In to the sawmill today

Now I know I need a bigger band saw!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Great operation. Looks like a wonderful place to live and work.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I am so jealous.

Looks like some awesome shores for swimming and getting a suntan. So how peaceful is it out there? A whole different variety of lumber from S Texas.

thanks for the photos. A great view. How do you pull the summer sleigh?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Thanks for the photos. It’s great fun to watch. That’s a good log arch you have for your 4-wheeler.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Most of the wood I saw is spruce and fir. I will pull the summer sleigh with my boat. I have a rope running of to the boat so when I am ready its full speed ahead the load of slabs then slips down over the rocks into the water and I then tow it out around the island and my friend pulls it up on the wharf with his fork lift. He lifts it of the sleigh and then its over on my property where I saw them up and store them inside for the coming winter.
I also have a shed next to my mill that I fill with slabs before the snow comes. As soon as the snow comes and the ice freezes I then haul as needed with my snowmobile.
I am leaving to go back in to the mill this morning in my boat to tow out the sleigh , will try to get some more pics.


Some more pics from yesterday

the process seems to have a flow to it that has been fine-tuned over the past few generations.
Beautiful land.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Well went and towed out my load of slab firewood this morning

Here are some pics
View from the wharf looking in towards my business early morning my boat in foreground

in at the mill getting ready to hook on and pull

pulling

in tow

back at the ramp waiting for forklift

home to the door all I have to do now is saw them up

Quebecnewf

Have to get the chainsaw sharpened

your surroundings are gorgeous and I’m really enjoying the photos you are sharing and the process you go through with the wood.

fascinating

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I just checked mapquest for your location, no suntanning there but you are very lucky to live there, its stunning! The water, crystal clear blue, I bet fishing is great. What kind of band-blades do you use Quebecnewf?

I buy my blades at Max scie mum in Montreal. They are sold in the US under the Timberwolf. Made by Suffolk in Sweden I think

Quebecnewf

As stated by others. I’m jealous.
It makes me home sick!
I’m originally from British Columbia, and now live 17 miles north of Seattle, WA.

-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.