Sawmill
A collection of posts and information about our saw milling activities and services.
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Building Solar Panelled Driveway Lights
You heard me right. We are building our own solar driveway lights to replace the previous store bought electric ones which lasted for 13 years.
Old light fixtures. -
Sawmill secondary processing firewood and kindling
I mean really, how much work can it be making firewood kindling? Grab a few boards and an axe, chop it up and done. Well that’s the condensed summary version.
Racks of firewood kindling set to the side for seasoning. -
Maxing out the saw mill.
Continue readingThis was going to be a workout for sure. This pine log has a width that nearly is the maximum cut that the mill can make.
Looking down the barrel. -
Special order lumber services
Our saw milling services are not just for our own use. We offer milling services for other people too, whether they are carpenters, woodworkers, craft makers or just an individual who is looking for a special board for a special project.
Random width 8ft 2 inch thick eastern pine and hemlock -
Shiver me timbers
Shiver me timbers. It was going snow well. I won’t pine about it. I’ll just lumber on.
Snow on deck. -
Spring saw milling
We had a fairly mild winter so far as snow depth is concerned. Nowhere near the brutal amount that northern New Brunswick got. The lack of snow though has meant that with the cold air, the frost has gone deep into the ground. Which is ok if you are walking and driving machines over the ground but eventually the frost has to leave and it ill make for a soppy, wet mess to deal with. This year’s to do list will involve a lot of water course management.
Monday morning blues. -
Making the most of what comes along
A neighbour is clearing a recently acquired lake side lot. These logs were all destined for the burn pile. I could not let that happen 🙂 So in a trade for helping clean up the brush, I got to take these logs to the work yard. They are 8 and 10ft lengths. Most likely will all be made into 2×4’s.
Ready to cut into lumber. -
Kiln Building: The Floor
Next up on the kiln was putting in a wood floor. Oh, we are getting so close to finishing. We started with coating the floor joists with a roofing tar to seal up all remaining cracks.
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Milling Sticks for the Kiln Lady
We were contacted by a lady, Teresa, who lives not far from us, for 1 x 1 inch or smaller sticks of wood. She also specified they be no longer than 22 inches. She has an outdoor pottery kiln and those are her requirements. She asked for us to cut up about a cord of wood to start. People…That’s a lot of milling!!
Getting set up -
New Floorboards for an Old Trailer
We have had this trailer for nearly 12 years. It is well used for hauling mowers in the summer and the quad with plow in the winter. It has even carried logs. While the metal body is hard looking, it is what it is. Can’t do much about that now. We have known for a while that the floor boards needed to be replaced. One of those jobs you keep putting off for later. Well, we don’t have much choice now. Jim was stepping up onto the deck of the trailer to get on the ride-on mower and he put his foot right through the floor. Ouch.
No more procrastinating
