I've watched several of your videos and can't help but notice you apologize fairly often about how you cut the logs. Apparently some people don't like your method for whatever reason, be it waste or some other reason. If people watch your channel they know what you have to work with in a sawing system. They should know from the first glance of your setup the limitations you have to work with. I wouldn't apologize for working with what you have. If people don't like it then they can watch another channel. Anyway, keep doing what you're doing as the rest of us love to see what you're up to and enjoy the cathartic nature of watching you saw logs...Happy holidays and I'll keep watching.
Good morning. I'm a retired carpenter. I see some comments about wood being wasted. I'm not so sure of that. It's just wasted in a different way, but it looks like about the same amount of waste to me. The soft wood on the exterior of the log doesnt have the value of wood further in, anyway. I prefer your techniques over the band saw as well.
First time viewer. That mill is seriously old school, and I mean that in a good way! I'm following about 6 or 7 mill channels including yours, and this is only the second that has a circular saw blade. I'm a big gearhead, and watching the machines function is always a fascination! And it's also interesting watching a sawyer get the most out of a log! Awesome stuff!
I used to work at a sawmill similar to your setup you have. I loved the job. I'm happy to see you give your employees time and you are patient for them to do there job safely.
I used to worked for 19 years in a furniture factory where we used cherry for 80% of our end product. We used 4/4 FAS and had to cut around the small defects at some point during the sawing phase. The log you just cut was driving me crazy with all the wain and face checking. Not rushing your guys is admirable . Safety is so important with an open blade of that size in the room. Kickbacks must be frightening when it happens there. The sawyer and crew seem to be a very good team.
My employer had a twin blade set-up. And the edger set-up was less than five feet from the saw blades. I would get covered in debris all the time when we would cut big timber. I loved the job but it became quantity or quality and safety kinda went out the window. And I felt like the job wasn't worth me getting hurt so I left and found other employment. Love watching sawmills like yours cause I have been around sawmills my whole life.
My parents bought some cherry furniture in the mid-1950s when I was 6 yrs old. It was produced in North Carolina. Watching your videos give me another perspective on the production of that furniture. Thanks for what you do.
❤ I'm 54 and loved rough cut lumber since I can remember Lived around farms all my life except the past 3 years I'm in Pittsburgh and you guys are doing God's work Beauty is on the inside thank you
This grain pattern looks just like my mom & dads first dinning room table & China cabinet. Solid cherry. It was made at a cabinet shop in the erarly 50's near McConnellsburg PA. I still have both pieces. Still looks great after all these years. Love watching your videos.
Love the cherry wood, some of those boards were very good, your variety of cuts will suit furniture makers. Thanks for the showing the milling process of the cherry log, don't see much of it out in Western Australia, I was lucky to get some boards twenty five years ago, it can be beautiful.
Great video as always, keep them coming. That saw sawing into those logs reminds me of my childhood when i use to work in my neighbours frick sawmill. use to hear it sawing clear up the road from where i lived, i use to run up to the mill to give him a hand. loved being a kid .
Fantastic! I learned so much from watching this video. Seeing those huge logs being cut so precisely is captivating. The clarity of this video is excellent. I'm excited for your next video. Continue sharing these wonderful videos!
Love watching how logs get cut to boards. I used to get magazines on woodwork and other woodwork related magazines in the mail back in the 90s early 2000
New subscriber here. I have never seen how raw wood was processed into finished lumber. Especially what I would call furniture grade wood like cherry. Amazing!
I had just the worst day in a long, long time.... didn't want to watch news or anything I normally do... just didn't have the stomach or heart for it. I finally thought I would help y'all saw that big cherry log and I'm glad I did. Thank you for easing my mind....
That was an amazing log! I like the edger and the potential it unlocks. Going to have to try and find one soon. Great sawing those wide boards had me drooling. 😂❤
Yes in joyed the log sawmill sawing making lumber. I did what your buddy was doing,putting the wood away or lumber away. Great job showing and telling, yes my buddy that owned his mill had bad days to. Well thanks for showing buddy great sawmill you got there, keep up the good work be safe see ya next time see ya bye.
Never mind the Arm Chair Experts.... Nice job. No matter how you ended up sawing it. My cuts on my manual 30" band may not be ideal for everyone else. But rest assured,. they ended up exactly how I wanted them. And it's ALL my money, nobody else has a cent in it.
Some complain about what you need to do for your job? Ignore those who just want to make trouble for others. You are doing a great job. I'm watching your videos from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 😎🇨🇦🇺🇲🙏
Your opening comment for those that don't like the "Stop Sign Method" telling them that they don't have to watch this video was a very politically correct way of saying what I would have said which is to, "Go get your own F'ing saw and do it however you like"!
Unlike most I like the big log's and the stop sign cutting. First you're able to remove the sapwood and the only thing left is beautiful 😍 clean grain. Don't forget let your haters be your motivators. As always good luck and God bless.
I think that if I didn't live thousands of miles away, I would visit at least once a month and go through your scrap pile. There is something hypnotizing about watching. You might not appreciate watchers for insurance reasons, at least the ones who just show up.
I don't know why, but somehow watching logs getting sawed into beautiful lumber is so calming. I wonder how much a new saw blade costs if one had to replace it?
In past video Mark has shown replacement of individual cutting teeth. Apparently individual blades are not replaced as often as individual cutting teeth.
Mark, it would help me as a viewer if you painted an X where the pith is, ( I know it's the middle but it shifts as you progress so I lose it..) also interested to know how wide the pith core is in relation to the full log. cheers
For the sweet Lady that wants the dogs painted , perhaps she could pick a nice color of enamel, get some sand paper a brush, find local hotel motel schedule a weekend when she could come visit the mill and paint the dogs for us.
Well the diameter of the log is so big compared to the saw blade . You have no choice but to wittle it down to make it more manageable. You really don't waste that much wood.
You saw it, we'll watch. The naysayers obviously havent been around a mill enough. Stop signs are cool and they work better on the mill than on the road!
HELLO i manage cleanup for our family tree company and we have MOUNTAINS of logs we just toss or pay the dump :( i wish there were more people who could take the wood cause i give it away ....we are located near charlotte NC if anyone interested i have a grapple truck you pay for the fuel if i bring it to you ,hickory,pin oak,cedar,pine,white oak,red oak ,bradford pears,dog wood, all kinds hehe
That was a beautiful cherry log, Nathan from out of the woods should have cut that into live Edge slabs, and Mark you could have done a really nice table in your shop
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I've watched several of your videos and can't help but notice you apologize fairly often about how you cut the logs. Apparently some people don't like your method for whatever reason, be it waste or some other reason. If people watch your channel they know what you have to work with in a sawing system. They should know from the first glance of your setup the limitations you have to work with. I wouldn't apologize for working with what you have. If people don't like it then they can watch another channel. Anyway, keep doing what you're doing as the rest of us love to see what you're up to and enjoy the cathartic nature of watching you saw logs...Happy holidays and I'll keep watching.
Totally agree!
This is the good stuff big ol 300 year old trees and that's just my uneducated guess very interesting
I agree with you 100%
Looks great to me
Not saying I agree or disagree with you, but that's what the comment section is for. To allow folks to air their views-good or bad.
Good morning. I'm a retired carpenter. I see some comments about wood being wasted. I'm not so sure of that. It's just wasted in a different way, but it looks like about the same amount of waste to me. The soft wood on the exterior of the log doesnt have the value of wood further in, anyway. I prefer your techniques over the band saw as well.
First time viewer. That mill is seriously old school, and I mean that in a good way! I'm following about 6 or 7 mill channels including yours, and this is only the second that has a circular saw blade. I'm a big gearhead, and watching the machines function is always a fascination! And it's also interesting watching a sawyer get the most out of a log! Awesome stuff!
It is a super cool setup for sure it’s nice to see it still in operation and not sitting idle somewhere
Wow, what a beast and nothing wrong with your work, nothing wasted.
At least, there is always a stove that needs food.
Thx for the video.
thanks , yes it makes great firewood too.
I used to work at a sawmill similar to your setup you have. I loved the job. I'm happy to see you give your employees time and you are patient for them to do there job safely.
I used to worked for 19 years in a furniture factory where we used cherry for 80% of our end product. We used 4/4 FAS and had to cut around the small defects at some point during the sawing phase. The log you just cut was driving me crazy with all the wain and face checking. Not rushing your guys is admirable . Safety is so important with an open blade of that size in the room. Kickbacks must be frightening when it happens there. The sawyer and crew seem to be a very good team.
My employer had a twin blade set-up. And the edger set-up was less than five feet from the saw blades. I would get covered in debris all the time when we would cut big timber. I loved the job but it became quantity or quality and safety kinda went out the window. And I felt like the job wasn't worth me getting hurt so I left and found other employment. Love watching sawmills like yours cause I have been around sawmills my whole life.
My parents bought some cherry furniture in the mid-1950s when I was 6 yrs old. It was produced in North Carolina. Watching your videos give me another perspective on the production of that furniture. Thanks for what you do.
I can see jewelry boxes in those cracked boards! Treasure chests! Thank you for showing us all exactly how it's done.
Excellent video, Cale. Wishing your father and all the veterans out there a happy Veterans Day, and thank you for your service. Semper Fi
That looked like one awesome log. I hope you get many more like it
thanks Tim , we have some monster oak to saw .
❤ I'm 54 and loved rough cut lumber since I can remember
Lived around farms all my life except the past 3 years I'm in Pittsburgh and you guys are doing God's work
Beauty is on the inside thank you
This grain pattern looks just like my mom & dads first dinning room table & China cabinet. Solid cherry. It was made at a cabinet shop in the erarly 50's near McConnellsburg PA. I still have both pieces. Still looks great after all these years. Love watching your videos.
thanks , well built furniture will last a life time.
I love stop-sign logs…. Sometimes they even look like a 12 point socket…. Just more fun to see!!!!!
Worked on a mill in my hard, young days! This is food for your soul and sawdust is the topping!🇺🇸👍
I always enjoy your videos. I really like the way you take down those large logs to useable lumber..awesome 😊
The way you are cutting a log this big seems like the only logical way to begin cuts. Very educational and enjoyable video, as usual.
thanks Ray.
What a nice machine. Appreciate the video; enjoyed it very much.
I have a thousand board feet of cherry waiting for me to get over my stroke.
Great videos although I wish at the end you would show the stacked finished lumber so we could see how much you got out of the tree.
He usually does show it.
Really a nice looking Rig! A great Mechanic too.
There is a natural beauty to wood, plastics, steel or concrete do not even come close.
Was a pleasant video to watch, thank you.
I’m enjoying watching you saw this wood. I can tell that you’re a professional!😊
Love the cherry wood, some of those boards were very good, your variety of cuts will suit furniture makers. Thanks for the showing the milling process of the cherry log, don't see much of it out in Western Australia, I was lucky to get some boards twenty five years ago, it can be beautiful.
You guys do amazing work on that mill! Negative comments are just uninformed wannabes who sit on there butts and complain!
Rob Blair do you drive race cars?
Glad to have found your channel! Thoroughly enjoy watching this process! 🙂
Great video as always, keep them coming. That saw sawing into those logs reminds me of my childhood when i use to work in my neighbours frick sawmill. use to hear it sawing clear up the road from where i lived, i use to run up to the mill to give him a hand. loved being a kid .
thanks Samuel , glad you liked it.
Fantastic! I learned so much from watching this video. Seeing those huge logs being cut so precisely is captivating. The clarity of this video is excellent. I'm excited for your next video. Continue sharing these wonderful videos!
Love watching how logs get cut to boards. I used to get magazines on woodwork and other woodwork related magazines in the mail back in the 90s early 2000
Man that cherry is nice . One of my favorites to turn . Cheers
When I'm disgusted with the news and everything else, I watch one of these videos, and I'm all better !! THANKS ! 👍👍😊
Stop sign videos are my favorite, thanks!
You can only work with what you have when it comes down to it, great job.
A lot of beautiful timber came from that log. I watch every one of your videos and this one was a rsal treat. Cheers from Australia.
Mark is the man for sure, he's always in the line of fire and never even flinches
New subscriber here. I have never seen how raw wood was processed into finished lumber. Especially what I would call furniture grade wood like cherry. Amazing!
I had just the worst day in a long, long time.... didn't want to watch news or anything I normally do... just didn't have the stomach or heart for it. I finally thought I would help y'all saw that big cherry log and I'm glad I did. Thank you for easing my mind....
A master class piece of machining
thanks Terrance.
Nice mill
and to all the negative comments it’s your log do as you please
It would be some beautiful hardwood that would make wonderful furniture and flooring.
Really cool to see you tackle that monster Cherry , great no
Great job not great no, lol
I'll buy this round Eddie. You've earned it!
thank you Dave !
Nice looking log. Even that cracked stuff could be used for something like a cabinet face frame or cabinet door frames with some judicious milling.
yes the cracked boards will be cut down on the edger.
That was an amazing log! I like the edger and the potential it unlocks. Going to have to try and find one soon. Great sawing those wide boards had me drooling. 😂❤
thanks , glad you liked it.
Working ole Eddie today he done a good job enjoyed Mark thanks for sharing
yes for sure Bobby.
You do a great job with over sized logs.. I am learning some new things I can use on my 30 inch band mill ..😊
Many thanks for another great video!
Appreciate your having the state flag of Tennessee on your mill wall.
Tom... Powell, TN
thanks Tom.
One of my all time favourite woods....good to work with and beautiful in the end ...pleasure to watch
thanks David.
How often do you have to change your blade???
Looks like a very beautiful log.
Saved the skidder,got the tree,that's a win!! Want to see more of boss man in the woods.
Lovely superb Nice sawing of monster cherry log.
Caterpillar redwood log. Just saying mark.
Every time you start on a BIG ONE! This TH-cam is enjoyable.
The log is absolutely great looking
I enjoy watching your videos and to me its very intriguing to me and I never worked in a sawmill
The Eddie getting a workout on this cherry log output. But handles it well. Great video
thank you , this is play to Eddie.
Yes in joyed the log sawmill sawing making lumber. I did what your buddy was doing,putting the wood away or lumber away. Great job showing and telling, yes my buddy that owned his mill had bad days to. Well thanks for showing buddy great sawmill you got there, keep up the good work be safe see ya next time see ya bye.
I wish I had some of that cherry for a cabinet build nice looking wood.
Who wouldn't like this, very informative.
That's a nice piece of cherry, big log good board foot!
WOW that was a big log but you did get some nice boards good job Mark 👍👍👍
Nice work on that one Mark. She put up a fight!
Never mind the Arm Chair Experts....
Nice job. No matter how you ended up sawing it.
My cuts on my manual 30" band may not be ideal for everyone else.
But rest assured,. they ended up exactly how I wanted them.
And it's ALL my money, nobody else has a cent in it.
Some complain about what you need to do for your job? Ignore those who just want to make trouble for others. You are doing a great job. I'm watching your videos from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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I run a swing blade and saw quite a few 38-48" logs. Really like your videos, keep up the good work.
You know it’s a big log when you can barely see the “master dog”😂
Wow! that monster log produced a huge stack of good looking boards!
thanks Doug.
That’s a beautiful mill !
Hello Mark, thats one beautiful cherry log! A master at work! Safe sawing to ya🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
thank you.
That cherry is some real pretty stuff. I've always like the cherry the best.
nice job.well done. nice mill!
Good work. I just used the same process cutting a pine on my Belsaw. (42 inch blade ha). Love it.
Your opening comment for those that don't like the "Stop Sign Method" telling them that they don't have to watch this video was a very politically correct way of saying what I would have said which is to, "Go get your own F'ing saw and do it however you like"!
Do whatever you have to do to whittle that log down. You got some pretty good boards off of it. 1/4 of that log is fire wood.
yes sir.
Love the sound of the Bus Motor.🏁
yes sir me too.
I like the way this guy talks to you and tells you what he is doing!
I’m from Israel and I’ve been watch you for years. God bless you
I enjoyed that one. You didn't waist any. I seemed like you were more careful, trying to get more lumber. But I realize too, time is money. Good job !
thanks Larry , yes this log was worth the time to saw it.
Awesome job you made it look easy even with some bad spots on the log
Unlike most I like the big log's and the stop sign cutting. First you're able to remove the sapwood and the only thing left is beautiful 😍 clean grain. Don't forget let your haters be your motivators. As always good luck and God bless.
thanks Mark.
Hi, I just wondered, if you have a board like at minute 24. you choose width over length, or the opposite?
I think that if I didn't live thousands of miles away, I would visit at least once a month and go through your scrap pile.
There is something hypnotizing about watching. You might not appreciate watchers for insurance reasons, at least the ones who just show up.
thanks Glen , we would like to meet you someday.
I enjoyed the sawing of that log.
I don't know why, but somehow watching logs getting sawed into beautiful lumber is so calming. I wonder how much a new saw blade costs if one had to replace it?
In past video Mark has shown replacement of individual cutting teeth. Apparently individual blades are not replaced as often as individual cutting teeth.
thanks , a new 56" saw is about $3500.00 today.
is the stop sign method just necessity, or is there some other reason to do it?
Mark, it would help me as a viewer if you painted an X where the pith is, ( I know it's the middle but it shifts as you progress so I lose it..) also interested to know how wide the pith core is in relation to the full log. cheers
good idea
Hey I love it ,don’t change
Chewy earned his keep on that long. Nice looking cherry. Keep it up.
yes he did , a cant hook would have been tough today.
For the sweet Lady that wants the dogs painted , perhaps she could pick a nice color of enamel, get some sand paper a brush, find local hotel motel schedule a weekend when she could come visit the mill and paint the dogs for us.
that's so funny , LOL!
Well the diameter of the log is so big compared to the saw blade .
You have no choice but to wittle it down to make it more manageable.
You really don't waste that much wood.
thanks Jerry , it does work out ok if you take your time and think.
Wonderful videos! Love it.
If a wood chuck could chuck wood, how much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?!
We enjoyed your videos very much while sawing a huge timber.
thanks , more big ones to saw!
Good video Bus Motor Productions
thanks James.
A cold one and dark brown pretzels. What a nice way to end an afternoon. Thank you.
thanks Stewart , enjoy!
You can not judge a log by it's bark. Great job.
thanks.
All enjoy the wood cutting. But I am so interested to the arm with all hydrolic and controls to slide
Wow
glad you liked it Ronald.
I do love nice cherry. There will be some pretty stuff made out of that wood.
I love big logs like this I love this video ❤
Looks great Marc!
thanks.
you really love a big cherry log love Mr Mark.
for sure Suudi.
Great sawing Mark.
Bill
thanks Bill.
You saw it, we'll watch. The naysayers obviously havent been around a mill enough. Stop signs are cool and they work better on the mill than on the road!
HELLO i manage cleanup for our family tree company and we have MOUNTAINS of logs we just toss or pay the dump :( i wish there were more people who could take the wood cause i give it away ....we are located near charlotte NC if anyone interested i have a grapple truck you pay for the fuel if i bring it to you ,hickory,pin oak,cedar,pine,white oak,red oak ,bradford pears,dog wood, all kinds hehe
That was a beautiful cherry log, Nathan from out of the woods should have cut that into live Edge slabs, and Mark you could have done a really nice table in your shop
thanks Brian , nice slabs for sure.