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Chainsaw milling some white oak. The wind was in my favour so only half a PIA.

Last week milling of a sugar maple log that I had left outside for 3 years. Wood is still solid. I cut everything at 2" thick. I wonder what the humidity is after 3 years

The pull start on my woodmizer can take an arm off as well. I lower the head as low as possible to I do not get my arm/hand/wrist to hit the handles. These 14hp motors have so much compression.

Here is the worst of the beams I was running on the mill. Being further from side seemed to drive straighter as one of the surfaces ended flat/ not quite wavy. The cedar stash is growing too.

Thanks for the confirmation. I might stop taking spruce to the mill and propose the dumpster option to clients. Seems to be more hassle than it is worth. Here is some cedar that was enjoyable to mill

Background and question for the bandsawmill users (woodmizer, lucas, etc..). Why does my blade bend on fresh cut spruce leaving 1/4" valleys and peaks when it stays straight on oak, cherry and maple. Tension is the same, widths of cut (number of teeth in the wood) are close and log diameters are...

Water most of the time for the past 2 years.

Started on the sugar maple I took down yesterday. The ladder twisted like a twizzler. Took a couple passes to get back to a straight surface. I have a free ladder for whoever does not want to use it for chainsaw milling.

Thanks B. Here is the first cut. I just used my regular cross cut chain so I am expecting even better results with a rip chain. There is a winch on the sled. It makes the work effortless.

Back to more basic questions, I was talking to a chainsaw mill owner and he was recommending me to go from 50:1 mix to 32:1 mix when using my 395XP while milling. I have always stuck to recommended manufacturer mix so I am wondering if this is can be done without tinkering with the saw.

Nice log. I wish I could get more than 12 ft straight of hardwood in the NorthEast. Every Ash, White Oak and Maple log I milled so far did not stay straight for more than 12 ft. Anything longer had a twist.

Preparing a shed build with true 4 by 4 and 4 by 8 headers milled from an ash I took down a month ago in my backyard. Might be a bit too nice for a shed but it is free lumber.