Almost Millin'

I've spent the last few days preparing the milling site and servicing the mill. That is when I'm not smashing trailer lights against trees, or snapping bolts in two.

The Norwood sawmill manual states that the worst ground on which to mill is wet or organic soil. These ground conditions will not support a level cut once a log is placed on the cutting deck.

Well, the wet and organic soil the mill is currently on isn't the best situation for my first cuts on an unfamiliar mill. Still, these logs are small.


Notice the trench I've dug along the bottom left, trying to drain the black muck soil due to a downpour a few days ago. It's like cold tar full of tree roots.