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a few projects from this summer. 1st picture is of sugar maple from the city dump I milled in 1999. 2nd picture is of white oak I milled in 2009 Chris

Nice What angle to you have the rakers set at?

A beautiful wood I milled up a 30" American elm 15 years ago and am using it now. My old delta planer hates it. The grain lifts some. If I had a helix head planer this would not be an issue

My first saw was a Stihl 044 in 1997. Still have it. I get a smile on my face every time I fire it up Chris

I cut my logs at 6'3" to fit in the bed of my truck. Easier to carry. As a weekend woodworking warrior, I rarely use anything over 4'. Also I don't cut to sell You should of mentioned the diameter of the tree. In the first picture the tree looks like it is 15" in diameter. On the truck it...

Probably a really dumb question. What if the chain breaks in the cut. The chain will still be driving thru the sprocket and the first thing the chain will contact out of the cut will be your leg. In the middle of the cut that chain would be stopped in by board and log but when starting the...

I buy mine at the local hardware store. I don't think they are the same grade though. I keep a couple in my tool box just incase I strip one Chris

I would cut cookies for a friend and he would use them for dear racks mounts. I would use end grain sealer from woodcraft to slow the drying down. Chris

looking good wow I miss picking apples!!!

Looking good. We used to thin 9"-12" apart. I remember getting yelled at by my grandpa for under thinning. The people that bought our farm don't thin at all. They sell marbles!!! Chris

Your diehard!!! At least you probaly weren't sweating. I am by no means ripping on your milling. In the video it looks like you are sawing uphill. Maybe it is just the angle that you are filming at. Chris

"I use a 660 for milling and bucking. It's a little small for milling and a little big for bucking" I agree with this. I would really like a +100cc saw for milling. I use the 044 with 25"b/c for felling/bucking

This is the sandpaper I use http://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/sh33500/#.VKYM3XsWM9s

klingspor sterate sandpaper. I have been using this stuff for +15 years. Best that I have used. I would take my glued up panels to a local cabinet shop to get sanded on a large belt sander to say 80 grit. I then use a palm sander with 80,150,220 grits. Chris

from what I remember macintosh, paula red, talman sweet, empire, spartan, ida red, johnothan, red delicious, goldan delicious, gala, cortland, red cortland, connelred, wealthy There might of been a few other varients that we had less then 5 trees of that I can't remember Chris

stihl 044 in 1996

I found some old picture of me and pictures I took of the farm from up in the lift. These pictures were taken in between 1998-2000 based on what trees I see cut down. My family had an apple orchard from 1925-2000. 16 acres and around 2500 trees. would produced around 5000-7000 bushel a year...

I always tell friends with apple trees that the tree will probably grow the same amount of mass of apples. Whether you have a 1000 small apples or 100 large apples. Which sell better or are easier to peel for pies.

Looking good!!! From talking with hobby apple growers, very few know what thinning is. My family had an apple orchard from 1925-2000. 16 acres and around 2500 trees. would produce around 5000-7000 bushel a year. Small compared to some orchards. I miss it almost everyday. I don't miss...

I would position the log so the blade runs parallel to your crack. I have milled a few walnut logs and the end grain seems to be harder than say oak or cherry. More vibration in the mill. It is beautiful wood though. Happy milling Chris