milling thread

[stehansen]

I need new wood for my stumpgrinder trailer deck.

 

[sotc]

I gots oak for $2 a board foot

 

[stehansen]

That would be sweet on there. Let me go check the exact measurementss. I think it's 5'X9'.

 

[sotc]

You would have to go sideways then, would that look stupid? the boards are 7ish feet long

 

[Cobleskill]

Is that your mill, or do you hire it? How much is the sawing rate out there?

I would love to own a band mill. My buddy had a Mizer, but he took it down to his place in Florida, and ending up selling it down there. He used to charge .25/bd. ft. but that was back in the '90s.

 

[sotc]

Phil mills the wood and we split it

 

[sotc]

Spent the day milling for my run to Sacramento. American elm, black walnut and Kwanzan(black) cherry

 

[MasterBlaster]

I need one of those mills! What's the average lowest price you get for one of those pieces?

 

[woodworkingboy]

I have always figured that if you were going to hire someone to build you a house, having the material from logs that you milled yourself would save a lot of money. If the logs were a bonus from work, that much more. Even buying logs then milling would reduce costs a lot, I believe. I can get Pine logs for free or for almost nothing.

 

[Cobleskill]

Some states insist that the wood be graded and stamped. I know in NY we can build with ungraded.

 

[brendonv]

Awesome Willie, I like your little helper in the trailer!

I heard to build here with them they have to be sawed by a reputable sawmill. Sounds pretty vast to me.

 

[sotc]

The 8th and 9th pictures show the graft, I think it is quite cool.
Butch, i'm making a pretty good load with some other boards, normally those 10x10 x6 would bring about $100 each. That last pic represents about $1650, loading more today in between bids and headed out dark and early tomorow, catch lunch with the two Steves

 

[stig]

Bet the sawyer didn't like those nails too much.

Nice load of wood.

Just to nit-pick, why don't you trim the end of logs before milling them. It looks sloppy with the hinge still on them.

 

[stehansen]

Very impressive Willie.

 

[Cobleskill]

Although I am sure he doesn't like hitting steel, changing a blade only takes about 5 minutes. Blades used to cost $20. Probably about $30 now. Kinda looks like woven wire fence.

Good deal making something usable out of what would be waste or firewood.

 

[stig]

Woodmizers are great.
When I got my house, I bought 32 cubic meters of wood from the state forest. Bought it as individual trees, picked out and felled by myself, then hired in a Woodmizer and had it all cut up as construction timber.

So everything here made of wood here, outdoors ( sheds, garage etc) and indoors are made from trees that I have cut myself.

Feels good and was WAY cheaper than going to the lumberyard.

The staircase leading upstairs and all the moldings and windowsills upstairs are made from a single elm tree, so it is all the exact same color.

 

[Cut4fun]

A friend from HS that lives in Oklahoma has some kind of mill hooked up to his tractor.

They ended up cutting and milling the wood for their new house off their own land. Lot hard work he stated and I think he lost part of his trigger finger in the ordeal.

 

[Cut4fun]

normally those 10x10 x6 would bring about $100 each.

I would have thought hardwoods would have brought more then that.

I have been paying .40lbf for aspen in 8x8x8 and 10x10x8 and for poplar .50-.55lbf for the same.

 

[HolmenTree]

Sotc I see you started this thread off with your "new then" Alaskan sawmill. Well here is my 36" Alaskan with Stihl 090AV . Ignore the bikesaw , its just there for an ornament.
On the sawhorses are my 2"X4" aluminum slabbing rails, one section 10ft long the other 20 ft. Notice the carriage bolt levellers every 5 ft. With the 2 sections joined together with wooden 2x4 stubs I can mill 32 ft lumber. I always carry these rails underneath my trailer and the mill in the truck just in case I find that "valuable tree" while doing a removal.


Willard

 

[Al Smith]

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The staircase leading upstairs and all the moldings and windowsills upstairs are made from a single elm tree, so it is all the exact same color.

That is one sure fired way to get a good match on natural finish .

I have seen so many oak stair cases that likely exceeded 10 grand to build with excellent jointery but with missmatched wood which frankly made them look rather slip shod .

Seems to me it's a shame to spend 300 grand on a house only to do something like that .

I might add though that all the windows sills and eventually the windows valances in my new addition will also be made from the same white ash tree .I'm somewhat praticular about that myself .Too damned cold now to do any more wood working projects for the moment .

 

[sotc]

Stig, the less trimming, the more usefull. Someone may need the little extra bit, if not, they have the option of cutting it off, just never the option of putting it back.
Cut4fun, if i get $2 a board foot, i'm happy, keeps me in coffee. All loaded and ready for tomorows run

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Almost ready here for our little drive, just have to call Steve as soon as the kiddos hit the hay. Sorry I missed your PM when I was getting kids dinner and what not. You have a PM also.

 

[sotc]

Ready to roll

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Wood is good!

 

[Dave Shepard]

Is that a new truck, or did you take the badges off a newer model?