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    Making Lumber With The Alaskan Chain Sawmill

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    The document provides instructions for sawmilling logs into lumber using a chainsaw mill, including how to securely attach a guide rail to the log to ensure straight cuts, making multiple cuts to produce boards or beams of different thicknesses, and techniques for squaring large logs or producing long timber beams. Detailed steps are outlined for setting up the guide rail, making initial cuts, adjusting the mill for subsequent cuts, and converting cants into dimensional lumber.

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    Making Lumber With The Alaskan Chain Sawmill

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    The document provides instructions for sawmilling logs into lumber using a chainsaw mill, including how to securely attach a guide rail to the log to ensure straight cuts, making multiple cuts to produce boards or beams of different thicknesses, and techniques for squaring large logs or producing long timber beams. Detailed steps are outlined for setting up the guide rail, making initial cuts, adjusting the mill for subsequent cuts, and converting cants into dimensional lumber.

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    The document provides instructions for sawmilling logs into lumber using a chainsaw mill, including how to securely attach a guide rail to the log to ensure straight cuts, making multiple cuts to produce boards or beams of different thicknesses, and techniques for squaring large logs or producing long timber beams. Detailed steps are outlined for setting up the guide rail, making initial cuts, adjusting the mill for subsequent cuts, and converting cants into dimensional lumber.

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    Making Lumber With The Alaskan Chain Sawmill

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    The document provides instructions for sawmilling logs into lumber using a chainsaw mill, including how to securely attach a guide rail to the log to ensure straight cuts, making multiple cuts to produce boards or beams of different thicknesses, and techniques for squaring large logs or producing long timber beams. Detailed steps are outlined for setting up the guide rail, making initial cuts, adjusting the mill for subsequent cuts, and converting cants into dimensional lumber.

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