over:



 

Nice stuff, I hope he likes it.

Jim Rogers

[Lawg Dawg]

Some SYP... going out tomorrow, nothing like waiting till the last minute to get a couple orders sawed.  I'll bet none of you have this problem



 



 



 

People always ask me... you do this for a living?  I say, yes, how much money do you need to make!?  :D  you get out what you put in, for sure!

[Magicman]

A couple of months ago I sawed some Red Oak for myself to be used on my barn renovation.


 
Well I finally hauled it over to the farm and stacked it in the barn that it will renovate.  2X12-12's are heavy, especially when you are picking up both ends at the same time.   :

[Lawg Dawg]

A couple of months ago I sawed some Red Oak for myself to be used on my barn renovation.


 
Well I finally hauled it over to the farm and stacked it in the barn that it will renovate.  2X12-12's are heavy, especially when you are picking up both ends at the same time.   :

You know better than that! ;D Get you a tractor with some forks...I know you got the $$

[Crossroads]

It's been a while since I've been able to saw anything, but it happen today. Had short lil road trip of about 1,100 miles round trip to pick up my mill and slab some oak. Spent 4 hours on the oak, then milled a few redwood logs for a friend before heading home.









Left the house at 3:30am on Thursday and pulled back in the driveway at 11:30pm on Friday, I'm tired...

[Magicman]

It's good to see that your sawmill is finally at home, and that Oak is gonna make someone happy.

You know better than that! ;D Get you a tractor with some forks...

Sadly I do not see a FEL in my future.  I wish but it ain't gonna happen.  :-\

[Darrel]

2X12-12's are heavy, especially when you are picking up both ends at the same time.   :

I never pick up both ends at the same time, I just pick up the middle.   ;D

[Jim_Rogers]

Yesterday I finished the last 6 pieces of trailer planks for my customer.



 

Now I just need him to come over and pick them up.

Jim Rogers

[Gagnon Mountain]

I sawed my first logs today!  
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[Magicman]

Yes you did and Well Done Sir.  8)

[WDH]

That is a nice stack, Sir.

[Lawg Dawg]

I sawed my first logs today!  
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Did you like that smell?! Looks like pine!

[Southside]

Nice job on that lumber!!!  

[Crossroads]

Well done! 

[curved-wood]

I sawed my first logs today!  


Ha! ha! you got the sawdust addiction  The nice thing is that it is legal but there is no therapy to get out... yet.

[Resonator]

2 dozen sugar cookies. (Sugar Maple that is.) I sawed them from a freshly cut tree a couple days before the wedding, and none cracked. Gave each one a couple passes through the planer to remove purple spots left by the wet sawdust. When I was delivering them the day before the wedding, the bride asked if I could get some fresh evergreen bows to go with them? No problem, I've got plenty of trees. 

[Magicman]

Fresh sawn is the perfect recipe for serving Uncracked Cookies.  You did well. 

[Downstream]

Maple cookies look great.  How thick did you cut them?  I have a trailer load of maple chunks to slice into cookies when I get back from a week of vacation in Door County Wisconsin. 

[Resonator]

MM - Thanks! Everything I know about cookies I learned on the Forum!   
Downstream - I rough sawed them at 1". A couple were a little thicker, those being the last slice on the cutting jig. Running them through the planer a couple light passes also made them nice and smooth to use for table centerpieces.

[Lawg Dawg]

MM - Thanks! Everything I know about cookies I learned on the Forum!  
Downstream - I rough sawed them at 1". A couple were a little thicker, those being the last slice on the cutting jig. Running them through the planer a couple light passes also made them nice and smooth to use for table centerpieces.

I never tried sticking one in a planer...was afraid they might fly apart, but your results look really good!