I've owned wood mizer LT 40 since 1987. Advice from a seasoned logger, always wear eye, ear and hearing protection. If you see any blue stain on the butt cut or as you are removing slabs, that's a 99 percent chance that you are going to find metal of some kind in the log. For bigger logs and trees with a rough bark like hickory I switched to a bi-metal blade. They are more expensive but are easier to touch up and last at least twice as long between sharpening. I've cut 750 bd feet of Shag bark hickory with them before before sharpening. I always out a few tablespoons of liquid fish detergent in my water for the blade lube. A clean, sharp blade can double your daily board foot total. My best ever investment was a metal detector. Consider getting one as soon as it is in your budget. Awesome videos.
@@TimberMates fair enough:) im just used to mine following on the dozer or backhoe or tractor, or any other equipment im on, i guess i just expected all dogs to be ranch dogs :). He’s a beautiful pup, snd im sure he’s spoiled rotten, and its well deserved, he seems like a wonderful friend for you.
You need to metal detect the logs before sawing them. Have a catspaw and fencing pliers this helps pull the nails out. Any trees that come from old farms will most likely have u shape type nails in them. Put some Dawn dish soap in the drip tank, it will keep the blade clean of any gunk build-up. Get some anchor-seal for the ends of logs, to keep checking down.
Great content! New Sub here, looking forward to more of your Channel Topics! I can relate to Saw blades/chains getting toasted. I've been Logging on my family Farm in Vermont for decades, and sometimes I run into old fencing nails that you can't see until it's too late. Oops...lol If you catch it in time, just a sharpening will fix it.
TimberMates if you get one make sure you put it into all metal mode as they are usually built to ignore things like iron....especially iron nails. Give me a holler if you want any advice
I have noticed on some other sawmill vlogs that has Norwood an the exit place of sawdust where it has 4 holes. They took a jigsaw or reciprocate saw an just cut all that away an made a big hole where dust comes out. That dust build up inside blade wheel will cause problems of blade running up an down during sawing.
That's what they said to. I think it's plastic so wouldn't be hard to open it up. I've watched a lot of vlogs trying to decide which one I one an what be right for me . An I've heard them talk about the dust building up on wheels an if it's pine or something that has a lot of sap in it sticking to the blade an causing it to vibrant an or make blade rise an drop when sawing. They talk a lot about using a solution or diesel to keep blade lubricated. Cook's recommend using machine oil or something to lubricate blade instead of a water solution. Make sense to me as long as blade don't slip.
You guys are awesome, fist Norwood video I watched! Norwood didn't not take American express! So I went with a Woodmizer! Keep up with your videos, safe sawing friends
Why are you both not wearing safety goggles when using the saw? I just think losing an eye is not worth it. Im sorry. Ive worked around machines and safety glasses were always required but you work for yourselves I guess but just watching you work makes me put on safety glasses. lol Ive worked in ER and lots of eye injuries from flying debris from just chopping wood nevermind motorized saws. I care too much. I just hope nothing ever happens to you guys. You both have nice eyes.
Just found your channel 👍 I don't know one woman who would help do this type of work. You two seem to work together so well. Going to watch all of your videos and catch up.
Hiee Do you people work on exports to other countries of Soft wood? Like Yellow pine or southern yellow pine of KD and Better Grade? Or hardwood like Ash wood etc? If so please respond me or anyone in your contact who deals with export of wood, please make me contact that particular. Thanks
Hey Guy's I'd posted on one of your other video but wasn't sure if you had seen it.Hey Guys here is a little FYI to help grow your channel, Ask your viewer if they like your video to hit the Thumb up button. also tell them to subscribe so they won't miss you next new clip when come out. and if they really liked to share with their friend and family that like the trimming, the stumping and even the milling, you guys have more to offer than a lot of the other channels because you Guys are a full service Tree company. The only thing that I haven't seen you do is to dye your chips different colors and then sell them, or even sell the fire wood that you all cut up.
Up where i live in west Massachusetts they are taking down 200year old paper mills and alot of the sold wood beems got to be 20'-30feet solid 15×15 some are and their are thousands of the and a company came in and is buying all the realy nice ones he told me some are like gold amarican chest nut almost all was cut from virgin forest 200 to 100 years ago and its hard to mill but sells premium hard to find the wood
Came here via your backpacking videos...I agree with the other commenters - these are fun and satisfying to watch. It looks like a lot of work, but it also looks like you're loving the work you do! I pray you draw in a lot of customers as they live vicariously through your day job! (){;o)
Just found you guys and so glad I did!! Been watching Outdoors with the Morgans and Nathan from OTW for years. Brandon, don't hate me but your wife has the prettiest eyes on RU-vid! You two make a great team and I'm looking forward to more videos. Be safe doing what you do and Happy sawing!! Love from Alabama!
Been in the forest industry for 41 years. The portable mill and firewood processors I have worked with were profitable. Now semi-retired, cutting timber, firewood salvage and cutting lumber - well it is just fun! Great job of explaining how to do it right!
DO you have the tools to sharpen your own blades?? I have observed that other mills have the ability to sharpen their blades which probably saves them lots of money
What your doing I would love to do but my wife is not like minded and a city girl, but you have found this one in a billion woman that has great bushcraft skills I've seen on her channel and now I know who her very fortunate husband is and your both blessed with each other more than you realize. It's when you don't have what you guys have is when we can appreciate how good a relationship can be working together as God intended!!!
That's a sweet setup, very cool video. I'm a machinist and use the same basic technique for squaring up a piece of raw material. I cringe when I see someone establish their first side, then flip it 180 degrees (instead of rolling it 90 degrees) to cut the second side. I was also cringing that y'all aren't wearing safety glasses! I figure y'all know what you are doing, and your safety in other videos seems impeccable, but I couldn't help but mention it. Looking forward to more videos, say hi to Grizz from Texas.
Mmmm I could smell the fresh cut lumber through the screen! Brandon seems to have all the toys, that backhoe probably makes the process that much more enjoyable. Sorry to hear about the blade, what’s one of those cost?
I love my toys..built up slowly. I believe in the work smart philosophy. Ordered 10 new blades today at about 32$ each. Not terrible considering how long they last and the price of lumber nowadays. Looking forward to getting together sometime soon, also working on a possible race between Careena and I on the canoe challenge.
Thanks! We prefer not to give out where we live specifically, hope that's ok!! But I go to Muskoka lots for my outdoors needs, beautiful place to live!
A 30 year Sawyer recently taught me that if you sticker your lumber way out at the very ends of your beams, cants or boards, it will reduce checking quite a bit. He also encouraged painting the ends of the logs asap off the stump with waxy paint (or pretty much any paint you can get a hold of) to slow the drying to reduce cracking and checking. Also, elevate log piles off the dirt or store them in a pond if possible. That's my exciting comment! No go make some sawdust!
@@wilsonnichols7088 It can be resharpened but really a new blade is only about 30 bucks, not a huge loss in the end. One day we might get the machine to sharpen them or hire it out to someone who has one
I’m guessing that’s the chance you take when milling trees that were near houses, nailing swings and such.... beautiful wood though, especially now that prices are through the roof! Thanks for the episode
What is the maximum size logs you can mill? I’ve seen some that say max 20” diameter. I want to be able to cut FOC 2”x12” or 4”x12”. In your experience how large or how much room does center normally range?
I was curious as to why you saw your flitches so thick? If you start your cut around 1” deep for large logs, you reduce waste and can get some nice 1” boards as you work down to your cant. Also, they’re a heck of a lot lighter to toss off! Enjoy the videos, thanks for posting them!
Awesome piece of machinery and fantastic that you can mill your own lumber from the trees Brandon takes down, with the price of lumber these day's . enjoyed watching you folks mill those logs into lumber nice
Norwood is a poor poor company their totally about the money. I would buy a woodmeizer or woodland mill before I would drop any money towards them. I have a lumber mate 2000 which I bought used and I will be getting rid of it as it is a poor design and their customer service is about a one on a scale of one to ten!
I hate to be the safety police but I really worry about Careena getting hair caught in a piece of machinery. I know a gal that worked at a local mill in Idaho and it happened to her, very nasty accident. Please tie your hair back or tuck it under a hat. Thank you for your videos. Be safe and go home in one piece.
Rough sawn lumber is the best! Just had my friend cut all the framing out of hemlock for a 24x24 camp im building. Better quality and cheaper. The stores want $8 for a 2x4 that looks Ike a banana. Keep up the great job!
Interesting to watch. My family owned and operated a sawmill back in the 70's and 80's. Quite a bit different from this mill of course. Nevertheless, same result. Good stuff.
It must be rewarding to see all your hard work turned into timber. From limbing the tree in the lift, chipping, grinding the stump and lastly to the mill. Quite a process, takes a lot of equip. What do you guys do with your cut offs and scrap? Do you have a wood boiler for heating your house?
Very rewarding indeed! No, we don't have a wood boiler yet, but one day we'll build our own place and get all set up with a wood burning furnace or boiler.
Great to see the process from start to finish. It must be so satisfying to mill a tree trunk and then prepare it for a craftsman to take over and use it for a project that’s going to last for over a hundred years or so. Fascinating to watch guys.👍
thats a good question. Timber frames are almost always green wood but stick framing is often kiln dried. Wood dries at a rate of about 1" of thickness per year naturally. If your building something that is open air there is no reason to wait for it to dry.
They aren’t probably as bad as you think. They are about 35$ each. Disappointing when one gets ruined but not the end of the world. Thanks for watching
