Ok, just read through this whole thread, and there is a lot of good info. I've live on a farm and have had a fair amount of timber cut from the creek. I've alway took it to someone else to saw or have them come out and I'm happy with that. The thing is I have trees in the 10-14" range that aren't going to make very good saw logs but I'm interested in maybe just slabbing/turning them into beams(would like to save up for a future timber frame project), but not 4/4 stuff. Would a chainsaw mill be worth it then even if you're counting your time? It's just hard to see that wood go up in smoke.