The Armchair Sawyer

Building a Bandmill

Building a custom bandmill to process large logs. Originally written in 1999, the mill is now used to square up antique beams for making rustic fireplace mantels.

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Quartersawing, Mining for Gold

This article describes the process we use at Alta Resource to quartersaw a hardwood log, and explains the differences between plainsawn and QS (quartersawn) lumber. Written by Bob Hoffa.

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