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Offline Drilling Man

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My Friend Needed Some 2"x12"-16's
« on: June 12, 2007, 12:30:24 PM »
So i loaded a big white pine on the mill and leveled it up a bit with the "toe boards",



  the log had big bumps on it, so i had to make a cut and then turn it just so the head rig would clear.   Once that was done, i turned the log again...



  then i took a slab off, and turned the log again,



  and took another slab off!



  My friend also needed some 5/4 boards, so i took some 5/4 boards off to get to the 12" wide cant that i needed to make the 2x12's,



  "finally" i turned it one last time and took the last slab off!





  Now, with a few more 5/4 boards comeing off, i'm getting the cant down to size,





  and then the 2"x12's "finally" started to come off...



  while cutting the 2x12's, i also did some edgeing of the 5/4 boards...





  Here's the lumber my friend needed...



  So i loaded it on my "log hauling" running gear, and took it to him!  He was very happy with his lumber, and said he'd need some more later on.



  Hope you enjoyed the picts..    :)

  DM

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Re: My Friend Needed Some 2"x12"-16's
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2007, 03:50:19 PM »
Wow that really is a great setup.
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Re: My Friend Needed Some 2"x12"-16's
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2007, 12:50:09 AM »
That is a nice setup DM,I enjoyed the pics as they brought back memories of 15 years of sawmill work for Weyerhauser in my younger days. ;) Bet your friend was happy!
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