Sawmill

[RivennHewn]

1st pic looks like bacon

Good thing I like bacon

 

[Jayman17]

1st pic looks like bacon

I only wish bacon slices came this big!

Jay

 

[Toolfool]

I only wish bacon slices came this big!

Jay

I'd hate to see that pig !

 

[RivennHewn]

I'd hate to see that pig !

Hogzilla

 

[RivennHewn]

Usually plenty of help around on cutting day.

Mill site clean up day, not so much

 

[harley jim]

That's a familiar scenario.
Mine is the welding shop!

 

[RivennHewn]

That's a familiar scenario.
Mine is the welding shop!

I’m pretty sure it’s a universal condition.

I cut up a couple treated Douglass Fir poles for a buddy.

I didn’t want to leave the dust from those to spread/get mixed in with other sawdust.
A thorough cleaning was in order. 4 big bags of dust that have a kerosene type smell.

 

[PugetDude]

Usually plenty of help around on cutting day.

Mill site clean up day, not so muc

The rancid clam juice smell undoubtedly deters any reluctant assissistance.

 

[RivennHewn]

The rancid clam juice smell undoubtedly deters any reluctant assissistance.

I’m thinking I’m done with stinky logs.

Starting to think about other sources.

 

[RivennHewn]

I’ve been watching for a vintage log scale rule.

Finally found one online. Price wasn’t in the Stupid range.

Going to put it to work, one of these days.

 

[RivennHewn]

Because it seems loading pics isn’t easy

 

[RivennHewn]

One of the ratty ol logs I brought home had center rot, and termites.

Decided to turn the whole log into 7/8” x 7/8” x 42” stickers.

It’s a lot of work

 

[PugetDude]

One of the ratty ol logs I brought home had center rot, and termites.

Decided to turn the whole log into 7/8” x 7/8” x 42” stickers.

It’s a lot of work

Sticker shock?

 

[glennm]

Great idea. Never enough stickers

 

[Toolfool]

One of the ratty ol logs I brought home had center rot, and termites.

Decided to turn the whole log into 7/8” x 7/8” x 42” stickers.

It’s a lot of work

Hey, could you run some 1/2" x 1/2" x 36" stuff for me ? I need to do a laminate top and left all my laminate stickers in WA.

 

[RivennHewn]

Hey, could you run some 1/2" x 1/2" x 36" stuff for me ? I need to do a laminate top and left all my laminate stickers in WA.

Buy me a plane ticket, and I’ll even deliver them for ya!

 

[RivennHewn]

No logs to mill today, but always plenty to do.

Finished up the sticker cutting, then painted the ends. This way I won’t mix them up with other batches of a different size.

Then I restacked the Toredo wood pile.

I had previously inverted the pile, with 12 footers on top of eights.

Lastly, I stacked some miscellaneous steel on top to help hold it all down. Might help with the bowing and such.

Next is to get it all covered appropriately, because we have rain in the forecast

 

[RivennHewn]

The picture loading thing is getting old.

Anybody else having issues with pics not loading?

 

[Toolfool]

because we have rain in the forecast

Us too.

 

[RivennHewn]

Us too.

The difference will be, that ours will be measured in hundredths

Hope you’re rain and wind ready!

 

[RivennHewn]

Got some kayak fishing in this afternoon

 

[RivennHewn]

 

[PugetDude]

The answer is simple- you need a new chainsaw.

 

[RivennHewn]

The answer is simple- you need a new chainsaw.

Spent all available funds buying wood!

Picked up some 16’ 4x6s for skids, and some 2x6s for framing the floor of my kiln. All pressure treated.
I have enough plywood on hand for the deck, as well as studs from the Toredo log.

Going to be some variation of the Virginia Tech solar kiln.

Or like this one I ripped from the interwebs

 

[Ton ton]

Spent all available funds buying wood!

Picked up some 16’ 4x6s for skids, and some 2x6s for framing the floor of my kiln. All pressure treated.
I have enough plywood on hand for the deck, as well as studs from the Toredo log.

Going to be some variation of the Virginia Tech solar kiln.

Or like this one I ripped from the interwebs

Looks like an interesting project.

 

[PugetDude]

I seem to remember that Mother Earth News had some interesting Solar Kiln designs back in the 1980?s

 

[glennm]

I wish I had a kiln

Milled some nice walnut today

 

[harley jim]

That's some pretty walnut, Riv.

 

[RivennHewn]

That’s Glennm’s fine looking walnut, and I’m jealous,

 

[RivennHewn]

Careful what you bring into your shop.

Another reason to use a kiln.

 

[harley jim]

I was staring at the wood so hard that I missed that detail, Glennm that some nice wood.
I have three cedar logs cut from one tree, the base is about 30", I need to get slabbed.

 

[RivennHewn]

It all starts with site prep

My dog made his view of my plans very apparent!

 

[RivennHewn]

Sweat’n by **** off.

Ran a rototiller over the site to help cut up all the root mass from two 7 foot diameter junipers.

I then started removing the topsoil and grading to elevation for 4” of 5/8 minus crushed rock.

Decided to till all the beauty bark beds as well.

3 years of neglect had them looking pretty shabby.

 

[PugetDude]

A DR Backhoe would have been just the ticket for those stumps.

 

[RivennHewn]

A DR Backhoe would have been just the ticket for those stumps.

And, a few other task around here!

 

[PCustoms]

And, a few other task around here!

Yep, they're easy to move. Tows right behind your truck!

 

[RivennHewn]

I like it when my threads cross.

 

[bulletpruf]

My dog made his view of my plans very apparent!

that's disrespectful!!!

 

[RivennHewn]

2nd load of gravel. Hoping to start framing this weekend!

 

[Ton ton]

2nd load of gravel. Hoping to start framing this weekend!

Gravel is expensive in my neighborhood, unfortunately.