I’m beginning to realize just how often the sawmill and my nearly endless supply of pine logs are the answer. I need to make level platforms to hold the lumber pallets when stacking lumber. Easy! Two beams for each station, leveled with whatever I can find to take up the space, and in the shade next to the sawmill.
In the present time, these platforms are working out great. I’ve milled a dozen or so logs since implementing the beam platforms. It’s rewarding to look down the edge of a stack of lumber, and each layer looks straight.
Jay, looks like the operation streamlining is working out~! I have a (dumb?) question that might be answered by an earlier video (I’ll admit that I’ve not seen every one, so far):
Are the trees you’re cutting down into studs & slabs and palleting for the eventual house construction, future projects/woodworking, selling, or some use?
I’m really enjoying seeing your work & productivity around the homesite. Wish that you could send some of that rain over here to Georgia~!
Take care, brother~!
All of the above. The lumber is for a house, apartment in the shop, interior siding, chicken coops, barn, sheds, pole barns, furniture, forts, anything and everything! I hope to buy as little lumber as possible going forward.
Are you cutting southern yellow pine or a different species? Also do you expect the wood to warp/twist?
Southern Yellow Pine is a group of yellow pines. Most of this is loblolly pine. So, yes, southern yellow pine. I’m following best practices for drying lumber. Some of it will warp/twist as it dries.