Rough Hewn
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Wholesaling is much easier and quicker than retail. Less profit but less stress. It takes several years to get a local reputation as a source of timber. I have a large group of various woodworkers I have built up, so knowing which maker prefers which species,thickness,length, width,type of character/grain etc etc etc. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Does anyone know what's wrong with my sweet chestnuts?
Rough Hewn replied to sandspider's topic in Tree health care
Looked at a walnut tree today, dead tips from frost burn. Very similar to op's pics. -
Stihl msa200 with the big ap300 batteries will run a 14" bar nose deep in oak all day. You will need two batteries and a charger though. It's not a 440 though. Won't be anything like that until the batteries get better. I've looked in to it. You can still get a 3phase stihl chainsaw.(on eBay) [emoji106]
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50mm. Table tops. Price depends on length and character. E.g: 8' x 600mm at 50mm with nice caramel chocolate. Air dried for 1-2years then kiln dried to below 10%mc Whole sale £100+ per board Retail £200+ per board Give or take. But only if you know someone who can buy and use it. [emoji106]
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Measure it, photograph it, bin it. Then get a local woodworker to knock one up from local hardwood? [emoji848][emoji106]
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Does anyone know what's wrong with my sweet chestnuts?
Rough Hewn replied to sandspider's topic in Tree health care
Is there any ramora infected larch nearby? It can cross over to SC. Can't remember the symptoms though. -
Yep. Not even supposed to touch it without gloves.
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Yep that's treated. Horrible stuff.
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[emoji848][emoji16] What? Like a Logosol F2+? Got it last year, have a look on the "today's milling" thread. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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These are the two types of mills I'd reccomend for anyone looking to get into chainsaw milling, both under £200. Available from Chainsawbars.co.uk Timberjig Available from Logosol.co.uk [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Blades great[emoji108] But since the spring went it's in a box.
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Wise choice. Panther mills are the absolutely brilliant. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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This is spot on.
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I know climbers on a hell of a lot more than that.
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Huddersfield mate. And I only got one enquiry.
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Don't tell Rob.D but I've never needed an aux oiler[emoji13] Slats are better than wedges. Make sure the first wedge doesn't lift the top board and ladder. Use a 10mm slat instead. Or your board will be bowed. Keep the Saw perpendicular as much as possible. Try not to see Saw. Re grind the top plate of chain to 0degrees fir best finish. Get a piece of Velcro to wrap around Saw throttle, you'll have two hands free then. Watch the back end of the mill when entering the cut. Keep it level!!! Watch the front doesn't drop when leaving the log. Keep it level. Please post the results. Best of luck [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Yes this is correct, However you only cut one beam at a time. If you used the vertical mill to square the edges of the 6" slabs You could then stack together vertically and cut multiple beams at the same time. [emoji848][emoji106]
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????? I do regularly. Fortunately chillaskans are a proven device. And they are brilliant for an introduction to chainsaw milling. I would recommend them to anyone who'd like to try milling. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Today I dug out my old 36" chillaskan for milling some small yew. Some of the shorter bits I free handed [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Yes. But it takes a while. You need to cut 3 edges with the ladder. 1 cut the top flat. 2 roll 90 degrees to left then cut top flat. 3 roll back right 180 degrees, cut top flat. You should now have a 3 sided beam/cant. Cut off 6" thick slabs. Stack slabs together vertically. Screw together at the bottom 6". Mill at 6" fir 6" square beams. Green oak absolutely fine. Get a mill from rob.d they're half the price. [emoji106]
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Not happening/don't do it. 3002 mount (880) bars are considerably larger than 3/8. Stick with .404 on the 880. [emoji106]
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Great until the spring goes. [emoji106]
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Runs sweet on Oregon hyperskip. I do use full comp on the 56" though. [emoji106]
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Arb kitten is now teaching her own kittens
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I have noticed on all bars over 48", they are pretty useless for cross cutting. The flex is so much at 7' the chain just jumps off. [emoji106]
