Any woodworkers?

I'm always willing to share what I have learned.

 

Would you stack your wood like this?

 

I would also put a few cinderblocks on top.

 

to keep them all from twisting as they dry right?

 

Yeah, the bottom boards have the weight of the top ones. The top needs to be weighed down too. I have 6 blocks on each of my stacks.

 

That's a really good idea ... you can "control" the pressure

 

Hello everyone! Forgive me if this is too off topic or too general of an inquiry.

I was wondering if anyone had knowledge on timber framing? Like which areas have viable trees for building or what tools I would need to start (and finish) a project. Again I know it's not exactly woodworking proper or general carpentry, but due to a series of interesting events over the past 2 years I am considering buying land and disappearing into the mountains.

Thanks.

 

All ideas above are good ones, also cover the top and keep the sides open for air movement. I stack and sticker my boards in my garage for drying. I also plug in a fan for the first few weeks to keep the surfaces dry and to prevent mold. In the beginning when I first started milling and drying lumber I had some mold issues and that's why I use the fan. But the mold really wasnt damaging, it was just on the surface of some of the really wet boards and it planed right off in the first pass.
Trees milled in the spring will be very wet, less after the leaves have dropped in the fall, and winter is always a good time to harvest logs. Me I just take em when the opportunity arises, like when a neighbor removes a tree I ask for the log. Most small tree companies will be happy to give you the log. And some tree companies will sometimes deliver the log for you so they dont have to pay for the disposal of the log. Some tree companies process the wood for firewood so they keep everything. Most of the time I get my logs for free. My motto is wood is everywhere and it's free, you just have to know where to look for it.

 

Hello friends,

I apologize if this is the wrong area to post, but I couldn't think of a place with better visibility.

On September 5th in Columbus Ohio I am packing to vacate and would like to find a good home for a 9" table saw, 10" bandsaw, 6" jointer, and 12" planer. They are all vintage 60s-80s tools, heavy castings, and have been rebuilt and tuned (new bearings, knives, belts, brushes, etc). They run great, and are ready to go. I simply do not have a place to put them where I am going.

I'm not trying to make money, it would just be a shame to see them dumpstered.

PM if you're interested, and understand that you must be there on September 5th to pick them up.

 

Can you sell on craigslist?

 

No time unfortunately and my experience selling on CL is that I would need to wade through a lot of BS. But thank you for the suggestion!

 

try owwm.com

old woodworking machines


lots of guys who jump in them
also they have FB page

 

Your local facebook market place stuff goes quick if theres interest in the item or the right price...or free..

 

@woodtickgreg

So.. let's talk about saws.. obviously I'm just starting out on this adventure but I see that Stihl saws are around 79cc max (there may be higher ccs available but nothing local) - that was on a MS 661 C-M with what appeared to be a 36 inch bar.

Is this something I should consider or do I absolutely need the higher cc saw?

 

You can get by with that but if you can afford it go as big as you can. Milling is completely different that cutting logs, it's insanely hard on the saws. A 79cc saw will be very slow going and it will get stressed. Go to a good saw shop. Keep in mind that all manufacturers have commercial and consumer models of similar saws, they are night and day different as far as durability. Most consumer saws will have plastic crank cases and the can't take the heat that milling will create. With a 36" bar you will run that saw full throttle for about 10 minutes straight under a full load. It's a saw killer! So go big as you can. The ms660 will work but your going to have to pay attention to your chain angles and type of chain you run. And make sure it's a commercial model!

Edit: and I just looked at the model you listed, fuel efficiency is not something you want when milling, you want it to run just short of being rich, not lean. Try and find a older used ms660 or even better yet an 880. But the 880 is tough to find used, and pricey.

 

I just saw this for the Granberg Mill it's the Mark IV 36.

 

That would be a bare minimum suggestion. Like I said, it will do it but put major stress on the saw powerhead and be very slow. If your not in a hurry and just doing it as a way to get wood you'll be ok. But anybody you talk to that has been chain saw milling for any amount of time will tell you to go as big as you can with the powerhead. This is one instance where more is definitely better.

 

Yes sir! I totally understand that! I'm just not having luck finding the bigger saws locally...I'm the kind of person who likes to put their hands on something before I pay for it if I can.