Found this place after a Google search. Looks like I scored. I'm a computer geek that needs to do stuff with my hands on the weekend.
What brought me here is the old black walnut tree in my front yard. It's about 40 inch diameter at the base. The local saw mills don't like these trees because of nails and stuff but I can't live with an old tree like that turning into firewood. So I've been looking into chain saw milling.
I'm still early in the research cycle and I'm likely to drive you all crazy with questions.
I'll probably never be more than a hobbiest at this. I want to make rough cut picture frames and maybe some other stuff. The walnut tree may turn into flooring or cabinets. Is a cheap jig like that Haddon Lumber Maker going to going to work well enough for occasional use? I don't expect to do more than one or two trees a year once I've taken care of the trees in my yard that need to come down.
Thanks all.
Looking forward to reading all the posts here.
What brought me here is the old black walnut tree in my front yard. It's about 40 inch diameter at the base. The local saw mills don't like these trees because of nails and stuff but I can't live with an old tree like that turning into firewood. So I've been looking into chain saw milling.
I'm still early in the research cycle and I'm likely to drive you all crazy with questions.
I'll probably never be more than a hobbiest at this. I want to make rough cut picture frames and maybe some other stuff. The walnut tree may turn into flooring or cabinets. Is a cheap jig like that Haddon Lumber Maker going to going to work well enough for occasional use? I don't expect to do more than one or two trees a year once I've taken care of the trees in my yard that need to come down.
Thanks all.
Looking forward to reading all the posts here.