SAWMILL TECH TIPS - When to Turn Your Logs on 1st & 2nd Cuts

When is the proper time to turn after your first and second cut?
The rule of thumb - Anything that is smaller than 6 inches is not usable. So, on your first pass, open up until you have a clean 6 inch path on either side of that cut with no bark, then turn and do the same thing again. This allows you to get square, and even board, so when you put it back on the mill to edge it later, you still have something that is usable.
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[@jasonvos3956]

I've just been cutting up some logs on my new to me old woodmizer and was wondering if there may be a better way but seems I may have been doing it the proper way thanks fo sharing

[@kenjett2434]

This for most this is a great rule of thumb. However in cases where your looking to cut small width such as 2×4 or furing strips and you have small logs. Say small as 8 inches in diameter anything smaller isnt worth milling. Then you are looking for only 4 inches inside bark before turning log.

[@sylvesterdombroskie7823]

Have you ever heard of 1x3 and1x4 made lots of them in my circle sawmill. You guys are all slabbing too heavy, and your edging sucks. Watch an industrial sawmill operate you have to get every possible piece of lumber out of a log or the competition will be taking over. I would love to try one of these mills to see if I could get more lumber out of them than the old circle mill I operated for 26 years.