chewbacca
ArboristSite Member
Alright, I'm fairly new to this site and have never milled before. I'm a commercial arborist and think it's a shame to watch nice wood go through the chipper or cut up for firewood, so I'm thinking about getting a chainsaw mill. In the winter, I do taxidermy work and, as such, I cut and finish wood panels for those projects. I saw on here somewhere where someone asked what is the use of cutting a slab wider than will fit in a 13" planer. One of the responses was that that person used a router and a jig to finish the surface of the slab instead of planing it. My question is, can someone please explain to me that process of finishing the surface of a large slab smoothly before using the slab for furniture? Please be easy on me. I haven't searched that extensively for the answer to this. If this is covered in another thread, a link would be awesome. Thanks guys. I've got lots more questions about chainsaws and mills after this.