Sawing frozen logs

"QWeaver" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I really need to saw logs in order to be able to build next summer but my
>logs are frozen. I sawed several today and they seemed to do OK. I worry
>about blade wear how the wood will shrink from the frozen size. Is there a
>good sawmill forum? We have a few above freezing days forcast for this
>week but I doubt that the logs will thaw much. An informed help
>appreciated.
> Quinton
>
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/

Wood doesn't care if it's frozen.

Check out......

http://www.woodweb.com/SiteMap.html forums
and
http://www.forestryforum.com/board/ .

Some of the portable sawmill manufacturers like
http://www.norwoodindustries.com/
have forums as well.

Good luck.

Scott



"QWeaver" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I really need to saw logs in order to be able to build next summer but my
> logs are frozen. I sawed several today and they seemed to do OK. I worry
> about blade wear how the wood will shrink from the frozen size. Is there
a
> good sawmill forum? We have a few above freezing days forcast for this
week
> but I doubt that the logs will thaw much. An informed help appreciated.
> Quinton
>
>

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:29:44 GMT, "QWeaver" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I really need to saw logs in order to be able to build next summer but my
>logs are frozen. I sawed several today and they seemed to do OK. I worry
>about blade wear how the wood will shrink from the frozen size. Is there a
>good sawmill forum? We have a few above freezing days forcast for this week
>but I doubt that the logs will thaw much. An informed help appreciated.
>Quinton
>

If you are going to plane the lumber , it probably doesn't
matter, if not , bandsawing sawing frozen logs can produce less
accurate dimensions and more inconsistencies in dimensions, at least
from portable bandsaw mills, otherwise go ahead.

Ken