Timber Framers Guild Forums General General Forum Questions Alaskan Mills

Hello all,

Anyone out there have experience with an Alaskan Chain Mill for producing timber?

Quality?

Speed?

Cheers,
Brock

If you go to the forestry forum at www.forestryforum.com
and look in either the chain saw section or the Sawmilling section you may find answers to your questions. Also, doing a search here, or over there could produce some info.
Good luck,
Jim Rogers

Hey Guys, thanks for the replies.

Derek, I have tried to send you a few emails and they have been returned.

cheers,
brock

Brock,
I know this is a very delayed answer. I have an Alaskan mill. I bought the "rip" chain for my big Stihl (065)... (about $85.00).
You'll need a very long straight-edge (I used a steel beam) for the first cut, and you'll find the old adage, "you lose no time in whetting" appropriate.
I ended up trading wood to a "hobbyist" sawyer for him to cut my logs.
I did, however, cut some root plates that his mill could never have done, and they are fabulous.
I treat the Alaskan Mill as a "one-off" specialty type tool. You'll eat a lot of sawdust, you'll re-learn that jigging takes longer than the cut... and if you do a lot, you'll find a sawyer like I did!
Mark