My Mill - Woodworking Talk

Juniperlampguy · 02-12-2009, 11:31 PM

I envy you guy's with your sawmills.

I do buy lumber occasionally from the small mills, but they are located a good distance from where I live.

So most of the time when I need some stock for small tables or lamp bases, this is how I get it.

firehawkmph · 02-13-2009, 12:01 AM

Hey Ron,
I got one of them der mills, too.

Mike Hawkins

**Daren** · 02-13-2009, 08:48 AM

Yep, sometimes a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do, just look at my avatar.

Gerry KIERNAN · 02-13-2009, 09:52 AM

The beauty of the chain saw is the portability. I love my little saw.

Gerry

dbhost · 02-13-2009, 04:04 PM

At that size, depending on your band saw, build a log resawing sled and slab it off that way. I do that with anything under 10" diameter on my 14" riser block equipped Band Saw... Works great!

Juniperlampguy · 02-13-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Daren

Yep, sometimes a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do, just look at my avatar.

Hey Daren,

I've noticed that big hunk of wood in your avatar. I have never made a rip cut on a log that size with a chainsaw, but I have ripped some long logs. Ripped the first half logs, top sill plates, log floor joists and the 50' ridge pole for a log house. Would have loved to have had a good band mill at that time.

But like you said ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

Juniperlampguy · 02-13-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dbhost

At that size, depending on your band saw, build a log resawing sled and slab it off that way. I do that with anything under 10" diameter on my 14" riser block equipped Band Saw... Works great!

A band saw is another item on my want list. Have been thinking the same thing.

Thanks ALL for your comments,

**TexasTimbers** · 02-13-2009, 08:34 PM

Ron, nothing wrong with your mill whatsoever. It doesn't matter the size of the mill or the tree. When a guy can create the kind of beauty you do, it just proves that less really can be more.

But if you do get a bandmill go way overboard right from the start you won't regret it.