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    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.
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  2. #47
    Jesse,
    IMO, stick with what has been working for you. You certainly can make beams with a chainsaw mill but they'll be more precise (especially the 90 degree corners), and much more quickly made with the bandsaw providers you have been using. You can get a lot of milling done for the cost of the CS mill attachment. I have milled for quite a few clients who started with a chainsaw mill. Extra wide cuts, difficult terrain, they are the go-to choice but milling beams from 10-14" logs probably takes less time that a single pass with the chainsaw mill - not counting setup time.

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