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Welldone Bob, :2tsup:nice grain and neat drying stacks to.

well sawdust is all that you would be eating if you were milling beside me:D
Would you like sour cream with these....

I just picked up a set of cheap wedges the other day from local hardware,perfect wedges little handle made from timber, looks like they wherer door stops or something i didnt look just grabbed em.I...

oh ritio ta.

Yep spot on about the grain being where branches are, not sure on tree but it dont look like any blue gums i have,maybe grows a bit different down there.just with the spots all over it, all ours are...

pphht toothpick, :)he he, now that is a serious log hope you got a machine to move it,do they call redgum by any other name,?

Anyway back to milling,i have found anything bigger than 2 inches thick i need to use wedges,otherwise its fine.I suppose i,m not milling monster logs either,I just ordered a 42inch bar and chain see...

mmm free timber.....brisbane damn.:no:

Do you seal the slab ends being joined with paint or you leave it untreated.I just read a paint finish not sure what every one else uses.Paint the slab as normal with gloss varnish.Then abrade the...

Ianab when you say spline what do you mean, cheers.

They say to put your chopping board in the sun once every now and then.Probably the safest for food is hoop pine though.Quite good for childrens cots etc to.I have a few trees here at home the timber...

thanks weisyboy,yeah i sealed the ends straiht away after felling just used some house paint.might try the PVA next time.got a big qld blue gum next to mill.gotta get some bigger bar and chains...

Cut these rosegum slabs the other day, nice timber, quite hard to cut though,the fairly new chain was finding it hard on the butt,widest section was only 500mm.Have another 2 logs a bit smaller to...

hi chipman,the slabs are 50mm thick and i want to join the 2xrosewood with a different timber in the centre more than likely blackwood or blackbean.it will be natural edged and i just want it to be...

Has anyone had any experience with joining slabs together, I have cut some Rosegum (E-grandis) slabs, and need to join at least 2 to 3 together for a table. and is this timber similar to sydney...

:2tsup:THATS SOME NICE PICS:2tsup:

Good to hear,will be sharpening the saw as we speak.:U

:2tsup:nicetimber, ecxellent.

Has anyone milled or worked with any rosegum(E.Grandis) just wondering what the grain was like and if it is worth the effort.I have searched the forums and there seems to be a mixed feeling towards...

still working out this photo manager,will send some more when i work it out:doh:good advice there calm, mum was standing by from a distance that day with young fella.thats the blackbean he,s sitting...

heres some pics as promised,Blackwood, She oak, and blackbean.Next will be some rose gum. enjoy

thanks for that sigidi, downloaded it and having a play with it now.

i have pictures on computer, but when i tried to upload them they said they were to big? any ideas.

interesting reading sigidi and arthur, the only reason i bought a westfordmill,is because lets face it you are hanging of a chainsaw and my 076 has some kick and i need my limbs.I didnt feel...

well said charlsie there are many variables, and qaulity sawn logs are getting harder to source.Good idea with the checklist. :2tsup:

Its not all doom and gloom and theres no denying that money can be made from timber.Before even starting a saw you need a market doesnt hurt to be a bit diverse here either.My opinion what good is...

not over till fat lady sings:no:

like you said southern centres, it is qiute plentiful; where you are i know cos in grew up there,we are talkin bout a single lo9g here not a commercial quantity, opening acan of worms i reckon, its...

wow wongo now thats alog, i left a log in amates toilet once like that.he was a bit shokd to:Uummm yeah the real way to tell is by the leaveves,count how many apparantley. i8 have a she oak log ready...

to the bar again:D

for the love of buetiful timber,priceless?

looks like weisyboy sees the value,i,v got a few logs myself and theres no way i,l be burning any of it. It,s all about finding a niche market.And i reckon 2pha has come to the right website. he wont...

i,m saying he can mill it store and sell it himself avoiding the middle man. i do realise how commercial sawmills operate.but like i said we not talking about a commercial amount of timber now are...

2pha doesnt have a commercial size of logs to be sold its 1 log, he,s asking what the log is worth.

i cant believe what i,m reading here you are saying that red cedar is worthless, its as simple as supply and demand for a product, how much red cedar do you see around? not much anymore,i think 2pha...

thanks for the ideas fellas will put tek screws in,just waiting on the mill to turn up .:U

thanks for the ideas bobl ,found an old ladder and cut and rejoined it today,just an old alluminium job,copied your idea with the bolts on the end of ladder to secure to log with some angle iron...

Had a look at the bilmill today thats bloody awesome i,d buy it.Went and got an old ladder today seems sturdy enuf,the old 076 does weigh a tonne though, do you know best way of securing ladder to...

hey bob, i went with the westford after much thought ,i have an old stihl 076 its abeast.All up with the mill and chain it was $650. like you said money is a problem and hopefully it should pay for...

hi charlsie, sarina is near mackay, i was thinking along thelines of the CSM alaskan etc.just for slabs

first of all hi to everyone, as i am new here. I have a tree plantation with mature trees mainly cabinet making timbers and hardwood/softwoods.And am thinking of slabbing up some using a portable...