When you think of a log home, you think of those wonderful round logs, well in truth some of them have to be flat on one side. The sill logs and the loft floor joists and even the purlins for the roof have to have one side that is flat.
While most people use a special tool attached to their chainsaw to make the flat cuts, we are fortunate enough to be able to have a portable bandsaw mill. Traditionally our mill can cut up to a 16 foot long log, but to our good fortune we found some extensions and we can now cut up to a 56 foot long log.
This will make cutting the sills, joists and purlins a quick and easy task. (we hope) Also we can now cut long dimension lumber if we need it for the floor or the roof, no scabbing pieces together...yeah!
For those who are curious, this mill is a
Timber King B-16.
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