Search results

Arborist Forum

Help Support Arborist Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. Jesse snowden

    I may have a chance to mill a very large oak, but don't have a mill/bar big enough

    this is what I did to a 42" white oak with a 36" bar. same saw actually! used a friends 1970's dolmar 7900. the little jig is built with a single 2x12. cut two pieces at 3' long. thats the base. then cut 4 pieces at ~6". nail those bits to both ends of the 3-footers. then figure out how you...
  2. Jesse snowden

    Want to Buy 056 av super running or parts saw

    I'm giving my old 056 av super project saw to a friend who wants to get into milling, but it will need some fixing. the E-clip that retains the wrist pin popped off inside the chamber and completely destroyed the cylinder and piston. I had done the ignition capacitor fix and spent a bit of money...
  3. Jesse snowden

    I may have a chance to mill a very large oak, but don't have a mill/bar big enough

    I'd quarter it first them mill it up! There is a super simple way to quarter saw with a chainsaw mill. A 42" bar will do a 3' slab, and will be long enough to quarter the log if you cut from both sides. I have a drawing of the little jig setup I made somewhere I can dig it up if you'd like:-)
  4. Jesse snowden

    Quality of second or third growth timbers in Pacific North West?

    https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/for/6034697542.html Thanks for the info brother! Didn't know there were still so many different players in the timber market. So this is the company I was thinking of hitting up for logs. I've had tree services drop loads of logs/rounds in my front yard...
  5. Jesse snowden

    Want to go bigger...lets see your giant CSMs!

    Not nearly as big as the others above. Dolmar/makita 9010 with a 42" bar. Can cut 36" but keep running into logs that are 40+ " and have to either trim the up or quartersaw them. A bigger bar may be in order soon after seeing this thread!
  6. Jesse snowden

    Quality of second or third growth timbers in Pacific North West?

    Been a while gentlemen! Quick overview: Bought my first house. Everett washington, about 20 miles north of Seattle. On craigslist in this area you can buy douglas fir logs fresh from the mountains by the truck load. It's not cheap, but not nearly as much as a lumber package from a saw mill...
  7. Jesse snowden

    How important is taper in a roof shingle?

    Well I just might have been convinced not to use a shingle roof. Not by any of you old facts mind you I hadn't really taken a close look at the roof pitch. It's a 12-12, or damn near. There is no way I'm going up there to roof it!! So I'll save the cedar for siding and will likely opt for a...
  8. Jesse snowden

    How important is taper in a roof shingle?

    That is great advice, and thank you:-) my workshop is a detached garage that needs a little roof work and I also planned on building a covered front porch which would be a perfect test roof as well. I can change my mind and go a different route twice before actually tearing the roof off my...
  9. Jesse snowden

    How important is taper in a roof shingle?

    Ah-ha! The voice of reason rings through the dark night at last. Lol Driving around my area you can clearly see you are indeed correct, but I didn't want to shut down any responses just yet. I've contacted the CSSB and am waiting for a response. And have already talked to my city building...
  10. Jesse snowden

    How important is taper in a roof shingle?

    Does anyone here know of flame retardant coatings for exterior use? Since you all are so concerned with my safety, I can at least look into treating the roof.
  11. Jesse snowden

    How important is taper in a roof shingle?

    I've figured out a fairly simple process for both straight cut and tapered cut shingles. But the straight cut is much much faster and easier to cut, which is why I ask. This is what my first test batch looks like.
  12. Jesse snowden

    How important is taper in a roof shingle?

    So I'm doing a home remodel and a new roof is the first thing. I have a buddy with 5 acres of western red cedar and he wants it all cleared. So that means I have access to all the raw material I need to roofing, siding, decking and whatever else I need. But it has to be milled!! Without going...
  13. Jesse snowden

    What chainsaw mill to buy for medium sized logs?

    Hey buddy, dunno if you're still shopping for a mill but if you want to save some money I can show you how to build a 3-4 foot mill for about 50 bucks. No welding, just bolt together parts. I've milled a dozen 36" white oak slabs and 10 black locust slabs with this mill using several different...
  14. Jesse snowden

    Milling trees floating in the ocean!

    The last few replies make perfect sense and only confirm my suspicions about beach/drift wood. I have submitted the general forms to the DNR and am also trying to contact the local city offices about falling trees this winter. If I do end up getting authorization to pull trees from the water...
  15. Jesse snowden

    Where to buy dolmar online??

    Nice! That's a great price man. I hope you like it as much as I do!
  16. Jesse snowden

    Milling trees floating in the ocean!

    I'm only looking to harvest freshly fallen trees floating down river during storms. Not anything sitting on the bottom or on the beach. Which is defined as a "stray log" not beach wood or sunken log. The permits I'm talking about are for any forestry activities. Harvesting wood that is...
  17. Jesse snowden

    Where to buy dolmar online??

    I noticed that it went up once I ordered my saw! One day it was 850USD, next day it was like 950USD or whatever it is now. Guess I got lucky! And no, there was no extra charge for customs. 50 dollar shipping was the only charge other than the saw itself.
  18. Jesse snowden

    Where to buy dolmar online??

    It is shipping by Amazon, they must work all that out before hand. If you go onto a foreign countries amazon page some items will say whether or not it's available in the USA. It took about 24 hours from the time I placed the order until it was in the united states. The photo is the tracking...
Back
Top