| Building a house? Shed? Workshop? There | | | | And of course you'll need to weld it |
| are times when you need to buy lumber. | | | | together. Plans for building your mill |
| The trouble is the price of quality | | | | can be found online with no |
| boards can be extremely high. But a | | | | trouble.You'll want to practice good |
| Chainsaw mill will let you make your own | | | | safety measures at all times. You'll |
| lumber.Mills that make plywood are being | | | | want to wear ear protection, safety |
| shut down and the timber companies have | | | | glasses, and proper footwear when you |
| less old grown to mill and most of the | | | | are milling.Once you own a chainsaw mill |
| lumber that's now affordable is new | | | | you will never again buy a board. |
| growth pine. Spruce is also very | | | | Instead you'll mill each board you need |
| common.However woods like cherry, | | | | all by yourself. And each board will be |
| poplar, or oak are incredibly expensive | | | | exactly what you want.And no longer will |
| and out of many people's budgets. But | | | | your budget hold you to pine or spruce. |
| there is a workable solution. You don't | | | | Finally you can have some of the more |
| need to settle for pine or spruce. If | | | | exotic woods again. Now you'll be able |
| you mill your own boards you choose the | | | | to mill boards from your back yard. |
| trees and you can have oak if that's | | | | It's a great way to recycle dead trees, |
| what you want.There is a variety of way | | | | or to selectively log your property. |
| to make boards from trees. Most require | | | | Now instead of leaving trees to rot you |
| expensive equipment. You can contract | | | | can mill them.You can purchase a pre-fab |
| out the work or you can buy a portable | | | | chainsaw mill or you can build one from |
| mill for your back yard. Trouble is a | | | | scratch. Pre-fabs are available online |
| portable mill will set you back | | | | or at stores like Home Depot. They are |
| thousands of dollars.But wait, there is | | | | designed to work with all the major |
| another choice. Did you know you can | | | | chainsaws like STIHL or Husqvarna.No |
| use your chainsaw to make your own | | | | longer will you walk up to the counter |
| boards? All you need is a large saw and | | | | and get stick shock as the teller rings |
| a special device that fits onto the | | | | your purchase into the cash register. |
| chainsaw bar and you can make any kind | | | | No longer will you settle for cheap |
| of board you want. The good news is it | | | | woods. Instead you'll be milling |
| costs you just pennies per board.This | | | | gorgeous lumber in your |
| device is called a chainsaw lumber maker | | | | backyard.Johnathon is a professional |
| and it can mill through any tree. It | | | | carpenter for over 20 years and has |
| doesn't matter how larger, how tough, | | | | experience in helping customers renovate |
| how big, how thick, or how tall.All it | | | | their homes. Johnathon is woodwork |
| requires is a little bit of steel and | | | | enthusiast who works with jigsaws, table |
| some bolts. To make the mill you'll | | | | saws, circular saws and many other |
| need a rectangular frame that's just a | | | | varieties of saws. Visit his specialty |
| bit shorter than the chainsaw length. | | | | site on saws at for table saw reviews. |