Well I managed to fire the CMS up in anger today and used it to slab some shorts - a piece of Aussie sheoak, and an unusual piece of Western Australian desert gum from somewhere out the back of Cue (that's a tiny town on the edge of one of the desert in Western Australia). This was given to me by a luthier friend who asked me to mill him some fret boards and he's letting me have the rest!
First lot of photos are of the CSM in action on the desert gum. The gum was so hard I had to stop and sharpen between slabs. It generated no fibres, just fine dust. The sheoak cut reasonably well with good chunky fibrous shavings. I really need a bigger chain saw to work on this hard hardwood timber.
Last photo is of the CSM base/rails all packed up for bed. The base is on wheels so it rolls into place under the house.
Hope you like the photos.
First lot of photos are of the CSM in action on the desert gum. The gum was so hard I had to stop and sharpen between slabs. It generated no fibres, just fine dust. The sheoak cut reasonably well with good chunky fibrous shavings. I really need a bigger chain saw to work on this hard hardwood timber.
Last photo is of the CSM base/rails all packed up for bed. The base is on wheels so it rolls into place under the house.
Hope you like the photos.
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