From: Esther Heller

Marc asked:

Unrelated to this timber-harvesting my current projects are a couple of
boxes - This-end-up type toy box and a storage box for Sam's Thomas the
Tank Engine set.  Come to think of it, does anyone know how to make a
storage box that expands?  He's not finished collecting the set and Brio
keeps introducing new pieces . . .    ;-)

When you figure out the expanding box problem, publish it!!!
Plenty of adult galoots have exactly the same problem..  ;-)

The timber harvesting might be helped if you knew what you
wanted to make out of it (how thick).  Commercial bandsaws do
a nice job (I think Woodmiser is the best known, and they
supposedly have some sort of referral system to find a local
operator)  Of course their squirrels get lashed pretty hard to
run it, but the waste isn't much and they can go through an awful
lot of wood in an hour.  I watched a local galoot getting some
trees downed in a huge storm at his mom's sawn, went pretty fast.

Smaller parts of the trees make perfectly fine turning stock,
be sure to at least split them in half and coat the ends ASAP
after you drop them so they don't check.

Welcome!

Esther