Big fan of salvaging anything you can. This is beautiful. I'm in the process of setting up my mill and woodyard. I've enjoyed seeing your setup and process.
Salvaging is why I bought the mill. I'm not a fan of cutting trees that don't need to be cut, so I justify what I do cut by making lumber. Trees are worth more than just firewood. You'll enjoy your mill, it's very satisfying. Good luck with your setup!
Rather serendipitous, the fallen ash being so close to the mill. You really had little choice but to cut into it and see what was inside. It'll be a treasured piece of lumber for your future projects. Thanks for sharing.
Ash lumber was used by the native Inuit in Northern Canada and the native Indians to make their traditional snow shoes and dog sleds.. If you mill the lumber with the grain so that there is no cross grain the lumber can be steamed and bent without splitting
I have a couple more in the works, I appreciate you taking the time to watch them. If you want more music like the stuff I play, give these bands a listen; Khruangbin, Arc De Soleil, Dope Lemon, and the Allah-Las. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
G’day, I haven’t seen tongs like that since my childhood. An old bullock driver used them to sing logs out of the bush. An idea you could use would be do as that old guy did; use a round piece of steel with a hole on one edge so you can add a bow shackle. Then use a steel loop around the tongs so the disc can jangle freely when attached with a shackle. That disc stops the log digging in and I watched him work with that for several days and it helped. Worth a try to see if it can make log snagging easier. An idea I have as I used it myself when I lived in the bush, if you can get an old ploughing disc you could use that as it has a dished face for the log end to rest in. I hope the general idea is explained well enough. Nice looking timber, you know it will be reasonably stable after standing and drying. It will make a beautiful mantle.
Oh yeah, good explanation. I can see it. The disc is a good idea for sure. I'll have to see what I can find. My tongs came out of an old barn. They're hand hammered, you can see the irregularities and the tool marks. It's pretty cool to think I'm using something that some guy made long before I was alive. Someone told me that they're ice tongs, but they work fine for logs. I appreciate the advice, I'll try to improve it for the next adventure.
Dead ash trees if left standing will on general last a couple of years without decaying.. They might get some dark staining but would still be serviceable for flooring or furniture..
@@GrumpyToadCreationsSorry 'bout that. Mom was an English teacher. We kids were instantly corrected when we made errors. Hard habit to break, but I should keep it in the family.
I have never used chainsaw pants or leggings in 35 years. When you finish the cut put the brake on. I am not perfect I have had to take the powerhead off of a locked in bar several times.. Once I waited two days for the wind to bring the sucker down..
Dead ash trees in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the U.S..are about as proliferous as dandelions..Thank you to China for this ugly beetle... I have one hundred acres of hardwood with 40% dead or dying ash trees. Beautiful wood which is or will be as cheap asdirt..
It might not be valuable, but I'd like to mill some into cants and store them somewhere. It's almost completely gone around me, so it would be nice to have access to it someday. It's pretty nice lumber.
Milled wood is always valuable. I should rephrase my comment by adding the ash lumber is way down in price because the dead or dying trees are being harvested in such huge quantities the market is being flooded. Beuatiful and very stable wood; "poor man's oak.@@GrumpyToadCreations
@user-ku3jw7ux2b I see what you mean. Would you say that once it's all been harvested or dead, it may regain its market value? The hoarder in me wants to store a stockpile because I know the day will come when there won't be any more Ash around.
Certainly store all the milled hardwood you can.. The emerald ash borer is the dastardly bug that is killing the trees by girdling the phleom layer under the bark... This is as insidious as the long ago "dutch elm disease. All the ash trees in lower Michigan are gone except for the very young ones that may survive to replenish the species. I just felled six large ash trees this morning and the butt logs will be going to the mill.. If you store the trees just as cants then paint the ends to stop it from checking.. take care.@@GrumpyToadCreations
As I replied to you before. All hardwood is valuable if you already own it.. It is just dropped in value because so much is being harvested due to the eminate demise odf the trees.. The lumber mills are being inundated with peole trying to salvage the logs before they deteriorate.@@GrumpyToadCreations
Big fan of salvaging anything you can. This is beautiful. I'm in the process of setting up my mill and woodyard. I've enjoyed seeing your setup and process.
Salvaging is why I bought the mill. I'm not a fan of cutting trees that don't need to be cut, so I justify what I do cut by making lumber. Trees are worth more than just firewood. You'll enjoy your mill, it's very satisfying. Good luck with your setup!
Rather serendipitous, the fallen ash being so close to the mill. You really had little choice but to cut into it and see what was inside. It'll be a treasured piece of lumber for your future projects. Thanks for sharing.
The forest provided a treat for me, that's for sure. It's sad to see them go, but I'm happy to give it a second life.
Beautiful boards!!! Great find!
It exceeded my expectations for sure! I'll be on the lookout for more.
3:01 so close to 1 foot toad creations. !
nice life, awesome mill
Cool editing too.
Ha, thanks! I hate undercutting logs. It's always sketchy.
Good find and salvage.
I'm gonna look for more this weekend. I'm just surprised how solid it was.
Right on buddy good save. Ash is awesome lumber
Thanks! It's too bad we lost 'em all to the bugs. I wish I had more.
Ash lumber was used by the native Inuit in Northern Canada and the native Indians to make their traditional snow shoes and dog sleds.. If you mill the lumber with the grain so that there is no cross grain the lumber can be steamed and bent without splitting
Nice video! I always love the music as well, I know you are busy but I just hope you will make more videos. Thanks.
I have a couple more in the works, I appreciate you taking the time to watch them. If you want more music like the stuff I play, give these bands a listen; Khruangbin, Arc De Soleil, Dope Lemon, and the Allah-Las. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
G’day, I haven’t seen tongs like that since my childhood. An old bullock driver used them to sing logs out of the bush. An idea you could use would be do as that old guy did; use a round piece of steel with a hole on one edge so you can add a bow shackle. Then use a steel loop around the tongs so the disc can jangle freely when attached with a shackle. That disc stops the log digging in and I watched him work with that for several days and it helped. Worth a try to see if it can make log snagging easier. An idea I have as I used it myself when I lived in the bush, if you can get an old ploughing disc you could use that as it has a dished face for the log end to rest in. I hope the general idea is explained well enough. Nice looking timber, you know it will be reasonably stable after standing and drying. It will make a beautiful mantle.
Oh yeah, good explanation. I can see it. The disc is a good idea for sure. I'll have to see what I can find. My tongs came out of an old barn. They're hand hammered, you can see the irregularities and the tool marks. It's pretty cool to think I'm using something that some guy made long before I was alive. Someone told me that they're ice tongs, but they work fine for logs. I appreciate the advice, I'll try to improve it for the next adventure.
Dead ash trees if left standing will on general last a couple of years without decaying.. They might get some dark staining but would still be serviceable for flooring or furniture..
Now that I know, I'll keep my eyes open for more. It made excellent lumber.
Between you and me, not I.
You'll get me straightened out one of these days.
@@GrumpyToadCreationsSorry 'bout that. Mom was an English teacher. We kids were instantly corrected when we made errors. Hard habit to break, but I should keep it in the family.
@EricRush Well just between you and me, I don't mind. 😉
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get some chainsaw pants!
I probably should. Do you have a brand recommendation?
Get a minimum of 5 layers, and like the full pants type. not worth taking a chance.
I have never used chainsaw pants or leggings in 35 years. When you finish the cut put the brake on. I am not perfect I have had to take the powerhead off of a locked in bar several times.. Once I waited two days for the wind to bring the sucker down..
lucky for you!@@user-ku3jw7ux2b
Dead ash trees in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the U.S..are about as proliferous as dandelions..Thank you to China for this ugly beetle... I have one hundred acres of hardwood with 40% dead or dying ash trees. Beautiful wood which is or will be as cheap asdirt..
It might not be valuable, but I'd like to mill some into cants and store them somewhere. It's almost completely gone around me, so it would be nice to have access to it someday. It's pretty nice lumber.
Milled wood is always valuable. I should rephrase my comment by adding the ash lumber is way down in price because the dead or dying trees are being harvested in such huge quantities the market is being flooded. Beuatiful and very stable wood; "poor man's oak.@@GrumpyToadCreations
@user-ku3jw7ux2b I see what you mean. Would you say that once it's all been harvested or dead, it may regain its market value? The hoarder in me wants to store a stockpile because I know the day will come when there won't be any more Ash around.
Certainly store all the milled hardwood you can.. The emerald ash borer is the dastardly bug that is killing the trees by girdling the phleom layer under the bark... This is as insidious as the long ago "dutch elm disease. All the ash trees in lower Michigan are gone except for the very young ones that may survive to replenish the species. I just felled six large ash trees this morning and the butt logs will be going to the mill.. If you store the trees just as cants then paint the ends to stop it from checking.. take care.@@GrumpyToadCreations
As I replied to you before. All hardwood is valuable if you already own it.. It is just dropped in value because so much is being harvested due to the eminate demise odf the trees.. The lumber mills are being inundated with peole trying to salvage the logs before they deteriorate.@@GrumpyToadCreations