jab73180 Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Dad and i took a week off to get some logs cut up for some boards. We cut 1400 bf of pine for a friend. Here we did 700 bf for myself. We also did 60 bf of birch and 15 or so spruce 2x6's All in all it was a good week. Got rained out 1 day and goofed off a lil bit. -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sac Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Looks nice Jason. You are going to want to cut more stickers and sticker that up a little better. Let the collection begin. What kind of mill are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Good looking pile o' wood. Will you be air drying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab73180 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks for the suggestion sac. Dad usually doesn't like to take time to do things right so we ended up doing it like that. I need to add another bunk on the ground and restack it. Yes it will be air drying. I don't have any plans for quite a while and I want to build a house next year. It will have plenty of time to dry before I use it. Suggestions on air drying would be great. I know I need to paint the ends to prevent checking. It's cloudy and breezy today so I thought I'd leave it uncovered but I'll get covered up before snow flies. Here's a picture of the operation. It is a small manual bandsaw mill that is produced right here in Maine. It works pretty well except hydraulics would be nice. -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab73180 Posted October 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Here you go Sac. Restacked and stickered. -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sac Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 There ya go... this is the most crucial time to make sure that everything stays flat. My FIL doesnt care either.. but I am a self confessed perfectionist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume Breton Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 should he be trying to put some weight on top of that pile in your opinion ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab73180 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 There ya go... this is the most crucial time to make sure that everything stays flat. My FIL doesnt care either.. but I am a self confessed perfectionist. I tried to be a perfectionist and found out i couldnt be. Just not cut out for it. So now im a pig. Lol. -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab73180 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 should he be trying to put some weight on top of that pile in your opinion ? I would love to find a banding machine. That would be the perfect application. -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Get a few cheap straps for tying down cargo, the ones with the ratchet handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sac Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 And DON'T clamp where there isn't a sticker!!!!! Make sure that you stay on top of them. You don't want to induce a bend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jHop Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 If you put a tarp over it, put about 2 or three inches on top of the stack before you cover it. You want the air to circulate all around it, not just across all but one face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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