Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
I had the opportunity recently to obtain several large logs, pecan and white oak so far, and needed a way to prepare these for large bowl blanks. I had seen the portable chainsaw mill in use on Belko Wood (@BelkoWood) first for preparing slabs. Recently I had seen a similar mill in use by Andrew McCarn (@andrewmccarn) for preparing bowl blanks. I found a Vevor model mill on Amazon and purchased a Stihl MS 462 C-M from my local dealer (the 36-inch bar and chain I use for milling are aftermarket from Amazon).
The log I am preparing is my second and is white oak. It had been down for about five years, and the sap wood is mostly rotten and has been cut away. I use the ladders and a scaffolding platform to cut the outside flat and parallel to the splitting cut and then clean up the splitting cut the same way. Without the platform I cut out a 2-inch slab to remove most of the pith to minimize checking while it dries.
I had the opportunity recently to obtain several large logs, pecan and white oak so far, and needed a way to prepare these for large bowl blanks. I had seen the portable chainsaw mill in use on Belko Wood (@BelkoWood) first for preparing slabs. Recently I had seen a similar mill in use by Andrew McCarn (@andrewmccarn) for preparing bowl blanks. I found a Vevor model mill on Amazon and purchased a Stihl MS 462 C-M from my local dealer (the 36-inch bar and chain I use for milling are aftermarket from Amazon).
The log I am preparing is my second and is white oak. It had been down for about five years, and the sap wood is mostly rotten and has been cut away. I use the ladders and a scaffolding platform to cut the outside flat and parallel to the splitting cut and then clean up the splitting cut the same way. Without the platform I cut out a 2-inch slab to remove most of the pith to minimize checking while it dries.
