Chainsaw Mill

What does something like that cost, and where did you get it....? Thanks, Darrel

I have to ask. What are you using as your guide for the first cut?

Well mine is a Granberg model 777 ----36" size,---they come in several sizes and priced accordingly.---I think the wife found this one at Northern tool.--That's where our bandmill and de-barker came from too.
The guide for the first cut for me is a short luni. ladder blocked on the lower end so it don't slide off.--I can't cut very fast because my ole spine is not good at all , so I just slowly slide the big saw along the ladder.--You can use most anything for a guide.--they even make luni. guides, which can be purchased seprately . I won't need to do much with this big saw since I use it mostly with a little 42 cc saw w/16" bar, making short boards from firewood length logs.--You would be surprised at the amount of good boards that can be skinned from that stuff.
The ripping chain is ground differently than a regular chain, giving a good fairly smooth  finish cut ,--A couple light passes in the ole planer, and it's ready for finish! lol!!!

If you want " hobby wood",--short stuff a small saw will work good, IF you want serious wood, big diameter , long stuff, then I would recommend the biggest saw on the market, and some guys use a power head on both ends!! LOL!!!!  ----I can barely handle the 8000 on one!! thanks; ac fleet

I built my own out of square tubing. Easy enough to do but adds some weight. No one around here knew what a ripping chain was. I just modified mine. It's fun to do projects from start to finish. Also you don't know what a tree will give you until you open it up. Advice would be to get the largest saw you can and if you would do alot I would consider an auxiliary chain oiler. I would not want to do it all day unless I was a gorilla and a young one at that!

I baby'd 2 red cedars on the edge of one of my corn fields for about 20 sum years. was gonna become a few pieces of furniture. the first year the big green farmers took over, they destroyed them, said they didn't like them. they weren't even in their way of field work! they'll pay....that;s to come yet!

Link to a YouTube video:

Using an aluminum ladder as a guide for making the first cut.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuMacK-dmwY

That was interesting.

We both like the cedar here!--I have heard that it can take over pastures.--Anybody know of a pasture that I could cut ?? LOL!!!! ---It is really a nice wood to work with too!
JB,--I struggle with my mill, but bad back and old age is not a good combination!! LOL!!! I still get it done, just takes longer than it should now days!
Did get 2 of the 3 big logs skinned down with the chain mill and then finished up on the band mill today.---Might  would have got all 3 done, except that I cut into a bunch of nails deep inside of the second log!--Had to go sharpen the blade a couple times so that really slowed things down!----At least it didn't break the blade!! LOL!!!! thanks; ac fleet

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