Chainsaw Milling: Perfect Final Cut with a Logosol Mill

I show my very simple technique to ensure you get a perfect final cut, every time, with your Logosol mill.
This video is focused on cutting 1" boards, but this same logic can be applied to boards of any thickness as well as bevel boards.
I was using the Logosol F2 sawmill with Stihl MS661 saw. You can find the mill in Canada at:
www.logosol.ca/store/en/sawmil...

[@t.leecooper5301]

Cool. Love the "build your own cabin, with trees from your own land" thing. I have just spent 30 years on a boat - it's high time I bought some land and built a cozy cabin.

[@atlelundhaug]

Thank you this made it more easy of me to make a final cut 👍

[@agedskator]

Great teaching method Dave!

[@johnparker5069]

very smart! great explanation for planning for the end cut.

[@tombergschicker1087]

Thanks for doing what you do. Keep up the good work.

[@outsidewithstevep]

I look forward to your videos!

[@AtleFjell]

This is gold. Thank you

[@ejsocci2630]

Awesome 👏🏻 awesome tips, thanks guys.

[@Wrenchen-with-Darren]

Really cool, enjoyed the video.

[@FLATLANDERHUNT]

Great video y’all. 👍 Who gives a thumbs down. 🙄

[@pavitrashishah1281]

Thank you. Much informative. Is it difficult to re saw dry lumber?

[@RichieMcBride]

You guys rock! I'm just getting going with my M7. I was saving for the F2+ and an arb colleague put his M7 up for sale and I grabbed it. I usually mill big hardwoods on my Alaskan but I have access to occasional good softwood sticks and your videos are the best out there. I'm a hobby Greenwood worker, willow weaver, grower, cider maker. If I could, I'd send you some of my champagne cIder! If you get to the UK, Wales, the drinks are on me 👍

[@lureofthenorth]

We were just in Wales a couple of months ago, but I'm just seeing your comment now. Champagne cider sounds delicious!

[@RichieMcBride]

@@lureofthenorth and it is! What a shame, it would have been actually awesome to meet you guys. Hope it stayed nice and dry for you😄❤

[@russellclement2058]

You have done well because its obvious no one thinks of it because most still get random boards at the end of their log ,,

[@whip460]

Thank you

[@iainbrown4945]

nice video - also good to see you have ear protection now

[@bobgriffin7994]

I would like to know about the plates you used on a video that had square tubes, where did you get them? It was the video where you cut on wooden sawhorses at your home.

[@phillipmorgan4260]

Would you add a kerf to every board ?

[@shawn-michaelsloane1463]

Do you have payment plans and up to what size trees can it mill?

[@collielaw]

Great video! I've just bought my own logosol f2 in Scotland and wanting to cut feather edge boards, have you devised an easy way to do it or are you wedging underneath every second cut to give the tapered cut? Many thanks Tom

[@lureofthenorth]

Yup, wedging under the log every second cut. I have a short section showing that as part of one of the longer videos.

[@aaronmccully]

👍🏻

[@jeffenglishsetter8339]

i have to say I'm sending you guys the bill for the F2+ I'm ordering tomorrow. ESPECIALLY since my girl friend watched a couple of these and said "See I can help too!"...although she didn't laugh as much as I did about the dead wight comment in one of the other videos :)

[@Stihl4life]

Nice job. I was wondering if there is a reason you run your crank rope over the carriage? I ran mine under the saw carriage, but that maybe why my nose magnet pushes to the edge of the chain? Or maybe I don't have nose steering adjusted correctly.

[@lureofthenorth]

Good idea, just hadn't occurred to me. I've started to run it under these days.

[@kennethhudson8013]

What are you doing with all that lumber?

[@Lonewolve1988]

Seriously considering a Logosol mill, what model saw and bar and bar size are you using. I run a Stihl 290 and just bought a Stihl 661 C-M that I will be sending out to be ported polished and a muffler mod

[@lureofthenorth]

The 661 is a perfect size to pair with the F2. I usually run a 20" bar, but a 25" bar will handle the biggest logs that the F2 can carry. Have fun!

[@albertjohnny38]

I like this method, not much energy needed

[@melvinwesley2905]

Can it include a ramp if you want

[@tmccusk1]

Thanks for the chain saw mill videos. I noticed that with the Logosol you don’t put wedges under the boards as you make your cut the way you did with the Alaska Mill. Do you ever need to use wedges with the Logosol and is that the F2 Logosol your using. Thanks again!

[@lureofthenorth]

I haven't found the need for wedges yet. You can see if the board starts pinching the bar and chain, as you'll see the chain start to get pulled off the top of the bar somewhat. I haven't noticed that yet using this new mill. But I suspect that might be more a result of the low-profile chain than anything else. In the spring, if I do anymore Alaskan-style milling (for logs that won't fit on the Logosol) I'll test the low-pro chain with that style of milling too. Maybe I won't need wedges then either.

[@lureofthenorth]

Oh, and yes, it's the F2 we're using here!

[@tmccusk1]

@@lureofthenorth Thank you and stay safe.

[@mikefalanga437]

So? What size Stihl are you running on this mill ,and how long of a bar is it?

[@lureofthenorth]

MS661 with a 20" bar

[@joelbower6279]

Well done I mill a bunch and never took the time to do the math😂😂😂

[@Wildernut]

For these mills, is there a different chain used or just the standard chain for that chainsaw?

[@lureofthenorth]

I'm using Stihl 63 PMX, which is a low-profile (3/8 picco) rip chain. Logosol supplies it. This was my first time using it vs. standard gauge rip chain, and I think it makes a big difference in cutting speed and fuel consumption.

[@Wildernut]

@@lureofthenorth Thanks!

[@michaelclark2840]

You can use std chain but the std 30 degree angle is to aggresive. For std chain many recommend zero tooth angle while for full skip tooth chain using 10 to 15 degrees. So it needs to be purchased as these angles or ground down yourself.

[@Stihl4life]

@@lureofthenorth I have found that too. I had a big log on my F2+ and used my Granberg ripping chain with my 24" bar and it was a lot slower milling for sure. I need to get some 63 PMX for my 24" bar.

[@konzam3]

I am using a husv chainsaw 460 ranch that’s is not enough power 🙁 so I am geting a 572 Xp I hope that helps

[@konzam3]

Btw how much hp is the chainsaw I kind new to this

[@lureofthenorth]

90cc (not sure hp)

[@juliarowe9258]

Ooh, I'm thinking I might be able to convert your scale to a linear equation example for my grade 9 math class! Maybe I'll get them to create a table of values for you for different thicknesses of boards! :)

[@lureofthenorth]

That is a great application and would love if you send me their results!

[@juliarowe9258]

@@lureofthenorth My students did some great math on this. I can't seem to add a picture here so I'll email you some results. :)

[@chainsawerindonesia1265]

Ribet boss

[@maddawgnoll]

Kinda overthinking it here. No matter what you cut at with the first cut, as long as it's the largest measurement possible you're going to and up with the most boards you can get. On the first example you would've ended up cutting oof the last 1/2" off. I'm just saying, for me, this "sccale" you are going by takes too much time for no real gain