Author Topic: It's not cherry, but it's my first board on a new mill (Read 1963 times)

Lud · « **on:** October 02, 2005, 08:10:35 am »

I've been reading you guys since I found the Forum doing my research for an economical mill for the 87 acre farm here in Ohio that I've been living on for the last 47 years. I have 5 acres of woods, a big bank barn and have been a craftsman and wood butcher all my life- but I didn't have a mill.

Safe , sensible and the right size for my needs, this is a good starter mill and I'm looking forward to the learning curve.I'm not a total rook tho, I took down a walnut log 18 years ago , had the Amish cut it on a nasty circle rig, air dried in my barn and it's been a 12 foot long , arched trestle dining table in our house that can seat 18 for the last 4 years. It's provenance is burnt on the underneath side and it's dedicated to the "old guy" who had challenged me to make it. Some folks get a road or bridge named after them, I like to think he'd have been proud to have his name on the table.

So, mind if I join the club? I'm hoping to drive down to the Paul Bunyan show next week and maybe say hello to a few of you.

I've got to run now. I'll look up how to attach the picture that I took of the first board on my new mill. Somebody want to point me in the right direction?

Dan_Shade · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2005, 08:14:24 am »

welcome to the forum!

take a look at the post that DanG made for photo posting, it's quite easy, after you get the photo's sized correctly: http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=12416.0

DanG · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2005, 08:21:34 am »

Welcome Lud! You gonna have a ball here.

So, what kinda mill didya get?

JimBuis · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2005, 09:03:18 am »

Welcome Lud!!! Where ya at? Update your profile with specific information. That way we'll know who we are talking to.

Besides that, it gives us a better idea about what sort of humor we can throw your way.

So....are you one of those grits lovers?!?

Jim

Jeff · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2005, 09:03:54 am »

Welcome in lud. "Nasty Circle Mill"?

(read my signature)

Yes, looking forward to seeing a photo of the table. Make sure you let those fellows down to Paul Bunyan know yer a Forum member and make sure one of em is taking photos! They tend to get caught up in the shows and forget for the mostpart, that they all have cameras.

Bibbyman · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2005, 09:17:17 am »

Welcome to the Forum...

thedeeredude · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2005, 09:46:55 am »

Welcome, hope ya have fun with yer new mill.

D Martin · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2005, 08:01:13 pm »

Welcome to the fourum, Im kinda new here myself, a great place to shorten that learning curve. The sawyers here know their stuff and are very frendly n helpfull- even the nasty circle ones

Lud · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2005, 09:57:14 am »

Thanks to all for the kind words. I got on last night at home, got the download successfully, couldn't seem to find where I'd build my own folder, couldn't quite figure out what Admin mode was, went to send out a reply and I'd timed out!

Now this morning, up here at the Ford Plant ( in my 32nd year) I punch into the Photo Gallery and it shows the Upload file tag that I wasn't seeing at home. Why was that? Is it cuz it's dial up at home? Or is it cuz I tapped as I first came in? Seems funny.

In regards to my "nasty circle rig" comment.... the brethren around here take some serious risks, don't have a lot of guarding, and we hear some horror stories over the years about young guys overall straps getting caught on logs and them getting cut in half! A lot of what goes on in their community never gets out ! Old style , rickety mills made me leary of the whole sawmilling process until I became aware of the band saw sawmill. I've got "both eyes, both ears, and all twenty-one" as we say and I want to keep it that way.

In now way was I casting aspersions at a professionally operated mill like Jeff was at.

thedeeredude · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2005, 10:09:19 am »

The Amish around here are the same way, no safety features or nothing and when something bad happens, it stays quiet in the community for a long time.

JimBuis · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2005, 10:11:49 am »

Lud, where are you from? Westfield township? Up here at the Ford plant? I know you must work at Ford of Canada in Ontario. Right?

Try checking out our membership map and plant a tree.

Or you could humor a guy like me who is a bit slow on the uptake and put the name of your state in your profile. Boy, oh boy Jim sure is a nosey cuss!!!

Just pullin' your chain!!

brdmkr · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2005, 10:43:37 am »

Lud

Welcome to the forum. I am looking forward to those pics.

Jeff · « **Reply #12 on:** October 03, 2005, 11:01:11 am »

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Now this morning, up here at the Ford Plant ( in my 32nd year) I punch into the Photo Gallery and it shows the Upload file tag that I wasn't seeing at home. Why was that? Is it cuz it's dial up at home? Or is it cuz I tapped as I first came in? Seems funny.

COyuld it be you were not logged in at home? You need to be logged in to use the gallery as it is tied to your membership.

Ga_Boy · « **Reply #13 on:** October 03, 2005, 11:29:57 am »

Lud,

Welcome to the FF family.

If you make it to the Paul Bunyan show, drop by the Peterson tent and say hello.

Mark

Lud · « **Reply #14 on:** October 03, 2005, 04:35:30 pm »

To the nosy cuss, JimB: No problemo.......My very first note said Ohio, so it's USA Ford here south of Cleveland. Where's Jerseyville, Ill.? I've got kin in Danville so I get out to Illinois sometimes.

And yes I like grits. My wife makes the best cheese grits. They go with anything. And I'm living proof she's a good cook! One of the reasons I stayed manual when selecting the bandmill was so I'd get the exercise!

DanG: The mill is a Simplicity. Guy out of New York builds them and they are real solid . I was almost ready to build one as I weld, etc. and raised on the farm here , I'm mechanically inclined but I wanted to get cutting and I didn't need to reinvent the wheel...plus I've got the cheap gene and this mill, new, is priced very, very reasonable. (won't disrespect the Forum's sponsors but I saved a couple grand).

Gonna drive south now and go back to the woods and retrieve a couple of medium size sticks . Had some wind damage from a tornado a couple years ago that I've got off the ground that I'm itching to start slicing.

Then I'll try to post a picture or two now that I've gained yet a little more direction from all y'all smiley_sunfriendly forum folks.

Ernie · « **Reply #15 on:** October 03, 2005, 05:07:47 pm »

Welcome Lud

Congrats on getting a mill

Looking forward to your pics of the mill and that table

JimBuis · « **Reply #16 on:** October 03, 2005, 05:34:59 pm »

Lud,

Jerseyville, IL? Find St. Louis, MO on the map, look north of that and you will see Alton, IL, look northwest from Alton and you will see a nice little wide spot in the road called Jerseyville. Sumthin like 35 miles from St. Louis to Jerseyville. It ain't real big, but we gots us one of them Supa' Walmarts..............or is that Stupid? Anyway........we gots one!

Lud · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2005, 11:15:23 am »

I shrank them and opened an album and got them uploaded. Now to see if I can insert them...

Hope I got it and that it fits.

Furby · « **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2005, 12:02:12 pm »

Nice table!!!

Ernie · « **Reply #19 on:** October 04, 2005, 02:23:40 pm »

You're right Furby, nice table

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Author Topic: It's not cherry, but it's my first board on a new mill (Read 1963 times)