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This is an 18,000 bdft project of Ponderosa Pine that will go to flooring, siding, roofing and framing of a remodel and some new construction for a rustic cabin near Yosemite. All of these trees were removed for fire clearance and are considered salvage logs since none of the local big mills will process logs under 14” diameter at the small end. I haven’t had much time to keep up on things here and will be in Rockaway Beach Oregon again for more milling projects working on all the downed trees from the severe wind storm this winter.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/































15 comments so far
Hawgnutz
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posted 615 days ago
That looks like quite a job! Hope you get it done with no complicartions!
God Bless,
Hawg
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TreeBones
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posted 615 days ago
This project is finished and the only complications were the replacement of the 12 volt battery at the beginning of this one. I’ll be starting several smaller milling jobs this coming week.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/
GaryK
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posted 615 days ago
Man, that’s too much work for me.
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suliman
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posted 615 days ago
That is my dream
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Scott Bryan
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posted 615 days ago
Ron,
It looks like you are having fun. It is a lot of work but have fun.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
clieb91
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posted 615 days ago
Ron,
Now that is a lot of trees. Glad to hear they are all going somewhere to be used.
I agree with Suliman, that is most definately a dream. I really need to convince my work to get a hold of one of those mills.
Good luck with the upcoming projects.
CtL
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Myron Wooley
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posted 614 days ago
One 12 volt battery? Man, that’s one heck of a cordless sawmill! ;) lol
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BlueStingrayBoots
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posted 614 days ago
Wow Ron, thats a beautiful place to mill. All that work, I bet lunch break on that hill was overwhelming and tasty.
Thanks for posting the pictures, it gives me vision to where I’m headed or job/contract I will get sooner or later. I’ll prepair and be ready.
Do you recall how many sharp blades you went through?
roy
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posted 614 days ago
would love to “cull” logs like that in Tn
all our big logs were cut years ago
-- tn hillbilly.." tryin to do the best i can with what i got "
RobS
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posted 614 days ago
Great work, Ron. With you being that busy of late it appears we could use a lot more salvage log millers. Nice rescue and keep up the good work.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
TreeBones
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posted 612 days ago
BSB, I went through about 18 to 20 blades. I sharpen them myself.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/
rikkor
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posted 612 days ago
Great project. That is quite a sawmill.
JUSToldTLP
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posted 609 days ago
As said above I can only dream of that much wood. I can almost smell The fresh cut here in NY. Thanks for some really beautiful pictures too. My brother-in-law works for USDFS for all that don’t know the acronym United States Department of Forest Services. But again I only get to see his pictures. Thanks again.
-- There is nothing in life better than sawdust and suds but don't get your sawdust in your suds
thetimberkid
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posted 598 days ago
wow thats a lot of lumber
Geat job
Callum
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 598 days ago
wow you’re gonna have a lot of fun with all that wood!