Day 455 – 10 footers with a side of rain
I knocked out three 10′ pallets, and it rained a bit. Just a wee bit of rain.
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Day 454 – Moving the Sawmill
Ever since I decided a sawmill was in our future, I thought I would build a nice pole barn structure of some kind to park the mill under for its main location. A dedicated sawmill structure. Sometimes it just takes a few days of reality to understand t…
Read moreDay 451 – 4-Wheeler Setup + Trail Ride
When we bought our property, it had a single 4-wheeler trail running through the center. We now have over three miles of trails with a full perimeter trail and different zones based upon the terrain. There is one zone that we don’t have trail acc…
Read moreDay 450 – My Own Lumber, finally!
A few more logs completed the evolution into lumber. I’m still working through some bottlenecks, primarily the weather. The rain is, of course, the biggest enemy of progress at the moment. And now the sun is coming into play. It’s time to m…
Read moreSawmill Necessities
It’s time to make some pallets and stickers so I can stockpile lumber. To do so, I need to cut a bunch of runners to the same length. Positioning the miter saw near the shop door opening will create a stop block for this miter saw station. Have I…
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