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Chainsaw Lumbermaking Hardcover – June 1, 1982

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About the Author

Will Malloff is a contributor for Taunton Press titles including Chainsaw Lumbermaking.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 213 pages
  • Publisher: Taunton Press; 1St Edition edition (June 1, 1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0918804124
  • ISBN-13: 978-0918804129
  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 9.2 x 11.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,461,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Good book from a great guy
By Allan Lindh on June 21, 2008
Format: Hardcover
I knew Will very briefly 40 odd years ago in Mendocino, his book is no BS. He was making good money at that time by cutting huge specialty timbers for custom homes, hauling them in balanced on a tiny trailer pulled by a Willy's scout. As good with a chain saw as anyone I ever saw. If you want to read more about Will and Beth Erickson and their interesting friends, get a copy of "Inside Passage: Living With Killer Whales, Bald Eagles, and Kwakiutl Indians": it's a good read.

The last 15 years my wife and I have been milling big Doug Firs on our place, when they fall or have to be taken down. We use a Husky 3120 with a two ended bar and a Granberg mill, and have invented our own winch setup. Have made everything from 1" planks to 24' 6x12, doing everything by hand, no heavy equipment, not even a tractor. It is possible, but very very hard. If we had known about this book sooner, it would not have been quite so hard. Would have cut better lumber, damaged less equiptment, saved a lot of money.

The only things I would add that have changed since 1982:
1. You can now buy online good ripping chain, made in the US, very close to the specs Will recommends. And they make it up in loops to your order for the same price as reels of chain. No longer necessary to grind your own. (Shop for price, they vary a lot.)
2. We use a cheap 12V truck winch, refitted with soft nylon 1/4" rope, in about the same way that Will uses his hand winch. Use a small car battery to drive it. Get the cheapest, lightest, slowest winch you can find, and then use a couple little blocks on the rope to slow it down further. Drive it with the remote control.
3. I can't afford $400 for a good Oregon chain grinder, don't trust the cheap Chinese knockoffs.Read more ›
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
chainsaw lumberjacking at its best!
By arie nobel on April 2, 2002
Format: Hardcover
I don't need a 1,000 words to describe this book. The author is a man who has worked with the problems in the field, which this author knew little about except for the troubles involved. We never had really top-class equipment. This book is worth the price charged now for just his insight on chain design and sharpening alone. With the notes in this book one can save his saw, his equipment and get the job done much more quickly than if you do not have his notes and observations. I find the points of the author well arranged and most useful for our purposes. Thank you,Mr. Will Malloff! If you are out there we would like to hear from you!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Sawyers Are Raving:
By Paul William on March 22, 2002
Format: Hardcover
With the publication of this book, Malloff has done a great service for anyone in need of an accessible, comprehensive single volume summary of the mechanical and technical means for converting trees and logs into beautiful, figured, seasoned, edged, strong and stable, furnature grade, dimensional lumber. Beginning with a fresh re-examination of the tools and techniques employed in felling, limbing, bucking, slabbing, edging, end-grain treating, stickering, drying and milling, the author presents all the tricks and techniques currently employed by forestry professionals in the persuit of beautiful lumber. The Bible of micro-milling. Quite rare and worth its weight in gold. A delicious read!!!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
The Foundation of Chainsaw Milling Procedures
By Phil Lavender on June 4, 2003
Format: Hardcover
I have owned my copy of this book for almost twenty years, having bought one shortly after it was published. The quality of the collaboration between Malloff and Erickson is excellent. Only two years ago, did I finally invest in the equipment to pursue actual milling. Going by the examples and drawings, the first job was to build the accessories which are described, namely the guide plank, the winch and yoke system, etc. Yes, I did go for the big boy on the saw : the Stihl 090. Except for some modern adaptation in the area of rechargeable drills/drivers and #10 ga. Philips screws as supplement to lag bolts or nails, you can't go wrong, using Malloff's methods. As he says, take a look, then add your own methods to the evolving craft. Manufacturers have helped since Malloff's day. Some of the directions for their new products on the market, which are currently sold for chainsaw milling, will also give you added insight.
One word of wisdom : Cut the unusual or the unusually large. If you do so, this hobby can actually be profitable. Hundreds of tons of oversize trees are burned, or hauled off to rot, all across the United States, daily. You can get them for "little or nothing", right in your area, and save some of the most beautiful wood God ever grew! The work and the beauty will get your heart to pumpin'!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The Strait Goods and a Lot More
By Doh on July 29, 2002
Format: Hardcover
This is the usual good book from the folks at Fine Woodworking. ...
This is a basic book that tells all you need to know of chainsaw milling. It goes one step further with the author's contraption for moving the mill with a boat winch. I have never tried it, but if I milled on a regular basis I would.
Chainsaw mills are perhaps the only @ $1000 woodworking tool with a one day payback period. The only thing that has changed since this book was written is the prominence of bandsaw mills, some that are even hand carried and pushed. I would have to check one of those out before getting into another chainsaw mill.
Sure there are a few money shots of milled wood used in various projects, but at the time, there weren't 20-100 magazines, and 1000 books celebrating woodworking, wooden architecture, and so forth. A little inspiration is a good thing.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

Awesome!

Tried to find original print, waited with much anticipation for reprint, Will Mall of is an true pioneer and his techniques still hold true today!

Published 2 months ago by Kenneth M Hobart
nice read

A classic, need someone out there to do a new book

Published 3 months ago by Gregory Lynam
I love the book very desriptive

I love the book very desriptive. After reading this book I wish I could have personally thank will malloff. He gives you so much knowledge in one book.

Published 5 months ago by steve ekquist
and very fun to read

There needs to be more books such as this to get free-thinking Americans doing stuff again!
Well written, and very fun to read.... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Scott Butler
Five Stars

Great book, so glad I bit the bullet and bought this one, tons of information!

Published 9 months ago by L. Cunningham
Well worth the money!

Full of unique information you won't find anywhere else. I have been looking for this book for years. Very happy with purchase.

Published 18 months ago by Shiloh Girl
Use your chainsaw as a bandsaw.

Malloff's book should be reprinted. Lots of ideas. If you are pushing your Alaska Mill through your ripping cut, it might interest you to see how Malloff rigs his mill to be... Read more

Published on August 9, 2009 by Fire Boy
Who would pay this much for this tripe?

Being a practical person, and looking for practical titles such as, oh, I don't know, "ChainSaw Lumbermaking", I am more than a little bit perplexed as to why any individual in his... Read more

Published on February 11, 2002 by chunky monkey

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