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- Опубліковано 30 гру 2019
- Woodmizer LX 150 Sawmill Sawing Live Edge Slabs of my least favorite Wood! ELM! However to our surprise it looks beautiful! The biggest challenge will come during the drying process. We hope it doesn't check, warp, or twist too bad. These Slabs were sawn in to 10/4
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Hello Morgan family. Mr. Mike, when you sticker the Elm, be sure to weight the top of the pile with as much weight as you can possibly place on it. This will help prevent warping and twisting of the Elm live edge slabs. Just an experienced suggestion my friend. Ms. Melissa, Your smile makes my day. Thank you for being you.
I personally love elm, it burns well and coals up great. load the stove with elm for an overnight fire and still coals in the morning to relight the next fire. I had elm milled up years ago for my uncle to use for segmented wood turning. It has some amazing grain when stained and finished. Yes it can be stringy but the strings are like built in fire starter. I am hoping to build some cupboard doors out of what i have left. I still have some elm in my woods.
I attend a local Amish Furniture and Quilt auction. A couple of years ago, there was a bedroom set made of slippery grey elm and it was breathtakingly beautiful. From doing some woodturning with Elm, be prepared to sand long and hard. It is a stringy wretched wood. But, in there, is real beauty and it takes the right person to capture it. But the results can be worth the effort.
Melissa, don't forget that in a couple of videos back, Mike said that you could run the splitter. Make sure that you hold him to that. Can't wait to see you in control of both machines. Don't be afraid to crack the whip. "Come on, come on, times are a wasting...we ain't got all day...you can rest when we're done!!!" I suggest that you wear "them thar' stylin' BOSS LADY boots."
Hello from northeastern Wisconsin, just found your channel a few days ago. I am no woodsman or logger, just a retired dairy farmer who was fortunate enough to grow up with many of the old-timers who built the large dairy barns in the early part of the 20th Century.1900 thru 1930. That smelly elm you sawed can be really difficult! We always call them piss elm. When they are sawed green they twist and warp badly as they dry. The Old timers would cut the logs and debark them, place them in a barn and pile dry hay and straw on them, usually for two years. After that they would be sawed into dimension lumber. Many barns built had some elm 4 x 4’s 6 x 6’s and 12 x 12‘s used in the superstructure of the barn. Many of the slippers for the hayloft over the stable were elm. Our dairy barn was built in 1931 (110 x 36) it will be taking down this summer or fall. Know what some of the timbers are but I’m sure there will be some surprise, most of lumber will be recycled!Looking forward to going back and watching previous videos and looking forward to the new. Happy New Year
I built a pond back in 2000. The largest of 200 trees I cut was a 65" Red Elm. The long from the butt end was 10 1/2 feet long and I cut it up in 2 and 2.5 inch thick slabs. I let it dry in my barn and a friend from work bought some from me for his daughter to make a nice pie safe out of it. It turned out so nice. I offered her 400.00 for it but she did not want to sell it. I could hardly pull the log with my 1946 Massey Harris 101 Jr. It weighs 4400 pounds and the log weighed over 10,000 pounds according to the size we plugged into the conversion chart. I have a friend that owns a big Woodmizer. It was all he could do to lift it onto the bed. We had to cut 4 inches off the sides to get it to run through the saw. I ended up with 8500 board feet for a cost of around 1300.00. It cost me about .15 a foot to have it cut up.
I love your work toys I can never get bored at your house running machines
For me there's something very calming about watching/hearing wood being milled. Love seeing the variety of material you're working with; great channel!
I watch you every morning with my coffee and a smile to see what you are doing. God bless
Such an awesome couple and so inspirational. Nice job.
I was sitting on my front porch, waiting for your post😎 I love watching you videos while drinking coffee.
Happy New to you & your family.
i like the morgan thimking the i do thimg like that but i starty to late in life don't make it
Y’all are a joy to watch I’m learning as y’all go. Enjoy watching your channel.
I say go for it. Like the idea. Your down to earth and have a nice perspective . 👍👍
PNWCB here, just stopped by to wish the Morgan's a Happy New Year.... We got about 3 inches of snow in Spokane Wa. But Melting slowly now, Heavy and wet to plow.... Have a great evening , See ya next year.... Peace.....
Elm is fantastic wood! Polishes up beautiful and because of its interlocking grain was use intensely for making Windsor chairs..👍🇬🇧
My grandfather also used it for hoe and rake handles.
My great great great grandfather used it for kindling at the Whitehouse
I make furniture as a retirement hobby and I use Red Elm when I can get a hold of it. I hate working with it because of its issues, but it is a beautiful wood and the end result is breathtaking.
Mike making Melissa smell the stinky logs.... Lol..... Love the color of that elm... I've never worked with it.... Can you show us your drying process sometime? Thanks guys, doing a great job!
i have my nans live edge elm coffee table that she had for 50 yrs , ive had it for 25 years and it's the most beautiful piece ive ever seen ! I six coat gloss varnished it 10 yrs ago and it still looks amazing, when i stripped it and sanded it i found small pocket reservoirs of red that kept on bleeding and staining the wood , the only way i could stop it bleeding was strip it again and only seal up the reservoirs with a dab of varnish !
Everyone is saying how they don't like the smell of Elm but I actually like it. I've not read all of the comments, but the one thing I haven't seen anyone say about red elm is the fact it's good for making self-bows. I've made a couple out of it and they are beautiful. Unless it drys all twisted and cracked, I think you'll be happy you sawed it.
That log is a lot like the Morgan's i.e. interesting on the outside and beautiful on the inside. ELM - Entertaining, Live and Mature.👍
Good morning Morgan's. Happy New Year!
I like the two tone color of the elm. Happy new year to the Morgan’s. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into sharing your lives with us. Much appreciated.
Mike i know you say you don't like red elm for firewood but it's the best firewood. And as for splitting it wait till it's frozen and it splits easy i know because I have split many a cord both ways. When I was a kid we would pass over oaks for red elm . It had more heat in it and not as many ashes. At least it seemed like it. Wood was our major source of heat .😊😊👍👍💖
Really enjoy your videos. I work at home so your videos are company while I eat lunch. - here in Guyana South America, I am Mary wife of Pastor Larry
Would love to have a small mill like that on the farm. Plus it brings back great memories. My granddad timbered most of his life. He would take me with him on Saturdays when I was little while he cut trees. What a treasure that was.
Red Elm is BEAUTIFUL! We disassembled an old barn from 1879. It was a solid log barn with over 5000 linear feet of Red Elm logs all 30 feet long and 16 inches wide. We had some milled into flooring for our house! It's gorgeous! We have lots of standing dead Elm here in Wisconsin (victims of the dutch elm disease). It doesn't split very well but it burns nice!
Melissa, When that water was dropping on the wood it reminded me of what we called that wood, when we were at Bunyon. Ron :)
Hence the smell. LOL
M&M, And so, Melisa's comment re cooking 9:45/15:37 dropped me to the floor laughing down funny. (Melisa Dear, cooking can be so incredibly Easy, Fun and Rewarding. Feel free to contact me... .) And so, 50+ years ago, growing up in CT, I seem to recall there were red oak, white oak and something we called piss oak, fragrant indeed! I believe this has to do tannin acid compounds and the older the tree, well expect I qualify as an old fart too. Bob
Having been a Shop Teacher for 33 yrs I can say I never saw Elm used for anything and being raised on a farm where we heated with wood, never used it as firewood ... Grandad was a Oak, Hickory, Ash kinda wood heat guy... Of course, he would burn most anything in a pinch, esp. in the wood burner in the shop or stripping room.
Good video. Melissa cracks me up. Thanks for posting.
That Elm is pretty, you should make a couple of outdoor benches and seal them with several coats of sealer and place them along your walking trails which makes a good rest stop or scenic spots...Frank
Great Idea!!!!
Thank you Morgan’s for putting me in rehab for my UA-cam addiction to you! Looking forward to what you share in 2020 and ‘specially the Mel comedy outtakes! Best of health and wishes in 2020.
I love, love, love the live edge!
That Elm turned out pretty pretty nice. It would make a great bar or table. Not too bad. I want to wish you two and all your family a Happy New Year. Also to my buddy Hunter, I had a chicken sandwich in your honor celebrating the new year. I even went as far as raising my hand holding the chicken sandwich and yelled, "To Hunter! A Happy New Year!"
God Bless the Morgan Family
Michael from NW North Carolina
Elms once were one of the most popular city-street trees. Then along came Dutch Elm Disease leaving some cities with little to no street trees. That is why many cities plant a large variety of trees.
Elm has some of the best grain, I made a corner tv cabinet and it was gorgeous! Hard to manage until it was dried after that no issues!
Beautiful!! And da lumba ain't bad either, wocka, wocka, wocka
Happy New Year to All of the Morgans!
Always a nice straight back when lifting heavy stuff. Good work Mellisa! Your lower back disc loves you 😏
God Bless and Protect you and your family!!!
Happy New Year to All of the Morgans! "Have a day" every day!!!
Thank you for keeping it real.
Hi guys an good morning from Allen and Brenda from canada
Those live edge elm slabs are beautiful. Would make beautiful tables
The slabs look good and I agree with the smell. I do not like to split elm but some people love to burn it. I think if you would seal the ends and cut them down ( after they dry) they will make beautiful beaches in the walking trails.
Have a Great Day, Happy New Year to all , Be Safe and GOD BLESS
Melissa, It's good to see you're taking it easy as your foot heals. Between lugging wood and taking the stairs, it's going to take a long time to mend.
Some of my friends mill elm and love it. They have never mentioned drying problems to me with it.
Soon to be called "Outdoors with Melissa" Taught here the Loaders, Taught her the "Flinch Lock" now going to learn the mill, Splitter is next!
HAPPY NEW YEAR to the Morgans ! Hoping for another Year of wholesome Family Videos. Hey Hunter!
Happy New Years from Northern Vermont. Smart move doing live edge slabs. Be warned, it will probably need 3-4 years to air dry to be usable as 10/4 slabs, but worth the wait. As you pointed out it is a very "wet AND stringy grain" which takes forever to dry for wood working unless you have a drying kiln. The heartwood will lighten up a little as it drys, as the sapwood darkens slightly which makes for a really striking and desirable color combination when it is dry. Worth the effort to mill in my opinion.
i would just like to say that, beaten by only the fact you have such a wonderful wife you getting that sawmill was maybe one of the best things you have ever done. wish you both to have a nice day....
I did dry some elm many years ago, I did put many stickers in between (1 each foot) and load the last board with many concrete blocks. Everything was left in a place where the sun wont reach and paint the ends of each board. Everything stayed flat and minimal checking. Really nice wood to build furniture. Really nice job with your chanel
Великая страна! Великая нация! Успехов вам , счастье и любви!!! В нашей России, об такой технике можно только мечтать...
That Elm Is Good Looking Wood!!👍👊
dad used Elm for stock and grian racks for his trucks the wood worked great. I have some yet that was cut about 55 years ago. I use it for some small projects.
Just getting up from working last night. Having breakfast and watching the Morgans work with wood. Happy New Years guys!
Elm is one of my favorites. Great grain patterns.
I have heard it called piss elm here in SW MO also. There are differences in elm and I don't know all the subspecies there are, but I did run into one elm that my 22 ton splitter wouldn't split. I have burned it for firewood and it burns great after it has dried. I also use it in furniture/cabinet making, and it has a beautiful grain. I do like to stain it because it doesn't have a particularly pretty color with a natural finish. Also, for lumber, I don't worry too much about warpage because most pieces that go into cabinets and furniture are so short, they can be cut from badly bowed and warped boards. Twisted, now that is a different story. Love your videos and wish I had bought a mill when I was much younger. Now, I just watch all you guys on UA-cam sawing up the beautiful llumber. By the way, I missed the video that explained why Melissa had stitches in her foot. What's the deal on that?
In the sixties i worked at a sawmill, at that time they were kiln drying elm and large quantities were used for making coffins, then the whole country was affected by Dutch elm disease, so we have very few elm left in the England.
That log sawn with live edge is referred to as a boule. Sawn in 8-10/4 thicknesses can be more valuable than through cutting 4-8/4 lumber unless you are grade sawing. I have 30 years in the lumber industry and am a NHLA grader. You might want to look into your area for a short NHLA course. It is only 2-3 days but will give you a better idea on what is grading, how to grade a log, and how to grade saw. As for your boule you might want to make sure you get those logs end sealed ( anchor seal), number them and get a metal bander and band them up tight.
Good luck and Happy New Year to everyone!!!
Happy New Year! I always look forward to my daily Morgan fix. Thanks so much!!
Like u said , see how it turns out . Nice looking wood. Another great video.👍👍
Sawmill and Elm Mike's least favorite wood
Melissa helps stack it smiling because she could
Love this happy family every single day
Showing us how to live the Morgan way
As 2019 draws down it's close to the end
To the Morgan Family our love we all do send!!
Happy New Year to all!
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Take a chance Melissa. Show us your skills. I agree with elm. Very hard wood and hard to start and keep burning. Never thought about taking it to a mill and getting some lumber. Maybe a good thing.
Elm is my zodiac sign under the trees, it was used very often in carpentry in Germany in the past. Nowadays the elm is protected with us, a very nice wood that is actually too good to use as firewood.
Mike and Melissa and Hunter and family Happy New Year.
Heres to an awesome 2020, I've only recently found your videos. All things are great, things on my wish list to do you are doing. I can only wish I had cool neighbors like you guys!
When my Dad had horses on the farm here in Vermont we had Elm wood stalls for the horses to walk on. With sharp shoes this was the only wood that would hold up. A real job to change but we did it. Gundoctor
That makes sense to me. I know it was used also for gates. Lasted as long as it was off the ground when exposed to weather.
We used to burn wood for heat about 10 years ago and I loved burning Red Elm. Seasoned properly it puts out a lot of heat and leaves less ash than other wood does.
I just got caught up with yall! Watched all your videos. Looking forward to all the new ones! I'm trying to fix up my great grandpas old house and property that my dad inherited. I started watching to learn and now I feel like yall are family! Happy New Year from me and my family down here in South Carolina!
Congrats on 120k subs!
Awesome video Mike and Melissa, that is some pretty wood. You can’t go wrong asking Nathan for advice, he’t the best I’ve seen. Wishing all the Morgans a very prosperous and Happy New Year. ❤️
Get yourself a banding tool (uses nylon webbing as strapping) and strap those slabs TIGHTLY/and/or put as much weight on it as possible in the stack and it will help keep them flat while they dry. You’ll need to tighten straps periodically as the lumber shrinks. Apple wood is another BEAUTIFUL wood that has a VERY difficult time drying without twisting, cupping and checking. Worth every bit of milling thick and getting what you get of dried lumber. Keep up the good work guys and Happy New Year!
Some woods suck to dry in a conventional manner, such as Elm and Beech. You should look into Vacuum kilns. I believe the company that builds the iDry kilns are up your way. For 10/4 slabs you're looking at 2 and a half weeks. No joke. The color and quality of the lumber is outstanding after.
HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE TO ALL THE OUTDOORGANS! And congratulations on reaching 120,000 subscribers!
You stacked it right, now wrap 4 rachet straps around it at ends/middle at sticker points and pull it together to keep it from warping/bowing... Ends will crack up, will eventually have to cut a foot or less off ends but it'll all be okay when dried... Happy New Year Mike & Mel!!!🎉🎩🎈🎊
I use it to turn bowls. Makes a beautiful bowl!
Happy New Year to the Morgan family...
2019 has been a great year for you with the exception of losing Stanley.
2020 will be exciting year for viewing your many projects you tackle.
Wow!! look at that mill.
Good morning 🌞 my friends
Hey Mike, love all the videos. Would recommend that you apply log end sealer to all sawn lumber including slabs to minimize end checks. All the best to you & the family in 2020. Cheers
👍 and get a ratchet Bander plastic pull them down next to stickers forcing it to comply as it dries .
Elm has attitude. It makes my log splitter work extra hard. I respect it's toughness.
When I worked for the power company there were a lot of elm trees along the roads that died from Dutch elm disease. When we cut them down the wood went straight to the dump because it smells like cat pee and nobody wanted it.
👍👍 Happy New Yeat, Morgans!! 👏😀✝🍷☮🇺🇸
re-watching this. I just realized that a lot of older Buildings used Elm as heavy timbers for main beams. Even a hunting lodge in PA had the main beams of Elm. They also used a long rod through the building to hold it together.
Matt Cremona stacks a lot of live edge slab logs outside. He saves that top cutoff waste piece to put on top of the stack so that rain falls on top of the bark and runs off down the side of the stack without tarping the stack which would cut down on circulation.
Hey Mike, I have been watching your video's for quite some time. Enjoyed them a lot. You and Melissa make a great team, and are very compatible. Love what you are doing and wish I could help you guys. I will definitely continue to watch your video's. I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY "HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Thanks Gary
Red elm can be a pretty wood but needs lots of time to dry . I did some up and made a nice coffee table. Happy New Year
Love watching and looking forward for the next videos
Can’t wait to meet you guys sometime. Only live about 25 miles or so. Have a great new year.
All the wood you have milled so far has beautiful grain. 2019 was a big year for the Morgans, I hope 2020 is even bigger. Happy New Year.
We used to use elm for side boards on dump trucks at work before composite came along. Another use if you Mill more. Happy new year 🎉 to the morgàn family
SOUTHERN INDIANA HERE (reporting from San Diego Ca)….Your Elm is pretty wood for certain. Looks like it can make great mantle pieces.
That is really pretty wood grain. I’m interested in seeing it later. Cool video. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️
Love the videos Mike and Melissa. Happy New Year to you and your family, wishing all the best in 2020!
We put tongue and groove red elm flooring on our living room ceiling and it's really beautiful.
Elm is a beautiful wood, once dried, and surface planned, sanded and finished it becomes a real treasure, uses include bar tops, floors, tables, and other small projects. Take a small piece and clean it up then oil it just to see for yourself
I can smell it through my cell phone. Lol. Keep up the great work on your videos, I look forward to watching them everyday. That is beautiful wood for sure. You guys have a happy new year and God bless. 😊
Happy New Year to the Morgans!
Hope Melissa is getting better.
Happy New Year!
I really need to get me a sawmill with the high lumber prices and me being a builder I could make lumber all winter when I’m not busy!!!
Merry Xmas & happy NEW YEARS to the MORGANS, special shout out to Hunter, hope that (Muscles) Morgan's foot heals, seeing that she is out there slugging lumber with you, Mike. I end up looking on youtube every morning for your video, to see the latest antics that you Morgans are up to. I currently live in the Toronto area (Canada) but soon going to have a permanent address in The Bahamas, where I will try to follow your channel.
Thanks Steve
have a great and happy new year, Morgan family!