I' am sitting watching you climb on top of that rather large log and rocking it until you got some movement just to move it a foot!. You are a slight man but with the strength and fortitude of 2 men. Your nonstop energy inspires me to get out in my shop when I think I can't go any further. If you can do it, then any of us can.
I love how you read the log's outward signs of flames, quilting and spalting and afterwards you open up the log and we get to see what is inside. I learn so much from this. Thank you!
A skid steer with pallet forks would be a wonderful addition to your setup for log/lumber movement and even log procurement. In my opinion better than a forklift because they handle the uneven terrain much better. Great vids and channel. Many thanks for the content
What beautiful wood, I really like this one. Something else struck me in this video - I think of the sawmills of the past, the size and noise of the machinery, the multiple guys needed to operate them etc. and I watch this and it's honestly a technological marvel seeing your sawmill effortlessly slab up this giant piece of maple. That motor is hugely powerful for its size!
Marc watching this video I noticed that you stacked cuts one on top of the other. That's good but if someone was searching for a special pattern and you knew you had just what he needed, toward the bottom of the stack. I know you would move the stack to get to it for him to see. Think about this: if you take a picture of each slab and number them you could show him all you have and never move a slab. God Bless my friend.
Another great video thank you Matt. That last plank the design ,and colors are something I’ve never seen!! I have worked with wood my whole life. Never have I seen you’r type of wood? well ,now I have to make a visit to Canada. I’am misssing the best of all woods!!
This was surprisingly thrilling. It's like breaking the lock on an old treasure chest, seeing what's inside, closing the lid and reopening it to have the contents changed.
Every time you throw water on a new slab, I imagine what a nice table it would make. If I could purchase every slab I like, there wouldn't be enough conferences in Minnesota for all those conference tables.
That is a bandsaw to be proud of, especially since you built it. I was watching all the videos of construction, now on to a 4 wheeled gantry with an adjustable bed for moving the heavy slabs. Beautiful wood. Wood like that is quite expensive in Montana.
Its amazing what awaits when you open up what to most is firewood or garbage. Those slabs are almost priceless and hold incredible value. Once in a finished product it will be worth thousands. Gives a whole new aspect to into this type of milling and wood recovery.
Nice stuff there Matt. I'd be happy to make you an automated blade lube system but I'm sure you could make it. Thanks for the video. Funny to me when you say your too lazy to do something. Lol that my friend you are not
I've had size issues with my blades. I get a flat pack of 20. The inner blade is always tighter than the outer. I started ordering 1" longer. Cooks sawmill blade sales is awesome
About blades or saw being too big or small, don't discount the effect temperature has on a sawblade that length. Warming it up with a hot air gun (without it becoming too hot to touch of course) may make it expand enough to fit on the wheels. It's a long blade, so even a tiny expansion could do a lot over that length.
You can increase the length 1/16" by raising it 42F assuming it's 200". If your saw was sitting out in the sun and the blade was in your garage that could easily be the issue.
If you try this please video it, I don't want to see you hurt but at the same time watching you try and thread a hot blade at speed before it cools might be entertaining!
that was an amazing log, to bad it was small. I really liked the outside pieces, it looked like gray flames. Each piece was different than the other. That will make some awesome furniture, would love to make something with them.
Ha! I wasn't being a wiseguy calling it wormy soft maple. Around the Lake Ontario plain, they farm everything that isn't swamp. So all of your woods up there grow silver maple that can tolerate saturated soil. But the carpenter ants get in them and perforate a good portion of the inside of the trunk. It isn't worms that make the tunnels, but the effect is that they appear to be made by worms. So loggers will call a silver maple job that grows in a swamp as "wormy soft maple". Whose market, as it turns out, is garbage.
Matt, I’ve watch you cut and appreciate a lot of spalted wood but I haven’t seen you build anything with it. I understand it requires a respirator when sanding and some kind of stabilizing treatment before finishing. Sure would enjoy seeing a video from you on this subject. It is a beautiful anomaly in wood.
Matt when you put all of your weight on that hook when rolling log and you are almost horizontal, if that hook broke away you would fall flat on your back. Be careful. I want you to keep making a lot more vids.
To be more specific (and hopefully more helpful); I enjoy how you walk us through the decision making of the cut with your interpretation of the log yield. I appreciate your humble demeanor as you tackle Herculean tasks. Thanks.
Hi! If you add a (half) ring to the end of your yellow moving poles, you could just click in a carbine hook (those things used for rock climbing and stuff) with a sand bucket (or whatever weight you wanna use) to hold it in place. No shady "hang the bucket over the grip"-business. :)
I don't know if you know, but Cook Saw has an automatic band saw sharpener. You put the blade in and turn it on and it will sharpen the blade by itself, You have to check on it every now and then, but you can be doing other things while it does it's thing.
Nice Matt. I chainsaw mill, wish I could do a bandsaw where I am. Really appreciate your walk around on the wood and breaking it down as you go. Great info.👍
They'd make some excellent & beautiful hallway table tops Matt, also it'd be cool to fill the ants nest with clear epoxy so hopefully you'd see trapped ants in the finished piece.... Maybe my warped humour but I think it'd be cool anyway 👍
Hey Matt, Great videos. I have had to binge watch ALL your videos. Have to say I love the water splash reveals on your log cutting videos. Amazing what mother nature has created inside each tree. Do you sell your slabs?
Is it just water you are pouring over it? Or ethanol?They are nice slabs. I do milling myself, but I was staying away from logs with spiral groth like this. What would be your experience, will they "warp" or "unwind" in the direction of the spiral? Moving the slabs around is the hardest part of the milling...I feel your pain.
With the grain going at an angle on those outer boards, will you run into any issues with them drying twisted, or when they are dry and start milking them with they want to twist?
Matt, you don't put any wedges or spacers in behind the cut? The friction on the blade must get pretty big particularly when you leave the boards on top.
Man Matt, that is absolutely beautiful wood. I'm sure you've probably said something about it before, but what is in the can that you are spraying on the blade? It's amazing to watch and I really enjoy your video's immensely. Thanks for sharing. Deb
For Matt or anyone else. I'm am just getting slabs done of the chainsaw mill I have. I put them in the garage but I have an abnormally warm garage 85-95F. Would this be good for drying the slabs or is that too hot for air drying?
I have a 30 ft Silver Maple. The base is 27" and the crotches are about 20". Is it work trying to get this milled? Worried the sapwood will leave little usable wood behind. Would use the wood for a guitar project and maybe even baseboard trim in the house. TIA.
Handling those blades for a moment there it felt like you were going to get taken out like Kenny on an episode of South Park but you handled it well sir! 😳
Something that just occurred to me. Do your neighbors ever worry you are going crazy? Just out there "talking to yourself" about how great the wood is and how much you love crotch? On a more serious note, I loved the tunes in this one. Not too overpowering and well timed. Good job adding that in.
![Spalted Silver Maple Slabbing [Embedded Steel, Brass, & Copper]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IW4MEi9BNJo/mqdefault.jpg)
You are a scholar and a gentleman and a teacher. Thank you for all three things. :)
Much appreciated :)
Wow‼️ a sensational log Matt 👊
thanks Ron!
I' am sitting watching you climb on top of that rather large log and rocking it until you got some movement just to move it a foot!. You are a slight man but with the strength and fortitude of 2 men. Your nonstop energy inspires me to get out in my shop when I think I can't go any further. If you can do it, then any of us can.
I love how you read the log's outward signs of flames, quilting and spalting and afterwards you open up the log and we get to see what is inside. I learn so much from this. Thank you!
A skid steer with pallet forks would be a wonderful addition to your setup for log/lumber movement and even log procurement. In my opinion better than a forklift because they handle the uneven terrain much better. Great vids and channel. Many thanks for the content
This was so great. Love spalted wood , those last few were just so incredible!
What beautiful wood, I really like this one.
Something else struck me in this video - I think of the sawmills of the past, the size and noise of the machinery, the multiple guys needed to operate them etc. and I watch this and it's honestly a technological marvel seeing your sawmill effortlessly slab up this giant piece of maple. That motor is hugely powerful for its size!
A ten horse motor..watch the build videos they are great.
Marc watching this video I noticed that you stacked cuts one on top of the other. That's good but if someone was searching for a special pattern and you knew you had just what he needed, toward the bottom of the stack. I know you would move the stack to get to it for him to see. Think about this: if you take a picture of each slab and number them you could show him all you have and never move a slab. God Bless my friend.
Frank Ingra
I love going through the logs as you cut them. Even the plainest can be beautiful after its cut.
I want that last one! So pretty....and yet, so far away. (plus that's probably a keeper)
Hahaha yeah I think I'm going to hold on to that one
Another great video thank you Matt. That last plank the design ,and colors are something
I’ve never seen!! I have worked with wood my whole life. Never have I seen you’r type of
wood? well ,now I have to make a visit to Canada. I’am misssing the best of all woods!!
Oh wooooow those slabs were beautiful! I'd love to make something out of that! I LOVE spalted wood! Soooo pretty
Thanks for including the blade folding and blade change. Very interesting.
24:40 and 25:00 are definitely my favorites. Nice job Matt!
This was surprisingly thrilling. It's like breaking the lock on an old treasure chest, seeing what's inside, closing the lid and reopening it to have the contents changed.
Absolutely gorgeous slabs Matt. Enjoyed the video keep up the great work.
thanks!
Someone got it dirty. That is lovely. After the other, who would have thought? No splits. A different kind of beauty.
Why is it....I can just keep watching these videos ? I wanna go out to the cord wood pile and cut some up. Great stuff.
Do it!!
Absolutely beautiful Matt! I wish I lived close...I be buying some of that!
Thanks!
Every time you throw water on a new slab, I imagine what a nice table it would make. If I could purchase every slab I like, there wouldn't be enough conferences in Minnesota for all those conference tables.
That is a bandsaw to be proud of, especially since you built it. I was watching all the videos of construction, now on to a 4 wheeled gantry with an adjustable bed for moving the heavy slabs. Beautiful wood. Wood like that is quite expensive in Montana.
i love watching your slabbing videos
beautyful slabs there matt. lots of nice furniture coming. thanks for sharing and keep on happy milling.
thanks!
Thanks for taking us along on a hard day's work.
Well done.
Its amazing what awaits when you open up what to most is firewood or garbage. Those slabs are almost priceless and hold incredible value. Once in a finished product it will be worth thousands. Gives a whole new aspect to into this type of milling and wood recovery.
22:35 that was a really really nice one. The figure around those knots did it. Liked the ones at 25-26 to striped shifting color.
Next to those slabs, you're the coolest Matt.
hahahaha thanks Jeff!
Geez man, this one had it all! Jump kicks, arty music montage clips, insect genocide, and a shrinking bandsaw!
Literally everything!
....and don't forget the colors and the color commentary!
Only thing it did not have, is a Y-shaped log.
That was a beautiful log and can't wait to see what you are going to make out of it.
Nice stuff there Matt. I'd be happy to make you an automated blade lube system but I'm sure you could make it. Thanks for the video. Funny to me when you say your too lazy to do something. Lol that my friend you are not
I've had size issues with my blades. I get a flat pack of 20. The inner blade is always tighter than the outer. I started ordering 1" longer. Cooks sawmill blade sales is awesome
About blades or saw being too big or small, don't discount the effect temperature has on a sawblade that length. Warming it up with a hot air gun (without it becoming too hot to touch of course) may make it expand enough to fit on the wheels. It's a long blade, so even a tiny expansion could do a lot over that length.
Good point. I'll mess with it in the future. If I can get it to slip on, it'll stretch a bit once it's under tension for a bit
You can increase the length 1/16" by raising it 42F assuming it's 200". If your saw was sitting out in the sun and the blade was in your garage that could easily be the issue.
If you try this please video it, I don't want to see you hurt but at the same time watching you try and thread a hot blade at speed before it cools might be entertaining!
It's 308". I don't think 3/32" is going to be enough though.
@@mcremona it'd make a killer bowsaw blade if it doesn't look like it'll ever go on.
that was an amazing log, to bad it was small. I really liked the outside pieces, it looked like gray flames. Each piece was different than the other. That will make some awesome furniture, would love to make something with them.
"Kinda the same thing" and yet still exciting. Cool attitude!
It's really interesting looking at those big logs through your eyes. A logger sees big wormy soft maple very differently.
I'm happy taking your garbage :)
Ha! I wasn't being a wiseguy calling it wormy soft maple. Around the Lake Ontario plain, they farm everything that isn't swamp. So all of your woods up there grow silver maple that can tolerate saturated soil. But the carpenter ants get in them and perforate a good portion of the inside of the trunk. It isn't worms that make the tunnels, but the effect is that they appear to be made by worms. So loggers will call a silver maple job that grows in a swamp as "wormy soft maple". Whose market, as it turns out, is garbage.
"But the carpenter ants get in them and perforate a good portion of the inside of the trunk. "
A little (relatively) Epoxy can fix that.
Everyone loves log
Damn that first slab!!!!! If only I was not living outside of the US, I would have to come and buy that one :)
That's some cool slabs Matt!!!
Beautiful wood, salted maple is my favorite but nothing beats burls! Those would make a nice work bench top
I like salted maple too... it's delicious!
Great job Matt!..
Very nice. Those spalt lines & color 😍. Plus that diagonal one at the end. 👍😍👍
Matt, I’ve watch you cut and appreciate a lot of spalted wood but I haven’t seen you build anything with it. I understand it requires a respirator when sanding and some kind of stabilizing treatment before finishing. Sure would enjoy seeing a video from you on this subject. It is a beautiful anomaly in wood.
Gentleman's Valet Box ua-cam.com/video/3zqIpylUMR8/v-deo.html
Rotten Wood to Brass Hammer Handle - Resin Stabilizing ua-cam.com/video/gmJZlduLYHI/v-deo.html
Here’s a couple videos where I work with spalted woods that require stabilizing
Thanks very much.
Beautiful lumber. Wish I could get my hands on stuff like that.
Oh man that’s just awesome all the colors so cool. Take Care.
thanks Thom!
You and I have different definitions of what "moving something relatively easily" means! :)
hahahahahaha you're probably right
The diagonal grains are crazy!!
Matt when you put all of your weight on that hook when rolling log and you are almost horizontal, if that hook broke away you would fall flat on your back. Be careful. I want you to keep making a lot more vids.
Brother you are more incredible than the wood
I watched you build this awesome monster, I’m surprised you never put an automatic waterer/blade lube on it yet?
I'd love to get my hands on a piece of that!!
Nice. Keep the sawmill video coming
To be more specific (and hopefully more helpful); I enjoy how you walk us through the decision making of the cut with your interpretation of the log yield. I appreciate your humble demeanor as you tackle Herculean tasks. Thanks.
Looks just like a feather toward the end. COOL
Luthiers would gladly buy some of those spalted slabs.
Hi! If you add a (half) ring to the end of your yellow moving poles, you could just click in a carbine hook (those things used for rock climbing and stuff) with a sand bucket (or whatever weight you wanna use) to hold it in place. No shady "hang the bucket over the grip"-business. :)
And can you not just add a small water pump (and a tank) that directly sprays a bit of water onto the blade every few turns? :)
I don't know if you know, but Cook Saw has an automatic band saw sharpener. You put the blade in and turn it on and it will sharpen the blade by itself, You have to check on it every now and then, but you can be doing other things while it does it's thing.
Nice Matt. I chainsaw mill, wish I could do a bandsaw where I am. Really appreciate your walk around on the wood and breaking it down as you go. Great info.👍
thanks!
Awesome log Matt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Interesting markings it looks like a brindle coated bulldog with a stripes
Whoa, whoa, whoa! A pallet? That's one step closer to getting a forklift!!!
crap! I'd better burn that thing!!
Some really cool looking slabs! 👍👊
you know it!
your neighbours must love you ... with all that saw noise hahaha
That middle piece after you flip the middle slab over looks like you would make it awesome desk.
Stunning! Absolutely beautiful slabs.
Those end slabs look like marble!
They'd make some excellent & beautiful hallway table tops Matt, also it'd be cool to fill the ants nest with clear epoxy so hopefully you'd see trapped ants in the finished piece.... Maybe my warped humour but I think it'd be cool anyway 👍
Hey Matt, Great videos. I have had to binge watch ALL your videos. Have to say I love the water splash reveals on your log cutting videos. Amazing what mother nature has created inside each tree. Do you sell your slabs?
Matt those are some beautiful slabs. What would a slab like the one you said was the best from the middle cost?
It's a bit plain but I like it, it's a nice change. Really liked the 4th board!
Wow, I would love to have one of those slabs for a table top.
That last board was my favorite
Hi Matt
do have concepts or strategies for possible evolving cracks with finished products with these great looking slabs?
It never gets old does it.
Hey Matt, ever considered some sort of gravity fed bucket and adjustable spigot for blade lubrication?
Beautiful wood. If you grunt it makes you stronger. A line I will use.
Those are some beautiful slabs. I'd pick some up from you but Minnesota is a long way from Southern California. 😉
Awesome log It never gets old
The grain of logs are the finger prints of God.
What do you do with the old blades? Save for cuts that have metal in them or donate? Maybe local metalworker that makes layered steel could use?
That would make some pretty Benches or Table tops.
awesome job Matt:"really
thanks!
Looks like you could use a built-in oil dispenser where you can just push a button to dispense it. :)
someday I'll install it
Is it just water you are pouring over it? Or ethanol?They are nice slabs. I do milling myself, but I was staying away from logs with spiral groth like this. What would be your experience, will they "warp" or "unwind" in the direction of the spiral? Moving the slabs around is the hardest part of the milling...I feel your pain.
Thank you for the metric!
With the grain going at an angle on those outer boards, will you run into any issues with them drying twisted, or when they are dry and start milking them with they want to twist?
Matt, you don't put any wedges or spacers in behind the cut? The friction on the blade must get pretty big particularly when you leave the boards on top.
The kerf the teeth are cutting is wider than the body of the blade so there is no friction
Why do you use a bucket of water then to spray it with a hose? Love the sawmill videos. Please keep them coming.
Dramatic effect and so I don't use so much water that I turn the ground into a mud puddle
Man Matt, that is absolutely beautiful wood. I'm sure you've probably said something about it before, but what is in the can that you are spraying on the blade? It's amazing to watch and I really enjoy your video's immensely. Thanks for sharing. Deb
Thanks Deb! I'm spraying diesel
Some sweet table tops there... or a whole lot of guitars.
I see a lot of epic guitar bodies there.
What are you squirting on the blade? I would think you could easily set up an auto drip system for that to be more consistent?
Nice video Matt! Thanks for sharing.👍😎JP
thanks JP!
You're very welcome Matt! 😎
It must be some what difficult to even imagine the projects that those slabs have the potential of being.
Definitely slabarific.
Great job Matt. Truly beautiful wood. Wonderful stock for that waterfall table in The Guild! Whaddayagottahave for a slab like that?
For Matt or anyone else. I'm am just getting slabs done of the chainsaw mill I have. I put them in the garage but I have an abnormally warm garage 85-95F. Would this be good for drying the slabs or is that too hot for air drying?
I have a 30 ft Silver Maple. The base is 27" and the crotches are about 20". Is it work trying to get this milled? Worried the sapwood will leave little usable wood behind. Would use the wood for a guitar project and maybe even baseboard trim in the house. TIA.
Hi Matt, do you think leaving the log set for that long helped with the spalting? Beautiful wood in the end.
Handling those blades for a moment there it felt like you were going to get taken out like Kenny on an episode of South Park but you handled it well sir! 😳
not my first sawblade rodeo
The tape-in-the-kerf trick is great. I use that on my cheapo harbor freight mill. Way more trustworthy than the crappy scale that came with it.
Another amazing log. WOW!
man, I wish i had that machine. Envy
Something that just occurred to me. Do your neighbors ever worry you are going crazy? Just out there "talking to yourself" about how great the wood is and how much you love crotch?
On a more serious note, I loved the tunes in this one. Not too overpowering and well timed. Good job adding that in.
I'm sure they would be questioning my sanity if they didn't know what I did for living and also watch my videos lol Thanks Matt!
Hey Matt great video I was wondering what causes the grey is it where water seeps in due to no bark