firefighter4187 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 On friday I went to my neighbor's and clients fathers friends saw mill, he lets us take what ever wood we want after saw some logs, we were cutting cedar and cypress on a quarter in scale, i will post a video soon, I am also going to start a bench project after my side table is done,first thing I have to do is buy the Milwaukee router! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Is it ruff cut or do they plane it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Man that would be awesome. The only wood we get around here is stuff for firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 We have several saw mills around here. My great uncle has one actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Wray Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Very cool Chase. I would be SO jealous if you get a Milwaukee router. That is so cool you're doing those woodworking projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Its all rough cut, its not a big production like a lot of people think, it basically is a trailer with a huge band saw and some hydraulic lifts in the middle of a corn field.haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Its all rough cut, its not a big production like a lot of people think, it basically is a trailer with a huge band saw and some hydraulic lifts in the middle of a corn field.hahaSounds like a potable sawmill. They used to be pretty popular around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I just got a new phone so I have to take the video from my old phone and get it on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 A portable saw mill would be cool. Wish I knew someone who owned one. I think it would be cool to cut a tree down, saw it all up to size and build something with it. I wouldn't even care if it turned out or not. Just the whole idea is what is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Yep, you can pull it around with a pick-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 When I was a kid everyone knew someone who had one. If you wanted to build a barn or a hen house or something, most people went out on their property, cut the logs, drug them home with a tractor, then had someone with a portable mill come in and cut it up for lumber. It was a lot easier to do that than try to haul the timber off to a big mill. Living out in the country everyone kinda helped everybody. My grandpa and his neighbor were always cutting firewood for people. He had all the equipment and enjoyed doing it, so when someone needed trees cut they called him. Our neighbor was the guy with the biggest tractor. Most people had a tractor of some type, but a lot of them weren't really big enough to do any serious plowing. They'd call him to come and plow for them. Everybody seemed to have a task they specialized in and everybody knew somebody that knew how to do anything. Nobody ever charged anybody to do anything. You helped them because they helped you. If someone came over and helped you out, you fed them dinner and that was all the payment anyone ever expected. It's still like that around here to an extent, but not like it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 How nice would the world be if we still followed that way. I know there are still lots of places in the US who still work like that, but a lot less now and none by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted August 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 My county(Flagler county) produces over 50% of the Potatoes for lays, frito lay etc, We have a lot of farm land, Bunnell, the county seat is 100 years old this year, it still only has 2 stop lights. It is like you said conductor, becoming less and less what it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Sounds like a cool place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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