Turning a tree into lumber using a homemade Alaskan Mill
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2015
- This video demonstrates a technique for milling a redwood log into slabs of wood with a homemade Alaskan Mill. Filmed by Julie Joynt. Interviewer asks basic questions so that a person unfamiliar with milling techniques can learn how to mill slabs of wood with their chainsaw without spending money for additional equipment.
Why would anyone dislike this video? Hardworking guy showing a useful method.
The woman was an excellent interviewer. Well done!
Agreed
I think I can hear an Irish accent mixed with some Canadian in her voice??
She really has a porn star voice it's NICE
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This is a man that knows what he’s doing. Wisdom is rarely caught on video.
This was the best wood cutting video I have seen on You Tube. I got into cutting trees on a ranch (dead hardwood trees) when I was about 60 years old, and found my greatest tranquility out there. Had I found out about cutting trees when I was much younger, I know I would have made it my life's work. You have a great life, and are quite a craftsman! Great job!
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I saw lumber for a living. I press a foot lever to kick the log onto the carriage. I push a lever to run the log through the saw. I saw thousands of board feet a day. I sit in a chair, and drink coffee. Seeing this kind of old school work makes me happy.
TheLoneliest Funk great safety tips too
No real joy there...just a job to U?
Yeah but this guy doesn’t get shit done compared to you.
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Lots of "old school guys" with "old school scars". Chainsaw mills are pretty crazy dangerous.
Julie’s questions, observations and curiosity add a level of entertainment and interest not often found in most UA-cam videos. A great piece of work.
I agree...Julie does a great job of knowing enough to ask informative questions.
@@DavidGrothsculpture I found her distracting and slowed you down.
@@deadmausish did you ever consider that David welcomes the slower pace working with such heavy & large sized lumber?
and i totally disagree. i find her annoying and obnoxious. she's doing pretty good with filmography... but the commentary... nails on a chalk board.
@@hypnotherapycw Take a wild guess, as to how I find your post.
When I was a kid one of the best summers I had was running a homemade sawmill with my ex gfs dad out in the woods. I had no clue someone my size could move such massive logs with a simple come along. The scenery, animals, and aroma of each type of wood left a long lasting memory which I hope to give to my niece and nephews someday. Excellent video
I've been a woodworker all my life, but this was new to me! I love this whole video! Thanks to both of you! David, you worked your butt off for that! Nice job!
Soft spoken, humble, and hard working. Now that is a "Man's Man". I really enjoyed the camera lady as well.
Work quietly- let your success be your noise.
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yeah, she asks the right questions
I am really fixated on her accent. She sounds Americanish. Like, I cant tell but maybe I hear Irish behind it?
A Irish lady who became an American a long time ago and now she sounds like a funny American.
Julie, the interviewer has probably been following him as he cut long before this particular job. She's just asking the questions to pull out the words from the sawyer who otherwise would just go about his work silently. Yep, she knew all the right questions to draw out this man's technique. I had the feeling they were acquainted with each other in some fashion. I would have liked to see who was behind that feminine voice.
The technique is so basic yet very ingenious. The interviewer asked the right questions for the unfamiliar yet didnt take away from the important aspects of the processes. This man has some very valuable expertise most undoubtedly handed down from generations.
My mind is blown when I find out skills such as these! 💯
Use of the standing trees in the background as a cut wood storage racks was perfect (BEAUTIFUL in its efficiency and simplicity)!
- Very well done!
Great knowledge and great video
What a nice person he is. I bet he's happier than most of us!
the only reason this video get a thumbs down is because there are too many asses on UA-cam. This hard-working man deserves a big thumb up no matter what
Andy N I know this is a old video but I just had to comment. I'm like you I don't understand why anyone would give this a dislike, people now a days has no respect and no life and complete assholes. I'd say its due to bad parenting.
Exactly. Great job the old fellow has done. Got the job done well is all its about. My only concern was addressed by the woman right at the end...the foot pushing the board. But not worth a thumbs down for sure.
Probably the woman's overly sarcastic exaggerating "oohhhhs ahhhhhs and uhhh huuuhs" unnecessary antics added
Cary Howe wtf are you even talking about...Modding?
@@eyewokeupinhell "modifying" or modding. No need to get mad. Lol
Your knowledge about yield optimization was most impressive; you have just passed your skill on to the next generation. The flexibility you demonstrated with the triangular heart crack slab was - wow. Many videos show homemade sawmill jigs, but none demonstrate the setup and reasons for it as well as this one. Thank you for sharing this. And +1 for the videographer's sexy voice!
Ingenious Alaskan Mill setup. Incredibly informative about how, why, and even learned a bit about drying. Thank you for sharing!
Love Julie asking questions, wish more videos had someone that didn't know asking for more clarification. One of the better videos I've seen. Don't know if this is the usually setup but it works really well, you guys are a good team.
I like it because it's cheap
That saw mill is one of the absolute finest examples of bush engineering I have seen to date!Great video, very informative, thanks for sharing!Greetings from Germany
Awesome! The world over, although different, a tree is a tree, and it takes care and skill to work with it.
+Maplehouse Knives and Bushcraft
It is straight out of the Fine Woodworking book by Will Mallof. He shows this set-up, and some that are "better" . Mallof figured out how to stand at the end of the log and winch the saw to himself, his guide system is also really simple and easy it walks down the log on bolt heads. I don't know who originated the stacked black spacer system but it was in the book.
www.amazon.com/Chainsaw-Lumbermaking-Will-Malloff/dp/1626548447
Hondo Trailside Thank you for the heads up, I will check it out!
+Maplehouse Knives and Bushcraft
There is a pdf project online copy also, but as that was starting the second hand copies were over 100 dollars. Nice to see print versions available.
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Ms. Julie Joynt is obviously very intelligent. It's easy to tell that none of this is above her. Thank you Ms. Joynt for your patience and time.
+TheRjjrjjr thank you!. Actually despite 8 years together, I learn something every time I watch David work and that was why I started filming him - good thing I did as many have enjoyed this video ..... of a man who basically just gets on with his life in the woods!
Your videographer’s epiphanies were expressed so beautifully. Great vid, thanks for sharing.
The Lady served as photographer at the same time asking questions what a good job. I loved this Milling method especially if you're in rural area without electricity around.
I love Julie's narration. You, sir, are a great example of industriousness, and self-reliance!
+Julie Joynt Thanks for taking the time to video this and don't worry about the oohs and aahs for your were asking the right questions and I was doing the same thing as I was watching. He is very impressive and liked the setup. I liked David's statement at the end, you have to work either way.
+Katzbynite thank you for saying that and encouraging me! Love your name by the way!
+jujoynt Thanks. Hope to see more vids.
+Julie Joynt This is honestly one of the finest videos I've ever seen on youtube. Good work to you both.
This man has got it going on. He is safe to his self and, thinks of the safety of others. Great job on all accounts. Nice video.
The quality of this video is amazing. This man was very ingenious with his milling tool. I will remember to copy it when cutting trees back home.
I love how relevant videos like these find themselves five short years later. Five years ago, this was a "hobby". Post pandemic/wild fires life has this being the way of life for a lot of people now.
I am an indigenous person of the States and I grew up with grandparents who went out and cut their own wood in their 70s... I use to stack it and split the rounds. I miss the sound of the chainsaw and smell...I’m now almost 60 yrs old myself. God Bless this man and His love in making something by his own hands. Awesome 🤔🔑🙇🏻♀️💕
Thanks! :-)
Great video, the questions from the interviewer (Julie I assume) really made the video for me. The interviewer is clearly thinking about the task and asking relevant questions which get some interesting insights into the process that you don't normally hear.
+Wobblycogs Workshop Thank you, you got the point! Do check out some of David's other videos as although different you may enjoy!
Thanks for pointing this out. Too many simple minded imbeciles here making rude and inept comments about her questions and commentary. It's quite irritating. I found her questions very useful for understanding the process.
Wobblycogs Workshop hallloooo, great video. Can you tell me please approximately where this video was shot, exactly would be excellent but rough idea
@@jujoynt Julie, have you done anything else I can see on the web; I found your interview style and voice very intuitive and alluring, respectively...
The ingenuity and the patience and the work ethic all on full display. Very very good job man.
Ingenious. There are many videos out there like this, but what sets this one apart is the attention to detail, the tips for avoiding pitfalls, and the imaginative manner he approaches this skill.
Mad respect for this gentleman. I admire his patience.
Thanks!
I admire his hair!
David Groth what’s the location of this video please... beautiful area
I watched this wonderful video 4 years ago. All in it is still relevant, highly instructive and awesomely entertaining. Thank a lot David!
Whoever was asking the questions did a great job. Little things are hard to remember when you've been doing it for so long. Seems so simple but it's what makes a good base to do this. Thanks for such a good video.
You are such a huge inspiration to me. I have lots of wood to deal with, and making lumber for projects sounds like a great option to it.
Fascinating, I wish You Tube was around when I was a younger man say thirty years ago. A real joy to watch thank you.
@Liberty AboveAllElse .
terrific video. Very clear and informative. The conversation with the intelligent but non expert lady added another dimension. Julie has a beautiful voice.
+John Viggers I certainly agree!
Excellent video. I am the 9,632,907 viewer. It is a teaching for novice to expert and apartment dweller to a woodsman. Thanks to Julie for asking the "simple" questions on behalf of myself and perhaps others.
Wow, and we thought that no one would watch this video as when we made it, it was very long compared to the norm!
Larry Woods here. Good to see you old friend. 71 years old now. Been since high school at McKinleyville CA. Good to see you alive and well. Good work.
Good to hear from you…thanks :-)
Jealous of the woodsmen's paradise you have there, all that gorgeous wood, and the hair.
+John Fisher Jealous here in the UK too.
Mr Groth seems to have a really nice patch of land to harvest from.
Oddly enough that thought came to me too - the amount of time to make those cuts etc, but since he lives there I guess you could say that its a way of life too with the amount of cut wood he has.
+John Fisher It only took him 30 minutes.
+George Rivera the video is 30 minutes mate, and it is edited to be shorter. It would have taken him a couple hours to cut that one piece, setting and measuring everything up. so 40+ pieces is a lot of work
Narcoticks Well, excuse me. I was sarcastically referring to his skills. I thought I was being complimentary.
This man is just impressive. So much knowledge. So much experience. Great respect!
And main thing- he has hair!
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I am in complete awe
So simple and seemingly easy. I will probably never do this myself bit now I have watched areal pro do this. Thank you so much.
So refreshing to see a true blue tradesmen with a lifetime of skill beautifully presented .thank you!🎖
When I used to mill wood with my alaskan mill I always used a single section from a aluminum extension ladder and you can use long wood screws and plumbers tape with holes in it to secure the ladder section to the log and that makes a very nice stiff straight guide.
Thank you so much, Julie, for asking great questions and the great video. And thank you, David, for answering in such a way for a beginner to understand and showing so much. This might actually come in handy for me despite the fact I will never make such large pieces. The drying information and the boards shimming to keep from binding your blade are awesome! I have never seen that part of it. Nor the covering boards. I am so appreciative. Now I am glad I left that wood so long. I would have been so sad if the wood had been ruined because I did not process/stack it right and I would have been so frustrated with the blade getting pinched. That has happened before.
Thanks and good!
What an interesting guy. He enlivened what could be a dry topic. And extra points for beautiful setting! The warm light in his woodlot is cheerful and his Koi pond is gorgeous!
the video disclosed everything I wanted to know, very good idea, Im gonna try this and you didn't push a product down my throat, thanks for the the video
Julie did a great job. The mill work was ingenious.
Appreciate the girl asking questions and allow the man to share his skills to us proudly, smart girl....
I absolutely love this set up. It is simple and wasn't over thought. Great setup
Great job Julie with the great filming and great questions! The saw milling was great too!
Talk about a LABOR OF LOVE for this man. A literal tree hugger. God bless you sir. Amazing and genius process.
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I like the simplicity. You've got to be pretty smart to make something this simple.
I love your wife's added commentary. It gives this video an added element of explanation, entertainment and wholesomeness.
I watched this awhile back, and I had forgotten about this method. I may have chance to use this on immense amount of wood we have from tornado damage in the area. Thanks for putting this up,
Usually with a tornado, or lighting, the entire tree will be twisted so not much of it is useful
Truly admirable. Thank you for posting.
David, the knowledge I gained in the 15 minutes I watched this on double speed was immense. Thank you!!!
I so enjoyed this video but for a different reason. I moved away from Montana 27 years ago. I was living an outdoor life and cutting my firewood (12-15 cords every fall) with a Husqvarna 65 saw with 26" bar. Watching this video brought back the wonderful sounds of a "Husky" firing up and cutting endless piles of wood to keep me warm during the winter. Thank you for letting me relive a special time in my life.
This video is a thing of beauty - I have some experience of working with large pieces of oak, and am full of respect when watching this. Thank you (and to the lady commentator).
I had no idea how much I needed to see this until youtube randomly recommended it. This is brilliant.
Thanks! :-)
Great video. And I thought Julie was good. Sure, some of the questions she asked were things that I knew, but some other things she asked helped me understand better. I think she had an idea that some people in her audience would want to know certain things, so she asked about it. Maybe some of the questions she even already knew the answers. It is an interview technique. You guide the narrative for the benefit of the viewer. Anyway, there are not very many 30 minute how-to videos on youtube that are worth watching. This one definitely was.
Thanks!!
Completely agree...Julie asked all the right questions in order to make the video informative!
*David Groth **6:24** she can't be impressed, must be old lady*
*David you did god job*
*I'm looking for a job*
*Can you give me work*
*I'm from Mexico*
*Thanks for your videos*
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I love the video, it's very informative and the cameraperson's questions are timely and appropriate. As someone who works in manufacturing it makes me cringe to watch someone use heavy machinery without PPE (chainsaw protective clothing) but I appreciate these folks sharing this technique to the world.
This is so awesomely interesting. Thank you ever so much for producing this vid. I'm a city living senior citizen who will never do what you are doing but I definitely learned something.
A day we don't learn something is a wasted day!
Thoroughly impressed, great video sir
Superb video. Very nicely done. Intelligent queries by Julie, each answered succinctly and clearly by David. Purely excellent, folks!
I could watch this guy for hours! I learn so much.
This is by far the simplest Alaskan mill i have come across. Well done. I'll be copying this to slab an english elm to make a front door for my house this year.
David, You are an inspiration! I have been milling logs as you do and still learned new things watching this vid. Great info!
+Christopher Lindsley Thanks, glad you got a few useful techniques from the video.
Loved the video and especially appreciated all the questions the interviewer asked and the thoroughness of your answers. I like the simplicity of the way your top beam and mill is made.
+Matt Schwartz Thanks. The setup works quite good and I'm sure over time there can be additional improvements.
Total Old School - A great example of what can be done when you meld a good mind with a strong body. Fantastic video, I could almost smell the saw dust. Thanks
When an artist works, he has to have patience. In turn there is perfection! Really enjoyed watching this video! Job well done from both of you.
You inspired me to buy my own 60cc chainsaw and start milling my own lumber from the chestnut oak trees on our property. Props for inspiring me to do what seemed like the impossible several months ago. Although i will say, i wish i bought electric chainsaw grinding sharpener when i bought the saw, because i spend HOURS trying to learn how to sharpen right and never got it even with a file angle guide. As soon as i bought the sharpener my chain was factory sharp going into every slab cut.
Fantastic! What great slabs you will have!
Thank you so much David. You have ended my dilemma of how to slice my 26 inch tree trunk. I am going to be very busy very soon!
The women filming, is so positive and supportive as this man does what he is passionate about. That's very rare. Love the video!
This is just the sorta thing one finds when going down the UA-cam rabbit hole.
I would have NEVER searched for something like this...but being a voracious learner/student of all subjects...I chanced upon “Alaskan Mill.”
Having no idea what that was, I watched...all 30 minutes...and learned.
That really was interesting. Well done and thanks for sharing that knowledge.
Great video content! After watching about 5 chainsaw mill videos, this one has everything I'm looking for. Thanks for the help!
Really nice and informative video and totally enjoyed it. Reminds me of a similar project I did (being a city boy) in a cabin I helped build in Maine. Made a 20ft cedar staircase (with 4 winders) using 5in wide stringers and 4in treads. The newel post was an amazing old old 18" or so wide cedar tree and hand mortising the joints for the winders. Just peeled the bark on the face of it and left it live. White wash stain and poly and looked fabulous. Somehow it ended up in a log home magazine not sure how. Anyways, wooden dowels and tenon joints and not a single screw or bolts used. Oh...almost forgot why I started this comment. My neighbor down the way had a 52" circular mill with a big ass diesel engine that ran the blade and it is how I cut my slabs for the project. The cedar came out of a cedar swamp that was on the property. Really proud of myself (me being a city boy and all) and amazed at how it was done a looong time ago.
Great video! Like others, I can't imagine ever being in a position to do something like this, but it was still fascinating.
However -- some years ago I did buy a rail of some sort that I attached to my plain old circular saw in order to cut a long straight piece for some reason. I have very little experience working with wood but I managed to get this to work. Kind of gave me a "poor man's table saw" for the one use I had.
The principles it used remind me of what you did here, although on a microscopic scale of course. I live near the redwoods in northern California so it was especially interesting watching you deal with one of those beauties without a whole crew and mill, etc.
Nicely done. Thanks for a great video.
Wow....great job...you camera gal has a lovely voice...really adds to the video...asks questions we all would ask if we were there.
this is one of the best videos i have watched on this system thank you
Glad you liked it, thanks!
Boo freddy
Great video David. You explain things very well and love your enthusiasm. Keep up the good work.
Excellent video. Lots of knowledge. Thank you for uploading.
You don't know how much you have helped me with this video thanks a lot for sharing this.
The interviewer's questions were exactly what I needed. I feel like I learned a lot from watching this (and as a city dweller will never use anywhere).
very informative and interesting. & she did a good job asking questions for those of us who have no background in this. and you explained very well. nice work!
Many thanks and yes I agree Julie does a great job asking good questions!
Lauren Turis
Wow! What a great video. That first cut through the length of the log came out right on the money! Beautiful!
I loved that. Thank you. Brilliantly filmed and great chat.
Ahhhh; OK! I like the woman; she asks the same questions that I would. She really helps with further understanding what he's doing. Amazing job, dude. Ohhhh.
lol I came to the comments to leave *exactly* the same comment as you. Every time I wondered about something, she asked the very question. Funny we were only 40 mins apart with this on a 4 year old video lol.
I think she is good so there
Dude! MacGyver could learn a thing or two from you! Great vid, loved the commentary and the end product! Props to the camera-lady, epic interview skills! Thanks for 30 minutes well spent!
Great old school method . . .your cut puts you in personal contact with your work . .nice to be able to see anything before you cut . . .your style of cut allows you time to appreciate your work . . .
out of all the videos ive seen including all different content , this is by far the best taking into cosideration all the visuals the audio the ingenuity the purpose of the work ....and ive seen it every time it has appeared on the list ...satisying . i can actually say i feel envy in a good way....THANK YOU
Thank you for sharing. A really helpful video ... calm and personal too. Fantastic :-)
Wow that grain is beautiful. I got winded just watching this man work... hard work but so very worth it.
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Brilliant, it’s great to see someone who knows what they are doing. And I bet the smell of fresh cut timber around there is amazing. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
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i agree with Timber Ghost...asking questions is how we learn....this is a great video learning alot about wood in general too....The work brings so much rewards and savings in a long run i would think...
I agree! Thanks.
One of those videos that make up for ALL the crap I usually watch. I will never ever do this but at least I know how now. Amazing guy and interviewer - kind of people you'd want to have over for dinner sometime. Thank ... YOU!
Innoculous I used to say the same thing. “Man that be cool but I’ll never do it” screw that, work hard and go get what you want. This year I bought a house in the woods on some land and a stihl 660 magnum and a stihl 390. Last week I just ordered my Alaskan mill and I’m gunna do it. I’m going to build my own barn. Knowing damn well I’m going to make some mistakes but when it’s done and ironed out I’ll be able to stand back and have a beer and say “damn I did it”.
kpeezle, would you do us all a favor and start your own channel? It's hard to find good content, presented in an entertaining but professional manner. So many of us have that dream, but for one thing or another, we just can't make it happen. If we get to watch you, we can share in your fun! David fits this category, but he can only make so many videos a day - lol! Lemme know, I'll be your first sub! Deal? Please???
kpeezle And working your ass off will keep you healthy. Double benefit. If you stay at it, you might build another barn when your first one wears out. Sit down and you’ll stay down. Been around awhile, I’ve taken notice.
kpeezle kneehole let me know when you get the channel running I am thinking of doing a little wood working video mainly for the disabled person possibly Ihave had several strokes as the last 3 years and the fact that the health care clinic has only started me on therapy and I am just about able to move or work with right hand side limbs but I hope to be up and working again in a year or so and then hopefully iwill be teaching disabled people to work with and make things like slab tables and the floating river type would love to be able to walk again and then hopefully make something I not alone in my prison of a wheelchair these evil devices are everywhere I look I will get to give mine away and gratis spas to help to many other kick disabled people when they are down
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Very enlightening. Thanks so much for taking the time to share this.
Steve
Glad you like it, thanks.
Camera person asking good questions. Great video!
By far one of the best videos I have seen on how to do this.. The amount of detail covered is very impressive. Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you so much for this video, your lady friend did a great job with the camera also...Greg
Very interesting !
I am not even working with wood and I don't like listening to english, but I had to watch the full video and I loved, how she keept asking good questions and how he explained it.
Very neat methode
What a wonderful video! Thank you for passing it on.
Very neat stuff! I love the outlook of this man and people like him, cut out the middle bits and do the work yourself since there’s work to be done either way.