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It’s amazing how
easy it is
Larry Fleece
right there. Cabin logs are going
for about $15 per lineal foot, so it
won’t take long to pay for it,” he
concluded.
Larry has big plans for his
Norwood Log Moulder.
“For cabin flooring, I got tongue
and groove knives made for the
edges of boards, and set up a jig so
that I can run through four boards
at a time,” he said. “Next, I want
a set of knives for relief cutting on
the back side,” he continued.
Different knife patterns are
readily available from commercial
shops, and Larry is already coming
up with a wish list. “I really want
to get into Swedish cope with the
dovetail locks in the end,” he said.
And, of course straight planer
knives are available. The unit can
plane a maximum width of 27 in.
Larry is excited about the
prospect of building a business
around log cabin kits. With a single
machine to mill the logs, cut the
tongue & groove, make beams,
trusses, floor joists and flooring, he
has a good start.
“In woodworking, this is a very
specialized product and, in my
area, no one is [making log cabin
logs], so it has generated a lot of
interest,” he said. “Having the ‘D’
face makes a huge difference. If
things take off the way I hope they
will, I’ll have two guys working with
me this spring.”
“It’s funny, you don’t even
advertise very much, but people
hear you have a sawmill, and they
come over. I think you could come
up with a million ways of using the
LX26 Log Moulder.”
Eight by six logs with dovetail corners
The tongue and groove
configuration is a selling point
Technical Details Overview
Maximum Cant Height 23.75 in (LM29 & MN26) 21 in
(HD36)
Maximum Planing Width (2
passes) 19 in (single drum) 27 in (with
2nd optional drum)
Cant Height (Last board
minimum)1 4.75 in (LM29 & MN26) 2 in
(HD36)
(Minimum distance from cutter
to top of log deck)
Power Plant 13hp (420cc) Briggs recoil-start
Price (not including log deck,
shipping or taxes) $4,786
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