Black Locusts & Honey Locust is some beautiful wood…….people completely under value this beautiful wood………I love turning this beautiful wood on my lathe….This wood should be highly prized in my opinion ❤
I have 2 videos of slabbing largish honey locust, the first one at the end of the video is a really amazing slab I plan to make a table from. I also planed a board of black locust, man is that some pretty stuff.
I just got a bunch of black locust logs like that from a large tree takedown and I cant wait to put it on the mill. I'm enjoying wathcing you saw yours in the meanwhile! thanks for sharing!
Black locust is real pretty wood with the light browns and yellows. Has interesting grain with lots of surprises in it. I’ve made some beautiful cutting boards with it.
@@mcsawmill Cool. I've got some gnarly old big logs I harvested years ago. Some are hollow! Can't wait to do them. Have you made anything from those slabs yet?
@@timothylongmore7325 Slabs not yet, but I sawed all the wood for my sawmill shed except the posts and if you find my video "Removing Stumps" video from a year ago, at the end I show the upstairs of that barn done up in spaulted maple and rainbow poplar which we made.
The bark will kill a blade fast. All those nooks and crannys hold dirt, rocks and sand too. Still , one of my favorite woods. I cut and use a ton of it. I found an old split rail on the shady side of a barn I was moving. It had been laying there for years. I cut the weathered end off with a saws-all and it was still perfect inside. I probably still have it around here somewhere.
The plastic full face shields doctors/nurses wear would really help reduce the saw dust particles from entering your lungs and eyes. Last year I began wearing one when I was snow blowing and the shield stopped snow from blowing into my face. Now whenever I use the snow blower I always wear a face shield.
@@nicholasblohowiak29 Here in north east Tn. we have an abundance of it. Most of it is used for fence posts and firewood. I grew up in this area useing it to keep the cabin warm.
@@mackbegley338 Wish I lived closer. I’d hook up my trailer and get a few cords of it for a buddy of mine. Me and my son cut 16 full cords of red oak for him this year. All in all of last year. Me and my son cut up 66 full cords of firewood for people.
The ( Honey Locust & Black Locust ) was prized wood to the Native Americans…….. They made beautiful handcrafted wooden flutes, Beautiful bows & arrows…… The trees are prized to honey bees nectar ❤
Not sure if it's the setting on your video recorder or what but the Black Locus I have seen is a lot lighter in color almost a white. The log you are cutting in this video seems to have a more yellow color more like Osage orange or Bodark, same thing just different names. It is also a very hard wood. My grand parents farm had a lot of black locus on it they were almost impossible to get rid of and would regrow from the stumps if not treated even then it seemed about 50/50 whether or not they would regrow from the stump. They really did not like them sense they had 2.5 to 3 inch long thorns on the limbs and cattle that would get the thorns in them would almost always get the puncture wounds infected. They would also puncture truck and tractor tires as well. What ever type of wood it is it does have some really nice grain patterns in the slabs.
I didn't know this until today but Honey Locust will fluoresce just like black locust. Yellow green, I'm going to add some transparent blue fluorescent epoxy in the holes when I make a table from the slabs, that should be really fun!
@@mcsawmill Oh Cool!…. The two species are highly prized wood in my opinion…….I love turning them on my lathe………. I have made some of the most beautiful mugs and bowls❤️
So do I I have a lot of downed timber on my place over in Virginia that I would love to have something done with. A lot of dead ash and other things including Locust. I also have one in my back yard here in Kingsport about 3.5 to 4 feet trunk about 40 feet tall, we could also have cut up.
Black locust is hard cutting and very rot resistant multiple times over several decades i have come across guys who confuse honey locust with black locust the color smell and bark is different but some were so adamant i don't argue anymore one asked how do you know well all I could say was when I was a little punk kid in the 70s working in my dads sawmill the old men there said this pile is honey this one is for black you mess it up you get to resort it so if they were wrong I've been wrong for close to 50 years we have always built pallets out of of it i can smell that sawdust from here the black locust dust can cause bad reactions health problems for some people have a day i enjoy your content thank you
My understanding is that only the sap wood of locust is the rot resistant part. I often find felled locust with most of the core rotted, with only the perimeter of an inch or two remaining. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Nice looking slabs! We have what I believe to be black locust fence posts in our woods that I would think have been there around 70 years, tough stuff!
Looking at the video, I'm not sure this is the log I checked with the black light so tomorrow I'm going to go find it and make sure, you may be right. I'll let you know what I find.
@@mcsawmill straight handels full 2x4 curved handles 2x6 no knots or cracks and the grain has to run the right way. I have a chainsaw mill just for my use. For a hobbie wood worker I can't afford lumber yard wood. Love to work with wood. Gun stocks ,cutting boards, rolling pins ,wooden spoons ,canoe paddeles just a few.
Black Locusts & Honey Locust is some beautiful wood…….people completely under value this beautiful wood………I love turning this beautiful wood on my lathe….This wood should be highly prized in my opinion ❤
I have 2 videos of slabbing largish honey locust, the first one at the end of the video is a really amazing slab I plan to make a table from. I also planed a board of black locust, man is that some pretty stuff.
I just got a bunch of black locust logs like that from a large tree takedown and I cant wait to put it on the mill. I'm enjoying wathcing you saw yours in the meanwhile! thanks for sharing!
One of my favorite woods, make sure you shine a black light on it in the dark, its florescent.
Lovely superb sawing
Black locust is real pretty wood with the light browns and yellows. Has interesting grain with lots of surprises in it. I’ve made some beautiful cutting boards with it.
Those thicker slabs make great benches.
I like locust fo lots of things, these are big enough for tabletops.
@@mcsawmill Cool. I've got some gnarly old big logs I harvested years ago. Some are hollow! Can't wait to do them. Have you made anything from those slabs yet?
@@timothylongmore7325 Slabs not yet, but I sawed all the wood for my sawmill shed except the posts and if you find my video "Removing Stumps" video from a year ago, at the end I show the upstairs of that barn done up in spaulted maple and rainbow poplar which we made.
The bark will kill a blade fast. All those nooks and crannys hold dirt, rocks and sand too. Still , one of my favorite woods. I cut and use a ton of it. I found an old split rail on the shady side of a barn I was moving. It had been laying there for years. I cut the weathered end off with a saws-all and it was still perfect inside. I probably still have it around here somewhere.
The plastic full face shields doctors/nurses wear would really help reduce the saw dust particles from entering your lungs and eyes. Last year I began wearing one when I was snow blowing and the shield stopped snow from blowing into my face. Now whenever I use the snow blower I always wear a face shield.
Yea I got to come up with something that's comfortable and makes it so I don't have to hold my breath every time I move in to adjust the speed.
I always through black locust would make really unusual slabs. Great looking wood and really hard wood. Best firewood you can get.
Some of the slabs may need a spot of epoxy but overall pretty solid. Beautiful looking grain!
I’d love to find some black locust. Like you said. It makes awesome firewood. Burns very hot and last awhile.
@@nicholasblohowiak29 Here in north east Tn. we have an abundance of it. Most of it is used for fence posts and firewood. I grew up in this area useing it to keep the cabin warm.
@@mackbegley338 Wish I lived closer. I’d hook up my trailer and get a few cords of it for a buddy of mine. Me and my son cut 16 full cords of red oak for him this year. All in all of last year. Me and my son cut up 66 full cords of firewood for people.
Nice wood I love it for ax handles,firewood,fence posts. The smell is something else when you saw it.
How big a blank do you use for axe handles?
The ( Honey Locust & Black Locust ) was prized wood to the Native Americans…….. They made beautiful handcrafted wooden flutes, Beautiful bows & arrows…… The trees are prized to honey bees nectar ❤
Not sure if it's the setting on your video recorder or what but the Black Locus I have seen is a lot lighter in color almost a white. The log you are cutting in this video seems to have a more yellow color more like Osage orange or Bodark, same thing just different names. It is also a very hard wood. My grand parents farm had a lot of black locus on it they were almost impossible to get rid of and would regrow from the stumps if not treated even then it seemed about 50/50 whether or not they would regrow from the stump. They really did not like them sense they had 2.5 to 3 inch long thorns on the limbs and cattle that would get the thorns in them would almost always get the puncture wounds infected. They would also puncture truck and tractor tires as well. What ever type of wood it is it does have some really nice grain patterns in the slabs.
We only have honey or black locust growing here, this looks like black to me, I have a vid of honey you can see that it's different.
People always get Honey Locust & Black Locust confused……. Black Locust glows beautiful bright green over Florence light❤
I didn't know this until today but Honey Locust will fluoresce just like black locust. Yellow green, I'm going to add some transparent blue fluorescent epoxy in the holes when I make a table from the slabs, that should be really fun!
@@mcsawmill Oh Cool!…. The two species are highly prized wood in my opinion…….I love turning them on my lathe………. I have made some of the most beautiful mugs and bowls❤️
@@mcsawmill I never got my hands on any honey locust…… That is some beautiful wood………The coloration is crazy cool and so beautiful ❤️
@@mcsawmill I have seen some native flutes made from Honey Locust, I was blown away by the beauty of that wood ❤️
So do I I have a lot of downed timber on my place over in Virginia that I would love to have something done with. A lot of dead ash and other things including Locust. I also have one in my back yard here in Kingsport about 3.5 to 4 feet trunk about 40 feet tall, we could also have cut up.
VERY nice looking lumber.
Good video
Haha, love the "...ohh...WOW" right after you get the slab on the cat. That would be a good end table grain.
lower part kinda looks like a rib cage
Black locust is hard cutting and very rot resistant multiple times over several decades i have come across guys who confuse honey locust with black locust the color smell and bark is different but some were so adamant i don't argue anymore one asked how do you know well all I could say was when I was a little punk kid in the 70s working in my dads sawmill the old men there said this pile is honey this one is for black you mess it up you get to resort it so if they were wrong I've been wrong for close to 50 years we have always built pallets out of of it i can smell that sawdust from here the black locust dust can cause bad reactions health problems for some people have a day i enjoy your content thank you
Honey locust has wider growth rings too. I tried not to breath the sawdust. Thanks for the comment.
My understanding is that only the sap wood of locust is the rot resistant part. I often find felled locust with most of the core rotted, with only the perimeter of an inch or two remaining. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Nice looking slabs! We have what I believe to be black locust fence posts in our woods that I would think have been there around 70 years, tough stuff!
Locust is a very different looking wood. I really like it.
ohh, we should get a Middlefield custom sawmill logo onto a bandanna, then you wear that over your nose/mouth to block the sawdust.
why don't you put a rubber hose extention on the dust chute like i've seen on other woodmizers would help keep a bunch outa your eyes
Just haven't ordered the hose yet
This is not Black Locust……, This is Honey Locust ❤
I have both, that definitely isn't honey locust, it glows under black light.
Looking at the video, I'm not sure this is the log I checked with the black light so tomorrow I'm going to go find it and make sure, you may be right. I'll let you know what I find.
Patrick I think you are right, honey.
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I hope those vines weren't poison ivy. They kinda look like one of the flowering vines which would be MUCH better. 😎
Just alien ivy.. lol
@@mcsawmill straight handels full 2x4 curved handles 2x6 no knots or cracks and the grain has to run the right way. I have a chainsaw mill just for my use. For a hobbie wood worker I can't afford lumber yard wood. Love to work with wood. Gun stocks ,cutting boards, rolling pins ,wooden spoons ,canoe paddeles just a few.
@@doncarpenter183 so 2x6 grain running in 6 direction
@@mcsawmill you want the grain to running the same way as ax head or Handel will break along the grain and splinter
Looks Like a honey locust to me.