Anyone ever try the LOGOSOL Timber Jig?

[Scott Loven]

I saw one of their portable mills at a WW show in Atlanta a few years back. At $150, this one seems worth a look.

http://www.logosol.com/webb/sawmills/2002a-timberjig.php

http://www.logosol.com/media/sawmill/bms/timberjig/x600/bigmill_timberjig_04.jpghttp://www.logosol.com/media/sawmill/bms/timberjig/x600/bigmill_timberjig_01.jpg

[Ted Christiansen]

Scott,

I bought one in May of this year, along with a Husqvarna 385XP chainsaw. I have cut a bunch of wood with it - oak, cherry, walnut - all free logs. Check the Logosol owners forum for some of my posts, which include pictures of the wood stack that I have developed so far.

For my purposes it works well. I live in a neighborhood and dont have the space for a bandmill, which would be faster than a chainsaw mill. My only complaint is that I get tired pushing the saw through the wood. After 5 hours of cutting I am bushed. I have designed my own mill that has a crank setup (similar to the Logosol M7), which will solve the fatigue problem. I plan to build it soon.

If you have access to small quantities of free logs, and a place to mill them (where the tree is felled or somewhere else), then this is an effective milling system.

You may also want to read an interesting thread, search Google for:

milling lumber woodshop style

This guy uses a combination chainsaw mill and chainsaw driven bandmill (RipSaw). Quite a bit more investment, but similar portability philosophy.

Ted