Finally started on some of my stash!

[Nato]

 

[huskyhank]

Oh so nice!

 

[cityslicker]

Cool place, great equipment, and beautiful wood- Awesome!!! Did everything go well?

 

[Dave Boyt]

That's going to make some woodworker very happy! I love those big slabs!

 

[Nato]

Anyday milling (even with a csm) is a good day for me! My only problem was with my little temp sensor that I have mounted on the saw was acting up. I thought I fixed it from the following week but no. It's brand new too. I have another one on my other saw and it has worked great. I'm very lucky to have a great friend that lets me do as I please on his property. I felt bad last week with the ground thawing, I really made a mess of my access road back to the laydown yard. Hopefully when and if a couple of those slabs sell I will be able make it right with him. Money and beer always cheers both us up!

 

[Nato]

A couple more...

 

[Greenland South]

It will be anther 4 weeks before I can get my logosol off the deck and into the woods. You guys that post those great photos of snowless terrain, sometimes make me a bit jealous. Can hardly wait to get back out their without having to wear snowshoes.

 

[Daninvan]

Hey snow milling is OK too, although I didn't see any snow in your first post! I am guessing the logs in your first set of pictures were elm, walnut, and cherry? Also like the log lift you use made from the car jack, I have been intending to make one of those for ages.

 

[john taliaferro]

Before i made my little A frame for my jack i just used the tip of my saw to make a notch in the pith , making it high helped keep it from not roiling off the jack . What are Snow shoes , :-] 70 degrees here .

 

[Nato]

Daninvan that was walnut,cherry,red oak. That log lifter is the way to go unless you have a city loader man to set em up for you! Ha ha

 

[Nato]

John did that ever tear out on a big log?

 

[john taliaferro]

Tear out , not yet , my jack has a lip on the end of the nose that makes it bite in . I have had my jack tip sideways that was frightening as i wasn't paying attention and it happened fast .

 

[SDB777]

The log lifter "A" frame thing.....would you happen to have a close-up photo?

Also, is it something you made, or purchased? If the latter, where did you get it from?
I already have a 'off-road/high lift' jack....just don't feel comfortable lifting logs with it(as mentioned, I too have had it tilt to one side-scared the bejezus out of me).


As for the timber you're making....AWESOMENESSINGERLY!!!!!!





Scott (can't wait to see ya back at it) B

 

[Nato]

Here is a few pics of log lifter. I modeled this after reading a few posts of others log lifters on here a while back. (I figured I'd post a pic of mine for ideas, since many pics are lost.) It works great. It easily handles 40"x12' logs. Please,please,please, a word of caution to anyone who makes one. As john mentioned, the log can tip over and CRUSH YOU! Read how Bobl made a tripod for his lifter. The framing square is for scale, and please disregard the crummy weld beads. ( I always blame my lack of craft on something...this time it's wet rod!)

 

[JHctRednek]

Here is a few pics of log lifter. I modeled this after reading a few posts of others log lifters on here a while back. (I figured I'd post a pic of mine for ideas, since many pics are lost.) It works great. It easily handles 40"x12' logs. Please,please,please, a word of caution to anyone who makes one. As john mentioned, the log can tip over and CRUSH YOU! Read how Bobl made a tripod for his lifter. The framing square is for scale, and please disregard the crummy weld beads. ( I always blame my lack of craft on something...this time it's wet rod!)

Great idea. One question, why do the two "dogs" have pivots? What does that feature gain you? Does it help you pick up logs driven in the mud or something.

 

[Nato]

JH the dogs swing out to make it easier to get the lift under the log. The holes for the pivot were cut with a torch as to give a little slop in aiding to get it under the log. Sometimes I have to kick it or get the bfh out to massage it under the log. But most times it just slips under. If the legs were one piece, I would have to dig. Check out this picture. The log is 40" dia. and on the ground. This design was someone elses on here and it works great! N8

 

[Nato]

Got back to my stash today and finished my other walnut log. I milled all the slabs 16/4 exept the last, I did 10/4 to get the most good wood. The widest pieces were about 40". Quite a bit of bug damage in this log. I didn't stay to long,I had to get out before ground warmed up to much,and I got stuck.

 

[IanB22]

Wow, really really pretty walnut, so if the width is 40" does that mean the log was around 80", I find 96" - 115" is ideal for table top size?

 

[Nato]

Is this a trick math question? Ian the log was 40 inches in diameter if thats what you wanted to know. I wish I could get ahold of a few more this size!

 

[IanB22]

Length....40" wide, but how much length?

Just a fellow miller who likes to hear about other peoples great finds. My prize to this point is 38" elm. Beautiful stuff, but nothing like 40" walnut.