Hi Will,
I am trying to get one of my students to take your Cruck Framing course...I hope it works out.
We have cut many curved pieces on our band mill (Oscar 30") and it works great just as Tim has so brilliantly demonstrated. I have also done this on a manual Wood-Mizer, and Timber King.
With the saw running (and being very careful) I recommend "rounding" (an old boat builders trick when doing band saw work) the back edge of the blade. This seems to assist following the curve.
Tim's demonstration was masterful to say the least, I have never been able to move that fast!!. We have done much more pronounced curves, and in all cases, we draw a "cut line" on the timber to be milled and make a very slow effort to "take the line," as we mill. A fat sharpie pen does well for the layout line.
With a little practice, I think you could do just fine with the mill you have.
Last edited by Jay White Cloud; 02/16/16 06:04 PM.
