Chainsaw Lumbermaking

[Gypo Logger]

Hey Dypo, what ever happened to Franks Planks LLC (lumbering lumber company) out of Ontario?

Franks' Planks retired from Loggins & Loggins Logging & Lumber Co. Ltd. because he got board.
John

 

[Gypo Logger]

Here's a piece en piece log structure that I built with Red Pine using the BM.
John

 

[rustyb]

Thanks again for the posting all the pics, John. Good stuff. I need to get a bigger saw. Speaking of which, that saw you're using looks kinda Husky'ish. Are/were the two companies related?

 

[pyromaniac guy]

what do you use that building for john?

 

[keith c raymond]

Hey Gypo ,what kind of bar is that?It looks industrial strength for sure,and It would look pretty good on my 7900 or my 61.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Thanks again for the posting all the pics, John. Good stuff. I need to get a bigger saw. Speaking of which, that saw you're using looks kinda Husky'ish. Are/were the two companies related?

The 999 Oleo Mac is made in Italy and is silar looking to the Husky, but built like a tank.
Pyro, the building was never finished. It's a cabin that will complete one day, but I have my heart set on building one in the Yukon.
Kieth, the Bar is an Oregon rollernose. I don't think they have been made since the 70's, but they are out there.
John

 

[Marky Mark]

Yo Loverboy is there a chance you could take better care of my bar. I only have one tip left for it.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Yo Loverboy is there a chance you could take better care of my bar. I only have one tip left for it.

Well sent out that tip then, It seized up on me today, so once again, I got Fooooooooooked!
Hahaha

 

[Locoweed]

Oleo Mac

How about one like this?

 

[pyromaniac guy]

How about one like this?

what would you use that for?

 

[rmihalek]

Apparently it's for sitting on a desk and taking pictures of...

 

[pyromaniac guy]

the more i look at it, the more that saw looks like a beast...

**wondering whether my 260pro will do the job**

 

[Gypo Logger]

True Dat.
It compensate for the fact that I have a small dik. lol
John

 

[Locoweed]

How about putting on the mantle over your fire place?

 

[thompson1600]

I think John wants to keep it attached.

 

[trimmmed]

How about putting on the mantle over your fire place?

Good idea! But they are too thin.

John here's a piece of cherry used for a mantle. The builder paid $350 for the roughed board. The heart runs right down the center, I'd consider it a tie at best.

 

[woodsrider]

John...

Lots of neat pics here...thanks for posting. Nice planx....

 

[Al Smith]

Well just so the mighty logger doesn't feel he's the only one that carves out a few planks,here's a few I did last summer.
The wood is red oak,actually a large limb.I tried a Stihl 048,not enough oomph.Next a Mac SP125,plenty oomph.The milling attachment is a tad different but the results are about the same.Notice the "flecking"typical of quarter sawn oak.
It's an alternative to get some usable lumber from something that would have been firewood,normally.
I am obliged to agree with the little feller[I hate when that happens] to use a saw that has some grunt.This is a case when cubic inches matters.

 

[scottr]

Al's Picture

Al , in your picture 097 jpg is the the 90 degree brace from your mill to the bottom of the full wrap handle to maintain a desired cutting angle or to eliminate the bar and bracket swivel ?

 

[Al Smith]

That's a Granberg minimill,Scott.The gizmo on the back is the handle.Unfortunately it does not have a swivel like the "beam maker",I wish it did.The angle is fixed by the bar clamp setting.I've found that about 45 degrees works best.