Black Walnut Gold. Well Worth the Wait
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- A long time coming for these 2 pieces. Some disappointment, and some inspiring pieces. Much more Black Walnut to come, so stay tuned.
@Joe Maine
Quitman GA
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Dude. She's wonderful. Really gorgeous. To see two happy people, working together with love and purpose is not the least of the reasons people watch. This world is full of progressive poison, we all know it, and to come across pockets of traditional old time nectar on the internets is why it is worth while surfing the web. No pretense, no showing off, no-one to impress. People comfortable in their own skin. You are a dying breed. More of your kind please. Subscribed.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment. It is very much appreciate it. Thank you for subscribing, and watching the video. We are very grateful for you support of what we are doing. We have fun sharing, and hope that others enjoy it as well.
Hope to see you in the comment section again. :)
Well said 👍 and totally agree 💯
Fantastic video that is a lot of work. And doing your finished product will last for hundreds of years. thank you and continued success.
Thank you very much Scott. We save what we can. We are looking forward to seeing some of these pieces, turned into some beautiful furniture.
Hi Joe, great video! I love watching ..... did not realize till after viewing that you are in Quitman ... my Dad's side of our family is from there. I grew up in Thomasville. Look forward to seeing more from ya'll!
They are very beautiful those black walnuts, I like what the ants did I would love to have one of those slabs!! Thank you for sharing.
Hello Raymond, and welcome to the mill. We know exactly how you feel. All those natural features are amazing, and make them very unique.
Tha k you for watching, and please don't hesitate to comment in the future.
I love walnut. So far, it's my favorite wooh. Those planks are gorgeous!
We definitely agree with you about walnut. Thank you Jay. It's good to see you in the comments.
I keep returning to watch this video because it is so good. We had a large amount of walnut dropped off from a nearby site clearing job two years ago, and we sawed up thick turning and carving stock and a bunch of beautiful curly live edge out of it. But we didn't get anything massive like you got here. Beautiful stuff and I hope you get top dollar for it
Your comment was from a month ago, just in case You did not know Mr. Chuck passed a couple months ago, a sad day for all who knew him.
@@benscoles5085 Chuck was a great guy. We purchased our WM LT35s around the same time and attended a user class together. He helped me quite a bit as I found my way around my sawmill. It was right after posting my comment above that I learned Chuck was gone. Terrible loss, great guy, Deb the nicest lady ever. Heart breaking situation.
Very nice stuff. We go to Amish woodworkers and they do amazing things with those. Our land has a lot of walnut. I think the next time we get logged off I'm going to save all the crotch wood. Love to watch your channel.
I've seen a lot of their work. It is amazing for sure. Check for a mill in your area that may want the crotch pieces. They are well worth it. If you were nearby, I would take you up on some of that walnut.
Unbelievable video thanks for sharing and Have a Merry Christmas and a brave New Year 👍🏴
Thank you, Matt. We are so glad you liked the video. Merry Christmas, friend, and a Happy New Year
Nice tutorial for those of us who don't know squat about wood. Beautiful slabs! Would love to see someone create a desk or table using epoxy. Txs for sharing.
Hard work and great video, thanks.
Thank you Leo. Always nice to hear from folks that watch the channel
Liked and subscribed 👍enjoyed the video thanks for sharing this Aloha happy new year 🤙
Aloha my friend, and thank you. We are glad to have you here at the mill. Hope yo see you in the comments more often.
Good afternoon my friend... glad to know your channel... have a nice day. from Indonesia
When my father bought a naturally wooded lot, most were dark oak and a few cherry. Most of the good trunks he saved were about 3 feet across and straight. We had the good trunks marked as to length and had them stacked on the edge of the lot.
After cutting the following year, we had about 10,000 board feet of rough cut oak some of it slabbed 2.25 inches thick and 16 feet long. We stacked it in the basement with spacers so all would dry correctly. Been using it ever since (1966 cut). Very hard to work with as grain is very tight.
Every house I have lived in has some in it. Even a couple that I didn't own. My brother did an entire house of woodwork, railings and supports from it and there was plenty left and my nephew is now the keeper of the wood.
Love the videos as they remind me of growing up using this type of wood. Thanks.
Thank you very much David, for sharing that story. It's great how all that lumber was saved, and is still providing something today, and will co tinge on in everything that was created with it. A tree is not gone after it dies. It can live on in many forms, or in the memories it has created. Much like we would like to do. Create things, make memories, and be remembered.
Thank you for coming to the channel, and we hope to see you in the comment section more often.
Hi Folks,
I enjoy watching your videos. I'm coming to you from Connecticut. Keep up the great videos
Everything you show is beautiful
Who wouldn't like a nice walnut slab!
Beautiful would I would have really liked to have seen that burl I love looking at all the beautiful wood
Sorry Pamela. We will probably have them on a later video. I think they will make some beautiful pieces
Later traces can create natural masterpieces👍👍
Absolutely my friend. Nature's art work
Capture a bunch of the ants. Strategically locate them in the resin filling the "ant-damage", where they can be seen. They'll make a great conversation starter, and mitigate the damage... turning it into a science project.
That would be one heck of a project. Ants frozen in time. Definitely would be a conversation starter.
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@Bob Gore thank you 😊
Excellent idea!
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Gotta go big some times. LOL Thank you for checking in. Hope to see you in the comments more often
That is some beautiful Walnut
Thank you Michael. We had alot of fun with this one. So much character hiding inside.
Great! Both of you!
Thank you Hannu.
Enjoyed your video @1.5 speed. Your admiration for the nice, wide grain at the start of the crotch reminded me of a short but wide walnut crotch a guy brought me 25 or 30 years ago. We sawed it into 1/4" "veneers" on a neighbor's homemade band mill with each pith of the fork maybe 8 or 10 degrees out of plane which made a stack of very wide grain matched feather crotch figured "veneers". I clamped the flitch between cauls of 3/4" plywood. Suppose it's dry yet? I still intend to surface those cuts with a widebelt sander. I'm getting pretty old now. Probably ought to build something grand with it if I'm going to.
We do make some long videos Mark. We are happy you are watching. It sounds like you have some amazing wood to work with. I would say they are more than dry enough. Make something they will remember you by. Allow that tree to live on for many more years. You will never regret it. Share some pictures if you can
Hi Chuck and Deb. Thank you once again for such an interesting and entertaining Video. As I’ve said before, I love these Walnut slabs and imagine some of that beautiful grain featuring in the stock of one of my shotguns. I can dream, can’t I? Thanks again and stay safe. Stan 😀🤓
Thank you Stan. We are glad you liked it. If I could get some contact info, and some sizes, I could cut some for you. We have some ready to mill, if you are interested.
@@IronOakSawmill That’s very kind of you Chuck. The remark was purely rhetorical really. Although, were I to be replacing a gunstock, I would be most happy to purchase and have shipped a lovely billet of figured Black Walnut. If that day arises I could give you my details via Messenger. Once again, many thanks and please keep on doing what you are both so good at. Take care and stay safe. Stan
Such beauty love the grain work.😊
Nice work you two!! I have some of the same "buggy" walnut that me and Matt Cremona cut last October. They ate almost the exact same centers of the slabs like you have there. Amazing how those ants and grubs can chew the unique features that they do. :)
I recall that video. That was a huge walnut. Glad you saved it. Would like to build a saw like Matt's, buy space becomes an issue here.
Any chance we will see some of that walnut in a project.
@@IronOakSawmill FF gftt
@@IronOakSawmill Yep, it is still drying, but have big plans for some of that goodness! :)
@@maverick5162010 Will you kiln dry it after it air dries so long, or just do the air drying? We do all air drying here, and actually have people that prefer that we DO NOT kiln dry walnut.
@@IronOakSawmill Yeah, well worth pointing out. Some do not want it from a Kiln so it all gets air dried for a year. After that, I will kiln dry as required per customer and our own needs. :)
Amazing guut 🙏👍❤
Beautiful looking wood
Thank you Roger. I hope you had a chance to check out some of the other videos. Plenty of awesome quality wood to see.
that wood looks great and that black walnut bulb you I am thinking a really great table top lol
Hello Wade, and welcome to the mill. These pieces should look amazing one they are finished. I hope to get to see them when the client builds a project table.
Was that a trick of words when you declared the middle of your planks solid? Yes they are. Solid air !!
Some of that wood would make beautiful guitar bodies!
I have the same tractor or similar L3800. I put a higher pressure shim on my hydraulics which has helped with lifting with the forks. My tire are loaded and usually have to put the bush hog on to lift my fuel tank which is about 1300. The hydraulic kit doesnt increase it to damaging levels but defiantly helps. Great video
Hello Jeff. Thank you, and welcome to the mill. I was looking into the shim kits. It's on my list of modifications. I won't over do it, but it would be nice to lift a few more hundred pounds. The tires are fluid filled, and the box blade offers a good amount of counterweight. I was looking into a more compact weight system for the 3 point though.
Do you recall the name of the company that makes the shim kit
Oh HI " guys" , really love black walnut. White oak is OK prefer red oak, however when I saw burl first thing I thought of was resin , made for it. Especially the slab that had the bark in the holes. I'll bet they would turn out gorgeous. Have a good one , stay cool.
Thank you very much Richard. We will have to try some epoxy pours, and see how they turn out. I've seen others, and they look amazing.
Chuck and Deb Great job as usual! I don't comment often due to watching on my TV. However you always say to ask questions about anything we see in the videos. I'm new to milling so you and I would need to hang out for hours for me to ask enough questions lol. I'm just another PA guy having fun with milling. Hope to meet you guys some day. Keep up the good work.
Glad you decided to jump on and comment. Sure hope we can get together, and talk shop at some point.
great video
It was a great time. Those slabs were nice. Thank you for checking out the video.
Thanks Deb. Sure miss Chuck, hope to hear from you soon. Hope all is well.
Take care, God bless you my friend! ✝️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Beautiful wood ")
Thank you very much. We were super happy with how this log turned out. Walnut never disappoints.
..lookin' good, nice work...
Thank you Bob. We had a blast seeing what was hiding in this log.
You guys have got to be the best I have seen in saw milling
Regarding early in the video at 6:13 where you found the bent and ? broken gate bolt. If you get a smaller diameter rod longer than your bolt - tap it up and down to the end of your hole. Wood will feel definitely different from metal. Cheers.
Greetings from the BIG SKY.
Hello from the Keystone. Hope all is well in MT. Stay warm and have a great holiday.
hi there nice looking wood john
Howdy John. Likewise on those walnut you were milling in your last few videos. Nice stuff
Love your show folks!
Thank you Darryl. If you ever have any questions, please let us know. We really like chatting with everyone.
I could tell stories about extracting metal from wood all day used to have a trophy shelf restoration 50 yrs exp & still at it ya gotta love what you do
I'll bet there are some amazing stories to go with that metal. Definitely have to love what you do. If so, you never work a day in your life.
Nice works👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome place. Hope we can spend more time there.
Save the bolts and keep them with the pieces they came from. They will make great stories for the owners for years.
We do save the hardware, but most clients don't want it. Maybe we should start a display board of all the hardware we find. It would be very interesting to see as the years pass.
I bet its going to be neat looking inside
I was glad to see you wearing the safety chaps, broken chains on chainsaws can do alot of ugly damage to skin, muscle & bone. Sure is some beautiful wood
I have to get in the habit of wearing them more often. The average chainsaw accident is 100 stitches
Life is like a log on the mill. Never know what you’re gonna get.
Bummer on the oak burl and the walnut crotch log. Still should get some nice stuff though, if not what you hoped for. But that’s how it goes sometimes.
Got some big maple logs I still need to mill. Hoping for good spalting when I do. The birch logs I really need to get after. Hoping the spalting hasn’t gone too far on them. And soon as my friend’s field dries out I’ve got some English Walnut waiting for me.
I think they should look good, with some epoxy. Not a total lose, but would rather the burl was solid.
The client is thrilled about his walnut.
We have a few maple as well. Definitely should have some Spalding by now. Better get to them.
I’ve got a 40 ft Black Walnut in my yard in Ct. , that I can’t give away! I want it down, and I can’t afford to have it dropped.
If you want someone to take the tree down for free, just for the log, that will be hard to find. Tree removal is hard and dangerous work. Not to mention the special equipment it takes to do it safely.
Once down, someone may want the log, but since its a yard tree, most will not pay for it. Odds are, it will have some sort of metal in it. We get 99 percent yard trees, and find plenty of metal in them.
The finished lumber can be valuable, but it takes a lot of expensive equipment to get the tree turned into lumber. I hope you are able to find someone who can help with the tree.
Hello nice work
Thank you Curtis
great table tops.
Thanks Sparky. We definitely agree.
Is this the black walnut from Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis? Shape looks about right.
No sir. This is from a location in Pennsylvania.
@@IronOakSawmill thanks! A similar humongous walnut was cut down in the cemetery to make way for a building. It was a great tree.
@@silverforest4682 its a shame when the big ones gome down. W are 99% hazard tree, and storm damaged trees. Any tree is a renewable resource, but they take a long time to grow, so don't rush them along
Does anyone consider the fabulous AGE of these enormous trees that they are happily sawing ?
Good video
Damn walnut looks nice
We have to agree Nicky. Walnut never disappoints
It’s a very good job very interesting but I have a question why did you put the little small stickers and the big stickers on top there what was the little one supposed to be doing this kind of curious if you’d like to come in as appreciate it God bless
Hello Donald. Thank you, and welcome to the mill.
The big stickers are actually just a seperater so we can get the folks between that section of slabs, and seperate the pile, because our tractor can't lift the entire stack. We put the small stickers there for the customer, so when they stack at there location, they can remove the big stickers, put both halves of the stack together, and strap the stack with ratchet straps to help keep the slabs flat, while they dry.
Very good question. We'll be sure to point that out better on our next similar video.
Thank very much for joining us, and we hope to see you in the comment section again.
Why didn’t you dig up the whole stump so that you could get most of the root. I’ll be interested to hear your response.
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That Burl at and below grade, might you have dug the dirt away at the base and salvaged more or all of the burl.
Geez is your partner your mom❓ I know some people roll like that, good on you either way.
Wow, big risk question right there 🤣
Unfortunate question. Chuck, the person whose partner you are referring to, died about 8 months before you asked.
Along with the character of the log
Love the character is most any log. Makes for a very interesting piece.
Beautiful slabs! From what I understand, insect damaged wood like this was little more than firewood a few years ago. Now it’s sought after. A little epoxy and it’s good as new, eh!
That's a true story. Folks actively seek out pieces like this. I was amazed what they do with epoxy.
Thank you Jeff.
One year late in seeing this and commenting...
Those burl pieces with the rot damage would have made incredible epoxy fill slab pieces,
people pay *BIG* money for that stuff.
Kinda wondering what you wound up doing with it...
Edit: woops watched further where you mentioned epoxy fill... 👍
My grandad built clock he would cut the tree down mill it and build the clock. the idiot kids of his let theirs get destroyed never serviced, I rescued the grandfather and school house clocks. is solid walnut
That is very satisfying, to start with a tree, and end with a fully functional and useful item. From log, to final form. It's a shame that some can't see the craftsmanship of such pieces. I'm glad you were able to save part of that craftsmanship.
i would have dug up all around the burl to get every part out even if had taken root with, because it looks good when water jenny it off and its only half the money that would have got for it
We had asked about digging around the burl, to harvest all of it, but the property owner didn't want us digging. We cleared what we could, and cut as low as we could.
That's some beautiful slabs! Lots of time and work went into this video, thanks for sharing!
Question - How do you stop the ants from getting into your stacked lumber or getting back into their 'home' slabs? Yep, sometimes I overthink silly stuff 🤔🙄.
Thank you grandma j. Once the slabs are stacked and stickered, the environment isn't right for them to re-infest. Plus, we have wolf spiders that love hanging out in the lumber yard. They keep the bugs in check.
Not overthrowing at all. That's smart thinking
Some guys will also spray their slabs with borate solutions to kill bugs.
@@andrewupson2987 if we see signs of any bugs, we can try that. We don't seem to ha e any issues just yet.
Lose the found on roadside dead and get a used Ram for an upgrade. ha ha beautiful walnut
I hope you stopped at Shady Maple or the Windmill while you were there 😁
Sorry Julie. To pressed for time as usual. We will have to plan a few stops when we are out there. Maybe get some footage while we are there
That saw mill was a very cool place, the amount of wood was awesome, where was that located.
In southeastern PA
follow along my friend
Thank you my friend
That Stihl chainsaw is A little out of tune on high.,or low air fuel mixture screw adjustment barely it's cutting out of adjustment.,an that's what is called is chattering sound It makes From starving for fuel is what is taking place when it's making that wun huh bur uh sound noise it putting out. While you're trying to give it more throttle feed from the trigger lever. I hope it really helps you out on that problem with that part. You just turn those screws in.,or out. Out gives it more fuel. And in cuts down the fuel feed flow. Which is called making it richer.,or leaner fuel mixture adjustments either way. Just A quick tip trick for yah is all.
Do you have to buy them a new blade if it hits metal in your log? Or is that on the Mill owners tab?
Hello John. If they hit metal, we pay a fee to cover sharpening the blade. We charge the same way when we are milling for other people.
Sad to see such an old tree cut down...
What does black walnut sell for where your from? Here in southwest Va super prime logs sell for $2 a board ft. Veneer logs $3 a board ft. What does milled burl and crotch wood go for? I always left 5he crotch wood in the woods or made firewood out of it.
I can't say what the logs sell for. We get our trees from tree service folks. As for walnut lumber and slabs, they go for around $5 to &7 per board foot. Don't sell much burl, but crotch slabs are hot right now. We will have many more to offer next year. Some of the big slabs will be ready to go.
She's a good lady
Personally, I would have dug/pulled that big Ole burl out, even if I jad to hire a crane, cut the roots at a certain point...
would've gotten a lot more options out of it.
Get a compass. See if the needle swings near the bolt hole.
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Wouldn't the bolt need to be magnetic to spin a compass
To bad about about the white oak burl, watching you guys cut that stump I'm thinking why are you not digging that up? Glad I kept my mouth shut😆.
Not too bad about the burl. Just need to have lots of epoxy.
We had other folks mention about digging it out. Not our choice. The landowner wants NO digging. You could have asked. I would have explained nicely.
Thank you for checking us out Ron.
THAT BURL DAMAGE CAN BE FIXED WITH RESIN,EVEN THE ANT DAMAGE WHICH WOULD STAND OUT BEAUTIFULLY!!!
Hello Matt, and welcome. We definitely agree with the resin fill idea. We prefer a smokey color or clear for a fill.
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@@mattbannan637 That would look nice.
I live in Albania. There are some pretty nice ancient oak and walnut logs here. Most of it ends up in pizza ovens though, unfortunately.
That is very sad to hear. Wood like that should be preserved for future generations to enjoy.
@@IronOakSawmill I so agree! I just live here and am not in a position to change the culture though. I do appreciate your craftsmanship!
@Garlic Breath and Farts save what you can, when you can. We fight the firewood producers as well.
Very interesting, but wonder what these boards with ant damage are used for ??
Hello, and welcome to the mill. These slabs are actually prized by the folks who work with epoxy. They fill the void with many different styles / colors of epoxy. It looks amazing, and the "ant tunnels" add amazing character to each piece.
There was a gate or door hanging on the tree at one time
I think you are correct John. It came out of a tree row on an old homestead
1:24 The ash log in the back looks much better.
That went out for stabbing as well. The ash log is ours. The Walnut log belonged to a client. It will make so.e amazing table tops, bar tops, etc
Uuuuhhhhh yeah. I gotta see these huge logs get cut
I'm hoping to get permission to do some video work when he is running the new mill. Lets see what happens
@@IronOakSawmill i did not know you got a new mill. How exciting! I was wondering how 30” diameter logs were going to be slabbed. The LT35 is limited to 26” and I was thinking “I know these guys are creative, but …”
@@pamtnman1515 I wish that was my mill. That would be amazing. We still have the LT35.
@@IronOakSawmill ok so that 30” diameter…??
If you have a metal detector you can scan for steel in the log
We do. We use it when we can. Some times it doesn't make a difference.
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There is a great drawing of a man's face on the fourth wood slide looking at you, two eyes and a nose. Do you see it?
The old Stihl Three Sixty Poo
Firewood
Still a nice log
We agree, and the client was thrilled. He has lots of plans for it. I hope he shares some pics of his creation
How thick is the piff slab on the walnut? The rest looks like 10 1/4
Hell Jeffrey, and welcome to the mill. All slabs were cut at 10/4. If I remember correctly, one slab was a little wonky and the thickness varied a little, but that happens sometimes with slabs this wide.
I'm glad you liked them, and hope to see you in the chat again. Checknout our latest premier tonight at 8pm on TH-cam
@@IronOakSawmill ok I have an Alaskan mill and enjoy this very much
@@jeffreyharrington5057 Alaskan mills can cut some huge slabs. Check out George Nakashima, and some of the things he created with slabs from a chainsaw mill. Very beautiful stuff
Metal makes alot of logs turn purple but not all wood turns purple.
Agreed. I've seen all kinds of staining, in all kinds of logs. Would rather not find any metal though
You need a metal detector to check for metal in your logs before you mill them.
Hello Cathy and welcome to the mill. We do have one. It had saved us many times. This log was milled at another mill. I'm not sure if they use one or not..
What was the price tag on those, if you don't mind me asking
On what Bobby H? Not sure what your asking about.
@@IronOakSawmill what did you end up selling those for
@@UnicornMeat512 we still have the burl. It's stacked and drying. The walnut was a clients logs, so no sales on that one. I'd imagine those slabs would be in the few hundred dollar range.
Thank you for that question. We hope to see you in the comments more often
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It is an awesome place. Great machines, and lots of slabs to see.
@@IronOakSawmill and many masters , who visit to buy its wunderful slabs
@@sergnemo2379 do you know this place?
What if yoi cut the burl the opposite direction
Nice chainsaw
You ever get into some wood that seems like part of it is petrified? We took out our old entry gate logs that was 2 pillars and a cross beam log with the farm name branded onto it that was about 6 1/2 feet into the ground on compacted sand, pebbles, and more sand with the outside charred and and a lacquer spray over that and the butt end dipped into the tailings of bees wax. They were in the ground for around 8 years with zero issues - came out with zero issues other than seeming to weigh 10x what they did before but not the cross beam - just the sections of the 2 that were in the ground. I should have kept them but a gentleman from out of town came and bought the 3 logs. Some people say it's impossible - I beg to differ because I've even seen old fence posts do the same thing. (South Eastern South Dakota) We don't put concrete or anything like that, just mixed sand and pebbles for the base and a mix of the two until ground level. What are your thoughts about "Fast petrified wood" vs "thousands/millions of years petrified wood" ? I've asked so many people and at least 80% reply back with - it doesn't take millions or thousands of years. Hell I can make ruby/sapphire in a microwave kiln in my kitchen in about half an hour! And companies can make a diamond of any color you fancy! Great video by the way, I like the long format ones better! At least some of that burl was pretty decent! The other stack made up for it!
AND I BET HE KNOWES WHAT IS WHERE OR NEAR AS DANG IT LOL
i would have gotten someone to dig that stump up instead of cutting it in half