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Certificate in Chainsaw Milling
A 2 day training course, with optional assessment, covering milling small to medium/large logs (up to 42” diameter)
If you’re an arborist, woodworker or turner, considering a career change or simply a hobbyist looking to develop a new interesting skill – this mobile chainsaw milling training could be for you.
By the end of this training, you’ll leave feeling confident to select your own logs for milling, be able to set up and safely mill accurate and flat first cuts and produce your own milled timber – whether for your own use, work or re-sale - using simple chainsaw mounted milling equipment.
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Pre-requisites
We require all participants to have successfully completed NPTC Units 201/202 (CS30/31) Chainsaw Maintenance & Felling Small Trees. For individuals, we require that you’ve attended the above training – although it isn’t necessary you’ve completed the assessments
You will need to have appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment), including: chainsaw trousers, boots, combined helmet/visor/ear defenders, additional in-ear plugs, and a respirator
Who is it for
This training course is aimed at:
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Individuals with an interest in milling their own timber, or developing a new skill or hobby
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Arborists/tree surgeons who are looking to add value to their existing access to logs, by selling timber
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Employers looking to ensure their employees are suitably trained in the use of their milling equipment, used by their organisation
Learning outcomes
We’ll explore the world of chainsaw milling, where you’ll be turning trees to usable timber, whether for your own woodworking use or re-sale.
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By the end of training you should understand:
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the different types of milling and equipment available
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reading logs and orientating them for milling
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tools and spares you’ll need
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setting up first cuts to get flat timber
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PPE and specific considerations for milling
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milling different types of timber
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sharpening chains and servicing equipment
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stacking and drying timber
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troubleshooting and problems solving
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Health and Safety and risk assessments
We’ll spend time looking at different practical chainsaw milling techniques to mill a range of different products, such as live-edge slabs, square posts or beams for timber framing, dimensional timber (such as 2x4”s), cladding boards and more.
Training location
and equipment
Training is delivered anywhere within the UK, at your own site/premises. You'll need to provide sufficient logs of suitable quality, and your own suitable chainsaw/milling equipment for use.
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Written guidance on what to provide will be shared well ahead of training.
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We can, if preferred, deliver training at our own premies in West Cumbria - and/or using our equipment. Please advise if this is your preference.
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Recommended participant numbers
Training is recommended to be delivered on a 1:1 individual basis, however can be delivered to a maximum of 2 people at a time.
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Looking at delivering training for a larger number of employees?
We can design/deliver a tailored offering depending on the number of participants you're looking to train.
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Training for employees
If you’re an employer, PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998) requires that equipment provided for use at work is used only by people who have received adequate information, instruction and training.
If your staff are using mobile chainsaw milling equipment, such as Granberg Alaskan mills or Panther chainsaw mills, the onus is on you to ensure your employees are suitably trained and the equipment is in a safe condition and is inspected for use.
Certificate of Attendance vs Certificate of Competence
Our training will provide a Certificate of Attendance certifying that your employees have attended training covering the safe use of mobile chainsaw milling equipment.
If your insurance providers require a Certificate of Competence, we can facilitate individual assessments of your employees, where they demonstrate their ability and safe use of chainsaw milling equipment, following training. Successful completion against a pre-defined assessment criteria will be considered a pass.
Please note: this assessment isn’t independently accredited, doesn’t fall within the established City & Guilds/NPTC framework for chainsaws, and isn’t internationally recognised. We can, however, provide the assessment criteria and individual’s own outcome reports to satisfy risk assessment and insurance requirements where needed.
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“Thanks Jack for teaching me how to mill...I was fairly inexperienced, not on the saw, but on the mill. Jack was great on the tuition front, he explained everything in a simple way, and as you can see I've made some fantastic boards ”
Adam Brookes, Arborist
