Now that the economy has picked up after a good nine year lag. My son and I got all the sawmilling equipment running again. My son bought a 10' long 40" diameter sycamore butt log two years ago for $40.00. It sat over here by the sawmill off the ground "aging". We had to rip it in 1/2" with a chainsaw so it could get it to fit on the woodmizer. So what do you do with a big butt sycamore log? Well you quartersaw it of course I've sawn a lot of sycamore over the years and this log is about as good as it gets. It yeilded a little over 350 board foot of beautiful quartersawn lumber when all was said and done. Yeah I would say he got his $40.00 worth out of that log :lol
Some pics...
For refrence the dogs are 12" tall
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After a little practice running the sawmill again - I still got it... Having some fun with sawmill book matching with red maple logs. Who was it that said they don't like knots?
Evil horny toad maybe?
IDK... Bigfoot maybe?
Amazing how much I missed running my sawmill all that time and didn't even realize it until I heard her singing her log song as the blade passed through the log. Sure I cut a little here and there but it's pretty steady now.
Also I finally broke down and got my consealed carry certificate. 16 hours of training and you all know Illionis consealed carry is not easy to achieve but here is my qualifying shots. 10 from 5 yards, 10 from 10 yards and 10 from 20 yards. I hit all 30 in the silhouette with a my .357 revolver with a 2" barrel - I was darn right happy... Scored 100% in the direct sun with black on black iron sights. My instructor (retired state police officer and now high ranking official with the NRA) told me I should be proud that's it's good shooting in the direct sun with iron sights and a 2" barrel. He told me to take the target home and hang it up on the front door so that's what I did. It's turned out to be quite a conversation peice.
Oddly... Illionis does not have an imprint law so I can wear my pistol in a outside the waistband holster as long as it's covered. There is no law regarding the imprint of a pistol showing through a tee-shirt. So I have a new holster in order and need to pratice defense drawing techniques taught to me during class. Also practice shooting around a tree and from behind a car and mail box also taught during the class. I was the only student in the class, I guess no one in Illionis wants their consealed carry license. So I took full advantage of the one on one training.
Some pics...
For refrence the dogs are 12" tall
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After a little practice running the sawmill again - I still got it... Having some fun with sawmill book matching with red maple logs. Who was it that said they don't like knots?
Evil horny toad maybe?
IDK... Bigfoot maybe?
Amazing how much I missed running my sawmill all that time and didn't even realize it until I heard her singing her log song as the blade passed through the log. Sure I cut a little here and there but it's pretty steady now.
Also I finally broke down and got my consealed carry certificate. 16 hours of training and you all know Illionis consealed carry is not easy to achieve but here is my qualifying shots. 10 from 5 yards, 10 from 10 yards and 10 from 20 yards. I hit all 30 in the silhouette with a my .357 revolver with a 2" barrel - I was darn right happy... Scored 100% in the direct sun with black on black iron sights. My instructor (retired state police officer and now high ranking official with the NRA) told me I should be proud that's it's good shooting in the direct sun with iron sights and a 2" barrel. He told me to take the target home and hang it up on the front door so that's what I did. It's turned out to be quite a conversation peice.
Oddly... Illionis does not have an imprint law so I can wear my pistol in a outside the waistband holster as long as it's covered. There is no law regarding the imprint of a pistol showing through a tee-shirt. So I have a new holster in order and need to pratice defense drawing techniques taught to me during class. Also practice shooting around a tree and from behind a car and mail box also taught during the class. I was the only student in the class, I guess no one in Illionis wants their consealed carry license. So I took full advantage of the one on one training.
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