Milling this week a large beech.

[kinderscout]

Going to start milling this big beech this week, the trunk can not be parted from the rest of the tree due to safety.As a lone worker.any tips?

[gobbypunk]

Dont see what problems are just cut the but in half chock it first and just mill it i would think

[Big Beech]

U wil B in for a fun ew days with that bad boy. Hope u got a stong back too and a good supply of fuel n oil.

May need a bigger saw too!!

My big beech adventure:

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[/ame] Edited June 30, 2014 by Big Beech

[miller-Ian]

id love to get my mill in to that

[kinderscout]

Which,the log or my aunt kath:-)

[kinderscout]

Today has been spend getting the trunk ready for milling, trying to get the trunk as strait as possible for the milling.The main part of the trunk is fifteen ft long and 50 inch girth, their is two other pieces each around eight ft long.

[Big Beech]

Unless you need the timber, i wouldnt waste my time on those two deeply fissured short sections.

Even then the butt end looks knotty at the top.

Interesting grain iam sure but perhaps a pain keeping flat once milled and free from checking in this warm weather....

[devon TWiG]

In some degree of agreement with Big Beech above ,.... I am wondering what quality of timber this will yield and what it's value may be ? I have seen quite a few threads on here of people milling timber ( which i think is a good thing by the way !) I had an alaskan mill 25 years ago .... but does any one manage to sell much of their milled timber and have they found it worthwhile ( profitable ) when taking in to account all the work and expenses ?

[kinderscout]

Yes I am going to take the bad end off the main trunk to give me room for the mill to exist. The rest is being saw up for use around the farm, as benches and tables as it is a large bunk house.

So their in need off benches and tables for out side.

The pieces I have cut have warped with in minutes off being cut.

[kinderscout]

This is one off the limbs cut up and is going to be used as cross members for a fence, to keep the sheep in their field.