Best way forward

[Big Beech]

Firstly, Rob. Thank you. mills and chain came today as discussed. All built ready for action!!!

 

So, i have been eyeing my wood stores up, and have two chunks of Yew i would like to deal with first, and some cherry (8ft x 13" x3) and some oak butts.

The main yew tree is gonna run 10ft x 20/21" and is dead straight. Hopefully straight forward to deal with.

 

I have another top section of a tree my Uncle-in-law is milling on the WM, the idea was to also take this over but i think i wanna play:001_smile:

This trunk has a wide end diameter of 20" and drops to 13" over 9ft.

How shuould i attatch the ladder? let if follow the fall, or build up the shortfall?

 

Rob,

I saw in another post i think abouth keeping all angles thesame, can you confirm the angle for sharpening on the Granberg chain please.

 

Simon

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I have another top section of a tree my Uncle-in-law is milling on the WM, the idea was to also take this over but i think i wanna play:001_smile:

This trunk has a wide end diameter of 20" and drops to 13" over 9ft.

How shuould i attatch the ladder? let if follow the fall, or build up the shortfall?

 

Personally, I would try to cut to heart centre, i.e. set up the ladder the same height above the middle of the growth rings. This will make better boards overall, as the centre part (where they are widest) will then have the straightest grain and the core of the tree will only run in one board.

 

One way to do this is to use a short length of floor joist or similar, coach screwed to the short end of the log. You can then fix the ladder end down on the top of this, which gives you a good, solid base. Don't forget to set the mill deeper than the coach screws! (not that I've ever done this....)

 

Alec

[Rob D]

Don't forget to set the mill deeper than the coach screws! (not that I've ever done this....)

 

 

 

Ha ha! I did that at a show once which went down well!

 

 

I have been experimenting with using end brackets to get exactly in line with the middle of the log... easier with the small log mill as you have to sort of set up with the Alaskan inside it...

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXyZxnKyiyM]Quarter saw using a combination of Granberg Alaskan chainsaw mill and vertical mini mill - YouTube[/ame]