Love watching your videos and seeing how the mill is progressing. I am from the UK and its interesting to see the differences in how we do things. Over here FAS is the grade for first and second quality timber, the first and second boards cut from the outside are considered the lowest grade because they have so much sapwood, the grain angle is so low causing the board to be really unstable and the least attractive grain.
Always fascinating to see the yield out of some of these logs you saw. I was a lifelong woodworker, millworker and I have made products out of all kinds of lumber species. Fun to see how it comes out of the sawmill.
Nice oak, Good sawing and it's been a long time since I could do much in a mill. Driving and operating takes a big toll but it sneaks up on you and you don't realize it till your almost killed. I'll watch the T.H.E Contest and grin while I'm watching. My back is hurting just thinking about it. Thanks Mark and Edwardo! The bus motor speaketh fluently and GBWYall!
hi there what a nice log . I think i heard mother Ma coy say she could whip Eddy not sure but ? thanks for all the shout outs . i need all the help i can get
I get customers like that all the Time. I'll ask when do you need it? They will say yesterday. So I'll cut it that same day.. it sits for a week or maybe a month. Sometimes they don't come back.Think I'm gonna ask for half up front for now on. 100% agree with you on turning the log. Especially hardwood. To much stress in the wood. Plus it makes better lumber.
Mark and Eddie, I love your video's and look forward to seeing each one. I have an idea for your cab to make it more sound proof, you have said in the past that it has acrylic windows, so just add a small spacer on the outside, maybe 3/16" and add another layer of acrylic sheet. That will cut the noise down and give you more protection. Also, your splitter behind the blade needs to be higher and curved slightly to the inside of the cut to make each board fall away from saw helping Eddie to keep his fingers intact.
Mark i used to love going to the local mill and id have them save me some of that so called "worthless low grade heart wood" Especially if it was any of the Oak species or Hickory. Because I owned and pulled a 53' 4 axle 50 ton RGN commonly called a "Carry All" And what i didn't use, My buddies dad that owns several semi truck Heavy Recovery wreckers always would need large diameter blocking for recovery work. I always had at least 10, 8"x8"x 24" pieces to block up large excavators and other heavy equipment. Id get down in Houston and those guys would beg me for those good heavy hard wood 8x8 blocks like that.
your are right the butt white oak is prized for Verner . i was a faller in Adams villa Tennessee we only cut white oak trees , buy would come in every month and pick out the ones they wanted then shipped to Japan . the rest we cut in to board
Question. Sometimes when a log gets loaded or is being turned it appears to be rough on the carriage. Are you worried that the carriage might get warped or damaged?
I forgot to add where we used the old fish & Chip grease , we used to cake it on the timber runner's where the log from the yard were put then the Michigan Tractor would push them down to where the stop's were set , then the yard worker's would push them into & onto the sled , from there they were turned manually by two guys , for the bigger logs more people were used as well as chains ...
White oak and red oak both have vessel cells. Vessel cells are short tubes, witch carry water up the tree. When White oak matures, the center vessel cells fill with parenchyma tissue . Red oak cells stay open. A red oak barrel would leak.
Is you oil pump electric or air Ive used both but not on a mill, just wondering. When its real cold the air driven oil pump makes a knocking sound for a few mintues.
Mark, I have to laugh when you said "I know it Irritates some people that you have to rotate the log when you are cutting grade lumber" These are the same people that have never feel trees for timber or hauled timber or even been around a saw mill that is cutting for any level of production. And probably couldn't identify a Cherry log from a Black Wallnut log laying next to each other.
Have a question please about hickory; I have a 6in dia log I plan to make fly rods with it, Ive peeled it and waxed both ends, question is how long do I wait till it can be cut into 5 quarters to air air. The tree was fell in the winter so its prudy dang dry already. I thought I could dry it in my bamboo drying oven. HELP please and thank you.
A couple of comments. John Clark (fricknjeep) has said that wood with the bark on doesn't dry - the bark acts like a sealer. Dave at Engels Coach Shop says that for wagon hubs he waits one year per inch of wood to get proper drying. Hope this helps.
Would love access to some "farm grade" White Oak! we only get the very clear export stuff over here, farm grade or not though I guess it's all very durable timber.
What a shame that lovely butt log was not qs/rift sawn. We used to run a 56” and a 16’ Corley super duty, and the trick was to open up all the faces … then center the pith and saw the log in half. The trick was not too cut the last 4” or so. That way you could bring the carriage back and use the log turner the break the hinge. You then used the log turned to get the section back onto the log deck. At the point you just reverses the half moon loader to remove the log section away from the turner and carriage. It sounds a little dangerous, but I did it many times. You just had to judge the hinge properly.
Go to your local auto parts store and get a 4 - 5 ft long section of transmission cooler tubing and thread it into an air compressor blow gun and blow that bark out from under those logs. It would be a lot safer and cheaper than a Dr bill.
I can't say all that much good about Ohio as they border us here in KY and they have bridges but I am glad to see that Buckeye flag hanging free again.
[17.26] "There isn't really nothing here that's worth anything now." That's b/c the wide beautiful expensive/desirable slabs that the log was yielding [at 9.26], and would've kept yielding, ended b/c the log was rotated. If it were mine they would've been the very slabs I wanted most; why? b/c in the end furniture made w/o joints takes less time to construct [jointing/biscuits/glue up small boards into panels/slabs], they look much nicer, a "live edge" is often desired and used in conjunction with colored epoxies so either way the furniture made sells for more. Imo, *"quality trumps quantity"* any day. Have a good day :)
Did I just hear "heartwood is the junk wood" if so that couldn't be further from the truth and I hope you meant to say the wood right around pith is the junk wood.
Of all the hundreds of sawmilling videos on RU-vid, this one is my favorite. That is some seriously beautiful, high-quality lumber (but you knew that already!).
HI MARK U talk about seeing different logs U don't see much walnut it is pretty 2 even though the wood grain is darker U see that everyday either IVE seen 😉 4 wood not many walnut logs U could saw 4 lumber OMG 1 16 2O23
HI MARK the 1 that wanted all 2 inch boards U should let him turn logs by hand w a cant hook all day that all old school that 😉😜😀😄😎😆 was the way it was done back in the day OMG 5 13 2O22
HI MARK U said it U don't know what a log looks like on the inside until U saw it it not often U get a log that has book match boards 😉 when U it is very pretty each board looks the same it's the sunshine 😊 the icing on the cake 🎂 OMG 1 16 2O23
That was some pretty white oak. Grade sawing will always have you searching for the best face, but it's the only way to get the good stuff. We've been watching for quite some time, and you guys have built a nice operation. Good to see some fellow PA guys doing well. Keep the great videos coming
Mr. Ed is all man for sure. I just finished sawing a white oak with a couple 2 inch slabs. Ed picks up and walks off with them. Those 2 inch slabs are HEAVY !!
I like that you talk your way through each cut and explain what you are thinking and doing. We can all appreciate the hard work mentally and physically.👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦😁
South Carolina here, you’re keeping me up a night! 😂 wife and I have kin in Pa, Cambridge Springs, Pittsburgh and Johnstown. I’ll be 80 12/26. Do you have a SC flag and license plate?
Great Monday bonus video, Mark. It's good to see a log like that turned into lumber and not firewood. I'm glad you finally fixed that Ohio flag, too. Take care. Bill
You need a shit-hook, I’ve got 3, one in the back of my truck, one in the shop and one in the house, there is always shit you can’t reach. Broom handle, drill a hole in the end and bend and JB weld a hook shaped piece of round metal stock. Easy to hang out of the way.
