Nice job. But I do so wish you'd get a cutoff saw with a slide able to handle those boards without tilting them up against the blade guard. I'm missing part of a thumb owing to a mistake with a power saw. Please, please, please be safe.
Time is money, set up a bench with a sliding miter saw and a stop block and you will fly through that part of the job. No more measuring each piece and stop the cut pieces from falling on the ground. You are hard workers, Cheers.
100% agree. They could also look at a radial arm saw. Little more dangerous, but the old beefy powerful ones can be had for real short money. The sawmills around here still use them. Also, I'd put some effort into building at least roofs over this machinery operations. It'd be nice to have the mill under cover, and that saw station permanently set up.
Set yourselves up a little bit of an extension table with a 4' stop block on it, square the end and then slide it down to the stop block to cut it off. You can move it out of the way when not in use. I use this set up when I build with lumber off the Woodmizer for framing. Great for cutting studs to length or any repetitive cuts.
I agree with the other comments about getting a slide chop saw, it would be much safer, and a stop block could save a lot of time. I enjoy watching you all work, don’t want to see anyone get hurt.
I am simply amazed how well you young ladies work together and are family. Running the band saw mill is tough work and you ladies working together make it look easy. I don't know how old you two are but that's a lot of work. Keep up the good work. I love watching your videos.
Loving your videos. You all do a great job making them. I did sawmill work by myself last week. 10’ boards was a good workout. The older you get the heavier those boards get and the longer it takes. Watching young people like yourselves make that work look so easy. Thanks again for posting and telling us some about how you business got where it is now.
Yep, like the longer vid showcasing more of your talents. Keep em coming. That looked like a gorgeous day in Pa. Hope you got a nearby swimming hole, it looked pretty warm!
Another great video! You gals are tougher than me! lol! I never mill in anything less than jeans, long sleeves and with gloves! I can't imagine milling in shorts and tanks and the resulting sawdust covered everywhere. Good show!
Thanks for the longer video. I'm not going to suggest what would make the work go faster, safer, more accurate, and efficient, you gals probably already know. keep up the good work and best regards.
Another great video! You work hard to get them perfect boards, only to be used as targets for hatchets! That must be painful to know how these nice boards will be butchered. Keep up the good work.
Haha no way, a 10 minute video! Finally I can sit down and I don’t have to get up 3 minutes later. I really enjoyed the longer videos. Even though you might think they are boring they aren’t. Especially when your trying to learn like me. Em you should make a funny video with Sam, Jade and your little bro!
Thanks for the encouragement on the longer vids, I want to keep it interesting, you know? Funny you mentioned making a funny video because Sami and I have been thinking up some ideas recently! You might just be in luck...
@@lumbercapitallogyard Hey I got a perfect upload schedule for yall... Ironwood acres videos on Sundays and Funny or not timber videos on fridays (great way to end the week!) haha
I follow your videos as soon as they come out ............Have enjoyed them all! But, you are working too hard when you are doing "cut offs" that take multiple repetitious measurements. Sugestion: get the Boss to get you a slide cutoff saw that will cut all the way through the boards you are cuting, (using a chopsaw the way you are doing is too dangerouse .... kickback)! Then, make up a table out of a 2x12 long enough to lay the boards you are cutting on it, with a 1x3 attached to the back edge. Have the Boss get you 2 flexable sticky back rulers that you can run along the top of the 1x3 back stop both ways from the center of your 2x12 table. A block of wood and a clamp will make a stop going either way. Where your drawsaw cuts through your back stop will be zero on either side of the cut ...... lay out your sticky tape ruler with this in mind. Now you can measure one time ...... set your stop and make as many repititious cuts as you want!
New subscriber here. Noticed the drops and imperfect bass wood that you were pitching to the side. Bass is a very nice carving wood for fishing lures( I'm not very good, but I've tried it myself). This may be another market for you. Just saying........
Have you ever been told you have a unique gate,, something I've always noticed of people... I know weird right,,. But anywho you do.lols😎 Sammy looks like she cleaning a Chimney... lols. My mind wonders so... AIN'T IT JUST AIN'T IT 😎 And I like periods commas Smiling faces.. I figure you guys hear enough sawmill talk,, just trying to break the monotony.
I see you lift up the board as it has not been cut all the way. I purchased a new Dewalt 12 rolling cut off and it has changed the way and speed I can cut. I do not think you need the lazar one but get the non lazar it less cost.
Curious about your sawdust removal...shovel it up by hand I assume ? I built my mill building similar to yours.....shed with open face on the loading side, back wall where the dust collects, and have shoveled for 30 years. Even with thin kerf blades, it piles up ! Getting ready to build a new shed, and got a little smarter this time. My mill is manual (no loader arms) so I built a raised log deck slightly higher than the mill bed and roll my logs in with a peavy. The new building, I picked a slope, cut into it and built a retainer wall 30" tall with a concrete slab for the mill. Now my logs can sit at ground level and still roll in on the mill that sits down. For dust removal, I bought a small grain conveyor, 8" wide x 20' long. I'm setting it on the dust side down in the floor with a metal grate to walk over. My plan it to sweep (or kick) the dust in the grate, flip on the conveyor motor from time to time and convey the dust off the lower side of the building. When the pile gets big enough, move with the tractor bucket. You guys could do the same (don't know what is on the back side of that cinder block wall) by digging a pit in the floor on the dust side and running a conveyor at an angle to pile on the back of that wall. Save a lot of hand moving.
New subscriber - love your videos. One question I have is how you picked Woodmizer over other saw mills. One quick comment about lifting board into blade. Sooner or later that will bind blade and can cause a wicked kick back. As a retired safety engineer I cringed when I saw that. I have investigated too many accidents where people have been seriously injured and in a number of cases impaired for life.
Ide love of what you're doing guys and I hope that maybe one day I can experience of what you're doing, maybe if you're in need of a Filipino worker I'm happy to apply for you guys to support my family
Ask the boss to teach you to use a circular saw . You'll be able to measure the board slide a sticker under it then cut it with out lifting the board so much . You girls can do it .
Great video. I'm just curious, why don't you cut the logs to 4' lengths before you put them on the mill? It seems like that would save you a ton of extra work.
Targets! At the Hatchet House where customers can try to throw hatchets and have them stick into the boards hung on the wall as targets. ua-cam.com/video/mW_SKVt94eM/v-deo.html
Maybe look at investing in a bigger mitre saw or a slider so you're not having to lift those boards up into the blade to finish out the cut that looks annoying to deal with.
Nice job. But I do so wish you'd get a cutoff saw with a slide able to handle those boards without tilting them up against the blade guard. I'm missing part of a thumb owing to a mistake with a power saw. Please, please, please be safe.
Great video! You guys should consider a stop block set at 4' and a sliding miter saw. You could save a ton of time on that part of the job.
Yeah that’s a smart idea. Make your own jig
i was thinking the same thing, maybe a saw box with stops and a old radial arm saw.
Good point about an old radial arm saw. Great for you guys and not many people want em anymore which is too bad. I still use mine.
I think some viewers don’t know you ladies have been doing this work all your lives
@@stephensteen9058 I don't mind people making suggestions that speed up the work I've done for years. Polite suggestions and ideas are not insults.
Time is money, set up a bench with a sliding miter saw and a stop block and you will fly through that part of the job. No more measuring each piece and stop the cut pieces from falling on the ground. You are hard workers, Cheers.
100% agree. They could also look at a radial arm saw. Little more dangerous, but the old beefy powerful ones can be had for real short money. The sawmills around here still use them. Also, I'd put some effort into building at least roofs over this machinery operations. It'd be nice to have the mill under cover, and that saw station permanently set up.
Set yourselves up a little bit of an extension table with a 4' stop block on it, square the end and then slide it down to the stop block to cut it off. You can move it out of the way when not in use. I use this set up when I build with lumber off the Woodmizer for framing. Great for cutting studs to length or any repetitive cuts.
Seriously need a sliding saw too...
Can also make one long enough with multiple stops. I cut 12,14,22,24,48, and 60 regularly. Stop blocks are where it's at!
I agree with the other comments about getting a slide chop saw, it would be much safer, and a stop block could save a lot of time. I enjoy watching you all work, don’t want to see anyone get hurt.
I am simply amazed how well you young ladies work together and are family. Running the band saw mill is tough work and you ladies working together make it look easy. I don't know how old you two are but that's a lot of work. Keep up the good work. I love watching your videos.
Pink nail polish. Cute.
Looks like a well-oiled operation. Thanks for the inside look!
The best I've watched on yutube since isolation on my property in norther Alberta. Who is the narrater
Great job girls.....you know what to do next......
Loving your videos. You all do a great job making them. I did sawmill work by myself last week. 10’ boards was a good workout. The older you get the heavier those boards get and the longer it takes. Watching young people like yourselves make that work look so easy. Thanks again for posting and telling us some about how you business got where it is now.
Yep, like the longer vid showcasing more of your talents. Keep em coming.
That looked like a gorgeous day in Pa. Hope you got a nearby swimming hole, it looked pretty warm!
Yeah that was a hot day, I thing we were all sweating! You bet you butt that we went and jumped in the creek after!
it is nice to see how well you girls work together
Another great video! You gals are tougher than me! lol! I never mill in anything less than jeans, long sleeves and with gloves! I can't imagine milling in shorts and tanks and the resulting sawdust covered everywhere. Good show!
You girls are pretty awesome workers. Love the channel
Thanks for the longer video. I'm not going to suggest what would make the work go faster, safer, more accurate, and efficient, you gals probably already know.
keep up the good work and best regards.
Another great video! You work hard to get them perfect boards, only to be used as targets for hatchets! That must be painful to know how these nice boards will be butchered. Keep up the good work.
Ah longer videos are good. Looks like you had a little bit of a breeze to help cool things off. Keep up the good work. Great video, thumbs up.
Love it
Haha no way, a 10 minute video! Finally I can sit down and I don’t have to get up 3 minutes later. I really enjoyed the longer videos. Even though you might think they are boring they aren’t. Especially when your trying to learn like me. Em you should make a funny video with Sam, Jade and your little bro!
Thanks for the encouragement on the longer vids, I want to keep it interesting, you know?
Funny you mentioned making a funny video because Sami and I have been thinking up some ideas recently! You might just be in luck...
Yeah well keep the vids coming!
Sweet can’t wait 😆
@@lumbercapitallogyard Hey I got a perfect upload schedule for yall... Ironwood acres videos on Sundays and Funny or not timber videos on fridays (great way to end the week!) haha
Thanks girls, good video effects
When that mitre saw dies you should invest in a sliding mitre saw, they cut wider planks with the same size saw blade, love your videos
You need a sliding chop saw.
We had a swing saw we cut our slabs up with. That would work well for you too.
wow, brilliant job there ladies, thanks for the vid
I'll bet that new chop saw makes this job a lot easier!!
Great vidja Girls. Keep up the good work and have a blessed week and see you on your next vidja.
You can press those shredded wood pieces that get left over into pellets for firewood, my uncle sells those for nice prize here in austria.
Wow is nice
nice job,
I follow your videos as soon as they come out ............Have enjoyed them all! But, you are working too hard when you are doing "cut offs" that take multiple repetitious measurements. Sugestion: get the Boss to get you a slide cutoff saw that will cut all the way through the boards you are cuting, (using a chopsaw the way you are doing is too dangerouse .... kickback)! Then, make up a table out of a 2x12 long enough to lay the boards you are cutting on it, with a 1x3 attached to the back edge. Have the Boss get you 2 flexable sticky back rulers that you can run along the top of the 1x3 back stop both ways from the center of your 2x12 table. A block of wood and a clamp will make a stop going either way. Where your drawsaw cuts through your back stop will be zero on either side of the cut ...... lay out your sticky tape ruler with this in mind. Now you can measure one time ...... set your stop and make as many repititious cuts as you want!
Hard working lady's 👍
New subscriber here. Noticed the drops and imperfect bass wood that you were pitching to the side. Bass is a very nice carving wood for fishing lures( I'm not very good, but I've tried it myself). This may be another market for you. Just saying........
Stack those bass boards on downage so you can move the with the forks again make it your idea
I bet use that new are chopsaw with the table lifts up now to cut them.
Have you ever been told you have a unique gate,, something I've always noticed of people... I know weird right,,. But anywho you do.lols😎 Sammy looks like she cleaning a Chimney... lols. My mind wonders so... AIN'T IT JUST AIN'T IT 😎 And I like periods commas Smiling faces.. I figure you guys hear enough sawmill talk,, just trying to break the monotony.
I see you lift up the board as it has not been cut all the way. I purchased a new Dewalt 12 rolling cut off and it has changed the way and speed I can cut. I do not think you need the lazar one but get the non lazar it less cost.
Curious about your sawdust removal...shovel it up by hand I assume ? I built my mill building similar to yours.....shed with open face on the loading side, back wall where the dust collects, and have shoveled for 30 years. Even with thin kerf blades, it piles up !
Getting ready to build a new shed, and got a little smarter this time. My mill is manual (no loader arms) so I built a raised log deck slightly higher than the mill bed and roll my logs in with a peavy. The new building, I picked a slope, cut into it and built a retainer wall 30" tall with a concrete slab for the mill. Now my logs can sit at ground level and still roll in on the mill that sits down.
For dust removal, I bought a small grain conveyor, 8" wide x 20' long. I'm setting it on the dust side down in the floor with a metal grate to walk over. My plan it to sweep (or kick) the dust in the grate, flip on the conveyor motor from time to time and convey the dust off the lower side of the building. When the pile gets big enough, move with the tractor bucket.
You guys could do the same (don't know what is on the back side of that cinder block wall) by digging a pit in the floor on the dust side and running a conveyor at an angle to pile on the back of that wall. Save a lot of hand moving.
There’s mountains in PA ? My buddies from back there say it’s all flat
No definitely not, especially compared to states like Minnesota.
@@lumbercapitallogyard they come out west to Montana and hunt with me and are blown away at The vast valleys and mountains
New subscriber - love your videos. One question I have is how you picked Woodmizer over other saw mills. One quick comment about lifting board into blade. Sooner or later that will bind blade and can cause a wicked kick back. As a retired safety engineer I cringed when I saw that. I have investigated too many accidents where people have been seriously injured and in a number of cases impaired for life.
Watching you lift that board against the blade makes me nervous for your safety. Might want to invest in a sliding saw soon.
Ide love of what you're doing guys and I hope that maybe one day I can experience of what you're doing, maybe if you're in need of a Filipino worker I'm happy to apply for you guys to support my family
Can you please do a video about your making char coal.
Someone get these girls a sliding compound miter saw before they get hurt.
10 minute videos are perfect. Even up to 15 minutes is ok. Go to an hour and its way too long.
Ask the boss to teach you to use a circular saw . You'll be able to measure the board slide a sticker under it then cut it with out lifting the board so much . You girls can do it .
Great video. I'm just curious, why don't you cut the logs to 4' lengths before you put them on the mill? It seems like that would save you a ton of extra work.
Because 10 and 12 footers are most popular, none of our customers have ever want a 4 foot board. Plus it saves a ton of money in hauling.
@@lumbercapitallogyard Thanks for the response. I actualy meant just for this customer but I understand what you mean.
You need a larger miter saw
It don't get much bigger than twelve inches, you must mean a sliding mitre saw? Plus, their's seems to be working fine.
Great video ladies, where in PA are you located? I am buying a place in Hyndman, PA and will need some lumber for a pole barn. Thank you Ron USCG RET
We are in the Williamsport area, if you are familiar with that.
Great work as always . What do they use the 4 ft pieces for ? Sorry if you said and i missed it .
Targets! At the Hatchet House where customers can try to throw hatchets and have them stick into the boards hung on the wall as targets. ua-cam.com/video/mW_SKVt94eM/v-deo.html
They use them for the targets, they get beat up pretty quickly I guess.
Sami seems like such a bad *ss! And I mean that in the best way possible...she's exactly the kind of girl I grew up with!
How do you record your voice without getting any “white noise” or background sounds!?
Voice over
I think the girls should invest in design skills to make furniture with the better logs they chance upon.
What is the Hatchet house? What do they use the boards for? Thank you!
They are a local hatchet throwing place and they use our wood for targets
Maybe look at investing in a bigger mitre saw or a slider so you're not having to lift those boards up into the blade to finish out the cut that looks annoying to deal with.