Man, Logger Wade is sharp. Operator, Trucker, Mechanic, Mill operator, Saw Man... List goes on. I really am genuinely impressed. Folks like that don't seem to be as common anymore. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks
I am impressed. I didn't realize the complexity and the amount of equipment and personal knowledge that is required to make lumber. very nice tour of a saw mill. Thanks guys.
That was very interesting. A film team spending a whole week there couldn't have explained the setup and operation any better! Great job Chris and Wade! Thanks!
@@mrbakerskatz Well sir, this tour is for most of us here VERY instructional and awakening of what's being done out of logs. If you did better, well, show us all ! If not.... well, get lost, sir !
Thank you Chris and Logger Wade! I really enjoyed this in-depth look at the mill. Thank you for taking the time out of your very busy and long days to enlighten us viewers. It was worth every minute.
And here I thought Wade was just a guy out in the woods with a saw cracking jokes and sweating a lot! ... who knew? haha ha No, I kid, I kid of course. This is an impressive operation that requires a lot of dedication, skill, long hours and love. Thanks for putting it all in a mini-documentary... a Logumentary!
Back in the '70s I worked at an Army supply & maintenance depot in California. The Superintendent of the Supply operations talked and walked as fast as Wade. Extremely knowledgeable about all the different processes in each building as well as for each product line. Each building, we had eight of them, was 1/4 mile long and three stories tall by 500 yards wide, in other words HUGE.
Wade is a treasure trove of knowledge and information, a true business owner, hard working operator. Thank you Chris for that in depth tour. Years ago I worked at a truss yard flipping and stacking lumber, thank the Lord I own my own business now and don’t have to work so dang hard with my hands, this was a great reminder of that
We go to the Home Depot/Lowes/Lumber yard and take it for granted that we can buy anything we want in lumber. We have no idea just what it takes to get it there. This video is a real journey from standing trees to finished lumber. As a kid we used to go up to northern Alberta to visit my fathers family and there was and still is a major lumber mill there. Just about all of dad's relatives an other people in the small town worked for the mill or out in the forest cutting timber. Most of the homes were owned by the company. It was always a treat to go to the mill and watch how all the processes worked. Of course 60 years ago, there was no automation so a lot of the work was preformed by people and lots of them. All lumber went out by rail and the mill was the reason the railroad was built. The mill is still operating today, totally automated and is now owned by a multi national corp. but back then, it was privately owned up until the mid 60's. Great memories from childhood for me. Great video Chris.
Wade is such a talent! I don’t think there’s too much the man can’t do. He gave us the same tour back in February when we were out visiting dirt perfect. I’m glad you were able to film all of this so people can see just how much of a talent Wade really is! We got to see the drawings and him in the process of building that board flipper and it was nothing short of amazing! Nice job Chris👍🏻
The sharpening room was very interesting. I never knew there was that much to sharpening band saws. The amount of electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic, conveyors and other equipment was mind boggling. Wade did a great tour!!!
Now you have a greater understanding and respect for him and his family of how much work is literally on that man's shoulders every day. Just insane after watching his channel and all the pet projects he gets tossed into in keeping the company afloat each and every hour.
As a wood turner, I am drooling over these logs! Ambrosia maple? Poplar with those gorgeous purple /green rainbow? Yes please!! This was super interesting! Thanks, gentlemen 😊
You just made one of the best docu series on tree to board to mulch to animal bedding, ever created. Congrats on that, and it had to be a pain in the ass to edit all this
Thanks for the Peek Behind (and under) the Scenes in a sawmill. It was very impressive how they take in logs and waste nothing. It reminds me of the hog packer's saying, "We use everything but the squeal". I guess Wade could say, "We use everything but the squirrel".
For people to pick up things quickly is the way they were trained in the first place. Chris your grandfather must have been a great Teacher. 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏😊😊😊😊 Wade a bit of a cowboy when unloading. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That was great Chris. Thanks to Logger Wade for the Tour of his operation. Love seeing family businesses. That Mill is way bigger than i thought. Thing that stuck out is how clean they keep it. Also i had no idea how detailed the rating system was. Really enjoyed the various revenue streams they've created from sawed board, pallets, mulch, farm dust. Every $ helps. Easy to spend millions $ running a logging operation. From the harvesting of the logs to the processing, it ain't cheap. THANK YOU
Absolutely the BEST sawmill tour I have ever seen. Love the brotherly camaraderie, peer respect and the ability for you all to mesh so well together. Thanks for making and sharing this.
Logger Wade not only is talented and obviously gifted to see and fix/design what is needed. The energy He expends in a normal week is soo impressive. He walks the walk. He doesn't just talk the talk. I have only been following him a bout a year and it opens one's eye as to what it take to get to the final products.
Oh my God!! That was a kamikaze learning lesson about lumber!! I haven't spent that much time concentrating so hard since math class in college 😜😜!!! I'm definitely going to have to watch that again!!! Logger Wade is a gifted presenter and an extremely knowledgeable human being when it comes to knowing about the wood that built America!! 🍻🍻🍻
Thank you for showing one wellrun operation in my young days i worked in mills and logging from felling to haualing with skyline and drove log trucks wayback in 60 to 80 makes an old man happy to see such pride in young wade and yourself thank you
Logger Wade's laugh is infectious...Found myself laughing at yesterday's video, started laughing again today, I don't even know what was so funny but I certainly enjoyed the videos. 😆😅🤣😂👍👍
I’ve never felt overwhelmed watching a video before this one. Logger Wade is amazing. The broad spectrum of knowledge is insane. From running road trucks, then forestry equipment then the mill and hundred of components attached to that !!? How does one person do all that?
Thanks for pinning Wade down long enough to explain the sawmill. He’s such a crazy guy and doesn’t realize how much knowledge he has to offer. He goes at a mile a minute constantly. Really enjoyed this video a lot. Great job Chris 👍👍. The videos from the meet and greet from so many participants has been wonderful. All of you do a great job at showing your skills and a portion of your lives. 🇺🇸🦅🌏⚓️🇺🇸
@@marcryvon Do you follow Dirt Perfect he had a meet and greet in Louisville Ky at the EXPO center through Hyundai. Just about every channel that was there has posted something from the show. Or the meet and greet.
Thanks boys, a very interesting day. It was great to see you take us on the journey of the logs to finish lumber, just fantastic. I can tell you two boys had a great time and so much fun!! Really impressed with loggers knowledge of each species and it’s uses. Watching from the UK. All the very best Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍😅😅
Awesome vid Chriss ! A close look at a wood mill. Who tought all the work, equipment, and knowledge needed to turn logs into useful limber ! Amazing ! Thank you so much ! 👍
Damn that was just down right good. I wanted to see the mulch coloring operation but maybe next time. That Wade is smokin' smart, what a friggin' operation. Man, I want more of that. Thank you Chris, thank you Logger Wade.
Wade may laugh, hallar and cut up alot but he knows what the hell is going on with the log woods and sawmill. He and his family all work hard to have what they have. And Chris, you really do pick up on different kinds of work very quickly. I enjoy all of yours and Wade's videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much for making this. I gained a new appreciation for what goes into lumber harvesting and processing. My hat's off to Wade and company/family. Despite all the joking, the man really knows his business!
What a top, top lesson we've all just had, better than any teacher trying to explain it in a classroom in front of a black/white board. So enthusiastic too. He should have his own channel, great to listen to and easy to learn from...
As the son of a joiner, former owner of a logging business & now a hobby woodworker, I'm finding this fascinating, educational & entertaining. Thank you both for taking the time to put all this together.
That was a great set of videos. It's nice to see you run different equipment. That is a great family. The guy that was with you in most of the videos is so cool. Friendly and did a good job with the camera. I like how he talked to us as you worked. Great job.
That was so interesting!!! Wade was an excellent tour guide from cutting the trees to selling "virgin wood mulch". I was so impressed with how every single bit of the log is used....Thank you for a great job guys!!!
What a fascinating operation. Logger Wade is a big cut up, but he's certainly serious about his business. Thanks to him and you, for letting us see a side of his business that people rarely do.
It is one hell of an operation. I have one question for Wade... why can't we find a decent piece of lumber at Lowes or Home Depot? Wade is actually a damn smart man... who also seems to enjoy life fully. One would never know how intelligent he is if they only knew him as a truck driver or logging equipment operator. Chris has a lot of really great videos but the this 2 part video with Wade is the very best.
I have never commented on here before, but I will say this was one of the best 2 part videos I have seen in a long time!! Very impressivive and I don't get impressed very easy!
I was so impressed with the set-up and efficiency I watched it a second time. I even sent my younger brother in Sydney a link. We have both been builders by trade for some 40 years. My daddy was also in the trade since the mid 50's working heavy construction on power stations, bridges and dams/pumping stations and the like so younger brother and I learnt all that too. If that mill was in Australia it would be one of the industry leaders. Here good saw logs are getting sent to the chipers and sent to China for paper. All for a quick buck. It is disappointing to see. It is refreshing to see efficiency young man.
What a fantastic place and that fellow with the infectious laugh I bet he can be a handful when upset he certainly now's his job , thanks Chris just great .
Thank you Chris and Wade for the guided tour. I found it very informative. One thing I noticed that might be worth mentioning is the use of explosion proof lighting fixtures throughout the complex. Obviously this operation generates lots of airborne dust, which in the critical concentration levels can be explosive enough to destroy the entire building and cause grave injury. I would imagine sawmill operations must meet the same dust abatement and explosion protection standards as grain elevators and cereal mills. That is a fine upstanding and outstanding family running that business.
🤯 STUNNED❗ When you work it every day... the AMAZING parts tend to fade. The complicated equipment and machinery to turn trees into boards... down to the wood mulch, and saw dust for animal bedding! What a GREAT tour and explanation by Logger Wade, along with your video and editing Chris. I'm STILL trying to process it all. 😳 We can't THANK YOU guys enough❗
After watching these videos, I just had to subscribe. Chris your friends are just as informative as you are, which makes for Great Watching. Thank you!
Awesome video, love hearing logger Wade explaining the saw mill 😄 I can't believe there is that much that goes into making lumber. THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT.
Thanks for taking us along on your log to lumber adventure. There's more to it than my head can wrap itself around, but what fun to hear how it all works!
My dad was a sawfiler in Oregon and California from 1940's till he died in the 80's. Seeing the filing room really brought back memories from long ago. All the stuff done to the band saws was done by hand, no lasers or computers. Many of the logs cut in the mill were 3 to 6' diameter. 2 foot logs were small
This man is a legend the amount of info he holds is crazy the knowledge he just dropped in this video is crazy sitting with this man for a day learning would gain u all the knowledge any schooling could ever
Logger Wade is quite the charactor.....As per usual in your videos, experience and extreme work ethics and pure genius sometimes is always on show....Really enjoyed this vidio.....
Thank you Chris , that was awesome ! No disrespect to you ,because I know you’re a go getter, but can you imagine being Wade ! Rumor has it that Chuck Norris was scheduled to do this video ,but when it came down to he was too intimidated to work with Wade for that long !!
What an absolutely amazing tour! truly gobsmacked how professional & efficient the operation is run.. Hat's off to the staff who keep such a busy place so clean & tidy 👍
Awesome explainer video... really impressed by how tidy and clean the site is.... a tidy site = a safe site! Watching all the way from New Zealand - Thanks Chris & Wade!
Love it, Been a carpenter all my life, from Endeavor Yachts (32'-37'-45') age 15-18 to High rise 42 story structures, to high end homes. Cabinetry, and everything in between. It's too bad I didn't spend some time in a mill!
Man, Logger Wade is sharp. Operator, Trucker, Mechanic, Mill operator, Saw Man... List goes on. I really am genuinely impressed. Folks like that don't seem to be as common anymore. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks
I am impressed. I didn't realize the complexity and the amount of equipment and personal knowledge that is required to make lumber. very nice tour of a saw mill. Thanks guys.
That was very interesting. A film team spending a whole week there couldn't have explained the setup and operation any better! Great job Chris and Wade! Thanks!
A film crew would have tried to make it all elaborate. Chris and Wade made it informative.
That was one of the best informative video I have seen.
@@duder9752 of course not , sheet I was running an operation bigger than that at 10 years old
@@mrbakerskatz
Well sir, this tour is for most of us here VERY instructional and awakening of what's being done out of logs.
If you did better, well, show us all ! If not.... well, get lost, sir !
@@marcryvon my comment was sarcasm to mr duders snide comment ,sorry to have upset you sir !
I'll never complain about the price of timber again. This great guy has a ton of knowledge. Very educational and amazing video Chris.
Thank you Chris and Logger Wade! I really enjoyed this in-depth look at the mill. Thank you for taking the time out of your very busy and long days to enlighten us viewers. It was worth every minute.
We agree 100%. Logger Wade and his family are hard working Americans. We really appreciate Wade taking the time to educate us.
Love it al from sun to sun down....good work guys.
And here I thought Wade was just a guy out in the woods with a saw cracking jokes and sweating a lot! ... who knew? haha ha
No, I kid, I kid of course. This is an impressive operation that requires a lot of dedication, skill, long hours and love. Thanks for putting it all in a mini-documentary... a Logumentary!
I can tell you “them Eastern Elites” think they know how to run the world, but the people who make stuff know how the world runs!
@@rickwendling5735 👍 Real men like Wade is what makes the world go round. Not a hint of soy around there.
Longer Wade just has one speed “FAST”. What a awesome trip Chris!!👍👍♥️♥️✌️✌️
Back in the '70s I worked at an Army supply & maintenance depot in California. The Superintendent of the Supply operations talked and walked as fast as Wade. Extremely knowledgeable about all the different processes in each building as well as for each product line. Each building, we had eight of them, was 1/4 mile long and three stories tall by 500 yards wide, in other words HUGE.
I usually run the Chris videos at 1.25 so they move long. For this tour I ran Wade at .75.
One volume, too. LOUD. The ear pro evidently came around pretty late in life. LOL
This has been the best tour I have ever seen of their sawmill. First time I have ever seen him show all the pallet saw room.
Thanks!
I wish I could go back in time to high school wood shop class, 1983, and make Wade my teacher. This was a joy to watch.
Wade is a treasure trove of knowledge and information, a true business owner, hard working operator. Thank you Chris for that in depth tour. Years ago I worked at a truss yard flipping and stacking lumber, thank the Lord I own my own business now and don’t have to work so dang hard with my hands, this was a great reminder of that
2 exceptional videos with first class explanations prompted by excellent and insightful questioning
We go to the Home Depot/Lowes/Lumber yard and take it for granted that we can buy anything we want in lumber. We have no idea just what it takes to get it there. This video is a real journey from standing trees to finished lumber. As a kid we used to go up to northern Alberta to visit my fathers family and there was and still is a major lumber mill there. Just about all of dad's relatives an other people in the small town worked for the mill or out in the forest cutting timber. Most of the homes were owned by the company. It was always a treat to go to the mill and watch how all the processes worked. Of course 60 years ago, there was no automation so a lot of the work was preformed by people and lots of them. All lumber went out by rail and the mill was the reason the railroad was built. The mill is still operating today, totally automated and is now owned by a multi national corp. but back then, it was privately owned up until the mid 60's.
Great memories from childhood for me. Great video Chris.
Wade is such a talent! I don’t think there’s too much the man can’t do. He gave us the same tour back in February when we were out visiting dirt perfect. I’m glad you were able to film all of this so people can see just how much of a talent Wade really is! We got to see the drawings and him in the process of building that board flipper and it was nothing short of amazing! Nice job Chris👍🏻
I will Never look at another piece of Lumber the same way. What a Very Impressive Set-Up. Thx!👍
He has all his fingers, I'm impressed!!!
I guess he hasn't spent much time setting chokers like we do out west.
The sharpening room was very interesting. I never knew there was that much to sharpening band saws. The amount of electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic, conveyors and other equipment was mind boggling. Wade did a great tour!!!
and the people that run all the stuff you mentioned.
I am 60 yr old and Have never seen where trees are made into lumber and boards. This loved watching this. It was an Very interesting video. Thank You!
Now you have a greater understanding and respect for him and his family of how much work is literally on that man's shoulders every day. Just insane after watching his channel and all the pet projects he gets tossed into in keeping the company afloat each and every hour.
As a wood turner, I am drooling over these logs! Ambrosia maple? Poplar with those gorgeous purple /green rainbow? Yes please!! This was super interesting! Thanks, gentlemen 😊
Logger Wade should be a designated national treasure! The knowledge in that man’s brain is irreplaceable!!
You just made one of the best docu series on tree to board to mulch to animal bedding, ever created. Congrats on that, and it had to be a pain in the ass to edit all this
Thanks for the Peek Behind (and under) the Scenes in a sawmill. It was very impressive how they take in logs and waste nothing.
It reminds me of the hog packer's saying, "We use everything but the squeal". I guess Wade could say, "We use everything but the squirrel".
They put those in the stew for lunch...
For people to pick up things quickly is the way they were trained in the first place. Chris your grandfather must have been a great Teacher. 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏😊😊😊😊 Wade a bit of a cowboy when unloading. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I had no idea there was so much to running a sawmill...thank you, Chris
Wade, I'm struck by your joyfulness - you never stopped joking the whole day. What a Light you are.
Thanks Chris and Wade for taking the time to make this video, awesome, I really enjoyed it.
That was great Chris. Thanks to Logger Wade for the Tour of his operation. Love seeing family businesses. That Mill is way bigger than i thought. Thing that stuck out is how clean they keep it. Also i had no idea how detailed the rating system was. Really enjoyed the various revenue streams they've created from sawed board, pallets, mulch, farm dust. Every $ helps. Easy to spend millions $ running a logging operation. From the harvesting of the logs to the processing, it ain't cheap. THANK YOU
Absolutely the BEST sawmill tour I have ever seen. Love the brotherly camaraderie, peer respect and the ability for you all to mesh so well together. Thanks for making and sharing this.
Logger Wade not only is talented and obviously gifted to see and fix/design what is needed. The energy He expends in a normal week is soo impressive. He walks the walk. He doesn't just talk the talk. I have only been following him a bout a year and it opens one's eye as to what it take to get to the final products.
Oh my God!! That was a kamikaze learning lesson about lumber!! I haven't spent that much time concentrating so hard since math class in college 😜😜!!! I'm definitely going to have to watch that again!!! Logger Wade is a gifted presenter and an extremely knowledgeable human being when it comes to knowing about the wood that built America!! 🍻🍻🍻
THAT. WAS. AWESOME!!!
The woodworker in me is just drooling at the sight of all of that sweet prime wood.
I bet yall two together aint never a dull moment.
Thank you for showing one wellrun operation in my young days i worked in mills and logging from felling to haualing with skyline and drove log trucks wayback in 60 to 80 makes an old man happy to see such pride in young wade and yourself thank you
Logger Wade's laugh is infectious...Found myself laughing at yesterday's video, started laughing again today, I don't even know what was so funny but I certainly enjoyed the videos. 😆😅🤣😂👍👍
Logger Wade Vs Justin in a "laugh off". There can be only one.
@@rabid_1 forgot about Justin, two of them together would be a hoot.
Wow wow wow !!! Everywhere is so tidy !
Complete respect !
By far best video ever created on this channel. ‼️‼️
I’ve never felt overwhelmed watching a video before this one. Logger Wade is amazing. The broad spectrum of knowledge is insane. From running road trucks, then forestry equipment then the mill and hundred of components attached to that !!? How does one person do all that?
Thanks for pinning Wade down long enough to explain the sawmill. He’s such a crazy guy and doesn’t realize how much knowledge he has to offer. He goes at a mile a minute constantly. Really enjoyed this video a lot. Great job Chris 👍👍.
The videos from the meet and greet from so many participants has been wonderful.
All of you do a great job at showing your skills and a portion of your lives.
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" The videos from the meet and greet". Where can I get a look at this meet ?? I'm anxious to see that !! You got any link ?
@@marcryvon
Do you follow Dirt Perfect he had a meet and greet in Louisville Ky at the EXPO center through Hyundai. Just about every channel that was there has posted something from the show. Or the meet and greet.
th-cam.com/video/E-xcVkgFPk8/w-d-xo.html
Amazing tour. Some much detail. Brilliant 🏴🏴
This is one of the best videos I have ever watched on TH-cam Chris Wade Thanks for sharing 👍 👍
Very educational and an enjoyable presentation. Many thanks 😊
Nice educational field trip. Thank you for taking us along Chris!
Thanks boys, a very interesting day. It was great to see you take us on the journey of the logs to finish lumber, just fantastic. I can tell you two boys had a great time and so much fun!! Really impressed with loggers knowledge of each species and it’s uses. Watching from the UK. All the very best Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍😅😅
Chris, excellent video, you can see how Logger Wade really enjoyed having you there and giving you the tour. Lots of pride there!!!!👍🇺🇸
Wade is a very critical member of this operation. Give him a raise!
Awesome vid Chriss ! A close look at a wood mill. Who tought all the work, equipment, and knowledge needed to turn logs into useful limber ! Amazing ! Thank you so much ! 👍
Damn that was just down right good. I wanted to see the mulch coloring operation but maybe next time. That Wade is smokin' smart, what a friggin' operation. Man, I want more of that. Thank you Chris, thank you Logger Wade.
I know there is a video or two about that on Wade's channel.
Oh good, didn't know he had one, guess it's "loggerwade" I'll check it out.
@@billwilliams9527 th-cam.com/users/LoggerWade
Everyone is amazed by the quality, detail and educational value of this video. Great job Chris. Wade, your respect value just went up 2000 percent
AMAZING OPERATION!!! Really enjoyed this video.
Thank you Chris and Logger Wade for taking the time to show us what happens from the forest to the mill. I had no idea that a mill was this complex.
That was bad ass.Your ability to hop in any machine with a different crew and role is so unique.
Hello Chris these were 2 interesting Videos very nice thanks to Logger Wade. I do like his hummer
Wade may laugh, hallar and cut up alot but he knows what the hell is going on with the log woods and sawmill. He and his family all work hard to have what they have. And Chris, you really do pick up on different kinds of work very quickly. I enjoy all of yours and Wade's videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much for making this. I gained a new appreciation for what goes into lumber harvesting and processing. My hat's off to Wade and company/family. Despite all the joking, the man really knows his business!
I love this guy, Wade. That’s an impressive operation. You should have him on more often.
Nice video from start to finish thanks cause wade never done that thanks and I hope you are enjoying you time off have a great day 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😉
What a top, top lesson we've all just had, better than any teacher trying to explain it in a classroom in front of a black/white board. So enthusiastic too. He should have his own channel, great to listen to and easy to learn from...
Huge respect for Wade. That ol' boys got a lot on his shoulders.
As the son of a joiner, former owner of a logging business & now a hobby woodworker, I'm finding this fascinating, educational & entertaining.
Thank you both for taking the time to put all this together.
That was a great set of videos. It's nice to see you run different equipment. That is a great family. The guy that was with you in most of the videos is so cool. Friendly and did a good job with the camera. I like how he talked to us as you worked. Great job.
That was so interesting!!! Wade was an excellent tour guide from cutting the trees to selling "virgin wood mulch". I was so impressed with how every single bit of the log is used....Thank you for a great job guys!!!
What a fascinating operation. Logger Wade is a big cut up, but he's certainly serious about his business. Thanks to him and you, for letting us see a side of his business that people rarely do.
You got an expert logger and a friend, he knows every equipment he handles🎉🎉🎉🎉, keep on logging bro
This was fantastic to learn the workings of wood gathering and finishing to prepare for market. Great sense of humor also...
It is one hell of an operation. I have one question for Wade... why can't we find a decent piece of lumber at Lowes or Home Depot?
Wade is actually a damn smart man... who also seems to enjoy life fully. One would never know how intelligent he is if they only knew him as a truck driver or logging equipment operator.
Chris has a lot of really great videos but the this 2 part video with Wade is the very best.
I have never commented on here before, but I will say this was one of the best 2 part videos I have seen in a long time!! Very impressivive and I don't get impressed very easy!
Chris. Awesome video. Wade e planned it perfectly. What a process. Lot going on all the time to keep the operation moving. Loved this! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
for someone that didn't know a thing about logging/saw mills, this was a very good tutorial. Thanks Wade and Chris.
He's certainly a talker lol ,I had trouble Keeping up .
Very interesting Thanks
So much more to it than most would realise .
Thanks
I was so impressed with the set-up and efficiency I watched it a second time. I even sent my younger brother in Sydney a link. We have both been builders by trade for some 40 years. My daddy was also in the trade since the mid 50's working heavy construction on power stations, bridges and dams/pumping stations and the like so younger brother and I learnt all that too. If that mill was in Australia it would be one of the industry leaders. Here good saw logs are getting sent to the chipers and sent to China for paper. All for a quick buck. It is disappointing to see. It is refreshing to see efficiency young man.
What a fantastic place and that fellow with the infectious laugh I bet he can be a handful when upset he certainly now's his job , thanks Chris just great .
Thank you Chris and Wade for the guided tour. I found it very informative. One thing I noticed that might be worth mentioning is the use of explosion proof lighting fixtures throughout the complex. Obviously this operation generates lots of airborne dust, which in the critical concentration levels can be explosive enough to destroy the entire building and cause grave injury. I would imagine sawmill operations must meet the same dust abatement and explosion protection standards as grain elevators and cereal mills.
That is a fine upstanding and outstanding family running that business.
Great 2 part video. What a incredible family own business. It's inspiring to see great American's sharing there great craft. Always enjoy...well done
Wade has a great attitude and a passion for what he does. Thanks Chris
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When you work it every day... the AMAZING parts tend to fade.
The complicated equipment and machinery to turn trees into boards... down to the wood mulch, and saw dust for animal bedding!
What a GREAT tour and explanation by Logger Wade, along with your video and editing Chris.
I'm STILL trying to process it all. 😳
We can't THANK YOU guys enough❗
Awesome video Chris and Wade has an infectious laugh love it 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👍
After watching these videos, I just had to subscribe. Chris your friends are just as informative as you are, which makes for Great Watching. Thank you!
That's one serious operation and a really knowledgeable person.
Wickedly awesome video. Enjoyed the tour of the sawmill. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Great video Chris, thanks for taking the time to do the tour with Wade! And thanks to Wade!
Thanks Logger Wade & Chris Letsdig18, for showing us the mill, I enjoyed the big tour, such a Big Sawmill, I hope it continues to grow & stay busy.
Wade is a hoot. Very knowledgeable, and hard working man. Thanks for showing the mill operation. Cheers from Canada.
I learned a lot about what happend with the trees in a mill. Thx for sharing. Have a nice Columbus Day tomorrow!
Best video I’ve had the pleasure watching. Logger wade and his family are true working Americans.
Awesome video, love hearing logger Wade explaining the saw mill 😄
I can't believe there is that much that goes into making lumber. THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT.
That mill is very technologically advanced. I loved the tour. Tour guide, Wade, was fun to listen to.
Wade has a great personality and is very passionate and knowledgeable about his work. Very impressive tour. Enjoyed watching this.
Thanks for taking us along on your log to lumber adventure. There's more to it than my head can wrap itself around, but what fun to hear how it all works!
My dad was a sawfiler in Oregon and California from 1940's till he died in the 80's. Seeing the filing room really brought back memories from long ago. All the stuff done to the band saws was done by hand, no lasers or computers. Many of the logs cut in the mill were 3 to 6' diameter. 2 foot logs were small
This man is a legend the amount of info he holds is crazy the knowledge he just dropped in this video is crazy sitting with this man for a day learning would gain u all the knowledge any schooling could ever
That was Great! Awesome tour from someone that really knows Everything about the Sawmill! Thank you
Wow just Wow...One of your best video series Chris. Many thanks for putting this together and to Wade (and Family) for making it possible.
Wow. Very informative and cool to watch. Learned alot. Technology sure has advanced the industry forward by light years since the old days. Thanks!
Logger Wade is quite the charactor.....As per usual in your videos, experience and extreme work ethics and pure genius sometimes is always on show....Really enjoyed this vidio.....
Thank you Chris , that was awesome ! No disrespect to you ,because I know you’re a go getter, but can you imagine being Wade !
Rumor has it that Chuck Norris was scheduled to do this video ,but when it came down to he was too intimidated to work with Wade for that long !!
Logger Wade is such a character. Lol. His laugh is so infectious. 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘
What an absolutely amazing tour! truly gobsmacked how professional & efficient the operation is run.. Hat's off to the staff who keep such a busy place so clean & tidy 👍
Awesome explainer video... really impressed by how tidy and clean the site is.... a tidy site = a safe site! Watching all the way from New Zealand - Thanks Chris & Wade!
I have a whole new respect for logger Wade.. very impressive operation you got there.. watched it twice..very well done vid Chris !!
Love it, Been a carpenter all my life, from Endeavor Yachts (32'-37'-45') age 15-18 to High rise 42 story structures, to high end homes. Cabinetry, and everything in between.
It's too bad I didn't spend some time in a mill!