My neighbor buys his firewood off the pulp trucks in 8' lengths. He likes to save the straightest bolts for me to mill out on my little band saw. We split the lumber between us at the end of the year. I have thousands of board feet of both clear and "character" birch. Got some Ash, Maple, Oaks and a few others too. It's pretty sweet having your own mill to make something ya just can not find at the big box stores.
Thank you senior! I would love to have the time and space to saw some logs from my ancestor homeland. My family was in the logging business back until the turn of the century in Pennsylvania hauling with horses and sawing with steam. We still have a nice semi virgin timber forest that that they never clear cut. I could cut some big Hemlock and Cherry in that woodlot. I refer to it as the "Cathedral" to my sons.
Those last two boards,if bookmatched,would make for some terrific custom cabinetry in the hands of the right guy. Or a really spectacular display table. Sure wish I was younger. Happily ripping and tearing in the workshop.
Dad to the rescue to give some video time! It's not tractor content but still entertaining & informative! That's some beautiful wood! Would love to make a big kitchen table out of it
Great job senior, not being foreign to a mill myself I just came along for the ride. But I did pick up a few tricks I hadn't seen before! I've never sawn birch before, looks like very clean cutting timber.
I can see a table or sides of an airplane inlets in those last two boards with the figure in the wood and the way Sr had them laid out , stick a clear board in the center for a table top book end style.
Great video 👌 always think that the sawmillers were the first people fortunate enough to see the history of the tree ever 👍 these boards with a little water on them were stunning 👍
Senior you and i are close to the same age if i remember correctly. I built houses mostly. Layout and trim. 52yrs. Retired three years ago at 70. Your similar to me. Have to keep busy.
At out of the woods Nathan calls that crotch figure, and Church steeple. He generally cuts hardwood. I have 60 plus years old Birch cabinets. Thank you Sr.
@@squatch253 Senior reminds me of my grandfather in West Virginia. He had a big circle mill out in his back field. I never saw it work. but my dad talked about it a bit. I must say Senior seem a much nicer guy than Grandpa on his best day. Grandpa start driving horses at 12 working for mine. That made driven hard man. Senior seems tough alright, but not the bitter type Grandpa was God bless you both
Great video Toby! This brings back so many memories of my grandfather and I making lumber with his sawmill. I can't remember what brand it was but it was run with a massive Johnsered chain saw. He could cut it so thin it would curl like a pigs tail on the bar. Thanks for showing us your process Senior! Cheers
Thanks for the video Toby and Ken! Pretty near seeing how the saw mill works. Even with the staining they look great. Would all add a little character between the heart and the staining. Would been some cool boards to have if I had the use for them. Thanks again and can’t wait to see what comes next
Good vid, Toby. Thanks for the variety of subjects. Sometimes we need a break from wrench turning and this certainly hit the spot for me. Now if you can just do a vid on splitting fire wood.
The best lessons that have stuck with me are when I pay "Stupid Tax". You do something stupid, you gotta pay the stupid tax! You learn from mistakes and somedays you learn a lot. Great video.
I have a wood working shop so I am always interested in any species of wood. Let me know if I can buy some from Senior. Thanks for sharing! Thanks Kevin
Today, I learned that I've been misidentifying the cant hooks as a peavy. The cant hook is a sawmill tool. The slightly different peavy was used for running logs down the river. Live and learn!
Who would have thought a shy Squatch would morph into a commentator with a DAD willing to share the wisdom of age!! a real entertaining channel.. Variety !!!
Thanks for the update! I have been wondering about the sawmill! The birch looks great, I might be alone but i kinda like the staining , just adds more character! I always enjoy these working videos and its great to see Sr. in front of the camera!
I imagine you guys have come across Matt Cremona's youtube channel - he lives somewhere on the north side of the Twin Cities, and has a massive bandsaw mill he built himself that can cut logs up to 5 feet or so in diameter. He does some interesting stuff.
Great looking boards in that log. What was the chain saw trail the length of the bark in the first few shots? Do you sharpen your blades or send them off for sharpening?
The staining isn't unattractive. Those rounds would make some interesting cutting boards, even with the staining. That last book matched pair could be stunning in the right piece of furniture.
Nice boards for building a bed frame, I guess...
Thx for showing!
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Very cool to watch! I wouldn't mind having a mill like that. Very handy to have. I've got lots of trees need coming down soon...
My neighbor buys his firewood off the pulp trucks in 8' lengths. He likes to save the straightest bolts for me to mill out on my little band saw. We split the lumber between us at the end of the year. I have thousands of board feet of both clear and "character" birch. Got some Ash, Maple, Oaks and a few others too. It's pretty sweet having your own mill to make something ya just can not find at the big box stores.
Looks like a tree within a tree! Nice!
It’s always a treat when senior is in the video 🙂 this made my day
Thank you senior! I would love to have the time and space to saw some logs from my ancestor homeland. My family was in the logging business back until the turn of the century in Pennsylvania hauling with horses and sawing with steam. We still have a nice semi virgin timber forest that that they never clear cut. I could cut some big Hemlock and Cherry in that woodlot. I refer to it as the "Cathedral" to my sons.
Great video. I like watching milling.
Nice to see you and Sr. On a project together. Hope your eye is healing nicely. Cheers!
We used the small discs for bread boards once dry , branches are normally dense
Very sweet looking lumber
What a nice video, sawmill work with Senior. There's something about working with wood and lumber that just feels good
Those last two boards,if bookmatched,would make for some terrific custom cabinetry in the hands of the right guy. Or a really spectacular display table. Sure wish I was younger. Happily ripping and tearing in the workshop.
Those last two boards, in the hands of an experienced cabinet maker, would make a beautiful table top wouldn't they?
Enjoyed watching Senior doing something a little different. Always nice to see what other skills you have.
Dad to the rescue to give some video time! It's not tractor content but still entertaining & informative! That's some beautiful wood! Would love to make a big kitchen table out of it
Sice slabs, great task at hand...
Awesome video
Good to see Sr. at work
Some of that lumber would make an interesting looking table and again Toby another interesting video.
With that nice crook in that log, you could carve a nice giant ladle.
Great job senior, not being foreign to a mill myself I just came along for the ride. But I did pick up a few tricks I hadn't seen before! I've never sawn birch before, looks like very clean cutting timber.
That Birch had a very pretty pattern good video thanks to you and your Dad
Wonderful! Wish I was closer and we'd make a deal on the birch! Here in Texas 5/4 birch is pretty hard to find. That saw is awesome!
Interesting boards for table tops or mantles.
Beautiful grain … 👍🏻
Thanks seniors, I enjoy seeing what colors and designs are hidden under the bark!
Much thanks Senior!!
That is some proper quality timber!
Brother has a Woodland and has much fun with it.
I enjoy watching senior. That is a nice saw. Sure be nice for making trailer decking.
Always great to see your dad on the channel. Love the book match on the last two boards.
I can see a table or sides of an airplane inlets in those last two boards with the figure in the wood and the way Sr had them laid out , stick a clear board in the center for a table top book end style.
Those first few cuts off the top would make good toilet seat blanks.😉
Great video 👌 always think that the sawmillers were the first people fortunate enough to see the history of the tree ever 👍 these boards with a little water on them were stunning 👍
I was wondering how the mill was working for you... great video.
Senior you and i are close to the same age if i remember correctly. I built houses mostly. Layout and trim. 52yrs. Retired three years ago at 70. Your similar to me. Have to keep busy.
Good timing with the video. I was secretly hoping for a saw mill video and guess my wish was granted.
At out of the woods Nathan calls that crotch figure, and Church steeple.
He generally cuts hardwood.
I have 60 plus years old Birch cabinets.
Thank you Sr.
"pretty nice" .. I would say epic !
If I'm ever able to get my dream homestead, I'll definitely need to get that contraption !
I hope you eventually get a planer to go with your sawmill. The saw makes a good surface, but planing them would bring out a bit more beauty.
@@squatch253 Senior reminds me of my grandfather in West Virginia. He had a big circle mill out in his back field. I never saw it work. but my dad talked about it a bit. I must say Senior seem a much nicer guy than Grandpa on his best day. Grandpa start driving horses at 12 working for mine. That made driven hard man. Senior seems tough alright, but not the bitter type Grandpa was God bless you both
Great video Toby! This brings back so many memories of my grandfather and I making lumber with his sawmill. I can't remember what brand it was but it was run with a massive Johnsered chain saw. He could cut it so thin it would curl like a pigs tail on the bar. Thanks for showing us your process Senior! Cheers
Thanks for the video Toby and Ken! Pretty near seeing how the saw mill works. Even with the staining they look great. Would all add a little character between the heart and the staining. Would been some cool boards to have if I had the use for them. Thanks again and can’t wait to see what comes next
A three inch slab of that heartwood with the curve in it would make beautiful guns stook for a Poor Boy black powder rifle
Good vid, Toby. Thanks for the variety of subjects. Sometimes we need a break from wrench turning and this certainly hit the spot for me. Now if you can just do a vid on splitting fire wood.
Y'all should look into selling your wood for such as guitar builders. Beautiful wood.
The best lessons that have stuck with me are when I pay "Stupid Tax". You do something stupid, you gotta pay the stupid tax! You learn from mistakes and somedays you learn a lot. Great video.
Sounds like you need to turn idle down just a bit to stop clutch from chattering. I got the 130 max had to turn mine down after brake in
New chopping boards as well .
I have a wood working shop so I am always interested in any species of wood. Let me know if I can buy some from Senior. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks
Kevin
the two last bords looks like a big candle only the wick is missing :D
That is some pretty cool looking stuff inside those logs, those last few cuts look like a tree growing inside the tree if you know what I mean.
The 2 mirrored boards @ 13:40 would make for a neat table top when laid out like they lay here & butted together.
Woodworking term for that is book matched (and I agree)
Today, I learned that I've been misidentifying the cant hooks as a peavy. The cant hook is a sawmill tool. The slightly different peavy was used for running logs down the river. Live and learn!
Who would have thought a shy Squatch would morph into a commentator with a DAD willing to share the wisdom of age!! a real entertaining channel.. Variety !!!
Does staining hurt anything other than appearances?
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Thanks for the update! I have been wondering about the sawmill! The birch looks great, I might be alone but i kinda like the staining , just adds more character! I always enjoy these working videos and its great to see Sr. in front of the camera!
You're not alone. I know a lot of wood workers who would love to have that wood
Those last boards are awesome like a tree within a tree. Size is hard to judge on video I thought senior was cutting those at 6/4 or 8/4.
Probably need to be 6/4 now if he wants 4/4 after they dry. Crazy to me how much green wood shrinks
Those boards aren't light and senior carries them around with ease. Clean living pays off.
Do you know if Anchorseal will prevent that staining?
My mill is a 26 inch cut 15 hp engine i sharpen and set my own blades
Good video
I imagine you guys have come across Matt Cremona's youtube channel - he lives somewhere on the north side of the Twin Cities, and has a massive bandsaw mill he built himself that can cut logs up to 5 feet or so in diameter. He does some interesting stuff.
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Should have carved some spoons and turned some bowls.
My thumbs up made it 500! 😅
Great looking boards in that log. What was the chain saw trail the length of the bark in the first few shots?
Do you sharpen your blades or send them off for sharpening?
@@squatch253 Thank you. I sharpen and set my Woodmizer blades on their sharpener and old setter. It sets 1 tooth at a time.
This got me curious as to how much one of those mills cost, the prices aren't bad at all.
Awesome video, those "chips" taken off of the Y would make great rack mounts for smaller game.
Hopefully you will get the eye issues fixed soon and you can get back to work on your projects 🙏
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Any future plans with Seniors old circle saw mill equipment? Set it up, scrap it, figure how to repurpose it or motors, sell it as a complete lot?
What do you do with all this lumber that you cut?
Took me 25 years to figure out what my Dad met when he would say...The cost of education...Lol
The staining isn't unattractive. Those rounds would make some interesting cutting boards, even with the staining. That last book matched pair could be stunning in the right piece of furniture.
What is the final destination for these board? Cabinets?
Does the band saw cut true or does it flex much? Do you work with cabinetmakers in your area to find what types of wood they want?
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Do u sharpen and set your own blades
Have you had any problems with the blade lifting or diving?
Is it me, or is there a lot of flex in the motor mounting when the blade is cutting?
Not sure I understand the staining comments. Who cares if it;s darker at tne ends/
Some Kilz primer will keep that discoloration from bleeding through lighter color top coats