you are correct. I get tongue tied sometimes on these videos and get things backwards, thanks for that comment, I am going to pin this comment at the top of the video so that it clears up any confusion.
Hey! Wanted to give you a big shout out!! :) I was having trouble cutting pine and keeping the cuts straight due to hitting knots and blade diving. I tried those thicker blades you suggested in one of your videos and it fixed the problem and they work great!! Thanks so much for that tip !! I had been fighting that problem for over a year with no success until now! Your sharing of information sure helped this guy out!! 👍
I just started my day with really good chuckle. I think this went right over some peoples head.... All I could think of was a chemistry teacher that I had in high school. By the time half of the class was over all I was hearing was "wah, wah, wah, wah." At first, I thought you just had too much coffee this morning. "There will be a quiz at the end of this video....." Thanks, Nathan. I loved it.
Good video Nathan. My horses ringbarked a maple and killed it. It was on the list of "stuff to do" and I didn't get a chance to cut it down. Then it became an obvious widow maker and I simply ignored it until all the upper limbs shed off. The plan was to drop it and burn it on site. Surprisingly it was spalted through and though so I slabbed it. The wood looks fabulous. To enhance the spalting I treated it with iron acetate (steel wool and white vinegar) and the spalting popped big time. The non-spalted areas were unaffected.
Nathan...good gouge on the air dry temperatures...thx...my silver maple timber is at 12-14%...think I might let it stay untill at 8%...we don't have a kiln near by and I don't do a whole lot of lumbering like you to necessitate a kiln...also...good gouge on the spalting...at first I thought it was ugly...but just might incorporate it in my counter top project...ill keep you posted...😎🇺🇸
Thank you for explaining the kiln process. I am familiar with larger kilns and was wondering how you were doing your kiln. Nathan, you did an excellent job explaining everything. I for one really enjoyed it. By the way, I enjoy watching you doing the sawing even though it might be cutting up dimension lumber.
Nathan, we have had pretty good luck spalting Maple during the summer. We put the log in a 3' deep ditch and cover it with sawdust and wet it down a couple times a week. In about 3 months we have a pretty good spalt going on.
good method. I have a maple log to go get this week, I will try that approach, seems that just letting it sit on the ground takes at least a year or so,
Mike Neuhaus I had a friend in central Tennessee that done that with Hackberry and had good luck. I know because I hauled many thousands of pounds of it back to Arizona ! 😊
I was at the sawmill next door and he has some amazing sinker cypress, mite have to get some of that. Hope this experiment is a success. Have a great and hopefully dry week...
Lookinig forward to seeing results. Did the same thing with hickory, still air drying for me. We still need to build us a kiln. Do you know what the humidification option does? Ive heard about kilns running a stabilization cycle with hot steam for like 30 minutes to help cancel out the case hardening, wasnt sure if the kd150 supported that or if that was something youd need to cobble together yourself?
no steam in my kiln, only high heat and a compressor to get the moisture out of the air, a steam kiln is not how I want to dry wood, it takes the color/character out of it I think ,
ua-cam.com/video/y6tb6fhbZE0/v-deo.html This is the video i saw talking about, havent heard much beyond this, but sounds interesting. He described the steam as just to relieve the case hardening. I think he also menti ined the steam kiln thing, which I think is the colr change thing. He mention (or somebody did) that the steam could spread the walnut color to the sapwood, which I dont like either, but sounds like the bigger companies do that to make it look like the board is all heartwood
That beard with the built in mike is working good. I have a neighbor who is running for our county supervisor position and he has signs on my yard and his logo is an outline of his beard & it says “Vote for the Beard” I think of you and laugh every timeI look at it!
Sure am jealous of all the beautiful wood you have down there up hear in southern Manitoba it’s hard to find good wood to mill and even harder to sell keep up the good work EH
Hey Nathan! Great video! Congrats on 10k my friend! Just started building my kiln today. Hope you are having some nive weather and hope the family is doing well. Take care.
Out of the Woods For now I am building a solar kiln according to the design plans from Virginia tech. Later this year I hope to build a heated kiln if I can afford it. I'm envious of your kiln. I need to sell some lumber first. If it sell too fast for the solar kiln that's a good thing. Then I can build the heated one.
Hi Nathan! Another great video hope the experiment works for you. I had a question about fresh cut logs. You may have mentioned this in the past and I just missed it but...if you cut down fresh, healthy trees today how long do you have to wait to start running them through the sawmill? Do you even have to wait? Thanks in advance and congratulations on 10,000!!
I do a little bit of chainsaw mill but my boards always get cracking on them. I seal the ends and use spacers not sure why I get cracking only thing I can think is the sun hitting the boards a little . I am in Florida and don't have a indoor spot for this
here if you had old logs you wouldn't have a log left to saw after 2 years unless you slabed them the termites and carpenter ant eat hole right though them and turn them to Swiss cheese and saw dust
I have hundreds of the ones I showed. I’d rather be sawing high dollar lumber than stickers at the end of the day. I haven’t bought any in years. Got plenty.
Soft maple is red maple. Hard maple is sugar maple.
you are correct. I get tongue tied sometimes on these videos and get things backwards, thanks for that comment, I am going to pin this comment at the top of the video so that it clears up any confusion.
that is why I love this guy, admits he isn't perfect unlike some channels that think they are gods! keep up the good work,
Yes. Makes nice wood a bit soft but nice timber
Hey! Wanted to give you a big shout out!! :) I was having trouble cutting pine and keeping the cuts straight due to hitting knots and blade diving. I tried those thicker blades you suggested in one of your videos and it fixed the problem and they work great!! Thanks so much for that tip !! I had been fighting that problem for over a year with no success until now! Your sharing of information sure helped this guy out!! 👍
You are a textbook of information, thank you for all you share with us, it’s like getting a whole college semester in just a few minutes
Thanks. Appreciate you watching 👍
I just started my day with really good chuckle. I think this went right over some peoples head.... All I could think of was a chemistry teacher that I had in high school. By the time half of the class was over all I was hearing was "wah, wah, wah, wah." At first, I thought you just had too much coffee this morning. "There will be a quiz at the end of this video....." Thanks, Nathan. I loved it.
Haha now where is my Apple?
Thanks for watching!
Good video Nathan. My horses ringbarked a maple and killed it. It was on the list of "stuff to do" and I didn't get a chance to cut it down. Then it became an obvious widow maker and I simply ignored it until all the upper limbs shed off. The plan was to drop it and burn it on site. Surprisingly it was spalted through and though so I slabbed it. The wood looks fabulous. To enhance the spalting I treated it with iron acetate (steel wool and white vinegar) and the spalting popped big time. The non-spalted areas were unaffected.
Good tips. Never heard of that method before
Thanks. I will send you the recipe via email. :) Maybe you can do a video on it. The results are really cool, especially on spalting, cherry, and oak.
Nathan...good gouge on the air dry temperatures...thx...my silver maple timber is at 12-14%...think I might let it stay untill at 8%...we don't have a kiln near by and I don't do a whole lot of lumbering like you to necessitate a kiln...also...good gouge on the spalting...at first I thought it was ugly...but just might incorporate it in my counter top project...ill keep you posted...😎🇺🇸
sounds good Peter,
Thank you for explaining the kiln process. I am familiar with larger kilns and was wondering how you were doing your kiln. Nathan, you did an excellent job explaining everything. I for one really enjoyed it. By the way, I enjoy watching you doing the sawing even though it might be cutting up dimension lumber.
Nathan, we have had pretty good luck spalting Maple during the summer. We put the log in a 3' deep ditch and cover it with sawdust and wet it down a couple times a week. In about 3 months we have a pretty good spalt going on.
good method. I have a maple log to go get this week, I will try that approach, seems that just letting it sit on the ground takes at least a year or so,
Mike Neuhaus
I had a friend in central Tennessee that done that with Hackberry and had good luck.
I know because I hauled many thousands of pounds of it back to Arizona ! 😊
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I was at the sawmill next door and he has some amazing sinker cypress, mite have to get some of that. Hope this experiment is a success. Have a great and hopefully dry week...
Hopefully the rain is over now. Thanks for watching
great video my friend.be safe and take care.thanks for the great content sir.✌️✌️
Thanks for watching!
Awesome channel watching you all the way down in Australia
Thanks. Appreciate your time!
Great info. I don't think your kiln is insulated enough ? Just breaking stones ! Love that building !
Great video brother. Can not wait to get a kiln added to my tool bag.
Thanks buddy
That's a cool experiment, really looking forward to seeing the results! The audio sounds great.
Thanks James
Lookinig forward to seeing results. Did the same thing with hickory, still air drying for me. We still need to build us a kiln. Do you know what the humidification option does? Ive heard about kilns running a stabilization cycle with hot steam for like 30 minutes to help cancel out the case hardening, wasnt sure if the kd150 supported that or if that was something youd need to cobble together yourself?
no steam in my kiln, only high heat and a compressor to get the moisture out of the air, a steam kiln is not how I want to dry wood, it takes the color/character out of it I think ,
ua-cam.com/video/y6tb6fhbZE0/v-deo.html
This is the video i saw talking about, havent heard much beyond this, but sounds interesting. He described the steam as just to relieve the case hardening. I think he also menti ined the steam kiln thing, which I think is the colr change thing. He mention (or somebody did) that the steam could spread the walnut color to the sapwood, which I dont like either, but sounds like the bigger companies do that to make it look like the board is all heartwood
That beard with the built in mike is working good.
I have a neighbor who is running for our county supervisor position and he has signs on my yard and his logo is an outline of his beard & it says “Vote for the Beard”
I think of you and laugh every timeI look at it!
If I ever run for a local office I now have my sales pitch, thanks!
Best of luck with your experiment.
Thank you
Morning Nathan, good information. Michael
thanks Michael, take care,
Sure am jealous of all the beautiful wood you have down there up hear in southern Manitoba it’s hard to find good wood to mill and even harder to sell keep up the good work EH
Thanks Jason
........ the nutty expression "CUT IT ON" is only used in the Southern American states !
another great video, well done,
Thanks!
Hey Nathan! Great video! Congrats on 10k my friend! Just started building my kiln today. Hope you are having some nive weather and hope the family is doing well. Take care.
thanks buddy, you too, what kind of kiln are you building?
Out of the Woods For now I am building a solar kiln according to the design plans from Virginia tech. Later this year I hope to build a heated kiln if I can afford it. I'm envious of your kiln. I need to sell some lumber first. If it sell too fast for the solar kiln that's a good thing. Then I can build the heated one.
Interesting stuff.
yeah hope it turns out well, I will share either my epic failure or accomplishment either way,
Hi Nathan!
Another great video hope the experiment works for you.
I had a question about fresh cut logs. You may have mentioned this in the past and I just missed it but...if you cut down fresh, healthy trees today how long do you have to wait to start running them through the sawmill? Do you even have to wait?
Thanks in advance and congratulations on 10,000!!
Try to saw them ASAP. Thanks for watching 👍
I got ur notifications on out of the woods
Thanks Troy.
Probably gonna get a pretty penny for that top slab. That'll make a beautiful mantle! 👍🏻
Agreed
I do a little bit of chainsaw mill but my boards always get cracking on them. I seal the ends and use spacers not sure why I get cracking only thing I can think is the sun hitting the boards a little . I am in Florida and don't have a indoor spot for this
do you air dry outdoors I assume? do you cover the stack with tin or sheet metal?
Out of the Woods it's on a covered porch but gets afternoon sun so I think it's getting to much sun
Out of the Woods no cover on the top but no water getting on it
Sounds like the problem
Out of the Woods you think it needs a cover on it?
What's the widest cant you can mill on the lt35? Thanks
26in and 32in log
Out of the Woods Thank you, I know that's what they advertise, but just confirming it will do it.
Good video
Thanks!
good deal thanks for sharing,
some good wood my friend
Thanks Gene
interesting thanks for sharing,
So for us NEWBS, can you explain what spalting is, and how it affects value of a board.
Will do on the follow up video
here if you had old logs you wouldn't have a log left to saw after 2 years unless you slabed them the termites and carpenter ant eat hole right though them and turn them to Swiss cheese and saw dust
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that is ambrosia mapll
Your half right. Any maple cam have ambrosia if the beetles get to it. Still doesn’t change the species of maple it is.
Why don’t you cut your own stickers
I have hundreds of the ones I showed. I’d rather be sawing high dollar lumber than stickers at the end of the day. I haven’t bought any in years. Got plenty.