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<blockquote data-quote="Petras" data-source="post: 367874" data-attributes="member: 216">My brother owns a sawmill that is set up at our place here in the Stanley area.&nbsp; We mill a lot of cottonwood, boxelder, ash, and elm.&nbsp; As long as it isn't in contact with the ground, cottonwood makes good lumber.&nbsp; It is actually supposed to be a very good choice for horse stalls as horses won't chew on it.&nbsp; We mill a lot of winbreak/fence planks and some stuff for craft projects.&nbsp; Once we get out of this never ending winter I will be cranking it up to mill all the boards to do board and batten siding on my woodshed.&nbsp; Back in january I milled up some boxelder and cedar planks.&nbsp; The Boxelder will be used for charcuterie boards and I'm contemplating making up a bunch of plaques with the cedar for skull mounts or fish mounts etc...Those swing blade mills are slick for milling lumber, but I don't believe they will make boards much bigger than about 10&quot; wide right?&nbsp; The mill we run is one of the Harbor Freight bandsaw mills and while it's about the cheapest unit a guy can get, it works great.&nbsp; I've upgraded ours to a homemade track that will allow us to cut a 16' log.&nbsp; It's about 20&quot; between the guides, so we can make 20&quot; wide boards.&nbsp; I'm uploading a few pics of the stuff that has come off our mill.&nbsp; Just know that once you start milling, it's addictive...&nbsp; Much like chasing the next big walleye, seeing what kinda cool grain is in the next board will consume you.[ATTACH=full]57714[/ATTACH]This wall in our new house is Shiplap that came off our mill.[ATTACH=full]57715[/ATTACH]This is a couple pairs of book matched slabs that came from an American Elm tree that was taken down in Burlington.[ATTACH=full]57716[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Petras, post: 367874, member: 216"] My brother owns a sawmill that is set up at our place here in the Stanley area. We mill a lot of cottonwood, boxelder, ash, and elm. As long as it isn't in contact with the ground, cottonwood makes good lumber. It is actually supposed to be a very good choice for horse stalls as horses won't chew on it. We mill a lot of winbreak/fence planks and some stuff for craft projects. Once we get out of this never ending winter I will be cranking it up to mill all the boards to do board and batten siding on my woodshed. Back in january I milled up some boxelder and cedar planks. The Boxelder will be used for charcuterie boards and I'm contemplating making up a bunch of plaques with the cedar for skull mounts or fish mounts etc... Those swing blade mills are slick for milling lumber, but I don't believe they will make boards much bigger than about 10" wide right? The mill we run is one of the Harbor Freight bandsaw mills and while it's about the cheapest unit a guy can get, it works great. I've upgraded ours to a homemade track that will allow us to cut a 16' log. It's about 20" between the guides, so we can make 20" wide boards. I'm uploading a few pics of the stuff that has come off our mill. Just know that once you start milling, it's addictive... Much like chasing the next big walleye, seeing what kinda cool grain is in the next board will consume you.[ATTACH type="full"]57714[/ATTACH] This wall in our new house is Shiplap that came off our mill. [ATTACH type="full"]57715[/ATTACH] This is a couple pairs of book matched slabs that came from an American Elm tree that was taken down in Burlington. [ATTACH type="full"]57716[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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