Woodsurfer
ArboristSite Operative
I cut down and milled a dying hemlock last year. This spring we had a windstorm that knocked down its neighbour. It fell on our old sailboat and crushed it. Anyway, I milled the tree last weekend and got plenty of good boards out of it.
The tree fell across the beach and that is a great place to mill! A nice breeze, good slope, what more could you want.
I cut them all 1" thick to use as siding. This tree was in good shape. Not much ring shake and nice grain. This green hemlock is super fast to mill, about 1" per second in 16" wide cuts, about half that in 20" wide boards. Never milled so fast before.
The tree fell across the beach and that is a great place to mill! A nice breeze, good slope, what more could you want.
I cut them all 1" thick to use as siding. This tree was in good shape. Not much ring shake and nice grain. This green hemlock is super fast to mill, about 1" per second in 16" wide cuts, about half that in 20" wide boards. Never milled so fast before.