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NEED SOME HELP,,

WOULD LIKE TO PUT A BIG ADDITION ON MY CABIN TWO STORYS ABOUT 24X24..   MY CABIN IS 12X18 WITH 12/12 ROOF I PUT A SIDE ADDITION 12X14 WITH THE SAME ROOF EASY TIE IN .BUT THIS ADDITION I DONT NO   IF PUTTING IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OR IN THE BACK WHAT WAY TO GO ..MY CABIN IS D-LOG BUTT AND PASS

I just returned from walking a friend’s piece of property, looking over the damage from a storm that pass through a couple of weeks ago.  Numerous mature oaks were completely uprooted.  My friend said I could have as much of the fallen oaks as I want for saw logs.  Many of the trees are 30” to 40” in diameter and are over 80 feet in length.  The main trunks are at least 20 to 25 feet and straight as an arrow.

I have no experience with log milling, but have always wanted to do it myself for my wood working projects.  I am researching portable saw mills right now, trying to determine if I should hire someone or make the investment into one.

The question I have is how soon must I start milling the logs  after they have fallen?

And should I invest in a portable saw mill or hire it out?

if you are considering new topics, I'd love to see a place where all the 'exceptoinal log homes' could be gathered. maybe similar to the 'student log homes' portion,,,, maybe not. thanks for your consideration:)

since wife lost job we are trying to cut out all fat  building on hold  trying to save for heavy equipment i got to property once since nov bummer  the onlything keeping me going is looking at log homes being bilt ok im done whinening heres my question   i have two phone lines one dedicated for dsl  iwould like to get rid of phone co completley i need to run  three computers  wirerless ok  everyone has a cell phone so we dont need land line  not sure i can do it cheaper any suggestions    thanks  Joe

Rod has done a masterful job in one thread of explaining how to post pics.  I have tried in some others.  Seems to be a recurring problem, and it would  be nice if we had a sticky thread someplace that outlined the process. 

Well I got to say LHBA really keeps up on controlling spam, but I still see a few slip by once in a while, and thought it'd be nice if users could lend a helping hand if there were a spam/abuse button. Perhaps it could be a feature limited to members only, if admin is concerned about inappropriate flagging by the general population.

NEXT ADD ON IS GOING TO BE THE LAST .I BUILT A SMALL LOG CABIN ON MY 45 ACERS IN ATLANTA MICHIGAN . 12X18 BUTT AND PASS D- TOUNG &GROOVE LOGS ALL PINE .PUT SMALL LOFT AND SMALL PORCH .ADDED ON ONCE ALREADY A 12X14 ROOM .WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MAIN CABIN AND THE ADD ON TO BE 2 FLOOR HIGH 18X18 ADDON .HOW WOULD YOU TIE IT ALL TOGAHTER SO IT LOOKS LIKE ONE BIG AREA .

SLOWROAST

How about a category in the public forum for:
FAQ: Links to commonly discussed topics.

A list of common questions with links to the answers in the
forums. The private section links would somehow need to
be disabled to non-members.

People new to the forum generally repeat the same questions.

-Rick

I'm looking at joining the LHBA and taking the class, when I can find a date/time that works with our schedule. In looking at many different sites for log building schools, I am curious why the LHBA class is only 2 days? I haven't heard anyone say anything bad about the 2 days - really only great things. So if 2 days is great, what would a week or 2 weeks be? I'd be willing to stay and learn, and pay more for the time...

Just a suggestion

Have a great day!

John Petrey