Alaskan Mill Time

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When A Barn Salvage Keeps Paying

Alaskan Mill Time!

The barn salvage from last November yielded a lot of material to clean, sort, and mill. As a result, I have purchased my first Alaskan Mill and set it up on my chain saw. Now, I've begun to rip down some of the large barn beams into workable lumber. It’s saving a ton of time and reusing great wood that would go to waste otherwise.

I’m milling everything at an inch and a half right now, but will go to one inch once I’m better at keeping the saw completely flat. Even with guides there is a tendency to rock, especially if the chain isn’t sharp. Also, this kind of work dulls chains quick, after about 10 feet of sawing it needs to be sharpened. It’s an excellent workout too.

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