Taking it down a size or two

I got about 100 or so bd ft so far, and this is what's left. A few more 1x8, and only the heart will be left

oops...... thought winter was just about over

That little snow fall melted pretty quick, so its time for a little early morning workout. The truck is down by the deer yard, where I cut a couple of small trees to mill. A cedar, and Tamarack and drug them out with the truck after lugging it close enough to wrap a couple of chains for the rest of the way

You can see the chains and logs if you look real close. Nothing like a 5:30 workout to get the blood movin ;-)

Ready for a day of milling, then knock down tomorrow's logs

First day of Spring my butt!

2nd day of spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that spring has arrived, I decided to move the saw operation down the hill to where the deer were feeding this winter. There were several logs left over from the previous owner that I hoped I could salvage. Unfortunately, rot had set in and I wasn't able to get more than 1/2 dozen logs that I could get something out of once I trimmed the rot off. A big heart break!

Meanwhile, a neighbor had some clearing done a couple years ago, and the loggers left behind about 30 Poplar logs about 12" to 18" on the butt x 30' long. 2 years on the ground meant they'd be pretty dry, and worth sawing into boards. Since the wife wants to try raising a few critters, this would be just fine for a small barn. Having the mill here is much better for sawing because I can just drive along side with he logs, and line them up for ramp loading. Much easier than dragging them around by hand.

Everyday I saw something up, and before long the lumber piles up quickly and so does the sawdust. Now, I know its no big deal but...... all, and I mean ALL the lumber used in this small barn came from the sawing, plus?.. I've got another pile of Oak and pine stuck for later use. Altogether about 1200 ft. drying. The boards on the barn are ship lapped to seal out draft. The lumber is all a full 2" framing and 1" boarding. One side of the barn will have 1/2 dozen or so chickens, and she wants to try raising a goat or two. Ought to be fun ;-) We also planted some Timothy and clover on our little patch, which I'm sure any goat we get will most likely wipe it out in a week ;-(