What is the definition of a boardfoot?
PROFILE
Steve Cannon is
creating his own niche market.
"And the old becomes new again"
Mark these on your calendar now so you don't miss out.
Need a little pick me up? Have a laugh on us.
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March, 2006
The mornings are starting to get a little bit chilly and we are enjoying the last of the warm sunny days of summer
down here in New Zealand. Hopefully it's starting to thaw out for you though, and the weather is allowing you to get ouside and get back into
milling.
We've been working hard planning tours that will reach into most corners of the world, and we are thrilled to be able to include
Canada on that list. Peterson's are growing! One month at a time though, and in this month's Cutting Comments we take a look at the correct
definition of a board foot, profile Californian owner Steve Cannon, and see the re-birth of an old smokehouse build way back in 1901.
As
always, feel free to send
through your questions, suggestions and comments to us. We love hearing from you.
Happy milling,
from the team at Peterson's.
ARTICLE: WHAT IS A BOARDFOOT?
Extract from Sawmill & Woodlots February issue
What is the definition of a board foot of hardwood lumber? The answer is NOT 1 inch by 12 inches by 12 inches in practice, as lumber has too
many width and thickness variations. In practice, we take the . . . Read on.
MILLER PROFILE: Steve Q. Cannon
Steve purchased a 10" Winch Production Frame in 2002 to build a timber
frame house on his 138-acre tree farm in California, USA. Steve soon found himself too busy in his forestry consulting business to work on
the house, but he did however find time to do some custom sawing with a friend that had logs too big for his bandmill to handle. Steve has now
carved out a little niche market for himself in his area, taking in the logs that the bandmills reject. Read more of Steve's profile online, and those of other millers.
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
"And the old becomes new again"
In 1901, a young 20-year old man built a smokehouse on his property in West Virginia, to live in
while he rebuilt the farmhouse that had recently burnt down. 104 years later Jeff Sincell decided that that smokehouse needed a renovation, and so he
and his mates worked the Peterson over three days to mill the lumber they would need, and make sure this smokehouse would see it through another
century. Read the full story and see the before and after photos here.
PETERSON’S ARE COMING TO CANADA
The long awaited tour is here
Peterson’s are proud to announce that they will be demonstrating at Technibois and CanUSA in May of this year. Craig Hammond will be
flying in from New Zealand, giving you the opportunity to see a Peterson in action, and even the chance to run it yourself. We know you
will be impressed, so mark these dates in your diary now and make sure you get across to these shows.
Technibois
4th - 6th May Centre de foires. Ville de, Quebec For more information, check out the official website
CANUSA
12th - 13th of May
JOKE OF THE MONTH
Golfing with an older man
A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a
few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in nine holes before he had to head home. Just as he
was about to tee off an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany the young man as he was golfing alone. Not being able to
say no, he allowed the old gent to join him.
To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn't hit the ball far, but plodded along
consistently and didn't waste much time. Finally, they reached the 9th fairway and the young man found himself with a tough shot. There was a large
pine tree right in front of his ball - and directly between his ball and the green.
After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot the
old man finally said, "You know, when I was your age I'd hit the ball right over that tree."
With that challenge placed before him, the
youngster swung hard and hit the ball up, right smack into the top of the tree trunk. It thudded back to the ground not a foot from where it had
originally lay.
The old man offered one more comment, "Of course, when I was your age that pine tree was only three feet
tall."
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