Johny Five and his milling

[johncinco]

I always seem to forget to post up any pics of my milling. I'll see if I can wrangle some together and add some info. I have a home made norwood knock off. All manual. 13 hp. I stack my logs next to the mill and roll them on as needed. I have made a few projects with the wood, a couple small barns and play houses. Sold a couple 1000 board feet via craigslist or at auctions. Recently sold a few thick center cut slabs for counter tops or mantles. Have cut lots of oak, a few maples, walnuts, and some Ash. I have done a few fruit trees for fun as well mainly for people who have a log they want to cut up and use out of their yard.

Shoot, I can't get it to load more than one pic at a time. I'll have to work on this later when I have more time.

 

[johncinco]

Some pics of recent milling. Can't really caption each, but that is a nice walnut I milled up.

 

[johncinco]

I think I have a few shots of oak and walnut, and one of my mill maxed out.

That second one is making a stump table. Using the mill makes the sides parallel and flat.

 

[johncinco]

my Log dog and a load of logs coming home.

 

[rmh3481]

Nice pics John.

Say you get a trunk thats wider than 24inches, can you cut it in half and then mill it or do you pass?

 

[johncinco]

I take em all if I can get em. I can always split them with a chainsaw or use a slabbing bar and chain. Usually that is too much work anymore, and I figure something else out. I have whittled a wide crotch down by standing it vertically until it fit through. I can go to 28", that one had some humps on the opposite side that were hitting the wheels.

 

[flashhole]

Very nice indeed, thanks for sharing.

 

[TPA]

How do you get logs that have so little sap wood?

 

[johncinco]

Low carb diet.





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I just cut em down and up, I have no idea how they get that way.

 

[Dave Boyt]

Thanks for posting! Anyone who can build a working band sawmill from scratch has really accomplished something . Curious about the comment about it being a "Norwood knockoff", though. Other than turning a band saw blade with a small gas motor, I don't see a whole lot of resemblance. Looks like you've got some nice wood!