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Hill Custom Lumber
Приєднався 25 січ 2013
Welcome to my channel! Hill Custom Lumber is a small sawmill and millwork shop in eastern Pennsylvania. I look forward to sharing our operation and teaching a little bit about lumber and woodworking from the the forest to finished product. We'll cover a lot of topics, Everything lumber related, some heavy equipment, and I'll even share some videos from our family Christmas tree farm!
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Is This Massive Log Trash Or Treasure?
Today I go on a "treasure hunt" chasing after a big oak log.
Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machinery and heavy equipment, and even our family's Christmas tree farm.
www.hillcustomlumber.com
hillcustomlumber
Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machinery and heavy equipment, and even our family's Christmas tree farm.
www.hillcustomlumber.com
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Farm Fresh Christmas Wreaths: How They're Made!
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An overview of our Wreathmaking and Greenery Operation. Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machinery and heavy equipment, and even our family's Christmas tree farm. www.hil...
Where Does Your Christmas Tree Come From?
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An overview of our 2024 Christmas Tree Harvest! Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machinery and heavy equipment, and even our family's Christmas tree farm. www.hillcustoml...
The End Is Here!
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Wrapping up the last of the lumber work to go cut Christmas Trees! Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machinery and heavy equipment, and even our family's Christmas tree fa...
Slash Your Home Project Costs! Learn How To Save Thousands On Millwork!
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Today I answer a commenter's question and discuss using your own materials in a building project, and how much money it can save! Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machine...
I Can't Believe I'm Doing This Again!
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I'm way too far off the ground today! I rented a bucket truck for some tree trimming/roof repair. Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machinery and heavy equipment, and even...
A Step by Step Look at Grade Sawing a Walnut Log!
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A step by step explanation of how I grade saw Walnut! Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machinery and heavy equipment, and even our family's Christmas tree farm. www.hillc...
This Cherry Paneling Will Keep Getting Better With Age!
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One of my favorite wood species made into one of my favorite products! Welcome to our channel, Thanks for watching! We're a small sawmill and wood products business in Eastern Pennsylvania. Join me for videos on all things wood from the forest to the final product. We'll cover a wide range of topics about lumber and woodworking, machinery and heavy equipment, and even our family's Christmas tre...
The First Load of Logs the "Hard" Way!
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The First Load of Logs the "Hard" Way!
Ready To Hit The Road: The Wait Is Over!
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Ready To Hit The Road: The Wait Is Over!
Sawing Pennsylvania Cherry...The Finest in the World!
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Sawing Pennsylvania Cherry...The Finest in the World!
This Maple Butcherblock ALMOST went perfectly!
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This Maple Butcherblock ALMOST went perfectly!
Whatever it takes to get the job done!
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Whatever it takes to get the job done!
More Cutting and Welding...I'm Starting to get somewhere!
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More Cutting and Welding...I'm Starting to get somewhere!
What's The Right Amount To Invest In Tools?
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What's The Right Amount To Invest In Tools?
Is Kiln-dried Wood A Must For Every Project?
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Is Kiln-dried Wood A Must For Every Project?
What I've Learned After A Year On Youtube!
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What I've Learned After A Year On UA-cam!
Beadboard: The Classic Choice That Never Goes Out Of Style!
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Beadboard: The Classic Choice That Never Goes Out Of Style!
How to Air Dry Hardwood Lumber Like a Pro!
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How to Air Dry Hardwood Lumber Like a Pro!
Locust is the second most rot resistant lumber in the US. If you let it fully dry, it seals itself off. It’s an incredibly good wood.
It really is!
What an amazing video. Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Beautiful stuff!
Thanks!
Beauty!
Niiice
Good call , I would have wanted to try and lift it just for fun
Yeah but once you lift it it kinda becomes yours! I don’t need another huge yard ornament!
How many acre tree farm are you guys ?
A little over 200
@ Roger that. We are around 30 acres
I turn bowls and most Walnut pieces have sapwood.
Yes, unless you’re into very large logs and can saw past it, you’ll usually have some sap on the edges.
I'm sure you can find awesome woodworking plans on WoodPrix
I get those calls weekly, I rarely check them out anymore, good video, shows our real world,
Yeah, they're always a gamble!
Great job answering a lot of questions I've had on weather to buy one or not.looking to do oak trim moulding thanks jeff
Glad I could help!
I learned and you can learn from me. Tell them to send a picture of tree. Lol. Even if they log or have a sawmill. Had a buddy stick me on some big pine tree logs. But he saws pallet material and I saw nice material lol
I typically do, it was so close though I figured I’d just go check it out! Lesson relearned!
@ we all have to buy lessons or rebuy them
Your right to walk away from it Cory too many nails would ruin too many blades great firewood
It would have cost a fortune. Even cutting it for firewood would be tricky.
I know where that log is. It’s a big one. What about all the logs on the other side of the road? Those looked good
That’s not his property.
It’s always nice to know people are at least thinking about you. Would have been a win win for both if you could have used it. But you never know unless your willing to try. Hope you have a great Christmas and thanks for sharing.
Yes I always appreciate working with people on stuff like this…even if it doesn’t work out.
You are having too much fun 😊
I can’t complain!
Good call Cory, free sometimes means expensive
Absolutely
Login ain't like a box of cracker jacks, you don't always get a prize! 😉
Now *that's* a lot of nope rope!
I’ve watched a lot of timber frame and log home videos. On it when guy mentioned that black locust are used for sill plates because they are so hard and impervious to rotting.
I like cold start videos. It reminds me of good times. Can still smell the ether and the diesel exhaust. Always loved those 2 smells!
Cant that rough sawn just go straight into the molder and come out perfectly fine? or at least joint one side before hand instead of edging and planing it?
It’s important to get the blanks as uniform as possible. The goal is to take off as little as possible with the moulder. This helps give a better finish, the pieces feed better, and the tooling lasts longer.
Do you joint one edge before or are these rough sawn straight from the mill? Thanks for the vids!
Hate cold starts, done too many.
What's up JR and Randy hope you guys are doing well i miss working with you guys had lots of fun and laughs! 😂
It's a bit like us humans some people have a Rough start some mornings
The old timers here in VA say wood from a tree like that won't burn or ain't good for burning in a fireplace. Is that true?
Not sure why people like this 😂
You have an amazing operation there! Tell your mom that we admire her and she is an inspiration!!
She's a very nice and talented person! Her and everyone else they all make very nice and great quality products.
When chaps become hard to put on, try buckling them in front, then turn them around to back side, then snap the leg straps. You should put temp forward stops on your forks, if someday you dont pay attention, a log can roll back on your tractor and cause a life changing event.. So theres someone besides me have that has bad luck, if it wern't for bad luck we'd have no luck at all. Maybe those woods was a field 100 years ago and the fork was left by a farmer, possibly great grand dad, and you just happen to find it, maybe theres a reward for finding it, just have to wait for next life to collect it....... 10 years ago I just put brand tires fully loaded ,on my L3400 tractor, few days later my son broke valve stem on one of the rears, luckily he wasn't very far in woods and was able to back his pickup to the tractor. A week later I made bolt-on valve stem protectors..........
Valve stem protectors are a good idea!
Nothing starts cold like a Perkins, maybe a Cummins 8.3. Worst is a Cummins 855, just crank and crank. The N14 is a nice cold start engine as well. Take care pal.
She is sooo talented!! Best wreaths and greenery around!!! Great content Cory! Xooo
Thanks!
Great content Cory, very interesting, Thanks
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Couldn’t agree more! Snow is pretty but the devil to work in! Stay warm! Good channel!
Thanks!
I'm on the fence with Black Locust for a lot of crafts. The bark is toxic and, honestly, you generally dont need most furniture or woodwork to be Axe Handle hard and hold up to the elements without sealant. Now does it make a great woods club for surviving random animal attacks? Yeah, just leave it against the back of your house 😂
There ya go, good use case!
had an old boy at work stop by me at the register today to tell me about this stuff, apparently the dust glows under black light! im really keen to try setting the dust in epoxy like glitter with black lights shining in on it.. would look beautiful on a black or walnut backdrop
I’ve never heard of that but it sounds interesting
I just made my first hardwood flooring from a cherry tree that was in the backyard with my router table. It's 3.25" face. I didn't make any relief cuts in the bottom but I can if necessary. How important is it and how many? Thanks.
Quite honestly it’s not necessary. It’s something the industry added years ago to “relieve stress”. There’s no conclusive evidence it does anything, other than reduce some weight in shipping, but people look at it as a sign of quality flooring, that’s the only reason to add it. Plus you easily know which is the top of the board.
Very cool
Thanks!
What's the spacing you guys use?
5x5’
Awesome video, 👍 thanks
Glad you liked it!
Very interesting! What do you do about all the stumps now? When will you start replanting? Love your videos!
We grind the tops off and plant the next crop between the old stump rows. We’ll replant in spring(April). I have videos of grinding and planting under my Christmas tree playlist!
Some beautiful Christmas trees. Thanks for sharing.
Happy holidays!
How many trees do you harvest per year Cory?
I’ll just say many thousands.
Great video! I really appreciate how you shared the challenges you faced with your dust collection system and the things you wish you had done differently. It's super helpful for anyone planning a setup.
Yeah, glad to share the knowledge.
I love jobbing, that said I never assume any monetary risks and do the sourcing of raw materials myself even if all or part of logs are customer provided. I charge 50% above all my sourcing costs and collect double this estimate as an up front deposit. So customer is always paying in advance for my time and the materials used in their job and I incur no out of pocket risks for lumber/log costs. Having a vacuum plate kiln I can control outcomes as lumber dried in this manner does not warp or check to any degree as all drying is from the ends as in nature and lumber dries fast and more evenly. Further deposits are collected when sawing commences and when drying starts and final milling. Final inspection and payment is made at my plant before any lumber is loaded elminating any returns and shipped in that manner my financial risks are essentially zero limited only to lost profits on final balances. If a customer ever defaults I am left with the product at no cost to my firm which has never happened and I have never lost a job over my terms. In fact only customers that want to save and have high end results that can afford the build and are appreciative of seeing all costs in advance before going forward so credit checks are never needed as I am always working using my customers funds. Ray
I'm not worked up! This is what I've been waiting for!
The true meaning of universal is " does not fit anything properly "
Amen to that!
Have a great tree season Cory!
Thanks!
good video,
Thanks!
It’s fun having multiple businesses. I won’t hardly saw until February because we process deer until Valentineday most years.
Yes always pulled in multiple directions.