Thread: No milling being done?

It is generally too hot to mill furniture grade timber this time of year. It develops splits and hairline cracks, which will result in lost timber. March to September is better for milling, unless your milling garden sleepers. This is a good time to salvage windblown logs as the paddocks are hard enough to get trucks and cranes on. Felling timber this time of year can result in logs with increased tension while milling, as the tree is most active and fluid movements are greater. Felling timber in the cooler months seems to produce better milling logs for furniture timber. These are only things I have noticed and there may be more technical explanations.

They may be some on the reasons you're not seeing many milling stories.

Cheers
James.

haven't posted for a couple of years, must get more active.
pictures will be all over shop, seems inserting pictures has changed, I must be a little dumb about these things, maybe just a seniors moment tonight.
Was given a truck load of pine, had a job to stop my mate loading more logs, my little truck did pretty well i think, it's for sale if anyone wants a great little truck.
Have had a Little Ripper mill for a few years, has done well for our needs, the truck load of pine was first softwood we'd cut, all hardwood befor that.
I built a rail mill for chainsaw to break down larger logs, makes easy for handling in L.R, hope the pictures self explain, I'll have a go at inserting a few more in this post. [boy I thought milling was hard work] [sorry this post is like a dogs breakfast, better next time I hope]

I'm back at the day job now and weekends have been too hot. I suppose I could have gone today but my shed and back patio are in a complete shambles while I insulate and line the old shed.

Thanks for posting picts Bark Hut - looks good.

Mad dogs and Englismen go out in the midday sun.
Its ok if you're cutting firewood, because thats what it's going to be when you've finished.

Thanks fellows, I know it is a little warm, I certainly curtail my own chainsaw action until the cooler months.

Barkhut
Thanks for posting. Even though it is only P p p p p pine (I have trouble saying Pine after only talking Jarrah etc), the picture of the boards shows nice grain and colour. How did you de-bark the tree?
Cheers
Willy
Jarrahland

Willy the bark comes away from the log real well if you run a shallow cut with chainsaw along the log and then around the log about two feet apart, you can easily lift it off with crowbar.
Is our first dealings with Pine, bought some great product to treat it with should be good for what we intend to use it for.
Luv Jarrah, I was born and bred in Denmark on south coast, left school at 13 to cut fence posts with my Dad, would you believe ended up as dozing contractor and burning hundreds of acres of wonderful timber, a sin really, didn't know any better back then.
We're not likely to mill any more pine, as nice as it is to cut, it's just not available around here.
Glad you liked the pics
Col

Originally Posted by bark-hut

Willy the bark comes away from the log real well if you run a shallow cut with chainsaw along the log and then around the log about two feet apart, you can easily lift it off with crowbar.

Great tip - I have a couple of medium size logs to mill when the weather cools off.

The bark is already starting to pop off one but it's still hanging on tight on the other.

Hi BobL, we barked our logs within a week of being felled, the last ones showed signs of wanting to 'stick', not sure would be so easy if left on for longer than week.
looks like nice logs you have there, should mill up pretty well.

Its hot alright fellas!!! We went out yesterday and milled 5 redeem slabs, 2.5 meter long by 115 cm wide. It was bloody hot and hard work but we got some beautiful timber!!!!

Originally Posted by jordan4

Its hot alright fellas!!! We went out yesterday and milled 5 redeem slabs, 2.5 meter long by 115 cm wide. It was bloody hot and hard work but we got some beautiful timber!!!!

So where are the pics?????

I have plenty of milling to do including another decent burl for a customer but not the current outlook for forecast over here for next week or so. Either 39 or more each day till next sat at least

I dare anyone to cut jarrah in this heat. Big mills down here only cut sleepers in summer.