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A collective effort
A collective effort
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That's 60 panels by my calculations and confirmed by my legs and back. Ergonomic mods in the works.
That's 60 panels by my calculations and confirmed by my legs and back. Ergonomic mods in the works.
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As clear a panel as I've seen yet.
As clear a panel as I've seen yet.
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A mystical vessel if I've ever seen one.
A mystical vessel if I've ever seen one.

Go with the flow that only you know, and consider the rest as sketchy at best. Far be it from me to try and turn moss into a tree - for moss has a beauty same as carpet has a duty. Call me Apple, I require a minimum number of chill hours to be fruitful and crush.

 
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Brk 300

But it feels like 524 days 9 hours and 36 minutes
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Head board finished and functional
Head board finished and functional
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I should be ashamed, I don't remember the last time I changed Axe strings.. Dusty too.
I should be ashamed, I don't remember the last time I changed Axe strings.. Dusty too.
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Herbs In the solarium are enjoying the extra rayz.
Herbs In the solarium are enjoying the extra rayz.
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Zen.. For anyone wanting to get into bonsai or have a container bound buddy - the elm is an easy going hardy little hammer. I approve!
Zen.. For anyone wanting to get into bonsai or have a container bound buddy - the elm is an easy going hardy little hammer. I approve!

Go with the flow that only you know, and consider the rest as sketchy at best. Far be it from me to try and turn moss into a tree - for moss has a beauty same as carpet has a duty. Call me Apple, I require a minimum number of chill hours to be fruitful and crush.

 
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Sawmill efficiency idea:  How about if you do 4" worth of vertical cuts (back, forth, back, forth, back, forth, etc) and then undercut all the boards with one horizontal slice?  I'm guessing you could do 6 or so boards worth of vertical cuts for every one horizontal cut.  If I remember how those sawmills work that is...

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Mike Haasl wrote:Sawmill efficiency idea:  How about if you do 4" worth of vertical cuts (back, forth, back, forth, back, forth, etc) and then undercut all the boards with one horizontal slice?  I'm guessing you could do 6 or so boards worth of vertical cuts for every one horizontal cut.  If I remember how those sawmills work that is...



Blade cuts horizontal going forward and vertical pulling it back, otherwise that would be a good idea.  Also the 3/8 horizontal cut takes about as much time as not cutting anything.

Saw blade can cut 4 inches max, blade has a 1/8 kerf - so 2x3/8 boards per inch.  

We usually get about 3 courses per log. Works out to about 60 panels per log, give or take a few wacky boards due to overheating or a dull blade.

It's actually running about as efficient as it can sense fixing it back in November or December.  

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Cool beans.  When I used one of those it didn't seem to matter which way you moved it through the log but maybe that one had more power.  Keep on keeping on!

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Mike Haasl wrote:Cool beans.  When I used one of those it didn't seem to matter which way you moved it through the log but maybe that one had more power.  Keep on keeping on!



Run it forward vertically and it'll run you... Blade spins counter clockwise and turns into a wheel.   Ask me how I know ;). Kinda looks like a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon in my imagination.

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Brk 301
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A logical recipe for success methodically thought through
A logical recipe for success methodically thought through
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Pitching in with the library paneling
Pitching in with the library paneling
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Quality window
Quality window

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Starting our indoor seed starts for a few weeks in the future and out of frost danger.
Starting our indoor seed starts for a few weeks in the future and out of frost danger.
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Why not, with an aversion to plastics and a complete lack of starter trays, it's worth a shot. 1.5 forstner bit and later an wrist snapper 2 was used.
Why not, with an aversion to plastics and a complete lack of starter trays, it's worth a shot. 1.5 forstner bit and later an wrist snapper 2 was used.
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Probably overcast tomorrow
Probably overcast tomorrow
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Another half day making the sawdust mountain bigger and a nice stack of 3/8x4 panels.
Another half day making the sawdust mountain bigger and a nice stack of 3/8x4 panels.

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First challenge of the day was to move this hunk of steel on wheels out of a cramped snowy corner of the lab.
First challenge of the day was to move this hunk of steel on wheels out of a cramped snowy corner of the lab.
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The road is slush ice but the tractor in low gear is a monster. It's hard to tell here but the road couldn't be properly plowed wide enough.
The road is slush ice but the tractor in low gear is a monster. It's hard to tell here but the road couldn't be properly plowed wide enough.
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Almost there, success was just a trackhoe seesaw trailer slammer ride away, or least my portion of the job for today. More tomorrow!
Almost there, success was just a trackhoe seesaw trailer slammer ride away, or least my portion of the job for today. More tomorrow!

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Wow, you guys are doing some amazing things with those delightful old buckets of bolts!  How many flat tires did the trailer have?

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