Best of the Old Sawmill in Sweden.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มี.ค. 2022
- Early mornin' in my Sawmill. I built this between 2019-2020 in a way to really look like the old days with all old inventory. The machines once belonged to my Grandfather, and have been used by my greate Grandfather and my Dad as well. The building was aboute to collapse so i moved the machines here to my farm and built a 1940's classic Swedish sawmill. The engines and sawbench are all built in Sweden between 1938-1948. Exept for the Deutz 322 engine. That is a German made engine from 1935.
Lots of work to start and keep going. It is a tribute to all of my relatives on my fathers side that have used this to make a living back in the days. I am only using it as a hobby, but it still makes quite good money. And i really enjoy working in the old way, and my Father helps me here in this video.
The wood is frozen now. That makes the sawdust freeze and squize the sawblade stem witch makes it very hard to cut. But with slower feed it works quite well.
Thank's for reading and watching!
/Richard Andersson. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Love videos like this! No disturbing music, no nerve-racking intro ... Only pure machinery sound and genious video! Please send more of this!
Thanks! 😊 /Richard
real pleasure to see. you get really happy.
Fränt 😊
I totally agree !
Disturbing music does ruin alot of content on YT, but not here. Working with dad is also very cool.
A visual and sensual feast ! I’ve given up flying- otherwise I’d love to go there and smell the oil and the pine. Also I agree with another commenter - no music !!!!. Nearly all filmmakers put music in - so as to be prescriptive about what we should be feeling 😖. The sawmill itself was a musical instrument. I loved the way you could tell that the flywheel was doing the work - the engine just injecting little packages of energy into the flywheel.
I particularly liked the engine sounding a bit puffed out as it coasted to a dead stop.
Very nice old machinery. Thanks. Glad to watch this. ❤
Boy, it did me some good to see some old machinery serviced and used. Unfortunately, built to last is a thing of the past. Nowadays the motto is built to last just past the warranty. Thanks Richard.
Quel cérémonial..... J'adore voir revivre ces vieilles machines..... Splendide.....
....I can almost smell the whole operation....from the oils to the wood.... and , to me, the machines have a heartbeat all of their own..........John (west coast, Can.)
Your video brings me back to the day's as a young boy who watched the old timers work a mill similar to yours. This was back in the early 1970's, before they switched to an electric/hydraulic saw mill,where I worked in the late 70's,early 80's. All that is gone now, and, all I have of the old place and the men I worked with, are mere memories. Thank you for sharing your love of the old mill...
This film is a piece of art from start to finish. Thank you.
This is probably one the most interesting videos I have seen in a long time. Love seeing the old machinery at work and running so smooth. Great job.
Hi! Thank you. I wanted it to be even more, but time is a precious thing this time of year. Lots of work. /Richard
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Normaly it makes sence if you use also a woodgasgenerator to use the sawdust for driving the combustionengine. I not expect that you going back to an steamdrive ☝️🧐🤔😉
@@hannulammi2499 Have you any other links to share on the same subject ? Thanks in advance.
Totally agree Larry, was awesome to see everything from the oil lantern firing up to the old engine. Really entertaining.
This totally satisfies my soul. I didn't even have a soul until I watched this video masterpiece. Thank you for sharing. Subscribed.
Hi, thank you very much. I built this sawmill 2020-2022. The machines is my grandpas. He sold it in 1974 but I bought it back 2020. He died before i built this but i think he would be happy to see it. /Richard
It's absolutely mind-blowing how much maintenance must be done to keep these lovely machines working, but at the same time - that's probably why they are so indestructible. Great video, so relaxing to watch :D
Yes, oil and grease. And lots of it! Then it runs forever! Better with a drop of oil at the right time than a whole bucket when it is to late. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery how old is this mill?
@@rudycarlson8245 Hi! This model came in the 1870's. But this one is made in 1948. It is a very good mill, and they still make them today! /Richard
This was so awsome to watch! I really loved to see this beautifull machinery maintenanced and working. Also lovet the beginning of it with the simple but trusty oil lamp.
Love the sounds of the belts. I worked in a wooden ruler and toilet seat factory in upstate New York in the 70's. All the milling machines were driven by a large coal fired engine and belts.
Watching this gives modern man a sense of purpose, what it was to work and take pride at the end of the day. Now, we just push papers around and sit all day on zoom calls and complain about our internet service.
Yeah, i actually use this to cut lumber and sell with good profit. And after a 8h day you are quite done.. Back in the days here in Sweden they worked 10h 6days/week as a normal worker. But they was strong back then. /Richard
No crappy music, just luverly sounds of these old engines chugging away as they did 100 years ago. From Australia
Absolutely fantastic, thanks for sharing this with us, the first five minutes were like a movie set in the age!
What a beautiful sawmill! Everything about this is a tribute to the way things used to be done. Love the video, and glad to see you back! :)
Hi and thanks! Yes it is very hard for me to get the time i need to make these videos now. I have all my days filled upp all the time. Glad you like it! /Richard
This is super important lesson for the future!! No one soon knows how to survive reality ?? I get sentimental and warm when I watch your films!
Beautiful machines doing what they were built to do from back when "Built to last " was a promise, not a sales slogan. Very well done video also. Nice to see you return to TH-cam.
This is a thing of sheer beauty, so cinematic! Just watching it feels like stepping back in time, and the soundtrack is nothing short of masterful. Amazing video of awesome machines and incredible workers! You've raised the bar for all youtubers. Keep up the great work and stay safe, my friend. 🙂
Anyone can operate a modern sawmill, if only you know a little about computertechnology, but to run an living, breething creature like this, and keep it running, you have to be an artist! Well done Richard!
There was a water powered sawmill on the farm/estate where i grew up, all long gone now of course but your post brought back some very good memories.
Thank you.
I stumbled upon a 300 year old water saw mill in Småland, Sweden.
Turns out it is still operational and locals maintain it, and they even run it in the spring when the water is high in the creek.
It has a circular saw as well as milling stones and a machine that splits roof shingles.
Almost everything exept the cutting tools is made from wood.
Thank you for maintaining and showing us how it works. Most of us have never seen this type of equipment.
I think its great that your Dad comes and helps out, what a wonderful tradition to be able to give your kids as well
Can we all stop for a moment and appreciate the sound of a large hot bulb engine working under load? They sound nice even idling, but i love seeing them do actual work! They sound even more awesome!
Enjoyed the video a great deal and I think your story is a gem. The mill is an amazing tribute to your lineage and I am sure that your father appreciates what you have done and the time he gets to spend with you at the mill and in the shop. Your content is good clean viewing that I am not afraid to show my grandchildren. Thank you for sharing.
Just the heartbeats of the engines and the buzz of the saw...Beautiful.
As soon as you started this video by priming the "paraffin lamp" I knew it was going to be an awesome 30 minutes. My Dad taught me how to solder with a 50's blowtorch and copper iron. His Dad (Granda' Wood) always had his paraffin lantern handy, even though he had those newfangled "gas mantle lights" installed in his Council House when I was about 4 yrs old. That was 68-69 years ago on Tyneside, England. Our Scandinavian ancestry was always something we were proud of. Thanks for waking up some very fond memories of my huge family and childhood.
what a wonderful piece of machinery!!! It looks like it could run forever. thanks for showing this.
Wonderful video! I LOVE watching old equipment working.
I love to see the old machinery still in use. Thanks so much for sharing.
I envy you working in such a place.
Thanks for keeping this beautiful scene alive.
Cheers from Australia.
This is the best engine show that l have seen in a long time.l didn't even have to leave my chair
Hi, thanks for those kind words. I hope you having a great day! /Richard
What a wonderful depiction of of how it was done 100 years ago. It should be shown in every school. Thank you.
Old legends never die, people in its day just got exhausted by the heroic level of maintenance such a machine requires over a newer model.
My highest appreciation for your passionate efforts to preserve both your family's heritage and this wonderful antique equipment. This is true World Heritage. God bless you all.
It's not just the engines that are a marvel. You and your dad are also a well oiled machine working so well together.
im a carpenter working with modern machinery (some stuff around 20-40 years old but still modern compared to what you use haha)
love seeing old equipment like this still being used, takes a little time to start it up but it still gets the job done!
Hi, yes. I dont have to do all of this every day. Mostly i can start cutting boards within 20 minutes. But it takes a lot of extra time when im filming. A 15 min job takes one hour. /Richard
Yeah you can speed things up by adding a luber station to it you just run lines to all the places you lube before you start it an its done no doubts cause there is an oil tank on it thats see through so you know when oil is low that way you can start it up just a little faster you will still have to lube rod an crank but the rest will be done automatic with the luber but up to you it all belongs to you i guess
That is a true treasure. And it's great to see that everything still works the way it was meant to. Thanks for sharing this with me.
Thanks mate. Yes a lot of hours is put in to make this mill. But turned out just as i wanted it. /Richard
What a great video Richard. It really gives a look into the past and how things were done. Great job! I am always excited when you post a video, they are always something very unique and interesting.
absolutely amazing, incredible to preserve your family's traditions and make them your own, well done Sir !
watched this a while back when it first came out . . . I have to say it's fascinating to watch all the old equipment working, each with it's purpose. I just got through sawing a bunch of bowl blanks from cherry and other woods and I can't say my modern sawmill worked any better or faster than this setup. Thanks so much for the content you share!
Hi! Thank you! I think this works really well now, but it was a long way there. /Richard
🤠👍 Stort tack för att du bevarar ett stycke historia och ett lika stort tack för att du delar med dig!
Relaxing video, just right these days. Life goes on as it has since 1948!
Growing up here in the U.S. my dad ran my great great grandfather's 1920's Frick Sawmill with a 52 inch replaceable tooth blade. Since he was sawing really large hardwood at times he was using a GM 4-71 Detroit Diesel from probably around the late 1940's to early 50's as a power source. I have many memories of running that mill when I was growing up. It's neat to see the differences and similarities. Thank you for sharing!
Machines like this don't require a laptop and a bunch of diagnostic gear to speak to you and tell you if something is wrong. A mechanic in tune with the machine who knows it inside and out can listen and feel and quickly know what needs attention. There is really an art to maintaining pieces such as these. If you listen and feel for what it's asking for and take care of it, it'll last a lifetime or more. It's dirty and messy but hearing that engine come to life and that equipment start up is just wonderful. Watching you work that close to the blade though, man that's scary. I'm not saying I wouldn't be doing the same thing in that position, but it shows how one small slip could be a serious problem. You better be aware of your surroundings and where every moving piece is at all times or bad things will happen.
I love how you prefer steam power and vintage everything. That mantle you changed was easily twice the size of any I've ever seen here in the USA.
Really? But sure, at full power it really does put out a fair amount of light, thats no lie. I recon its a fenomenal piece of lantern. Made in Sweden, of course.
@@YesterdaysMachinery yes, All the mantles here, even the few vintage ones I have that my great grandfather had in his shop, are about 1in x 1in (2.5cm x 2.5 cm.) Also, thay don't open up like that, they are sewn in a manner that keeps them flat until burned.
Simply fantastic, I love these big old machines, this place is fabulous!
Talk about a labor of love. Fantastic work! Even better you get to share it with your dad!
Absolutely amazing. Thank you for these beautiful videos of these great machines still working. I enjoy every one!
The good old technology is wonderful, it warms my heart. Nice video, thank you very much.
Otroligt skön och lugnande video! Tack Richard! Din klädsel och alla tidstypiska attiraljer gör mycket till atmosfären.
What a way to pay tribute to your Relatives, using that Mill must feel like stepping back in time & you get to work with your Father, you are a lucky Man 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
It fascinates me that this old machinery still works well. It reenforces the saying that if you design it right, it's always right.
Amazing old sawmill still running Thanks so much..🇺🇸
I've been using these for YEARS !!!
Do you have all your fingers left? 😁
@@YesterdaysMachinery
I was referring to the lanterns !!! 😂
@@bmortlock1956 same might still apply. The lantern mantles contain radioactive thorium. 😂 😳
@@TsunauticusIV
True, but, radio activity levels BARELY REGISTER on my gieger counter at all !!!
@@YesterdaysMachinery Great stuff Richard, but I seen your hands too close to that blade, no business with your hands near that blade. Almost every mill operator I've met in my 82 years has fingers missing.
Richard I really enjoy your videos.
Hi, and thanks! /Richard
Just firing up the ole limb extractor... Great content..Thanks..
Haha, yes. But you can also use it for slicing up logs 😁
1st time I ever seen a finished board come off the "back " side of the of the saw blade. More like a giant table saw than a typical sawmill carriage that only rolls on the back side of the blade. carrying the bulk of the log behind the blade. The lack of removable teeth (bits) held in by shanks allowing teeth replacements. This is really OLD old school and thank you for sharing.
Hi! Thank you. This was the way Swedish mills loked like. I have never seen a American style mill here in Sweden. And we dont have them huge logs here. Take care! /Richard
Die Technik ist phantastisch, erstaunlich das noch alle Finger dran sind.
What a great project, I love to see such wonderful, practical old machines being well maintained and renovated for future generations to marvel over! Bravo for your love of these things!
This is a very interesting video. It’s nice to see the older machinery being put to work. It may take longer for the morning start up, but it’s far more interesting to watch and repair if necessary. This video brought back some memories of my childhood. Hope you and your family have stayed safe and healthy throughout the past winter. Welcome back!❤️
Ovanligt snygg film av hantverket som liknar det morfar gjorde för femtio år sedan. Farligt dock.
So nice to see this. So many people turn on a switch and go make something. You have already done a lot of work before you even cut the first board!
I wonder how many children today have never even lit a match, let alone a kerosene lantern. Thanks for a great video!
Historisch Pur ist der Sägemotor von 1900 Jahrhundert ? Ist ja ein wunder das es noch Läuft ! Sogar die Lampe und der Kanister ist Original . Schönes Video ! 👍👍👌
So cool to actually see those old pieces of machinery working.
Nothing nicer than hearing a engine working hard.
This video conveys a ton of history. Super interesting to study this a few times to see how wood was milled using the old ways. Electricity generated using an oil engine - how cool is that. Not much else on the web like this - I really appreciate it...Thanks!
Awesome job! Thanks for the video!
Without any doubt this is the coolest sawmilling video I have watched, great dedication and respect by yourself and family to keep a very important part of timber industry going, thankyou from Australia 👍💯
Excellent work, including the video! Thanks for posting.
Brilliant, far better without a commentary, that way you have to work out what each step is as you watch. Huge congratulations for re-creating history in this way!
That was an absolutely absorbing half hour, thanks Richard. I usually get lost in your videos so this one was no exception :)
Richard, I congratulate you on the rebuild of this awesome mill.
Hard work but it works very well I love ol saw mills especially when they are old engine powered. The video is out standing and well done. Thanks for sharing this with us. Hello fro West Virginia USA.
Greetings to you from Bahrain. I love the life of the countryside, which was wiped out in my country, and the village became a city. I love old machines, which remind me of a skilled craftsman who makes crafts with great skill. 🇧🇭🌹
Wonderful video Richard, and I'm glad to see you are still at it. Older machinery like this is great! It's so much simpler even if there is a lot more manual labor involved. Well done!
Thank you 😊
Very nice to see this kind of films showing a past era. The lumber and saw mills was essential to Sweden. And so cosy and humble at the country sides. An illegal shoot moose was the worst that could happen. Then Sweden was a proud and idyllic place.
Hi Richard, hope you and your family are in good health. Wow!!! I am so impressed, I have never seen anything like that in my life, I love it. Thank you so much for making this video. I collect and restore old oil lamps and burners, it is great to see them in proper action. Take care, kindest regards.
Hi! Yes we are all good thank you. I hope the best for you too.
Thats nice! Yes, this one have been in the family since new.
All those hours i spent moving machines and parts out from the old saw building i only used this lantern all the time as light source. And it never fails. Always works and gives a very warm and comfortable light i think /Richard
That's awesome you collect old oil lamps I do now and then buy old oil lamps and parts for a iron scrapyard to find it I have check the copper container
Einfach Traumhaft ,alleine der Glühstrumpf der Lampe , wo bekommt man so etwas noch zu sehen❤❤👍👍
Wonderful old style milling. Essential viewing!
I love old technology. It's a testament to the old timers that the machinery still runs today. Some would say the equipment is overbuilt, i would say it was designed to last.
Another thing i think is fantastic about your saw mill is you're completely independent of the power grid.
Yes, if i have oil i can run it. In a couple of years from now i might be the only one capable of running. / Richard
Saw Stop anyone? Seriously though. I restore and use antique hand tools. This is next level stuff here. Very nice
this video is awesome you do your ancestors proud
Thanks. Yes i hope so. / Richard
Now that brings back some fond memories , the times spent helping my grandfather ( more like being in the way ) lighting the wick on the fire stick as pop called it , I sure had fun and thank you for bringing back the memories , I sure appreciate it . Great video .
Thanks for a great video, it is great to see some of the past preserved. I am an Australian permanently living in Kungsbacka, Sweden. In the 60s I saw a sawmill in Warburton (Vic, Aust.) that was powered by a large semi-stationary steam engine, your film took me back to those memories. Keep up the good work.
Hi! love to hear that. You are very much welcome to visit if you are around some time. I live in Åseda. Småland. / Richard
New subscriber! 😊 I love to see someone keeping the old technology alive so we can all learn how things used to be done.
That was incredible! Thank you for sharing
Wow fantastic video, thank you for sharing some of your routine. what a wonderful saw mill. Great to see the old engines working. Most videos are just engines starting and idling. Off grid the best way to be in this terrible new world we live in.
A fantastic and oddly very relaxing and enjoyable process to watch.
The sound of the old engine talking when the saw is cutting is enthralling.
Hello Richard, thank you for making this epic masterpiece of an amateur video. I hope there will be more to come. Keep it up! Hello from Southwest Germany!
I guess OSHA was not around in 48. Neat video, "Liked", (it makes me nervous).
Hello from Texas. Very nice video. Top drawer for sure. Thanks
Thanks! Nice to hear from Texas. /Richard
Saw dust in my blood tak pris John Anderson
Watching the old machinery and you taking care of them was really enjoyable. Hearing the one lung big engine run brought back a lot of memories of the oil fields in Texas. We started them the same as you, they ran on well head gas after we started them with a little squirt of kerosine. The flywheel was almost six feet high and man it would take off, we had to watch out not to fall in the wheel when starting.
Amazing, not much of this type of history operating down under, just locked up in museum's. Great video, thanks.
Outstanding!
Amazing! The beginning of the video is like a thriller. It reminds me of the old days, we used to have the Primus Kerosine heater, the Lux lantern and the Swedish 3 Star Match box too.
Beautiful machines, beautiful video. Great stuff gentlemen. This would be a slice of heaven for me.
Absolutely fascinating ! It reminded me very much of an old sawmill which was in our village in Ireland. The huge stationary engine turned a massive circular saw and I was told the engine was stared using a big tank of pressurised air. I only ever saw it working once over 10 years ago and it was truly a sight to behold. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me and the sawmill is long gone . The machinery was dismantled and is now on display in a museum somewhere. Thank you again for sharing and best regards from Ireland.
Hi, very interesting! Good thing that it still lives and not went to the scrapyard.
My grandfather in Ullatti also had a sawmill and cutter powered by a 16HP Beijer if memory serves. :-) He sold it in the early 90:s and it has since been dismantled and moved, really nostalgic to hear those sounds again. Amazing fotage! Thanks for sharing.
Hi! Yes many people have heard those engine sounds back in the days so many get nostalgic when they see this in operation :) / Richard