Your production value is top notch Nathan. As Papa says below it is great audio and video. I appreciate how much effort you put into that and I am sure your channel keeps growing as a result. All the best!
Excellent camera work. New camera's doing very well, visibility and audio. The new barns are a tremendous blessings. Nice to see all the machinery well taken care of with room left over.
You know what? It is so much fun, relaxing and very rewarding to watch, listen and learn from someone who loves what they do, is humble, and is willing to share with others. Nathan you are that person!! Thank you
Nathan, on air drying vs. kiln drying....I seem to remember an article in Fine Woodworking( I think), that has to have been from at least 30 years ago if not more, where the author ran tests on the finished wood quality of each drying method on the quality of the two from the visual aspect of the wood. Again if I'm remembering correctly, he ran the experiment using walnut from the same tree, and by far, the wood that got the air drying first, was by far more colorful with the grain more vividly defined than the 100% kiln dried. The colors of 100% kiln dried lumber looked washed out, lighter in color and with less grain definition.
Enjoyed your video, Nathan! Both the video and audio quality look/sound great! I appreciate your humility in addressing log quality from tree services...even if selling firewood is marginally profitable, it could be a great way of expanding your brand recognition and reputation locally...go for it!
G'day Nathan and Family. Thanks for another interesting and informative video, plus, audio and video quality is great!! FYI - Re using Totes for firewood, have a word with Mike Morgan from Outdoors with the Morgans. He uses Tote baskets stacking, storing, and selling firwood so he would be able to answer any question you have regarding this. He also has a Woodmiser mill mainly to cut lumber for his and family's use, so I posted a link to this video in a comment on his lastest UA-cam video mentioning he could be interested in using your open pallet design for stacking and storing your lumber which is a great idea. Have a good one!!
As far as seeing your forks from the cab; I use a camera and monitor meant for backing up a rv or trailer. The main one I use now is wireless with a camera that mounts magnetically. I put it on my brush guard and it let's me see my forks really well .
I need a saw mill like yours right now. We had a lot of white oak,red oak and maple blown down from hurricane Helena. Been cutting a lot of it in fire wood but it's a shame that many trees are wasted and no logging companies want them here in Virginia.
Nathan, thank you so much for the pointers on operating the sawmill as well as building the pallets. We just started sawmilling and really appreciate your advice. You and Robert Milton offer the most useful information that we have seen. God bless you, brother.
New cameras are amazing. It's a very obvious improvement! I always notice how immaculate your property is, you work real hard to keep it looking real nice! Roads look great, grass is always green and pretty, and the fall colors on the intro footage with the drone is absolutely beautiful! Another great video, thanks for the hard work you put into them, keep them coming brother!
Better check the size of the IBC totes they are NOT all the same size. there are 128 cu ft in a stacked cord of wood s measure your totes for cu ft length times the width time the height gives cu ft and divide into 128.
Nothing beats the visibility on a mini skid. If you aren’t moving long distances or working in crap weather, they can’t be beat for moving material around the mill. Getting in and out of a cab gets old. I’ve learned more from this channel about running a sawmill than anywhere else. Figured I’d share something that might help other viewers.
A 274 gallon IBC tote it 48"x40"x46". A cord of wood is 128 cu.ft. or 4'x4'x8' so the 48" and 46" dimensions would almost make the 4ft x 4ft dimension of the cord. and 8ft (96") divided by the 40" dimension would be 2.4 totes. however that does not take into account the inefficiency of stacking wood in the tote so I'd say at least 2.5 and it's close to 3 full totes depending on how well the wood stacks. in pure math 128*12*12*12 / 48*40*46 = 2.504 totes. Also, this is based on the overall dimensions of the tote and does not take into account the thickness of the frame or base.
It's closer to 4 totes per cord for the 270 gallon totes, and that's well stacked. That's assuming 16" long pieces. You get two rows in there, so it's really 48x32x46, plus a tiny bit extra. Also, the wood doesn't stack well in the corners, or even in the tote itself. Me, rather than doing the math, I just tried seeing how many totes it took for a cord. I should note that if you just toss the wood in there, it takes almost 6 totes per cord, but it's so much faster. I now have 54 totes....
@@PNWPrototyping The reason why I said it does not take into account how well the wood it stacked. Also you can put wood in vertically or rotated 90 degrees to squeeze more into the totes and fill the extra space. Still my assessment of "AT LEAST 3 totes" is correct.
First, let me say how much I enjoy your videos. You try hard to keep giving us new angles for the sawmill shots. I believe this is the poplar that had the rainbow coloring. I hope you put those aside to sell, and aren't using them just for the shiplap boards you need. People would pay good money to get some nice rainbow boards.
Thanks for sharing with us Nathan, your videos and sound are great and things are getting done around there and looking good. Looking forward to the new project you have coming up too. Stay safe and keep up the good work you're doing. Fred.
I think your new camera / audio is better than before. I also like the new sawmill set up. It looks easier for you to load & unload and work in weather.
I really like the new mill building how your property is framed while you are operating your sawmill. Agree with the comment below of how squared away your property is. Obviously tons of work goes into planning and maintaining everything. Beautiful setting in your part of the world.
For sawdust collection: flat tarp with edge ropes. Lay tarp out to catch sawdust. When sufficiently covered, use tractor to lift & pull edge ropes to turn tarp into tote. Take to dumping area with tractor. Might require two separate tarp bags to cover length of mill.
Hey Nathan, looks to be about time to hook up that sawdust hose you had on your mill, when it was up in the other building. Really do enjoy your videos.
Your new cameras are amazing. You're right, the footage is so much better. The audio is great also. On so many others' videos, the audio is awful. Thanks for making the content as well as the details great.
Audios good. The video is good, I see the individual hairs in your beard. I was thinking before that what a great camera it is that it is able to follow the movement of the saw...almost like another person is operating the camera. There are two sizes for the IBC totes the tall ones are able to fit 1/3 of a cord if the wood is stacked. Great video Nathan (as always) thumbs up.
Audio and video are pretty good. I really appreciate seeing the milling. Hope that you’ll show milling the shiplap too. Wish I lived closer. I would love to pick through some of that burn wood pile. I see some turning wood in your trash. 😅
That pallet has come nice interesting grain patters and colors in that batch of lumber. I think it may be better as well even though I don't do milling of lumber. The reason I believe this is better is the moisture can leave the wood a bit slower for the time it's air drying putting less stresses of forcing the moisture out which could cause more checking and splitting sense it dries slower.
Chord = 4' X 4' X 8' = 128 cubic ft IBC 275 gallon Tote 48" x 40" x 46" = 51.1 cubic ft or about .4 of a chord IBC 330 gallon Tote 48" x 40" x 54" = 60 cubic ft or about .47 of a chord. Two large IBC totes stacked rounded on top should give you really close to a chord.
Pretty sure the magic number is 3 totes for a loggers cord of firewood. However...there is 2 sizes of totes. 3 large totes for a cord. Or...text Mike Morgan. Lol.
Nathan, consider using steam for "supplemental heat" in your kiln. Since you are burning your scrap anyway, why not figure out how to get 10-15 psi steam circulating under the wood in the kiln.. Even if you had to only run it during the day when you can constantly monitor it. Free heat is cheaper than "storebought" heat any day of the week.
Hey Nathan, the new cameras are working great. if you contact Mike Morgan, he can tell you exactly how many it will take to make a cord. I’m thinking three totes. Great video!👍🏻
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I'm on board with the new cameras & audio is just fine.
Agreed
Love the new cameras Nathan. It adds real quality to your videos. Thanks so much.
Awesome, thank you!
Your production value is top notch Nathan. As Papa says below it is great audio and video. I appreciate how much effort you put into that and I am sure your channel keeps growing as a result. All the best!
You're a good guy Nathan. Nice to have you in my world.
Excellent camera work. New camera's doing very well, visibility and audio. The new barns are a tremendous blessings. Nice to see all the machinery well taken care of with room left over.
I dream of someday getting my equipment under roof.
I've been using tote cages for firewood for two years now, best system I've used. A normal sized tote (not the larger ones) holds 1/3 of a cord.
Both the audio and the new cameras are just great!
Appreciate the feedback!
Agreed for outdoors footage it’s absolutely doing an excellent job with this configuration
You know what? It is so much fun, relaxing and very rewarding to watch, listen and learn from someone who loves what they do, is humble, and is willing to share with others. Nathan you are that person!! Thank you
Nathan, on air drying vs. kiln drying....I seem to remember an article in Fine Woodworking( I think), that has to have been from at least 30 years ago if not more, where the author ran tests on the finished wood quality of each drying method on the quality of the two from the visual aspect of the wood. Again if I'm remembering correctly, he ran the experiment using walnut from the same tree, and by far, the wood that got the air drying first, was by far more colorful with the grain more vividly defined than the 100% kiln dried. The colors of 100% kiln dried lumber looked washed out, lighter in color and with less grain definition.
The sound, the images and even the title... (À déterminer), are perfect !!!
Enjoyed your video, Nathan! Both the video and audio quality look/sound great! I appreciate your humility in addressing log quality from tree services...even if selling firewood is marginally profitable, it could be a great way of expanding your brand recognition and reputation locally...go for it!
G'day Nathan and Family. Thanks for another interesting and informative video, plus, audio and video quality is great!! FYI - Re using Totes for firewood, have a word with Mike Morgan from Outdoors with the Morgans. He uses Tote baskets stacking, storing, and selling firwood so he would be able to answer any question you have regarding this. He also has a Woodmiser mill mainly to cut lumber for his and family's use, so I posted a link to this video in a comment on his lastest UA-cam video mentioning he could be interested in using your open pallet design for stacking and storing your lumber which is a great idea. Have a good one!!
As far as seeing your forks from the cab; I use a camera and monitor meant for backing up a rv or trailer. The main one I use now is wireless with a camera that mounts magnetically. I put it on my brush guard and it let's me see my forks really well .
I was going to make the same suggestion.
I need a saw mill like yours right now. We had a lot of white oak,red oak and maple blown down from hurricane Helena. Been cutting a lot of it in fire wood but it's a shame that many trees are wasted and no logging companies want them here in Virginia.
Nathan the new cameras are working well in the low light settings and the audio is clear and the whole new package is working well.
One of the more appreciated things about your country and my Australia is the beauty of your fall trees. They are gorgeous, a riot of colours.
On your IBC ask Mike Morgan he can tell you everything you need to know to include the weight
Nathan, thank you so much for the pointers on operating the sawmill as well as building the pallets. We just started sawmilling and really appreciate your advice. You and Robert Milton offer the most useful information that we have seen. God bless you, brother.
Greetings from England. All top quality both sound and vision.
New cameras are amazing. It's a very obvious improvement! I always notice how immaculate your property is, you work real hard to keep it looking real nice! Roads look great, grass is always green and pretty, and the fall colors on the intro footage with the drone is absolutely beautiful! Another great video, thanks for the hard work you put into them, keep them coming brother!
you have the bucket level indicator on the inside of loader arm - figure out for grapple position , put marks on indicator
Nathan, Audio and video are exceptional. Mike Morgan says, “3 IBC totes to the cord”.
Greetings from North Alabama.
Better check the size of the IBC totes they are NOT all the same size. there are 128 cu ft in a stacked cord of wood s measure your totes for cu ft length times the width time the height gives cu ft and divide into 128.
Your cameras and audio is spot on with your new setup.
Love the content! The cameras and audio are great!
The cameras are excellent (especially the low light stuff) and the drone footage of the colours of the trees around your property was beautiful.
Cameras look really good, audio is perfect.
Hi Nathan,
Love your channel !! Quality ALL the way !! Blessings to y'all from San Diego, CA !!
Your videos are better than anything from Hollywood we always enjoy your expertise and especially your Humor 😮
Nothing beats the visibility on a mini skid. If you aren’t moving long distances or working in crap weather, they can’t be beat for moving material around the mill. Getting in and out of a cab gets old. I’ve learned more from this channel about running a sawmill than anywhere else. Figured I’d share something that might help other viewers.
Camera going like a true professional, can't wait for the big job
A cord is 4' X 4' X 8' is all I know. I appreciate your fine editing, as always.
Nice to see warm weather’s allowing you to get more accomplished before work yet sets in. It’s truly been a long hot summer in Texas.
A 274 gallon IBC tote it 48"x40"x46". A cord of wood is 128 cu.ft. or 4'x4'x8' so the 48" and 46" dimensions would almost make the 4ft x 4ft dimension of the cord. and 8ft (96") divided by the 40" dimension would be 2.4 totes. however that does not take into account the inefficiency of stacking wood in the tote so I'd say at least 2.5 and it's close to 3 full totes depending on how well the wood stacks.
in pure math 128*12*12*12 / 48*40*46 = 2.504 totes.
Also, this is based on the overall dimensions of the tote and does not take into account the thickness of the frame or base.
It's closer to 4 totes per cord for the 270 gallon totes, and that's well stacked. That's assuming 16" long pieces. You get two rows in there, so it's really 48x32x46, plus a tiny bit extra. Also, the wood doesn't stack well in the corners, or even in the tote itself.
Me, rather than doing the math, I just tried seeing how many totes it took for a cord.
I should note that if you just toss the wood in there, it takes almost 6 totes per cord, but it's so much faster. I now have 54 totes....
@@PNWPrototyping The reason why I said it does not take into account how well the wood it stacked. Also you can put wood in vertically or rotated 90 degrees to squeeze more into the totes and fill the extra space. Still my assessment of "AT LEAST 3 totes" is correct.
@@RobR99 Indeed. I was agreeing with you. :)
@@PNWPrototyping Sorry, my default on the internet has been stuck on adversarial rather that friendly mode for awhile... :(
First, let me say how much I enjoy your videos. You try hard to keep giving us new angles for the sawmill shots. I believe this is the poplar that had the rainbow coloring. I hope you put those aside to sell, and aren't using them just for the shiplap boards you need. People would pay good money to get some nice rainbow boards.
Thanks for sharing with us Nathan, your videos and sound are great and things are getting done around there and looking good. Looking forward to the new project you have coming up too. Stay safe and keep up the good work you're doing. Fred.
Your new UA-cam equipment is a vast improvement.
i got no complaints on your audio/video.... ur doing a great job......
The camera is great Nathan, audio too - better than ever!
Video and audio quality is great. No issues with it. Maybe these new cameras will last a little longer for you.
Let’s hope so. 🤞
Nathan,another excellent piece of work and video keep them coming 👍😮😊❤
Thanks, I’m working on it!
New cameras are wonderful. Audio and visual sound and look very good,
I think your new camera / audio is better than before. I also like the new sawmill set up. It looks easier for you to load & unload and work in weather.
I really like the new mill building how your property is framed while you are operating your sawmill. Agree with the comment below of how squared away your property is. Obviously tons of work goes into planning and maintaining everything. Beautiful setting in your part of the world.
For sawdust collection: flat tarp with edge ropes. Lay tarp out to catch sawdust. When sufficiently covered, use tractor to lift & pull edge ropes to turn tarp into tote. Take to dumping area with tractor. Might require two separate tarp bags to cover length of mill.
Hey Nathan, looks to be about time to hook up that sawdust hose you had on your mill, when it was up in the other building. Really do enjoy your videos.
Looks like you're dialed in with the new cameras. The picture/video is looking great. Good job!
Your Videostream are very good. Keep up the great work
When I cut logs,get it off the ground saves the back an saw chain. New cameras are excellent
One thing i've noticed when you saw logs, is you don't have very much waste. Y ou seem to get the maximum amount of lumber out of every log. 👍
New cameras 👍👍
Audio. 👍👍
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Cameras are fantastic, sound is great, keep up the great content
Your new cameras are amazing. You're right, the footage is so much better. The audio is great also. On so many others' videos, the audio is awful. Thanks for making the content as well as the details great.
Nice days work Nathan. The homestead is looking great. Stay safe.
Thanks for another great video, great editing and camera work makes your videos enjoyable.
Hi Nathan. Paul here from Nelson County Virginia. The new cameras are working out well. Video and audio are great. Keep up the great work!❤
Like the audio and the camera Nathan a professional finished videos. Have a good week and take care.
Great video. New stuff works great. Keep up great job. ❤
Great content and production. I especially like the smooth cycling of the LT70. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
Love the new cameras. The low light is really cool. Nice choices!!
Mike over at Outdoors With The Morgans says 3 (three) Totes makes a little over a Cord of wood.
Video and audio both excellent. Thanks for asking.
The new cameras are great! The audio is good too.
new cameras work great, sound is good also
To me, the cameras and audio look and sound fine. Thanks for your content.
Footage looks great.
The log yard looks better organized then before, nice.
I wish other sites could have the same quality as you have with the cameras and sound.
Cameras good, audio I think it’s better. I think you must be woodmisers best client. Keep them coming.
I live in South WV I can't wait to see where you're going to be working
Thanks for watching.
Great video. The trackiing camera and audio are great.
Audios good. The video is good, I see the individual hairs in your beard. I was thinking before that what a great camera it is that it is able to follow the movement of the saw...almost like another person is operating the camera. There are two sizes for the IBC totes the tall ones are able to fit 1/3 of a cord if the wood is stacked. Great video Nathan (as always) thumbs up.
Always something to do.
Audio and video are pretty good. I really appreciate seeing the milling. Hope that you’ll show milling the shiplap too. Wish I lived closer. I would love to pick through some of that burn wood pile. I see some turning wood in your trash. 😅
Nathan I've not bought one of your Mr kotao hoodies yet but I really like them. Soon I'll have me one.
I like the new camera and sound
Thanks Kevin
Love your videos Nathan. God bless all ya'll
That pallet has come nice interesting grain patters and colors in that batch of lumber. I think it may be better as well even though I don't do milling of lumber. The reason I believe this is better is the moisture can leave the wood a bit slower for the time it's air drying putting less stresses of forcing the moisture out which could cause more checking and splitting sense it dries slower.
Wow it is soo beautiful there .
Chord = 4' X 4' X 8' = 128 cubic ft IBC 275 gallon Tote 48" x 40" x 46" = 51.1 cubic ft or about .4 of a chord IBC 330 gallon Tote 48" x 40" x 54" = 60 cubic ft or about .47 of a chord.
Two large IBC totes stacked rounded on top should give you really close to a chord.
Cameras are great audio too !!
Pretty sure the magic number is 3 totes for a loggers cord of firewood. However...there is 2 sizes of totes. 3 large totes for a cord. Or...text Mike Morgan. Lol.
Another great video. I like that pallet you made. 👍❤️
I like the cameras and the audio.
As usual perfect music to your opening shots of the farm Nathan , that’s a skill you’ve near perfected now my friend - respect ✊
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Really enjoy your videos can't wait for the new project
The new cameras are working great and so is the audio.
the sound is great and the video is supper😄😊
Videos, and audio are good. Enjoy watching here in Southcentral Kansas.
new cams are working well imo
Nathan, consider using steam for "supplemental heat" in your kiln. Since you are burning your scrap anyway, why not figure out how to get 10-15 psi steam circulating under the wood in the kiln.. Even if you had to only run it during the day when you can constantly monitor it. Free heat is cheaper than "storebought" heat any day of the week.
Cameras and microphones doing good. Keep it going.
Hey Nathan, the new cameras are working great. if you contact Mike Morgan, he can tell you exactly how many it will take to make a cord. I’m thinking three totes. Great video!👍🏻
Cameras are doing great job… following the sawmil cutting really well…
Cameras and audio are excellent.
Video and audio look and sound great !
I can see you very well . Love th low like setting , Nathan . The audio seemed a little loud , when you were getting logs in the tractor . SEEYA
Thanks for sharing.
You bet
Cameras and audio are much better than the old blow-pro’s!
New cameras are great!