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Started by Busy Beaver Lumber, January 30, 2010, 12:22:16 PM

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Busy Beaver Lumber

Hello All;

Ty told me about this forum and encouraged me to join. He is one heck of a fine young man and I wish he was a few years older because I have 5 daughter that can't seam to find a man with half as much ambition or drive as he has at age of 17.

Equipment wise, I just sold an LT25 and just ordered a brand new Lt-10 this morning. I am forced to downsize due to back and shoulder injuries from a recent auto accident and do not plan to cut much wood for others, just primarily for my own needs. I still want the ability to cut slabs and boards for my log furniture business and turning slabs and blanks to supply my avid wood turning customers. I think the LT-10 should do just fine for what I need and take about half as much space in the shop.

Have a 1700 square foot building to work out of and just about any woodworking tool you can think of. Really like building rustic log furniture. Hope to share and learn with the other members of the forum.
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Chuck White

Welcome to the Forestry Forum.

Lots of good people and info here!

That Ty seems like a real go getter!

Here's some info on WM portable sawmills.  Click on the mill, then click on video!

http://www.woodmizer.com/us/sawmills/manual/index.aspx

Good luck to you and your new sawmill.
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fishpharmer

Busy Beaver, welcome to Forestry Forum.

Any friend of Ty's is a friend of ours. 8)
Built my own band mill with the help of Forestry Forum. 
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KyTreeFarmer

Welcome to the forum Busy Beaver. Looks like with your interests you will love it here and will fit in fine!

KTF
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Belsaw from Sears & Roebucks
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Magicman

Busy Beaver....Welcome to The Forestry Forum.

smiley_idea smiley_idea  I have Grandsons........  smiley_thumbsup   :D :D :D
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Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

ARKANSAWYER


  Howdy

  My youngest girl has the same problem.
ARKANSAWYER

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: Chuck White on January 30, 2010, 12:31:31 PM
Welcome to the Forestry Forum.

Lots of good people and info here!

That Ty seems like a real go getter!

Here's some info on WM portable sawmills.  Click on the mill, then click on video!

http://www.woodmizer.com/us/sawmills/manual/index.aspx

Good luck to you and your new sawmill.

Thanks for the warm welcome Chuck and glad to be here. Although I have never met him face to face, Ty certainly impresses me a lot based on email discussions we have had. Very ambitious young man and I can not wait to meet him. Sent him a dinner invite today, my treat, and hope he takes me up on it.

Ordered a new LT-10 with 10hp motor today. Can not wait to get it in a few weeks
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: fishpharmer on January 30, 2010, 12:36:29 PM
Busy Beaver, welcome to Forestry Forum.

Any friend of Ty's is a friend of ours. 8)
Nice to meet you fishpharmer. Ty is one ambition 17 year old. I can not wait to meet him in person, which should happen soon since I keep my trailer at the lake only about 3 miles from where he lives.
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: KyTreeFarmer on January 30, 2010, 01:20:34 PM
Welcome to the forum Busy Beaver. Looks like with your interests you will love it here and will fit in fine!

KTF
Hello KTF, a pleasure to meet you and the others. Look foward to spending lots of time getting to know you all and anxious to learn what you have to teach
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: ARKANSAWYER on January 30, 2010, 03:15:48 PM

  Howdy

  My youngest girl has the same problem.

Arknasawyer

If there is a looser in Fort Wayne, one of my five daughters will discover him and bring him home to meet me and my wife and then try to convince us how great they are and how we just do not understand. The last four offerings did not even have a job, nor was there any hope that any of them would be getting one anytime soon based on their levels of ambition. I hired one for the afternoon to load firewood logs into my truck with me. For every one he loaded, I loaded 5. So much for hoping the 20 year old could run circles around a 48 year old with 3 spine surgeries and two shoulder surgeries.
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: Magicman on January 30, 2010, 01:21:02 PM
Busy Beaver....Welcome to The Forestry Forum.

smiley_idea smiley_idea  I have Grandsons........  smiley_thumbsup   :D :D :D
Thank you for the welcom Magicman

Do the grandsons work? Apparently that has become a rarity to find these days in young men....but they can text message faster than a speeding bullet all day long.
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Magicman

Quote from: Busy Beaver Lumber on January 30, 2010, 04:49:15 PM
Do the grandsons work? Apparently that has become a rarity to find these days in young men

The oldest doesn't, the next does, the next doesn't, and the three youngest do.

I'm proud of them  :) but  really wonder about some.  ???
Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

SwampDonkey

Welcome aboard the forum busy beaver. You can't do the match making for your kin, just steer'm a little though. :D Well, don't ask me anything about it.  ;) Anyway, good luck with the mill making new saw dust.  :)

Gotta watch what I type in here, that Paul_H likes quoting out of context. ::)  sling_shot pull_smiley
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bandmiller2

Welcome BBL,mayby you should have up sized to a hydraulic mill, let the oil do the heavy lifting and turning.Anyhow its good to have you aboard hopefully your brighter than I and can show us some pictures of your operation and furnature.Frank C.
A man armed with common sense is packing a big piece

pasbuild

I have had the pleasure to meet Ty, you won't be disappointed
Welcome
If it can't be nailed or glued then screw it

southpaw


thecfarm

Busy Beaver Lumber,welcome the forum.I take it you buy logs and saw them at your place,not at others?Sounds like you have a good business going there.
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ARKANSAWYER


  It is not just the young pups wanting to date my girls they also come to the mill wanting a job.  They do not have a lick of sense and have never done a days work in their life.  Their Mom and Dad have given them everything and babied them their whole life.  They think they are owed something for just standing around all day. 
  I made my kids work when they were young.  They said "Yes Sir and Ma'am" to their elders and were taught to be polite.  Both boys are married and their in-laws are so proud of their daughters for doing so well at picking a husband.
  When these punks come in and have things stuck through their eye lids and lips and tattoos like they are tuff, I pray for the draft and to be a Drill Sergeant again.
  Sorry Beaver I will get off the soap box now.
ARKANSAWYER

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: SwampDonkey on January 30, 2010, 06:40:13 PM
Welcome aboard the forum busy beaver. You can't do the match making for your kin, just steer'm a little though. :D Well, don't ask me anything about it.  ;) Anyway, good luck with the mill making new saw dust.  :)

Gotta watch what I type in here, that Paul_H likes quoting out of context. ::)  sling_shot pull_smiley
I hear you about stearing the young ones in the right direction, then crossing your fingers. Thank you for the welcome to the Forum
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: bandmiller2 on January 30, 2010, 06:57:11 PM
Welcome BBL,mayby you should have up sized to a hydraulic mill, let the oil do the heavy lifting and turning.Anyhow its good to have you aboard hopefully your brighter than I and can show us some pictures of your operation and furnature.Frank C.
Hello Frank

I do have a video on you tube showing my operation. You can see it by typing "busy beaver lumber" into the search box. Bear in mind it shows my Lt-25 mill, which I just sold yesterday and will be replacing with a brand new LT-10, which is more in line with the amount and type of cutting I will be doing from this point on to support my log furniture builds out of cedar.

Don't have any pics to post of furniture but will start totake some from this point on and post them. Most of what I have done have been one up originals sold under contract and were sold before I ever even made them. I love doing it and am now gearing up to work almost exclusively in cedar, although I do have quite a nice stash of walnut, cherry and oak built up in my wood racks.
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: pasbuild on January 30, 2010, 08:07:43 PM
I have had the pleasure to meet Ty, you won't be disappointed
Welcome
There is no doubt in my mind that I will be impressed with Ty. Just emailing with him I can tell he is one fine young man
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: thecfarm on January 31, 2010, 08:19:58 AM
Busy Beaver Lumber,welcome the forum.I take it you buy logs and saw them at your place,not at others?Sounds like you have a good business going there.
Actually, I have been getting virtually all the logs for free through local tree services, just for the effort of going to get them. Many are more than happy to have you come and get them to save them the trouble of having to haul them away, especially if you retaliate and hand out their fliers and help them get additional jobs. I have a dually truck, which is now up for sale, that is specifically set up to load and haul logs. Has a 1000lb crane and 4000lb winch with heavy duty loading ramps. Have loaded 30 inch logs onto the bed with ease.

My problem, and reson for my downsizing to smaller logs and smaller wood working projects is that as a result of a rather recent auto accident, I only have about 30% use of my left arm and left hand. Efforts to find reliable help have been rather dissapointing and somewhat frustrating, although I do have one fellow that works with me that is excellent and a pleasure to work with. We have actually become the best of friends and often get together socailly as well. He too prefers to build the log furniture, so we decided to change focus from just cutting logs for others or for lumber sales to cutting what we personally need to keep our furniture operation going and enjoy the creativity assocaited with building rustic furniture
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

Busy Beaver Lumber

Quote from: ARKANSAWYER on January 31, 2010, 03:27:09 PM

  It is not just the young pups wanting to date my girls they also come to the mill wanting a job.  They do not have a lick of sense and have never done a days work in their life.  Their Mom and Dad have given them everything and babied them their whole life.  They think they are owed something for just standing around all day. 
  I made my kids work when they were young.  They said "Yes Sir and Ma'am" to their elders and were taught to be polite.  Both boys are married and their in-laws are so proud of their daughters for doing so well at picking a husband.
  When these punks come in and have things stuck through their eye lids and lips and tattoos like they are tuff, I pray for the draft and to be a Drill Sergeant again.
  Sorry Beaver I will get off the soap box now.
Arkansawyer
I had to get my wife and let her read your response above. I was adopted as a young lad and she asked me if is was possible if I had a biological brother living in Arkansas because what you wrote in your email has been said many a time in our house by me. I had 5 girls and made each of them pull their own weight and earn things they wanted. When I was a kid, I did not dare to call and adult anything other than Mr or Mrs because if I did, my dad would quickly correct me with what the kids now call "A slap up side your head".

So far as you comment about the earing and tatoos, here is one for the books. One of our kids bought a new boyfriend home to meet the family last Christmas. When he arrived, he had a filthy short sleeve shirt and badly torn pants on and tatoos up and down his arms, and earing bigger than any one Tina Turner ever wore, and a bandana on his greasy hair. All he needed was a parrot and an eye patch to look like a full blown pirate. I was livid that he would show so little respect for a formal dinner that he dare come to the house looking like that. I told the daughter that she had best take him home and make look more presentable, or he could hop on the next pirate ship and go find so food and grog elsewhere so far as I was concerned.
Woodmizer LT-10 10hp
Epilog Mini 18 Laser Engraver with rotary axis
Digital Wood Carver CNC Machine
6 x 10 dump trailer
Grizzly 15in Spiral Cut Surface Planer
Grizzly 6in Spiral Cut Joiner
Twister Firewood Bundler
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander
Jet Bandsaw



Save a tree...eat a beaver!

sigidi

Arky, I am right with ya - stay on the soapbox

BBL, I'd have felt the exact same way, but my Wifey wouldn't want a scene, so I'd be censored:( nothing wrong with letting people know you have higher expectations.

oh I recently saw a clip for Idol with the retired US General.... 8)"they lookin like a fool with tha pants on the ground..." 8)
Always willing to help - Allan

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