I've had semotony out here a couple times to mill or retrieve logs, and as a gift he gave me a mill attachment for my saw. Darn him! I always wanted to get into that, but I have no time!
So I finally obtained a log to mill, and then got another. Now I have two logs completely milled, and 4 more waiting. Darn you, semotony! I'm having so much fun, and dreaming about all the possibilities, and now I'm spending lots of time (and money) on this new hobby. Wow, it's addicting.
Fortunately my neighbor complained about the noise, so I put the log on my trailer, wheeled it into my shop/garage, sealed off most of the stuff, and was able to do it in the almost closed shop. Put a couple fans in the doorway, and left the big door cracked a bit. Opened everything up again after every slab and took a break. All went well, and the neighbor thinks I'm fantastic now.
Anyway, enough talk and onto the pics.
This piece of walkboard worked really well - I could screw through the holes in the aluminum to fasten it to the log.
This is the oak I milled.
And here is the pecan.
I got about 6 big trash cans full of sawdust. I have a tiny little 'tree farm' where I have a few trees, so this dust is going on top of the weed barrier fabric to control the weeds.
Got lots of good tips from semotony, trains, and a youtube channel called Flowering Elbow. Very enjoyable videos from him.
Anyway, glad to now be a part of the milling niche. Thanks, Tony!
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So I finally obtained a log to mill, and then got another. Now I have two logs completely milled, and 4 more waiting. Darn you, semotony! I'm having so much fun, and dreaming about all the possibilities, and now I'm spending lots of time (and money) on this new hobby. Wow, it's addicting.
Fortunately my neighbor complained about the noise, so I put the log on my trailer, wheeled it into my shop/garage, sealed off most of the stuff, and was able to do it in the almost closed shop. Put a couple fans in the doorway, and left the big door cracked a bit. Opened everything up again after every slab and took a break. All went well, and the neighbor thinks I'm fantastic now.
Anyway, enough talk and onto the pics.
This piece of walkboard worked really well - I could screw through the holes in the aluminum to fasten it to the log.
This is the oak I milled.
And here is the pecan.
I got about 6 big trash cans full of sawdust. I have a tiny little 'tree farm' where I have a few trees, so this dust is going on top of the weed barrier fabric to control the weeds.
Got lots of good tips from semotony, trains, and a youtube channel called Flowering Elbow. Very enjoyable videos from him.
Anyway, glad to now be a part of the milling niche. Thanks, Tony!
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