Slabbing BIG ELM with a Chainsaw and Bandsaw Mill
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Last fall, Donavan had an elm tree removed from his yard that had died. The trunk was too heavy to be lifted out of his backyard with the crane that was used to remove the rest of the tree. We planned to mill the trunk in place with the chainsaw mill and after making a few cuts with the chainsaw mill, we removed enough weight so the log could be moved with a bobcat. We loaded it onto my trailer and cut the rest of the log on my homemade bandsaw mill.
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William Alan Photo, Pretty much lol
Lol, your neighbors must love you. Seriously, you're a real nice guy.
your neighbors must love you setting up a sawmill operation 30 yards from their houses
What BEAUTIFUL figuring !
Thank you, so much, for sharing.
This log is absolutely beautiful!
To think of that gorgeous log being burnt up or mulching someone's garden is just horrifying. You gents are heroes.
I love watching all Cremo episodes....great teacher
Thanks!
Watching out of sequence but really impressed at the evolution of your process and equipment. Great Videos.
Fun guys and laughs were worth it to me. Thanks.
That Big Al is a gorgeous piece of wood
Hey, Matt, the next thing you need to make is a gantry crane, that would eliminate a lot of back breaking work. The way you going about your work, you may end up messing up your back for good. I know by experience what that entails, and it's not what I want you to end up doing. Always protect your back young man, that way you can enjoy your life.
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I'm glad you didn't have to cut the whole log with the chainsaw mill, it took forever.
Now I have seen something entirely new freckled wood. Super cool
I like this guy because he tells you what’s going on ! May GOD Bless Him even More Than he clearly Already Has !
The length of the broom handle is just about right for using , now!
I like watching the sawmill, thanks.
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Most beautiful Elm I have ever seen.
Donovan has some great choice in pants...Love my Duluth's only pants I buy now. Lovely slabs amazing figuring in everyone of them.
Donavan must be a good friend. That was a lot of work
He's as determined as I am
In the process of engineering a bandsaw mill right now, just gotta say Matt your an inspiration
Thanks! Good luck with your build!
04 WRB STI throw that build on you tube man. lots of us are really considering a build ourselves.
I haven’t seen every video but I’ve seen a lot of them… I think those are the prettiest slabs. They were beautiful.
Fueling during the cut, love it!
Yeah, some safety Nazi just pissed all over himself :>)
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If only i had a Cremona living close by to get me some slab....
The elm is amazing. I have some red elm here, that I cant wait to work with.
That bandsaw mill sure made short work of those cuts...so cool to watch!
Elm looks great slabbed up!
I am envious of ALL THAT LOVLY TIMBER
Great video again, beautiful elm. Gonna be some nice tables around there.
oh my god the slab looks so beautiful
that log was beautiful
I thought it was stunning, both the colour and the figuring.
Stunningly beautiful
That's log is beautiful!!👍👍👍
Great work Matt!.
GREAT looking wood.
Man, that is some gorgeous table material there..... A few chunks of stump and one of these slabs on top in the back yard would make a fantastic family picnic table.. You know, so the kids aren't messing up the superior one in the dining room!! ;)
Great video Matt and Donovan. What a difference the band saw mill makes, well worth the effort. Like the figure in those slabs. There you go, bring a log, slab a log, and take the log home. Thanks for posting. Now that I have my milling video fix, I can relax. :P
Wo ! That elm grain is beautiful.
I wondered which worked the best. What I have read in the past was that the chainsaw mill was better because the bandsaw teeth loaded up and dulled too fast. Thanks for sharing that with us.
A tractor will change your life and prevent later back surgeries. Awesome stuff as always
it certainly would. thanks!
What a thing of beauty.You're living the woodworkers dream Matt. I'd give my left arm for a slab of that!
+Cameron MacDonald thanks :)
Thanks for sharing this video. I've never seen this process before and it was fun to watch. The slabs look amazing!
amazing looking lumber! I just cut up some small amounts of apple ! now i want a sawmill haha!
Those coffee table tops...perfect for a funky cafe
At 12:13 I love that round area.
I think that could be a vanity sink.
Grind out the basin.
Such beauty.
That is a huge elm , nice work !
What a beautiful piece of wood !
Hey Matt, another great video!
Love the grain. I'm planning to order the Panther Mill next week so I can start having some fun too👍
Careful you don't have too much fun :)
Great video Matt. Thumbs up.
thanks!
I ran an 090 Stihl with a 60" bar (sometimes not big enough) falling big wood in Oregon back in the 80's. We ran Husqvarna 2100's with 42" and 36" bars for bucking and for falling the not-so-giant stuff. That 090's a beast! Properly tuned you can really lean on it and it just keeps eatin' wood. Tons of torque but NO rubber mounts. I remember my arms would continue to vibrate after the end of the day and would sometimes fall asleep at night due to all the vibration from that monster. Watching this, I recall how much of a Cadillac the 084 was by comparison. It was true timber-fallin' luxury. (0:]
Your mill is just the ducks nuts. You must be bloody pleased with yerself
What a beautiful elm log!
19:21 He looks really happy with his boards
i can see both of those saws as a focus in a horror movie. those slabs are beautiful. nice work...
here i thought you were just a fancy woodworking, but here you are, cutting gigantic slabs with your own sawmills. so cool. :-)
Great work! What an amazing tree!
thank you Matthew
Also make every 5th tooth 1 to 2 degrees with the same raker depth, Every 5th tooth that is flat will act as a planing tooth and will clean the kerf as you mill. Try it it works.
Beautiful slabs.
That is some beautiful wood!
got some beautiful slabs out of that.
I enjoyed the video! Keep it up!
+MisterBassBoost thanks!
I wonder where there are even dead elms anymore? I used to use it for firewood in the Adirondack are in the early 80s, and it was a race against rot then. Damn the Dutch Elm disease. They were once stately large trees. They weren't really good firewood, but it was better than just letting them rot. They were very hard to split. That is why I believe they used to make shipping crates and baskets with them. I understand it a very tough durable wood. It didn't burn that hot and left lots of ash that would fill your stove.
Beautiful grain in the wood.
Matt, I always learn something from you! Jeff Hansen
awesome! Thanks Jeff!
Awesome slabs Matt!
thanks Fred!
I just spent my weekend with my Alaska mill doing the same thing, lightening up a pair of 20 foot 40in dia fir logs that where too heavy to lift with the equipment we had. I wish I had a helper or gravity working with me but it was just me on my knees taking a 14 inch cut and gasping for air as I'm stuck holding onto the throttle. It was a happy morning this am when they made it to my mill.
oh yeah I can totally relate to that
That's treasure !
always love your videos!!!
thanks!!
It now seems like it's all downhill. YOU ONLY SAID "CROTCH" ONCE. lol!
lol!!
But there was also a reference to a hairy crotch!!
Fabulous
For the metric amongst us, 2000 board feet is around 4.7 cubic meters, which at say $2000 per cubic meter retail here in New Zealand, that's a very valuable stack of wood!
best 22 minutes all day!
Not a bad slab in the entire log.
I thought it went something like "once you go bandsaw mill, you don't go back" lol
haha exactly like that
Can we see a comparison including you doing it all by hand? ... for a similar sized log? ..thanks Matt
Hey Matt!
I am addicted to these vids! Just got my Alaskan Mill with 48" rails and setting it up on my Stihl MS880. I have been getting mixed advice from others about whether to leave the bark on the log or not. Some say it tears up the chain and you will need to sharpen much more often. But, I like the option of using the wood in the future as a "live edge" top for a table/counter, etc. What is your thought? Also, any effect on milling all 4 sides of the log square versus how you do it?
Many thanks for all this great work you do for us!!!
John
Jeez, Matt. What was it? A year ago that everyone said, "You're gonna build a WHAT???" I get it now. Man! That is some beautifully figured wood. A lot of work but a gazillion coffee tables for sure. LoL. Very cool vid. Thanks. :)
Almost. August will be a year already. Went by really quickly :) Thanks!!
Aww, I was hoping for a really good load test for Donovan's deck.
+krtwood hahaha I don't think that deck would have taken much more
No wonder you love your new mill. lol
That would make a great table.
nice slabs matt
The ripping chain is well worth it. Sometimes the chainsaw mill is the only thing that will work.
+Grant Lister yes, you'd need a double ended bar and a second saw of the same size
this will be great for a table
hell that could have built me a whole house not just a set of barn doors.
Now my back hurts I can imagine how yours feels. Whooo
Felt pretty good :)
you need to add a little 2000lb 12 volt winch to replace that hand crank. I did that on my mill because i injured my arm and could not push the mill. I'll never go back. the powe out feed is slower than the retrieve feed. so you can chose the feed you want. I added a solar panel to keep the batterry fully charged when not useing it.
Nice wood for a beautiful coffin
Love your channel and your work. +1
As always, awesome video Matt, looks like a beautiful log. Out of interest, what do you do with the sawdust from the bandsaw mill? I guess it would be good in compost on the garden?
Thanks! Yeah I just dump it into a compost pile
Gosh I'm exhausted just watching - hates off to your stamina Matt..now I need to go take a nap....
sweet dreams :)
Nice looking slabs. How do you keep pests out of the stacks?
Great video as usual. When someone take a log to a mill or has the mill guy come and pick up the log is the cost determined by the output, the time or??? Do mills normally get paid but how many board feet they produce. I guess the same question is about if a mill bought a log is the price also based on board foot? It is amazing to see the wood as you uncover the beauty of each slab. Thank you for sharing.
Depends on the mill operator. Some charge hourly and some charge by board feet. Some will also charge extras like set up or blades. Logs are scaled by the board foot. There are calculators that will tell you the board feet based on the log's size. Thanks!
Aint it just great to have good friends! :)
alright Matt I think I have the right question for you now: I am building a mill and want to know how long of spacers to weld in between the long tubes of the mill yours looks to be about 12". so not the length or depth of the mill but how wide? For the chainsaw mill.
+Anthony ferrin 9.5"
Cool bud!Thanks for your patience!
no problem
Beautiful patterns on that tree. Matt, you mention 6 blades so far, can you resharpen them? How cost effective is it to re-sharpen or purchase new blades toward the milled work completed? Again excellent video, good job.
+Caard thanks! The blades are $47 new and can be resharpened for $8
🇬🇧 How often can they be resharpened ?
That looks like hard work. “Cut duration 16 minutes” ...after that much work I would probably have to take a long nap.
Nice slabs Matt love the grain in them , they would also make nice counter tops as well
You mentioned you where on your 6th-ish blade, Do you have a saw Dr in town you can get them sharpened through or are you having to buy new ones and cant resharpen them? or Can you learn and do it yourself?
Matt, Always like your bandsaw mill videos, that was a great log. I'm surprised you didn't keep a couple slabs for yourself. Also when did you add the blocks under the mill, was that to make even with log trailer or was it sinking into ground under the weight of some of those logs?
Have you ever tried Cedar shield to stabilize and dry the wood quicker ?
Hey, #MassiveMatt....I don't know if you know it or not, but someone has raised your DIY Bandsaw Sawmill up onto cement blocks! :-) Pretty, pretty grain structure. Very nice! #KeepTheChipsFlying