About a year ago, I saw some youtube videos of a guy making lumber on his band saw. It's been a dream of mine ever since. I built my own system, and I've been thrilled with the results.
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I break the logs down with an Alaskan chainsaw mill. That part is really fun too. The only part that isn't fun, is wrestling the 8.5' cants down into my basement workshop.
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