I think maybe 22% moisture content I wish I could get some of that Ash where I live there aren't any sawmills here hardwood has to be shipped into this part of. CA. (Bakersfield)
I couldn't agree more. I'm not a carpenter or enjoy doing anything related to carpentry. I just like watching this guy and listening to him talk about logs
The Emerald Ash Borer lays eggs in the bark. The larva bore into the layer just below the bark and eat it. Once they encircle the tree, Water can no longer get to the canopy and the tree dies. After Dutch Elm disease killed off the elm trees, Builders started planting Ash because it grows a nice broad canopy and makes a lot of shade. It also grows pretty fast. In my area, You go through neighborhoods that were built in the 1960's and had tons of mature trees, and after the EAB comes through, there are barely any trees left, Just stumps in every front yard.
I'm studying forest management in college right now and we've talked about a parasitoid wasp that you can purchase (or maybe get for free) from the U.S. Forest service that kills the emerald ash bore larva in the trees. This doesn't help the older trees that have already been affected by it, but has been studied to be effective on saplings - medium size trees. Once in an area, these wasp can establish a population and keep the emerald ash bore population under control. These are highly specific wasp which make them ideal due to them not targeting any other species.
@@VKMillingThese wasp are highly specific in their targets, and won't target other species 99.9% of the time. Once the species they target dies off, these wasp will die off to.
I would like to get some information on how to get the wasps i have around 420 acres in SW Virginia the ash bores have killed probably 80-90% of the ash on my property.
Just curious how you store your lumber after it's been in the kiln and before sales occur. Maybe a video on your whole process from sawing-drying-storing-surfacing-selling, etc. Great videos btw
I know ash is beautiful wood. The previous owner/builder of my house harvested the ash trees from the property and made the flooring from it. I have flat sawn, quarter sawn, rift sawn and a lot of patterned wood in random mixtures. Be safe and stay well. Bill
Another fine video Nathan. Thanks for all your clear explanations of what and why you’re do things. Ash is a great wood to build and turn. Its future is a sad one for wood worker. Thanks for all prep, filming and putting these videos, and then sharing them. From Central Texas, Hod bless and stay safe!
Thank you Nathan. I am one of those people who seeks out quarter sawn wood and I do like the looks of that grain pattern. Here in the northeast cheery is plentiful and nice looking, but the color variation, heart to sap wood, can cause trouble with a lighter color finish, but that ash looks to not be so troublesome. I've worked with ash once and to me it acts and works much like oak. And look at that there is always that small handful of people needing to hit that dislike button. I for one enjoy your channel.
Up here in Southern Ontario Canada the Emerald Ash Bore did wipe out the ash trees, however the Borer has moved on and the Ash trees have bounced back big time.... I have about 25 that have reached a height of well over 30'... And some of the areas where I removed the stumps and replanted with other varieties have ash sprigs constantly popping up. Good to see them coming back.
Your videos are very interesting to watch but I think it's more than just the material I think the way you present it is very well done very good editing.
I work in the forestry dept for Grand Rapids Mi. I did some treating of the city ash trees for a few years. They get injections every 2 years. A good portion of these trees that are above 14" dbh would show growth of 1" to 2" dbh from one injection cycle to the next. I still have some pics of the Ash trees as I treated them back in 2013, and 2015. 🌳
@@timothyandrewnielsen a pesticide called Imidacloprid. 1 part pesticide to 1-3 parts water. Example: a 19 inch diameter tree would require 90 ml of pesticide. So you would mix 90 ml of water with pesticide for a total of 180 ml.
Good evening Nathan, back in the 1950s through the 1970s a lot of White Ash millwork was sold for interior trim in houses in the metro Chicagoland area. This was an lesser expensive than Red Oak trim. We did see a lot of wild Ash grain especially in the flush doors. When I had my millwork business, we only sold a couple of jobs with Ash trim. Most of what we did was Red Oak trim.
I love Ash. Made all the cabinet faces for our laundry room addition out of it. It stains evenly, sands very smooth and finishes nice. The natural light color is even and grain consistent for the golden pecan stain I used. We need to find a way to protect these beautiful trees.
Here in north east Ohio, the Emerald Ash Borer bug has not made it's appearance much, just yet but it's coming I'm sure. This summer, the city of Cleveland cut down 13 healthy Ash trees in Halloran Park, mature trees, as a preventive measure. They chopped up the logs and hauled them all to the landfill. What a waste of beautiful and expensive wood. It's alot like Hickory. When nobody was looking, I stole a two inch by six foot limb, and am making a new cane for walking. I'm 64 yr old and walk with a cane. The famous Lewisville Slugger baseball bat is made exclusively of Ash. Thank You for these educational and interesting videos. Country Boys Rock.
That quartsawn ash is like gold for snooker cue makers as the shafts and forearm of those cues are traditionally ash. Ash is used as the grain provides a sort of pointer for the player, as long as it is quartersawn the grain lines are very straight through the billet. Great video.
Friends had to remove a western ash tree from their backyard about 27 years ago and gave me the logs. I hauled them to the ‘Jogger Logger’, a local sawyer with a Wood Mizer mill, and had him quarter saw it. About 300 bdft of beautiful lumber that took 10 years to air dry enough to make into furniture. I used the wood once it got down to 11-12 % and have never had any issues with wood movement. Love ash.
I must say, you have a very calming voice. It reminds me of when my father and I would visit his parents in southeastern Kentucky. One question though, that machine looks extremely expensive. I am surprised that it does not have a dust collection and blows it on the ground. Do you ever worry about inhaling wood dust and health concerns with it?
27% Your videos make me want to start my own saw mill. 😂 Maybe I’ll settle for just coming by and watching for a spell. Thanks for always posting such great videos.
Ash checks 10 seconds after its dropped. LOL. That stuff makes crackling noises not long after we drop it. Really low moisture for sure. Love the ash, and save as much as I can. Treat them once every 2 years. Pricey to treat, but does work.
I'm an HVAC tech, I'm into computers, live in a suburb of Pittsburgh, but I'm really enjoying this stuff. It might be because my dad taught me to name some trees a bit, he taught me to hike and enjoy the woods. Me and my friends spent all summer up in the woods, up until the time I graduated and had to go to work.
I am one of the biggest wood schroundger out there. I am really impressed when I see someone saving a downed or dead tree and not let it go to waste. Props to you, and keep up the great work. GF1 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😎
Another good and informative video. We lost what must have been many hundreds of Northern White Ash on our northern Michigan property over the last 5 or so years. It is a double tragedy since during the time of the terrible Gyspy Moth infestations of a couple decades ago, when the falling scat sounded like rain and the crowns of all the other woodland trees were bare, the ash trees remained green and unaffected. Now the one species of tree that was totally unaffected - and we even saw White Pines stripped by the caterpillars - is virtually wiped out. At the first property timbering we did back when they were still healthy, and we did not suspect the Emerald Ash borer would get to the northern counties, I asked the loggers [who bought primarily our Red Oak and Maple] for the so-called owner's courtesy cut if they were willing [it was once a tradition] and asked them if so, to take it from a dozen or so ash trees. For at the time there was no real market for ash anyway, and what ash they planned to cut they intended to reduce to pallet wood. But I saw ash as a beautiful and clear straight grained wood; which I personally found more appealing than Red Oak. If you prefer the look of unfigured maple to nothing special grade oak, you might well agree. And ash is, or was, in my estimation way underutilized for heritage look flooring and furniture. Better a plank wood bedroom set of ash, than one of compressed sawdust and glue.
Its so cool to watch quarter sawn being done. Thanks for the treat! Some ash trees have also shown resiliency against the EAB. Certain genetics or subspecies. We have scale up in North Dakota.
Every ash I have cut in the last few years has had tons of stress in it. Usually, if possible, I will cut into oversized cants, pull them off the mill and let them rest for a day. Then come back and try to mill flat again and saw into boards. Sometimes it helps, other times it's cut, flip trim, cut, flip, trim, rinse and repeat.
What I have read this tree was planted when the family had a daughter, and when she got married the tree would be cut for lumber and furniture for her and would become part of her dowry. Hence the name Princess tree. Looks like a damn nice hard wood to me would very much like to find some of that..My best for you and yours. Jim
Lots of dead ash around here in NW IL. Ash was my favorite trees and like the Elm's are soon to be gone. Growing up most of the trees that lined streets where elms. Then the Dutch Elm disease hit the US. Sad to see these beautiful trees dying. Take care - be safe - hope the family and you are doing well. 'Spin'
Hi Tom, Where in NW IL are you from? I grew up in Freeport. Last time I was there I saw dozens of dead standing ash along the streets. We're just starting to see it in Lincoln, NE (where I live now). I'm a landscaper for the University. We've been taking our ash out proactively to try to slow the borer down, and to get a jump start on replacing them.
@6:52 imidacloprid can successfully treat small and medium sized ash trees. large ash trees, like the one being sawn, might not be salvageable if they have been infected for awhile.
We're burning Ash for firewood here in VT. They figured it would be best to preemptively cut it before the borer found it. Now we're not allowed to transport it far from where it was cut.
nice work like the way you explain things love your new diesel mill Im a bowl turner so im always looking for wood blocks...keep up the good work i enjoy your videos
Ash is a beautiful wood to turn. Any logs with even small sections for bowl blanks will give awesome results. Great part of turning, is you can use small, otherwise undesirable pieces a purpose
You could use the camera that's riding the saw as a remote view. Set up a small screen for it. Maybe even a back-up camera for a car? Keep a birds eye on the blade etc. Beautiful work as always!!! TY!
rift sawn ash is perfect for tool handles. Ash is widly used for tool handles due to strength and flexibility (while not splintering).. etc. It's a lovely wood.
Another great video Nathen. Have you ever considered pinless moisture meters? My go to meters are a Wagner L622 and an Orion 950. The L622 has a stack probe that is great for checking air dried stacks and kiln stacks.
I have a 30" black ash in my yard ... strongest tree on the place , has never shed d a limb in the 10 yrs I have been here ... sits next to a 78" maple that sheds branches all the time Watching your vids makes me want to buy a mill Keep em comin
Hi Nathan, nice to see a lovely log like that. Not seen much ash put on a mill for a very long time. Such a shame that Ash is endangered. 1/4 sawn will be wonderful to see. I saw the stress of the juvenile wood. Looking forward to seeing more of the logs. Like the 1x8’s that’s a good size. Nice to see the two cats pole-sitting haha. Take care care and be safe. Graham🌟🌟🇬🇧🇬🇧🌲🌲
I'd for sure like to see a review of the Delmhorst. It'd be interesting to see you test it against a Wagner pinless. Test with each meter in the same exact spot on various boards to see the difference
Dang I hope we don't lose ash as a harvest species. I don't do a lot of woodworking any more, but I have built bookcases and wainscot out of ash in a couple of my homes over the past 3-plus decades. It's a gorgeous material. I was able to find some nice book veneer on my first library paneling project, and they managed to keep it in order from board to board on 1/4" plywood veneer, so I had "eyes" arranged from basically closed to wide open as you went panel to panel. Anyways, that is a pretty piece of timber.
We just had the last of our Ash trees dropped last year due to the Emerald Ash Borer. :( On the plus side up here in Indiana, all the state parks are letting you come in in the fall to load up as much ash as you can in your pickup for firewood for the cost of park entry. Thought that was a clever way to get them cleaned up after safely dropping them around the campsites.
Always enjoy watching. Question though. What is the black part of the saw that swings in and out, with the yellow caution tape? It looks like a circular saw. If so, what’s the purpose?
Imidacloprid is the systemic insecticide used for protecting your ash from emerald ash borer. It’s the same chemical used for hemlock Adelgid, ambrosia beetle, and many other pest. Your county ag extension can advise you. It’s very effective for protecting these trees. The patent has expired on this chemical so it’s available at a very reasonable cost now. We use ‘mallet ‘ in our line of work. You simply drench it around the base of the tree.
e causey I found a U.S. Forest Service publication where they tested it and found no control of EAB. However they found imidacloprid to be very effective.
I'd like to see a review of that Delmhorst, and it would be great if you could recommend something on the lower end of the price range for us weekend woodworkers!
Did you ever have any problems with the board return on your 40. I was told it put to much strain on drive feed motor and premature wore them out or broke the shaft. I’m wanting to put one on mine to push the boards out the back to up the production. I don’t plan to push large material just 1x and 2x up to maybe 8 wide.
From the UK where I sell American ash timber and doors. Great film, educational too. It’s a pity about the damned beetle and also how some people don’t appreciate the natural beauty of ash but crave American white and red oak instead. If I ever get over to your neck of the woods wouldn’t mind paying you a visit!
Reading all these comments here reminded me of how Dutch Elm Disease ravaged all of the elm trees in my small Iowa hometown, and I have to wonder if there are any elm trees left in America? Have you ever had the occasion to mill an elm tree?
Your pronunciation is correct on that bug. It's an import from Asia (you could probably guess which country, the one where we get most of our destructive bugs from). A few questions. One, how long, on average does a saw blade last? Two, what function does that horizontal circular-saw perform, the one in advance of the main cutting blade? I know those are dumb questions.
I enjoy watching the process of wood being sawn in a mill. I see all types of wood that could make beating table tops, counter tops. But I'm always thinking about wood that could be used for guitars. I'm a musician and use to build guitars from milled, air dried in Az. Honduras Mahogany, Rosewood, among wood that only grows in Hawaii. Alder, basswood, walnut, ask, poplar, which I don't care for as far as tone. Quilted, flame maple is used for tops on some electric guitars. Spruce, cedar is used for acoustic tops the straighter the grain and closer the better. I have a acoustic guitar that the sides and back were all made from burled Mahogany. There were only 900 of these guitars made in 1977.
We bought a large PTO chipper. Only so much burning a person can do and our soil in Florida is so crappy we went with composting for amendments. We mix in the rabbit and poultry manure, the trimmings, some ash and turn the piles. That and I have lovely mulched paths to cut the sand down. It breaks my heart to waste anything on a tree. They may call them renewable but some of these trees took generations to grow. Keep up the good work, Nathan. Always save your videos for evening time. Much better than poop TV and love seeing that WM working hard for you.
We had to take out a Shamel Ash in San Jose when its roots attacked the neighbors sidewalk. I cleaned up the stump with a hand plane, and found a growth ring that was 1" wide! They grow like weeds here.
Just an odd bit of info, I worked in a sawmill in southern Illinois back in the early 70’s. We had an old car restorer that would come in when we had some ash. Seems they used to use ash in the frames of some of the old cars and he would need some to repair one of his projects. I always thought it was an unusual and oddly specific use for ash.
Fender Guitars is phasing out ash bodies on the Telecaster except for custom shop orders as a result of the beetle. Southern Swamp Ash makes awesome Telecaster bodies. It's very sad to see the end of a tradition and a species of wood.
No danger in losing the species. There are now ways to stop the bug using other bugs. The future looks ok, just the existing logs have irreparable damage.
Here in New England we have a big problem with Emerald Ash Borer. A lot of people are cutting the Ash down as fast as possible. I and some of the foresters I know suggest that you only take down Ash that you know has the Borer. In other words if it's dead or dying, cut it. However, if has no signs it's in trouble then leave it. We have no way of knowing if the healthy Ash we cut today is resistant to EAB. We can always go back and cut it, but we can't take it out of the wood pile and stand it back up. Our Hemlocks are also in big trouble from the Woolly adelgid.
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ok, do it even though I just bought it lol thanks for the link
Our neighbor had two cut down because they were dead. Said they're up for grabs if you're interested. Near kingsport
Have you ever run Mesquite through your sawmill
I think maybe 22% moisture content I wish I could get some of that Ash where I live there aren't any sawmills here hardwood has to be shipped into this part of. CA. (Bakersfield)
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Watching logs get milled up never gets old. I don’t know why. It’s just the way it is.
I know. Don't know why either! Watch shady acres turning too for some reason. Oh well. Beats news!
I find it quite therapeutic
I couldn't agree more. I'm not a carpenter or enjoy doing anything related to carpentry. I just like watching this guy and listening to him talk about logs
Like a small fire or water trickling through a small creek.. is milling into a treasure tree
I like seeing the grain patterns.
I just love this channel.
Brings me peace.
Thanks for watching
04.00am in England and I can't sleep, so no better way to pass the time than watching the latest video from one of my favourite channels.
thanks Lee, appreciate it,
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Agree!!!
The Emerald Ash Borer lays eggs in the bark. The larva bore into the layer just below the bark and eat it. Once they encircle the tree, Water can no longer get to the canopy and the tree dies. After Dutch Elm disease killed off the elm trees, Builders started planting Ash because it grows a nice broad canopy and makes a lot of shade. It also grows pretty fast. In my area, You go through neighborhoods that were built in the 1960's and had tons of mature trees, and after the EAB comes through, there are barely any trees left, Just stumps in every front yard.
Loss of the elms was horrible
Never get tired of seeing the beautiful pieces after the cuts!!
Couldn't agree more!
I'm studying forest management in college right now and we've talked about a parasitoid wasp that you can purchase (or maybe get for free) from the U.S. Forest service that kills the emerald ash bore larva in the trees. This doesn't help the older trees that have already been affected by it, but has been studied to be effective on saplings - medium size trees. Once in an area, these wasp can establish a population and keep the emerald ash bore population under control. These are highly specific wasp which make them ideal due to them not targeting any other species.
That would be great but what other side affects will introducing these wasps have? Will they hunt bees?
@@VKMillingThese wasp are highly specific in their targets, and won't target other species 99.9% of the time. Once the species they target dies off, these wasp will die off to.
@@addictrev5692 What is the specific species of wasp?
I would like to get some information on how to get the wasps i have around 420 acres in SW Virginia the ash bores have killed probably 80-90% of the ash on my property.
@@addictrev5692 come from China probably, uh- no thanks
Why am I watching this channel faithfully? Why? So interesting.
Just curious how you store your lumber after it's been in the kiln and before sales occur. Maybe a video on your whole process from sawing-drying-storing-surfacing-selling, etc. Great videos btw
I know ash is beautiful wood. The previous owner/builder of my house harvested the ash trees from the property and made the flooring from it. I have flat sawn, quarter sawn, rift sawn and a lot of patterned wood in random mixtures. Be safe and stay well. Bill
I feel the need to tell you that I admire the work you do young man! Keep it up!
I appreciate that!
that is one bigash tree! Very nice wood, great for any project.
I would love to see a program that shows your boards made into furniture
Another fine video Nathan. Thanks for all your clear explanations of what and why you’re do things. Ash is a great wood to build and turn. Its future is a sad one for wood worker. Thanks for all prep, filming and putting these videos, and then sharing them. From Central Texas, Hod bless and stay safe!
Thank you Nathan.
I am one of those people who seeks out quarter sawn wood and I do like the looks of that grain pattern. Here in the northeast cheery is plentiful and nice looking, but the color variation, heart to sap wood, can cause trouble with a lighter color finish, but that ash looks to not be so troublesome. I've worked with ash once and to me it acts and works much like oak.
And look at that there is always that small handful of people needing to hit that dislike button. I for one enjoy your channel.
Up here in Southern Ontario Canada the Emerald Ash Bore did wipe out the ash trees, however the Borer has moved on and the Ash trees have bounced back big time.... I have about 25 that have reached a height of well over 30'... And some of the areas where I removed the stumps and replanted with other varieties have ash sprigs constantly popping up. Good to see them coming back.
Why does watching a sawmill working make such soothing and pleasant viewing? I’m hooked!
Your videos are very interesting to watch but I think it's more than just the material I think the way you present it is very well done very good editing.
I work in the forestry dept for Grand Rapids Mi. I did some treating of the city ash trees for a few years. They get injections every 2 years. A good portion of these trees that are above 14" dbh would show growth of 1" to 2" dbh from one injection cycle to the next.
I still have some pics of the Ash trees as I treated them back in 2013, and 2015. 🌳
Injected with what?
@@timothyandrewnielsen a pesticide called Imidacloprid. 1 part pesticide to 1-3 parts water. Example: a 19 inch diameter tree would require 90 ml of pesticide. So you would mix 90 ml of water with pesticide for a total of 180 ml.
@@Bman-1970 Thank you
Good evening Nathan, back in the 1950s through the 1970s a lot of White Ash millwork was sold for interior trim in houses in the metro Chicagoland area. This was an lesser expensive than Red Oak trim. We did see a lot of wild Ash grain especially in the flush doors. When I had my millwork business, we only sold a couple of jobs with Ash trim. Most of what we did was Red Oak trim.
interesting, thanks for sharing,
I love Ash. Made all the cabinet faces for our laundry room addition out of it. It stains evenly, sands very smooth and finishes nice. The natural light color is even and grain consistent for the golden pecan stain I used. We need to find a way to protect these beautiful trees.
I agree,
Here in north east Ohio, the Emerald Ash Borer bug has not made it's appearance much, just yet but it's coming I'm sure. This summer, the city of Cleveland cut down 13 healthy Ash trees in Halloran Park, mature trees, as a preventive measure. They chopped up the logs and hauled them all to the landfill. What a waste of beautiful and expensive wood. It's alot like Hickory.
When nobody was looking, I stole a two inch by six foot limb, and am making a new cane for walking. I'm 64 yr old and walk with a cane. The famous Lewisville Slugger baseball bat is made exclusively of Ash.
Thank You for these educational and interesting videos. Country Boys Rock.
That quartsawn ash is like gold for snooker cue makers as the shafts and forearm of those cues are traditionally ash. Ash is used as the grain provides a sort of pointer for the player, as long as it is quartersawn the grain lines are very straight through the billet. Great video.
Friends had to remove a western ash tree from their backyard about 27 years ago and gave me the logs. I hauled them to the ‘Jogger Logger’, a local sawyer with a Wood Mizer mill, and had him quarter saw it. About 300 bdft of beautiful lumber that took 10 years to air dry enough to make into furniture. I used the wood once it got down to 11-12 % and have never had any issues with wood movement. Love ash.
Thank you Nathan, another beautiful video as expected from an East Tennessee brother.
thank you Bill,
I must say, you have a very calming voice. It reminds me of when my father and I would visit his parents in southeastern Kentucky.
One question though, that machine looks extremely expensive. I am surprised that it does not have a dust collection and blows it on the ground. Do you ever worry about inhaling wood dust and health concerns with it?
I for one wear a dust mask
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Your videos make me want to start my own saw mill. 😂 Maybe I’ll settle for just coming by and watching for a spell. Thanks for always posting such great videos.
Ash checks 10 seconds after its dropped. LOL. That stuff makes crackling noises not long after we drop it. Really low moisture for sure.
Love the ash, and save as much as I can.
Treat them once every 2 years. Pricey to treat, but does work.
Plant a few a year and then treat... You maybe the only one with ash trees!!!!!!!
Yep, I've had them bust apart on the mill while cutting them.
@@VKMilling never had that happen with ash. Black walnut once or twice.
@@stanwebb3480 you have to treat every 2 year. Kinda pricey. Not sure what it does to the wood, if anything. Could net you some good returns though.
I'm an HVAC tech, I'm into computers, live in a suburb of Pittsburgh, but I'm really enjoying this stuff. It might be because my dad taught me to name some trees a bit, he taught me to hike and enjoy the woods. Me and my friends spent all summer up in the woods, up until the time I graduated and had to go to work.
Rode my bike this spring on a trail that looked like it was paved with emeralds... heart breaking
I am one of the biggest wood schroundger out there. I am really impressed when I see someone saving a downed or dead tree and not let it go to waste. Props to you, and keep up the great work. GF1 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😎
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Another good and informative video. We lost what must have been many hundreds of Northern White Ash on our northern Michigan property over the last 5 or so years. It is a double tragedy since during the time of the terrible Gyspy Moth infestations of a couple decades ago, when the falling scat sounded like rain and the crowns of all the other woodland trees were bare, the ash trees remained green and unaffected. Now the one species of tree that was totally unaffected - and we even saw White Pines stripped by the caterpillars - is virtually wiped out.
At the first property timbering we did back when they were still healthy, and we did not suspect the Emerald Ash borer would get to the northern counties, I asked the loggers [who bought primarily our Red Oak and Maple] for the so-called owner's courtesy cut if they were willing [it was once a tradition] and asked them if so, to take it from a dozen or so ash trees. For at the time there was no real market for ash anyway, and what ash they planned to cut they intended to reduce to pallet wood. But I saw ash as a beautiful and clear straight grained wood; which I personally found more appealing than Red Oak. If you prefer the look of unfigured maple to nothing special grade oak, you might well agree. And ash is, or was, in my estimation way underutilized for heritage look flooring and furniture.
Better a plank wood bedroom set of ash, than one of compressed sawdust and glue.
Its so cool to watch quarter sawn being done. Thanks for the treat! Some ash trees have also shown resiliency against the EAB. Certain genetics or subspecies. We have scale up in North Dakota.
Yes please do the review. It’s always interesting to see digital devices in this day and age.
Thanks for these videos! I just purchased an LT30 for hobby and home sawing. I am learning loads and having fun doing it.
I could watch sawmill videos all day. I used to work in one. Wish I still did.
Every ash I have cut in the last few years has had tons of stress in it. Usually, if possible, I will cut into oversized cants, pull them off the mill and let them rest for a day. Then come back and try to mill flat again and saw into boards. Sometimes it helps, other times it's cut, flip trim, cut, flip, trim, rinse and repeat.
What I have read this tree was planted when the family had a daughter, and when she got married the tree would be cut for lumber and furniture for her and would become part of her dowry. Hence the name Princess tree. Looks like a damn nice hard wood to me would very much like to find some of that..My best for you and yours. Jim
I'd be more interested in any modifications you've made on the drying shed, and an update on the construction of the barn.
I'm in the process of making a jewelry cabinet with ash and walnut. I really like the contrast between the two.
Awesome
1/4 sawed ash make very nice guitar body’s! Great stuff!
Right on!
At least you recorded it so people can see what an ash looked like.Good move on your part,Nathan.
Your videos are very well done. Thanks
thank you sir,
I don't know much on moisture content. But I made a lot of furniture with ash. One of my favorite woods.
Lots of dead ash around here in NW IL. Ash was my favorite trees and like the Elm's are soon to be gone. Growing up most of the trees that lined streets where elms. Then the Dutch Elm disease hit the US. Sad to see these beautiful trees dying. Take care - be safe - hope the family and you are doing well. 'Spin'
Hi Tom, Where in NW IL are you from? I grew up in Freeport. Last time I was there I saw dozens of dead standing ash along the streets. We're just starting to see it in Lincoln, NE (where I live now). I'm a landscaper for the University. We've been taking our ash out proactively to try to slow the borer down, and to get a jump start on replacing them.
southern ash and purple heart.....was always my favs
@6:52 imidacloprid can successfully treat small and medium sized ash trees. large ash trees, like the one being sawn, might not be salvageable if they have been infected for awhile.
My father loved trees. He always talked about how the beautiful American elm trees were devastated by the Dutch elm disease.
We're burning Ash for firewood here in VT. They figured it would be best to preemptively cut it before the borer found it. Now we're not allowed to transport it far from where it was cut.
nice work like the way you explain things love your new diesel mill Im a bowl turner so im always looking for wood blocks...keep up the good work i enjoy your videos
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Ash is a beautiful wood to turn. Any logs with even small sections for bowl blanks will give awesome results. Great part of turning, is you can use small, otherwise undesirable pieces a purpose
Hardley a day goes by where I don't tune in and check up on a friend. Great stuff
You could use the camera that's riding the saw as a remote view. Set up a small screen for it. Maybe even a back-up camera for a car? Keep a birds eye on the blade etc.
Beautiful work as always!!! TY!
Very cute, your two "pole cats" guarding the farm.
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We are losing Ash in Northwest Missouri rapidly. Lost a nice one in the church yard a couple years ago.
rift sawn ash is perfect for tool handles. Ash is widly used for tool handles due to strength and flexibility (while not splintering).. etc. It's a lovely wood.
And baseball bats.
Ash is a beautiful wood to work. It's very stable and looks amazing finished. Great job on that log Nathan.
thanks buddy,
Another great video Nathen. Have you ever considered pinless moisture meters? My go to meters are a Wagner L622 and an Orion 950. The L622 has a stack probe that is great for checking air dried stacks and kiln stacks.
Nice work, nice machine! I am waiting on my little woodmizer to come in. Lots of pecan and oak going to the landfilll down here.
Sad to see them dying, use to have a good stand other up here in Ontario Canada. Always a reliable tree for multiple purposes. Thanks
wow that is really pretty didn't know ash was that nice looking
I have a 30" black ash in my yard ... strongest tree on the place , has never shed d a limb in the 10 yrs I have been here ... sits next to a 78" maple that sheds branches all the time
Watching your vids makes me want to buy a mill
Keep em comin
Hi Nathan, nice to see a lovely log like that. Not seen much ash put on a mill for a very long time. Such a shame that Ash is endangered. 1/4 sawn will be wonderful to see. I saw the stress of the juvenile wood. Looking forward to seeing more of the logs. Like the 1x8’s that’s a good size. Nice to see the two cats pole-sitting haha. Take care care and be safe. Graham🌟🌟🇬🇧🇬🇧🌲🌲
thanks Graham, take care over there,
I'd for sure like to see a review of the Delmhorst. It'd be interesting to see you test it against a Wagner pinless. Test with each meter in the same exact spot on various boards to see the difference
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Thumbs up for the American made Pointer overalls.
I know nothing about this but I find it interesting. Why do you have to check the moisture??
Great looking lumber
thanks!
Dang I hope we don't lose ash as a harvest species. I don't do a lot of woodworking any more, but I have built bookcases and wainscot out of ash in a couple of my homes over the past 3-plus decades. It's a gorgeous material. I was able to find some nice book veneer on my first library paneling project, and they managed to keep it in order from board to board on 1/4" plywood veneer, so I had "eyes" arranged from basically closed to wide open as you went panel to panel. Anyways, that is a pretty piece of timber.
We just had the last of our Ash trees dropped last year due to the Emerald Ash Borer. :( On the plus side up here in Indiana, all the state parks are letting you come in in the fall to load up as much ash as you can in your pickup for firewood for the cost of park entry. Thought that was a clever way to get them cleaned up after safely dropping them around the campsites.
Always enjoy watching. Question though. What is the black part of the saw that swings in and out, with the yellow caution tape? It looks like a circular saw. If so, what’s the purpose?
Imidacloprid is the systemic insecticide used for protecting your ash from emerald ash borer. It’s the same chemical used for hemlock Adelgid, ambrosia beetle, and many other pest. Your county ag extension can advise you. It’s very effective for protecting these trees. The patent has expired on this chemical so it’s available at a very reasonable cost now. We use ‘mallet ‘ in our line of work. You simply drench it around the base of the tree.
e causey I found a U.S. Forest Service publication where they tested it and found no control of EAB. However they found imidacloprid to be very effective.
I'd like to see a review of that Delmhorst, and it would be great if you could recommend something on the lower end of the price range for us weekend woodworkers!
I’m smart enough to know, not to second guess the opinion of a pro like you.
Did you ever have any problems with the board return on your 40. I was told it put to much strain on drive feed motor and premature wore them out or broke the shaft. I’m wanting to put one on mine to push the boards out the back to up the production. I don’t plan to push large material just 1x and 2x up to maybe 8 wide.
First cut, beautiful grain structure
Yes, thanks
Love working with ash. I just love your sawmill...super fancy. Hope the ash make a come back and start fighting against those dang beetles.
Really enjoy your videos; you're doing a great job!!
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From the UK where I sell American ash timber and doors. Great film, educational too. It’s a pity about the damned beetle and also how some people don’t appreciate the natural beauty of ash but crave American white and red oak instead. If I ever get over to your neck of the woods wouldn’t mind paying you a visit!
Thanks. Appreciate it
What did you do to the return board accessory to get it to pull lumber straight back now instead of throwing it off to right side on return?
Art Smith - Nathan installed the "WindChimes" about 3 months ago, input *out of the woods productivity* into TH-cam search to find the video.
At around 8:40 -10:30you can see the ash borer tracks on that log.
yes
My kitchen has quartersawn ash strip flooring...I love the uniform look of the straight grain
nice,
I just love the music that you choose for your videos, any way to obtain a list of the songs?
Reading all these comments here reminded me of how Dutch Elm Disease ravaged all of the elm trees in my small Iowa hometown, and I have to wonder if there are any elm trees left in America? Have you ever had the occasion to mill an elm tree?
Would love to use some of that quarter sawn ash for guitar bodies. It looks great!
Agreed
I live in sw Mississippi
I hand planted about 12 ash trees on my property 15 years ago. They are very slow growing. This is pine county.
Hope they survive
Great video, RB, NS.
Your pronunciation is correct on that bug. It's an import from Asia (you could probably guess which country, the one where we get most of our destructive bugs from). A few questions. One, how long, on average does a saw blade last? Two, what function does that horizontal circular-saw perform, the one in advance of the main cutting blade? I know those are dumb questions.
It is summer time, and time to build the wood storage sheds and the Tractor Barn!!!!!!!
I enjoy watching the process of wood being sawn in a mill. I see all types of wood that could make beating table tops, counter tops. But I'm always thinking about wood that could be used for guitars. I'm a musician and use to build guitars from milled, air dried in Az. Honduras Mahogany, Rosewood, among wood that only grows in Hawaii. Alder, basswood, walnut, ask, poplar, which I don't care for as far as tone. Quilted, flame maple is used for tops on some electric guitars. Spruce, cedar is used for acoustic tops the straighter the grain and closer the better. I have a acoustic guitar that the sides and back were all made from burled Mahogany. There were only 900 of these guitars made in 1977.
How much did your first mill cost you? Any good suggestions where to keep an eye out for a used one?
Nathan what do you do with all the first cuts from a log?
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We bought a large PTO chipper. Only so much burning a person can do and our soil in Florida is so crappy we went with composting for amendments. We mix in the rabbit and poultry manure, the trimmings, some ash and turn the piles. That and I have lovely mulched paths to cut the sand down. It breaks my heart to waste anything on a tree. They may call them renewable but some of these trees took generations to grow.
Keep up the good work, Nathan. Always save your videos for evening time. Much better than poop TV and love seeing that WM working hard for you.
We had to take out a Shamel Ash in San Jose when its roots attacked the neighbors sidewalk. I cleaned up the stump with a hand plane, and found a growth ring that was 1" wide! They grow like weeds here.
Chestnut and ash get quarter sawed for the door and window mouldings and often get confused for each other.
interesting,
Just an odd bit of info, I worked in a sawmill in southern Illinois back in the early 70’s. We had an old car restorer that would come in when we had some ash. Seems they used to use ash in the frames of some of the old cars and he would need some to repair one of his projects. I always thought it was an unusual and oddly specific use for ash.
Ash was used in Europe a lot by cartwrights because it's easy to work, can be bent to a desired shape and has a good strength to weight ratio.
What should the moisture level be when you go to use it?
Fender Guitars is phasing out ash bodies on the Telecaster except for custom shop orders as a result of the beetle. Southern Swamp Ash makes awesome Telecaster bodies. It's very sad to see the end of a tradition and a species of wood.
No danger in losing the species. There are now ways to stop the bug using other bugs. The future looks ok, just the existing logs have irreparable damage.
Your not the only place that ash bore have affected. I’m up in Ontario Canada ,we are losing our Ash trees also.
Here in New England we have a big problem with Emerald Ash Borer. A lot of people are cutting the Ash down as fast as possible. I and some of the foresters I know suggest that you only take down Ash that you know has the Borer. In other words if it's dead or dying, cut it. However, if has no signs it's in trouble then leave it. We have no way of knowing if the healthy Ash we cut today is resistant to EAB. We can always go back and cut it, but we can't take it out of the wood pile and stand it back up. Our Hemlocks are also in big trouble from the Woolly adelgid.
Does Ash have any iridescence in the quarter sawn grain similar to white oak and sycamore?
I would like to see a video on your logistics. How you handle logs to the mill and how you organize and manage all the wood as it comes off the mill.