I have never worked in the timber industry & am now 65 years old. The bulk of my work experience was in the oil & gas industry in East Texas & North Louisiana where there is a lot of timber. Recently, I have been watching several different sawmill videos & find them to be very educational as well as relaxing; Thank you & know that I will be watching yours often!😊
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I love the mill. It’s night and day from my old LT10. Would you mind sharing what it was about this video you liked over others?
I'm sure your wood miser has paid for itself, in the lumber you've been able to "not" purchase. The price of the stuff is out of this world today. Good on you.
None of it was top grade lumber but yes there is a lot of good usable wood in there for projects that can have the defects cut out and glue up to make what you need. Thanks for commenting.
Watching this milling videos but this has to be s video all the way through was like saw-milling 101. I have seen quite a few, but this is by far the most educational. Thank you for having the patience to put this together!
I enjoy demonstrating the craft. It’s a lot of extra work though, at least the way I have been going about it. I need to reduce the amount of time I spend on editing.
You make it look easy. If I could, I'd try this as a side business. Maybe one day. Like your narration over the video and the straight-forward editing style. Subscribed.
Liked & Subscribed !!! Good video, your voice over narration was interesting. You have a nice set up there, it looks like fun. Thanks for the show. Pete
Thanks Pete! I’m glad you like it. A half a million people have. I have not been able to figure out what makes it so much better than the other I have created though.
We just survived a hurricane here in the Houston area and there were a lot of fine hardwood trees like oak as well as many softer wood trees like pine that were down after they were uprooted by Hurricane Beryl. A large oak tree came down on top of my storage shed crashing through the roof. I couldn't help but to wish I had a saw mill like yours so I could go around and collect all the find timber to be milled up into high quality premium lumber for building homes and furniture.
That old log made some beautiful lumber. This is the first video of yours that I've ever watched and your voice reminds me of a very dear friend of mine that I've known for 50 years now. I really enjoyed the video sir. Take care and may you and your family have an amazing New Year.
I love the smell of fresh cut wood. Just like the smell of fresh cut grass. My brother in law made a back deck, and a bridge across his creek with lumber he cut down and choped up in Indiana. Oak and popular I think.
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Excellent work you have performed. Lots of good oak the storm blew down all over Houston and Harris county. If l were a younger man, l would cut and mill ten red oak logs that is going to be groined up and carried to the dump. Berry’s Custom Cabinets
got 4 red oak logs from a tree cut down 20 months ago. have been letting it dry. my plan is to use for drawer/door fronts in a kitchen/dinning room i'm in the process of fabricating. test cuts have produced some very nice looking slabs.
Awesome ! I used to have only 25 Acres & heated house with 2 stoves . I called a guy in every year . He had a 40-20 cord King . He could process 17 Bush Cord in 4 hours ! I would load logs . He Cost about $500 ! Well worth it !
Not all Miller's are willing but I bet you could get a few bucks out of your blue stained wood and other wood your gonna just burn or chip from wood workers/crafters, the plus side is of course not having to handle it anymore they pick it from pile load and haul it away and meeting new people with grate talents that can maybe trade out your trash for there talents, making gift shopping very, cheap and easy not to mention keeping the waist down, if somebody else can turn your trash into their treasures that is a very good thing! The world could use less trash no matter what kind it is! Thanks for video and taking the time to entertain my suggestions, hopefully👍🏻 may God Bless you and your family Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
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Very interesting, you look like you really enjoy your work, hats off to you.I sear I could smell the saw dust at one point That is an impressive saw, I couldn't help but wonder how old that nail was that you pulled out
That tree was in my parent’s yard. I cut it down, it had developed a lean towards the house. They purchased the undeveloped land in 1983. To my knowledge nothing had been done with it since the 20s. It was a small farm until then.
So my mill did not come with an thing either. I used some 16 gauge that I salvaged from the very rough blade covers that I replaced. I made it 3 inches high x 4 inches wide. And transitioned to a 4 inch round then added a collar that was nice and straight. I don’t have a dust collector set up at this time. It dumps on the floors and I scoop it up.
I like your mill. Pretty fair red oak. Where are you located? I'm from Alabama and we have several species of oak here in our state. Hardwood more plentiful in N Alabama. I have 80 acres of planted pine. I planted in 2002 and thinned 2 years ago. Now waiting on power poll mature trees.
North Central Arkansas. I hope the pines are not loblolly. They are too fast growing. The pine I sawed my mill shed from I helped plant on my father’s place. I got all the ones over 24 inches. The logging crew didn’t want them. I had about 40 percent that were just not straight enough to be used after drying. I’ve cut plenty of native pine with very little culls.
From here in Montana I would like to more about where you are. What kind of wood you normally cut? Do you sell to general public? lpo note beautiful lumber from where I Sit.
We are in North central Arkansas. Probably more hard woods than pine. Like red oaks, white oaks, gum, hickory, and cherry. Yeah I will sell to anyone but don’t have a store front. Not sure what the last part is about. Thanks for the comment.
I can see the different issues you faced doing a salvage log that must of laid in some yard for a good while before you got hold of it. Expensive at times but then there is the log with a nice reward that evens things hopefully
How kind of price did your wood mizer cost i think it dies a nice job. I brother had one years he loved it on a 100 acres mostly wooded. They built everything on the farm from it. I remember he m having fits when a nail would wipe the blade how much are blades now. My brother knew a guy that would repair lades for him. I would like to pick a mizer in the near future . Thank u for video. Ken C
Thanks for the reply. I’m glad you like it. The cost of mine is complicated. I built a lot of it myself. Blade that I buy are about twenty five dollars.
Have you ever cut any lumber for instrument makers? Examples would be spruce, maple, walnut, cherry, cedar (juniper or cypress), alder, and ash. I'm a new subscriber, and I want to say thanks, for doing what you do! Nice job!
No I have not. I have cut most of those species though, I usually cut what becomes available to me. I air stack it and sell what I can mostly to hobbyists. I have had a solar kiln in the past, but don’t at the present.
New subscriber Like the contents good video You explained it very well I had a lot like that on mine I bent my frame on my Mill I got a Woodland Mills HM126 Do you have a good day have a good newthere's and we'll catch you on another one stay safe stay healthy
Sorry but I could watch this stuff all day long! This guy is amazing! My ONLY comment is, "Does he ever wear ear protection?" As a shop teacher who never did, my hearing is really shot. ❤😂😎👍🇺🇸🎯
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I wear earplugs all the time! That 24 hp engine in a small metal building will rattle your brain. I get migraines from sun and sound. I can’t hear very well though. I have some fond memories of shop class. Of course back then I thought safety glasses and ear muffs were a bit unnecessary.
I don’t know! I have spent a year trying to figure it out. If it’s something in the video I think it’s the part where the log gets pulled off the trailer. It could be the “ lot of problems “. It went public a week before Christmas. On Christmas Eve it was getting close to the thousand views a hour. It had really slowed in the spring, but mid summer it took off again. It’s been running 20 to 50 thousand views a month since. ????? The video is worth more than the lumber.
I loved your video but I'm curious as to your plans for 1" thick oak lumber. It has been my experience that if I cut oak to 1-5/8" I have a lot more options with it after it dries. I have cut lots of red oak to the same thickness as you did but I seam to not use it as much. Please know, I'm no expert I am just looking for ideas to use some of my 1" red oak.
@lawrenceroe5712 Thank you for the response. I have sold some white oak to some cabinet makers but I can't seam to get them interested in my red oak. It's strange how different areas of the country seam to like different styles. Or maybe I need to be a better salesman. 🤔
An LT30 is a LT40 but 4 feet shorter. They were phased out of production in late 1990s. This one is a 1988 unit I purchased it within the last year it was a full manual mill. I purchased it disassembled and threw everything but the frame away. I had it sand blasted and began building it back and converting it to a hydraulic which were produced, just not this one. I have a solid 25 in it and lots of labor as well. But it’s really a new machine. Everything but the frame is and it’s been modified in places to accommodate the hydraulics. I have a video showing some on the modifications.
That blade was resharpened though. The blades are just a medium carbon steel. If they were harder then would break more easily. They are only 0.042 inches thick. There is a carbide tipped blade available but at several times the price.
When stacking the lumber, choose one end as the reference end and place the first sticker right even with the end of the boards. While air drying, the lumber will crack on the end as it dries faster from that exposed end than the flats and it will crack in as far as the first sticker. Then place the rest of the stickers at the proper interval so the final sticker will be as near the other end as possible. This will minimize the wasted wood on each end. Depending on the normal humidity of your area, you may want to add one more sticker per layer to minimize the warping between stickers too.
After I've cut down a tree for the sawmill, I put a heavy coat of paint on the log ends so when the planks are cut off each cant, the end grain will be fairly sealed and the splits will be minimized.
Is this your main business? I'm assuming it is by your wood "lingo". Don't think I will be able to start my small business with that big of a mill. Hopefully will have an HM122 starter band sawmill this spring, with the Good LORDs Blessings. Subbed.
No it is not. I have owned a wood mizer LT10 since 2011. I have been sawing and learning anywhere I can since then. I plan to retire from my day job soon and focus on milling. I would like to do some mobile milling. I missed several jobs in the past because I wasn't willing to move my mill. A manual mill is hard on the back. Logs that weigh a ton or above are very difficult to manipulate. I wish you all the luck. thanks for the sub.
It’s possible that circular mills cut more square but I doubt it. I can cut some pretty square material. Especially if you compare it to the stuff we use to get from a local circular mill when I was a kid. My brother built his house from band milled lumber.
If you are close to Northwest Alabama, I have almost 50 acres of mixed Forest with Hardwoods and Pine that I’m going to start thinning out some big Trees
You can get a minelab 900 which is about $1150 and should last a lifetime. The ones that are made for logs can cost up to $4000 and won't detect any better. It also has a telescoping handle for ease of use and you can hang it on the wall for convenient use.
Around this area, a red oak that large is usually hollow. A friend of mine made a dining room table and 6 chairs from 1 red oak tree the table is 4ft wide and 5ft5" long.
Most any hardwood nearing the end of its lifetime is susceptible to becoming hallow. This red oak came from along a creek. It was larger for its age because of this but not especially old. Someday I would like to try my hand at kitchen chairs.
@hillsidemill for a seat use 3, 2"x10" not 1 large piece. Wood glue and biscuits to attach together. For decoration he put mahogany bowties at each connection line
Gosh this was enjoyable. I know a thing or two about logs and lumber, but this video was so well done, I learned a lot. Your editing, explanation, and dialog are really outstanding. Most sawmill videos just make me shake my head and leave me with a ton of questions. The troublesome nail almost looked like a cut nail in the video which maybe possible given how close to the Center it was, but I doubt it. Do you have plywood attached to the 2x6 dam so you can scrape your sawdust right into the bucket? Your mill building layout is so well designed. Gold stars all around.
Thanks for the comment. And compliment. People seem to like the monologue. I have a very thick piece of plastic on the floor. I just use a scoop shovel at the end of the day. Maybe next year a cement floor.
I have considered attaching a battery powered one in front of the blade. Even with a wire wheel would help. But moving in and out turning on and off would be a pain.
It will but, typically they will reach about 8 inches with a fairly large object. Typically about 6 inches and the bark is 1 to 2 inches thick. You also need to have a dedicated area that’s metal free to check them.
You can cut most wood species with a 10 degree hook angle. Lower hook angles like 7 and 4 degree are often used for hardwood like red oak. The lower hook angle takes a smaller bite.
That sap wood was crazy, but I guess that's what can happen when an oak grows on its own with no other trees around it to make it compete for light and grow straight.
Yes it was strange. This tree was injected 4 years before I fell it. Some parts died off in the first year and some didn’t. Their thoughts were to let the top fall out because it was leaning towards a house. This wouldn’t be my way to deal with it. I don’t think there was enough time to change the sap wood in the 4 years.
I had wanted a wood mizer LT40 for ever. Then they introduced the LT35 some years ago, I saw a hydraulic one and thought that’s the one, some day but for now a LT10 is what I can afford. I ran the LT10 for a number of years. Getting close to retirement from the day job I ordered a LT35. I was told the wait time officially was a year but it would be in in 6 months. It grew to be two years. So after having it on order for months I canceled it. Then went in search of a used 35 or 40 with a good balance between price and value. Months into that I decided it was not to be. Last attempt I changed my focus to mills that were in bad shape with lots of stuff needed to be fixed. And found this one at a price point I thought I could make work. I want to be able to have a like new mill a have less than a new one invested in it. This is a 1988 wood mizer LT30 manual mill. If you are not familiar it’s the same as a LT40 but 4 feet shorter. I stripped it to nothing but the frame left. Had it sand blasted. Primed and painted it and replace everything else with new parts. A lot from wood mizer, some not. I spent about 5 months of free time bringing it to where it is today. The engine is from harbor freight, it’s a knockoff 25 hp Honda. All of the hydraulic controls, hoses and cylinders are from WM. I ordered them to match a 1998 so I could have the 2 plane log clamp. I had to cut and bump out the frame for it. The turner is self built from scratch. Log loader is mostly from WM. The setworks are micron sw-350 pro. All electrical is my design. I wouldn’t trade it for a new Lt40 off the line. I have 60 hours on it so far and it’s been flawless.
Thanks for the comment. Yes when I had my smaller mill I would buy 10 degree and resharpen them to 7 deg so they were 7 x 39. I currently have some 7x47. If you are familiar there teeth are very long and skinny. Seems every time I hit something with them teeth get broken completely off of bent backward. I will use one of those on the top half of this log in a up coming video.
I had wanted to but by the time I got under the sapwood it really wasn’t quite big enough. That’s why it’s common to quarter saw white oak. You can keep the sapwood it’s the same color. So a 20 inch log is big enough to quarter saw.
the metal detector will reach 5 to 8 inches so you might want to check every 5 or so inches. Win something is flat they work well but when the point is straight up to the flat surface of the detector it won't see it as well.
might have been more lucrative to cut thick slabs that could be used for the popular slab/ live edge tables . they comment a good price and unusual grain patterns are considered a plus instead of a problem
In this area at least, people want the live edge. I had to cut all of that off because of rot. I did cut some 2 1/2 thick by 36 cherry slabs in another video. You should check it out.
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I don't comment often. I'm impressed. Dude knows his stuff!
Thanks for the compliment. I’m glad you liked it.
Of all the sawing videos I've watched you are the only one that voice over explained what you were doing, well done
Thanks, I appreciate the comment. This video has done really well compared to all my others. I don’t know why. I wish I did.
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seconded. I appreciate the format.
Well done.
Yes, explanatory voice over did it for me too. Excellent explanations too! Thanks.
Search for Mark Galicic. Full time chatter and so good for learning. Also sawmill servicing and other behind the scenes videos.
Very much enjoy your running commentary. I’m merely an elderly city slicker who is fascinated with how you sawyers employ your craft.
I appreciate the compliment! We do enjoy it, or at least I do. I hope you subscribed to make it easier to find upcoming videos.
God bless
I have never worked in the timber industry & am now 65 years old. The bulk of my work experience was in the oil & gas industry in East Texas & North Louisiana where there is a lot of timber. Recently, I have been watching several different sawmill videos & find them to be very educational as well as relaxing; Thank you & know that I will be watching yours often!😊
I appreciate the comment. There will be more sawing videos coming soon.
Really enjoyed the video, and am very envious of that Woodmizer !
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I love the mill. It’s night and day from my old LT10. Would you mind sharing what it was about this video you liked over others?
I'm sure your wood miser has paid for itself, in the lumber you've been able to "not" purchase. The price of the stuff is out of this world today. Good on you.
Thanks for tuning in.
This log, beautiful, you have wonderful wood.
Glad you like my wood. I like it too.
I love to watch and listen to people that are experts at something about which I know little. Great vid.
I appreciate the compliment. Thanks for watching.
You did a nice job with that old log!
Thanks I appreciate the comment
Call me crazy but I still think that's a real nice piece of wood. Good job saving it from the firewood pile. Thanks!
None of it was top grade lumber but yes there is a lot of good usable wood in there for projects that can have the defects cut out and glue up to make what you need. Thanks for commenting.
Watching this milling videos but this has to be s video all the way through was like saw-milling 101. I have seen quite a few, but this is by far the most educational. Thank you for having the patience to put this together!
I enjoy demonstrating the craft. It’s a lot of extra work though, at least the way I have been going about it. I need to reduce the amount of time I spend on editing.
Thanks for sharing all the small but important details, you do a good job!
You are very welcome!
Thanks for watching!
Superb content in all aspects. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for the reply. Appreciate the compliment!
Some great editing and commentary made this a delightful milling video to watch!
Thanks I appreciate the feedback.
I really enjoyed the "Play by Play" narration! Very informative . well done. Thank you
You’re welcome, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
You demonstrate the artistry of your profession. I am impressed by the thought that goes into it. I admire you.
Thanks, I appreciate your kind words.
Thanks for sharing your expertise in milling. That hydraulic mill sure in impressive. Following from Sydney Australia.
Wow thanks for watching!
You make it look easy.
If I could, I'd try this as a side business. Maybe one day.
Like your narration over the video and the straight-forward editing style.
Subscribed.
Thanks I appreciate the feedback and the sub.
Liked & Subscribed !!! Good video, your voice over narration was interesting. You have a nice set up there, it looks like fun. Thanks for the show.
Pete
Thanks Pete! I’m glad you like it. A half a million people have. I have not been able to figure out what makes it so much better than the other I have created though.
We just survived a hurricane here in the Houston area and there were a lot of fine hardwood trees like oak as well as many softer wood trees like pine that were down after they were uprooted by Hurricane Beryl. A large oak tree came down on top of my storage shed crashing through the roof. I couldn't help but to wish I had a saw mill like yours so I could go around and collect all the find timber to be milled up into high quality premium lumber for building homes and furniture.
You can do a quite a bit with a manual mill if you have a support machine.
Enjoying your explanation on what you’re doing and why it’s being done. Never knew about the blue staining, thanks. 9:21
Glad you enjoyed it!
Don't I just LOVE it when a down to earth pro gives us info without a repetitive electronic Soundtrack that adds nothing and detracts enormously?
I appreciate the feedback and glad you like it.
Not bad lumber for a fire wood log. I think you made a good call bringing it to the mill.
Pete
As it turns out a lot of it had powder post Beatles though.
@ bummer😢
You have a nice mill enjoy watching
I’m glad you like it. I do enjoy the mill.
You work that cant like you're supposed to.
Tip of the hat to you..
From an old miller.
Thank! I appreciate your support.
That old log made some beautiful lumber. This is the first video of yours that I've ever watched and your voice reminds me of a very dear friend of mine that I've known for 50 years now. I really enjoyed the video sir. Take care and may you and your family have an amazing New Year.
Thanks for the reply. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I hope you watch more.
I love the smell of fresh cut wood.
Just like the smell of fresh cut grass.
My brother in law made a back deck, and a bridge across his creek with lumber he cut down and choped up in Indiana.
Oak and popular I think.
I love most wood. There are some that smell a bit off though. Thanks for the comment.
❤❤ killer job, great save ❤❤
Thanks for watching.
Very entertaining. Brings back memories!
Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed it.
What a relief to get away from narration generated by ai (artificial ignorance). This makes the video much more enjoyable and understandable 😊😊😊.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video!👍🏻
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Awesome looking wood 💯
Thanks for sharing, I am glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent work you have performed. Lots of good oak the storm blew down all over Houston and Harris county. If l were a younger man, l would cut and mill ten red oak logs that is going to be groined up and carried to the dump.
Berry’s Custom Cabinets
Thanks for watching!
got 4 red oak logs from a tree cut down 20 months ago. have been letting it dry. my plan is to use for drawer/door fronts in a kitchen/dinning room i'm in the process of fabricating. test cuts have produced some very nice looking slabs.
From tree to finished product. I love it.
Awesome ! I used to have only 25 Acres & heated house with 2 stoves . I called a guy in every year . He had a 40-20 cord King . He could process 17 Bush Cord in 4 hours ! I would load logs . He Cost about $500 ! Well worth it !
Sounds great!
Not all Miller's are willing but I bet you could get a few bucks out of your blue stained wood and other wood your gonna just burn or chip from wood workers/crafters, the plus side is of course not having to handle it anymore they pick it from pile load and haul it away and meeting new people with grate talents that can maybe trade out your trash for there talents, making gift shopping very, cheap and easy not to mention keeping the waist down, if somebody else can turn your trash into their treasures that is a very good thing! The world could use less trash no matter what kind it is! Thanks for video and taking the time to entertain my suggestions, hopefully👍🏻 may God Bless you and your family Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
Happy belated thanksgiving! My internet has been down for a month.
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I really enjoy your easy style and method of editing .
Look forward to checking more of your content sir ✊
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Wow! I am so glad you enjoyed it. More to come soon. Thank you.
Very interesting, you look like you really enjoy your work, hats off to you.I sear I could smell the saw dust at one point
That is an impressive saw, I couldn't help but wonder how old that nail was that you pulled out
That tree was in my parent’s yard. I cut it down, it had developed a lean towards the house. They purchased the undeveloped land in 1983. To my knowledge nothing had been done with it since the 20s. It was a small farm until then.
I would like to see how you set up your dust collection. My smaller mill doesnt have a port so I am trying to find a 3d printer that can make one.
So my mill did not come with an thing either. I used some 16 gauge that I salvaged from the very rough blade covers that I replaced. I made it 3 inches high x 4 inches wide. And transitioned to a 4 inch round then added a collar that was nice and straight. I don’t have a dust collector set up at this time. It dumps on the floors and I scoop it up.
First time watching your video , was quite interesting. My son is a home builder by trade and would like to learn more about the wood.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like your mill. Pretty fair red oak. Where are you located? I'm from Alabama and we have several species of oak here in our state. Hardwood more plentiful in N Alabama. I have 80 acres of planted pine. I planted in 2002 and thinned 2 years ago. Now waiting on power poll mature trees.
North Central Arkansas. I hope the pines are not loblolly. They are too fast growing. The pine I sawed my mill shed from I helped plant on my father’s place. I got all the ones over 24 inches. The logging crew didn’t want them. I had about 40 percent that were just not straight enough to be used after drying. I’ve cut plenty of native pine with very little culls.
From here in Montana I would like to more about where you are. What kind of wood you normally cut? Do you sell to general public? lpo note beautiful lumber from where I Sit.
We are in North central Arkansas. Probably more hard woods than pine. Like red oaks, white oaks, gum, hickory, and cherry. Yeah I will sell to anyone but don’t have a store front. Not sure what the last part is about. Thanks for the comment.
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Thanks, you too!
You made real nice boards
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Good video, well explained!
Thank you!
hi there good sawing nails oh well john
Thanks John, if you like sawing nails you should check out my other video.
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I can see the different issues you faced doing a salvage log that must of laid in some yard for a good while before you got hold of it. Expensive at times but then there is the log with a nice reward that evens things hopefully
Thanks for sharing, yes I believe it was worth it.
How kind of price did your wood mizer cost i think it dies a nice job. I brother had one years he loved it on a 100 acres mostly wooded. They built everything on the farm from it. I remember he m having fits when a nail would wipe the blade how much are blades now. My brother knew a guy that would repair lades for him. I would like to pick a mizer in the near future . Thank u for video. Ken C
Thanks for the reply. I’m glad you like it. The cost of mine is complicated. I built a lot of it myself. Blade that I buy are about twenty five dollars.
Love watching this! But curious...what is that liquid coming out of the log? Is it just sap?
It’s water used for lubrication. I do have it turned up a little too much.
Have you ever cut any lumber for instrument makers? Examples would be spruce, maple, walnut, cherry, cedar (juniper or cypress), alder, and ash. I'm a new subscriber, and I want to say thanks, for doing what you do! Nice job!
No I have not. I have cut most of those species though, I usually cut what becomes available to me. I air stack it and sell what I can mostly to hobbyists. I have had a solar kiln in the past, but don’t at the present.
New subscriber Like the contents good video You explained it very well I had a lot like that on mine I bent my frame on my Mill I got a Woodland Mills HM126 Do you have a good day have a good newthere's and we'll catch you on another one stay safe stay healthy
Thanks for the subscribe. You have a good one too.
Thx for sharing
My pleasure
Sorry but I could watch this stuff all day long! This guy is amazing! My ONLY comment is, "Does he ever wear ear protection?" As a shop teacher who never did, my hearing is really shot. ❤😂😎👍🇺🇸🎯
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I wear earplugs all the time! That 24 hp engine in a small metal building will rattle your brain. I get migraines from sun and sound. I can’t hear very well though. I have some fond memories of shop class. Of course back then I thought safety glasses and ear muffs were a bit unnecessary.
Lawrence, how did this video get over FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND views? WOW!
I'm impressed.
I don’t know! I have spent a year trying to figure it out. If it’s something in the video I think it’s the part where the log gets pulled off the trailer. It could be the “ lot of problems “. It went public a week before Christmas. On Christmas Eve it was getting close to the thousand views a hour. It had really slowed in the spring, but mid summer it took off again. It’s been running 20 to 50 thousand views a month since. ????? The video is worth more than the lumber.
@@hillsidemill Good for you
I loved your video but I'm curious as to your plans for 1" thick oak lumber. It has been my experience that if I cut oak to 1-5/8" I have a lot more options with it after it dries. I have cut lots of red oak to the same thickness as you did but I seam to not use it as much. Please know, I'm no expert I am just looking for ideas to use some of my 1" red oak.
Around here red oak is used a lot for cabinetry and furniture making.Planed to 7/8 to 13/16 is ideal for that.
@lawrenceroe5712 Thank you for the response. I have sold some white oak to some cabinet makers but I can't seam to get them interested in my red oak. It's strange how different areas of the country seam to like different styles. Or maybe I need to be a better salesman. 🤔
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Glad you enjoyed it.
I’m not familiar with a lt 30 hydraulic is this new? Mind saying what ballpark price is on a mill like this? Thank s enjoyed the vid.
An LT30 is a LT40 but 4 feet shorter. They were phased out of production in late 1990s. This one is a 1988 unit I purchased it within the last year it was a full manual mill. I purchased it disassembled and threw everything but the frame away. I had it sand blasted and began building it back and converting it to a hydraulic which were produced, just not this one. I have a solid 25 in it and lots of labor as well. But it’s really a new machine. Everything but the frame is and it’s been modified in places to accommodate the hydraulics. I have a video showing some on the modifications.
Wow one nail finished a new blade that is bad ! Oh yeah well that's life great looking lumber though
That blade was resharpened though. The blades are just a medium carbon steel. If they were harder then would break more easily. They are only 0.042 inches thick. There is a carbide tipped blade available but at several times the price.
When stacking the lumber, choose one end as the reference end and place the first sticker right even with the end of the boards. While air drying, the lumber will crack on the end as it dries faster from that exposed end than the flats and it will crack in as far as the first sticker. Then place the rest of the stickers at the proper interval so the final sticker will be as near the other end as possible. This will minimize the wasted wood on each end. Depending on the normal humidity of your area, you may want to add one more sticker per layer to minimize the warping between stickers too.
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I do not see a subscribe button. I always have trouble finding it on a lot of sites
After I've cut down a tree for the sawmill, I put a heavy coat of paint on the log ends so when the planks are cut off each cant, the end grain will be fairly sealed and the splits will be minimized.
Is this your main business? I'm assuming it is by your wood "lingo". Don't think I will be able to start my small business with that big of a mill. Hopefully will have an HM122 starter band sawmill this spring, with the Good LORDs Blessings. Subbed.
No it is not. I have owned a wood mizer LT10 since 2011. I have been sawing and learning anywhere I can since then. I plan to retire from my day job soon and focus on milling. I would like to do some mobile milling. I missed several jobs in the past because I wasn't willing to move my mill. A manual mill is hard on the back. Logs that weigh a ton or above are very difficult to manipulate. I wish you all the luck. thanks for the sub.
The small Band mills are nice but don't get me wrong I prefer the circular mill for faster and squarer cutting
It’s possible that circular mills cut more square but I doubt it. I can cut some pretty square material. Especially if you compare it to the stuff we use to get from a local circular mill when I was a kid. My brother built his house from band milled lumber.
Could you put in the crack some I ties. To stop the crack from running???
The crack was not just at the ends of the log. It runs through the log.
I wonder if a metal detector could be used prior to every sawing to find embedded metal pieces.
Yes you can. Most will pick up small amounts about 6 inches deep.
Great work, but jeez, keep those logs clean!
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Awesome
Glad you enjoyed it?
Glad you like it.
I learned a lot….thank you….
You are welcome!
Aha!! Shoulda been patient...LOL!
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You make nice furniture for the inside of the house instead of siding great job thanks ❤❤
Thanks for the comment. Glad you like it!
Probably the best psycho therapy available.
Thanks for sharing, brother.
Love your work.
Your very welcome!
If you are close to Northwest Alabama, I have almost 50 acres of mixed Forest with Hardwoods and Pine that I’m going to start thinning out some big Trees
Thanks but no I am in North Central Arkansas. Thanks for watching.
It will just ad character!
And character is great
Enjoy the video's you put out. No music interruption.
Thanks I appreciate the feedback.
You can get a minelab 900 which is about $1150 and should last a lifetime. The ones that are made for logs can cost up to $4000 and won't detect any better. It also has a telescoping handle for ease of use and you can hang it on the wall for convenient use.
Blades are fairly cheap by comparison to that.
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Around this area, a red oak that large is usually hollow. A friend of mine made a dining room table and 6 chairs from 1 red oak tree the table is 4ft wide and 5ft5" long.
Most any hardwood nearing the end of its lifetime is susceptible to becoming hallow. This red oak came from along a creek. It was larger for its age because of this but not especially old. Someday I would like to try my hand at kitchen chairs.
@hillsidemill for a seat use 3, 2"x10" not 1 large piece. Wood glue and biscuits to attach together. For decoration he put mahogany bowties at each connection line
Gosh this was enjoyable. I know a thing or two about logs and lumber, but this video was so well done, I learned a lot. Your editing, explanation, and dialog are really outstanding. Most sawmill videos just make me shake my head and leave me with a ton of questions.
The troublesome nail almost looked like a cut nail in the video which maybe possible given how close to the Center it was, but I doubt it.
Do you have plywood attached to the 2x6 dam so you can scrape your sawdust right into the bucket? Your mill building layout is so well designed. Gold stars all around.
Thanks for the comment. And compliment. People seem to like the monologue. I have a very thick piece of plastic on the floor. I just use a scoop shovel at the end of the day. Maybe next year a cement floor.
I like the way you break the lumber down. ,As your sawing, killing two birds at a time well done!
Thanks glad you enjoyed it. A new one is coming up.
What is with the wavy look ? is the board flat, It looks like the blade is waving up and down is the board flat.
No, it’s completely flat. My blade lubricant is pumped in pulses. So for a few inches you have enough to wet the wood then none at all for a few.
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I use an angle grinder with a carving wheel to debark a log it works a lot better than a hammer. I does make a mess
I have considered attaching a battery powered one in front of the blade. Even with a wire wheel would help. But moving in and out turning on and off would be a pain.
Question folks, would a metal detector used for treasure hunting passed over the log detect the metal in the log?
It will but, typically they will reach about 8 inches with a fairly large object. Typically about 6 inches and the bark is 1 to 2 inches thick. You also need to have a dedicated area that’s metal free to check them.
Made some decent lumber in spite of all !👍
Yes it did. The other log from the the same tree will be posted next week.
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Glad you liked it!
One question. Do you sharpen your own blades or send them away etc?
He has a saw sharpening video here: ua-cam.com/video/IXWm0a5LVtU/v-deo.htmlsi=-gQqFUJqEop9BO_6
Thanks for the comment. Yes I sharpen my own. Here is a link Sharpening and Setting Blades
ua-cam.com/video/IXWm0a5LVtU/v-deo.html
I had not heard the term "fletch" before. I'll use it from now on. Thanks!
Great thanks
Y ou say you used a 10 degree blade .is this your best blade you use on oak
You can cut most wood species with a 10 degree hook angle. Lower hook angles like 7 and 4 degree are often used for hardwood like red oak. The lower hook angle takes a smaller bite.
Sounds like the good ole boys in the farming area of central Illinois where common sense is taught at home.
Yep
Oh...or is it lubricant for the saw?
That’s it.
Where are you from? What state. Some where in the south I’m guessing
The southern part of the Ozark’s in west central Arkansas.
That sap wood was crazy, but I guess that's what can happen when an oak grows on its own with no other trees around it to make it compete for light and grow straight.
Yes it was strange. This tree was injected 4 years before I fell it. Some parts died off in the first year and some didn’t. Their thoughts were to let the top fall out because it was leaning towards a house. This wouldn’t be my way to deal with it. I don’t think there was enough time to change the sap wood in the 4 years.
One big a.. log.
Only shows from little acorns, great oaks grow.
Interesting presentation.
Sap wood ?
Is that the yellowish stuff ?
Thanks for watching. Yes it’s the outside layer of actual wood that’s a lighter color.
Tell me about the mill. Ive never seen that particular model
I had wanted a wood mizer LT40 for ever. Then they introduced the LT35 some years ago, I saw a hydraulic one and thought that’s the one, some day but for now a LT10 is what I can afford. I ran the LT10 for a number of years. Getting close to retirement from the day job I ordered a LT35. I was told the wait time officially was a year but it would be in in 6 months. It grew to be two years. So after having it on order for months I canceled it. Then went in search of a used 35 or 40 with a good balance between price and value. Months into that I decided it was not to be. Last attempt I changed my focus to mills that were in bad shape with lots of stuff needed to be fixed. And found this one at a price point I thought I could make work. I want to be able to have a like new mill a have less than a new one invested in it.
This is a 1988 wood mizer LT30 manual mill. If you are not familiar it’s the same as a LT40 but 4 feet shorter. I stripped it to nothing but the frame left. Had it sand blasted. Primed and painted it and replace everything else with new parts. A lot from wood mizer, some not. I spent about 5 months of free time bringing it to where it is today. The engine is from harbor freight, it’s a knockoff 25 hp Honda. All of the hydraulic controls, hoses and cylinders are from WM. I ordered them to match a 1998 so I could have the 2 plane log clamp. I had to cut and bump out the frame for it. The turner is self built from scratch. Log loader is mostly from WM. The setworks are micron sw-350 pro. All electrical is my design. I wouldn’t trade it for a new Lt40 off the line. I have 60 hours on it so far and it’s been flawless.
Sounds like you have a nice mill, after putting a lot of work into it.
Much better than letting it get blocked up for firewood!
I agree, some boards were not so great but some were pretty nice.
I thought that blade was having a hard time around there and my thought was right you had one of those nails in it it's too bad
Yes those nails really suck. Especially when they are so far from the ground.
Since this is an Oak have you ever used the 7* degree blade for hardwood? Ouch on the new Blade! There went what $30+! Ugh.
Thanks for the comment. Yes when I had my smaller mill I would buy 10 degree and resharpen them to 7 deg so they were 7 x 39. I currently have some 7x47. If you are familiar there teeth are very long and skinny. Seems every time I hit something with them teeth get broken completely off of bent backward. I will use one of those on the top half of this log in a up coming video.
It would be cool if you could quarter saw this large log.
I had wanted to but by the time I got under the sapwood it really wasn’t quite big enough. That’s why it’s common to quarter saw white oak. You can keep the sapwood it’s the same color. So a 20 inch log is big enough to quarter saw.
Be sure to check out the other video from the same tree. It produces better lumber.
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Glad you liked it thanks.
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Your welcome.
the metal detector will reach 5 to 8 inches so you might want to check every 5 or so inches. Win something is flat they work well but when the point is straight up to the flat surface of the detector it won't see it as well.
Thanks for the advice.
might have been more lucrative to cut thick slabs that could be used for the popular slab/ live edge tables . they comment a good price and unusual grain patterns are considered a plus instead of a problem
In this area at least, people want the live edge. I had to cut all of that off because of rot. I did cut some 2 1/2 thick by 36 cherry slabs in another video. You should check it out.