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Dingleberry Farm Homestead
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2022
Our experiences with the Homestead. Off-Grid Solar system. Felling lumber. Milling wood on a sawmill. Kiln drying milled wood in a solar kiln. Building projects with milled wood. Raising chickens and pigs.
Review of my Wood-Mizer BMS25 blade sharpener along with some tips from my assembly and testing.
Description of why I chose to order a Wood-Mizer BMS25 blade sharpener. I also go into some detail on setting it up along with the few bumps in the road that I encountered. Overall, I'm pleased with the unit.
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How did our Solar Kiln build perform in it's first year? I'd say pretty good!
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We built a Solar Kiln in the spring of 2021. We regularly hit temperatures of 135 degrees and have reached highs of 150 degrees. Our kiln is based on the Virginia Tech plans which are often represented on other TH-cam videos. We tried to save on costs by using existing materials whenever possible. 1 inch pine boards typically dry in 3 to 4 weeks. We put a 9 foot long and 24 inch diameter Oak lo...
Did Yakisugi or Shou Sugi Ban actually protect my wood from rot or deterioration? How effectively?
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This video shows me pulling logs from the ground that had previously been protected with Yakisugi, also known as Shou Sugi Ban. I place the logs on my Wood Mizer LT15 START sawmill and mill them to see if there is any rot or deterioration. These logs were from my original sawmill shed and have been in the ground for about a year and a half. The logs making up the back of the shed were only trea...
Use an actual fire pit and chat until you get the uneven layer. Torch if you don't burn enough won't protect it. I'n ground around here they are burned and ground contact is soaked with used motor oil
Great video. Thanks for sharing the info.
Did you remove the sapwood?
Groovy… thanks. ..
what species of wood? looks like southern yellow pine?
It would be great if you had one that wasn't treated to compare
Probably should've done the bottom of the log
It's gotta be 1000's of years old
Thanks this was exactly whatbIbwas looking for!!!
this was a great video. thank you.
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should the oil be added first and then burned?
Great video! Do you know of any more natural options for coating with different substances? I'm looking into using this method for vertical supports in my greenhouse where I grow food crops.
Thankyou, I've been hoping to find a way to make some of my own fence posts that would last more than a few years. I had heard of this method, but had never seen a real test done on it.
Much appreciation for this test!! I've been rackin my brain on methods to build some raised garden beds and fence posts using a culled patch of stunted pine with a few oak here and there. The burner is about to get ordered. And for a pyro like me... it'll be better than Christmas. Thanks good sir, and that has got to be the coolest name for any farm I've ever seen. I would totally buy a shirt.
Another wood hoarder, your yard looks like mine with piles of logs! 😀
What did you use for fans.
Thanks so much! very helpful. I'm thinking of making one for my firewood.
Carbon is an inert and indigestible material for fungi and insects that feed on wood. The outer layer of carbon works as a protective shield for the wood, since to reach the wood the fungi and insects must first feed on the carbon, which is something they can't do
As well as charring the sugars in the wood. 😊
awesome sharing for those of us looking into this.... so my sugi ban experiment was with red cedar decking boards, we are 2 years in, i used boiled linseed oil with turpentine and was looking at them today and they look great. these have been on the ground facing the open sun for 2 years and they still look very good. I am encouraged to hear that sugi ban protects against being buried in the ground. i might have missed this, but what kind of wood were you using?
Great information! Hope to see more from your channel!
Thank you for sharing
I'm not sure 11/2 years is much of a test. Nothing much would rot in that time. But I do think this procedure is a good alternative to chemicals.
I've tested debarked pine and oak here in MS, and I'm lucky to get a year out the pine and two out of the oak. This is natural, not with this method, and in direct contact with the ground. Humidity and rain chews everything up here. But I wouldn't live anywhere else.
How do you adjust the set on the teeth after you sharpen the blade?
Videos so quit, almost cant hear on max sound.
Weird, I don’t have that problem. It must be your device
Oh! One question... How long did you let the logs dry out after peeling them and before burning?
Thanks for doing this. I've been doing shou sugi ban for some time along with some tests. But I've never sunk one in the ground. Getting ready to put in some fencing and planned to use this method but wasn't 100% sure how well it would work. This gives me more confidence.
The slower you dry the wood the better, really.
As a scientist, I commend your curiosity and your methodology :) you were conscious of your scope of study like a true explorer of the laws of nature should be 🤠
? So the complete lack of a control sample in the ground doesn't worry you?
@@fizzguts Thankfully I fast scanned this video. Amateur hour.
Awesome. Thank you for the efforts to make this for us. Bless you. Looks like it is worth the extra effort and expense.
even at top volume...hard To heart you:-(
could i just use a greenhouse?
Great narration and video. Did fine on your presentation. I have the same issues where I want to put my kiln. Trying to figure out how to make a front folding wall. So I can load and unload with a forklift maybe there will be a couple hydraulic cylinders on the ends???
How did you hook up the solar panel to the fans to get them to work when the sun is out? I'm having no luck getting mine to work. Thanks in advance.
Well let's come back in 30 years, see if its still good to go.
The old vikings used it, so we have around 1000 years r&d :)
pretty sure some of the temples in Japan are clocking it at over 800 years... this is next level protection... of course since nobody can commercialize something so simple, we'd never hear about this as a viable solution, but I am on my 5th year of sugi banning all my outdoor stuff and it works... zero maintenance... oak, cedar, pine (not as much though)
Awesome 👌 Please do short walk through of mill building and your thoughts. Anything else your working on too
Thank you for doing the science. I don't see any reason to brush the char off? I wonder if you had thoughts. My plan is to use it on fence posts. And Wood siding. On fence posts, I had thoughts of using old timer 'diesel / used oil' mixture over the top of the charred wood.
the only reason to brush the char off is if you want to 'create a look'
Outstanding!!!
How does it work in the winter months? What outdoor temps do you have vs inner temp & humidity?
Awesome video post, thank you! I’ve only been milling for about three seasons and am considering building a solar kiln. I do a fair bit of furniture and musical instrument woodworking in addition to milling lumber for construction around the homestead. I noticed you mentioned that you air dry for a year or so before going to the kiln. Have you ever gone straight from the mill to the kiln? If so, did you notice any difference or in your opinion is that an undesirable thing to do? Thanks.
Great video. Thanks. I love woodmizer products but their customer service is pathetic
Good info!!! Great. Job simple and to the point!!!!
🇧🇷👏👏👏Thanks!
It looks like you have a dehumidifier in your kiln. How's that working out? I've been considering adding one to mine.
Like the plans, hate the short cuts, that don't work "/
Wish you would stop whispering, and speak up "/
You tell he's reading from a prepared script instead paying attention to the mic
7% moisture is ideal, but sometimes impossible, depending on your climate "/
Thanks for a great explanation!
Very helpful video sir. I'm going to start with my sacrificial blade tomorrow
I just stumbled on this…fantastic job! You kept focus on keeping cost to a minimum. Showed interior details. Showed real side-by-side data. Definitely subscribing! Great job!