Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/02/19 04:05 PM
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It is. Anyone know who the other guy is? Hint: he has to do with knives. LOL, that's a riot. Wild guess on guy with knife........David Baker from Forged in Fire?
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
[Re: FL cracker in AK]
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09/02/19 04:07 PM
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Owner of Cold Steel Knives.
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/02/19 04:12 PM
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The truck will allow us to be more faithful to minister in Pitka's Point and Mountain Village, the other two villages on our little 26 mile gravel road. I don't do visitation by myself for testimony's sake, and my family couldn't go on the Honda Foreman if it was too cold out due the babies, didn't want them getting frostbite.
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/02/19 05:02 PM
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Turn the log into shelving for the new container. It was 22" at the big end of the log, 18" at the small end, and just over 17' long. Made (32) 9' 2x4's, and (34) 8' 2x4's. The Harbor Freight sawmill does a good job, I brought an extra engine, 30 extra blades, two extra drive belts. Got a bunch of 2x2's out of the log as well.
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/02/19 05:08 PM
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I figure I had about 100 dollars worth of gas and oil and wear and tear for the chainsaw, boat, Honda, and sawmill and six hours of time in getting the log, adjusting the mill just right, figuring out how to use it most efficiently, and then mill the lumber. Had great help from a 76 year old friend from Glenallen who flew over to help set the mill up. I hope to get better at it and really cut my time milling down, and get more boards per log in the future. Any tips are appreciated.
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/02/19 05:10 PM
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I have paid up to 9 dollars for an 8 foot 2x4 out here before, so I've already saved money with the mill.
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/02/19 07:07 PM
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Sounds like a God driven and guided plan.
Vietnam--1967 46th. Const./Combat Engineers
"Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." "After the first shot, all plans go out the window!"
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/03/19 02:21 PM
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Top is a black, middle a cinnamon, bottom a griz sow and cubs.
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/03/19 02:23 PM
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Saw a lot more, these were the best pictures. Of course, as soon as I crossed the border into Alaska, I got the 9.3x62 out, but didn't see any more bears after I left Canada.
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Re: Road Trip From Florida to Alaska
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09/03/19 03:56 PM
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Awesome. I assume there will be moose hunting, trapping pics, stories to come? Len Fabich used to have some good trapping stories from KSM area. mt You missed the King Salmon run!
Last edited by martentrapper; 09/03/19 03:58 PM.
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