Cody, completely off topic. Sharpeningsupplies.com sells the norton india stones you mentioned in your "laziest way to sharpen any axe" vid. $19.99. I know you said you had trouble finding them, i left a link in the comments of that video.
Nice to see that there is at least one father teaching his son useful things, instead leaving it up to schools to decide what is appropriate for your son. Well done Wranglestar!
Too all you molders of men, this is how it is done. Great job Cody. This little sapling will soon be a mighty oak. This father/son time is so precious, more valuable than gold, I believe.
When i see this it's somewhat sad to see how this has been lost for many of us in just a couple of generations. I mean, factory work meant (and work still does) that dads aren't home all the time to teach, and for Europe specifically, after the war a part of the rebuilding process was having big families. May dad grew up in a family with 8 kids, try teaching there in a father and son relation while also working a full time job ... which i guess led to my dad never picking this up, and with him still having a full time job, there wasn't much time and weekend were also for resting and just other fun Leisure, not for learning. Add to that the many people that grow up in cities, and are expected to just get a job in the city and do fun stuff on the weekends ... So, while i can totally see what Talal is saying, part of it also simply has to do with how 'todays society' is organized and how it grew from the past. I for one am glad i view these videos though, sharing means the jest of it doesn't get lost forever. I can hopefully pick it up now that working weeks get to 36h or even less, and women also work (see people in my surroundings where couples work 7 days a week, 4days for the male 3 days for the female, giving more free time and thus also more time for things like this.
Talal (sorry - this reply thing doesn't work well). You think this is gone in America? No-way. It's all over the place. Could we have more? Maybe. But this is not rare. Give folks some credit. Just because they don't go around doing videos or advertising it doesn't mean it's not there. I know - it's not all about cutting down trees, but my 9 year old daughter can tell you the make of just about any car you see and started asking about them at ~3 and knows how to find the plugs - yada - yada. She can start a fire and get the wood for it - she's Id'd more snakes than I can to recall - and met her first (and unfortunately not likely last) western diamond back. There's no monopoly here. And we live in a very large western city. Give folks a bit more credit.
I have logged hundreds of trees , many very tall and thick. Taught my boy how to use a saw and how to cut with precision and speed and how not to hit dirt or rocks. I have a Stihl farmboss ms290. Excellent saw!! Good tip on board feet. Keep learning Jack, you are an awsome boy. Listen to your Father and learn all you can. He is your best source, and your Protecter and no- one will ever care for you like He will.
Chris, I had an 036 with a three- eights chain and a friend destroyed it. I bought my farm boss 9 years ago and this saw has never given me a day of trouble. I also bought for limbing a Stihl 170. It was OK but its not an industrial saw. Huskvarna builds a decent saw but Ill never use anything but a Stihl. I also own a good chain breaker to resize my chains. Tie plates are cheap. Enjoy.
bought my ms290 like 13 or 14 years ago and damn it still works like brand a brand new saw. i dont know how much the new models good but ms290 is whole another level mate
He is learning a lot that will stick with him for life. My dad taught me how to hunt, build, and fix stuff, then my mom taught me how to cook, sew, and garden. Raising kids is a lot of instruction and repetition but seeing them grow and learn is priceless. :)
A very experienced father spending time with and teaching his son the right way.. I believe this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. I emulate you sir. A very fine job indeed!!!
My 2.5 year old loves watching your “chain saw videos with Jack” we stumbled onto your videos after watching tractor videos, and the last few weeks he’s been exclusively asking to watch your videos. Jack is living his dream.
You'd have to pay hard earned cash to get a teacher like mr Wranglerstar. Hope Jack appreciates this some day. Even if hes head is in the clouds, he'll appreciate the hard work what hes father has done to teach him properly.
Watching these videos of you working with your son reminds me so much of my dad teaching me from a young age how to turn tools and work on elevators from the age of five and it's helped me as a man now that I'm in the union doing what he grew up doing and looking up to him...At the time I thought he was hard and he was rough on me but now I'm thankful because when I'm working with seasoned journeyman I know what I'm doing and I know the terminology. It's really cool to watch and brings back a lot of memories.
I’m waiting for the video where Jack fells his first tree, processes it, mills it and makes something from the lumber of that tree! Seriously, though, great job! Really enjoying this series!
I bet! He looks like a natural at it, so soon enough. Watching this chainsaw series is like a time machine for me. My father bought and taught me how to run saw when I was 12 too. Great memories...
Gosh Cody. What a great tutorial. I am 58 and my dad had me falling and bucking at age 12. I am always happy to learn more and have picked up some valuable information from you. Please keep up the good work and God bless you and your family!
You can see the joy in both of you. It's nice watching jack learn and your enjoyment of teaching him. Watching you two together makes me realize it's not hard to do anything if you inform yourself and try.
Im so thoroughly enjoying watching you teach Jack how to work with Saws, as he ages his body will definitely adjust to the work and he's learning on one of the best saws out there, I love my 260. My main saw is also a 441 like yours. I cut concrete for a living and Log build/Chainsaw carve as a side business, but this is my favourite work and next summer will be my younger brothers first season joining me with forest stewardship clearing beetle kill and replanting at our cabin I hope he dicovers a taste for the grit of the work. I find it so rewarding after a full day falling/clearing and of course some time on heavy equipment!
You paying attention?, naw. LAUGHED OUT LOUD!!!!! Nice to know that he can be a regular kid at times, I was starting to think he was the first perfect kid. Made my day!!! Mr. W you are a AMAZING dad!! What a great kid!!! Loved this video!! ❤️ From 97045
Hey there Wranglerstar. I've recently started watching your videos. I was expecting to watch interesting outdoors content and different "how to" videos, but I got more than that. I notice how you always give God the glory for the good things in your life and how your channel is a ministry. Keep up the great work, my brother in Christ. Thank you.
A wealth of knowledge and experience being shared with a young man, helping him learn a trade/skill that can feed his family some day. Good job Cody you’re a good father.
Absolutely loving these videos Cody. I just bought some over grown property and have never ran a chainsaw. I am right with Jack on learning. So thank you so much.
I'm learning a lot from this. It's teaching me what I didn't when I was his age and now going on 20 tomorrow. Thanks for making these videos and Jack is doing very good for his age. Bet your a proud father indeed
Keep up the good work Jack and stay close to your Father and your LORD and you will be a man anyone would be proud to know and work with or for! GOD BLESS YOU YOUNG MAN!
Wow Jack is doing great and he has an awesome teacher! I am learning quite a bit just from watching these relatively short videos! Keep up the great work Wranglerstars!
Great video. Your videos are always full of substance. I love to watch you work with your son to teach him skills that are generally lost on today's youth. You are providing quite a role model for that young man.
One of the things I concentrated on after teach the why's was praise. Your an awesome Dad raising a fine boy xxxx I mean young man. Can't wait for the graduation ceremony to apprentice! 4.4 what a teenager thoughts were on Mom's hamburgers!! God bless your family thanks for sharing
You sir are doing really well by reinforcing and repeating the play safe golden rule of clearing the work place from hazards. Never get tired of doing so. All fun could be gone in an instant if golden rule is not respected.
That Spencer loggers tape is ideal for working in the woods as Cody demonstrated, and milling logs, etc. If you want a Spencer logger's tape you need to know it comes in different lengths. In my forestry work we use 50', 75', & 100' tapes. The measurements available are feet and inches on the front side, OR feet and tenths of feet. On the back, the diameter scale is available. You wrap the tape around a standing tree and the tape is configured to give you the tree's DIAMETER, straight through. This is done at 4.5' (54") above the ground, for consistent diameter measurement. (We don't use circumference much, but you can get that with the front of the tape if you want it.) As Cody also showed, when the tree is down you can get the diameter by measuring across the end of that log. Enjoy your Spencer tape. It's rugged and worth the cost.
Fantastic teaching Cody. your young fella is clued on and will make a fine saw operator.one thing I notice though that was taught to me years ago was to never carry a saw with the bar out front, Running engine or not,reason being is if you trip and fall a sharp chain is the last thing you want to land on.just my two cents worth...
Hey, great video. I just stumbled onto your channel and I love it. I lived in the city my whole life and now I live in the Adirondacks. I have 115 acres of wooded land. Your videos are really helping me. The chainsaw stuff is my favorite. Keep up the great work
Kudos to you both. To Cody for being a good and patient teacher, giving the affirmation as well as well as what needs to be improved. To Jack for being a willing learner, able to take direction and learn without seeming put upon. Jack, it may be just a trick of what gets edited, but I noticed that earlier you swung the axe with some tentativeness and didn't get it to bite into the log very well. But by the end it seemed like you were planting it in the log with much more authority and confidence. Well done. :) Thanks to you both for sharing these times with us. You are displaying more than logging skills. :)
I am learning so much from this series of videos. I have a Pin Oak windfall that I am cutting into firewood now. It's been a real challenge to do this safely. it's a very big old tree and I want to get the wood up off the ground before winter.
I have used Spencer tapes for years great tool.. Looks like he is coming along fine and learning well.. At one time in my life when i was working around the fallers i also got to work with the scalers for a few days.. The scalers were the ones who scaled all the trees brought to the ground , that's how the fallers got paid by the scale..Very interesting as it was my first time around scalers..
Have been catching up on your videos as a new subscriber, the one on your grandpa’s waterproof match container was great. I have carried my Boy Scout container for 50 years and updated it today with dryer lint, and Vaseline. In honor of my grandpa, I braided my paracord , he was a WWII merchant marine who taught me about knots. You were talking about your medical kits, and debating how much to carry with you at a given time. As a paramedic in my day and an infantry nurse in the Army I still carry a heavy aid bag. The old what if I need this and don’t have it haunts me to prevent a death still today. Thank you for your channel and ideas, but I really watch for Mrs W’s laugh, sorry. She so fun girl!
Outstanding video once again- those little jewels of info about the branch hazards and the pant hems are invaluable! (I've heard you speak of the pant hem before but im glad that you reinforced it here)I'm sure jack is very appreciative of the wealth of knowledge you can provide and I'm sure glad to see him out there learning as much as he can- you must be very proud- thanks again for the great videos- eagerly awaiting the next installment
You can get a Spencer tape with length of one side and diameter one the other side. No need to guess the where the edge is just wrap the tape around the tree and its aready calculated. I use this a lot in northern Minnesota to calculate DBH while timber cruising.
Great series Cody. Just amazing watching Jack grow up before our eyes. He is being raised by really wonderful parents. Now I think it's time for Jack to get a proper pair of logger boots.
I love the way you are teaching your son, hands on has always been the best way for me. He is certainly picking up the trade well and fast, might even be able to make a career out of it if he keeps up the hard work! Cheers!
Great training video! I doubt I'll be cutting down any trees like that, but it did make me think of all the things I should be looking out for whenever I'm working with a chainsaw. You're a very patient teacher.
Cody, I know sometimes when editing a video you can miss a truly exciting moment because you are looking a lighting, timing, audio, etc. Spin this one up to the 11:39 mark and watch Jack as he gets ready to park his axe in the log. He brings it up, then in the briefest of moments he decides he is tired of watching the dang thing bounce off the log and adjusts the angle of impact such that it just 'thunks' into the wood with that solid bite that doesn't even vibrate the handle. I just wanted to make sure you saw that, had to make you proud.
Whoow Cody, That last bit on the tree limb under the ground being hazardous was amazing, and then to actually see it! OMG.. Thanks for the great and informative video.. Be safe and God bless.
I really appreciate you doing these kinds of instructional videos while you're teaching Jack. While I probably will never be a homesteader or maybe even have a need for a chainsaw, you're imparting a lot of great knowledge to all of us viewers. Even though I have learned a good bit from my own dad, it was usually "watch and learn" or "do as I do".
I just wanted to thank you for teaching me so much through the years you have helped me find what I want to do with my life in a time when I was lost I've been watching for 4 years or so not sure exactly how long but next year I'm getting a job so that I can buy land and build a solar log cabin and a blacksmith shop I am only 15 but I am told that I talk and act like a 80 year old man and I always say best way to be
When Jack was measuring out the log and bucking it, it would be easy to forget he is only 12. He certainly looks more confident and capable than most 12 year olds I know. Well done!
Well as i understood he really wanted to learn it, and from what i can see he clearly shows that intention as well... even though he doesn't want to do it 'all day', he surely wants to do it.
By the age of 12 Jack is more resourceful and skilled than many 30 year old guys. Such a shame that more parents do not teach their children like you and Mrs W do. The world would be a much better place if they did.
I didn’t even think about those pesky branches like that! I realized they were bad news, but didn’t think of them quite like that...I knew I’d learn more than one thing. Cheers! PS, I think Jack handles that saw better than most of us can handle ours lol
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Cody, completely off topic. Sharpeningsupplies.com sells the norton india stones you mentioned in your "laziest way to sharpen any axe" vid. $19.99. I know you said you had trouble finding them, i left a link in the comments of that video.
Wranglerstar f it jititjt
Wranglerstar as an aspiring tree surgeon/arborist. I didn’t realise how bad felling can be.
Nice to see that there is at least one father teaching his son useful things, instead leaving it up to schools to decide what is appropriate for your son. Well done Wranglestar!
My dad taught me how to use a chainsaw when I was 11 I loved working with him
Too all you molders of men, this is how it is done. Great job Cody. This little sapling will soon be a mighty oak. This father/son time is so precious, more valuable than gold, I believe.
I love how Jack has no incentive to lie about paying attention, but honestly can just admit it. And then gives his full attention :)
...and that Cody does not go into an angry rant at him but just carries on with the lesson without shaming him. Bravo!
RESPECT bro... what you are doing with the boy is just what we are missing in today's society. God bless.
I would like to see kids spending more time outside,
*G O O D B O Y E*
When i see this it's somewhat sad to see how this has been lost for many of us in just a couple of generations. I mean, factory work meant (and work still does) that dads aren't home all the time to teach, and for Europe specifically, after the war a part of the rebuilding process was having big families. May dad grew up in a family with 8 kids, try teaching there in a father and son relation while also working a full time job ... which i guess led to my dad never picking this up, and with him still having a full time job, there wasn't much time and weekend were also for resting and just other fun Leisure, not for learning. Add to that the many people that grow up in cities, and are expected to just get a job in the city and do fun stuff on the weekends ... So, while i can totally see what Talal is saying, part of it also simply has to do with how 'todays society' is organized and how it grew from the past. I for one am glad i view these videos though, sharing means the jest of it doesn't get lost forever. I can hopefully pick it up now that working weeks get to 36h or even less, and women also work (see people in my surroundings where couples work 7 days a week, 4days for the male 3 days for the female, giving more free time and thus also more time for things like this.
Talal (sorry - this reply thing doesn't work well). You think this is gone in America? No-way. It's all over the place. Could we have more? Maybe. But this is not rare. Give folks some credit. Just because they don't go around doing videos or advertising it doesn't mean it's not there. I know - it's not all about cutting down trees, but my 9 year old daughter can tell you the make of just about any car you see and started asking about them at ~3 and knows how to find the plugs - yada - yada. She can start a fire and get the wood for it - she's Id'd more snakes than I can to recall - and met her first (and unfortunately not likely last) western diamond back. There's no monopoly here. And we live in a very large western city. Give folks a bit more credit.
Christopher Terry, I agree.
I have logged hundreds of trees , many very tall and thick.
Taught my boy how to use a saw and how to cut with precision and speed and how not to hit dirt or rocks.
I have a Stihl farmboss ms290.
Excellent saw!!
Good tip on board feet.
Keep learning Jack, you are an awsome boy.
Listen to your Father and learn all you can.
He is your best source, and your Protecter and no- one will ever care for you like He will.
I have a 290 myself, it's a great saw. My wife got it for me as a gift about 10 years ago.
Chris, I had an 036 with a three- eights chain and a friend destroyed it. I bought my farm boss 9 years ago and this saw has never given me a day of trouble.
I also bought for limbing a Stihl 170. It was OK but its not an industrial saw.
Huskvarna builds a decent saw but Ill never use anything but a Stihl. I also own a good chain breaker to resize my chains.
Tie plates are cheap.
Enjoy.
bought my ms290 like 13 or 14 years ago and damn it still works like brand a brand new saw. i dont know how much the new models good but ms290 is whole another level mate
Another great father/son video and informative too. Keep them coming.
Will do,
He is learning a lot that will stick with him for life. My dad taught me how to hunt, build, and fix stuff, then my mom taught me how to cook, sew, and garden. Raising kids is a lot of instruction and repetition but seeing them grow and learn is priceless. :)
A very experienced father spending time with and teaching his son the right way.. I believe this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. I emulate you sir. A very fine job indeed!!!
My 2.5 year old loves watching your “chain saw videos with Jack” we stumbled onto your videos after watching tractor videos, and the last few weeks he’s been exclusively asking to watch your videos. Jack is living his dream.
Jack God has blessed you with an incredible father.
Thank you Simao,
Wranglerstar thank you. You are setting the perfect Christian example for a father that is missing in this corrupt world. Thank you sir
I Agree
You'd have to pay hard earned cash to get a teacher like mr Wranglerstar. Hope Jack appreciates this some day. Even if hes head is in the clouds, he'll appreciate the hard work what hes father has done to teach him properly.
god aint real m8
Watching these videos of you working with your son reminds me so much of my dad teaching me from a young age how to turn tools and work on elevators from the age of five and it's helped me as a man now that I'm in the union doing what he grew up doing and looking up to him...At the time I thought he was hard and he was rough on me but now I'm thankful because when I'm working with seasoned journeyman I know what I'm doing and I know the terminology. It's really cool to watch and brings back a lot of memories.
Cody, I think you know alot of logging you,r not only teach your son Jack, but also this Jack from the Netherlands!!! all the best to you!!!
I’m waiting for the video where Jack fells his first tree, processes it, mills it and makes something from the lumber of that tree!
Seriously, though, great job! Really enjoying this series!
Today, Jack was the most badass 12 year old on the planet running that big saw.
He's been really wanting to try the 461,
I bet! He looks like a natural at it, so soon enough. Watching this chainsaw series is like a time machine for me. My father bought and taught me how to run saw when I was 12 too. Great memories...
I am only 13 and been running a saw since I was 9. Great teaching, Cody!
Wranglerstar I am 13 and I always use our Stihl ms880 with a size up bar lenght
that saw is nothing I used when i was 13
Gosh Cody. What a great tutorial. I am 58 and my dad had me falling and bucking at age 12. I am always happy to learn more and have picked up some valuable information from you. Please keep up the good work and God bless you and your family!
I am really enjoying this series, great teacher and great student!!
You can see the joy in both of you. It's nice watching jack learn and your enjoyment of teaching him. Watching you two together makes me realize it's not hard to do anything if you inform yourself and try.
Im so thoroughly enjoying watching you teach Jack how to work with Saws, as he ages his body will definitely adjust to the work and he's learning on one of the best saws out there, I love my 260. My main saw is also a 441 like yours. I cut concrete for a living and Log build/Chainsaw carve as a side business, but this is my favourite work and next summer will be my younger brothers first season joining me with forest stewardship clearing beetle kill and replanting at our cabin I hope he dicovers a taste for the grit of the work. I find it so rewarding after a full day falling/clearing and of course some time on heavy equipment!
You paying attention?, naw. LAUGHED OUT LOUD!!!!! Nice to know that he can be a regular kid at times, I was starting to think he was the first perfect kid. Made my day!!! Mr. W you are a AMAZING dad!! What a great kid!!! Loved this video!! ❤️ From 97045
Hey there Wranglerstar. I've recently started watching your videos. I was expecting to watch interesting outdoors content and different "how to" videos, but I got more than that. I notice how you always give God the glory for the good things in your life and how your channel is a ministry. Keep up the great work, my brother in Christ. Thank you.
A wealth of knowledge and experience being shared with a young man, helping him learn a trade/skill that can feed his family some day. Good job Cody you’re a good father.
Knowledge tells you what to do, but experience teaches you how to do it. Thanks for this inspirational video. It has given me lots to think about.
Jack cracks me up, every compression/tension test you asked was tension for the answer. You're doing well for you son sir! Well done.
What a great series of videos! Great job Cody and Jack.
This series is one of your best. This is valuable info for all ages.
Absolutely loving these videos Cody. I just bought some over grown property and have never ran a chainsaw. I am right with Jack on learning. So thank you so much.
I'm learning a lot from this. It's teaching me what I didn't when I was his age and now going on 20 tomorrow. Thanks for making these videos and Jack is doing very good for his age. Bet your a proud father indeed
The Wranglestar channel is better than anything on TV period! :)
Love these chainsaw father/son videos. Thanks Cody. Always nice to sign on after a tough day and see a new Wranglerstar video
Good on you Cody! Jack way to step up! These lessons might not be your day 2 day, however they will be with you forever.
Keep up the good work Jack and stay close to your Father and your LORD and you will be a man anyone would be proud to know and work with or for! GOD BLESS YOU YOUNG MAN!
Jack you paying attention? Nah 😂😂 that made me crack up
Wow Jack is doing great and he has an awesome teacher! I am learning quite a bit just from watching these relatively short videos! Keep up the great work Wranglerstars!
Great video. Your videos are always full of substance. I love to watch you work with your son to teach him skills that are generally lost on today's youth. You are providing quite a role model for that young man.
It's been said already, but I am thoroughly enjoying this series. Keep up the fine work.
One of the things I concentrated on after teach the why's was praise. Your an awesome Dad raising a fine boy xxxx I mean young man. Can't wait for the graduation ceremony to apprentice!
4.4 what a teenager thoughts were on Mom's hamburgers!!
God bless your family thanks for sharing
Great, another bucking chainsaw tutorial. This hands on experience is far more valuable to Jack than a book.
Thanks for the great lessons! My son is the same age as Jack,and he will be with me next spring cutting firewood.
You sir are doing really well by reinforcing and repeating the play safe golden rule of clearing the work place from hazards. Never get tired of doing so.
All fun could be gone in an instant if golden rule is not respected.
You are going to go far in life with a father who loves you enough to work with you and teach you. Thank him and God for such a blessing.
That Spencer loggers tape is ideal for working in the woods as Cody demonstrated, and milling logs, etc.
If you want a Spencer logger's tape you need to know it comes in different lengths. In my forestry work we use 50', 75', & 100' tapes.
The measurements available are feet and inches on the front side, OR feet and tenths of feet.
On the back, the diameter scale is available. You wrap the tape around a standing tree and the tape is configured to give you the tree's DIAMETER, straight through. This is done at 4.5' (54") above the ground, for consistent diameter measurement. (We don't use circumference much, but you can get that with the front of the tape if you want it.)
As Cody also showed, when the tree is down you can get the diameter by measuring across the end of that log.
Enjoy your Spencer tape. It's rugged and worth the cost.
Fantastic teaching Cody. your young fella is clued on and will make a fine saw operator.one thing I notice though that was taught to me years ago was to never carry a saw with the bar out front, Running engine or not,reason being is if you trip and fall a sharp chain is the last thing you want to land on.just my two cents worth...
Never knew the part about un-hemmed pants for logging. Brilliant. That's the kind of wisdom imparted by a true professional at the craft.
Hey, great video. I just stumbled onto your channel and I love it. I lived in the city my whole life and now I live in the Adirondacks. I have 115 acres of wooded land. Your videos are really helping me. The chainsaw stuff is my favorite. Keep up the great work
Proud of you Jack! You'r quickly on your way to becoming a young man! Great job raising him Cody and Mrs. W!
Kudos to you both. To Cody for being a good and patient teacher, giving the affirmation as well as well as what needs to be improved. To Jack for being a willing learner, able to take direction and learn without seeming put upon.
Jack, it may be just a trick of what gets edited, but I noticed that earlier you swung the axe with some tentativeness and didn't get it to bite into the log very well. But by the end it seemed like you were planting it in the log with much more authority and confidence. Well done. :)
Thanks to you both for sharing these times with us. You are displaying more than logging skills. :)
I am learning so much from this series of videos. I have a Pin Oak windfall that I am cutting into firewood now. It's been a real challenge to do this safely. it's a very big old tree and I want to get the wood up off the ground before winter.
I have used Spencer tapes for years great tool.. Looks like he is coming along fine and learning well.. At one time in my life when i was working around the fallers i also got to work with the scalers for a few days.. The scalers were the ones who scaled all the trees brought to the ground , that's how the fallers got paid by the scale..Very interesting as it was my first time around scalers..
Another great informative video. So good to see a young man being correctly show how to do things father to son. Good job Jack 👍🏻
Very informative. Best tutorial. Enjoyed the attention to safety regarding small to large hazards you can encounter. Very patient.
Have been catching up on your videos as a new subscriber, the one on your grandpa’s waterproof match container was great. I have carried my Boy Scout container for 50 years and updated it today with dryer lint, and Vaseline. In honor of my grandpa, I braided my paracord , he was a WWII merchant marine who taught me about knots. You were talking about your medical kits, and debating how much to carry with you at a given time. As a paramedic in my day and an infantry nurse in the Army I still carry a heavy aid bag. The old what if I need this and don’t have it haunts me to prevent a death still today. Thank you for your channel and ideas, but I really watch for Mrs W’s laugh, sorry. She so fun girl!
Outstanding video once again- those little jewels of info about the branch hazards and the pant hems are invaluable! (I've heard you speak of the pant hem before but im glad that you reinforced it here)I'm sure jack is very appreciative of the wealth of knowledge you can provide and I'm sure glad to see him out there learning as much as he can- you must be very proud- thanks again for the great videos- eagerly awaiting the next installment
Been enjoying this series, Jack is growing into a fine young man.
You can get a Spencer tape with length of one side and diameter one the other side. No need to guess the where the edge is just wrap the tape around the tree and its aready calculated. I use this a lot in northern Minnesota to calculate DBH while timber cruising.
NICE JOB JACK!!! Cody, you are doing a helluva job teaching him. It shows.
Jack your doing a great job out there. Thank you for sharing you dad with us!! We are greatful for every video!
Love this series Cody! Such a treat getting to see all your experience and knowledge passed on to the next generation, your son's very lucky
Great series Cody. Just amazing watching Jack grow up before our eyes. He is being raised by really wonderful parents. Now I think it's time for Jack to get a proper pair of logger boots.
I love the way you are teaching your son, hands on has always been the best way for me. He is certainly picking up the trade well and fast, might even be able to make a career out of it if he keeps up the hard work! Cheers!
Thanks Cody and Jack , I really enjoy this series.
Great training video! I doubt I'll be cutting down any trees like that, but it did make me think of all the things I should be looking out for whenever I'm working with a chainsaw. You're a very patient teacher.
Cody, I know sometimes when editing a video you can miss a truly exciting moment because you are looking a lighting, timing, audio, etc. Spin this one up to the 11:39 mark and watch Jack as he gets ready to park his axe in the log. He brings it up, then in the briefest of moments he decides he is tired of watching the dang thing bounce off the log and adjusts the angle of impact such that it just 'thunks' into the wood with that solid bite that doesn't even vibrate the handle. I just wanted to make sure you saw that, had to make you proud.
Very educational. I can see the older man is a professional. What a beautiful job you guys have!
Whoow Cody,
That last bit on the tree limb under the ground being hazardous was amazing, and then to actually see it! OMG..
Thanks for the great and informative video..
Be safe and God bless.
I really appreciate you doing these kinds of instructional videos while you're teaching Jack. While I probably will never be a homesteader or maybe even have a need for a chainsaw, you're imparting a lot of great knowledge to all of us viewers. Even though I have learned a good bit from my own dad, it was usually "watch and learn" or "do as I do".
That thumbs up was adorable, good job jack!
Great video series! I'm getting ready to fell my first trees and this is the perfect addition to my study.
This is great! The passing on of knowledge is a beautiful thing. Learn all you can Jack.
Awesome work Jack! Cody you are a Great Teacher, thanks for sharing. Proverbs 22:6
It's official: Jack is the coolest kid on planet Earth. Love these videos!
Down here in south Texas, but originally from Medford. really missing it over there!
Another outstanding video. Thanks for the hard work, Cody and Jack.
I love to watch good fathering and this is great fathering; keep this going!!
Teach him the right way at the start. Then he will not have those bad habits in days to come. Good job Cody keep up the good work
I just wanted to thank you for teaching me so much through the years you have helped me find what I want to do with my life in a time when I was lost I've been watching for 4 years or so not sure exactly how long but next year I'm getting a job so that I can buy land and build a solar log cabin and a blacksmith shop I am only 15 but I am told that I talk and act like a 80 year old man and I always say best way to be
When Jack was measuring out the log and bucking it, it would be easy to forget he is only 12. He certainly looks more confident and capable than most 12 year olds I know. Well done!
these are the educational type of videos I like to watch.
THIS was good forestry! Every bit of it.
Fantastic teaching Dad! Fantastic reverence and learning Jack! Just a great video!
Great video Cody, really enjoying watching this.
im so jealous(in a good way) of your way of life, so simple and peaceful.
I just like seeing Jack get a real education. Math, physics, practical skills, and done outside.
I'm really enjoying this series thank you both
Thank you so much for this safety video. Very fortunate son you have there!
Back to your roots. Good to see.
it is great to see you teaching him to be ready for the world and to be a man\good worker with respect and work ethic
I think Jack likes wheeling a chainsaw more than he lets on. Future lumberjack.
Well as i understood he really wanted to learn it, and from what i can see he clearly shows that intention as well... even though he doesn't want to do it 'all day', he surely wants to do it.
I am 70 and don't want to do it all day.
Love seeing a father working with his son:)
Great video Cody and Jack. Your out in the woods bucking logs, and I'm in the kitchen baking Banana Nut bread and Molasses cake.
Excellent, excellent video (and series). Thanks for sharing this experience/knowledge.
Best,
Bob
Really enjoying this series. Thank you.
I'm learning right along with Jack. Great series.
Love watching you mentoring Jack the working together not a lot of fathers do that with their sons really love your Channel
Good job educating and practicing situational awareness. Thumbs up!
This series is very informative. Thanks Cody
I just bought a stihl chainsaw I am liking your logging videos it very informative for me as a beginner..
By the age of 12 Jack is more resourceful and skilled than many 30 year old guys. Such a shame that more parents do not teach their children like you and Mrs W do. The world would be a much better place if they did.
I didn’t even think about those pesky branches like that! I realized they were bad news, but didn’t think of them quite like that...I knew I’d learn more than one thing. Cheers! PS, I think Jack handles that saw better than most of us can handle ours lol
Thanks for these videos. You saved another life.