| This blog is written by Daren Nelson | 19 entries so far |
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This week in urban logging #13: Still milling, just not blogging much...
But I thought I would take the time to show a couple pictures. I got a call from a buddy of mine ...
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This week in urban logging #12: It's been awhile since my last report (but I came back with pictures)
I like crotches. I like milling them, I like making things with them. Some one dropped off this &...
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This week in urban logging #11: Fruits of my labor
I showed a pile of walnut logs in my last blog. Now I will show the pile of lumber that came from...
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This week in urban logging #10: Busy week...and it's only Monday
Todays haul. These logs came from trees at a warehouse expansion. The company owns many acres and...
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This week in urban logging #9: One mans trash...
Has been my treasure. I got into urban logging for a specific purpose I thought, to utilize wood ...
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This week in urban logging #8: Mother nature works for me some times
Another log from the same load the “interesting” mulberry came from in my last entry&...
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This week in urban logging #7: Still at it
I opened up a pretty large mulberry today and knew on the first cut this was going to be interest...
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My under $100 wide drum sander (a work in progress)
I mill wide boards. I have been slipping some of them in the side door of a local cabinet shop wh...
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Urban logging #2: The start of some rustic cedar end tables
I had a short piece of cedar log laying around I had saved for “something”, just not ...
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This week in urban logging #6: 2 blogs in one week (big log, be careful what you wish for)
Here is a follow up from earlier in the week. I started milling some of the logs from that blog. ...
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This week in urban logging #5: It's been awhile since my last report.
The logs have slowly trickled in…until this morning, I scored nicely. I have not seen this ...
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This week in urban logging #4: Milling others yard trees (custom sawmilling)
I am so far behind right now I am not milling others logs, I have too many of my own to do. I am ...
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This week in urban logging #3: This weeks haul
I hooked up with a new guy. Seems he is contracted to clear some timber for a new housing develop...
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This week in urban logging #2: Spalting logs, it's just a matter of time.
I think I timed these about right (just shy of 2 years), spalted maple, fresh sawn this morning. ...
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This week in urban logging #1: Storm damaged tree milling (picture heavy)
I have not milled all the trees that were dropped off here after the severe weather we have been ...
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Urban logging #1: A small victory in urban logging (part 1)
I am an “Urban Logger”. I only mill trees from town. There is a reason for this. I am...
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Work Bench "blogject"
I have not really been woodworking all that long. I have actually owned a sawmill longer than I h...
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Tools I make (sharpening stones, planes and irons) #2: Just a little wood, I have 2 loves wood and steel (wood most).
I have not followed up on my plane making series as I promised, sorry. This is an addition, but n...
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Tools I make (sharpening stones, planes and irons) #1: Making a honing stone
I mentioned in one of my project post where I pictured a small hand plane that I made in my shop ...

















