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I've never crushed a saw yet, but did distroy a bar in a large walnut.I got it pinched but removed the saw from the bar before dropping the tree with my milling saw which is all i had to drop it after that.The bar was bent real bad, so i just replaced it with a new one.Glad to hear your saw can...

stabilizer Sea foam is a great additive to stabilize fuel and to lubricate the engine.Sta-bil will do the same thing to protect your engine from the ethanol fuel.They both are sold at most auto stores.I don't like the husky oil mix as i did burn up a saw useing it in the past.I find the stihl...

ethanol fuel Milling is harder on a saw and the ethanol laced fuel they sell us in Michigan now makes it even worst so make sure you run rich and use good oil mix.I also put sea foam in the mix to combat the ethanol in the gas.I let the saw rest more often as well.I also found that running...

It's nice to see all the fine projects made out of your milled wood.My hat's off to all of you! Keep um coming!:clap:

It's well worth milling as i've seen fence posts over a hundred years old still standing out of it.It doesn't seem to rot too easy.

What is your favorite species of tree to mill and why?:)

WoW! That is one heavy duty table. How much do they weigh Backwoods?

I went in to a Stihl dealer today to get a rim sprocket for my 290 and he didn't have any in stock.That's pretty bad when you can't get a high wear item for your saw when you need it. I use a 3/8 7 tooth sprocket on mine as the spur sprocket that came on the saw was junk and wore out too fast ...

Nice looking calls.Sorry to here about your saw accident.Table saws are very dangerous machines.I knew a guy that got hit in the chest from kickback and thought he was ok, but died in his sleep that same night from a brused heart.I think of him every time i turn mine on now.I use my bandsaw...

WoW! Those bowls look real nice.Never thought hickery could look so good.Great Job!

You want to flat saw as much as you can.You won't get any quilted figure when quarter sawing big leaf maple .Flat sawn is also best for birdseye maple as well.Quartersawing maple is only good for flame and ray but never good for birdseye or quilt.

I learned alot from a book called A Guitar Maker's Manual by Jim Williams.It covers about everything and is on sale at Grizzly right now for 17.98.This book covers both classical and steelstring guitars. Hope this helps. Mark

Since 1985. I've been building electrics.I just started building acoustics this last fall.

Hi Mark,Yes , I started number two.Here's some pics. of it. It has ash sides and quilted maple back with walnut center stripe.I'm planning on building a curly maple and walnut neck for it to match the walnut rossete i made out out walnut.I'm also building a flute for my sister out of walnut.

Backwoods,That's A great use of that log.It sure made a nice looking shed.Great Job! :clap: Mark

Oiler holes are the same.I own a 028 & an 038 same bar is used for both.

Mark,I'm going to seal it with shellac, then about 12 coats of nitro lacquer.

Got the neck fitted and fretted today.Still have to cut the end of the frets off when the glue dries.

The 14" rikon does a great job resawing. Look what it can do when set up properly.This is some mahogany resawed with it.

Set up like this, it should do real good.