Chainsaw Lumbermaking

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Summary: Who would pay this much for this tripe?
Review: Being a practical person, and looking for practical titles such as, oh, I don't know, "ChainSaw Lumbermaking", I am more than a little bit perplexed as to why any individual in his right mind would pay this much for this 'material' that would be better off at the bottom of a bird cage. Chainsaw lumbermaking as a hobby or profession is not for the type of ... want-to-be who can afford to shell out [money] for something to adorn his coffee table.

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Summary: chainsaw lumberjacking at its best!
Review: I don't need a 1,000 words to describe this book. The author is a man who has worked with the problems in the field, which this author knew little about except for the troubles involved. We never had really top-class equipment. This book is worth the price charged now for just his insight on chain design and sharpening alone. With the notes in this book one can save his saw, his equipment and get the job done much more quickly than if you do not have his notes and observations. I find the points of the author well arranged and most useful for our purposes. Thank you,Mr. Will Malloff! If you are out there we would like to hear from you!

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Summary: chainsaw lumberjacking at its best!
Review: I don't need a 1,000 words to describe this book. The author is a man who has worked with the problems in the field, which this author knew little about except for the troubles involved. We never had really top-class equipment. This book is worth the price charged now for just his insight on chain design and sharpening alone. With the notes in this book one can save his saw, his equipment and get the job done much more quickly than if you do not have his notes and observations. I find the points of the author well arranged and most useful for our purposes. Thank you,Mr. Will Malloff! If you are out there we would like to hear from you!

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Summary: The Foundation of Chainsaw Milling Procedures
Review: I have owned my copy of this book for almost twenty years, having bought one shortly after it was published. The quality of the collaboration between Malloff and Erickson is excellent. Only two years ago, did I finally invest in the equipment to pursue actual milling. Going by the examples and drawings, the first job was to build the accessories which are described, namely the guide plank, the winch and yoke system, etc. Yes, I did go for the big boy on the saw : the Stihl 090. Except for some modern adaptation in the area of rechargeable drills/drivers and #10 ga. Philips screws as supplement to lag bolts or nails, you can't go wrong, using Malloff's methods. As he says, take a look, then add your own methods to the evolving craft. Manufacturers have helped since Malloff's day. Some of the directions for their new products on the market, which are currently sold for chainsaw milling, will also give you added insight.

One word of wisdom : Cut the unusual or the unusually large. If you do so, this hobby can actually be profitable. Hundreds of tons of oversize trees are burned, or hauled off to rot, all across the United States, daily. You can get them for "little or nothing", right in your area, and save some of the most beautiful wood God ever grew! The work and the beauty will get your heart to pumpin'!

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Summary: The Foundation of Chainsaw Milling Procedures
Review: I have owned my copy of this book for almost twenty years, having bought one shortly after it was published. The quality of the collaboration between Malloff and Erickson is excellent. Only two years ago, did I finally invest in the equipment to pursue actual milling. Going by the examples and drawings, the first job was to build the accessories which are described, namely the guide plank, the winch and yoke system, etc. Yes, I did go for the big boy on the saw : the Stihl 090. Except for some modern adaptation in the area of rechargeable drills/drivers and #10 ga. Philips screws as supplement to lag bolts or nails, you can't go wrong, using Malloff's methods. As he says, take a look, then add your own methods to the evolving craft. Manufacturers have helped since Malloff's day. Some of the directions for their new products on the market, which are currently sold for chainsaw milling, will also give you added insight.

One word of wisdom : Cut the unusual or the unusually large. If you do so, this hobby can actually be profitable. Hundreds of tons of oversize trees are burned, or hauled off to rot, all across the United States, daily. You can get them for "little or nothing", right in your area, and save some of the most beautiful wood God ever grew! The work and the beauty will get your heart to pumpin'!

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Summary: The Strait Goods and a Lot More
Review: This is the usual good book from the folks at Fine Woodworking. ...

This is a basic book that tells all you need to know of chainsaw milling. It goes one step further with the author's contraption for moving the mill with a boat winch. I have never tried it, but if I milled on a regular basis I would.

Chainsaw mills are perhaps the only @ $1000 woodworking tool with a one day payback period. The only thing that has changed since this book was written is the prominence of bandsaw mills, some that are even hand carried and pushed. I would have to check one of those out before getting into another chainsaw mill.

Sure there are a few money shots of milled wood used in various projects, but at the time, there weren't 20-100 magazines, and 1000 books celebrating woodworking, wooden architecture, and so forth. A little inspiration is a good thing.

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Summary: The Strait Goods and a Lot More
Review: This is the usual good book from the folks at Fine Woodworking. ...

This is a basic book that tells all you need to know of chainsaw milling. It goes one step further with the author's contraption for moving the mill with a boat winch. I have never tried it, but if I milled on a regular basis I would.

Chainsaw mills are perhaps the only @ $1000 woodworking tool with a one day payback period. The only thing that has changed since this book was written is the prominence of bandsaw mills, some that are even hand carried and pushed. I would have to check one of those out before getting into another chainsaw mill.

Sure there are a few money shots of milled wood used in various projects, but at the time, there weren't 20-100 magazines, and 1000 books celebrating woodworking, wooden architecture, and so forth. A little inspiration is a good thing.

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Summary: Sawyers Are Raving:
Review: With the publication of this book, Malloff has done a great service for anyone in need of an accessible, comprehensive single volume summary of the mechanical and technical means for converting trees and logs into beautiful, figured, seasoned, edged, strong and stable, furnature grade, dimensional lumber. Beginning with a fresh re-examination of the tools and techniques employed in felling, limbing, bucking, slabbing, edging, end-grain treating, stickering, drying and milling, the author presents all the tricks and techniques currently employed by forestry professionals in the persuit of beautiful lumber. The Bible of micro-milling. Quite rare and worth its weight in gold. A delicious read!!!