Looking for a Sawmill Shed Design

[Ted J]

I find it interesting how Rob can call maple.... "construction lumber"!!!

 

[Ted J]

We had a couple of trees that needed to come down.

One was in the driveway area and has been dropping branches, and it was time to bring'em down before someone got hit walking to the shop.

The other was at the back of the house and has a fungus disease and some of the branches are starting to die also... the one in the middle of the pic,

So, we decided they should come down at the same time.

Now, I did pay someone else to cut them down.... yeah yeah yeah, I know, I could've done it myself.... but he had cut the neighbors tree down that had the same problem, and I got this big chunk....

The main reason in paying to have them cut down was to get rid of the stumps, and... well...., since he had a stump grinder.

 

[Ted J]

That is also when he took more interest in the Woodmizer, and mentions he always has trees that either gets cut up for firewood or gets burned, and offers to bring them over and maybe get a little milled lumber in return.

WELL....
Today he brings me these....

Looks like I gotta finish the roof on the sawmill cover, and soon too. The wife said he'll be bringing over the other half of the logs this weekend.

Looks like I got a log supplier...

Later,
Ted

 

[gr8scott72]

That is also when he took more interest in the Woodmizer, and mentions he always has trees that either gets cut up for firewood or gets burned, and offers to bring them over and maybe get a little milled lumber in return.

WELL....
Today he brings me these....

Looks like I gotta finish the roof on the sawmill cover, and soon too. The wife said he'll be bringing over the other half of the logs this weekend.

Looks like I got a log supplier...

Later,
Ted

Many tree guys would love to have places that they could drop off logs instead of having to take them to the dump, burn them, or try to use them for firewood. I know I would. That's part of the reason I jumped on the opportunity to get this CSM.

You might (if you actually want more) run thru the yellow pages and make a few calls offering the same deal to a few of the other tree companies in your area.

 

[Ted J]

I got just a little something done so far this weekend.
After setting the beam on the posts and bolting it in on both sides, I set half of the rafters in with hurricane ties, and hopefully I'll get the other half done tomorrow, or at least some of the bracing in.

Also had to spend some time on the Woodmizer and mill up a couple of the pine logs for the guy that brought me some oak and pine logs. He took these home to dry in his garage.

Later,
Ted

 

[Ted J]

That is the same size as the one I am working on, only my side walls are11.5' tall. I am building mine for firewood storage but hope some day to get a band mill. That is the main purpose,build it bigger than you think you need because it is never big enough. The Wife came out and said" I thought you were building a little shed" I said " I am building a little shed" She said "That dosn't look like no little shed to me"

But honey I got almost all the lumber free, And it was enough to put up this shed.

She said whatever and walked back into the house.:hmm3grin2orange:

You can check out my progress on the firewood forum.

Beefie

Beefie,
I paid a visit to the firewood forum and checked out your shed build, very impressive indeed.

Ted

 

[Ted J]

Update on the shed build.....

Last weekend I finished the last of the rafters, but I didn't know the wife took any pics. I went out and bought a palm nailer..... very nice, it saved my fingers from the hammer while putting up the other half of the joist hangers.

Today I screwed all the decking down, and it's ready for some tar paper and some sheet metal that I have to order. OH, Gel knee pads are a wonderful thing!

Later all,
Ted

 

[matt9923]

How long is that mill? Whats the longest board you can make?

 

[Ted J]

How long is that mill? Whats the longest board you can make?

Right now I can do an 11 footer. In about a month I should be able to do 24 foot boards, as I intend on getting two more sections. That's the plan so far....

Ted

 

[Coalsmoke]

Nice work Ted, two thumbs up.

 

[Ted J]

While I am waiting for the price quote on the sheet metal roof to come in, I decided to add some stain to the wood on the cover. I know some of you are probably saying why.... why stain it?.... Well, the wifes like it, and so do I, and afterwards she tells me to order the sheet metal roofing and whatever else I need.
Ted

The before and after:

 

[Coalsmoke]

Looking nice.

 

[matt9923]

I like the stain

 

[MotorSeven]

ditto

 

[Backwoods]

Looks good with the stain you chose. What brand of stain did you use?
I have been liking the results that I have been getting with Cabots stains.

 

[Ted J]

Looks good with the stain you chose. What brand of stain did you use?
I have been liking the results that I have been getting with Cabots stains.

I used the Penofin Ultra Premium Red Label , Transparent Western Red Cedar color. it's rated for 3-5 years on vertical surfaces, and all the reviews I've read on it have been very good.

There are different ways I could have applied the stain, brushing would have involved too much ladder time, spraying would have wasted a lot to drips, runs and over spray. So, I opted to roll it on and took my time, to minimize waste. The stain isn't cheap by any means so slopping it on and wiping it off would have meant a lot of waste also, and being a cheap bastich that I can be....

I still have about 2 inches left in the one gallon can and I still have some nooks and crooks to get to later on. The rosewood oil in the stain doesn't leave the surface feeling oily or tacky, overall I'm very happy with the outcome and how nice it went on.

Next time I will stain before it goes up....

Later,
Ted