back home now, and made an alaskan mill for my chainsaw

time to try it out

length of timber screwed to top of log to provide straight guide

going ok

went quicker than i expected cutting with the grain

first slice

can now use the cut edge as the guide surface. set the depth of the frame to 1.5inches

job done

when the remaining log was thin, it was hard to hold for sawing, so used the logrover to hold it steady by clamping in the splitter

worked well

job done

ash log split into 1.5inch planks nicely

now i know it works, i'll clean and paint the alaskan mill

getting a coat of bright red paint

using the tractor circular saw to chop up some smaller stuff

its in there somewhere...

picking up some lengths of larch from the rubbish pile - you'll see why shortly

in the woods

clearing up a nice windblown beech

all done