Woodworking Project No. 1 2012

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# 01 | 2012
LOGOSOL PH360:
“Like adding
another person”
The PH260 Spins
PAGE 14
Straw into Gold
PAGE 14
Big Cut with
The Science of the Big Mill
Kiln Drying System
PAGE 6
PAGE 11
THE STORY OF LOGOSOL
PAGE 8–9
“I’m pleased with “We made $1,000 A Mayor Builds
the Logosol service” the fi rst day” Unique Log Homes
PAGE 6 PAGE 4 PAGE 12
The joy of processing your own wood
Getting access to the most valuable parts step towards making our products and trademark it is important that
of trees – the planks and boards – was the known across North America. you, if you want to
driving force when I fi rst developed the invest in a Logosol
Logosol sawmill. Making use of a storm-felled FOR MANY YEARS, LOGOSOL has cooperated with machine, know that
tree that would otherwise be fi rewood or even Bailey’s on the American market, and we have it will be rewarding
be left lying on the forest fl oor is a powerful way great confi dence in this company. I am, therefore, due to smart design
of showing concern for our environment. The extremely pleased that we are now taking the next and a personal
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new opportunities for wood processing in many reach an even greater number of people who need as a customer.
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UNIQUE
Optional
Fifth Head
for PH360
Logosol continues to be on the
move, designing innovative
solutions for planning/moulding
challenges. When the PH360,
Logosol’s largest four-sided pla-
ner/moulder, was fi rst released,
everyone noticed there was an
extra button on the control pa-
nel of the PH360. Some people
utilized it to control the exter-
“Not milling is like
nal chip extractor. However,
now the button’s real function
is revealed, it’s to control an
optional fi fth cutter head.
leaving a SACK OF
Logosol strives to design modular
machines, to allow for future develop-
ment. The most developed along modu-
lar lines, for example, are the chainsaw
powered sawmills. It’s fully possible to
MONEY out to rot”
begin with the small handheld timber
jig and develop it into a fully-equipped
portable sawmill.
The PH360 is designed according to
the same modular philosophy. It was
equipped from the start for a fi fth cutter
Recently we heard from one M7 owner who had collected a bunch of logs
head. The only thing that gives away
in anticipation of doing a lot of milling, only not to have time to mill up the
the potential of this future option is an
logs until 2 years later. Rainer Kern called to tell us what he found when extra start button on the control pa-
he cut into some hardwoods that had lain in place for several years. We nel. The development work has taken
a little time, since it involves a brand
discussed the value of spalted wood, and we sent him some reference
new type of cutter head, with a func-
material on this kind of wood to help him realize what he had found in
tion not found on any other planer.
these old logs. Here is his story:
A TRUE MULTI-CUTTER
”The cutter is in principle an MF30
Thinking of what I have discovered ma- glass, before I even had a chance to give it
vertical milling machine,” reveals pro-
kes me remember how I fi rst got star- a rebellious throw of disgust.
duct manager Mattias Byström.
ted with using the M7 mill in the fi rst
The milling unit is an independent
place. DISCOVERED SPALTED WOOD
unit that attaches to the planer, and
Three years ago, I purchased some land The antipathy I felt of having let the mag-
the electrical systems are coupled to-
and immediately had about ten acres of it gots and rain eat through what would have
gether. Both machines function as
cleared. What was bulldozed was a mix- been thousands of dollars saved from hav-
a single unit, with the same feeding
ture of pines and hardwoods. The stand- ing to buy it from a mill was sickening. As I
speed. All cutter heads are controlled
ard practice here is to push all the debris cut further down into the wood, I got some
from the PH360 control panel.
into a pile, throw diesel on the pile and satisfaction of cutting the maggots and bee-
The MF30 model is a multi-machine
burn it. It cost me more money, but I had tles in half that had made this wood their
in the widest sense of the word. The
the dozer operator stack both the pines and home over the last couple of years.
motor unit can be swivelled 270 de-
hardwoods that were over a certain size to It wasn’t until my third cut, that I discov-
keep them from getting burned. ered what you call spalted wood. In fact, I • Rainer Kern and his M7 sawmill. grees and the milling arbor can handle
both a side cutter spindle of the same
thought it was just a fl uke in the wood until
type as already fi tted on the PH360 or
SAVE THE COST I noticed the same uniqueness in the other
a spindle into which router bits can be
When asked what I was going to do with logs. Imagine the relief I felt of knowing this chose to save the spalted wood to make cabi-
fi tted. The machine can process timber
the wood, I shrugged my shoulders, unsure wood being spared from the chipper just to net doors. It was just too hard to let all the
from below, from the side and from abo-
myself. I tried to sell the logs to a logging become mulch. It is extremely rewarding to wood go in just one project. And that’s the
ve. With a fi fth cutter head in a four-si-
fi rm, but times were very good for them at see the time spent two years ago being paid curse. When you’ve got a good thing, it’s
ded planer/moulder it becomes possible
the time, so they did not want to invest in off, more than I could have even imagined. hard to let it go.”
to produce very complicated details in a
the effort to load the logs onto a logging The word should get out so more people So, don’t discard those old hardwood logs
single operation.
truck. can learn about this marvel. Thanks for all just because they look rotten. They can pro-
”The PH360 with a fi fth cutter head
I invested in your mill about two years the info and for the Logosol hat. I think your duce some of the best wood you’ve ever seen!
is a very effi cient machine for produ-
ago, because I didn’t like the alternative equipment and support is great”. That’s one of the joys of milling – discover-
cing windows, for example,” points out
of having the logs used for fi rewood. Two ing what grains and patterns you will fi nd
Mattias Byström.
years that have gone by, and I have had the Rainer later writes: within a log.
The fi fth cutter head is undergoing
time to only mill the pine. It is now that I “The curse of having such beautiful wood is
integration testing. No launch date has
am fi nally milling the hardwoods. Before deciding how to use it. Typically when do- USEFUL FACTS: Logosol Sawmill
been set, but interested parties can get
I had started milling the hardwoods, I felt ing a wood project, you make a best guess of
Weight: 126 lbs without saw unit. in touch with Logosol for further infor-
disappointed with myself for having left the amount of wood you need. If you guess
Length: 18 ft is standard length. mation about this unique option for the
these logs turn to rot. In a way, it didn’t wrong, it is just the inconvenience of having
Width: 43’’ PH360.
feel any different than leaving a sack of to buy more. True, the color tone may vary
Distance between log beds: 79’’
money out to rot. After all, the whole idea between stock piles, but nothing so far off Log diameter: Up to 24’’, with the EQUIPPED FOR MORE
of milling the lumber was to save the cost that a different shade of stain can’t fi x. possibility of sawing logs of larger
The PH360 is also equipped for even
of having to buy it from a lumber yard. With this spalted wood, if you run out, diameters.
more additional functions. Two are now
The next thought was to run these logs that’s it. There’s no lumber mill that carries Log length: 16 ft is standard, but you
available. The planer/moulders now
through a chipper to make mulch. But be- wood like this. Best bet is to cut a tree down, can extend the sawmill to any length.
supplied have a hole in the feeding table,
cause some of these logs are too big to run bury it and restart the project in another AAcccceessssoorriieess:: GGaass eennggiinnee cchhaaiinnssaawwss,,
electric for attaching a press roller to help guide
through a chipper, I used the mill to cut year. So it has been very diffi cult to decide
saws, the lumber before it enters the planer.
them down into manageable pieces. As I for which projects to use spalted wood. For
bars, The press roller is available for delivery.
cut my fi rst piece, the wood wouldn’t even example, I milled my own ≤” solid fl oor for
chains, A longer jointer fence is also available
let me take out my frustration by throw- a 1500 sf room last summer. I have enough log house to order. This improves the function of
ing it away. The wood was so rotten that spackled wood to cover that, and the fl oor mmoouullddeerr,, eettcc..
the planer.
the wood broke in ten pieces, like shattered would have looked awesome. But in the end I
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“The fi rst day we ran the PH260,
WE MADE $1,000”

By Dave Boyt
The Ozark mountains of Arkansas are rich with logging history and lore.
• The Arkansawyer sorts through som oak
With shortleaf pine and a mix of hardwoods including oak, hickory, ash,
tongue and groove fl ooring that he pro-
cherry and walnut, it has provided lumber – and jobs since the early cessed on the PH260 planer/moulder.
1800s. To this day, many old timers can recall pulling logs out of the
woods with horses, or working on sawmills powered by steam threshing
machines, tractors, and even Model A Fords.
Family run mills gave way to large mo- it that day,” he says. example, blue stain is normally considered a
dern, high production mills. These The fl exibility of the PH260 is a large part defect. But many of his customers like it so
mills typically cut one product, such of the reason he has been able to expand his much, they pay a premium for it. “I even let
as dimension lumber for houses and railroad business at a time larger mills are closing some logs sit through the summer to get blue
ties, producing more than 50,000 board feet down. “This area used to have fi ve pretty stain and worm holes for the customers who
of lumber per day. good sized mills, but there are now only two want them. I call it ‘buckshot denim pine’,”
With the economic downturn, these large left standing. They just cut ties and grade Dave explains. “I always tell people they’re
mills are closing down. Sawyers like Dave lumber. I cut pine for timber framing posts getting something special. You can’t just go
Barnes of Flippin, Arkansas are fi lling the and beams and subfl ooring, and hardwood to the lumber yard and get a piece of wood
void left by the closures with small band saw for fl ooring, trim and doors. I saw cedar, like this. Every board is different here.”
mills, and fi nding niches for specialty lum- pine, oak, hickory, and walnut. We build that the side cutters can take off as much “It’s hard economic times,” concludes
ber that are simply not feasible for a large two or three houses a year.” as 3/4” of material. Sharp knives are an im- Dave. “There’s a lot of mills everywhere
production mill. A deep pile of fresh planer shavings just portant part of equipment maintenance. going out of business. The saving grace for
Operating under the colorful name outside the shed is testament to the amount “I can do 8,000 feet of oak or pine before me is the fact that I am versatile. I’m in an
“Arkansawyer”, or “Arky”, Dave and his crew of use the PH260 gets. Dave pre-planes the I have to stop and sharpen or replace the bla- area where I have more than just one type of
of eight cut timbers for post and beam houses, boards before putting them through the des,” says Dave. wood supply, and I have more than one mar-
tongue and groove fl ooring, siding, and just Logosol. “We usually [pre] plane the worst He sends his straight blades to a local knife ket for the lumber.” He has even found that
about anything else his customers request. face of the board, then put it down when grinder. He has found that he can sharpen the having a location on a highway where people
“I started out cutting timbers for my own it goes through the Logosol. That gives a side profi le cutters with a belt sander and a fi ne can see his mill operation – once an irritation
place, and I discovered smooth, straight surface.” belt. “I take a little off the back side of the bla- – is now a benefi t. He put up a sign painted
that I loved sawing,” he INCREASED INCOME BY He has found that this de, and I can get another run or two out of it.” on an old circle saw blade, and built a small
recalls. “We started out helps the Logosol ope- He keeps the feed rate down to help make offi ce building next to the planer shed to let
with just a ordinary band PROCESSING LUMBER INTO rate more effi ciently in the knives last longer. “The side profi le grin- people know where he is and what he does.
sawmill, under a pine tree two ways. It eliminates ders are about $160 per set, and they’ll do “I have good craft market. During the tou-
FLOORING & LAP SIDING.
in the summer of 2006. In high places in the board 10,000 feet of siding, so you’re looking at rist season, I have ten thousand cars a day
the afternoon, we’d move that can ride up and bind less than two cents of knife cost per board drive by. They pull their motor homes up here,
the mill around to the other side of the tree in the machine. It also reduces wear on the foot of bevel siding.” and we pack ‘em full of walnut or cedar.”
for shade.” Dave built a shed for the mill that bottom knives. “We just take 1/16” off the His two years of experience with the
winter. He estimates that he has cut close to bottom on the Logosol, partly because those Logosol have given Dave plenty of time to USEFUL FACTS: Logosol PH260
three million board feet of lumber since then. bottom knives are the hardest ones to chan- evaluate its performance. “It does a good
Length, width: 43’’ x 35’’
Not long after setting up the mill, Dave ge,” he explained. For some jobs, Dave does job,” he says. “I can’t afford a $50,000
Height: 38’’
realized that he could increase his income not even use the bottom cutters. “I use this machine to do what a $15,000 machine does
Weight: 772 lbs
by processing the lumber into fl ooring and machine [PH260] for a lot of rough ship-lap real well.” Quick setup and knife changing
4-SIDED PLANING
lap siding. He purchased a Logosol PH260 boards to put in cabins. The customer wants are important to his business. “If I don’t Width: 5/8 to 10 1/4’’
planer/moulder and a 15” planer. He opted the rough side out to make the cabins look have to change the bottom blade, setup time Height: 7/16 to 3 15/16’’
for the single phase machine, and says that it rustic on the inside. You just put the shim is about ten minutes,” he explained. 2-SIDED PLANING
has plenty of power to do the type of work plate in, but you don’t turn on the bottom “Right now, I’m set up to cut 8” wide S4S Width: 11 7/8’’
he needs. “The fi rst day we ran the Logosol, cutter, take your cut off the top, and ship lap lumber, and I’ve got to do fi ve of them. Then Height: 7/16 to 9’’
we made $1,000. We were tongue and goo- the board.” I’ve got to do 6”, then 4”. All I have to do FEEDER
Continuous output:
ving 1x 4 and 1 x 6 cedar for the ceiling of a Dave doesn’t worry about straight line is crank in the side cutter for a narrower
0.2 hp
resort. We never even took the machine off ripping before putting boards through the board, then lock the cutter in place.”
Feeding
the shipping pallet, and it is still sitting on Logosol. “After the board has gone through, Selling directly to the end user instead of
rate:
the pallet today. it’s straight. If there’s a bump or knot on the a production yard makes it possible for Dave Standard: 7-39 ft/min.
It is one of those things that we could edge, if you just put that to the outside, the to sell lumber that would normally be down- Optional: 13-79 ft/min.
take out of the box and make money with outside cutter will take it right off.” He says graded – or rejected – at a higher price. For
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• Don Haney shows off his signature
Wide Plank fl ooring produced on the
NEW Logosol PH360.
FAMILY FLOOR IN PH360
Extends
HICKORY LUMBER
Family’s
Legacy
A beautiful fl oor of hickory was the
result when Charlie Griffi n and his
family decided to complete the fl oor
The carpenter’s son is the
they started for over 28 years ago.
carpenter’s father. For three
generations, we have been
Charlie Griffi n of Logosol, Inc. and his wife
purveyors of our craft and ex-
Kathleen raised 6 kids on an unfi nished fl oor.
”We built the house ourselves and ran out of pertise in quality woodworking
funds before we could get the fl ooring down and construction. It’s part of
in our large living area. We had just the ply-
our family’s legacy. Combining
wood for a fl oor for 28 years,” Charlie says.
old world log building craft with
”We never had to worry about a spill ruining
the fl oor, or when kids wanted to screw the proven over-scribe techniques,
Christmas tree to the fl oor to keep it from creative expertise and modern
falling. It actually made a pretty nice fl oor. ” quality equipment has produced
But, fi nally he got some time recently to
a creative synergy enhancing
mill some hickory that his brother-in-law
had given him a few years ago to use for his our log building.
fl oor. ”We tarped it, but after a year or two
the tarps blew off and water got to the lum- Nestled in the mountains of Southern
ber.” So, the lumber got weather stained. Oregon’s Rogue Valley, we build in our
”It looked pretty rough!” yard and then re-assemble on location.
It’s like cutting a fi ne jewel and then
BEAUTIFUL FLOORING placing it in its setting. Being equipped
This fall, he and his wife and some of his with a considerable collection of the
children started working through the lum- tools of the trade is a real advantage –
ber. ”We pulled the best pieces and ripped like our Logosol PH 360 and our special
them into 3.5” and 5.5” pieces”. he said. ”I • The fl oor was the perfect place for Charlie’s granddaughter, Kathleen to write a note to saws and hand tools. When the right
was worried about how the lumber would Santa on Christmas Eve. equipment is blended with the heart,
look, but we began to mill this lumber on the soul, and love of the craft – you have the
moulder, and some really beautiful fl ooring greatest of assets. As a father-and-son
started to emerge!” team log building company, we focus
The hickory was, of course, very tough on mastering old world craftsmanship,
to work with. But, with patience and good quality and “green” log building tech-
tooling the hickory got milled. He used cen- niques, utilizing environmentally friend-
ter-matched T&G side knives which allowed ly and low VOC materials and natural
the lumber to be put down on either side. domestic real wood materials. By pur-
”This center-matched technique allowed us chasing our own molder/planer we have
to choose which side we wanted to be visible been able to produce high quality mold-
when we put the fl ooring down,” Charlie ing, trim and decking to fi nish our fi ne
said. ”We could examine each board and log homes at considerably lower costs
select the best looking side and get the most than purchasing these products. We also
out of this lumber. If a board had a bad spot make our own hardwood fl ooring, ris-
on one side, we would use the other.” ers, casings and molding to fi nish the
inside. We pride ourselves in going the
A FAMILY AFFAIR extra mile to achieve the visual “wow”
When the time came to put the fl ooring down, effect. From the fi rst glimpse of the mas-
it was a family affair. His sons and son-in-law sive truss logs and the complex mortise
and daughter and wife all joined in the effort. and tenon joinery, the visual impact is
”Hickory has a variety of colors in it, from immediate. Fine details like the hard-
darker heartwood to the whiter sapwood, wood fl ooring and matching trim set
and the weather staining had black and grey our log homes off beautifully. We take
streaks running through it. You also, have to pride in the level of skill required for
understand that this lumber was rejects from our log and beam joinery. When quality
a handle mill, which only uses the highest tools and craftsmanship marry, it pro-
quality hickory. If a board has curly grain duces something you can be proud of.
in it, it is rejected. So, this wood had a lot of We begin each log home with the
curly in it, and that made for some beautiful lasting beauty and structural genius of
fl ooring,” he explained. the old Swedish saddle-notch style log
building technique as a foundation. We
FAVORITE PIECES blend with that foundation, an attracti-
The fl oor has several ”special” boards in it. ve and eclectic mixture of Timber Frame
Everyone in the family has picked out their and Post & Beam building methods, for
favorite piece of fl ooring. Charlie’s is the a creative ageless look that is attractive,
piece that Sarah put where you fi rst enter the USEFUL FACTS: Charlie’s fl oor functional and effi cient. With the 6” by
room, where it will never get covered up. He 14” wide capacity of our PH360, we can
tells a story about it. ”It seems that a hunter Wood species: Kiln Dried Hickory from fi nish many of our beams and produce
went hunting squirrels one day and shot at Commercial Sawmill. the ultra-wide plank fl ooring and ca-
one and missed it. The bullet that missed Machines used: Straight line Rip, sings that complement our Log or Post
the lucky squirrel was lodged in a piece of PH260 Four Head Planer/Moulder & Beam style homes. View our log ho-
Knives used: 94572, 94573 tongue &
fl ooring and went through the planer. We mes at: www.naturalelementsloghomes.
Groove fl ooring knives.
didn’t notice it until it was through. It shi- com
Installation tools used: Oscillating Floor
ned up nicely and now is a unique piece in Sander, Disc Floor Sander, air assisted
our fl oor,” he explained. It has become a fl ooring nailer. • Charlie and his son-in-law Ben installs Read more about Don Haney’s
game for any new visitors to fi nd the bullet Finish: 1 coat Dura Seal Sealer, 3 the fl oor. operation online at our new web-
in the fl oor. coats Dura Seal Professional Floor site: woodworkingproject.com
Polyurethane.
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TIMBERJIG in Ecuador
Jim Birkmeirer of Timbergreen with the Timberjig, there were hooked. Here
Farm from Spring Green, Wisconsin is what the cooperative Director had to say
afterwards:
recently contacted Logosol about a
”A couple years ago I thought it was im-
project he was working on with the
possible for us to create these large slabs
Kallari Cooperative in Ecuador. of wood from old logs, I couldn’t compre-
hend how to create value from something
He was planning a training trip down to just laying in the forest. I never imagined
the cooperative, and wanted to include a it would be this easy – we needed so little
Timberjig and a 36” Picco bar and ripping to get started. We did not have the vision
chain in the mix of equipment he would be to use our scrap wood and make it into
using to train the cooperative members. As something valuable like furniture. I could
you may know, Jim has a successful fl ooring see the fi nished product in books or inter-
business in Spring Green, using the Logosol net, but didn’t understand how to make it
PH260 as the principle moulder for his fi nis- from our trees. Now I feel like my eyes have
hed products. He also is a successful saw- been opened with this lesson, as if we have
miller and a forester, so he knows his stuff woken up from our slumber and can now
when it comes to milling. But, for this trip, initiate a new woodworking facility.”
he had to leave his big sawmill behind, so he
turned to Logosol to help with the techno- ALTERNATIVE INCOME SOURCE
logy for this area where there were no saw- ”Our families have a small income and wood
mills in place. is something that will contribute to their
overall family earnings, it still makes a dif-
MILLING FOR YEARS ference for our village/community members.
The Kallari Cooperative in Ecuador had been It helps us rest at night as leaders, because
milling lumber for years, but it was all done our job is to fi nd a way to create alternative
by freehand milling with a chainsaw. Jim income sources to the deforestation and con- • Making planks from discarded cutoffs with the TimberJig in
was going into territory where they “knew tamination. Ecuador.
their stuff” when it came to chainsaws. I also want to thank the companies that
Here are some of the comments he recor- donated the equipment and Timbergreen • A great
ded on his fi rst day there: Farm for donating the chainsaw. These combination:
• “There has never been a sawmill here – tools will serve as a cornerstone for The Timber-
Your stuff is all wrong for here…..” the future woodworking business of Jig and a 36”
• “We all just saw logs with a chain saw – Kallari.” picco bar
our men are very professional……” (Elias Alvarado, Production Director: and ripping
• “It will overheat the engine, you need to Kallari Cooperative in Tena, Ecuador) chain making
break off all the rakers…. “ a test
• “I could do that much faster the way PROUD PARTNER cut in
I always do it…” Jim Birkemeier had this to say about the ex- Ecuador.
• “That is just fi rewood, we throw that perience:
all away….” “It is rewarding to see the many changes
this cooperative is making. We have been
STARTED HIS TRAINING sharing ideas for 6 years. Elias will stay in
Then Jim started his training. After the fi rst our home for 5 days in November, and he
big slabs began to be sliced off of logs that will be able to see and try many new things.
had lain in the forest for years, Jim began What he will value and take home to his pe-
to get their attention. When he put the 36” ople is hard for me to predict, but we will
picco bar and ripping chain Logosol had have some fun working together.”
sent with him on the big Stihl, and the saw Logosol is proud to be a part of this ongo-
began to move faster through the log, they ing effort by Timbergreen Farms. Thanks,
really got interested. And when they began Jim for a job well done and for including us
to slice boards out of scrap pieces of wood in this project!
The Science of Kiln Drying Wood for Woodworking
Air-drying works well if you are
•• WWiitthh tthhee SSaauunnoo mmeetthhoodd,, tthhee lluummbbeerr ddrriieess
going to use the timber to build a
iinn tthhee ssaammee nnuummbbeerr ooff wweeeekkss aass yyeeaarrss aarree
house. But you can’t rely on the nneeeeddeedd ttoo aacchhiieevvee tthhee ssaammee mmooiissttuurree rraattiioo
spring winds to dry it enough for wwiitthh aaiirr--ddrryyiinngg,,”” ssaayy LLeeiiff MMaattttssssoonn aanndd
use in furniture. SSvvaannttee LLaarrssssoonn..
”It’s the biology that means furni-
ture lumber has to be dried artifi -
cially,” says Svante Larsson, who
together with Leif Mattsson came
up with the Sauno wood kiln.
Svante is one of the owners of the Plano
System company, where Leif works. In a past
life he was a high-school chemistry and bio-
logy teacher.
When Leif showed him the newly built The dead wood
Sauno wood kiln, he used his knowledge of reacts just as it
biology and woodworking to examine it clo- wwoouulldd iinn aann eexx--
sely. ttrreemmee ddrryy ssppeellll aanndd
sshhuuttss tthhee wwaatteerr iinn--
ONLY ALIVE AT THE SURFACE side it. It doesn’t
”The principle is far from new and was used matter whether
by furniture makers as long ago as the 19th you saw it into thin
century,” says Leif. sheets.
The difference is that today science can TThhee ssoolluuttiioonn iiss
explain how the process works and why the ttoo cchhaannggee tthhee cceellllss
results are so much better. ssoo tthhaatt tthheeyy ccaann’’tt
”The answer lies in the physiology of the sshhuutt tthhee wwaatteerr iinn--
tree,” explains Svante. ssiiddee.. TThhiiss iiss wwhhyy tthhee ttuurree ttaakkeess bbeettwweeeenn 33 aanndd bbuutt wwaass ffoorrggootttteenn wwhheenn iinndduussttrriiaalliizzaattiioonn rree--
Trees are only alive on the surface, bet- SSaauunnoo mmeetthhoodd bbeeggiinnss 44 wweeeekkss.. IItt wwoouulldd ttaakkee 33--44 yyeeaarrss ttoo qquuiirreedd ffaasstteerr flfl oowwss.. AAtt tthhee llaarrggee ssaawwmmiillllss,,
ween the bark and a few millimeters into tthhee pprroocceessss bbyy aaddddiinngg get the wood down to the same moisture ra- drying with moisture and heat has come
the tree. The rest is dead wood with an au- water and heat. The water vapor that is tio with air-drying,” says Leif. back into favor, in order to reduce the drying
tomatic function that transports water to the formed then permanently opens the ring damage.
treetop and keeps it in the cells (vessels and pores of the cell. The actual drying process PROVEN METHOD ”Unfortunately, the industry uses the
tracheids) in a drought. The mechanism con- then begins under low heat and since the Since the pores are open during the drying method to bring the drying times down too,
tinues to work even when the tree has been pores are open, it takes much less time and process, there is less tension, which leads which doesn’t give the very best quality.
felled and sawn into pieces. achieves better results than air-drying. to fewer cracks. Often there aren’t even end The best quality wood for your furnitu-
”A cubic meter (424 board feet) of raw, ”The drying time is counted in the same cracks in a Sauno dryer. re is achieved by doing the drying yourself
newly sawn timber can contain 66 gallons of number of weeks that air-drying in heated As previously mentioned, the method is following the Sauno method,” summarize
water,” says Svante. premises would take years. Drying pine to far from new. It was used in the 19th century Svante Larsson and Leif Mattsson.
Air-drying can’t remove all that water. a 7-9 percent moisture level for use in furni-
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”A sawmill without a planer is like
a computer without a printer,” says
Ronny Karlsson. Christina, his wife
agrees.
Compact
Wood planer
adds value
to your lumber
After investing in a sawmill the
couple Ronny and Christina
Karlsson bought a Soloplaner.
• Logosol sells direct to the whole of Europe. Contact with most customers goes via the Internet and by phone. One long time customer is ”A sawmill without a planer, it’s
the French couple Rémy and Nicole Cellier. Among other things, they have purchased a band sawmill from Logosol in Sweden. like a computer without a
printer,” says Ronny Karlsson.
“We get better service
At home Ronny Karlsson has a portable
sawmill and a Logosol SH230, also cal-
led the Soloplaner. The Soloplaner has
many possibilities, it squares, resaws,
from Logosol than
planes and molds in one single opera-
tion. In a small workshop the machine
saves time, and recently it replaced the
resaw.
from local dealers”
INVITED CUSTOMERS
”I put the resaw away in a corner. The
Soloplaner is much better, making di-
mension sawing much easier,” says
Ronny.
The Demands of the European Market Formed Ikea and Logosol When Logosol invited customers to
their open house in Sweden, Ronny and
his wife Christina visited. They wan-
Logosol was born in a demanding
ted to get tips on how to develop their
market and the unique demands
woodworking, but also look for other
they encountered have shaped machines.
this innovative company. Logosol ”What we have works fi ne, but you
is now partnering with an equally never know,” says Ronny as he looks
around.
successful company in the US to
extend their brand in the USA. READY TO USE
The couple has already helped their
In Europe mail ordering has not been as three sons with timber for different
common as in the USA. Sales of sawmills woodworking projects.
and other machinery for small-scale wood Here is a further explanation of the
processing originally were exclusively sold metaphor of the computer and printer
by local dealers. that Ronny likes to use when talking
Logosol broke with this tradition when it about his machinery. For Ronny and
was set up in 1989 as a pure mail-order bu- others, rough sawn lumber is like a pic-
siness. It succeeded with this new marketing ture on the computer screen. It is nice to
strategy by offering high-quality products look at, but diffi cult to use.
and giving better service both before and af- However, when the image is printed
ter purchase. and the wood is planed, the product is
Europe has a different geo-political struc- ready to use!
ture than the USA. Even though today most
of Europe is considered a single market, the
• “I’m very pleased with both the products and the service I get from Logosol”, says Nils-
individual countries have different cultures
Bertil Holm.
and languages. This puts high demands on
companies that want to sell outside their “I’m very pleased with both the products “After the purchase we have been in con-
own country. and the service I get from Logosol. They are tact with Logosol several times to order spa- USEFUL FACTS: LOGOSOL ’s
“The demands of Europe have formed always willing to help when I have problems re parts and accessories. It works just as well warranties and customer service
Swedish companies like Ikea,” says Malte and are quick to deliver the right products every time and we get all the help we need,”
Frisk, CEO of Logosol. The demands of when I need them,“ he says. says Nicole Cellier.
this unique market begin when designing • The right products to meet the
the actual product. Every part has to be of BETTER THAN A STORE LOGOSOL IN THE USA customer’s needs.
the right quality and the parts have to fi t to- Logosol also offers free support by phone Since the success of Logosol in Europe was
• Personal service, at Logosol we
gether when the customer receives his or her and Internet. The aim is that each customer built on good support, quick service and
care and keep our promises.
delivery. Due to this, Logosol has from the will receive help quickly and get maximum high availability, Logosol, when looking
start placed great emphasis on the quality of benefi t and pleasure from the products. Over for a partner in the USA, searched for so- • Generous money-back guarantee
the machines. the years, Logosol’s product specialists have meone with the same attitude and proven and warranty.
built up extensive expertise when it comes to sales experience. The choice fell on Bailey’s,
SERVICE IN MANY LANGUAGES how the products work in actual use. In most a highly successful, woodland and outdoor • Continous development of unique
But products that keep their promises are cases there is already a solution to problems products catalog sales company headquarte- new products and services.
not enough. Sawing, planing and other when customers call in for help and support. red in California.
• Continous training of staff.
forms of wood processing put demands on Logosol sells direct to the whole of “We chose each other. Logosol and
the user’s knowledge. That is why Logosol Europe. Contact with most customers goes Bailey’s both place great emphasis on giving
• Strong solidarity between Logosol
always delivers clear and elaborate manuals via the Internet and by phone. One long the customer the very best service all the way owners all over the world.
in the customer’s own language. time customer is the French couple Rémy from the fi rst contact,” says Malte Frisk.
English is the most common language, but and Nicole Cellier. Among other things, In the USA, Bailey’s is responsible for the • A dedicated and skilled support
if the customer is Spanish speaking, there are they have purchased a band sawmill from service. Logosol supplies more than 20 years organisation with 20 years
manuals available in this language too, or in Logosol in Sweden. of experience and high quality products de- experience of working with wood.
French, German, Polish, and so on. “We get better service from Logosol than signed for long-distance sales and support.
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unit E8000. Besides the sawmill, he also has quickly came back with plenty of informa- perience to our customers in Sweden and LOGOS O L LOGOS O L LOGOS O L
the planer/moulder SH230. tion and a quotation. Europe,” Malte adds.
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IT ALL STARTED WITH A SAWMILL… •ce Trhtiefi efi drs lto gFS inC
Sweden is sawn.
The lumber
became, among
other things, a
conference table
in the Logosol of-
fi ce. The log was
of the species
Angelina Pedra,
•• LLooggoossooll iiss llaauunncchheedd..
• The Logosol Sawmill is shown for the •• TThhee fifi rrsstt ppllaanneerr//mmoouullddeerr iiss iinnttrroodduu-- •• PPHH226600 iiss iinnttrroodduucceedd.. imported from
fi rst time in public. It attracted great ced, a three-sided planer/moulder. Brazil.
interest.
1989 1994 1997 1997
Logosol – A World Leader in Wood
Processing and Woodworking Equipment!
Logosol is a Swedish based international company developing and selling
unique machines and services within wood processing and woodworking.
With innovative and affordable solutions, we have visibly changed forestry
and woodworking for more than 20 years. Our products are known for
simplicity of design, reliability, and effi ciency. The modular nature of our
products and accessories means that our customers can easily upgrade
at the same rate as the growth of their business. The most diverse range
of products and service in 65 countries make us global leaders in our
industry. Please take the time to get to know our company!
For centuries, Sweden has been world-fa- and profi tability. Our motivation is that you
mous for its inventors, design innovations, will experience job satisfaction and pride by
and high quality of products. The zip, the using our machine. A responsible and small-
ball bearing, the gas stove and the monkey scale use of our natural resources is an act
wrench are all samples of Swedish inven- that feels truly good. With Logosol you can
tions that have become indispensible in our refi ne and create almost anything from a
everyday lives. Swedish companies such as tree.
Ericsson, Volvo, SAAB, Nobel and IKEA Logosol’s founder Bengt-Olov Byström
are associated with ingenuity, perfection and grew up on a farm, where making good use
high standard. of one’s resources was vital. He invented the
one-man sawmill, which could cut trees into
LOGOSOL QUALITY IS SWEDISH lumber, on the farm or out in the woods.
QUALITY! Today, the whole Byström family is engaged
“Made In Sweden” means high quality, inn- in Logosol in different ways.
ovation and sustainable solutions. Logosol At Logosol, we often hear our customers’
is a Swedish company that really can live success stories. It is very special to think of
up to the expectations! For the last twenty all businesses that have been built up with
years, innovation, originality, simplicity and our machines as a base, and it fi lls us with
quality have been the distinguishing features pride hearing about families and friends
of our product line. With these features as a working together, creating with wood.
basis, Logosol has developed a wide range of We have ourselves experienced the use-
equipment for wood processing and wood- fulness and joy of our products. We know
working. Due to our products, Logosol has that they work, and we know that you are
become well known in this fi eld all over the making an important investment for the fu-
world. ture.
You are warmly welcome!
TAKE CONTROL OF THE PROCESS!
From felling to fi nished wood products;
with Logosol’s line of products you will be
USEFUL FACTS: Logosol
in charge throughout the entire process.
In our range you will fi nd everything from • Owned by the Byström family.
chainsaws to industrial machines. Our most
renowned product, however, is the Logosol • 38 persons working at the Logosol
Sawmill. This invention is the world’s most headquarter in Härnösand, Sweden.
popular portable sawmill!
• Sales in more than 65 countries.
A CARING COMPANY
• Over 25,000 sold sawmills in 20
Logosol is both a company and a fami-
years.
ly. Together we work to ensure that each
• The whole Byström family is engaged in Logosol in different ways.
purchase is characterized by dependability
… AND GREW INTO A GLOBAL STORE!
• New Logosol Sawmill model, M8 is •• BBaaiilleeyy’’ss ttaakkeess oovveerr LLooggoossooll’’ss ssaalleess •• NNeeww hheeaadd qquuaarrtteerrss iinn SSwweeddeenn.. •• LLooggoossooll ddoouubblleess RR && DD wwiitthh nneeww
introduced. in the USA. cutting-edge technology.
2011 2011 2012 2012
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•• AAnnddeerrss NNyykkvviisstt ccuuttss tthhee wwoorrlldd’’ss
•• TThhee ddeevveellooppmmeenntt ssppeeeeddss uupp.. •• JJuusstt iinn ttiimmee ffoorr tthhee 1100--yyeeaarr aannnniivveerrss-- •• LLooggoossooll’’ss jjooiinneerryy mmaacchhiinneess aarree longest plank, 127,6 feet. The record
Launching of subsidiaries in The USA, ary, Logosol introduces its own stack introduced. was made by using conjoined Logosol
Germany and Norway. cutter. sawmills, and is still valid.
1999 1999 2005 2006
Logosol – A World Leader in Wood
Processing and Woodworking Equipment!
THE STORY OF
THE UNPLUGGED
LOGOSOL SAWMILL
Last year it was the tenth anni- The 066 became the present Stihl
versary of the Logosol Sawmill MS660. It is still the world’s most sold
professional chainsaw. Extremely reliable,
model 7.
and almost impossible to wear out. It does
Logosol celebrated this by taking
its job during many years, on the sawmill
the next step in development, and when felling trees in the forest. In ad-
the M8. But what happened on dition, it is a workhorse on the woodyard.
the way here?
1993. The old village sawmills disap-
peared one by one, and the need for statio-
nary sawmills grew. Modern circular and
1989. The Logosol Sawmill was intro-
band sawmills were unreasonably expen-
duced for the fi rst time in 1989, on the
sive. The demand for an improved Logosol
exhibition Elmia Wood. It struck like a
Sawmill increased. It already started in
bomb. At that time a mini-sawmill was ac-
1991 with extensions for the guide rail of
tually a large piece with a wood bench and
the Logosol Sawmill. In 1993 came the
ignition bulb motor. Or with a very large
fi rst electric saw unit, E5000.
electric motor that depended on high-amp
fuses.
1995. The most common objection to
The fi rst Logosol Sawmill was an “un-
the Logosol Sawmill was about the wide
plugged” sawmill. No cord, and with a big
sawing kerf. In practice, the difference was
gas powered chainsaw running it. The saw
minimal compared to a circular sawblade,
unit was by far the biggest chainsaw on
especially when considering the fi ne and
the Swedish market, Stihl 066. The world’s
smooth sawn surface. If you plane off
most sold chainsaw received Swedish type
the defects that the surface gets when be-
approval because Logosol started to sell
ing sawn by a circular sawblade, the dif-
the Logosol Sawmill.
ference in material loss disappears. But
As all Logosol Sawmills, the fi rst one
Logosol chose to listen to the customers’
was also lightweight and very portable. It
demands for a narrower kerf. In 1995 the
was designed to make it possible for one
fi rst bandsaw unit, BS320, was introdu-
person to lift it onto the roof of his or her
ced. Initially, it was a sensitive machine,
car, drive it to the woods and cut timber
but after years of improvement it has be-
USEFUL FACTS: The Byström family there on the spot. The sawdust was left in
come a reliable workhorse.
the woods, and you could drive back home
Bengt-Olov Byström founded the company, with sawmill and timber.
2001. The Logosol Sawmill model 7 is
and is still active as chairman of the board.
He and his common-law spouse Christina 1990. Model 1 was made of standard introduced, 18 feet long, wider, sturdier,
are now machining the last mouldings for and with more accurate height setting. On
aluminium profi les, screwed together like
their house, which is largely built of lumber older Logosol Sawmills the height is ad-
a big Meccano construction. Fascinating
sawn on the Logosol sawmill. justed with the help of lock pins. On the
for those who like building kits, compli-
M7 the log beds are raised to the sound of
Joakim Byström is active in the board, cated to others. Due to this the M2 was
clicks by using a crank. One click is either
and his wife Sara Boström writes articles introduced already in 1990. It was then
1/8 or 1/4 inch, depending on the setting.
and other texts for LOGOSOL. They have a that the guide rail, which is still in use,
With the M7 came more accessories to
summerhouse lot, on which they intend to was designed. By using aluminium profi les
make it possible for everyone to build a
build a new house in the future. • MATTIAS & BENGT-OLOV. made specially for the purpose, the saw-
sawmill that is perfect for his or her needs.
mill became simpler to assemble and its
Mattias Byström is Vice President and
length was increased to 16’.
Product Manager, and his wife Anna 2011. Now model 8 is introduced. The
During the 1990s new models were in-
Byström Olsgren works as translator and international marketing. Her common-law Logosol Sawmill M8 is the combined un-
language reviewer at LOGOSOL. Together spouse Robert Berglund is web developer troduced every second year and the num- plugged and stationary sawmill. Perfect
they have recently restored and renovated and runs all LOGOSOL websites. Together ber of accessories increased. When the M5
out in the woods and at home on the back-
a summerhouse next to the High Coast they also run a B&B, which they have built came, all development potential was ex-
yard.
Bridge on the Swedish East Coast. with lumber sawn on the Logosol sawmill. hausted. The work with developing a new
generation of sawmills begun. The M5 is
Katarina Byström works with organizational New building projects are always in the the ultimate sawmill of the original type,
development and is responsible for pipeline in the Byström family!
and is still being manufactured.
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Bailey´s president is an experienced woodworker:
“I’ve been pushing
lumber through
Logosol machines
for a dozen years”
Some people might not see a lot
in common between the 17-foot
trailer Nik Bailey lived in during his
youngest years and the 100,000
square foot warehouse he operates
now as president of Bailey’s, a ma-
jor supplier of Logosol products.
But the little trailer and the huge
warehouse are both at the center
of a family that’s been devoted to
the timber and wood products
industry since the 1950s, when
Nik’s grandparents arrived in
Northern California to work in the
sawmills.
4” old growth salvaged redwood?” he asked
When he was born, Nik’s parents, Bill and himself. It’s the perfect material for a sauna, • The Bailey’s
Judith Bailey, were living in a small trailer and the PH260 is the perfect machine to ef- Sauna was
in Mendocino County where Bill worked as fi ciently handle these small, short pieces Nik constructed
a timber faller. They’d occasionally move to had on his hands. from salvaged
where the work was—the Sierras or up to “When you get down to smaller pieces of Old Growth
Oregon—but mostly stayed near the heart lumber, there’s not a whole lot of value to redwood.
of the “Redwood Empire,” Laytonville, them as a rough piece of lumber. But if you
California. turn them into a piece of paneling, fl ooring
An accident forced Bill out of the woods or moulding, then they’re in a usable form.
in 1975, but he couldn’t leave behind the in- You add a lot of value to a fairly worthless
dustry he knew so well. He started Bailey’s piece of wood when you run them through a
to get timber fallers the gear they needed to four-sided moulder,” Nik continues.
do their jobs. The same principle applies to material
The business Nik runs now bears little at any mill. Small sawmills are left with a
resemblance to the small startup that sold considerable amount of edgings from their
chainsaws and rugged work clothes to guys process. This lumber might just get tossed
who would disappear for weeks at a time into into the burn pile. With equipment like the
the woods to ply their tra- Logosol moulder/planers
de, although Bailey’s still YOU ADD A LOT OF VALUE those smaller pieces can
works hard to supply log- be run and “get the extra
gers with all the gear they WHEN YOU RUN WOOD value an operator’s loo-
need. Also, the fact that the king for,” Nik explains.
THROUGH A MOULDER.
company continues to meet But, don’t get the idea
the needs of professional that Nik has just run a
chain saw users helps maintain Bailey’s strong few hundred feet of material through his • Even Nik
reputation in the fi eld, which is important to Logosol to build his family’s new sauna. Bailey’s
its other customers who demand the highest “I originally saw some of the fi rst Logosol workshop is a
quality and most reliable products. moulders produced back in Sweden in 2000 testament to the
Now gear like the Logosol planer/moulder and promptly got one over to Bailey’s back productivity of
product line, portable sawmills and related then. I’ve been pushing lumber through the
items make up a substantial portion of sales, Logosol machines for a dozen years.” PH260.
and like his dad, Nik knows the products “I’ve probably stood at those machines and
he sells. His family owns forested property fed material through for 200-300 hours,”
near Laytonville where he can test and use Nik says. He has knocked out several big
these products himself, including the Logosol jobs, including thousands of feet of beautiful
moulder/planer. custom fl oor boards and ceiling panels.
“Like many property owners, we do a lot Growing up in a town like Laytonville—
of thinning operations to manage the forest.” which in its lumbering heyday boasted some
This produces a lot of small diameter saw logs 22 small sawmills—Nik knows the industry
with very little commercial value, but they are well. He’s seen the boom and bust periods, • The Bailey
perfect for the Logosol product line. Small and the consolidation of the industry. He re- home features
logs can be processed easily into knotty pane- members the days when they were shipping Ponderosa Pine
ling, which is found in most of the offi ces at logs to Japan and notes that now many logs that Nik milled
Bailey’s today. Even logs that were discarded are going to China. and planed
over 100 years ago have value if you own a Today, even when Northern California red- himself.
Logosol. “Once you have a Logosol machi- wood lumber products are dominated by one or
ne, you fi nd valuable saw timber showing up two large companies, he’s seen some bigger mills
everywhere, much of it from non traditional make good use of Logosol moulder/planers.
sources.” Nik’s recent sauna project is a great “The neat thing about the Logosol is that
example of putting such logs to use. the knives are interchangeable quickly com-
“It was kind of a unique situation. We had pared to big moulders,” Nik says. With those
access to some salvaged redwood logs from bigger machines “you might spend four to
a nearby property. The logs were probably fi ve hours setting the machine up for a run.
cut around the turn of the century and were Then you run several miles of material th-
less than perfect, so they were left behind. rough. With the Logosol machines you can
There were lots of short logs with big knots change the pattern out in 15 minutes so you • Nik’s offi ce
and broken pieces, and some heart rot. But can go from one pattern to another really ceiling at
in between all these defects were clear, fi ne quickly. You don’t have to run miles to make the Bailey’s
grained redwood boards. We milled them up for your time to become effi cient.” headquarters
and then processed them further with the Due to Logosol’s agility, Nik has seen a features beautiful
Logosol PH260 moulder,” Nik continues. few bigger sawmills buy them “because they Sugar Pine panels
Old growth, fi ne grain redwood lumber can shift patterns around to set up fairly and beams planed
like that is hard to come by today. But Nik’s quickly. If they get a small order, they don’t using the Logosol
problem was that the lumber produced was have to spend half a day setting up for it.” PH260.
in the form of short, narrow boards. There “It’s a quick, nimble machine, and it pro-
weren’t a lot pieces over 4” wide. duces material of the highest quality” Nik
“What do you do with a bunch of 1” x concludes.
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