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You know what? In the 70's we used to sell big Myrtlewoods like to the pulp mills just for chip prices - when they came out of the woods at all. Sickening huh? What a fantastic mill you have there. Wow.
I have another suggestion for your next video. Please, no music. I think most people would rather hear the sound of the machine. Music is a very personal choice and taste, so when I come across a video with loud, overpowering music, I will skip it or fast forward through. Also, part of the payoff for the viewer is to see the interior of the wood grain. Wood lovers live for that sort of thing. Thanks and good luck!
Thank you for your comments! We really appreciate hearing your thoughts. There are many people who have requested to see the interior of the log when finished. We will certainly keep this in mind for our next videos.
Impressive machine but a bit repetitive and boring after a while. And I agree with the comment that we wanted to see the figure! The whole reason for all this high-tech cutting! Might have been interesting for the camera to track the blade as it went through the log, not just see the whole process from one end. And yeah - maybe can the music and dub in dialog to instead of overlay text.
Worked in a sawmill in East Texas during the late sixties (Southern Pine Lumber Company). They had a machine called a "Chip and Saw" that would make four cuts at a time. Very fast. Before that, the sawyer rode the carriage to cut one slab at a time. Very dangerous job, that was. I like your machine. Slow, but does a nice job.
+Richard Maynard Thanks for your comments! The cuts may appear slow but the log is 21 feet long and is a bandsaw mill with very little kerf loss (1/10"). Our mill is also extremely accurate which preserves the high end material that we cut.
+Cook Woods Hi! Thanks for the response! Yes, I am impressed. I want to thank you for answering AND I want to thank you for your excellent customer service and the wonderful wood that I have purchased from you. You provide the most beautiful wood that I could NEVER get here in the wilds of New Mexico. Keep up the good work!
+Richard Maynard You are so welcome! We are thrilled to be able to provide excellent customer service to all of our customers as well as a wide range of exotic & domestic woods. Thank you for being our loyal customer!!
Two years of design and engineering, and the operator still has to wear a full-face mask. Must be really comfortable on a hot day, thank you! Why not just put the "cab" on the opposite side where there is no sawdust? Maybe hiring your engineers at the primate section of the local zoo wasn't such a good idea. :-))
How long did it take to do that entire log? Surprised that the blade didn't get pinched as you cut down lower and lower on the log. Impressive - would love to see the final result.
+Bob Groh It took about 35 minutes to mill the log. The sawmill was cutting about 4,000 board ft. per hour. We'll have to get the end result slabs up the next time we show the mill in action - great idea!
Show my ignorance of sawmills but why wouldn't each slab be removed before making the next cut? Doesn't the weight of all of them put more strain on the blade?
+John Eugster On our mill, there is roughly 3 tons of force holding the blade straight so we can easily cut through a huge log without putting any strain on the blade. It makes it much faster and safer to mill straight through the log and then remove the slabs afterwards.
+Allan Daly On our mill, there is roughly 3 tons of force holding the blade straight so we can easily cut through a huge log without putting any strain on the blade. It makes it much faster and safer to mill straight through the log and then remove the slabs afterwards. This is an Oregon Myrtlewood log that yielded slabs with amazing figure!
+William Dawson Great point! We are new at the videos and will definitely do that on the next video! This was an Oregon Myrtlewood log with fantastic figure!
Not saying anything Cook Woods doesn't already know but Myrtlewood that grows in competition with a forest can have incredible color streaks of red, brown, black, and even green as well as figure such as bird's eye, culrly, fiddleback, etc. Wood that grows out in the sunlight is more often just a plain blond color.
