Second attempt with a Small Log Mill

[AndrewS]

Having cut my teeth on some windblown wild cherry, the Alaskan Small Log Mill has been pressed into service to produce a mantelpiece from an oak taken down in the grounds of nearby Crathes Castle (Aberdeenshire)!

 

The result has far exceeded my expectation: I spent considerable time ensuring the rails were square and aligned (variously using carpenter's square, spirit level, winding sticks, shims, etc) and gave the chain a quick once over, but the cuts were clean and the mantel square to within 1 degree!

 

I roughed it out a few weeks ago and then neatened it up this weekend, cutting it to length and rebating the underside for a piece of fire-retardent plasterboard to shield it from direct heat impingement and (hopefully!) to encourage uniform shrinkage.

 

Photos of the finished article to follow in due course!

 

With a sharp chain, the MS361 copes admirably with anything up to a full bar-length cut. It may be too slow for those with a commerical focus, but for a part-time hobbyist like me, it's a great combination. Not least because off the mill the saw is versatile enough to be used for general felling and cross-cutting.

 

Happy milling!

 

Andrew

[Rob D]

Nice Andrew and thanks for posting.

 

Any chance you could e-mail me the pics to [email protected] so I can use on my website?

 

Also some pics of the final mantlepiece in position!

[stevie-b]

Lovely job that fella, I'm wanting to do the same thing myself. Looking forward to seeing the finished product:thumbup1:

[Bart]

Great stuff

i use my 361 with the Small Log Mill and it is a good combination. looking forward to seeing the finished mantelpiece

[tree man john]

lovely piece of work, i have never done milling myself but looking over the milling forum looks very interesting, so im going to look into doing some myself!

[Ben Ballard]

:thumbup1:Thats good for your second attempt,I look forward to seeing it finished.

[ben lightfoot]

Well thats cleared up a question i was going to ask about the difference between the mini mill and small log mill? but thats done a cracking job on that oak now im a little tempted to treat myself to one

[AndrewS]

Thanks for the feedback chaps!

 

The mantel will be installed just as soon as the chimney breast is constructed - mere detail... Photos to follow!

 

Rob - No probs forwarding the pics; I'll send you the high res versions offline; I've probably got some other shots of the Mill without the construction debris and Portaloo in the background ;-)

 

Cheers,

 

Andrew

[Rob D]

Cheers Andrew.

 

Or send a disc to:

 

Robert Dyer

Silver Street Garden Machinery

Hordle

Hampshire

SO416DG

[AndrewS]

Hi Rob - pics should be with you; disc posted at the weekend.

 

Cheers,

 

Andrew