Rob D

It's a question that keeps coming up ref drying wood and i think the more you work with wood and dry it the more you lean towards the quarter sawn route and away from through sawn. Most of the stuff I mill now is through the middle with an Alaskan and then that half onto the bandsaw and then most of the milled timber will dry and remain stable.

I'll be in the FR Jones tent as well - or next to it anyways! So no doubt will be saying hello then!

Looks perfect dave - and actually I like the look of the smaller carbiners as well - much better and less cumbersome

All good and thanks for the order - good vid here on the grinder [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEdu4u6dnGA&feature=c4-overview&list=UU9K0KfLNH84tuWi2VjlSlCg]Granberg precision grinder and accurate depth guage raker setting for chainsaw chain - YouTube[/ame] Neat stacking and stickering of boards is a must and I've learnt the hard way to use even stickers

Good vid - liked all the different camera angles going on

Yep keep it coming - I am going to forward it all to Granberg and see if they can come up with a winching kit. But of course it will cost more than the DIY route.

Nice work and lovely finish on it

Ahh! - a much better idea - as then you can slide the winch up and down to suit - like it

Nice Jon! That was a great saw and a great shame but I sold it and the new 880 has a different muffler so I could not put it on!!

Looked a good job all in control - never seen someone else riding the crane like that - I can see how it makes things more efficient.

Here's the first vid - a bit crude as have now replaced thick washing line with pull start cord and set the end pulley up to a ground anchor in front of the log... but for those who weren't at the show does give an idea of how it works. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xyChiFTrA0&feature=c4-overview&list=UU9eV7377LRZ9H98BQowuSbQ]Using a winch with the Alaskan - first attempt. - YouTube[/ame]

Good job well done

Good post yep it worked perfectly at the show - just a peg or even a heavy log in front of the log a short distance away works best - easy to set up and as you have said the angle of pull changes as you get lower down the log. Changing the washing line I had in the winch for thin starter cord worked better as well. Good stretch, can get more cord on for larger logs, and as it spools into the top of the winch being thin it does not spill out.

Great work

Cool thread Geoff - could almost win an 'original arbtalk' thread title if there was one As deep as the deepest ocean… well maybe not but deeper than you. She pulls me down and I follow. Let all disappear so there is just me and her. And then maybe with true feeling we can find ourselves within the other. So tired of all the glamour, my eyes hurt from all the pointless light Floating on a surface and being held there by your hands. Let me be pulled down so darkness can blanket me and then I can see only her. How much time has already been wasted? Yes tell me, you seem to know. In the old days I knew better and I would have listened. But my ears are closing to you thank God and I feel the pull down to those blissful depths. She runs deep and I follow. Nothing else can touch us here and certainly you would drown if you tried. You’d struggle to breathe yet I’ve never felt so free. So pull me down my lover and pull me unto thee.

Pretty much impossible and also a real pain to sand end grain.

No worrys - just get it sharp as it is harder work if you don't. The Sugi bars are really good if you don't mind spending a few more £ but the oregon powermatch will do if you don't. Sign up on my site Chainsawbars ? chainsaw chains, chainsaw bars and chainsaw accessories and then PM me you have done so for 10% disc. Look at the winching thread here for less work http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/alaskan-mill/58216-very-cool-way-winching-your-alaskan-up-log.html Only have x1 alaskan at the moment - more due in 5 - 7 days.

Cut the board into 3 and plane.... It'll keep on cupping and never be right so go with what the wood wants!

To be fair all the above is true - it seems that despite the huge and varying amount of timber we have over here the actual real interest of people putting their hands in their pockets and giving you money for it is few and far between.... there are a lot out there that seem to know so much 'oh mate that stuffs worth a fortune my mate sold a load of blah blah blah...' and it's all bull. BUT.... Faint heart never won fair lady - there is a market out there but it takes a while to find it and a lot of persistence. I now have a pretty good system of what I do with the wood - ok it's taken 6 years and a few times on the way 'I've had ebough of this' but hey ho! Large cedar or oak - plank and turn directly into picnic benches. An indoor table has to be the right size, colour and shape and needs treating etc etc... Everyone can have an outdoor picnic bench. Make quick sell cheap and they will sell. Smaller pieces - chopping boards/charcuterie boards - I now have my boards in 14 retailers and they sell well. Beach - on the whole not worth planking unless spaulted or burred. Yew - not as much demand or worthwhile as people make out and no use for chopping boards. Walnut - great for chopping and charcuterie boards - so stable and easy to dry. Better bits plane and put on ebay Ash - good for boards, seems more popular to sell Other timbers - plank but don't go mad - if in doubt i.e. shake or size do not plank... only plank the good stuff When dry find someone who has a planer thicknesser - nice looking wood sells, grey dirty wood does not Have an area where all your wood is pre priced for wood turners and then just point - saves a lot of time. You need top find the market before you start planking and then go from there.

Plenty of vids here Products for the category: Chainsaw mills links at the top of the page.

Thanks all for feedback already given. What size bars do you have on the 064s? You could do with a 30" bar to get the most (as already said) out of a 24" mill. Sharp chain is essential go for the precison grinder but maybe not straight away if you want to keep the cash spend lower.

Cheers all - Chris the 200T bars should be better and have got a load of pics here: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsawbars/55329-new-range-solid-silver-pro-sugihara-bars-here.html Will be a 12" version coming soon.

You could do Bob - but really the vibes are pretty negligible - but prob a good idea if you have a lot to do.