A skid steer with pallet forks would be a wonderful addition to your setup for log/lumber movement and even log procurement. In my opinion better than a forklift because they handle the uneven terrain much better. Great vids and channel. Many thanks for the content
I' am sitting watching you climb on top of that rather large log and rocking it until you got some movement just to move it a foot!. You are a slight man but with the strength and fortitude of 2 men. Your nonstop energy inspires me to get out in my shop when I think I can't go any further. If you can do it, then any of us can.
Every time you throw water on a new slab, I imagine what a nice table it would make. If I could purchase every slab I like, there wouldn't be enough conferences in Minnesota for all those conference tables.
Matt, I’ve watch you cut and appreciate a lot of spalted wood but I haven’t seen you build anything with it. I understand it requires a respirator when sanding and some kind of stabilizing treatment before finishing. Sure would enjoy seeing a video from you on this subject. It is a beautiful anomaly in wood.
Hi! If you add a (half) ring to the end of your yellow moving poles, you could just click in a carbine hook (those things used for rock climbing and stuff) with a sand bucket (or whatever weight you wanna use) to hold it in place. No shady "hang the bucket over the grip"-business. :)
Handling those blades for a moment there it felt like you were going to get taken out like Kenny on an episode of South Park but you handled it well sir! 😳
Matt when you put all of your weight on that hook when rolling log and you are almost horizontal, if that hook broke away you would fall flat on your back. Be careful. I want you to keep making a lot more vids.
Man Matt, that is absolutely beautiful wood. I'm sure you've probably said something about it before, but what is in the can that you are spraying on the blade? It's amazing to watch and I really enjoy your video's immensely. Thanks for sharing. Deb
I love how you read the log's outward signs of flames, quilting and spalting and afterwards you open up the log and we get to see what is inside. I learn so much from this. Thank you!
Matt, you don't put any wedges or spacers in behind the cut? The friction on the blade must get pretty big particularly when you leave the boards on top.
Something that just occurred to me. Do your neighbors ever worry you are going crazy? Just out there "talking to yourself" about how great the wood is and how much you love crotch? On a more serious note, I loved the tunes in this one. Not too overpowering and well timed. Good job adding that in.
Another great video thank you Matt. That last plank the design ,and colors are something I’ve never seen!! I have worked with wood my whole life. Never have I seen you’r type of wood? well ,now I have to make a visit to Canada. I’am misssing the best of all woods!!
After seeing the first slab. Imagine if you could have cut the first few inches off as veneer. It kills the live edge but man the flitch that you could bookmatch from that angled feature is epic. PS: do you live in Pennsylvania or near? The mineral element is awesome.
Is it just water you are pouring over it? Or ethanol?They are nice slabs. I do milling myself, but I was staying away from logs with spiral groth like this. What would be your experience, will they "warp" or "unwind" in the direction of the spiral? Moving the slabs around is the hardest part of the milling...I feel your pain.
I've had size issues with my blades. I get a flat pack of 20. The inner blade is always tighter than the outer. I started ordering 1" longer. Cooks sawmill blade sales is awesome
That is a bandsaw to be proud of, especially since you built it. I was watching all the videos of construction, now on to a 4 wheeled gantry with an adjustable bed for moving the heavy slabs. Beautiful wood. Wood like that is quite expensive in Montana.
thank you Matt. so the bandsaw got painted and grew a tad now the blades too short ? do you get that kind of color from silver maple or just that log ?
Nice stuff there Matt. I'd be happy to make you an automated blade lube system but I'm sure you could make it. Thanks for the video. Funny to me when you say your too lazy to do something. Lol that my friend you are not
To be more specific (and hopefully more helpful); I enjoy how you walk us through the decision making of the cut with your interpretation of the log yield. I appreciate your humble demeanor as you tackle Herculean tasks. Thanks.
Nice Matt. I chainsaw mill, wish I could do a bandsaw where I am. Really appreciate your walk around on the wood and breaking it down as you go. Great info.👍
For Matt or anyone else. I'm am just getting slabs done of the chainsaw mill I have. I put them in the garage but I have an abnormally warm garage 85-95F. Would this be good for drying the slabs or is that too hot for air drying?
Call me crazy but I think the slab you're showing at the 24:36 mark would make a great, umm, "flowing creek" dining table - but not the blue glass/epoxy type. I'm thinking about routing a 1/2" - 3/4" rabbet on the bottom, joining the two pieces with a nice piece of walnut inset into those rabbets, and then filling to the surface with a crystal clear (or as close as you can get) epoxy - causing the walnut figure to pop to the surface like a muddy river, umm, I mean, flowing creek. :) Edit: Hey, maybe you could call it a "muddy creek" table and trademark it! ;)
Good evening Matthew - I wanted to ask you if you sell slices of maple tree on the net? And if so what is the price of one unit as a cut in this video?
Thanks, an impressive video as usual. I'd love to see you include some moisture readings into one of your slabbing videos. For example, this tree was standing for 5 years and then laid in your yard for a few months, what moisture content do you think these slabs were at when you milled them? I'd be curious to know if there was a moisture difference between the outside slabs and the center.
I can't thank you enough for your channel!! The timber is timber... until you open it up. Anyone who loves wood knows this is what it's all about! Hopefully your son will learn from his father. Try to make it fun for your son and maybe he will love it too! Just an old woodworker here. Keep it up son!!
Matthew Cremona I grew up a few hours south of you in Iowa, so one of these years when I’m back visiting I need to pick up a slab from you. Huge fan of what you have done with that bandsaw
Okay Matthew, its time that you constructed some sort of automatic blade waterer. You also need to fabricate a log lifter attached to the side of the mill's bed and do away with the tree hoist. additionally, you need to fabricate a large mobile gantry to move the uncut logs around your property. But more than anything, it is without a doubt, time that you invested in a small fork lift for moving those hundred plus pound slabs that you are now lifting and moving to stack piles with/by personal strength alone. Waiting much longer and you will unfortunately find that in your later years of life, that you will not be able to enjoy the fruits of your youth's labor. (nor much of anything else) Give my suggestion some serious thought, if not for your own future wellbeing, then for the sake of your family and the Love they have for you.
I don't know if you know, but Cook Saw has an automatic band saw sharpener. You put the blade in and turn it on and it will sharpen the blade by itself, You have to check on it every now and then, but you can be doing other things while it does it's thing.
Hey Matt, Great videos. I have had to binge watch ALL your videos. Have to say I love the water splash reveals on your log cutting videos. Amazing what mother nature has created inside each tree. Do you sell your slabs?
This was surprisingly thrilling. It's like breaking the lock on an old treasure chest, seeing what's inside, closing the lid and reopening it to have the contents changed.
![The Biggest Log I've Ever Sawn [6' between the guides]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3RUdsucXJB0/mqdefault.jpg)
i love watching your slabbing videos
A skid steer with pallet forks would be a wonderful addition to your setup for log/lumber movement and even log procurement. In my opinion better than a forklift because they handle the uneven terrain much better. Great vids and channel. Many thanks for the content
I' am sitting watching you climb on top of that rather large log and rocking it until you got some movement just to move it a foot!. You are a slight man but with the strength and fortitude of 2 men. Your nonstop energy inspires me to get out in my shop when I think I can't go any further. If you can do it, then any of us can.
Oh wooooow those slabs were beautiful! I'd love to make something out of that! I LOVE spalted wood! Soooo pretty
Great job Matt!..
Brother you are more incredible than the wood
Absolutely gorgeous slabs Matt. Enjoyed the video keep up the great work.
thanks!
Why is it....I can just keep watching these videos ? I wanna go out to the cord wood pile and cut some up. Great stuff.
Do it!!
Next to those slabs, you're the coolest Matt.
hahahaha thanks Jeff!
The diagonal grains are crazy!!
Thank you for the metric!
You are a scholar and a gentleman and a teacher. Thank you for all three things. :)
Much appreciated :)
Every time you throw water on a new slab, I imagine what a nice table it would make. If I could purchase every slab I like, there wouldn't be enough conferences in Minnesota for all those conference tables.
Wow‼️ a sensational log Matt 👊
thanks Ron!
Those end slabs look like marble!
I like the black!
your neighbours must love you ... with all that saw noise hahaha
Someone got it dirty. That is lovely. After the other, who would have thought? No splits. A different kind of beauty.
Luthiers would gladly buy some of those spalted slabs.
awesome job Matt:"really
thanks!
Thanks for including the blade folding and blade change. Very interesting.
I can feel your excitement..................
This stuff would be perfect for bookmatching
Looks like you could use a built-in oil dispenser where you can just push a button to dispense it. :)
someday I'll install it
That would make some pretty Benches or Table tops.
Matt, I’ve watch you cut and appreciate a lot of spalted wood but I haven’t seen you build anything with it. I understand it requires a respirator when sanding and some kind of stabilizing treatment before finishing. Sure would enjoy seeing a video from you on this subject. It is a beautiful anomaly in wood.
Gentleman's Valet Box th-cam.com/video/3zqIpylUMR8/w-d-xo.html
Rotten Wood to Brass Hammer Handle - Resin Stabilizing th-cam.com/video/gmJZlduLYHI/w-d-xo.html
Here’s a couple videos where I work with spalted woods that require stabilizing
Thanks very much.
Matt those are some beautiful slabs. What would a slab like the one you said was the best from the middle cost?
Hi! If you add a (half) ring to the end of your yellow moving poles, you could just click in a carbine hook (those things used for rock climbing and stuff) with a sand bucket (or whatever weight you wanna use) to hold it in place. No shady "hang the bucket over the grip"-business. :)
And can you not just add a small water pump (and a tank) that directly sprays a bit of water onto the blade every few turns? :)
Handling those blades for a moment there it felt like you were going to get taken out like Kenny on an episode of South Park but you handled it well sir! 😳
not my first sawblade rodeo
NOTE TO SELF: it's NOT about "LAZY" as much as an absolute RESPECT for the LAWS OF PHYSICS on this planet.
Matt when you put all of your weight on that hook when rolling log and you are almost horizontal, if that hook broke away you would fall flat on your back. Be careful. I want you to keep making a lot more vids.
Man Matt, that is absolutely beautiful wood. I'm sure you've probably said something about it before, but what is in the can that you are spraying on the blade? It's amazing to watch and I really enjoy your video's immensely. Thanks for sharing. Deb
Thanks Deb! I'm spraying diesel
I love how you read the log's outward signs of flames, quilting and spalting and afterwards you open up the log and we get to see what is inside. I learn so much from this. Thank you!
Matt, you don't put any wedges or spacers in behind the cut? The friction on the blade must get pretty big particularly when you leave the boards on top.
The kerf the teeth are cutting is wider than the body of the blade so there is no friction
Something that just occurred to me. Do your neighbors ever worry you are going crazy? Just out there "talking to yourself" about how great the wood is and how much you love crotch?
On a more serious note, I loved the tunes in this one. Not too overpowering and well timed. Good job adding that in.
I'm sure they would be questioning my sanity if they didn't know what I did for living and also watch my videos lol Thanks Matt!
Another great video thank you Matt. That last plank the design ,and colors are something
I’ve never seen!! I have worked with wood my whole life. Never have I seen you’r type of
wood? well ,now I have to make a visit to Canada. I’am misssing the best of all woods!!
What do you do with all your slabs? Do you sell them? Love your channel, btw!
I sell most of them. thanks!
This was so great. Love spalted wood , those last few were just so incredible!
After seeing the first slab. Imagine if you could have cut the first few inches off as veneer. It kills the live edge but man the flitch that you could bookmatch from that angled feature is epic.
PS: do you live in Pennsylvania or near? The mineral element is awesome.
Eric French : He lives in Minnesota !
I want that last one! So pretty....and yet, so far away. (plus that's probably a keeper)
Hahaha yeah I think I'm going to hold on to that one
beautyful slabs there matt. lots of nice furniture coming. thanks for sharing and keep on happy milling.
thanks!
now i want to see you make something with all this color and figure.
Some day I will
Is it just water you are pouring over it? Or ethanol?They are nice slabs. I do milling myself, but I was staying away from logs with spiral groth like this. What would be your experience, will they "warp" or "unwind" in the direction of the spiral? Moving the slabs around is the hardest part of the milling...I feel your pain.
Absolutely beautiful Matt! I wish I lived close...I be buying some of that!
Thanks!
I want to buy one of those slabs please...
What makes the best table top
I love going through the logs as you cut them. Even the plainest can be beautiful after its cut.
What do you do with the old blades? Save for cuts that have metal in them or donate? Maybe local metalworker that makes layered steel could use?
That's so cool
wished you lived in the UK I'd pick-up a few
Oh man that’s just awesome all the colors so cool. Take Care.
thanks Thom!
24:40 and 25:00 are definitely my favorites. Nice job Matt!
I've had size issues with my blades. I get a flat pack of 20. The inner blade is always tighter than the outer. I started ordering 1" longer. Cooks sawmill blade sales is awesome
One day I am going to end up getting a saw mill and I am going to blame it all on you!
I make a great scapegoat
Hopefully, because I don't think it will go down too well here!
Awesome log Matt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get making some projects! You’ve got some beautiful wood sitting out there that’s begging to be turned into something!
You and I have different definitions of what "moving something relatively easily" means! :)
hahahahahaha you're probably right
So most of the ant nest is contained in that slab? Crazy
That is a bandsaw to be proud of, especially since you built it. I was watching all the videos of construction, now on to a 4 wheeled gantry with an adjustable bed for moving the heavy slabs. Beautiful wood. Wood like that is quite expensive in Montana.
👍
thank you Matt. so the bandsaw got painted and grew a tad now the blades too short ? do you get that kind of color from silver maple or just that log ?
haha that must have been it. You'll get that color if it sits for a while otherwise it's just standard white maple
That's some cool slabs Matt!!!
I like the music but wouldn't Kansas's Dust in the Wind be more appropriate?
probably
Nice stuff there Matt. I'd be happy to make you an automated blade lube system but I'm sure you could make it. Thanks for the video. Funny to me when you say your too lazy to do something. Lol that my friend you are not
Matthew what do you do with the slabs?
Beautiful lumber. Wish I could get my hands on stuff like that.
What you call a cant hook, Oregon loggers call it a Peavey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! A pallet? That's one step closer to getting a forklift!!!
crap! I'd better burn that thing!!
Nice. Keep the sawmill video coming
To be more specific (and hopefully more helpful); I enjoy how you walk us through the decision making of the cut with your interpretation of the log yield. I appreciate your humble demeanor as you tackle Herculean tasks. Thanks.
Nice Matt. I chainsaw mill, wish I could do a bandsaw where I am. Really appreciate your walk around on the wood and breaking it down as you go. Great info.👍
thanks!
Matt you have alot of slabs laid up, are you doing any good at selling any of your material??
Matt, invest in a hose to spray your slabs instead of the bucket.
At 19:47 would make a badass canoe should do one day?
That was a beautiful log and can't wait to see what you are going to make out of it.
22:35 that was a really really nice one. The figure around those knots did it. Liked the ones at 25-26 to striped shifting color.
When are you going to hook that IV drip up for an oiler? ;)
♥♥
For Matt or anyone else. I'm am just getting slabs done of the chainsaw mill I have. I put them in the garage but I have an abnormally warm garage 85-95F. Would this be good for drying the slabs or is that too hot for air drying?
ttime to install a power feed
The grain of logs are the finger prints of God.
Beautiful wood, salted maple is my favorite but nothing beats burls! Those would make a nice work bench top
I like salted maple too... it's delicious!
man, I wish i had that machine. Envy
Call me crazy but I think the slab you're showing at the 24:36 mark would make a great, umm, "flowing creek" dining table - but not the blue glass/epoxy type. I'm thinking about routing a 1/2" - 3/4" rabbet on the bottom, joining the two pieces with a nice piece of walnut inset into those rabbets, and then filling to the surface with a crystal clear (or as close as you can get) epoxy - causing the walnut figure to pop to the surface like a muddy river, umm, I mean, flowing creek. :) Edit: Hey, maybe you could call it a "muddy creek" table and trademark it! ;)
Solid name!
Good evening Matthew - I wanted to ask you if you sell slices of maple tree on the net? And if so what is the price of one unit as a cut in this video?
How did the ants get in there? I didn't see a continuing path to the outside.
that hole in the end grain
Thanks, an impressive video as usual. I'd love to see you include some moisture readings into one of your slabbing videos. For example, this tree was standing for 5 years and then laid in your yard for a few months, what moisture content do you think these slabs were at when you milled them? I'd be curious to know if there was a moisture difference between the outside slabs and the center.
Not sure of the exact MC at this point. They're still above the max my reader can read (32%). Thanks!
I can't thank you enough for your channel!! The timber is timber... until you open it up. Anyone who loves wood knows this is what it's all about! Hopefully your son will learn from his father. Try to make it fun for your son and maybe he will love it too! Just an old woodworker here. Keep it up son!!
How do you stabilize rotten areas in a slab that are a bit soft? How do you go about finishing it without the finish looking blotchy?
I would coat the entire surface in penetrating epoxy so there wouldn't be blotching
Do you recommend a specific brand?
I'm sure you've heard this many times before....but "I'm more of a crotch guy” needs to be a t-shirt
you're the first one
Matthew Cremona lol, suuure
Matthew Cremona I grew up a few hours south of you in Iowa, so one of these years when I’m back visiting I need to pick up a slab from you. Huge fan of what you have done with that bandsaw
What criteria do you use to determine the slab thickness you want to cut?
I aim for a finished thickness of 1.75-2"
Thanks. Do you then resaw them to 3/4” for furniture builds?
they can be resawn to any necessary thickness depending on the project if they're not used whole
So you definitely now have more wood than you could ever work in a lifetime.
lol it's been that way for a long time
Still no auto lube?
Okay Matthew, its time that you constructed some sort of automatic blade waterer. You also need to fabricate a log lifter attached to the side of the mill's bed and do away with the tree hoist. additionally, you need to fabricate a large mobile gantry to move the uncut logs around your property. But more than anything, it is without a doubt, time that you invested in a small fork lift for moving those hundred plus pound slabs that you are now lifting and moving to stack piles with/by personal strength alone. Waiting much longer and you will unfortunately find that in your later years of life, that you will not be able to enjoy the fruits of your youth's labor. (nor much of anything else) Give my suggestion some serious thought, if not for your own future wellbeing, then for the sake of your family and the Love they have for you.
I don't know if you know, but Cook Saw has an automatic band saw sharpener. You put the blade in and turn it on and it will sharpen the blade by itself, You have to check on it every now and then, but you can be doing other things while it does it's thing.
why don't you add an automatic water system?
haven't felt compelled to install it
Hey Matt, Great videos. I have had to binge watch ALL your videos. Have to say I love the water splash reveals on your log cutting videos. Amazing what mother nature has created inside each tree. Do you sell your slabs?
Why do you use a bucket of water then to spray it with a hose? Love the sawmill videos. Please keep them coming.
Dramatic effect and so I don't use so much water that I turn the ground into a mud puddle
Wow, I would love to have one of those slabs for a table top.
5:13
Me too !!
;-)
Hey Matt, ever considered some sort of gravity fed bucket and adjustable spigot for blade lubrication?
This was surprisingly thrilling. It's like breaking the lock on an old treasure chest, seeing what's inside, closing the lid and reopening it to have the contents changed.