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Title: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: m wood on February 28, 2013, 06:00:58 PM
First wood I've sawd into.  I'll figure out the setworks soon enough.  Just too excited about the blade turning and the sawdust flying!  Brought a mini whack home in the 4x4 and leveled the mill off in a sleet shower...did I care!? ;D

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Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: millstead on February 28, 2013, 06:06:43 PM
Congratulations on the first wood you've sawn. Now you won't be able to stop sawing
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: drobertson on February 28, 2013, 06:31:17 PM
Nothing like seeing the dust fly for the first time!  happy for you,  david
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: AdamT on February 28, 2013, 08:32:28 PM
I'll always remember the weekend I brought my mill home, almost 2 years ago. It was probably the wettest weekend of the year. Rain,rain and more rain mixed with rain! But I didn't care either, so I know what you mean. 

Congratulations on the mill, and keep having fun!
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: sigidi on February 28, 2013, 08:54:54 PM
Good onya Mark, well done mate. It is a very different feeling, unlike anything else and certainly something that is more addictive than many banned substances  8) ;D ;)
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on February 28, 2013, 09:05:50 PM
Nice going Mark.....however, you do have to sleep sometime.  :)
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: ND rancher on February 28, 2013, 09:25:38 PM
I still remember that feeling.............It seems like it was only a few months ago.......................Oh it was just a few months ago. smiley_bounce 8)  Have fun! I am when I get to make sawdust.    Keith
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: francismilker on March 01, 2013, 12:37:55 AM
It don't matter if it's square or not, it's yours and it'll do!!!!

Some of the first few cants I turned out were more diamond shaped than square.  It added character to the first few benches I made and folks actually thought I planned it that way. 8)
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: Chuck White on March 01, 2013, 07:26:43 AM
Making sawdust has a soothing affect on sawyers!  8)
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: thecfarm on March 01, 2013, 08:52:39 AM
All back together again. I hope I did not ask all ready,what's the plan for the lumber,after you get it all leveled up?  ;D  A mill is nice thing to have.
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: clww on March 01, 2013, 10:07:28 AM
Congratulations to you, m wood! :)
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: m wood on March 01, 2013, 03:16:15 PM
Poston, a calmness has come back to me just like Chuck said, I'm sleeping again!  :)  Yes Francismilker, Diamond is what came off the mill and I've already thought about where/how to use it.  :D  Blue stain throughout so still thinking. Cfarm, I got out of the game for a while but it's time to dust off the shop tools and begin building more rustic furnishings again (check out the facebook link).  Was gonna build log home on the lot, but probably tending towards cottage style empty nester style on the acreage now.

Thanks guys.
mark
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: Magicman on March 02, 2013, 10:28:38 PM
I say congratulations and Happy Sawing.   ;D
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: dboyt on March 04, 2013, 09:57:08 AM
Congratulations.  Do something special with those first boards.  You've got a lot of sawing ahead of you.  Nice mill.  Boards will square off on the jointer.
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: petefrom bearswamp on March 04, 2013, 01:20:53 PM
Square cants? we don't need stinking square cants.
Congrats on the mill.
MAKE SAWDUST
Title: Re: This cant's not square...I DONT CARE!
Post by: Tim Lea on March 04, 2013, 02:31:45 PM
Congrats let the dust fly smiley_clapping