Kelly Hanna
05-18-2016, 9:13 PM
Been more than a few years since I have been on the forum. I stopped building anything but decks and pergolas for a few years and because I wasn't building any furniture or cabinets, I left all the woodworking forums I was on. During this time, I set a plan in motion to save for a sawmill. We sold our house in Terrell and moved out to the country [something I have been itching to do for awhile]. We've been renting for the last three years on a little half acre and saving a ton of money.
Early this year after I sold a portable building I paid off and then put it with savings and made the call. I bought a Woodland Mills HM 126 with a 24' bed. I mounted it on a permanent base of 4x8 & 4x10 cedar beams I had in the wood yard. Put a few trees in it for practice and now I am ready to roll. the idea is to cut part time and at some point, have this replace building decks in Dallas. I will also be building rustic furniture and rural projects including decks and cabins with wood I cut on the mill from the clients.
The end game is to build my own log home from logs I take in from local ranchers and farmers...most of which will be eastern red cedar. The last cut I made on the mill was a large Bois D'Arc limb off my own tree. Still have the trunk that needs to come down....it will go straight to the mill as well. Sure is fun making slabs and boards from trees!
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Early this year after I sold a portable building I paid off and then put it with savings and made the call. I bought a Woodland Mills HM 126 with a 24' bed. I mounted it on a permanent base of 4x8 & 4x10 cedar beams I had in the wood yard. Put a few trees in it for practice and now I am ready to roll. the idea is to cut part time and at some point, have this replace building decks in Dallas. I will also be building rustic furniture and rural projects including decks and cabins with wood I cut on the mill from the clients.
The end game is to build my own log home from logs I take in from local ranchers and farmers...most of which will be eastern red cedar. The last cut I made on the mill was a large Bois D'Arc limb off my own tree. Still have the trunk that needs to come down....it will go straight to the mill as well. Sure is fun making slabs and boards from trees!
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