On Nov 20, 2020, at 4:32 PM, imranindiana via groups.io <imranindiana@...> wrote:

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totally agree with Patrick. unless you enjoy that labor intensive slow going work, it is not worth it. it has been 20 yrs when i had this done on woodmizer so i may be out in weeds but i anticipate around $0.50 per bdft. that is not entirely true because the guy charged me same for 2” thick board. so it was cheaper than bdft.

you also lose considerable amount of wood with chain saw.

imran

On Nov 20, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Patrick Kane <pwk5017@...> wrote:

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Paul,

This isnt?meant to discourage you from sawing downed trees, but from what ive seen of alaskan mills, they look like idiot's work. Dreadfully slow. You need to sharpen the chain constantly. You need a much larger bar than 18" unless you have teeny tiny logs. Did i mention dreadfully slow? I would look for a guy with a portable woodmizer. Perhaps not as rewarding, but still gives you the same end product with 1/50th of the labor. By the time you get a big stihl, long bar, the mill, you could ve had a few cold ones and paid a guy with the right tool to do the work for you. I just stacked and stickered 3,500 feet of green walnut. I will tell you there is plenty of labor in drying lumber, let alone sawing it with a chainsaw. Hopefully you get a bunch of nice material for cheap!

Patrick

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 4:06 PM Paul Dyer <pmdyer@...> wrote:

This may be less about machinery, but more about wood and lumber.

We have had alot of downed trees with Hurricane Zeta passed through Southeast Louisiana.? ?Lots of oak trees on the ground, just asking to be milled.

Can anyone suggest a reasonable chainsaw mill?? ?I checked Lee Valley.? ?There are a few there, but having never used one, I am unsure how big to go.? ?I have used small chainsaws for years to fell small trees in Tangipahoa Parish.? ?I expect to buy a big chainsaw, once I have the mill, maybe an 18" bar.

Thanks,

Paul Dyer

Metairie, Louisiana