Log Sawing Sled

HillbillyShooter · Jul 11, 2014

Very nice-IMHO one of the best log sled designs posted.

lew · Jul 11, 2014

Mike,
Super Job with the improvements!

What is the resaw capacity of your bandsaw?

Kentuk55 · Jul 11, 2014

This is a really nice sled Mike.

littlecope · Jul 11, 2014

Thanks my Friends!
Lew: This Band Saw has a height capacity of 8" and was at its limit on this log… I don't mind telling you that I was sweating it (a little) on the first cut! Before making it, I took a minute to add a couple of chocks to make sure the thing didn't "roll out" on me…

But all went well… That's the same bit of White Birch being cut, that we found washed up on the shore last Fall!

Missouriwalnut · Jul 11, 2014

Pretty nice setup. I have bandsaw envy. Mine is too small. Milling lumber is so appealing to me here in Missouri where you routinely find cherry and walnut sold as firewood! Makes me so sad.

littlecope · Jul 11, 2014

Something like the smaller one that I made first would work for you Scott, at least for smaller branches… I was using that one to cut 3"-4" Pear branches and it worked like a charm!

grizzman · Jul 11, 2014

i love seeing you taking logs found and using them, i hate to see waste in wood and its jigs like this that turn a possibly ugly log into beautiful wood, thumbs up on your resaw jig….

Jim Jakosh · Jul 11, 2014

That is really nice, Mike. I think I'd like to do something like that too, You have a wide range of adjustment. I have to build another one and you just gave me a good idea!!

Thanks for posting…............Cheers, Jim

littlecope · Jul 11, 2014

Thanks Grizz!
Have at it Jim! I was limited by the length of the 3/4" Ply scrap that I used, but there's no limit to the length you could make one… If I had the material, I'd make one with a full Sheet of Ply (8' long), and then use rollers fore and aft of the Bandsaw to carry the load… That would be a long, tedious cut!

Lenny · Jul 11, 2014

A fine piece of ingenuity Mike. Well done.

Lsmart · Jul 11, 2014

Just out of curiousity what sort of feed rate are you getting? I was resawing some 8" birch on my jet bandsaw with a brand new blade and felt like it was awfully slow… a few inches a minute.

doubleDD · Jul 11, 2014

Looks like a darn good all around sled. If I hadn't just built mine recently I might be using some of your ideas.

littlecope · Jul 11, 2014

Thanks Lenny, but I was just fulfilling a need, quickly and easily…
LP: I didn't time how long it took but the whole cut, end to end, could not have been much more than a couple minutes… Wood has different densities (even in the same piece) so some areas cut slow while others cut much faster…
A few inches a minute seems very slow with a decent Bandsaw in good operating condition…?! What are you using for a Blade? Right now, I'm running a Timberwolf 1/2", 3 TPI…

littlecope · Jul 11, 2014

Thank You too Dave!

stefang · Jul 11, 2014

Pure genius Mike. A truly great jig design. You deserve a lot of credit for creating such a useful thing.

TheWoodenOyster · Jul 11, 2014

I really like both of the designs of yours. I just got a bandsaw that is capable of this and I can't wait to saw some of my own lumber. Thanks for the ideas.

littlecope · Jul 11, 2014

Thank You Mike! That's very kind of you to say… This has been done as long as there has been need for Lumber, and thousands of different ways… But I like to look at a process with fresh eyes and a clean slate, and try to come up with something that fills my needs, capabilities, and circumstances… Kind of like you my Friend…

Wooden Oyster: Thanks and have Fun with your New Band Saw!

gfadvm · Jul 11, 2014

Mike, I knew an updated model would be in the works! You definitely have the bug now. I built 3 log sleds and then the sawmill found me! I really wish you were close enough to come paly on the mill.

Evgeny · Jul 11, 2014

very usefull mechanism.

Hawaiilad · Jul 12, 2014

Great jig Mike. I was wondering what type and size of saw you were using, and how large is the motor. Seems like a pretty good size of log you were cutting. I have a 14" delta with a raiser kit added and can nearly 12 highs, but cutting a log like that I'm not sure the motor would handle it.

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