After That First Forever Cut, My Woodland Mills Sawmill Chokes Down the Rest of That Too Big Log
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- It took all day to make the first cut and two more days to reduce that gnarly log to boards, bowl blanks, and firewood.
There is one more large log in the pile of free ones a neighbor gave me. I'll get to that one next time, and then we'll move on to skidding logs down the steep mountainside with the aid -- or not -- of a skidding cone. My GoPro will go along for the ride, and so will you.
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Good to see you back in sawing action.
Good to be back at it.
You’re my hero !
Because I'm still alive? If I sat around doing nothing, I'd have been dead long ago.
glad to see you in such good health
So far, so good!
I love the way you come up with ways to solve problems .
If I were better at planning, I'd have fewer problems to solve.
Awsum work
Thanks for watching.
I watch every video, but don’t often comment, as I feel my inclusion to the conversation is not necessary. Just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos and glad to see you back on the mill.
Take care and keep making sawdust!
Thanks for the great content Sir!
Thank you, Larry.
Every log is like a gift box of collocate you don’t know what you got until you open it.
True.
Another great video! Watching you chopping with that axe, I couldn't help but think I recognized the swing. So I checked out the video archives for the Paul Bunyan Lumber Jack Show, and there you were in 1931 as a 20 year old receiving the "Most Improved Axe Handler". Nice to see you haven't lost a step in ALL those years. Lol
Ah yes, the good ol' days of my youth.
Can’t resist cutting for bowl blanks well understood. I’ll be hauling home B.L. maple (not very big) tomorrow from a home on the west side of P.A. Wood is being donated to the turning club by the owner of the tree. But darn, no burl. Hoping for maybe some figure, but unlikely except at crotches. Hoping the tree service will cut it the way we like it!
When I got my sawmill, I began looking at trees differently. Since I got my lathe, I see all wood differently.
@@OregonOldTimer Yup!!!
if you lower the guide stops so just the points stick up to stop the log from moving when cutting, you are able to center the log better within the rails. I hope you can understand that.
You can gain a needed inch or so once in a while with "cheating" the stays, but it's also a lot more work.
This is a good reminder for the toolbox. Another method I use is to use no stays nor dogs for the first waste cuts...just center and sight the log for clearance.
Clear enough, Thane. Thanks for the tip.
Some channels say to use diesel fuel instead of water.
The blades stay clean and sharp longer.
Old dudes and Sawmills are like buesqets and gravey.
Pro tip
Disregard all safety precautions while using a chainsaw, you'll get the job done faster.
I gotta a good chuckle over this. I used my former table saw with the same philosophy. A few scars and some nerve damage over the years suggested I might be better off working slower and safer. At least with table saws.
Do a h*** of a job enjoy the video keep the good Work up This is ill Billy franks
Thank you, Billy.
The really weird pieces are good for bird houses.
is there a way to safety contact you.?im local (eagle creek) and would just as soon buy it from you...plus if i spec wood from you ,it should be what i need .(hint ,i have a couple boat plans just like yours,and some projects...)
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THAT was a very ugly log. Looked good when you were done with it though.
Dave
That was one mean and ugly log, great job with it.
What wood is this? I read that it was free wood, but on my screen the wood appears to oxidize to yellow.
From Florida here, not too much around that comes out yellow.
Red Alder. Yellow-white when cut, but it turns red when exposed to air.
@@OregonOldTimer very good looking stuff!
I have a HF saw- a Chinese ripoff of the HM122 from years ago. While Woodland Mills has spent much effort in improving the HM122, they appear to have stuck with that 20" throat from guide bearing to guide bearing.
That alder looked cool enough that a minor battle was worth it. Right now we use a 60" LogRite cant hook, but those ~20" logs can still make a guy grunt. Maybe, one day, somebody will take the time to think out an easy DIY log turner!
I don’t think you can get enough lumber out of this log to make it worth your effort or tome
If I were milling for money, you'd be right. But, for the fun of the challenge, time, money, and efficiency don't figure in. And, the bonus, I got a lot of interesting blanks out of these logs to turn on my lathe.
It was a terrible log, easier to use for firewood. In any case, very difficult to saw up.
If I did everything the easy way, I wouldn't have any videos. I enjoy the challenge.
Not a good idea to stand in front of that blade. Be safe.
I like to see where the blade is going without breaking my back.
that is the ugliest log I've ever seen. You defeated it soundly!
And what wasn't suitable for lumber is now turning into bowls on my lathe.
meanwhile back at the Joe Biden sawmill