Alaskan Chainsaw Mill Cutting Live Edge Slabs

[@rockman531]

I'm jealous! Those boards are incredible! Great job, Jason. Stay safe! Jim

[@SJForestProducts]

Thanks for watching and supporting the new channel Jim!

[@michaelpass2176]

Beautiful slab

[@BillMulholland1]

You can always drill holes in the square tubes on each end and when you get past a point just drop a pin or bolt in them to keep it from sliding but I understand about stopping and leaving groves. 🍻👍

[@SJForestProducts]

Good idea. I do need to do something. I have been taking most of my stuff up to Fred and using his portable sawmill I don't really use my chainsaw mill any more. Maybe I should fire that thing up again and make another video!

[@BillMulholland1]

@@SJForestProducts haha. Work smarter not harder 😄👍

[@mtozzy11]

I run with 3 chains, all Stihl. A full chisel standard, a full chisel duro carbide and the semi chisel ripping chain. If the boards are under 20" then I use the carbide and make the boards a hair thicker so I can run them through the thicknesser, if they are over I use the ripping chain. The carbide is alot quicker but I get alot more chatter. One thing I do when I'm cutting is to insert small thin timber wedges in the cut behind the saw to keep the board from collapsing onto the saw it will also help with the chatter. I've been cutting blackwood another Aussie timber for a client over the past few weeks it's very hard and it's been taking 15min per board to cut a 4.5m log 800mm wide and about a tank of fuel every board and a half. I've been cutting some of the timber 50mm thick and others 200mm thick. It's fucking hard work lol.

[@SJForestProducts]

I have never used a carbide cutting tooth before. Are they significantly more expensive than a standard? I think for the ripping chain, I paid like $80 USD. Those are some serious slabs you are cutting! How do you move them once they are cut?

[@russellsmith3825]

There used to be a company out of Pennsylvania that sold carbide and hard faced chains

[@russellsmith3825]

I think it's "cutters choice" my neighbor (mhrip) gave me a catalog of their back in the 90s

[@mtozzy11]

@@SJForestProducts the carbide chains are generally about double the price. I normally move them around with a 85hp 4wd tractor with loader and pallet forks.

[@michaelpass2176]

For falling I used to use a skip a tooth chain I had lot great falls. That was far Iwent.

[@Jimexter]

Great video and some nice slabs. Would using wedges have helped create a cleaner cut?

[@SJForestProducts]

Great question. I have used wedges in the past, but when I stop the saw to put in a wedge I always get a line/groove in the wood from the chain slowing down and then starting up again. If looking for the best finish I would think having a person follow behind and insert the wedges as the cutter keeps the cut consistent and RPM of the saw consistent would give the best results. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@MrYkcub]

Jason, if you would use a short log chain and a set of tongs off your front blade, you could pick a butt like that up out of the dirt and set it on your milling site, keeping it clean.

[@SJForestProducts]

Great idea! Thanks for the tip!

[@piranhabadass1]

Maybe the chatter at the beginning is because the top slab being cut isn't causing enough pressure on the saw like it does at the end. Seems like there was more vibration in the top slab when cutting at the beginning then versus the towards the end. Thinking that added weight to the blade may be helping with the chatter.

[@SJForestProducts]

Good idea! I will try it!

[@snarky_user]

That chatter occurred in the area you were cutting when the log was rocking back and forth.

[@SJForestProducts]

Interesting, I didn't notice the log moving while I was cutting, but I probably wasn't paying attention either. Thanks for the heads up. I will make sure to secure the log better in the future

[@josephpecoul6532]

Have you done anything else with the biochar

[@SJForestProducts]

I have made two batches in the barrel. The first one went well, the second one I think the wood was wetter so it took a lot longer and I don't think my yield was as high either. I am working on getting an excavator down to the property and then I want to get a big bin and make a huge batch. I will video it for sure!

[@josephpecoul6532]

@@SJForestProducts i just think its kinda cool to see oh by the way I really enjoy the different things I can see on your videos I subscribe to all the channels thanks for the time you put into your videos sir.

[@russellsmith3825]

Stihl make a large capacity corded chainsaw, I wonder how it would work for milling logs, especially if you had commercial power handy

[@SJForestProducts]

That would be interesting!

[@MrYkcub]

Ripping chain, most definetly.

[@SJForestProducts]

Makes a huge difference!