Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Building your own chainsaw mill from scratch to accommodate your bar and powerhead is a great way to produce lumber from logs. Milling this way is a versatile and low cost entry point to logging and yields slabs and rough cut boards to your own dimensions.

+++++Plans, Tools, and Parts+++++
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PLANS: makercise.com/chainsaw-mill-plans - based on the 34" bar linked below
34" Oregon Power Match Bar: amzn.to/2U6Qnkw
Haddon Lumbermaker: amzn.to/2SsICUp
Carmyra Mill: amzn.to/2KNZ133

+++++Playlists+++++
CHAINSAW MILL:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9d6LkFNP1fEZJRdP42NwHBYVBbtSWEGF

SHAPER:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9d6LkFNP1fEdw-SPCSIUX8NP0x8McHtW

LATHE:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9d6LkFNP1fGjdW2RxqSHdSO9D1FEl36c

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