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Members And Their Services Topic: My new website
kobraken
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:39 pm
Replies: 1 33
Hey guys, check out my new website. www.barehillsawmill.com I found someone local to design me a website very reasonably. Let me know what you think and if you're interested i'll hook you up. Ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Figuring accurate log size?
kobraken
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:31 pm
Replies: 4 50
went out this afternoon and measured the tree at chest height . 191"----this is a roughly 60" dia. biggest pine i've ever measured. even if i split it down the middle it is till right at the max for my mill. first limb is a little over 25 feet up. not sure that i even want to fool with it....
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Figuring accurate log size?
kobraken
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:20 am
Replies: 4 50
nope, not buying the tree. just curious on how big the tree is and the correct way to measure it.. makes sense about the sap. not in a fence line , on the edger of a creek, the high water ate at the roots and it has leaned over till its almost on the ground. Ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Figuring accurate log size?
kobraken
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:03 pm
Replies: 4 50
I was offered a LARGE SY pine today. It is a monster!!!! How do you accurately measure the tree to get a size?
Moving, Fetching and Handling Logs (Loggers Den) Topic: My custom built log arch
kobraken
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:29 pm
Replies: 6 61
used the spindles off a wrecked mustang parts car, 4" schedule 80 pipe for the main beam, 5" for the slider, 3" for the legs, 4angle for the feet, and 2 1/2" for the hitch. Car tires are the weak link, gonna upgrade to some trailer tires and things will be finished. Can handle a ...
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: The things we find in logs (super thread!)
kobraken
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:37 pm
Replies: 7 142
Guy offered me this oak last weekend. Says the gaslight still works.
Moving, Fetching and Handling Logs (Loggers Den) Topic: My custom built log arch
kobraken
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:32 pm
Replies: 6 61
My dad and i got tired of wrestling logs around the log lot, so we made us a log arch. what do you think? the log in the pic was estimated on the wood web site at 2600 pounds, hauled it off with no issues. Ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Diagonal Milling
kobraken
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:12 pm
Replies: 4 55
Thanks WB. you just added #2,863,122.3 to my honey do list. my wife wants 2 for coffee tables and one for a nightstand. ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Vertical MIlling
kobraken
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:21 pm
Replies: 7 82
Makes sense, never thought of that. Great idea!!!! Ken
Other interesting stuff Topic: another honeydoo job
kobraken
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:19 pm
Replies: 9 65
She also added " maybe you should add a door like that to your shop since its full of **** . It would serve as a warning to those about to enter." hahahahaha Ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Staying on top of your business
kobraken
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:15 pm
Replies: 2 38
Welcome back Ron, we missed you. Ken
Other interesting stuff Topic: another honeydoo job
kobraken
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:53 am
Replies: 9 65
I love it!!! looks great. showed my wife and she hit me with a spatula and said no way and shook her finger at me. she got no sense of humor!!! Ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Vertical MIlling
kobraken
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:47 am
Replies: 7 82
Hey WB, looks great but like you said a pain. Why? turning blanks? pavers? Inquiring minds want to know. Ken
Forum News Help and Suggestions Topic: Member Login Problems
kobraken
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:31 am
Replies: 6 71
Hey WB---no problems logging in, but when i type in the reply boxes the text appears very slowly sometime 20-30 seconds behind what i am actually typing. This is the only place i go that this issue occcurs, just thought i would let you know. Ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Adding a new capability to my sawmill
kobraken
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:36 pm
Replies: 8 74
Kevin, you really just need to figure out what style of corners you want and then get the few tools you need. Its not that difficult, if the pioneers could do it with axes, we should be able to do it easily with our modern tools. Ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Adding a new capability to my sawmill
kobraken
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:30 pm
Replies: 8 74
yes, we will be starting consruction in the next few months (years) when (if) my wife approves the floor plan. She is a professional photographer and also does web design, so she will document it well. Ken
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Adding a new capability to my sawmill
kobraken
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:35 pm
Replies: 8 74
Yeah a 56'ft green slab will be murder to handle Be like a giant noodle. I will be using SYP logs(cause they are all i can get) and i am cutting 14-20 inch butt logs and then will peel (drawknife) and stack them off the ground in my shop. I am going to spray the logs after peeling and before stackin...
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Adding a new capability to my sawmill
kobraken
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:22 pm
Replies: 8 74
Just got back from a trip to NE Kentucky, out past Winchester ,where i purchased 2 20' extensions complete with an extra chain log turner and on the way back through Tennessee picked up an extra set of log loaders. I now have the capability to cut out to 56' which is good since some of the logs in t...
Saw Mills / Milling (Sawyers Hide) Topic: Load of fenceing ready to go.
kobraken
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:55 pm
Replies: 4 59
money and its out of the way. thats a win-win for you. Ken
Blades, Setters & Sharpeners Topic: Playing around with the set
kobraken
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:26 pm
Replies: 4 41
Amen. IF you got the sharpener working, DON"T touch a thing. Come play with mine. I don't have it dialed in perfect yet. Ken
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