Buy a ripping chain from Baileys (or Granberg). See how you like milling. If you like milling, you will want to sharpen your ripping chains yourself. I'd...
I'm not so sure it's dry enough at this point. I wouldn't mill it untill i was sure it was under 8% moisture. You could always move it into a kiln and finish...
We've just had a fence line cleared and have a large stack of mostly fir logs and some cedar. I haven't been monitoring this group for some time but a product...
anchor seal is good stuff. you can use your tractor and a chain to drag the logs, but a set of log tongs makes life much easier. if you can't get directly to...
Here's my log tongs, they work better than any others i've ever used. http://www.fototime.com/{310D33ED-1F3A-47BF-A66D- AE2FA0079565}/picture.JPG And here...
Does this product have to be ordered through the New York company or are there distributors nationwide? Where do you buy your Anchor seal? Nadine Port...
Thanks Dan, I was thinking if any stores might carry it, it might be less expensive than shipping 5 gal across the states to WA. We wouldn't have any trouble...
Bailey's, which is based in CA and a little closer to you, sells a wax sealer (item # 60455) similar to Anchorseal. I've used both and noticed no difference...
We'll ask around town at some of the woodworkers, etc. There is a lot of logging going on here in the Olympic Peninsula so if it's available someone should...
Logging and sawmilling is hard work, especially when done at smaller level. that said, a few smarts and tools makes the hard work not so bad. logs are heavy,...
Dan, ... At our age we have found the answer for us is not downsizing but keeping busy and working. Thus we've begun a small homestead project to grow as much...
Folks, Does anyone know of kiln operations near the disaster areas that can recieve truckloads of green lumber for drying? Your help and support is greatly...
I have been milling urban found wood for a couple years now, and have concluded it is time for me to find a way to do it better. Here is the problem: It is...
I have thougth of doing something similar but at the cost of a basic mill I don't think I would do it except as a fun project. Jim [Non-text portions of this...
Dan, What part of the country do live in? john smith <organicchoice@...> wrote: I have been milling urban found wood for a couple years now, and have...
the easiest way to do this is to get two peices of threaded rod, and drill two holes into your sawbar. drilling holes in sawbars can be tough, you have to make...
Probably a good idea to step drill the hole if you're using 1/2" rod, and use cutting fluid too (Cool Tool or similiar stuff). Later, Roger. Dan Shade...
I thought of drilling through the sawbar also, seems like a safer way to do it since it'll prevent clamp slippage, probably make the whole assembly tighter,...
John, Try this link for a homemade chainsaw mill. _http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/tresl39.html_ (http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/tresl39.html) Tim...
I made and use something similar to what you are wanting: I use 1/4 threaded rod, as its easier to drill 1/4 holes in a hardened bar! I have a drill press,...
Fantastic! I will check back this evening to see the pics. Thank you for the offer. The discs do sound like a good idea - I hadn't thought of that. My chainsaw...
The threaded knobs riding on the 1/4 threaded rods compress the 3" wooden discs surounding the rods, such that they have the stiffness of a 3" diameter wooden...
When you say "tracks" do you mean drying time schedules? I just do air drying, 1 year per inch of thickness. If I need a piece of wood quicker, after its...
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