Today's milling

[trigger_andy]

Back on the Norway Spruce for my Log Cabin Build. 

 

Late start today but managed to get 14 x 6" x 6" x 5.7m Beams knocked out. I had initially planned on just cutting the Beams and leaving a load of waste for firewood but ended up cutting 1" Waney boards and 6"x1" Boards as well. More time consuming but seemed a shame to waste the timber. Will either sell them or use them on my Drying shed whenever I get around to that.  

 

 

[Bennovet]

Finished the beech today, last slabs were very nice, solid, no rot.
All at 2.5". Up to farmer to store and dry, then we will see in 2 years what to do with it[emoji15]

[trigger_andy]

On 08/02/2022 at 17:38, trigger_andy said:

Back on the Norway Spruce for my Log Cabin Build. 

 

Late start today but managed to get 14 x 6" x 6" x 5.7m Beams knocked out. I had initially planned on just cutting the Beams and leaving a load of waste for firewood but ended up cutting 1" Waney boards and 6"x1" Boards as well. More time consuming but seemed a shame to waste the timber. Will either sell them or use them on my Drying shed whenever I get around to that.  

 

 

Made a finish to the 6m long Spruce Logs today. Two and a half days and 43 Logs Milled into 6”x6” beams. Ended up with 60x6x1”x5.7m boards. 35x1” waney boards as well. 
 

The Scabs where a good 1/3rd more than this at the end. 
 

 

[topchippyles]

8 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Made a finish to the 6m long Spruce Logs today. Two and a half days and 43 Logs Milled into 6”x6” beams. Ended up with 60x6x1”x5.7m boards. 35x1” waney boards as well. 
 

The Scabs where a good 1/3rd more than this at the end. 
 

 

All my outers of the logs like your pile I dry and sell for fire wood.

Edited February 10, 2022 by topchippyles

[trigger_andy]

1 minute ago, topchippyles said:

All my outers of the logs like your pile I dry and sell for fire wood.

I normally use them in my own stoves but I’m rapidly running out of room and time to process them. I’m giving them away just now til I can get to a stage I have the time to process them. Soon I’ll be burning the lot. 😁

[trigger_andy]

Well, got to use a Branch Logger to get rid of all the Scabs. In two and a half hours Id bagged up fourteen 1-1/4 cube vented bags. Just a wee bit to go tomorrow, maybe another 2 bags. 

 

 

[trigger_andy]

Had a rush order for a Mantle. So milled two the same size. One from a standing dead oak and one from a wee pippy oak. Nice couple of hours milling in the afternoon sun.

[muttley9050]

Had a rush order for a Mantle. So milled two the same size. One from a standing dead oak and one from a wee pippy oak. Nice couple of hours milling in the afternoon sun.

Who's buying green of the mill mantles?

[trigger_andy]

9 minutes ago, muttley9050 said:

15 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Had a rush order for a Mantle. So milled two the same size. One from a standing dead oak and one from a wee pippy oak. Nice couple of hours milling in the afternoon sun.






 

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Who's buying green of the mill mantles?

Not 100% sure what you’re asking but if it’s who’s buying green oak for Mantles then I guess this guy. 🤣 I offered the dry Standing Dead at £450 or the Green at £300. After discussing how none of my Green Mantle’s in the house have moved an inch he went with the Green. 
 

This 8”x8” Mantle above my Esse Ironheart was A knotty green firewood log. It sees constant heat blasting it day and night. Not budged. 
 

I also milled a green Mantle 6”x4” for my daughters bedroom and it’s not moved either. 
 

This might be because I’m using the heartwood from much larger logs than the mantle is?

Edited February 13, 2022 by trigger_andy

[Stihllymok]

34 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Had a rush order for a Mantle. So milled two the same size. One from a standing dead oak and one from a wee pippy oak. Nice couple of hours milling in the afternoon sun.

Love that last pic. Stunning colours 

What can't hook u using? I need a new one