Frozen Wood

[the westspartan]

Have any of you ever run into to problems when milling frozen wood? Is this something you do, or do you just wait until spring?

I have been pushing right on through the winter, just shoveling the snow off of the logs and getting to it. Will I need to consider anything additional with drying /seasoning? Will the cold weather halt the drying process until the wood thaws?

Opinions and observations please.

 

[busybeazz]

I mill my logs win frozen it may take a little longer but not much i am using cs mill so i don't know if it would different for band saw or not .make sure after milling stacking and stickering if your wood is out side that u cover with the top with something like old metal roofing or something to shed the snow or watter but don't cover sides as u want them to git air

 

[the westspartan]

I mill my logs win frozen it may take a little longer but not much i am using cs mill so i don't know if it would different for band saw or not .make sure after milling stacking and stickering if your wood is out side that u cover with the top with something like old metal roofing or something to shed the snow or watter but don't cover sides as u want them to git air

I am also using a chainsaw mill and have not noticed much difference other than freezing my a** off! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

 

[busybeazz]

to avoid freezing my but off i have a 30x30 shed that i have bin using for my milling although its a little drafty but better then being totally out in the elements i have bin stacking my milled logs on one side of it and milling on the other side its filling up fast i am milling d logs for a log cabin and i figure i need about 150 d logs so i will have it filled up way before I'm finished. i have a separate room 10x10 off it that i have a wood stove in that i can take breaks in an re sharpen my chains in

 

[the westspartan]

Right now I am just milling in the woods on my land at the sight of the fallen tree, or where I drop it when I cut it down. I have no finished structures on my land so far, and no equipment to move logs or cants. IMO that is the beauty of chainsaw milling. The only thing I move over any distance are finished boards. The obvious downside is working in the weather, which isn't really all that bad most of the time. Plus I got a nice pair of silk and wool long underware for Christmas, that should make the cold a little easier to take.

 

[the westspartan]

to avoid freezing my but off i have a 30x30 shed that i have bin using for my milling although its a little drafty but better then being totally out in the elements i have bin stacking my milled logs on one side of it and milling on the other side its filling up fast i am milling d logs for a log cabin and i figure i need about 150 d logs so i will have it filled up way before I'm finished. i have a separate room 10x10 off it that i have a wood stove in that i can take breaks in an re sharpen my chains in

How big will your cabin be when it is done, and what kind of wood are your building it from? I am looking forward to seeing some pictures when your done.

 

[busybeazz]

30x30 with a 10x10 addition bath room off of the master bedroom for the wife i am thanking of building either a vertical log cabin or piece'en piece so my logs are short 8ft easy fore 1 or 2 people to construct I need to decide what construction method to use soon I'm just not completely sure yet . I am using tulip poplar as there plentiful on my property . It is gonna take me awhile before actual construction begins probable this spring before i start the foundation but that will give me plunty of time to git treas felled and milled and dried

 

[excess650]

Tulip poplar cuts rather easily with a chainsaw, so thats a plus! Its also relatively lightweight when DRY for a hardwood. Another plus is that you won't be constantly cleaning pine pitch for your saw, and self.

 

[Adkpk]

I love milling frozen wood.

 

[Mike Van]

I've been sawing pine & spruce the last few weeks that are froze pretty good. With frozen logs, the biggest gripe I have is the bark is froze on too. Logs with lose falling off bark, I usually knock it off outside the mill, any dirt goes with it, and I don't have to deal with it inside the mill barn. From the looks of the weather, it won't be falling off anytime soon.