DAY 14 PART 2 MILLING THE ROOF RAFTERS

 WE ARE SHOWING YOU LOTS OF PICTURES OF HOW TO USE THE ALASKAN MILL .....WE HOPE THAT IT CAN HELP SOMEONE.
BRYAN USED TO CUT THE WOOD IN THE BUSH BUT NOW LIKES TO DRAG IT OUT EITHER WITH "MISS PIGGY" THE WORKHORSE SCANDIC 800 SUPERWIDE TRACK SKIDOO OR THE HONDA 500 AND ROLL IT UP ON LOGS.

WHEN CUTTING A LARGE HEAVY CANT..... JUST AS YOU ARE JUST ABOUT FINISHED PUT IN TWO FALLING WEDGES INTO CUT .  THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO CUT TO THE END OF THE CANT AND PULL THE SAW OUT EASILY.  IF YOU DON'T USE THE WEDGES YOU WILL BREAK YOUR CHAIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

 SEE BLOCK WEDGE BELOW BEGINNING CUT..... THAT IS TO MAKE THE LOG HIGH ENOUGH SO THAT THE ALASKAN MILL CAN CUT.... OTHERWISE THE STRUCTURE HITS THE PLATFORM LOGS.

 ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE TWO WEDGES USED TO KEEP BREAKING YOUR CHAIN WHEN CUTTING A HEAVY CANT.






A CHAINSAW IS A VERY DANGEROUS TOOL IF USED POORLY.  IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER YOU SHOULD TAKE A SAFETY COURSE.  THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN AND A LOT OF PEOPLE GET REALLY HURT BADLY BY USING A SAW WRONG.

 USING A CHAINSAW CORRECTLY.  FIRST CUT DOWN HOLDING THE BAR TIP HIGHER THAN CHAINSAW.  ONCE COMPLETELY DOWN, CHANGE POSITION OF SAW TO CUT FROM ALREADY CUT PART OUT TO THE FRONT.


THIS LOG CANT IS WIDER AT ONE END AND SO NEEDS TO BE TRIMMED

 CUTTING A SLAB TO MAKE A BOARD... YOU DO NOT NEED THE TWO WEDGES.

NOTICE HOW BRYAN USED A BIGGER PIECE OF DUNAGE TO RAISE THE THIN SLAB FOR CUTTING.

 START OF CUTTING THE RAFTERS