How-to Turn Colorado Beetle Kill Logs to Lumber by Mitchell Dillman

How-to Turn Colorado Beetle Kill Logs to Lumber is presented by artisan Mitchell Dillman of http://LogFurnitureHowTo.com

In this video Mitchell teams up with Britt Morgan of Staggs Custom Woods and Scott Shaeffer of San Juan Carpentry to start a new project constructing a log gazebo using Colorado Beetle Kill Lodge Pole Pine logs.

Watch as Mitchell, Britt and Scott, begin the process of milling raw beetle kill logs into dimensional lumber to be used in the construction of the log gazebo.

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• Scott Shaeffer
• San Juan Carpentry
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• gazebo

[kevincaron]

Nice mill!!  Sure beats the old chain saw!

[MrMldillman]

@kevincaron --- Yep, that saw is like a hot knife in butter...we're still hand carving those custom contours though! =)

[huerdon]

Ah... I can smell it from here: fresh sawn Pine - it don't get better than that.

[MrMldillman]

@huerdon --- yep you got it Don...that smell never gets old does it..?

[huerdon]

Bluing is a result of chemical change in the Cambium layer due to dying regardless of cause. If not kept cool and moist Pine will turn blue - regardless of cause.

[MrMldillman]

@huerdon --- yes, but as I understand it, the Mountain Pine Beetle does transmit the characteristic bluestain fungi you see. All BKP will have this bluestaining pattern but not all Pine will turn blue...

Regardless if it's ponderosa, lodgepole, Scotch or even limber pine trees you gotta admit, them sap suckers are gnarly little kitters, ehh?

[MrMldillman]

@DeleteMeOnline --- nope, only teeth on the one side...It cuts moving away from the operator, and Britt's a real pro on those hydraulics!