Marty T is my alternate life by proxy. I’m a suburban living blue collar dude that would like to do the things he does. Makes his own lumber and uses everything from the tree. Repurposes older equipment (within reason) and enjoys life. Thanks Marty I’ll keep on remodeling my house and working my job and enjoying your sharing here.
It was great to see how you cut that metal out of the tree - and very clever to check the rest with the metal detector (wouldn't have thought of that). I love the way you ensure best quality of outcome by clearing dirt / bark off the log, sharpening the blades, removing resin halfway through etc. It's just great watching you work especially with old equipment that still do a good job with the care and maintenance you give them. Great job Marty!
I have a small oak paperweight in my desk, cut from a block of firewood by my dad, with a large lead "wadcutter bullet" imbedded in it. We were splitting firewood and he spotted it inbedded in the log. It's very old. He used his saw to cut the little block with the bullet out, and he gave it to me to polyurethane and sand smooth. It sits on my desk today, and reminds me of my days as a kid cutting firewood with dad. I'll never forget him saying "glad I didn't hit that with my Jonsered!" which is funny, because if there was a nail or bolt in a tree, we would ALWAYS seem to find it with the chainsaw. Good video, as always, Marty.
Good job, you got almost 500k subscribers and no click bait, no hashtags, no half naked girls and no fancy description. Just an honest man doing honest work. That's how it's supposed to be done
When I watch someone mill I remember how much work it was and how much less the log seemed to yield than I thought it would. Pretty much everything I cut was 4/4 so it took forever to get through three logs. I'm sure I never broke even based on what the mill cost, but I've got to admit that it made me feel good to make furniture out of wood that I milled myself. Thanks for the video!
52 years living in Los Angeles (sigh...) and my wife and I are counting the days till we can buy our little farm up north the country is much like yours meanwhile I will live vicariously through you mate.
I have never seen a sawmill like this before. I like it!! It is good to see the life of a tree being extended into something useful like this. Naturally, firewood is one good viable way to use wood, but turning something that once was so grand and noble into a part of something or into a piece of furniture brings joy and sense of connection with the property itself. That sentiment stems from growing up on a Welsh farm in a very, very old farmhouse. My bedroom door was made by my great grandfather out of larch that was felled on the farm. Nothing fancy, but the chest of drawers in my parents' bedroom was also made by him (not larch) and is a family treasure that is really under appreciated.
@@robt2151 That's what I was thinking too, basically making slabs. Marty's mill is more for making 1x1,1x2, 2x2, 2x4, 2&4x8's, and it seems to do that really well.
Marty, I tend to think of you as the Bob Ross of fixing things. 😌 I find your videos very soothing and enjoyable, and I always look forward to future videos. Wishing you and your family good health and much happiness. Nice mill 👍
By watching how you maintain your equipment, I believe that if everyone maintained their equipment as you do, you would not have some of the machines that you do. Keep up the good work. I love watching your channel.
Marty is a man who is not afraid of work,great video very entertaining to watch that mill working.I was trying to imagine the outcome if that metal piece hadn’t been removed.
I LOVE the sawmill you made! I had not seen a twin blade mill set up like this before. When I heard twin blade I was thinking twin blades, as in the top blade cuts the top of the log that's too large for the bottom blade to completely cut. AWESOME idea you had with your mill!
My grandfather once owned antique curved glass picture frames with timber spheres as stands. One of those timber spheres contained a bullet projectile from WW2. Found whilst being lathed up, the craftsman left it there.
Beautiful lumber, Marty! I'm sure you'll find a very good use for it (if you haven't already!). How long does it take to dry the boards properly? Anyway, thank you for showing us how you processed this large tree for a number of purposes. Best wishes to you and the family!
The best lesson from this is the maintenance routine before the start; pretty sure it saves a ton of strife later. The timber turned out a bit rubbishy but still useful. Interesting as usual. I would like to see the mill doing some hardwood - might be a bit slower.
Your are one of the few people on TH-cam that is cutting wood that actually use a metal detector. Most of the other guys don't use one and of course hit metal and it not only buggers up there gear but also there day. Job well done mate.
Marty, it's always a pleasure when you take your Sawmill and run it that is a well built piece of equipment thank you. Greatings from Staunton Virginia, and me to, Bob!
I can’t wait to see what kinda crazy cool stuff he builds with this lumber. Maybe another boat, or a wine closet, or a bridge? Who knows the man can do almost anything!!!
Unguarded blades, open chain drives, safety directors here in the USA would be hyperventilating and have to take a seat. Keep living your best life Marty! 😜 Blessings to you and your lovely family.
If Marty treats his wife half as well as the rusty machines he cares for she must be one of the most doted on women in the world! 😊 That wood is worth a fortune now a days! Good work!
I was at the lumber store today pricing out lumber for a project. YOU made a pile of bucks with your mill and the rest is firewood and compost. Well done Marty!
Great vid Marty. I can just smell the pine. Looks like you may have tweaked your back? Gotta be careful. Every year the ground for me gets farther and farther away. All the best for 23.
I've seen saws like this drip a coolant onto the blades to keep them cleaner and sharper for longer. Some of those 2x4s will be pretty weak in the middle because of that large knot, but there isn't a lot you can do about that other than cut 4x4s out of the worst sections and save the prime stuff for your preferred dimensions. Very nice all told. I would be very happy with pretty much every board you have thats over 2" thick. I've also seen some people use bailing wire to clamp the cauls/stickers to force prevent warping as it seems pretty resin filled and maybe a bit green. You can also paint the ends with pitch, house paint or whatever to slow down the drying at the ends and prevent splitting. Sorry for leaving such a large comment. I'd hate to see your hard work spoiled by unseasonable weather.
Great job Marty. Great use of a tree you had to fell. I'm sure the timber will come in handy. Gosh timber prices are crazy in NZ at the mo. Good on you 👏
I chopped 10 cubic meters lumber for firewood. Used my grass mower with collecting bag to pick all saw dust from lawn. I have four big bags of that, have been burning it with wood in my living room fireplace. It burns well and is quite dry, thanks to the large surface area.
I really enjoy watching you run this mill. All over YT these people have the band saw mills but dont understand how to evaluate the lumber. As in many things you are a thoughtful and skilled person, your channel is very easy to watch. Thanks!
My grandfathers barn was built in the forties using a portable mill. This video shows me how much work and skill is involved. great video.......thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Home Made Sawmill - wow - You are a very Clever Man ! You got some Good Timber out off that Log ! Well done ! We loved the Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
Hi buddy how are ya? Oh man I love your saw mill!!! Twin blade circle saw how awesomely efficient. Every pass makes a board! I have a Norwood hd36v2 and I have to roll the logs a lot to get lumber, but I love it! Here in California lumber is crazy expensive so folks buy from me at a reduce price, they save and I make a lil with my hobby so everyone is happy!
Bloody beaut...great to hear the mighty Datsun running...awesome work Marty. This is my favourite little slice of NZ telly to watch from a Kiwi in the UK. Keep those choice videos coming mate..👍
Make sawdust logs. Sawdust, paraffin wax or even veggie oil, and some sturdy cardboard boxes or even light ply forms (your "waste pieces of wood" would make great sawdust logs forms). Mix and compress sawdust and oil until you have wet porridge-like consistency. Compress into your forms (a heavy brick will do that trick over time). Makes a great log for the fireplace. Burns hot and long.
Took down a few dead eucalypts that I planted in the 90s, and February floods drowned. John who lives on he property, cut them down for me. He's keen to get a portable mill in for them and a few large radiata pines. The Datsun motor sounds like it's running a really lumpy cam in the sped up footage. Wickedness
Have you ever thought about making some thin cuts from giant logs like this for the tops and bottoms of a guitar? Some of those pieces looked stunning.
Thats a pretty cool sawmill Marty! I don't know if I have ever seen one that cuts horizontally and vertically at the same time. as well as being able to cut going forward and backwards. very efficient!
Man I've never seen someone working hard as you do man I wish you the best of health bro for you and your family just keep up the good work man you do some great work
G'day Marty Years ago I intended building a swing blade mill like yours (hence how I found your channel) Ended up finding a rediculously cheap lucas mill I now go out contracting with it part time And no longer work for the big corporate Thanks covid and thanks Marty 👍
Marty T is my alternate life by proxy. I’m a suburban living blue collar dude that would like to do the things he does. Makes his own lumber and uses everything from the tree. Repurposes older equipment (within reason) and enjoys life. Thanks Marty I’ll keep on remodeling my house and working my job and enjoying your sharing here.
sometimes slightly out of reason
That’s a good haul Marty.Your mill head is almost like a Lucas mill but I like the rails on the ground better
me too. i live vicariously thru Marty
Me too 🤣
Hear, hear ...
That is one efficient saw. Doing double cuts and then both ways. No turning the wood around... Genius machine..
4:27 look, I asked you nicely to come out, time to get serious. That mill is a damn good setup.
Watched again. My favorite piece of equipment on TH-cam. Love it! Wish you used it more often. You could sell lumber.
Tusen takk for god underholdning Marty. 👍🤗👍🇸🇯
It was great to see how you cut that metal out of the tree - and very clever to check the rest with the metal detector (wouldn't have thought of that). I love the way you ensure best quality of outcome by clearing dirt / bark off the log, sharpening the blades, removing resin halfway through etc. It's just great watching you work especially with old equipment that still do a good job with the care and maintenance you give them. Great job Marty!
One of the main lessons I get from Marty T, Andrew Camarata and other mechanical experts is never skimp on lubrication. In Grease we Trust.
I have a small oak paperweight in my desk, cut from a block of firewood by my dad, with a large lead "wadcutter bullet" imbedded in it. We were splitting firewood and he spotted it inbedded in the log. It's very old. He used his saw to cut the little block with the bullet out, and he gave it to me to polyurethane and sand smooth. It sits on my desk today, and reminds me of my days as a kid cutting firewood with dad. I'll never forget him saying "glad I didn't hit that with my Jonsered!" which is funny, because if there was a nail or bolt in a tree, we would ALWAYS seem to find it with the chainsaw. Good video, as always, Marty.
Good job, you got almost 500k subscribers and no click bait, no hashtags, no half naked girls and no fancy description. Just an honest man doing honest work. That's how it's supposed to be done
When I watch someone mill I remember how much work it was and how much less the log seemed to yield than I thought it would. Pretty much everything I cut was 4/4 so it took forever to get through three logs. I'm sure I never broke even based on what the mill cost, but I've got to admit that it made me feel good to make furniture out of wood that I milled myself. Thanks for the video!
I love the efficiency of it cutting in both directions. And the integrated sharpener!
Totally agree was wondering how you cut a 2 plus foot trunk with a 6 inch blade.
As an arborist of nearly 20 years it’s a pleasure to watch your general skill and
know-how
Cheers from across the ditch
I see a few electric guitar bodies in the beautiful wood. The pattern is incredible. Thanks for showing us the sawmill again.
Good to see the old saw mill still runs like a champ. It's been a while since your last video using it.
Imagine if he needs new blades for it. Must be hard to find.
@@tuju- I believe You can change the teeth on those blades. That is if one can even get them somewhere..
@@gatisozols sure, those are brazed bits. That’s metalworking and somewhat advanced that needs some gases and electricity.
The teeth are removable, not brazed, they slide in using a special tool
@@MartyT well that helps then.
52 years living in Los Angeles (sigh...) and my wife and I are counting the days till we can buy our little farm up north the country is much like yours meanwhile I will live vicariously through you mate.
I’m so grateful for you sharing these videos.
I have never seen a sawmill like this before. I like it!! It is good to see the life of a tree being extended into something useful like this. Naturally, firewood is one good viable way to use wood, but turning something that once was so grand and noble into a part of something or into a piece of furniture brings joy and sense of connection with the property itself. That sentiment stems from growing up on a Welsh farm in a very, very old farmhouse. My bedroom door was made by my great grandfather out of larch that was felled on the farm. Nothing fancy, but the chest of drawers in my parents' bedroom was also made by him (not larch) and is a family treasure that is really under appreciated.
Reminds me of the Philips steam sawmill th-cam.com/video/1fcjoh-5vT0/w-d-xo.html
@@robt2151 That's what I was thinking too, basically making slabs.
Marty's mill is more for making 1x1,1x2, 2x2, 2x4, 2&4x8's, and it seems to do that really well.
Marty, I tend to think of you as the Bob Ross of fixing things. 😌 I find your videos very soothing and enjoyable, and I always look forward to future videos. Wishing you and your family good health and much happiness. Nice mill 👍
I have never seen a mill like yours. Its really affect...awesome looking wood out of that old tree
It looks like so much work for a single log, but halfway through I found it so satisfying to watch. Thanks for sharing Marty.
Nice to see the old saw mill back in action! It was great to see all the set up and maintenance you did before tackling that huge tree.
Great Video, good to see you break down a log, thanks for sharing
Thanks Marty. Really enjoy the videos.
Love watching the process from tree to stacked lumber, thanks for the video Marty T 👌
who don't like free wood and the fresh smell of milled pine that comes with it?
Thanks for the vid. Jim Bell (Australia)
Absolutely brilliant, the best home made mill I've ever seen. Great job.
By watching how you maintain your equipment, I believe that if everyone maintained their equipment as you do, you would not have some of the machines that you do. Keep up the good work. I love watching your channel.
Remember folks, prep saves lives and time in the long run.
Good stuff Marty - yes the sawdust is SO useful in any number of ways, garden critters, grass seeding, etc.
Always enjoy a sawmill vid.
That is the first time I have ever seen a metric tape measure! I'm ready for more!
Excellent Marty. Good reason to justify delaying my chores today...gotta see what Marty is doing😊
Marty is a man who is not afraid of work,great video very entertaining to watch that mill working.I was trying to imagine the outcome if that metal piece hadn’t been removed.
I LOVE the sawmill you made! I had not seen a twin blade mill set up like this before. When I heard twin blade I was thinking twin blades, as in the top blade cuts the top of the log that's too large for the bottom blade to completely cut. AWESOME idea you had with your mill!
The grain in that wood is beautiful. I can only imagine what you will make out of it.
Hello Marty.
Thanks a lot for this. It is the closest I have seen of a "Milling a big pine-tree ASMR" video.
Cheers and keep up the good work.
I can see you have several titles husband, father, logger,mechanic, fisherman.
My grandfather once owned antique curved glass picture frames with timber spheres as stands.
One of those timber spheres contained a bullet projectile from WW2.
Found whilst being lathed up, the craftsman left it there.
Beautiful lumber, Marty! I'm sure you'll find a very good use for it (if you haven't already!). How long does it take to dry the boards properly? Anyway, thank you for showing us how you processed this large tree for a number of purposes. Best wishes to you and the family!
The boards will be dry enough to use in a few months
@@MartyT thank you for replying!
@@robertburns3014 He lives in the Marlborough Sounds area of the South Island of New Zealand.
A year to be stable. Especially outside
Marty T rule #1: Don't use violence - grab a bigger tool! 😂
Looking like the sort of timber they sell at bunnings for cheap
Loved watching you mill that pine ,awesome, thanks for sharing, Gerald, Feilding.
Thanks Marty. So rewarding to be able to use a fallen tree and turn it into something useful.
I like your Mill Marty! always look forward to watching you use it! nice!
GREAT video Marty 👍🇨🇦🇺🇸❤🙏🎄
The best lesson from this is the maintenance routine before the start; pretty sure it saves a ton of strife later. The timber turned out a bit rubbishy but still useful. Interesting as usual. I would like to see the mill doing some hardwood - might be a bit slower.
Your are one of the few people on TH-cam that is cutting wood that actually use a metal detector. Most of the other guys don't use one and of course hit metal and it not only buggers up there gear but also there day. Job well done mate.
I declare this machine The Plankinator 9000.
Marty, it's always a pleasure when you take your Sawmill and run it that is a well built piece of equipment thank you. Greatings from Staunton Virginia, and me to, Bob!
Marty, that looks like a Macquarie Mill from Aus. I saw one in FNQ but with a VW motor on it. It had a self-return too. Good work.
I can’t wait to see what kinda crazy cool stuff he builds with this lumber. Maybe another boat, or a wine closet, or a bridge? Who knows the man can do almost anything!!!
Marty, from an Australian point of view, I see an old log going into your mill, and $ coming out. 👍
Unguarded blades, open chain drives, safety directors here in the USA would be hyperventilating and have to take a seat.
Keep living your best life Marty! 😜 Blessings to you and your lovely family.
If Marty treats his wife half as well as the rusty machines he cares for she must be one of the most doted on women in the world! 😊
That wood is worth a fortune now a days! Good work!
Nice work - great video, thanks I had thought you might have rigged up an old leaf blower to clear the sawdust by now
I was at the lumber store today pricing out lumber for a project. YOU made a pile of bucks with your mill and the rest is firewood and compost. Well done Marty!
Great to see you roll out and rehab your million machine. Enjoyed the further insights into it's construction and operation.
Great vid Marty. I can just smell the pine. Looks like you may have tweaked your back? Gotta be careful. Every year the ground for me gets farther and farther away. All the best for 23.
Thanks, same to you.. Yes I've had a torn disc for years, moving timber around doesn't help it
great to see the mill working Marty.a friend had a pine tree milled but left it outside too long and the huhu grubs made a meal of it.
I've seen saws like this drip a coolant onto the blades to keep them cleaner and sharper for longer. Some of those 2x4s will be pretty weak in the middle because of that large knot, but there isn't a lot you can do about that other than cut 4x4s out of the worst sections and save the prime stuff for your preferred dimensions. Very nice all told. I would be very happy with pretty much every board you have thats over 2" thick.
I've also seen some people use bailing wire to clamp the cauls/stickers to force prevent warping as it seems pretty resin filled and maybe a bit green. You can also paint the ends with pitch, house paint or whatever to slow down the drying at the ends and prevent splitting.
Sorry for leaving such a large comment. I'd hate to see your hard work spoiled by unseasonable weather.
Great job listening to the machine by the way. The blade sounded much better after sharpening and cleaning them.
Great job Marty.
Great use of a tree you had to fell. I'm sure the timber will come in handy. Gosh timber prices are crazy in NZ at the mo. Good on you 👏
Great Job Marty T on cutting down that bigga pine tree and cutting it-up to make some fine boards..
I chopped 10 cubic meters lumber for firewood. Used my grass mower with collecting bag to pick all saw dust from lawn. I have four big bags of that, have been burning it with wood in my living room fireplace. It burns well and is quite dry, thanks to the large surface area.
I am envious of your skills - you are the ultimate Kiwi bloke!
Very nicely done with older equipment. Thank you.
I never seen a saw like that. Pretty neat.
I really enjoy watching you run this mill. All over YT these people have the band saw mills but dont understand how to evaluate the lumber. As in many things you are a thoughtful and skilled person, your channel is very easy to watch. Thanks!
A diesel fuel drip on the blades, will keep that resin from building up on them. Maybe even just a wipe of diesel with a brush before each pass.
Always enjoy watching your video's
Awesome machine I have never seen one like that and it was amazing how you used it and thank you for sharing it
My grandfathers barn was built in the forties using a portable mill. This video shows me how much work and skill is involved. great video.......thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing Marty. So good to watch your channel.
Hello Marty from west Virginia I enjoy your videos
Marty, that is one really cool saw!!
Looks like that old mill gets the job done 👍cheers from California
excellent love seeing timber getting milled from old trees like this
Home Made Sawmill - wow - You are a very Clever Man ! You got some Good Timber out off that Log ! Well done ! We loved the Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
Hi buddy how are ya? Oh man I love your saw mill!!! Twin blade circle saw how awesomely efficient. Every pass makes a board! I have a Norwood hd36v2 and I have to roll the logs a lot to get lumber, but I love it! Here in California lumber is crazy expensive so folks buy from me at a reduce price, they save and I make a lil with my hobby so everyone is happy!
Bloody beaut...great to hear the mighty Datsun running...awesome work Marty.
This is my favourite little slice of NZ telly to watch from a Kiwi in the UK.
Keep those choice videos coming mate..👍
Great job. I also find your videos relaxing.
Awesome work with your sawmill, great custom lumber waiting for a mission👍😉. Thanks, Marty.
Make sawdust logs. Sawdust, paraffin wax or even veggie oil, and some sturdy cardboard boxes or even light ply forms (your "waste pieces of wood" would make great sawdust logs forms). Mix and compress sawdust and oil until you have wet porridge-like consistency. Compress into your forms (a heavy brick will do that trick over time). Makes a great log for the fireplace. Burns hot and long.
Took down a few dead eucalypts that I planted in the 90s, and February floods drowned.
John who lives on he property, cut them down for me. He's keen to get a portable mill in for them and a few large radiata pines.
The Datsun motor sounds like it's running a really lumpy cam in the sped up footage. Wickedness
Great old mill Marty works a treat on the old man pine , cheers , shaneo, nelson, 👍
Have you ever thought about making some thin cuts from giant logs like this for the tops and bottoms of a guitar? Some of those pieces looked stunning.
I've never done it but I'd happy give timber to someone to make a guitar
Thats a pretty cool sawmill Marty! I don't know if I have ever seen one that cuts horizontally and vertically at the same time. as well as being able to cut going forward and backwards. very efficient!
I love Marty's dual pragmatic and layed-back attitude. My B.I.L. was the same.
Still some good usable wood out of it well done sir Marty
You glorius, ingenious bastard!
A real "one of a kind rig"..............))
never seen a sawmill setup like that before pretty cool
Really tempted to get an Alaskan mill now that I've found the cheap Chinese Stihl copies.
Weather looks good as well, quite a change from the wet gray skies here in Belgium 😅
I would love to be able to mill my own timber, very jealous! Cheers for the videos :)
That’s a big old log 👍🏻🏴
Great Job, Buddy
Great looking timber. Thank you for another great video
Man I've never seen someone working hard as you do man I wish you the best of health bro for you and your family just keep up the good work man you do some great work
Where do you live? I’d like to move there.
i love my peterson 8" sawmill... but i have serious sawmill envy marty. you are the man!
G'day Marty
Years ago I intended building a swing blade mill like yours (hence how I found your channel)
Ended up finding a rediculously cheap lucas mill
I now go out contracting with it part time
And no longer work for the big corporate
Thanks covid and thanks Marty 👍