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.
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 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.
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!
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!
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 !
hello enjoy watching...i have the same saw.... the movement you see is the blade pulling it over not stress..it loooks really green leave the next one let sit for 6 month or so.....
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!
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
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 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 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 .😊😊👍👍💖
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.
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.
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!
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.
Hey Mike, I may have missed you addressing this in prior videos, but what is your plan for the wood you are sawing on the mill. Are you selling it? Do you have a buyer (or craftsman) for lumber out your way? Are you planning on just using it yourself? Is there any money to be made on cutting your own lumber? Just curious.
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?
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
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.....
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.
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
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.
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!!!
I haven't cut but one Elm on my mill, yep it stinks (kind of like dog poo), I have had good luck lessening the end checking by two good coats of Anchor Seal and after sticking/stacking put some ratchet straps on, tighten them down good and check them regular as the wood looses moisture the straps loosen up, just keep them tight. So far so good. Maybe this can help with the Elm.
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.
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!
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.
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
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
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!!!🎉🎩🎈🎊
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."
Rift & quarter rather than flat saw and sticker close to dry. My BIL has a mill but couldn't make it pay off creating lumber. Any tips on starting a lifestyle youtube channel?
Hi Mike Sawing and Drying Forum) From contributor U: Odds are you have American elm, and it's Dutch elm disease that killed them. To answer your question, it’ll air dry just fine if a few precautions are taken. First and foremost seal the ends as soon as the log is down. I mean really seal them good using heavy latex paint or anchorseal (I use a heavy latex roofing emulsion). Second, get the boards stacked out of the weather as quick as you can. Last, stack the boards in the order they came off - put the log back together upside down. Stickers every 16", and some weight or straps to restrain the stack and you should be good.
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.
Have you considered strapping the slabs together to minimize warpage while it's drying. In the early days here in NW KS people cut cottonwood for lumber. It about had to be used green, nailed down tight and then protected from moisture as it dried in place, as it rots easily. And it stinks like sewage fresh cut. I'm considering cutting Siberian/Chinese elm for flooring, as it has rays similar to oak when quarter sawn.
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. ❤️
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
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....
HI THERE HAPPY NEW YEAR cut one flat on a fire wood log that is a little longer then the slabs place stickers on top of elm then put log on top . the more weight the better . it will work just fine and dry pretty good and flat . 3 years later just the top fire wood log into firewood . john
Grandpa used a big elm log on end for a splitting stump. He put the logs he was splitting on it because the elm stump itself would not split. The stumps rotted real quick though. We tried using it at a cabinet shop I worked as an economical alternative to walnut -- but the stuff we were getting was tearing out real bad on the planer/jointer and had warping problems. We had to give up on using it.
I once cut up a huge Japanese elm for firewood. You are right it is a tough wood to process. It does not split you have to tear it apart. Once it is finally dry though it does burn pretty well.
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
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!"
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
you keep saying that about elm but it is close to ash in the heat it produces when dry. It was 10 degrees this morning here and the out door wood burner and the inside fire place are both working great on seasoned elm.
Elm is highly desired as planking on the floor of a trailer and large equipment operators love it for planking on their floats where track crawlers are hauled. It's interwoven grain makes it very durable to the treads of machinery during loading/unloading and will outlast typical 2x8 planks of spruce which is prone to splitting and tear-up. We have also used it for the bottom of hay wagons etc. where there is lots of abuse happens. It is nasty stuff to split even with a wood splitter and the urine smell is not pleasant however, it does have a lot of BTU's in one average size stick of wood and can make good firewood if you are not using a sledge and wedge to split it. Long haul truckers who traveled in moose /deer country used to seek out Elm to reinforce their front bumpers with planks as it would bend without breaking and give the bumper additional strength but truck designs now ...not so much. Yea..it's great wood for above mentioned , just not easy to work with.
Never sawed elm into lumber before always want to but always needed it for firewood it makes great firewood but i would love to see how this comes out i may try some myself
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.
You may want to talk to Jim at The Tradesman Channel. He recently did a project with a live edge elm slab. He can probably shed some light on its drying properties, etc.
Mike - You mentioned a table top or bar top for the slabs you cut from this elm. If it cures nicely, I'm wondering if they would make a good bench top. Whatya think? Thanks for sharing. Good to see Melissa up and moving about very well.
After using the new mill, would you prefer that the bed be raised about 3 ft off the ground so lifting the cut boards would be easier to grab instead of bending over so much? Love your channel!
I think after properly drying y'all will be pleasantly surprised with these red elm slabs. I can visualize a gorgeous 2" thick table top made from this beautiful wood. Poplar is another one that really stinks when 1st cut but it also has a uniquely beautiful greenish looking grain to it & is sought after by some woodworkers... I'm looking at 8 + inches of sleet like snow up here in the highlands of VT from yesterday & just ending now on Tues. I have turnarounds, 350 feet of steep d/way & a 1/2 mi. of road to clear as soon as I shut this thing off... Happy New Year, Bill on the Hill, Vermont, USA... :~)
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.
The best use for elm is for shade. I have built furniture from both red elm and slippery elm. Both had a beautiful color and grain,,, both had been air dried for a year under cover and the solar dried for three months. Both specie had an attitude that. went on display when being worked
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.
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
Wow!! look at that mill.
Such an awesome couple and so inspirational. Nice job.
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 love your work toys I can never get bored at your house running machines
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.
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!
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!
Y’all are a joy to watch I’m learning as y’all go. Enjoy watching your channel.
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 !
I watch you every morning with my coffee and a smile to see what you are doing. God bless
hello enjoy watching...i have the same saw.... the movement you see is the blade pulling it over not stress..it loooks really green leave the next one let sit for 6 month or so.....
Happy New Year to All of the Morgans!
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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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
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 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 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 .😊😊👍👍💖
Good video. Melissa cracks me up. Thanks for posting.
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.
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.
Happy New Year to All of the Morgans! "Have a day" every day!!!
Thank you for keeping it real.
I love, love, love the live edge!
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!
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.
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.👍
Hey Mike, I may have missed you addressing this in prior videos, but what is your plan for the wood you are sawing on the mill. Are you selling it? Do you have a buyer (or craftsman) for lumber out your way? Are you planning on just using it yourself? Is there any money to be made on cutting your own lumber? Just curious.
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
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?
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
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.....
I say go for it. Like the idea. Your down to earth and have a nice perspective . 👍👍
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.
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!!!!
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.
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!!!
God Bless and Protect you and your family!!!
I haven't cut but one Elm on my mill, yep it stinks (kind of like dog poo), I have had good luck lessening the end checking by two good coats of Anchor Seal and after sticking/stacking put some ratchet straps on, tighten them down good and check them regular as the wood looses moisture the straps loosen up, just keep them tight. So far so good. Maybe this can help with the Elm.
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.
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!
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.
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
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 .
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
Always a nice straight back when lifting heavy stuff. Good work Mellisa! Your lower back disc loves you 😏
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!!!🎉🎩🎈🎊
have a great and happy new year, Morgan family!
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
Just getting up from working last night. Having breakfast and watching the Morgans work with wood. Happy New Years guys!
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."
A VERY HAPPY ,HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS AND ADVENTUROUS NEW YEAR . ALL THE BEST FROM ACROSS THE POND GEOFF & JEAN PLANT
Rift & quarter rather than flat saw and sticker close to dry. My BIL has a mill but couldn't make it pay off creating lumber. Any tips on starting a lifestyle youtube channel?
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From contributor U:
Odds are you have American elm, and it's Dutch elm disease that killed them. To answer your question, it’ll air dry just fine if a few precautions are taken. First and foremost seal the ends as soon as the log is down. I mean really seal them good using heavy latex paint or anchorseal (I use a heavy latex roofing emulsion). Second, get the boards stacked out of the weather as quick as you can. Last, stack the boards in the order they came off - put the log back together upside down. Stickers every 16", and some weight or straps to restrain the stack and you should be good.
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.
Have you considered strapping the slabs together to minimize warpage while it's drying. In the early days here in NW KS people cut cottonwood for lumber. It about had to be used green, nailed down tight and then protected from moisture as it dried in place, as it rots easily. And it stinks like sewage fresh cut. I'm considering cutting Siberian/Chinese elm for flooring, as it has rays similar to oak when quarter sawn.
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. ❤️
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.
How did the red elm dry. ?? What are the results?
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....
HI THERE HAPPY NEW YEAR cut one flat on a fire wood log that is a little longer then the slabs place stickers on top of elm then put log on top . the more weight the better . it will work just fine and dry pretty good and flat . 3 years later just the top fire wood log into firewood . john
Grandpa used a big elm log on end for a splitting stump. He put the logs he was splitting on it because the elm stump itself would not split. The stumps rotted real quick though. We tried using it at a cabinet shop I worked as an economical alternative to walnut -- but the stuff we were getting was tearing out real bad on the planer/jointer and had warping problems. We had to give up on using it.
That Elm Is Good Looking Wood!!👍👊
I once cut up a huge Japanese elm for firewood. You are right it is a tough wood to process. It does not split you have to tear it apart. Once it is finally dry though it does burn pretty well.
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
Elm has attitude. It makes my log splitter work extra hard. I respect it's toughness.
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
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!
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!
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.
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 one of my favorites. Great grain patterns.
Those live edge elm slabs are beautiful. Would make beautiful tables
That is really pretty wood grain. I’m interested in seeing it later. Cool video. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️
Good morning Morgan's. 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.
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.
Nice video. Great equipment
Happy New Year! I always look forward to my daily Morgan fix. Thanks so much!!
HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE TO ALL THE OUTDOORGANS! And congratulations on reaching 120,000 subscribers!
you keep saying that about elm but it is close to ash in the heat it produces when dry. It was 10 degrees this morning here and the out door wood burner and the inside fire place are both working great on seasoned elm.
Like u said , see how it turns out . Nice looking wood. Another great video.👍👍
Elm is highly desired as planking on the floor of a trailer and large equipment operators love it for planking on their floats where track crawlers are hauled. It's interwoven grain makes it very durable to the treads of machinery during loading/unloading and will outlast typical 2x8 planks of spruce which is prone to splitting and tear-up. We have also used it for the bottom of hay wagons etc. where there is lots of abuse happens.
It is nasty stuff to split even with a wood splitter and the urine smell is not pleasant however, it does have a lot of BTU's in one average size stick of wood and can make good firewood if you are not using a sledge and wedge to split it.
Long haul truckers who traveled in moose /deer country used to seek out Elm to reinforce their front bumpers with planks as it would bend without breaking and give the bumper additional strength but truck designs now ...not so much.
Yea..it's great wood for above mentioned , just not easy to work with.
Never sawed elm into lumber before always want to but always needed it for firewood it makes great firewood but i would love to see how this comes out i may try some myself
How do y'all keep a good inventory of your sawmill work? All of the different sizes and species seem to be intermingled
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
I can't believe you leave all that kit out in the winter. Hopefully you'll do a barn build or such like to accommodate it all in 2020. Happy New Year.
You may want to talk to Jim at The Tradesman Channel. He recently did a project with a live edge elm slab. He can probably shed some light on its drying properties, etc.
I use it to turn bowls. Makes a beautiful bowl!
Mike - You mentioned a table top or bar top for the slabs you cut from this elm. If it cures nicely, I'm wondering if they would make a good bench top. Whatya think? Thanks for sharing. Good to see Melissa up and moving about very well.
Beautiful!! And da lumba ain't bad either, wocka, wocka, wocka
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
After using the new mill, would you prefer that the bed be raised about 3 ft off the ground so lifting the cut boards would be easier to grab instead of bending over so much? Love your channel!
HAPPY NEW YEAR to the Morgans! I am looking forward to the new year and lots of educational and entertaining videos.
thank you Lloyd
I think after properly drying y'all will be pleasantly surprised with these red elm slabs. I can visualize a gorgeous 2" thick table top made from this beautiful wood.
Poplar is another one that really stinks when 1st cut but it also has a uniquely beautiful greenish looking grain to it & is sought after by some woodworkers...
I'm looking at 8 + inches of sleet like snow up here in the highlands of VT from yesterday & just ending now on Tues. I have turnarounds, 350 feet of steep d/way & a 1/2 mi. of road to clear as soon as I shut this thing off...
Happy New Year,
Bill on the Hill,
Vermont, USA... :~)
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.
The best use for elm is for shade. I have built furniture from both red elm and slippery elm. Both had a beautiful color and grain,,, both had been air dried for a year under cover and the solar dried for three months. Both specie had an attitude that. went on display when being worked
We would like to wish all the morgans a very happy new year. For 2020....
Did you get the debarker realigned? looked off course from the last couple of milling videos.. May be fine, I don't know. Just saying