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[Creamer]

Easiest way to load firewood on the back porch.

I would have brought it forward over the railing - is there a reason for not going over the railing? I am thinking less reach to stack it on the deck. Why not go all the way since you went this far with minimizing work?

 

[Creamer]

Stihl chain is good, but it's harder to sharpen and cost twice (or more) as much!

One Stihl chain will NOT live longer than two Oregon chains, so I buy Oregon, although I did buy some of the new Husqvarna chain this last time.

But, it's too early to say how long it will last.

SR

That's why I purchase my Stihl chain at their sawdust days sale every year and it is about 30% off. Makes for a much better deal on a great chain.

 

[Creamer]

Why do you stack rounds? My experience is itç—´ best to cut and split right away. The rounds are much harder to spilt once theyæ±*e dry and they dry slower unsplit.

I stack rounds because they keep better than split wood. They dry well once cut to length and I split when they are frozen as I use them so they split easy. You do not have the advantage of having a good cold day lie today to split wood, i.e. the moisture in the wood is frozen and very brittle and pops apart instead of being spongy and absorbing energy in the warm wet condition.

 

[John_Mc]

An old "trick" woodcutters used to use on their yard saws was to file the rakers down aggressively; they claimed it cut through dirty wood better. I once accidentally took my rakers down too far and did not like the results. I will say that it cut "differently" though.

Yeah, I prefer to keep mine close to the manufacturer's spec for depth gauge height. The saw just gets too "grabby" for my taste when you take them down too far.

 

[Jstpssng]

I cant remember the last time I seen a cherry log, I think they are rare in ME.

With all the sawmill lumber talk that goes on here and there and have been on, I dont recall someone anyone making a kiln or have much discussion about it. A few years ago my neighbor up the road had a kiln but dont remember if it was air tight, was 15+ years since he showed it to me. That site shows over half dozen kilns, I thought a kiln was a kiln, not hardwood, softwood, conventional.......

Unfortunately this is what cherry looks like in Maine. There's more of it in the 36 acre block I'm having cut than I've seen in a long time. Most of it's junk but we should be able to pick up some boltwood and small sawlogs... thankfully for the landowner, Blaine the slasher operator is one of the best at what he does. :thumbsup:

 

[Oldpath05]

Unfortunately this is what cherry looks like in Maine. There's more of it in the 36 acre block I'm having cut than I've seen in a long time. Most of it's junk but we should be able to pick up some boltwood and small sawlogs... thankfully for the landowner, Blaine the slasher operator is one of the best at what he does. :thumbsup:

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First pic is definitely firewood 2nd one looks ok from here but I'm a ways off, if good I'd leave for the next land owner....

 

[Oldpath05]

I'm filling up a canister to send you now!

Must of got lost in the mail like everything else. So I went in anyways, it wasn't a bare hand day but didn't see any mosquitoes and look at the pretty snow, I'll try to send some down your way......

 

[hunt4570]

Must of got lost in the mail like everything else. So I went in anyways, it wasn't a bare hand day but didn't see any mosquitoes and look at the pretty snow, I'll try to send some down your way......
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Cool, give it a shot! Thanks in advance!

 

[Jstpssng]

First pic is definitely firewood 2nd one looks ok from here but I'm a ways off, if good I'd leave for the next land owner....

The problem with leaving it for the next landowner is that they will be dead by then. I made that mistake on my own property with hard maple... for 15 years I wouldn't cut it, now I"m looking around wishing that I'd thinned out some areas, and down back where the trees are older (and I can't get at right now because of the snow) what few decent saw log trees I have are dying. Hopefully they haven't stained, I know that I lost a couple of decent veneer trees.

 

[BackRoad]

Obviously easier to cut/harvest firewood in the winter...

Just curious about milling...

Other than freezing your butt off...is there is any performance difference in actually milling lumber in the winter (below freezing) compared to the warmer months.

Does milling frozen logs create any faster wear on the bandsaw teeth?