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For those of you wondering how to calculate Doyle log footage in any log, there are 2 ways. Either download a Doyle chart or calculate it. Here is the formula for that, if anyone even cares. Bdft=(Diameter--4)²x length ÷ 16 Example : 10 ft long log and is 20" in Dia. 20--4=16. 16 x 16 =256 x 10 = 2560 ÷ 10 = 256 Bdft in that log. Yea, it's not that important, but maybe a few might be interested or like I said just download a chart, laminate it and keep it in your truck or on your mill😊😊
Thanks Mike, I enjoyed this adventure. I am a 74 year old that does the same kind of stunts only with old broke down equipment. Many things are harder to do but I say "do it until you can't - then keep doing it!!!"
I hope you get a good metal detector that will find all the metal. If it does, that would make it a great investment. Best of luck w that. Buying loads like that will not only pay for itself but knock down your costs on other areas also. When you enjoy the time and effort, we'll, it's a win-win! Not to mention the service you're providing for the many people who don't have the ability to make their own. And, gosh, let's not forget the enjoyment you're providing for all of us!! Just wonderful, grand, and great! Thanks, Mike.👍🚜❤️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸
In Florida out in the side yard in between two oak trees was a very large stump. It was laying on it's side. I had a stihl 170 chainsaw and over several days slowly cut it up in sections. Then getting in deeper i found metal. It turned out to be conduit and then found the electric box too. Kept cutting and cutting until I could pick it up with my tractor bucket. Brought it up closer to my building because the summer's are quite hot in the sun. Finally got the box and conduit out, what a job! Now here in Missouri there is a chicken coup and cedar trees where they screwed chicken wire to the trees and cutting them down without messing up a chain on the saw.
Definitely get a metal detector. I have a lot of lumber (oak) from an old school house, a few 8x8 posts. Before I cut any of it I go over it with a metal detector. I have found remnants of broken nails frequently. Have yet to hit one since I started using the detector.
Matt Cremona puts logs on his mill all the time that have metal in them. Most of the time it doesn't even hurt the band saw blades. He loves the look of the staining from the metal. Check it out. You really didn't have to avoid log with metal.
Here is my story about a mobile phone "funny". 6 years ago I returned from teaching at a college in Qatar. Moved back to my then residence in Ontario. Got a new phone and phone number. Was really excited about the phone number because it was really easy to remember. HOWEVER, almost immediately I start getting phone calls from collection agencies for a guy named "Mike" (not you). Even got a call from the RCMP, where I had to prove and assure the officer I was not Mike. Apparently there was a fraud charge against this Mike. It took about 3 years for the calls to stop coming regularly. But I still get the odd call for this piece of work! I could change the phone number - but I'm old and like having a simple number to remember ;). Best wishes to you and you lovely family (humans and fur babies) for 2024. Been following you for more years then I can remember and enjoy your content. We are not always on the same page politically, but what you do is great.
Never gave it a thought until you mentioned metal steps for a tree stand. Back in the day, recurved bows, we used pallets for the tree stand and drove rail road spikes in the trees for our steps, and no we never went back and removed the spikes. I don’t even like thinking of the grief we might have created for a logger. Rail road spikes make great steps as long as you don’t cut the tree for lumber. We’re in Missouri
Yes white and bur oak as well as elm are stringy, narly to split. They used to be used as hubs on wooden wheeled wagons because they are so hard to split😊.
I'm out here in western Washington i get my logs from a local saw mill and several log yards over the years ive found everything in logs nails, spikes, electrical boxes, tv antenna, railroad spikes all kinds of treasures it amazes me the stuff people put on trees! Happy new year.
I bought a historic walnut tree once and had it sawn up. The sawyer found a cannon ball from the civil war in it! I let him keep it as a souvenir. He was expecting metal so he used old blades. Wasn't expecting a cannon ball though. Ha!
Hi Mike, I ran a sawmill operation for many years. Yes, a good metal detector is essential, however it’s not foolproof. Over the years, amongst many things, I hit many nails, bolts, hooks, bullets, steel cages (tree grows around them), bricks, tennis balls, cricket balls, rocks, stones and one FROG! Yes, I am not mad….a frog! Many years ago I had heard of a man, running a bandsaw, who was cutting through some elm! The slab he was cutting dropped away, and out popped a BLACK frog! Some years later the very same thing happened to me! The frog jumped out, and dropped dead on the floor! Looking at the slab, it had been encapsulated in a small pocket well inside the tree! This is not a joke! Getting back to buying ‘nailed’ or contaminated timber. Be warned all that shines is not gold! Blades and saw sharpening fees get very costly! Len (Devon 🇬🇧)
That kind of log is why I have 25 plus used blades just for that. Cut away hit the metal finish the cut switch the blade keep cutting. Sharpen reset set and blade is ready for next junk log. Great videos Mike keep up the good work.
Heck Mike the zero turn can also run the remote building battery and solar bank. Edison Motors and Dubos Garage are selling ev conversions for old trucks. Blueford gets a makeover new cat generator, 250 kw battery ev axels. Saves 50 % fuel. Deliver silent mode. They will train Eli to install the kit and do solar systems. They started doing bush solar hybrid systems replacing 100% diesel generators. One month blueford returns with a solar skin to charge him all day long. 3kw per mile. Great winter project.
Happy New Year, Morgan Family! Mike, you are the epitome of "if you're willing to do the work, there is always money to be made. That white oak is a beast, but you whittled it down to workable chunks. I guess this also shows to "never judge a book by its cover."
It's funny. I was thinking "He needs a metal detector" right before you said "I need a metal detector". Good luck with sawing that log. Happy New Year to the Morgan family!
Metal detector great for the mill,but what about all the hidden gems on that property,lots of history in that part of the country.bep,bep,hey it's shiny!!!!wood,hoooo!!!
We do not have very much white oak in south Mississippi but when you do see a big one they are usually in a yard and you know those are metal magnets. My son in law has a metal detector that can tell you what kind of metal but how deep. Our church bought new pews from North Mississippi and they are made from white oak and look fantastic. Have fun and stay safe!
Hi Mike, I watch another channel too where he mills his own lumber as well, called Mathew Cremona, and he started using a carbide tipped tooth blades, and has not had a problem with dulling blades even after hitting metal. He made a video about why he started using the carbide tipped blades, because he was coming across a lot of logs, that had metal, he wanted to cut and after hitting a piece of metal with a regular blade he had to change blades. I believe he mentioned in that video that the carbide tipped were three times as much, but very rarely has to change blades now, even if he noticed he had cut through some metal. Thought I'd mention it if that is possibly something you might be interested in.
Just as you said something about a metal detector, i was thinking of Mark Galicic, and his metal detector, it penetrates about 16" into a log, they roll it checking all sides, and has saved them a lot of time and money in damaged blades. I think it probably would be a good investment. The good ones are not cheap. Had no idea that a log cut into lumber even green would be that much money. You know if you were to get a good metal detector, the big mill "rejects" would probably be a good source of lumber and firewood income. Just sayin. Really liked the video, learned even more about firewood, lumber cutting. Thx
Good morning Mike, the years of work, efforts and sacrifices have been channeled in the right direction. You have developed the right knowledge/opportunities and applied skills/equipment to show there is gold in them there hills of lumber. You have shown that you make a superior product and have harvested a diverse stream to make a favourable return on your efforts. Doing what you love in an environment that you love to work in, is Smiles of Miles of Value from my perspective. Will be exciting to see what 2024 has to offer. 😀👍👍👍
It looks like a fencing staple or fencing nail used for livestock. I took so many out of trees that were in for decades to attach barbed wire...we also use them on our old farm land for horses pastures !
If you are going to get a metal detector, get one that will scan down 12 - 16". The little hand held ones don't scan very deep. Mark Galicic (youtube) runs a circle saw mill in PA somewhere and has one that is meant for metal detecting in the ground. Works well for him.
I believe Mark said his set him back somewhere in the neighborhood of 4K. However, cost of replacing the carbide teeth on his saw vs. a band blade make it a no brainer. Might make sense for Mike long term depending on how deep he dives into commercial sawing.
Driving up from ATL to PGH and then to Ellwood this Friday. Hope the weather stays as rain until I drive back from EC to Mt Lebanon on Sat at noon. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Maybe I’ll drive through Zilly to see their Christmas decorations. Mac. :-))
Thanks for sharing with us Mike. Glad you got a good deal on your truckload s of logs. Keep up the great work and making your firewood business a good one. Stay safe and keep up the good work. Can't wait to see how the rest of that log works out for you. Fred.
Watched your previous video about cleaning glass in wood burning stove.I use windex. I squirt my folded paper town then dip it in ashes from firewood squirt glass then rub with paper towel
David, you are at the top of the list today. We are having a w Penn winter in northern most Wisconsin. No snow on Jan 2nd. Filling out garden seed forms and planning for a few apple trees, Honey Crisp and Sweet Sixteen. That should round out the orchard to about 30 trees, with a mix of Harlson , Macintosh and some trees that I started from old apple trees found in rural areas and forests.
@@realairplane261 Hi RA, Good to hear about someone planting trees. Apple trees don't grow good where I live. I guess it is too hot. I love apple cider and have been getting some good stuff from our local Brookshires grocery store. Happy New Year CV to you!
I used to make custom furniture and I would buy lumber from a guy in NC who bought the butt ends from a veneer mill. He got a great deal on them because they needed them out of the way. Really nice lumber, though usually 5 to 8 feet long. The length wasn't a problem when making tables and similar furniture.
Ahhhh. I see. I have been researching the regular medal detectors so my mind went straight to those. Didn’t know there was one specifically for his purpose. Thanks for teaching me something today! Have a good day
That looked like a lot of work but… you have the equipment and the experience. The fact that you enjoy what you are doing is icing on the cake! Happy and prosperous New Year!
I’ve never heard you talk about it, but wood split’s easier from the top of the tree down. I’ve chopped a lot of wood so I’m careful to pay attention to that. So when you cut the tree up keep the top up. Besides being easier it also doesn’t splinter as bad.
A good metal detector might be a good thing to have around the wood yard Mike. That exposed metal looks like either a fencing staple or a link of a chain.
Happy New year, Great getting back into the swing of things here in Missouri. No matter how long or short of a holiday break I take, it never seems enough. Some day I will be able to enjoy the time outdoors doing the things we love, till then, I am glad to be able to watch you lifting 400 lb logs while I run 3 screens of spread sheets and computer tracking. :-) I enjoy the videos.
Turned out to a nice log . Ya never know . wonderful way to handle a wrong number . Think they will get back to you , Mike ? Good movie . Thank s. David
Have you guys tried to use solar drying sheds for green lumber? Its an alternative way to dry wood that is faster than covering or letting it dry normally. A lot of folks are indicating that their lumber is drying in 3-6 months. Longer than kiln drying (but free).
Turns out, the "juice Was worth the squeeze " lol never heard that expression before! 😂 not sure how deep a metal detector could read in that dense wood. Maybe a strong magnet 🧲 would work?
Hi Mike We are slowly getting back to work here in New Zealand funny you are saying in a few weeks the weather will start getting better and ours will start getting worse 😅 But I love the cold Cheers Paul
You could be amazed at what you might find on your property with that medal detector also….. do you know the history of your property? Old home sites and such could be gold for finds
It's not that kind of metal detector. For detecting metal in logs, old beams, etc... you use the exact same handheld metal detector that TSA uses to manually screen passengers. Larger operations probably have fixed, larger units, but it's not the kind of detector you see people waving back and forth on the beach like a weedeater.
30" rounds. A normal day out west. Though mabe not quite that heavy. 8 railroad spikes in one log is are record. Thank goodness we didn't put it on the mill. Chainsaw missed some of them by less then a inch.. . Oddly enough we milled the butt log and being a lightning strike it was junk wood. For whatever reason no rail spikes in first log. The lightning strike hid the blue/black color. . Worst thing we actually hit is old glass insulators, melts the stelite right off the teeth. Its a circular saw not bandmill.
I really enjoyed today's video, Mike. $870 as lumber plus one round worth of of super premium bundle wood. Or $1050 if all made into SPBW if I did my calculations correctly. 7-- 16" rounds($150/per round).
I just cut up three red and white oaks about 31-33 inches in diameter that were cut because they were dead. I know they weighed a lot. I don't have a sawmill....yet. I am 4 years from retirement and my wife and I are planning on building our vacation home in the Poconos on our landi am considering a sawmill to put on it and hopefully use wood from the land. Keep up the great work and videos.
GOOOOOOD MAAAAAAAAWNIN EVERYONE!!!…Mike I know I don’t need to say this, but it gives me peace…. be careful & watch your back on that heavy oak. Looking forward to seeing footage of your WV trip. As always, thanks for sharing. Have a Day HELLOOOO Hunter 😊
Hi Mike, Glad to here you talking about a metal detector. And please get a Sawyers Helmet and Shield for logs that might be dangerous. I lost a friend to a sawmill accident. A helmet might have helped but you never know.
I would have been tempted to take a really heavy slab off side with fencing staple. That slab goes to firewood. Saw the rest if looks ok. Band saw blade about same cost as chainsaw chain.
I like this type of video !! Great Extra labor but cutting that log into all superior bundle wood would get ya the most $$. But my back wouldn’t be able to take it! Happy New Year
What kind of blades are you running in the saw mill? I hear Carbide tipped band saw blades will cut right through metal no problem. You still have to pry the metal out of the boards after before you can plane them
Carbide blades do not cut through metal without problems. For example, in a joiners shop where every circular saw blade is carbide tipped, you would not want to cut through steel. It damages the tips. You can get away with soft aluminium however. The only saw blades that cut through steel with no problems are those specialist blades used on metal cutting saws.
Mike when you started talking about that log and how you where most likely going to cut it up for fire wood I was thing to myself and say Po mike do this and this , You must have the best hearing of anyone I know , You ended up doing just what I was telling you. Thanks , some one finally listens too me . 😅
And to think. I actually, sorta got the same picture and greeting the unknown family got. I don't even have your number. Lol. That was very nice of you to return well wishes to strangers!
That’s some beautiful straight grain wood. I know it’s a pain but probably worth the trouble to quarter saw that rascal. You lose some yield but more than make up for it in better $$/bd. ft! I’d cut some 8 and 6 qtr too.
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Great video, thanks for sharing numbers on bundle wood and the load of logs. Everyone should be ambitious like the Morgans!
For those of you wondering how to calculate Doyle log footage in any log, there are 2 ways. Either download a Doyle chart or calculate it. Here is the formula for that, if anyone even cares.
Bdft=(Diameter--4)²x length ÷ 16
Example : 10 ft long log and is 20" in Dia.
20--4=16. 16 x 16 =256 x 10 = 2560 ÷ 10 = 256 Bdft in that log.
Yea, it's not that important, but maybe a few might be interested or like I said just download a chart, laminate it and keep it in your truck or on your mill😊😊
Mike, wishing you, Melissa and your wonderful family a Happy and Prosperous New Year from North Alabama!
Thanks Mike, I enjoyed this adventure. I am a 74 year old that does the same kind of stunts only with old broke down equipment. Many things are harder to do but I say "do it until you can't - then keep doing it!!!"
I hope you get a good metal detector that will find all the metal. If it does, that would make it a great investment. Best of luck w that. Buying loads like that will not only pay for itself but knock down your costs on other areas also. When you enjoy the time and effort, we'll, it's a win-win! Not to mention the service you're providing for the many people who don't have the ability to make their own. And, gosh, let's not forget the enjoyment you're providing for all of us!! Just wonderful, grand, and great! Thanks, Mike.👍🚜❤️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸
In Florida out in the side yard in between two oak trees was a very large stump. It was laying on it's side. I had a stihl 170 chainsaw and over several days slowly cut it up in sections. Then getting in deeper i found metal. It turned out to be conduit and then found the electric box too. Kept cutting and cutting until I could pick it up with my tractor bucket. Brought it up closer to my building because the summer's are quite hot in the sun. Finally got the box and conduit out, what a job! Now here in Missouri there is a chicken coup and cedar trees where they screwed chicken wire to the trees and cutting them down without messing up a chain on the saw.
When I was a kid we had to split by hand! Man it was a work out! But by the end of summer we would have 2 full cords done! God Bless machines
Happy New Year to Mike and all the Morgans. Thanks for all the great content from 2023 and looking forward to 2024!
That Oak Makes For Some Great Firewood!!
Keep Smiling On!!Happy Blessed New Year!!
Keep Smiling On!!
😀👍👊❤️
Definitely get a metal detector. I have a lot of lumber (oak) from an old school house, a few 8x8 posts. Before I cut any of it I go over it with a metal detector. I have found remnants of broken nails frequently. Have yet to hit one since I started using the detector.
Matt Cremona puts logs on his mill all the time that have metal in them. Most of the time it doesn't even hurt the band saw blades. He loves the look of the staining from the metal. Check it out. You really didn't have to avoid log with metal.
Here is my story about a mobile phone "funny". 6 years ago I returned from teaching at a college in Qatar. Moved back to my then residence in Ontario. Got a new phone and phone number. Was really excited about the phone number because it was really easy to remember. HOWEVER, almost immediately I start getting phone calls from collection agencies for a guy named "Mike" (not you). Even got a call from the RCMP, where I had to prove and assure the officer I was not Mike. Apparently there was a fraud charge against this Mike.
It took about 3 years for the calls to stop coming regularly. But I still get the odd call for this piece of work! I could change the phone number - but I'm old and like having a simple number to remember ;).
Best wishes to you and you lovely family (humans and fur babies) for 2024. Been following you for more years then I can remember and enjoy your content. We are not always on the same page politically, but what you do is great.
Mike looks like 👍 you have both firewood and boards in the pile of tree service wood 😮😊❤
Never gave it a thought until you mentioned metal steps for a tree stand. Back in the day, recurved bows, we used pallets for the tree stand and drove rail road spikes in the trees for our steps, and no we never went back and removed the spikes. I don’t even like thinking of the grief we might have created for a logger. Rail road spikes make great steps as long as you don’t cut the tree for lumber. We’re in Missouri
Yes white and bur oak as well as elm are stringy, narly to split. They used to be used as hubs on wooden wheeled wagons because they are so hard to split😊.
I'm out here in western Washington i get my logs from a local saw mill and several log yards over the years ive found everything in logs nails, spikes, electrical boxes, tv antenna, railroad spikes all kinds of treasures it amazes me the stuff people put on trees! Happy new year.
I bought a historic walnut tree once and had it sawn up. The sawyer found a cannon ball from the civil war in it! I let him keep it as a souvenir. He was expecting metal so he used old blades. Wasn't expecting a cannon ball though. Ha!
Hi Mike, I ran a sawmill operation for many years. Yes, a good metal detector is essential, however it’s not foolproof. Over the years, amongst many things, I hit many nails, bolts, hooks, bullets, steel cages (tree grows around them), bricks, tennis balls, cricket balls, rocks, stones and one FROG! Yes, I am not mad….a frog! Many years ago I had heard of a man, running a bandsaw, who was cutting through some elm! The slab he was cutting dropped away, and out popped a BLACK frog! Some years later the very same thing happened to me! The frog jumped out, and dropped dead on the floor! Looking at the slab, it had been encapsulated in a small pocket well inside the tree! This is not a joke! Getting back to buying ‘nailed’ or contaminated timber. Be warned all that shines is not gold! Blades and saw sharpening fees get very costly! Len (Devon 🇬🇧)
Quarter sawn white oak is my favorite for any wood working project.
A happy and productive prosperous new year love your vids just watch and the world stands still so relaxing trevor from England
My back and arms hurt just watching you roll that log Mike!! 😅. Always a joy to see what you are up to!
That kind of log is why I have 25 plus used blades just for that. Cut away hit the metal finish the cut switch the blade keep cutting. Sharpen reset set and blade is ready for next junk log. Great videos Mike keep up the good work.
Heck Mike the zero turn can also run the remote building battery and solar bank. Edison Motors and Dubos Garage are selling ev conversions for old trucks. Blueford gets a makeover new cat generator, 250 kw battery ev axels. Saves 50 % fuel. Deliver silent mode. They will train Eli to install the kit and do solar systems. They started doing bush solar hybrid systems replacing 100% diesel generators. One month blueford returns with a solar skin to charge him all day long. 3kw per mile. Great winter project.
Good job explaining the value of the wood!
My App , Log weight Pro puts the weight of that one 16 inch round at 541 pounds.
Happy New Year, Morgan Family! Mike, you are the epitome of "if you're willing to do the work, there is always money to be made. That white oak is a beast, but you whittled it down to workable chunks. I guess this also shows to "never judge a book by its cover."
It's funny. I was thinking "He needs a metal detector" right before you said "I need a metal detector". Good luck with sawing that log. Happy New Year to the Morgan family!
Metal detector great for the mill,but what about all the hidden gems on that property,lots of history in that part of the country.bep,bep,hey it's shiny!!!!wood,hoooo!!!
Happy New Year all!
Hope all goes well, looks like the new year has many challenges!
Hello to all, God bless and stay safe! ✝️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We do not have very much white oak in south Mississippi but when you do see a big one they are usually in a yard and you know those are metal magnets. My son in law has a metal detector that can tell you what kind of metal but how deep. Our church bought new pews from North Mississippi and they are made from white oak and look fantastic. Have fun and stay safe!
Hi Mike, I watch another channel too where he mills his own lumber as well, called Mathew Cremona, and he started using a carbide tipped tooth blades, and has not had a problem with dulling blades even after hitting metal. He made a video about why he started using the carbide tipped blades, because he was coming across a lot of logs, that had metal, he wanted to cut and after hitting a piece of metal with a regular blade he had to change blades. I believe he mentioned in that video that the carbide tipped were three times as much, but very rarely has to change blades now, even if he noticed he had cut through some metal. Thought I'd mention it if that is possibly something you might be interested in.
Just as you said something about a metal detector, i was thinking of Mark Galicic, and his metal detector, it penetrates about 16" into a log, they roll it checking all sides, and has saved them a lot of time and money in damaged blades. I think it probably would be a good investment. The good ones are not cheap. Had no idea that a log cut into lumber even green would be that much money. You know if you were to get a good metal detector, the big mill "rejects" would probably be a good source of lumber and firewood income. Just sayin. Really liked the video, learned even more about firewood, lumber cutting. Thx
Good morning Mike, the years of work, efforts and sacrifices have been channeled in the right direction. You have developed the right knowledge/opportunities and applied skills/equipment to show there is gold in them there hills of lumber. You have shown that you make a superior product and have harvested a diverse stream to make a favourable return on your efforts. Doing what you love in an environment that you love to work in, is Smiles of Miles of Value from my perspective. Will be exciting to see what 2024 has to offer. 😀👍👍👍
It looks like a fencing staple or fencing nail used for livestock. I took so many out of trees that were in for decades to attach barbed wire...we also use them on our old farm land for horses pastures !
Happy New Year Mike, to you and the family. Also, I’m giving credit to Melissa for Michigan’s big win, she called it!
Happy New Year to The Morgan Family Hope you have a great year God bless
👍👍👍👍👍👌great video to find value in reject materials a true “diamond in the rough!!”
Mike I think you’re right. You need a metal detector. That is a beautiful log there. Love that white oak. Cool video. 👍❤️
😂😂😂 Mike you're hilarious responding to the txt! I'd responded back to anyone that was such a good sport about the mix up 😂
If you are going to get a metal detector, get one that will scan down 12 - 16". The little hand held ones don't scan very deep. Mark Galicic (youtube) runs a circle saw mill in PA somewhere and has one that is meant for metal detecting in the ground. Works well for him.
I believe Mark said his set him back somewhere in the neighborhood of 4K. However, cost of replacing the carbide teeth on his saw vs. a band blade make it a no brainer. Might make sense for Mike long term depending on how deep he dives into commercial sawing.
Driving up from ATL to PGH and then to Ellwood this Friday. Hope the weather stays as rain until I drive back from EC to Mt Lebanon on Sat at noon. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Maybe I’ll drive through Zilly to see their Christmas decorations. Mac. :-))
Thanks for sharing with us Mike. Glad you got a good deal on your truckload s of logs. Keep up the great work and making your firewood business a good one. Stay safe and keep up the good work. Can't wait to see how the rest of that log works out for you. Fred.
Morning Mike, I just used my metal detector yesterday on a old piece of 4x4 before running it through my wood planer.
I love AG1. And your comparison on that load of wood is amazing! Great find. Happy New Year!
Watched your previous video about cleaning glass in wood burning stove.I use windex. I squirt my folded paper town then dip it in ashes from firewood squirt glass then rub with paper towel
Take this from a cabinet makers prospective. We'll square up those ends on the table or miter saw.
Impressive! That was a good test for the split force.
Hello! 😊
Metal detectors are a, "must have" for sawmill operators.
Good morning David , happy new year buddy 👍😸😺
@@badcat4707Happy New Year! 😼
Good morning friends
David, you are at the top of the list today. We are having a w Penn winter in northern most Wisconsin. No snow on Jan 2nd.
Filling out garden seed forms and planning for a few apple trees, Honey Crisp and Sweet Sixteen. That should round out the orchard to about 30 trees, with a mix of Harlson , Macintosh and some trees that I started from old apple trees found in rural areas and forests.
@@realairplane261 Hi RA, Good to hear about someone planting trees. Apple trees don't grow good where I live. I guess it is too hot. I love apple cider and have been getting some good stuff from our local Brookshires grocery store.
Happy New Year CV to you!
I used to make custom furniture and I would buy lumber from a guy in NC who bought the butt ends from a veneer mill. He got a great deal on them because they needed them out of the way. Really nice lumber, though usually 5 to 8 feet long. The length wasn't a problem when making tables and similar furniture.
Hi mike and Missal have fun outdoors with the Morgan's
Wishing yall a very Blessed Happy New Year! Always enjoy your videos no matter the subject!
Happy New Year, Mike. All the best for you and yours.
Now I know about wood! I guess I better get a couple saws! Thanks for the info PEACE OUT to you and your Family!
Ahhhh. I see. I have been researching the regular medal detectors so my mind went straight to those. Didn’t know there was one specifically for his purpose. Thanks for teaching me something today! Have a good day
So glad you salvaged that beautiful log. Can’t wait to see it on the sawmill👍
I caught the name Gary Womack......are you from upstate ny? That is a name in our area.
That looked like a lot of work but… you have the equipment and the experience. The fact that you enjoy what you are doing is icing on the cake! Happy and prosperous New Year!
When I use the split that stuff I had a wait for it to get below 0 and split nice
I’ve never heard you talk about it, but wood split’s easier from the top of the tree down. I’ve chopped a lot of wood so I’m careful to pay attention to that. So when you cut the tree up keep the top up. Besides being easier it also doesn’t splinter as bad.
Hmmm. I’ll need to investigate that. Couldn’t hurt to try
Thanks Mike LOL at the end 6th is my Birthday have enjoyed your and Malisa's time Thank you Happy New Year
Happy newyear to you and your family, I’m hooked on the videos you are putting out!
A good metal detector might be a good thing to have around the wood yard Mike. That exposed metal looks like either a fencing staple or a link of a chain.
Happy new year to the Morgan family, and wish Eva a super birthday
Happy New year, Great getting back into the swing of things here in Missouri. No matter how long or short of a holiday break I take, it never seems enough. Some day I will be able to enjoy the time outdoors doing the things we love, till then, I am glad to be able to watch you lifting 400 lb logs while I run 3 screens of spread sheets and computer tracking. :-) I enjoy the videos.
Thanks Mike, Happy New Year to all the Morgan’s
Turned out to a nice log . Ya never know . wonderful way to handle a wrong number . Think they will get back to you , Mike ? Good movie . Thank s. David
Have you guys tried to use solar drying sheds for green lumber? Its an alternative way to dry wood that is faster than covering or letting it dry normally. A lot of folks are indicating that their lumber is drying in 3-6 months. Longer than kiln drying (but free).
Ur a smart man with ur nmbers on things u amaze me all the time when u figure things out in numbers and percentages
Happy new years, great humor in the last two videos, gotta love it. I'm interested in how the spending freeze is going to work?
Turns out, the "juice Was worth the squeeze " lol never heard that expression before! 😂 not sure how deep a metal detector could read in that dense wood. Maybe a strong magnet 🧲 would work?
I love it when you do comparisons. We see what you do and wonder what the cost benefits are in real $. Thanks, Jim in Texas
Hi Mike
We are slowly getting back to work here in New Zealand funny you are saying in a few weeks the weather will start getting better and ours will start getting worse 😅
But I love the cold
Cheers Paul
Yeah, I wanted you to split to the metal & see what it is. Happy New Year from Alabama.
G'day Mike, 360 board feet of white oak or English oak here is US $2838.01 and recycled with nail holes US $5676 👍.
You could be amazed at what you might find on your property with that medal detector also….. do you know the history of your property? Old home sites and such could be gold for finds
It's not that kind of metal detector. For detecting metal in logs, old beams, etc... you use the exact same handheld metal detector that TSA uses to manually screen passengers. Larger operations probably have fixed, larger units, but it's not the kind of detector you see people waving back and forth on the beach like a weedeater.
Rural king.. metal detector $35.. been using one for 8 years. Never hit any metal yet since I got it. Maybe cost more money now.
30" rounds.
A normal day out west.
Though mabe not quite that heavy.
8 railroad spikes in one log is are record. Thank goodness we didn't put it on the mill. Chainsaw missed some of them by less then a inch..
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Oddly enough we milled the butt log and being a lightning strike it was junk wood. For whatever reason no rail spikes in first log.
The lightning strike hid the blue/black color.
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Worst thing we actually hit is old glass insulators, melts the stelite right off the teeth.
Its a circular saw not bandmill.
I really enjoyed today's video, Mike. $870 as lumber plus one round worth of of super premium bundle wood. Or $1050 if all made into SPBW if I did my calculations correctly. 7-- 16" rounds($150/per round).
I just cut up three red and white oaks about 31-33 inches in diameter that were cut because they were dead. I know they weighed a lot. I don't have a sawmill....yet. I am 4 years from retirement and my wife and I are planning on building our vacation home in the Poconos on our landi am considering a sawmill to put on it and hopefully use wood from the land. Keep up the great work and videos.
Been a while since I’ve watched Mike. Still a fantastic show.
Good morning from Upstate South Carolina.
8 am and time for me to get out of bed.
Have a productive day.
Enjoy your videos and how you plan each move no matter what you are doing. God Bless
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EVERYONE!!!…Mike I know I don’t need to say this, but it gives me peace…. be careful & watch your back on that heavy oak. Looking forward to seeing footage of your WV trip. As always, thanks for sharing.
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HELLOOOO Hunter 😊
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
If you don't already have one, scan the log with a METAL DECTOR that will add some confidence to your milling.
Hi Mike, Glad to here you talking about a metal detector. And please get a Sawyers Helmet and Shield for logs that might be dangerous. I lost a friend to a sawmill accident. A helmet might have helped but you never know.
That's pretty darn good that one log almost pays for the entire load rather it be firewood or lumber!. That splitter didn't hesitate at all.
Happy New Year to you and your family!
I would have been tempted to take a really heavy slab off side with fencing staple. That slab goes to firewood. Saw the rest if looks ok. Band saw blade about same cost as chainsaw chain.
Weigh all options for best yield of product - always a good business decision. Stay safe.
I like this type of video !! Great
Extra labor but cutting that log into all superior bundle wood would get ya the most $$.
But my back wouldn’t be able to take it!
Happy New Year
What kind of blades are you running in the saw mill? I hear Carbide tipped band saw blades will cut right through metal no problem. You still have to pry the metal out of the boards after before you can plane them
Carbide blades do not cut through metal without problems. For example, in a joiners shop where every circular saw blade is carbide tipped, you would not want to cut through steel. It damages the tips. You can get away with soft aluminium however. The only saw blades that cut through steel with no problems are those specialist blades used on metal cutting saws.
I was in harber freight new years day. They have metal detectors in my store!
I have one of the Harbor Freight ones, it works to about 4 to 5 inches better than nothing.
Michael, the Garret detector looks like a good option on Amazon… about a buck and a half.
I have said it for years some logs are just worth more in fire wood form . But that iron don’t discriminate agains saws .
Mike when you started talking about that log and how you where most likely going to cut it up for fire wood I was thing to myself and say Po mike do this and this , You must have the best hearing of anyone I know , You ended up doing just what I was telling you. Thanks , some one finally listens too me . 😅
Hope you have a good New Year's as will and thank you for the video
And to think. I actually, sorta got the same picture and greeting the unknown family got. I don't even have your number. Lol. That was very nice of you to return well wishes to strangers!
Now with your equipment you have the one round only paid your time gas etc that makes it all worthwhile great deal on the oak Mike 👍👋🇨🇦
Happy New Year Mike and I pray you and your family have a wonderful new year GOD Bless
That’s some beautiful straight grain wood. I know it’s a pain but probably worth the trouble to quarter saw that rascal. You lose some yield but more than make up for it in better $$/bd. ft! I’d cut some 8 and 6 qtr too.
ur large white oak is perfect for your size shop. Big shops don't want to touch or fuss with that much. Your video viewers tho love it ~