Ottawa Log Saw in Action

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  • This is an Ottawa log saw that was on display at the Florida Flywheelers show this year and the owner, Mr. Carl agreed to fire it off and show it working for me. This was super cool to see in action and I loved every second if it! There's so many cool things to see at the Florida Flywheelers shows!
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  • @LabRatJason
    @LabRatJason 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That eccentric that changes the angle of the blade is really cool!

  • @Kenjiro5775
    @Kenjiro5775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That saw is a labor of love for the owner, you can see it in how well this engine runs. Simply awesome! 😄👍

  • @leesuschrist
    @leesuschrist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This really makes me appreciate the efficiency of a modern chainsaw.

    • @benjaminshropshire2900
      @benjaminshropshire2900 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder for how long that sort of machine was the state of the art.

  • @donhall2759
    @donhall2759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Never seen a more terrifying power tool in my life. Our granddads were pretty badass if they logged with one of these.

  • @MrFHLH
    @MrFHLH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Amazingly I had one of these in my collection many moons ago now. Never had it running so nice to see this one in action. Thanks Adam

  • @machinemoverman4614
    @machinemoverman4614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    That’s a cordless reciprocal saw! One of the first ones!

    • @nope4239
      @nope4239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is what I was thinking 😂

  • @katelights
    @katelights 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Well deserving of one of those "This machine predates safety" signs.

    • @ScottPankhurst
      @ScottPankhurst 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the operator provides their own safety. it's just not tolerant of idiots.

  • @joeheilm
    @joeheilm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool. I have several of those old saw blades, that i salvaged from my grandfathers shop. That is the first time i saw one at work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

  • @floridaflywheelersantiquee7578
    @floridaflywheelersantiquee7578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A good display thanks for sharing and promoting the Florida Flywheelers antique engine club, Inc

  • @Joserocha-wm9de
    @Joserocha-wm9de 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Defenetly a beautiful and rare piece of old engineering , we all know its not its not super fast but it did the job and still does back in the old great times ... Tyvm Adam

  • @jackcurrence263
    @jackcurrence263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not particularly fast by modern standards, but given that it doesn't even need to be manned once it gets started, what a time-saver! I love seeing the old machinery in action... it really helps put our modern world in perspective.

  • @robertprice2108
    @robertprice2108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is cool and you have to appreciate what the men back then did to appreciate watching this saw in action. Thanks for sharing stay safe.

  • @KimbrellBrad
    @KimbrellBrad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool machine and the owner has really done a nice job in keeping / making it run!. Lots of pride there for a good reason!

  • @revtmyers1
    @revtmyers1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's hard not to admire and appreciate innovations like this. So cool.

  • @ekapus
    @ekapus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man, wild.
    Another great example of "the past was the worst" though.
    Cool to see the old stuff working, glad to know we don't have to use it anymore.

  • @Dropbear237
    @Dropbear237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I always love seeing old equipment running. Where I am there is a lot of old sugar cane farm equipment stored in farmers sheds. My local museum has many items and machinery from cane farming in the area, they even have one of the original steam locomotives the sugar mill used to transport cane from the farm to the mill. That train was the world's largest steam locomotive use to haul sugar cane.

  • @marcmckenzie5110
    @marcmckenzie5110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool. I appreciate people who keep these machines alive for ours and future generations! It also makes me really appreciate my Stihl cordless electric chainsaw.

  • @badmonkey0001
    @badmonkey0001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pretty clever to use the rotation to hold the saw down. I was expecting a spring or something.

  • @your_utube
    @your_utube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Like a shaper, these reciprocal machines add an recognizable human aspect to the automation of labour that must have happened as part of the industrialization of countries like the US. In it you can clearly see that the starting point was the same tool that a human worker would have used, now perhaps devoid of a handle. What is particularly cute about this one is the green guide at the top which is clearly there to fulfill the role of a human worker's left hand. Modern machines tend to be more rotational. Thanks Adam for this very enjoyable video.

  • @chetbiddlecom6016
    @chetbiddlecom6016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a beautiful piece of machinery, thanks Adam.

  • @snappers_antique_firearms
    @snappers_antique_firearms 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The older I get the more I love old machines. I just finished bringing a civil war Confederate pistol called a Griswold and Gunnison back to shootable condition. And I plan on shooting it. Before anyone asks I am a gunsmith and antique firearm collector. It's a fun hobby. As long as you are safe. Cheers

  • @douro20
    @douro20 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The city of Ottawa, KS was one one of the Midwest's largest industrial bases. One of the largest steelworks west of the Mississippi was once based there, along with the world's largest manufacturer of wire fences.

  • @frederickbramstedt8995
    @frederickbramstedt8995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had never seen a drag saw. My Dad told me he used one in the early 30’s to cut firewood at the golf course in Cosmopolis. He said he was pad $1.00 per cord, split and piled.

  • @David-xl8zf
    @David-xl8zf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is that the Abom-size sawzall? 😁
    Amazing what lazieness can come up with.
    As much work as needed as comfortable as possible.

  • @lorrainebayford177
    @lorrainebayford177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My wife works at a forestry museum and they have about 10 of those. Unfortunately none of them run. They need a volunteer who works with small engine’s to work on them.

  • @JonathanFingold
    @JonathanFingold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    so easy, a child could use it!

  • @olddawgdreaming5715
    @olddawgdreaming5715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing with us Adam, sure glad to be living and working in the more modern era. The pioneers were a strong willed group and were more close nit though. Fred.

    • @passenger6735
      @passenger6735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bet there were a few one armed log cutters back then too.

  • @ZombifiedWatermelon
    @ZombifiedWatermelon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    PUTputPUTputPutPutPUT........that takes me back. My Grandfather restored old John Deere tractors as a hobby. He's gone 21 years and I still remember that sound.

  • @bernardwill7196
    @bernardwill7196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is good to see the Flyweeler with the Log saw see in action . Greetings from germany

  • @marlobreding7402
    @marlobreding7402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An old friend of mine had one similar to this one, his was a Vaughn Drag Saw.
    Here in Oregon the old time Loggers called the two man hand saws Misery Whipps.

    • @dougpark1025
      @dougpark1025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Misery Whips is appropriate. I learned to use one when I was young. I recall falling a tree or two and cutting them up. It takes some real teamwork and practice to make them work!

  • @imbok
    @imbok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It appears that it's the weight of the blade alone that's providing the downward pressure for the cut. It's producing saw dust on each stroke, so you know it's working.

    • @millomweb
      @millomweb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That circular saw in the previous video would split that log in two length-ways by the time this has got through half the diameter !

    • @ellieprice363
      @ellieprice363 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@millomweb A little more weight would have helped but this demo was not intended to show speed, only that the old antique would actually cut.

    • @millomweb
      @millomweb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ellieprice363 I'd expect far more sawdust from that blade we see. We don't know if they've bothered maintaining the blade in good condition as it's not really for business purposes.
      It ought to run faster too - again, maybe running slower as it's for demonstration purposes.

    • @ellieprice363
      @ellieprice363 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@millomweb Just a demo only. Pay no attention to the very low cutting speed. It’s amazing that the thing works at all.

    • @espenschjelderup426
      @espenschjelderup426 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Notice that the guide rods for the blade is mounted to a lobe on the gear axel.
      I guess it will provide some downward pressure, and probably make the blade rock a bit.

  • @singleshot2218
    @singleshot2218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now that’s cool! Thanks for sharing Adam!

  • @ValiRossi
    @ValiRossi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's quite the dance. Even the chainsaw is getting into it.

  • @comictrio
    @comictrio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Half a bottle of cheap whisky later and the log is finally cut. I'm not making fun, I actually think this saw is cool. Thanks for the video, Adam.

    • @mathewmolk2089
      @mathewmolk2089 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      From the looks of the sawdust I think it could have used a good filing. Check out the lumberjack contests and the 2-Man crosscut competition.....In the condition of that blade the guys there could have beaten it 4:1. Love to see this thing with a sharp blade, though. = No contest against humans, I'j bet.

  • @codygooch510
    @codygooch510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow man. It’s crazy how far we’ve come in such a short amount of time.

  • @frederickbramstedt8995
    @frederickbramstedt8995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Dad ran one of these in the early thirties near Cosmopolis. Old growth wind falls cut and split for $1.00 per cord.

  • @ronnydowdy7432
    @ronnydowdy7432 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing this. It was great to see.

  • @georgeescaped6035
    @georgeescaped6035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    looks like a dry log much faster cuts in wet wood but pretty cool!!

  • @donteeple6124
    @donteeple6124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thats one heck of a machine !!! Bet a sharper saw woulda really helped alot though, and made it cut much quicker. 2 man saw competitors with their sharp saws would be thru a chunk like that in no time. Still an amazing machine, and a very neat thing to watch. Thanks for sharing !

  • @keel23345
    @keel23345 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i wanted to see you climbing a tree and cutting it in sections with it🤣. Good video, nice to see old machines like this workin👍

  • @dleland71
    @dleland71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not bad. That was some hard wood, red oak I believe. Hard to cut with anything. I love these 'old iron' shows and try to attend many in my area. Thanks Adam, keep it up.

  • @P61guy61
    @P61guy61 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for posting

  • @quintonquill
    @quintonquill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love this old tech you never get to see this stuff very cool.

  • @kevkeelan5106
    @kevkeelan5106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, I wasn't expecting that. Incredible

  • @AffordBindEquipment
    @AffordBindEquipment 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that thing really goes to town! put a couple of really tired guys out of work

  • @peterhansen8216
    @peterhansen8216 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Cool machine. That blade is really dull though

    • @richnfamous59
      @richnfamous59 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's what I thought. makes a huge difference

    • @maggs131
      @maggs131 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That and the log was old and dried out making it much tougher to cut than one dropped yesterday

    • @natedoerfler652
      @natedoerfler652 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah sharpen that thing!! Lol

    • @cozmium
      @cozmium 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was going to say more pressure on it, as it doesn't look like it has much more than the blade and guide for the blade, but now you mention it yeah could need a good sharpen up

    • @peterhansen8216
      @peterhansen8216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      as a thought maybe the blade is dull on purpose. so the demo can run longer.

  • @julianstafford7071
    @julianstafford7071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder how they rigged them up when using them back in the day? That demo is going to have the blade cutting the sod and dirt when nearing the bottom.

  • @bulletproofpepper2
    @bulletproofpepper2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @rayanator105
    @rayanator105 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love these old machines.

  • @glennford8844
    @glennford8844 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We cut 100s of tons of fire wood with one of those. 8ft lengths, hammers and wedge to split the logs, throw on the trailer and drag them home to a long belt tractor driven saw bench. No hydraulics, just hard yakka.

  • @thereynolds2725
    @thereynolds2725 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bet a water or oil drip would speed things up a bit. Super cool tech.

  • @andyguyuk1
    @andyguyuk1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Makes you respect the power and speed of a modern chainsaw

  • @tmackinator
    @tmackinator 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is just terrifying!

  • @falksweden
    @falksweden 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a wonderfully dangerous contraption!

  • @jimoconnor6850
    @jimoconnor6850 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it. When men were MEN! OSHA would SCREAM if they saw this running..! Thanks for sharing

  • @odd-
    @odd- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That thing could be terrifying!

  • @troywee4774
    @troywee4774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fantastic old machines mate thanks for the share.

  • @nashguy207
    @nashguy207 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats a vintage saw for sure. Seems to cut good just a little slow. Thanks for sharing Adam!!

    • @wlogue
      @wlogue 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ralphgesler5110 2 men on a misery whip would have had a much longer stroke, I.E. more chips per pull. That's a cool old rig, but probably not really profitable around here back then, in the big wood, plus the steep ground. No offense, but thats a flatland machine, cool none the less.

  • @CrossesbyCharlie
    @CrossesbyCharlie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im in a campground right now in Goliad TX with an Abom Taco Bake bubbling in the Dutch Oven, almost ready, smelling incredible

  • @melloman8210
    @melloman8210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seems like about 1/4 of that blade is being used and could be more efficient with a longer stroke.

  • @tonyc.4528
    @tonyc.4528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandfather had told me long ago that when he was logging, they limbed with axes and saved the bow saw (seen left of this machine) to cross cut to log length as the chain then was so brittle that it snapped if it chattered in the least.

  • @TwiztidPain
    @TwiztidPain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is an amazing peice of history ty

  • @Stefan_Boerjesson
    @Stefan_Boerjesson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun "thing" to see. More convenient than a handsaw but way more slow than the chainsaw.

  • @HandToolRescue
    @HandToolRescue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Muahahahaha!

  • @metalslingr
    @metalslingr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Coolest thing I ever…saw.

  • @angelramos-2005
    @angelramos-2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you man.

  • @Northrendish
    @Northrendish 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was incredible to watch

  • @anthonymarino4260
    @anthonymarino4260 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for sharing

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker6347 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing...Thanks Adam...

  • @robostyle9773
    @robostyle9773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was awesome thank you

  • @Rocket39Smoke14
    @Rocket39Smoke14 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And that folks, is where the term "Sawing Logs" came from.

  • @jasonbabila6006
    @jasonbabila6006 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Back in the day technology.

  • @mp6756
    @mp6756 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely a cool machine the good old days and definitely befor there was OSHA they would have a field day with that one.

  • @thomaslawry5238
    @thomaslawry5238 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful....
    There's "Saws that sing" available for free, that details how maintain and sharpen cross cut saws!

  • @KennyEaton603
    @KennyEaton603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    With some file work, I bet that would eat through material pretty quick.
    I couldn’t run one. Running machines like that and having ADD doesn’t mix well.

  • @earleclemans4836
    @earleclemans4836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That damn thing is scary

  • @rafo6577
    @rafo6577 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice old machine and some cleverness going on too.

  • @RG-li5zq
    @RG-li5zq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a neat saw. I wonder when the rusty blade was last sharpened.

  • @clarenceburton9654
    @clarenceburton9654 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow awesome 😎

  • @m_a_s6069
    @m_a_s6069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    old school cool

  • @t.d.mich.7064
    @t.d.mich.7064 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Engine is barely idling! This thing is jammed packed with operator safety features. I bet O.H.S.A. would love to find one if these in use.
    Actually cuts quite slow, but is does the job. Must been invented by Rube Goldberg!

  • @yafois988
    @yafois988 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The word "contraption" comes to mind.

  • @ces188charles6
    @ces188charles6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool!!!

  • @bobkershner2377
    @bobkershner2377 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome

  • @jamesbarisitz4794
    @jamesbarisitz4794 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So Wile E.Coyote in its operation! Not sure if the blade was sharp, but the motor sounds like it could run forever. Some stakes pounded into the ground at the motor end might help reduce the wobble and translate more power to the cut. Very cool labor saver in its day.

  • @unclezygi8220
    @unclezygi8220 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @justintime2277
    @justintime2277 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍 From Cadillac Michigan

  • @michaelkoch2109
    @michaelkoch2109 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That sounds like my heart! ;)

  • @jjbode1
    @jjbode1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a well timed one-lung engine powering that saw. Any reckoning of its efficiency?

  • @had2galsinthebooth
    @had2galsinthebooth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It'sa giant sawzall with pruning blade!

  • @21kadiris
    @21kadiris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cutting will complete at part 2. Hahaha. Nice engine

  • @shaunybonny688
    @shaunybonny688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That definitely beats using elbow grease.

  • @drlegendre
    @drlegendre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always get a huge kick out of automatic hacksaws, and to have an extra-large version powered by an old single cylinder engine with an exposed flywheel... well, I'm just not sure what to say. :-)

  • @lelandbradley1076
    @lelandbradley1076 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those had a very specific use in the logging world, too big and clumsy to use out in the woods. They were used at the landing, cutting cord wood to feed the steam donkey. When the steam donkeys left the woods so did the drag saws.

  • @marlinbontrager
    @marlinbontrager 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even the Amish showed up

  • @james.d.8044
    @james.d.8044 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow thats the coolest thing 😎 😍 👏

  • @knightsun
    @knightsun 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool,but imagine how fast that saw would cut with a sharp blade.

  • @irakopilow9223
    @irakopilow9223 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love those old hit or miss engines. That log wil go from 50% moisture down to 10% by the time that slice finishes. I know a guy that has one on a beautiful oak wagon and it powers an ice cream machine. That's right. A diesel powered ice cream machine!

  • @ironworkerfxr7105
    @ironworkerfxr7105 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fully approved by OSHA !!

  • @dlfabrications
    @dlfabrications 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder if the blade is dull??? The thing with this blade, is that if the log has too large of a diameter, the teeth get clogged and the saw just starts to float on sawdust. Cause the length of the stroke.