Who is cutting wood?

**bodywhomper** · 06-19-2017, 11:55 AM

Hand split? What's the dbh on a tree that tall? I have a ton of wood to split. Got some more earlier processing to do before I rent the splitter. I have no idea how long it'll take to split it all with the splitter.

**Game Over** · 06-19-2017, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Toadman

Just finished with a 100' doug fir tree. Took me a few months to get that bad girl split. The last few were a chore since I had to split it into 16th's. I feel like I accomplished something. I had so much wood, I gave my brother and neighbor some too.

It kinda hurts cutting nice wood into firewood. Just got this today.

Small log Alaskan Sawmill for up to 20" bars. $140. I actually need one that can do logs in the 60 inch range but before I lay down $3k plus for a setup I figured I better try this little guy out first.

Major plus to this is I'll be able to cut crooked pieces and hopefully make some interesting outdoor benches with it.

We also have a semi-portable bandsaw mill but it can only cut up to 32". It also can't do crooked stuff. Well it can but it's a major pita and you risk ruining a blade.

**bodywhomper** · 06-19-2017, 02:52 PM

Did you get a new saw, too?

**Game Over** · 06-19-2017, 03:25 PM

No this bolts on to my Husky Rancher 55 w/20" bar. I

**Toadman** · 06-19-2017, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by bodywhomper

Hand split? What's the dbh on a tree that tall? I have a ton of wood to split. Got some more earlier processing to do before I rent the splitter. I have no idea how long it'll take to split it all with the splitter.

Hand split. Took my sweet time with it. Started off as a cross fit exercise last fall for ski season. Then some back issues sidelined me for a few weeks. Then the job got in the way. Finally just went and got after it. Don't know how many hours it took. But those last few logs took about 30 minutes each to split. The day I get a machine to split wood, is the day I probably won't be able to ski either.

**bodywhomper** · 06-19-2017, 03:55 PM

Makes sense.

**DougW** · 06-19-2017, 04:57 PM

what was the largest diameter of that bad boy??

**BCMtnHound** · 06-19-2017, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by steepconcrete

No this bolts on to my Husky Rancher 55 w/20" bar. I

Are you going with a ripping chain? Have you spent any time on sites like forestryforum.com and the like, lots of tips and tricks for those mills on there! Looking forward to the TR!

**bodywhomper** · 06-19-2017, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Toadman

Hand split. Took my sweet time with it. Started off as a cross fit exercise last fall for ski season. Then some back issues sidelined me for a few weeks. Then the job got in the way. Finally just went and got after it. Don't know how many hours it took. But those last few logs took about 30 minutes each to split. The day I get a machine to split wood, is the day I probably won't be able to ski either.

I've had a similar pov (I enjoy hand splitting) until pine beetle got so many of our trees. There are other things I'd like to do this summer and fall.

**XXX-er** · 06-19-2017, 05:41 PM

I did about 10 cords in > 2 days with a 6 ton electric splitter,

My finger got a callous on my finger where I pulled the lever

**~mikey b** · 06-19-2017, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by steepconcrete

No this bolts on to my Husky Rancher 55 w/20" bar. I

Do want.

**Cabinfever** · 06-19-2017, 06:43 PM

For me hand splitting wood gives me good outdoor time, exercise and stress relief. Yup I'm indoors at a desk all day.

I'm told no permit for my woodshed as it has a dirt floor.

**Game Over** · 06-19-2017, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by ~mikey b

Do want.

Just did a test run on a old piece of rotting firewood. Can't wait to get into some real wood.

Originally Posted by BCMountainHound

Are you going with a ripping chain? Have you spent any time on sites like forestryforum.com and the like, lots of tips and tricks for those mills on there! Looking forward to the TR!

I plan to get one. Yea I spent a bit of time reading over on forestry forum.

Like I said I plan to get a big one. Just wanted to see what I was getting myself into before I took the full plunge.

**Game Over** · 06-19-2017, 10:53 PM

I really need the rip chain.

Did two cuts down a 7' Doug fir. About 14-16" in diameter.

Took me 13 minutes to do the first cut, ran out of gas during the second.

Learned that just a single 2x6 is not sufficient for getting a square cut.

Two separate "rails" are needed if you have just one no matter how flat you will rock back and forth.

You can see how off the cuts are. I'll hopefully do it proper tomorrow when I slab on the 1/4 turn and square these edges with the table saw.

**DougW** · 06-20-2017, 07:45 PM

design seemed to have changed. Mine runs in rails that you screw to board and the saw is in a vertical position.

**Game Over** · 06-20-2017, 08:41 PM

Sounds like you have the 555

https://granberg.com/product/g555b-mini-mill/

I have the 777

https://granberg.com/product/g777-al...mall-log-mill/

**goldengatestinx** · 06-21-2017, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by skajah

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Mine from last weekend...

Our fire department would freak....and my being on the FD saying, no worries, I know what I'm doing, hold my beer, wouldn't go over well at all.

**DougW** · 06-21-2017, 02:30 PM

I see, seems more difficult to get the first cut where you want it but after you get a flat surface better to cut slabs/boards than mine.

**bodywhomper** · 08-26-2017, 01:45 PM

Bump

Anybody here use the more pricey splitting wedges that are not forged in MX or china? My China-forged wedge head is toast.

My neighbor pointed out to me the hazard of using wedges with smashed up heads. He has a few scars, one of which is in his forehead....

I see baileys has some very pricey, German-forged ones....

**stfu&gbtw** · 08-26-2017, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by bodywhomper

Bump

Anybody here use the more pricey splitting wedges that are not forged in MX or china? My China-forged wedge head is toast.

My neighbor pointed out to me the hazard of using wedges with smashed up heads. He has a few scars, one of which is in his forehead....

I see baileys has some very pricey, German-forged ones....

Ok, you got me... How did you break a splitting wedge? I wasn't aware there was anything you could do to a splitting wedge that couldn't be fixed with a grinder...

**bodywhomper** · 08-26-2017, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw

Ok, you got me... How did you break a splitting wedge? I wasn't aware there was anything you could do to a splitting wedge that couldn't be fixed with a grinder...

Big grinder, right? I don't own a grinder. My neighbor has two smallish ones. He claims they are too small to grind/reform wedge heads.

The smashed, splintered, and mushroomed heads can splinter at the smashed head whenb pounding them, apparently (usually?) as projectiles.

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**Grange** · 09-10-2017, 08:25 AM

Cut my first load of wood for the winter this weekend. It all oak and maple and should burn well. Driving in on the logging road was wasn't bad, but driving out was tricky. The weight of the wood really cut the ground clearance of my truck so I had to be careful navigating around the rocks.

**Game Over** · 09-10-2017, 08:54 AM

Nicely done. We still are not allowed to chainsaw due to extreme fire danger

**cat in january** · 09-10-2017, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Grange

Cut my first load of wood for the winter this weekend. It all oak and maple and should burn well. Driving in on the logging road was wasn't bad, but driving out was tricky. The weight of the wood really cut the ground clearance of my truck so I had to be careful navigating around the rocks.

Can not imagine how that will be ready by Winter. Oak is one of the slowest drying woods there is.

On a separate note my Jonsered 2171 cylinder is cooked and I think I want to move on to a lighter saw. Local dealer says they can get me a good deal on a Stihl saw, but I have an unpleasant history with a Stihl saw and having a hard time overcoming it. Thinking about an Echo or a Dolmar in the 40-50cc range, but I don't know those dealers. I don't need a pro saw, but would like something that is not junk. Any thoughts?