Firewood thread!!! Let's see what you got!!!!

[JimBear]

My buddy has a bandsaw mill and a kiln. I think we’ll take one log to mill and dry next week and see what happens.

Should make some beautiful boards.

 

[Chainmale]

Why are they so boring?

Boring diet. "You are what you eat" and all.

 

[Wolverine]

My buddy has a bandsaw mill and a kiln. I think we’ll take one log to mill and dry next week and see what happens.

I CSM’d a monster a couple years ago. Probably won’t ever do it again. Very dense/hard and not quick to mill. Tons of work but it was beautiful.


Pic of the guy I milled it for. I should have charged double what I did.

 

[They call me Mr. Kibbs]

My buddy has a bandsaw mill and a kiln. I think we’ll take one log to mill and dry next week and see what happens.

Dang good firewood! Cannot say I've ever worked with honey locust boards, but dried black locust I've worked with requires pre-drilling for smaller 8d and 10d nails, 16d twists do better and bend less, YMMV

 

[They call me Mr. Kibbs]

Meant to mention, the locust here hand-splits pretty well when green, a little stringy but not bad. Once seasoned some pops quickly like red oak and some is as nasty as elm and needs a little hydro

 

[Wilhelm]

What does this look like to you guys? This was in the city brush pile today. Elm?

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I wish I had access to our city brush pile.
The stuff they sometimes take down is crazy.
But the employees get to it if their bosses don't take it first.

 

[Junk Meister]

Boring diet. "You are what you eat" and all.

Old SAWMILLERs never Die, Thy just get BORED

 

[Junk Meister]

Old SAWMILLERs never Die, Thy just get BORED

A REPLY to my own post
Should it be "BORED" or "BOARD"?
We had an edger man at the sawmill in the 70's that would HOLLER "BOARD"
when he throttled up the Minnie Mo (head saw motor) like a golfer yelling "FORE"
HARRY Birdsong he was a BIG friendly Indian and a large part of us growing up around the mill.
6' 8" @400 some lbs, He Worked for my Dad 20 plus years.