NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/rec/woodwork/10094

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From: [e-mail] (Kennard Nielsen)
Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
Subject: Milling logs
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Date: 22 Jan 93 21:15:37 GMT
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Well, greetings from the Pacific Northwest - firewood capital of the world. Seriously, as
we are cleaning up from the recent winstorms a bonanza of fallen logs are available and I
would like to mill some of them into useable lumber rather than firewood.

-has anyone had good/bad experiences with small, portable log milling bandsaws?
-is it worth the effort?
-I've heard that air dried wood is not as structurally sound as kiln dried wood; true/false?
-what would be a fair price for a used/new machine.

I'll post a summary of all responses I receive. Thanks.

Kennard Nielsen
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