The metal roof on my home built in 1898 lasted until 2015. The metal I replaced it with is warranteed for 50 years, but I believe whoever lives in the home at that point won't even thnk about replacing it. Good choice!
@Scott Koenig walnut can be gorgeous- especially premium - I used to custom match door and framing material at Conestoga Wood Specialties in East Earl Pa
When I heard you mention you and your wife bein involved with your son's school party I was reminded of several things. When I was your age I had a little boy your son's age.He will be 40 in july. I was also self employed. I am sure we can agree how lucky we are to have the latitude and wherewithal to blast off in the middle of the day and attend to such things. When they are gone they are gone, Hoss. His mother spent the first two years off work when he was born and all summer when school was out for him and her. Some of my finest memories of my little boy are the fun we had in my work trucks hauling scaffold etc. from job to job and him jumping out of the truck trying to lift things he had no business lifting.When he started working away from home he shined and run over people with his work ethic. He is without any doubt the thing in my life of which I am most proud. I daresay the Mrs deserves a modicum of credit. Keep on pedalin' , Dude.
Yes sir that’s a nice Cherry 🍒 Log looking forward to learning how you handle the three hearts to generate the maximum amount of board feet for your customer. We call that burning the candle at both ends working sun up to after sundown. 🤠🇺🇸
I have been following your videos for a few weeks now. I was quickly impressed with your work ethic and your passion. It is obvious that your knowledge as a sawyer is extensive, despite some of your attempts to say otherwise. And you share your knowledge with the community. I say bravo to you, sir. But I am more impressed with your character as a man and a father.
Nice cherry logs. Thanks for explaining why you do what you do. I have often wondered how you cut lumber so low on your sawmill without striking your stops
Nathan can you imagine how much work you could get done without having to worry about or set up camera's....but it does pay the bills...can't wait to see the cherry tree's cut up.
Thanks for sharing with us Nathan, nice load of logs you got there. Sorting and stacking them takes lots of room and work and the same thing after sawing the boards. Really appreciate your sharing with everyone. Stay safe and keep up the fun. Fred.
Great video. I grew up in a small town where there were four independent sawmills. At that time there was no electricity, so sawmills had their own steam boilers with tall chimneys. Of course they burned sawdust and the wood scraps. When I saw all those logs in your yard, I was reminded of my long-forgotten childhood. It's hard getting old.
ln the UK, the roof of my house is concrete tiles. Haven't lost or broken a tile in 69 years since the house was built. Older than me. Had to have the gutters lined because concrete gutters are crap ... if you are bored, look up Finlock gutters. My previous house had clay tiles. The nibs used to break on those and the tiles would slip but they were easy to replace.
My grandfather had a John Deere tractor that had some kind of saw attachment on the back. The tractor had to be running for the blade to turn. That is how he cut the slats to fit the fireplace. Sure brings back some great memories. I can nearly smell the sawdust.
Great video again Nathan. Sorry, I can't type much more because of the two operations just yesterday afternoon on my right arm & I am VERY dominant right hand. Cheers, Don from South Australia
Nathan, thanks again for sharing these glimpses of your life, we can tell how hard you're working but as a viewer it's very relaxing 'cuz you just seem to make it so effortless. Loved the Dobro music in today's video also
Nathan make a sign or have your blade supplier make a sign to hang in your sawmill shop with the contact info that is in sight line when you are filming your vidios
I know how you feel. My brother and I just put a bunch of shingles on our mom's roof for the same reason- wind blew about 1 1/2 bundles off this winter; pain in my backside.
Thanks for bringing us along on this. Always nice to learn more about wood and timber. The cherry is looking good, looking forward to seeing what they will look like.😊
Nathan thank you for sharing your time around the farm , congratulations to Bruno on the awards , the puppy George is adorable, I would be intrested in a short take of you operating the controls on the sawmill cut into what's happening on the bed of the mill just an idea thanks again Tony
Nathan, I'm a fairly new subscriber, compared to most or your subscribers. I've been watching your videos for at least a year now, possibly for 2 years, can't really remember, but I always give you a thumbs up on every video I watch. I'm pretty much your neighbor, as I live up here in Kentucky. I love pretty much everything you do, especially your explanation of why and how you do it. My reason for my "first time" comment to you is I would like to see a video, (your schedule and time permitting) of your view behind the controls of your LT70. Such as, what each of your controls do and how you operate them. Thanks.
Nice imformative presentation . It is certainly hard work and tiring . Do you have a day off sometime. Also do you have insulation on your house roof for the winter.
Nathan: What has drawn to your channel, like Evan at Country View Acres, Richard at Smoky Mountain Outpost, Al & Gina at Lumnah Acres is your content and most importantly is you are all good communicators, some RU-vidrs are NOT very good at it! Keep up the good work, people like you are saving me from hours of watching the boob tube aka broadcast daily TV!
Hey Nathan! Thanks for the video. Nice logs there! I have never sawn poplar that I know of. Not much of it near me I guess. I have a question for ya. How far behind the drag back fingers is the double jointed board catchers? Scott is looking to build one of those on his super 40 and needs to know how long to make it.
I’ve seen Tulip Poplar in a provincial park in Canada that were simply enormous. It’s also pretty inexpensive and very versatile. I made a blanket chest with a natural finish and it was gorgeous with purple undertones.
About the Tulip or Yellow Poplar- I sold about 100 trees to a local timber mill last year so I know a bit about them. They are a different tree from the cucumber tree even though they are a related species. They are both members of the Magnolia family but calling the Yellow Poplar (or Tulip) the same name is like calling Red Oak and White Oak the same name. It's just wrong.
A friend of mine a bunch of cherry logs for free from his neighbor. The guy told him to get it or it will be firewood. A couple the log ran 21” to 32”.
When I have been doing my youtube video editing, I have a windows machine and have been using the lightworks video editing software. For the basic stuff I do, taking and explaining mixed with sections of timelapse voiceover, it has worked well so far. What video editing setup do you use?
