Funny how our focuses change. I have 4 kids and so far blessed with 3 grandkids. I own 100 acres of mixed bush in the Kawarthas area of Ontario. I bought a mill in December to start taking a different advantage of my resources. Once I finish milling all I need for my new 30 x 15 mill shed and wood working shop my next project is a cabin/ playhouse for the next generation. Spent time this winter clearing the area I picked out. It will be a labour of love where they can create some memories at Grandpa's and learn to love the outdoors as much as I do
One trick we often did with our LT 15 was to make boards at 3/4 inch instead of an inch. It is a wonder how that increasrs your board count and cuts down on the number of logs consumed. We found the thinner boards worked just as well.
Its 1.50 PM Tuesday 3 24 20 . INSTEAD OF COFFEE WITH YOU GREAT PEOPLE,,! I'm HAVING a Beer on My DECK ,,! This Is my place to hang out and Enjoy these Days When U Are Stranded At The Ranch! Love your Vids! Keep them Coming!
Ha! This is joe s from sandstone mn. I was watching your program with the slabs and you were wondering what to do with them I have a idea up here people love to burn them for fire wood. What you need is a big C tubing on rollers stack the slabs in the C,bundle it and role it back over so it will be accessible to your tractor. People pay big bucks for those bundles . Thanks we love your program it has been my life fun to watch in cuarentine.
Mike & Melissa - Catching up today. Am a day behind. Great video. Thanks for sharing. Good logic on the boards versus slabs for siding. Blessings to you both and your family. Hi to Hunter.
Hi Mike and Melissa. Keep the faith. I agree the symmetrical boards are the best. Might as well start with consistent lumber and then it will hopefully react all the same after weathering some. I also wonder how you decide where to cut the logs for the squaring part. You always do a good job and rarely have to make an extra cut. Hi to Hunter and the girls. Oh yes, and Ruger an Piper. Have a day!
Woodshed is coming along nice and neat Better now than in the summer heat Thanks Mike for the chat about things Love hearing about the joy you bring To each and every thing that you do Melissa pitches in she loves it too Everyone's home it's kind of tough Better times coming, can't stay this rough Positive thought's will get us through These kinds of times who ever knew Thanks to The Morgans for helping us along Smile for yourself, sing out a song!! Have a day!!
I am so into the daily videos, this is part of my morning routine! Thank you both for taking the time and effort to make these and post them..... I am sure many people besides myself find this healing!🙏👏
Love watching you guys stay busy, it really does help and inspire. Very nice looking mug. Thanks for explaining the de-barker, my friend's Woodmizer doesn't have that accessory. God bless
I was reminded of a question / suggestion that I've had for you regarding the sawdust from the woodmizer at the 9:45 mark. I actually first found your channel because I found myself in a deep search hole for sawmill video channels, and in a few other channels, they hang a big plastic bin under the sawdust exit point. That way you can keep the area around the sawmill neat(er), and you can still just dump it wherever you've been doing it.
Good day, Morgans. Love the videos and I’ve been a subscriber and watcher for a few months now. I did go back to watch #1, #6, and #28 tonight. It’s a nice break from all the breaking news. I saw a Phantom 2 drone in #28 but haven’t seen that used lately. It really showcased the beautiful area where you guys live. Thank you for sharing your world with us. All the best!
i love all of you videos, i’m only 11 and i just love building things and splitting firewood, i can’t wait for tomorrow’s video! have a good one mike and melissa.
Morning The Morgans, it's 6:25am. As of midnight our whole country goes into lockdown, isolation. The only traveling to do is to the supermarket. As we say in New Zealand "Kia Kaha" be strong. Thank you for the videos. Haha, true Melissa hope the internet doesn't crash
Thanks for the feedback on the saw dust - grandfather's saw blade was "thick", so the saw dust was much heavier than yours. The teeth to his saw were removable, and we would sharpen them with a file and then reinsert them into the huge circular saw blade. Your right about the fine stuff, it does make great garden composting. p.r.morehouse
Morning, Morgans! My mill doesn’t have a debarked but I am hoping they make one someday. Right now I have a messy alternate way that is relatively quick and I only need to do it 4 times most of the time, so it isn’t horrible. A lot of the time, I cut those down and send them through the chipper for mulch. Now that you have that fantastic one, it wouldn’t be that difficult. If you guys are like me and my “no leaf is wasted” thought process maybe consider that. I know you have a LOT of limb fall and stuff, but it is a very quick pile because you are extremely organized. Keep up all the good work and thanks for taking the time to put these videos together!
I knew a guy who built his house out of slab wood from my grandfather's mill, cause they were free. Later, grandfather ended up selling them and the saw dust from the mill. I love your show, it is nice to clearly hear what your saying as opposed to some shows that play music and try to talk over it. For us old folks, we can't hear what your saying. p.r.morehouse
i saw my slabs up as i cut the off the log. Into firewood to burn it my shop. I have wooden stackable boxes that go on a pallet. the shop needs good hot fire to keep it warm. I have plenty of slabs to do that with. just and idea. I like to cut them as I sawmill then don't have to mess with them afterwards. love watching your channel happy holidays Robert from South Carolina
Thanks for explaining what the de-barker is on the Wood-Mizer. I'd been wondering about that for quite awhile. Also, thanks for telling us about your intentions for the wood slabs.
Peel the bark, otherwise the insects will have a field day with that pine. You can also stand them on edge and stack them side by side on the sawmill and cut them all to the same width. What a friend of mine does with the saw dust is he makes starter bricks out of it. He built a welded steel mold and presses the saw dust in his manual 30 ton "H" frame hydraulic press
Putting playhouse on forkliftable platform is great idea. As he gets older, it could go from being a ground level (safe) play house for small child, to an elevate tree house for older more adventurous child. PS: Might be time to do a rehab on the old playset in your yard. :) PPS: HI Hunter, hope you are having a good time with the family around so much!
i like the new coffee cup. i want one so when i watch i can be drinking my coffee with you.Great channel makes every day a little better seeing your lifes full of love and passion for life. though i am near the end of my lifes journey; I enjoy so much watching your entire family deal with life from a Christian perspective and balanced approach to sharing your joys and challenges with every member even the furry ones. I have lived my last 10 years in a wheelchair after having been very active in my life. I am down to my last days due to renal failure and everyday i try to enjoy and share with everyone that i know or meet. Thank you again sharing your way of life. Its beautiful- how wonderful life can be.. i am
Mike it looks like the groove for the de-barker (thought that was to quiet the dogs) is just catching the saw blade, it almost looks like the top set of teeth are biting into the bark at the top of the groove. Great video guys, thumbs up.
In this day of lockdown I enjoy the Morgans when I used to go to town. Hey Melissa I am a poet. Hey I am on my second cup of coffee what else can I say. Love your videos and all the work to prepare and upload them. Hunter you listen to mom and dad they are trying to keep you safe and healthy.
Was hoping for you to use them as fax roofing after metal slabs installed. but your thought better. That wood will colour nice with time I bet to a great gray or silver. Time will tell though. Melissa, had to grab a mug, now will have three fav's. One from the Marine Corps Marine Bks. Bermuda. The other - Well! Waiting on shirt to re-stock. Sweet Stuff. Oh ya, nature with the pups and quit blushing....[is cute though]. Have a day y'all up there Be safe.
Another great video - thank you... Regarding that 'fine saw dust', just attach a 5 gallon pail to the saw dust chute and collect it. Then spread it between the rows of your garden. It will 1; keep the weeds down, 2; give you a mud free compacted walking path between your rows; add humus/texture/organic matter to your soil. At the end of the season just rototill the garden and it disappears. All of creation is happy - this might be a good job for Hunter - quick visible results with each bucket... Michael from Canada
Michael, you really have to be careful doing that. You must know the scecies and your local soil. In our area using western red cedar sawdust will acidify your soil to the point that nothing will grow and walnut sawdust will kill plants and poison the produce. I think it is the tannin in the walnut wood that is so deadly. In other areas it is different, but alwsys consult your local forester and agriculture departments for advice. And all of this leads to another consideration - keeping the saw dust separate by species. Nathan at OTW cleans up before and after his walnut logs to burn the sawdust and then takes all other species and composts the dust from those. This subject is a lot more complicated than most people realize. We actually had a massive underground burn when a large commercial sawmill used it's sawdust as landfill in a ravine years ago. They buried so much saw dust that it failed to breakdown fully and the heat generated caused the sawdust to ignite under the dirt cap they had installed. It actually smoldered for months and nothing the fire department tried would stop it. It finally ran out of fuel. So a lot to consider.
PS composting is not an issue for small one man operations and is usually the best option, but you still should check for what species can ruin your compost before doing it.
@@markpashia7067 Sounds like you live in southern Oregon. We have a lot of western red cedar and black oak. Thanks for the write up, sharing with the gardener/landscaper in our household.
@@johncware66 Actually no, I live in south central Missouri. The Missouri River flood plain as it approaches the foothills of the Ozark Mountains is covered with these plus many varieties of oak and hickory. We got clear cut for railroad ties in the 1800s.
@@markpashia7067 Mark - Thank you for your opinion. We in the gardening world, regardless of scale are well aware of the need to verify soil pH and the species of trees the sawdust comes from. Many forest species as well as agricultural species depend on acidic soil, but the reality is that the acidity created by any Arbor species disseminates quickly through precipitation and oxidation - the process is easily measured on acidic species like western red cedar. What is left is organic wood fibre, a gold mine for beneficial soil organisms needed for healthy soils like those found on forest floors. I'm not suggesting nor is the sawmill operation in question capable of producing the volume of sawdust that would fill ravines. Let's keep comments within reality. I too speak from a perspective of personal experience in both the agricultural as well as the sawmill industries. I am speaking of 'mixing' sawdust with soil as a top dressing where it has continuous and constant contact with oxygen and precipitation - not situations of soil contamination through dumping tons of sawdust in concentrated spots.
Good morning Morgans. I think dumping the saw dust over the hill is the smart thing to do with it. Why would you spend your valuable time messing with it. The bark will fall off the slabs in a few years from bugs living between bark & sap wood. They eat the sap wood and it becomes powdered and is not pretty. You did a great job schooling on the mill. Thanks for another wonderful video. Take care my friends and carry on.
Have only discovered your channel one month ago. Have binged watch all your videos since. Great channel. From Miramichi New Brunswick Canada. Keep the videos coming.
The bark cutoffs are great to make a ground blind, just screw a board or branch to a couple of trees horizontally and cut them to the right hight and screw them bark side out to give you a natural concealment.
Another awesome video Mike. I am now considering a WoodMizer LX 150 Sawmill after watching your videos. I absolutely don't need one but I've got 100 acres of timber and trees are constantly dying and falling! Mostly Popular, Red & White Oak and Hickory.
Good morning to the Morgans. You’re doing a great job with keeping everything under control. Hang in there Hunter, things should get back to normal soon we pray. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred.
Hi I am a city slicker from Ontario . Canada ... you guys have shown me so much ... this is one thing I asked about .. what to do with begining cuts and off cuts ... THANKS
I like to see your beautiful dogs. I don't have any dogs. We had one when our children were still at home. We had to have her put down. She was about 17 years old and could not hear.
the slabs i would put through chipper ( caught in a big bag ) and sell it for Mulch. Bugs like to call home between the bark and log. also you could bag up the sawdust to sell for composting ( except cedar as it don't seem to break down ie: cedar logs used in many older foundations )
Melissa....that's the only thing I drink, and my husband teases me about it too, and, I didn't know anyone else who drinks it.....bottle of squeezed Italian Volcano Lemons from Costco....1 tbsp per glass.
My understanding is that bark is a problem in log construction: It retains moisture, can not be treated (ie Anchorseal ) and provides a haven for insects. That is why log dwellings are usually debarked which is a time consuming process with a draw knife by hand. It would be a pain in a building as large as the wood shed but a "play house" might be doable.
Lemon water in the morning, kinda puts a sour taste in my mouth lol... Morning coffee is a must here... my gogo juice. Been social distancing here at the farm for a week now, about to hook up the trailer and head back home to Pa for a rest. Have a great day :)
I had not asked for saw close ups yet but I was going to so ty. I would like more close up shots if possible of other tools in operation and other stuff. have a day tell Hunter hello
My friend has a Lucas sawmill he gives me all his sawdust. I use it around my garden boxes as a foot path.can use to mix in compost or use as bedding for worm bins. Great show
For those who do not know, be sure to remove the bark off those trimmings, or bugs will be attracted to it, becoming a major headache, plus bark holds in moisture & accelerates rot, so that is why the wise pioneers removed the bark from their logs.
Here what I do with my slabs, I cut them up in 16 inches and but them in steel bin like you have, then put them at the end of my driveway close to the road for sale. They sell like Hot Cake, ( Minus the bin ) people pick them up for camp wood, fire wood starter, I just can cut them fast enough for the demand. People will paid me in advance so to have some. Moe
I'm here laying on my bed in Ireland , home from hospital after prostate cancer removal operation a week ago, you and Melissa are keeping me sane at present, just one question why isn't there a debarker on both sides of the log to protect the blade?
Mike, I think it would be easier to get the sawdust out of the rocks by the mill if you built a box to catch it in. Then you could take the forks and dump it.
one thing my farther did once years ago was build kitchen cabinet's for a guy they looked really nice when finish but all of my slabs now we burn them in my wood stove for heat to keep my other wood for sale
Save some sawdust and keep it in your shop to help clean up any oil, hydraulic fluid and other liquids that spill on your shop floor, works great for that.
Red pine slab off cuts make good kindling. Get yourself a kindling splitter, bag it up and sell along with the logs. Something for Hunter to get involved with ???
Hey guys I'm new here did not realize where you guys where from till I heard slippery Rock Im from Rockland I miss living out there much love and keep up with the awesome videos
How about hooking up a large vacuum hose to the sawdust discharge chute and send it into a large hopper? Then you can feed the bottom of that hopper into bags or what ever you want to store and or sell it ? Just a thought ;) Love you guys !
Mike, just watched Buckin Billy drop two huge cedar trees against the wind! What a character he is. Like what ur doing with the wood shed and I'll ask again because I never got an answer about what's the garbage can for by the Wood mizer? Looking good keep it going, have a day and tell Milessa Hunter wants his clothes folded! Ha!
There's an idea, strap bags to the sawdust output and sell it as chicken bedding ? Or as oil super sponges for garages ? It's a big thing now and a serious money maker.
Good morning Morgan's. Finally, a sunny and beautiful day to have my BRCC coffee with Mike and Melissa. I was thinking...I'd love to see Buckin' do a opening for the channel, simular to what Nathan from 'Out of the Woods' did. Now that would be hilarious!! Love the coffee mugs! Gotta order me one.
S. Michael DeHart aka WVUmounties8 Always love seeing your comments on every video. I actually think buckin did an intro before. I’ll try to find the video for you and add a link
Hunter does he go for walks with you , maybe leave treats along the trails for him to find or somewhere he can get a treat drive in the woods to pick up a daily treat .. love to the family .
Tried to order a hat but they were sold out. I did order the black T-shirt. Just a thought but you may want to add a pre-order option for the hat so you have a good idea of demand. This would also keep you from holding a lot of inventory. Regardless I'll order a hat when available again.
So Cool to be able to saw so many different lengths widths so convenient!!👍👊
Funny how our focuses change. I have 4 kids and so far blessed with 3 grandkids. I own 100 acres of mixed bush in the Kawarthas area of Ontario. I bought a mill in December to start taking a different advantage of my resources. Once I finish milling all I need for my new 30 x 15 mill shed and wood working shop my next project is a cabin/ playhouse for the next generation. Spent time this winter clearing the area I picked out. It will be a labour of love where they can create some memories at Grandpa's and learn to love the outdoors as much as I do
One trick we often did with our LT 15 was to make boards at 3/4 inch instead of an inch.
It is a wonder how that increasrs your board count and cuts down on the number of logs consumed. We found the thinner boards worked just as well.
Its 1.50 PM Tuesday 3 24 20 . INSTEAD OF COFFEE WITH YOU GREAT PEOPLE,,! I'm HAVING a Beer on My DECK ,,! This Is my place to hang out and Enjoy these Days When U Are Stranded At The Ranch! Love your Vids! Keep them Coming!
Ha! This is joe s from sandstone mn. I was watching your program with the slabs and you were wondering what to do with them I have a idea up here people love to burn them for fire wood. What you need is a big C tubing on rollers stack the slabs in the C,bundle it and role it back over so it will be accessible to your tractor. People pay big bucks for those bundles . Thanks we love your program it has been my life fun to watch in cuarentine.
Mike & Melissa - Catching up today. Am a day behind. Great video. Thanks for sharing. Good logic on the boards versus slabs for siding. Blessings to you both and your family. Hi to Hunter.
Hello to all the Morgan's love all the videos and the walks with the dogs and facebook
Hi Mike and Melissa. Keep the faith. I agree the symmetrical boards are the best. Might as well start with consistent lumber and then it will hopefully react all the same after weathering some. I also wonder how you decide where to cut the logs for the squaring part. You always do a good job and rarely have to make an extra cut. Hi to Hunter and the girls. Oh yes, and Ruger an Piper. Have a day!
Thanks for answering my question about the saw dust...........Lonnie...... Eagle Point, Oregon
Thanks guys for helping to keep me sane in this time of self isolation, give your mum a little rest Hunter, LOL stay safe.
Melissa, when you smile, you lite up the screen. It makes my day! Thanks
Woodshed is coming along nice and neat
Better now than in the summer heat
Thanks Mike for the chat about things
Love hearing about the joy you bring
To each and every thing that you do
Melissa pitches in she loves it too
Everyone's home it's kind of tough
Better times coming, can't stay this rough
Positive thought's will get us through
These kinds of times who ever knew
Thanks to The Morgans for helping us along
Smile for yourself, sing out a song!!
Have a day!!
I am so into the daily videos, this is part of my morning routine! Thank you both for taking the time and effort to make these and post them..... I am sure many people besides myself find this healing!🙏👏
Love watching you guys stay busy, it really does help and inspire. Very nice looking mug. Thanks for explaining the de-barker, my friend's Woodmizer doesn't have that accessory. God bless
I was reminded of a question / suggestion that I've had for you regarding the sawdust from the woodmizer at the 9:45 mark.
I actually first found your channel because I found myself in a deep search hole for sawmill video channels, and in a few other channels, they hang a big plastic bin under the sawdust exit point. That way you can keep the area around the sawmill neat(er), and you can still just dump it wherever you've been doing it.
Good day, Morgans. Love the videos and I’ve been a subscriber and watcher for a few months now. I did go back to watch #1, #6, and #28 tonight. It’s a nice break from all the breaking news. I saw a Phantom 2 drone in #28 but haven’t seen that used lately. It really showcased the beautiful area where you guys live. Thank you for sharing your world with us. All the best!
determination .. love of life no matter what .. patience is so important [one of my negatives ] .. and much more ... thanks again
The quality of your videos are getting amazing!
I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for showing the debarker and how it works and what it does.
love your video's, sawdust is great garden compost. the slabs make a great rough fence! hugs around, blessings
i love all of you videos, i’m only 11 and i just love building things and splitting firewood, i can’t wait for tomorrow’s video! have a good one mike and melissa.
Self isolating in Nova Scotia !!! Loved the video . Hello to Hunter !!!
Morning The Morgans, it's 6:25am. As of midnight our whole country goes into lockdown, isolation. The only traveling to do is to the supermarket. As we say in New Zealand "Kia Kaha" be strong. Thank you for the videos. Haha, true Melissa hope the internet doesn't crash
Thanks for the feedback on the saw dust - grandfather's saw blade was "thick", so the saw dust was much heavier than yours. The teeth to his saw were removable, and we would sharpen them with a file and then reinsert them into the huge circular saw blade. Your right about the fine stuff, it does make great garden composting. p.r.morehouse
Morning, Morgans! My mill doesn’t have a debarked but I am hoping they make one someday. Right now I have a messy alternate way that is relatively quick and I only need to do it 4 times most of the time, so it isn’t horrible. A lot of the time, I cut those down and send them through the chipper for mulch. Now that you have that fantastic one, it wouldn’t be that difficult. If you guys are like me and my “no leaf is wasted” thought process maybe consider that. I know you have a LOT of limb fall and stuff, but it is a very quick pile because you are extremely organized. Keep up all the good work and thanks for taking the time to put these videos together!
I like the idea of putting the playhouse on a skid (pallet), so you can move it around.
Just another night watching Outdoors with the Morgans Self isolation ain't to bad when you got these awesome videos
I knew a guy who built his house out of slab wood from my grandfather's mill, cause they were free. Later, grandfather ended up selling them and the saw dust from the mill. I love your show, it is nice to clearly hear what your saying as opposed to some shows that play music and try to talk over it. For us old folks, we can't hear what your saying. p.r.morehouse
i saw my slabs up as i cut the off the log. Into firewood to burn it my shop. I have wooden stackable boxes that go on a pallet.
the shop needs good hot fire to keep it warm. I have plenty of slabs to do that with. just and idea. I like to cut them as I sawmill then don't have to mess
with them afterwards. love watching your channel happy holidays Robert from South Carolina
Thanks for explaining what the de-barker is on the Wood-Mizer. I'd been wondering about that for quite awhile. Also, thanks for telling us about your intentions for the wood slabs.
I like the thing for the grand kid!!!
Great perspective on the de-barker.
Great looking mug !
I mix sawdust and wood glue together to fill in any nail holes or any kind of holes
I love the smell of fresh cut wood. I bet your renewable energy processing center smells great with all that pine sawdust!!
Glad you're going to use the slabs! A playhouse is a great idea!
I have to buy pine shavings from Tractor Supply for Kitty Litter. It has so many benefits for disposal.
Another enjoyable video!
Melissa I speak for all of us OWTM fans that we always enjoy seeing your mug!!
Absolutely, Lol !!!👍👍👍
Peel the bark, otherwise the insects will have a field day with that pine. You can also stand them on edge and stack them side by side on the sawmill and cut them all to the same width. What a friend of mine does with the saw dust is he makes starter bricks out of it. He built a welded steel mold and presses the saw dust in his manual 30 ton "H" frame hydraulic press
Putting playhouse on forkliftable platform is great idea. As he gets older, it could go from being a ground level (safe) play house for small child, to an elevate tree house for older more adventurous child.
PS: Might be time to do a rehab on the old playset in your yard. :)
PPS: HI Hunter, hope you are having a good time with the family around so much!
I am sure that the better angles that show the de barker at work, will help the understanding of many.
i like the new coffee cup. i want one so when i watch i can be drinking my coffee with you.Great channel makes every day a little better seeing your lifes full of love and passion for life. though i am near the end of my lifes journey; I enjoy so much watching your entire family deal with life from a Christian perspective and balanced approach to sharing your joys and challenges with every member even the furry ones. I have lived my last 10 years in a wheelchair after having been very active in my life. I am down to my last days due to renal failure and everyday i try to enjoy and share with everyone that i know or meet. Thank you again sharing your way of life. Its beautiful- how wonderful life can be.. i am
Thank you for being here.
My your blessing be abundant!
@@Herman815 thank you
Mike it looks like the groove for the de-barker (thought that was to quiet the dogs) is just catching the saw blade, it almost looks like the top set of teeth are biting into the bark at the top of the groove. Great video guys, thumbs up.
In this day of lockdown I enjoy the Morgans when I used to go to town. Hey Melissa I am a poet. Hey I am on my second cup of coffee what else can I say. Love your videos and all the work to prepare and upload them. Hunter you listen to mom and dad they are trying to keep you safe and healthy.
Was hoping for you to use them as fax roofing after metal slabs installed. but your thought better. That wood will colour nice with time I bet to a great gray or silver. Time will tell though.
Melissa, had to grab a mug, now will have three fav's. One from the Marine Corps Marine Bks. Bermuda. The other - Well! Waiting on shirt to re-stock. Sweet Stuff. Oh ya, nature with the pups and quit blushing....[is cute though]. Have a day y'all up there Be safe.
Another great video - thank you... Regarding that 'fine saw dust', just attach a 5 gallon pail to the saw dust chute and collect it. Then spread it between the rows of your garden. It will 1; keep the weeds down, 2; give you a mud free compacted walking path between your rows; add humus/texture/organic matter to your soil. At the end of the season just rototill the garden and it disappears. All of creation is happy - this might be a good job for Hunter - quick visible results with each bucket...
Michael from Canada
Michael, you really have to be careful doing that. You must know the scecies and your local soil. In our area using western red cedar sawdust will acidify your soil to the point that nothing will grow and walnut sawdust will kill plants and poison the produce. I think it is the tannin in the walnut wood that is so deadly. In other areas it is different, but alwsys consult your local forester and agriculture departments for advice. And all of this leads to another consideration - keeping the saw dust separate by species. Nathan at OTW cleans up before and after his walnut logs to burn the sawdust and then takes all other species and composts the dust from those. This subject is a lot more complicated than most people realize. We actually had a massive underground burn when a large commercial sawmill used it's sawdust as landfill in a ravine years ago. They buried so much saw dust that it failed to breakdown fully and the heat generated caused the sawdust to ignite under the dirt cap they had installed. It actually smoldered for months and nothing the fire department tried would stop it. It finally ran out of fuel. So a lot to consider.
PS composting is not an issue for small one man operations and is usually the best option, but you still should check for what species can ruin your compost before doing it.
@@markpashia7067 Sounds like you live in southern Oregon. We have a lot of western red cedar and black oak. Thanks for the write up, sharing with the gardener/landscaper in our household.
@@johncware66 Actually no, I live in south central Missouri. The Missouri River flood plain as it approaches the foothills of the Ozark Mountains is covered with these plus many varieties of oak and hickory. We got clear cut for railroad ties in the 1800s.
@@markpashia7067 Mark - Thank you for your opinion. We in the gardening world, regardless of scale are well aware of the need to verify soil pH and the species of trees the sawdust comes from. Many forest species as well as agricultural species depend on acidic soil, but the reality is that the acidity created by any Arbor species disseminates quickly through precipitation and oxidation - the process is easily measured on acidic species like western red cedar. What is left is organic wood fibre, a gold mine for beneficial soil organisms needed for healthy soils like those found on forest floors. I'm not suggesting nor is the sawmill operation in question capable of producing the volume of sawdust that would fill ravines. Let's keep comments within reality. I too speak from a perspective of personal experience in both the agricultural as well as the sawmill industries. I am speaking of 'mixing' sawdust with soil as a top dressing where it has continuous and constant contact with oxygen and precipitation - not situations of soil contamination through dumping tons of sawdust in concentrated spots.
I’ve found the cut off ends at my place to be very useful to build raised garden beds around the property !
Good morning Morgans. I think dumping the saw dust over the hill is the smart thing to do with it. Why would you spend your valuable time messing with it. The bark will fall off the slabs in a few years from bugs living between bark & sap wood. They eat the sap wood and it becomes powdered and is not pretty. You did a great job schooling on the mill. Thanks for another wonderful video. Take care my friends and carry on.
Love the cups, but Michigan just shut down, I’m not working. So I’ll have to wait on the cups. I’m staying positive. I enjoy the videos!
Piper is feeling her oats;) Hello Hunter. Please stay healthy and have a blessed and safe week.
Have only discovered your channel one month ago. Have binged watch all your videos since. Great channel. From Miramichi New Brunswick Canada. Keep the videos coming.
The bark cutoffs are great to make a ground blind, just screw a board or branch to a couple of trees horizontally and cut them to the right hight and screw them bark side out to give you a natural concealment.
Thank you Morgan's! Thank you for the soothing music and the oh so satisfying woodmilling! Thumbs up friends!
I think Piper snuck one in on you at 14:25. Keep up the good work on your projects!!
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Another awesome video Mike. I am now considering a WoodMizer LX 150 Sawmill after watching your videos. I absolutely don't need one but I've got 100 acres of timber and trees are constantly dying and falling! Mostly Popular, Red & White Oak and Hickory.
My dad always used his sawdust to dry up muddy spots in the driveway. I served as a good bed for the 3/4 - that we put down later.
You have the cleanest equipment that I have ever seen.
3:02 “I’m just not that guy”. Me either mike. That’s why I enjoy your channel.
Good morning to the Morgans. You’re doing a great job with keeping everything under control. Hang in there Hunter, things should get back to normal soon we pray. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred.
Hi I am a city slicker from Ontario . Canada ... you guys have shown me so much ... this is one thing I asked about .. what to do with begining cuts and off cuts ... THANKS
Oh darn, I need me one of those nice mugs
I like to see your beautiful dogs. I don't have any dogs. We had one when our children were still at home. We had to have her put down. She was about 17 years old and could not hear.
I would love to build a good sawdust heater...for occasional use in a small shed....12x20
the slabs i would put through chipper ( caught in a big bag ) and sell it for Mulch. Bugs like to call home between the bark and log. also you could bag up the sawdust to sell for composting ( except cedar as it don't seem to break down ie: cedar logs used in many older foundations )
it only takes one rock to take a blade out of sharp. I found that a thick layer of dust (Soil dust) on the end of a log dulled the blade quickly.
So here's the plan just ordered a green mug, that will be the morning mug and my Louder with Crowder mug for the evenings!
Crowder is the man !
Melissa....that's the only thing I drink, and my husband teases me about it too, and, I didn't know anyone else who drinks it.....bottle of squeezed Italian Volcano Lemons from Costco....1 tbsp per glass.
My understanding is that bark is a problem in log construction: It retains moisture, can not be treated (ie Anchorseal ) and provides a haven for insects. That is why log dwellings are usually debarked which is a time consuming process with a draw knife by hand. It would be a pain in a building as large as the wood shed but a "play house" might be doable.
You are doing a very good job and a pure gift, you are very much a housewife, and I see you have very nice sawmill i am happy !!!!🇬🇷👍🐓
Lemon water in the morning, kinda puts a sour taste in my mouth lol... Morning coffee is a must here... my gogo juice. Been social distancing here at the farm for a week now, about to hook up the trailer and head back home to Pa for a rest. Have a great day :)
I had not asked for saw close ups yet but I was going to so ty. I would like more close up shots if possible of other tools in operation and other stuff. have a day tell Hunter hello
I was one of the one that asked about the slabs for siding good call on the play house wood shed coming along great job
My friend has a Lucas sawmill he gives me all his sawdust. I use it around my garden boxes as a foot path.can use to mix in compost or use as bedding for worm bins. Great show
For those who do not know, be sure to remove the bark off those trimmings, or bugs will be attracted to it, becoming a major headache, plus bark holds in moisture & accelerates rot, so that is why the wise pioneers removed the bark from their logs.
Thanks for the great videos
I don’t know if the water/lubricant is getting to your blade. Just noticed. Awesome mill! Thanks for sharing
I incurage you to use water on all pine. It will save blades from getting stretched and worn prematurely.
Oh goodness! We love you guys. #familyshow LOL, we have dogs too. Do what you do best & we'll see you on the next one. God Bless.
Here what I do with my slabs, I cut them up in 16 inches and but them in steel bin like you have, then put them at the end of my driveway close to the road for sale. They sell like Hot Cake, ( Minus the bin ) people pick them up for camp wood, fire wood starter, I just can cut them fast enough for the demand. People will paid me in advance so to have some. Moe
Positive thoughts bring a positive day. May the sun shine on your life.
The old refrigerator trin car and the ice houses the rail road. Used sawdust for insulation works great.
I'm here laying on my bed in Ireland
, home from hospital after prostate cancer removal operation a week ago, you and Melissa are keeping me sane at present, just one question why isn't there a debarker on both sides of the log to protect the blade?
Mike, I think it would be easier to get the sawdust out of the rocks by the mill if you built a box to catch it in. Then you could take the forks and dump it.
Wow I need one of these mugs for my coffee.
one thing my farther did once years ago was build kitchen cabinet's for a guy they looked really nice when finish but all of my slabs now we burn them in my wood stove for heat to keep my other wood for sale
Hi Mike, the debarking attachment is a saw blade with carbide teeth perhaps?
Save some sawdust and keep it in your shop to help clean up any oil, hydraulic fluid and other liquids that spill on your shop floor, works great for that.
Red pine slab off cuts make good kindling. Get yourself a kindling splitter, bag it up and sell along with the logs. Something for Hunter to get involved with ???
Hey guys I'm new here did not realize where you guys where from till I heard slippery Rock Im from Rockland I miss living out there much love and keep up with the awesome videos
How about hooking up a large vacuum hose to the sawdust discharge chute and send it into a large hopper? Then you can feed the bottom of that hopper into bags or what ever you want to store and or sell it ? Just a thought ;) Love you guys !
Mike, just watched Buckin Billy drop two huge cedar trees against the wind! What a character he is. Like what ur doing with the wood shed and I'll ask again because I never got an answer about what's the garbage can for by the Wood mizer? Looking good keep it going, have a day and tell Milessa Hunter wants his clothes folded! Ha!
There's an idea, strap bags to the sawdust output and sell it as chicken bedding ? Or as oil super sponges for garages ? It's a big thing now and a serious money maker.
Nice video! Greetings from Norway
Nice job boxing the heart on that cant!
🤣🤣🤣14:59 Extra sharp is my favorite🖐😁😜😎🍻Cheese🧀
Good morning Morgan's. Finally, a sunny and beautiful day to have my BRCC coffee with Mike and Melissa.
I was thinking...I'd love to see Buckin' do a opening for the channel, simular to what Nathan from 'Out of the Woods' did. Now that would be hilarious!!
Love the coffee mugs! Gotta order me one.
S. Michael DeHart aka WVUmounties8 Always love seeing your comments on every video. I actually think buckin did an intro before. I’ll try to find the video for you and add a link
S. Michael DeHart aka WVUmounties8 I found it!
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@@levimorgan18 thanks. I completely forgot about that.
Pellitze the pine sawdust for firewood or hardwood pellets for smoking meats
Hunter does he go for walks with you , maybe leave treats along the trails for him to find or somewhere he can get a treat drive in the woods to pick up a daily treat .. love to the family .
Good intro Russel and Calvin, greetings from ‘the Rock’
Tried to order a hat but they were sold out. I did order the black T-shirt. Just a thought but you may want to add a pre-order option for the hat so you have a good idea of demand. This would also keep you from holding a lot of inventory. Regardless I'll order a hat when available again.
Thank You