Wood you cut this?

woodmills1 · Sep 7, 2003

I know that many of you don't get into the sawmill thing, but here is a cut off from a bone of a log that was still to heavy for my loader. The question is do you think the 9 foot cut off is worth sawing on the mill?

woodmills1 · Sep 7, 2003

Here is a second shot that shows the 19, 17, 16, 15, 14 and smaller boards I got from this bone and two other logs that were just as bad.

F350Lawman · Sep 7, 2003

If you need the wood looks like you saved a good ammount of money!

woodmills1 · Sep 7, 2003

I make wood products here is a shot of some othe boney stuff I cut and then the 4x4 product I get from it.

woodmills1 · Sep 7, 2003

nice 4x4 pine from just plain junky logs.

F350Lawman · Sep 7, 2003

Looks better than the junk at HD! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Real nice.

Egon · Sep 8, 2003

Wodmills1:

Long time no post from you. Sure nice to see lumber from what is considered non mill trees.

I cut a little but only have a chain saw. Then have to use band saw and planer/ jointer to get it to flat and square. A long process. I'm thinking of making a guide for the chain saw so that I can make square pieces that will then fit through my bandsaw. Most of the stuff I work with wouldn't fit a mill. When I get organized, Maybe this winter, I'll get enough cut and get someone with a mill in. They charge around $45.00 an hour around here. More if they hit metal.

Egon

BB_TX · Sep 8, 2003

Egon-Never used one, but they make chainsaw sawmills. You attach a chainsaw to a frame and use it to cut logs into boards. Do a search on the internet for chainsaw sawmills. Might be just what you need for small time cutting.

frank_f15 · Sep 8, 2003

ani't no such thing as junk logs, as anybody that has tried to buy lumber latley can attest to /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Egon · Sep 9, 2003

BB:

I've looked at the chainsaw mills. What I'm thinking about is more like an edger that will be able to square up a log. My saw isn't large enough [ Husky 362 ] to properly mill logs.

Egon

woodmills1 · Sep 9, 2003

As a test you could snap a few chalk lines and try it free hand. I will rip larger logs in half to fit them on my woodmizer, but my 066 has lotsa horsepower.

riptides · Sep 9, 2003

ROTFL

Yep at HD I got a workout just sifting through the piles looking for some straight ones.

Glad THAT is over with.

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

fivestring · Sep 9, 2003

<font color="red">"at HD I got a workout just sifting through the piles looking for some straight ones." </font>

And you found <font color="blue">BOTH </font> of them at the bottom of the stack, didn't you??? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Egon · Sep 9, 2003

I've tried that. Afraid I'm a clutzh on the free hand.

Egon

kensfarm · Sep 10, 2003

I was wondering if you had used any other woodmills beside the Woodmizer.. I've been looking at the FarmBoss from Hudson.. any opinions? Thankyou.. Ken

woodmills1 · Sep 12, 2003

visit here and you will get great info and opinions on all kinds of sawmills.

http://forestryforum.com/

dmccarty · Sep 12, 2003

woodsmill1,

Was that tree on the ground before you sawed it?

Do you know how long it had been dead/down before you
sawed it up?

I have TONS of trees down on my property. I REALLY want
a sawmill. Some of the three have been down for years but
when I cut them they sure are hard inside. I'm thinking of
getting a chainsaw mill but even with it I'm not sure its worth
the time and money.

I sure hate the idea of cutting up a 24+ inch long log into
firewood....

Later,
Dan

woodmills1 · Sep 13, 2003

I buy lod truck loads of pine and hemlock. That particular log was from a load that I payed $100 for. Al brings me some of his junk for the cost of trucking and he probably cut that tree from someones yard along with many that were much nicer. He knew that he couldn't make any money from that log at a regular circle mill so I got it. Most of what I get from him is either short, lumpy, crooked, or has some tramp metal in it.

It sat in my log pile for 2 years before I got around to it. Pine can be cut for a long time after felling but will not yield very much clean honey colored wood. In warm weather it will get blue/black stain very quickly. I call it "denim" pine and some people love the look. After a few months pine will also get grub worms that will bore holes in the wood. When you walk near the logs you can hear them crunching inside. Again some people love the look of what is called wormy pine.

I have cut many old logs. Hemlock seems fine even 2-3 years old. Oak I have cut that was nearly completley buried for 3 years. The outside was a little punky with pin holes from bugs but the heart wood cut fine. You can see a difference in old cut oak but I have to point it out to most customers. Older logs also cut a little harder on the mill but not nearly as hard as even fresh hickory is. Cherry and walnut seem fine, however maple and birch will begin to spalt when left for a long time. Again though spalty maple is a prized specialty wood that brings in big bucks.

Try this. Check http://www.woodmizer.com/welcome.html to find someone close to you with a mill. Use your tractor to get a few logs together and put them on some level ground parallel to each other and trim them on the ends with your chainsaw. Then hire the woodmizer owner to come over and cut them for you. This will let you get a feel for the labor and fun involved as well as giving you some product to see and work with. If you are like so many of the people I talk to on the http://forestryforum.com/ you will get a whiff of sawdust and get hooked.

woodmills1 · Sep 13, 2003

here is a shot of a coffee table I made from wormy denim pine.

dmccarty · Sep 15, 2003

woodsmill1

Thanks for the info!!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Nice table!

I have seen the sawmills working and I want one. I have logs
stacked all over the place. Some of it has been down for 4-5
years easy but when I was cutting up the downed trees I would
get past the first punky 1-2 inches and it got real hard! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I have a hickory that came down in the ice storm. Actually
There are a couple from over the last couple of years that are
24-32 inches in diameter. I have quite a few oaks in the same
size. Good long logs. The idea of turning it into firewood
hurts!

For our house we would really like to use this wood to trim
things out. I THINK it would save us money to saw up these
logs and it certainly would add to the house....

I have been looking at the Logsol chainsaw mill for a couple of
years and I think it would work for us. I get a Timber and mill
magazine and for our low usage and production needs I think
the mill would work. I just don't have the money! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

The last Hickory that went down I have left attached to the
root ball. Its blocking part of my driveway and it really needs
to go! I cleaned up the top but left the log in place since we
don't have a house at the property I just let it sit. It sprouted
new limbs this summer.....

I think we might have to buy the mill. I have the wood and we
always have trees being blown down. And if that danged
huricane keeps heading our way we will have more.... 8-(

Thanks for the info..
Dan