From the eyes of Mrs. Wood

[m wood]

On this beautiful sunny day we could be found no other place than here...

 

I let my wonderful husband "play" on the mill for awhile and then decided to show him how Momma Wood gets things done. Low & behold, I produced a 1X6 perfectly simetrical board. It took me a whole log but I got "her" done...and the 1st thing I said was WE GOTTA TAKE A PIC & PUT IT ON FF for everyone to see...

 
Momma's Perfect Board

Of course, he got a kick out of that as it usualy takes me "nagging" quite a bit to get him away from reading all the posts on here for hours :D

I eventualy let him back on the mill but only with a supervisor keeping an eye on him...

 

He didn't much appreciate this, but eventualy he & "the boss" were gettin along just fine. Of course it was during break time ;D

 

All in all, it was a pretty productive day.

    
Not the best boards, but we're still in test mode.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Nothing is better than making a mill a "family affair". Way to go Mrs. Wood! 

[Ga Mtn Man]

That is a very nice board indeed, Mrs. Wood.   Be careful, if you get the sawdust bug you might have to get "his and her" mills. :D

[GDinMaine]

OK!  This has got to be one of the best posts out there!  Way to go Woods! (mr & mrs) Family fun ROCKS!!!

[Bill Gaiche]

Way to go. Nothing wrong with a man having 2 bosses. bg

[Chuck White]

You should use that board somewhere that will be exposed so you can point it out to visitors!

[GDinMaine]

I second Chuck's comment.

[Magicman]

Wow, what a neat thread and such a wonderful way to spend a beautiful day.  Your smile says it all.  Congratulations !!!   

[Ron Wenrich]

Pro Mary in the making.   ;)

[thecfarm]

Looks like a nice place to saw lumber and good company.

[WDH]

What a fine day  ;D.

[scully]

This is on the top 10 list of coolest days ever ! Good for you guys !

[samandothers]

Looks like it was a great day for some family fun!   Glad Mr and Mrs got to enjoy the toys.....tools.

[m wood]

thanks for the replies folks.  momma was very proud of the day, and that I let her do BUNCHES of sawing.  This might work out well, she saws with a very critical eye and has become quite educated on the various parts of the saw and how they can work together OR against each other ie; saw stops, clamp, rpm, tow boards and so on.  mean while I can organize yard, load logs for her run chain saw...and work on my old dodge :D, did anybody notice the hood was up :'(.  got a love/hate relationship that old bugger.  270,000 miles, I guess I shouldnt complain about a stupid water leak, even if it is in there deep! oh, and I put a muffler on it this morning.

anyway, day 2 of this weekend was another awesome day. sharpened blades and a tweaked frame and that goofy spruce was coming off at a much more acceptable level!

I think I should make momma start her own FF membership...she better understands my addiction here.  Knowlege is power and time is $$.  You folks have hepled me gain some and save some, thanks
mark and dianna

[tgalbraith]

There is nothing like that "FIRST" good board. My first good cut went into a gun rack for my
3 year old great-grand son. I gave him a .22 for his birthday this year.  Has a carving of an
old whiskered gent like me, with his muzzle loader and hound dog on the stock.

Saw on -- 8) 8)

[customsawyer]

Sounds like a great day to me.

[dboyt]

Great post.  Nice to see photos of both of you.  From that smile on her face, I believe there will be more boards to follow.  It looks like you've already got his & her chain saws & peaveys.  Best of luck, and keep us updated!