Don't know why, but I find it mesmerizing to just watch the logs going back and forth, and getting trimmed down, more so than when watching a band sawmill. And it definitely is a skill getting the most out of a log that you can.
Hemlock is one of the best, if not the best, trailer deck materials there is. It gets harder and stronger with age it seems. I know lot of farmers that use it for all kinds of decks. Not sure about other places, but here it is also about the cheapest wood you can buy. The hemlock you cut looks different then the hemlocks here in Ontario, Canada.
Wanted to thank you for your vids- im recovering from spinal surgery and in the last 5 days or so i think ive watched about 40 hours of your videos. Sometimes its easy to get wrapped up in the negative comments on youtube but i wanted to throw some positivity your way by saying: thank you for taking my mind off the pain. Much love.
@@firecaptaintom1977 Good to see you being Captainish yet and still and our hemlock demise came from another blight that all blights come from, across the waters thereof. Happy Pappy Day, Cap and God Bless!
Hey Mark, Funny that you should say " Aggravated People" I was thinking the same thing about the bark and the stopping and going. And i will say it again, Your Mill, Not there's. Thanks for the BOOM. Enjoyed the video Mark. Give Eddie and Mark a shout for me. Take Care. Damn near forgot, Congratulation on gaining a Daughter to the family. Cheers to the Happy Couple.
Hello from Mönchengladbach Germany. It was a nice Video. Especially the debarking. The wedding of your son is more important than sawing. Best wishes to the fresh married couple.
I have a band saw mill, but had 2 major back surgeries, so I can't vget back milling for a while. Love to commentary, and the sound of the blade is music to my ears. Love the show, thanks much. Tim iistowanohpataakiiwa, lenoir nc
As a former head sawyer for one of the largest hardwood producers in America , I really enjoy watching this. My saw could cut 85 to 100 logs an hour. But it's a different setup and different type product you are making. Bark was our main enemy as it dulled our band saw so fast. I always loved seeing the grains and patterns that morlther nature made. We mostly cut pop, red and white oak. But we did cut Hackberry , cherry , walnut and more , if the order was big enough. Baswood was the worse , enjoyed sass and birch though lol. Walnut and pop were my favorite. God bless sir , you rock.
Based out of Lebanon County by the way. Made 4 quarter mostly for being made into molding and flooring. They upgraded to a overhead end dogger that can cut twice as fast. But they still used my setup to cut the really big logs , over 45 inches, or if the logs had not so sturdy needs since the new saw grabbed and used those. These type saws you run are much more durable and can take on more challenging cuts for sure. Keep on keeping on , form a former sawyer sir , I really enjoy it.
I been watching your channel .I have seen ever video.I got a Lt 40 wood miser an corley circle saw with 471 Detroit.But I watch you an Eddie ever day.such great channel.Keep sawing cause my whole house hold is watching from Trenton Ga.
Congratulations on the addition of you daughter-in-law one of these days, if gas prices ever go back down I just may venture up your way and the you up on the offer to be in that saw cab. Quite sure I would learn a lot. Thanks for the videos, keep making sawdust.
HI MARK alot of the old trees 🌳 are hard 2 find 2 day most of that old big timber was cut and sawed along time ago then it wasn't replanted then what did grow it was in spots U don't see much of it anymore OMG 1 19 2O23
looks good,,i no some people that did there whole house with siding with hemlock ,man that is a long log,,now that was some nice cutting..Coffees taste really good this morning Mark..i got to go out in buy some Osb..not much 3 sheets..30 bucks a sheet..for my new kitchen...7/16...work work work..haaa..ok Mark great video
I would love to sit in that cab for a few minutes not because I know anything because I want to learn about it but I was just watch out of the woods Nathan and he said his fourth quarter was one inch so I'm a little confused but I guess everybody has their own way of saying stuff love your videos be safe have a great day Sam
No complaints from here, Mark. Just enjoying watching the video. I was watching John when you called, too. BTW - I really like the thumbnail with Eddie. Bill
I’m a professional saxophonist by trade and been around bars all my adult life. A “Hemlock” drink is ice water with a piece of fruit to me. I don’t drink alcohol so that’s what I drink. Maverick orders one in the first Top Gun.
People should not say one word about how you operate that mill. You are a master at what you are doing an if they don't like it they can kiss your asp. Lol
im sawing hemlock planks rite now need eddie those full 2x10s make my knees buckel lol we used to call it hemeroid when cutting pulp cause it will make then stick out when handeling it with a pulphook!!
I watch you often, it is most interesting to see the logs that are too big for that blade. A suggestion, instead of turning the log 180 or 270 (counterclockwise) with that claw-like thing, damages the wood. I suggest you let the back side sliders push forward, then backward, using the front yellow supports to push the log, so it falls (clockwise) 90 degrees, saving time energy, and effort. Plus no damage to the wood. Watch some other videos using your type sawmill, it's easy and much quicker. Really enjoy your videos, especially those giant and huge logs.
Too much of the log banging against the mill isn’t good. The Turner is a more gentle approach to rotating the log. The damage from the turner really is minimal in the big picture
Hi Mark. Congratulations to your son and new daughter-in-law. I have a few suggestions for a name for the log turner: The Grim Ripper, or Chew-Loga. Let me know what you think. Thanks for another great video!!
As long as Steve has brought up his excellent choice for the log turner name, I thought it might be appropriate to put my choice into the same arena.... How about another Eddie ? The (Ed)miston (De)barker-Turner (family names are important).
I’ve been wanting to saw some hemlock but not much at this altitude. There’s some about 15 miles away in the smoky mountains though. I’m gonna have to get it some clearing companies over there.
An idea for a video would be to process a log and show how you recover useful boards and what becomes firewood. When you cut it looks like about 70% of the log is waste and I know that can’t be so.
70%? That’s way high. Many times on a log, a sayer could make more lumber on the outside ‘sap layer’ but that don’t mean he should. It isn’t fit for much and it rots quickly.
Comparing to the old video from last week, before there was a shed, you have gained a lot of confidence in the use of the mill. You saw like a pro now. I'm a bit surprised that you didn't cut off the belly on that second log, then the horns, before working the other two sides.
Mark, this video brought something to mind (seeing how much bark was falling off etc): do you and Eddie take extra steps to ensure there is no dirt/mud on the logs? Dirt instantly murders my bandsaw blades. Is the circle more forgiving when it comes to dirty bark?
Hi Guys, i am from Australia and used to have a small home made mill similar to you guys. a couple of questions, how do you go in the US , do you require a licence for mills at all and with the log carriage, mine had a worm drive that moved the bolsters back and forward, can you show us your mechanism and how you have the yellow dial gauge attached as that is brilliant. Thanks for your time and happy sawing .Mark Hills
Everyone thinks of the big box stores version of " Shiplap" and you are using a traditional and correct joint for actual boat building. They would fit them tight and add packing soaked in pitch. This created an amazingly strong joint and as long as the boat was resealed as needed you could get many years of use out them. It allows for greater down force to seal the Hull. I have made plywood boat's I've done reed rafts and my dad and I made a wonderful 12' wood plank made with that exact joinery and chinking method after he passed I painted it Navy Blue and ned it the John F. Everyone thinks it's for JFK but my father's name John Frederick so that's what I renamed it. Anyways As always good luck and God Bless. Congratulations to your son.
There is a place near me that makes semi trailer floors, it's all clear white oak. They also do regular flooring too. There is also a very hard wood they use for heavy equipment trailer decks. It's from south america and very hard, I cant remember the name of it now, it's been 30 years since I heard it.
The time you spend messing with the bark.. creating several piles of bark as cutting ( and having to pick up the bark and relocating) would be faster to debark before you put the log on the mill.. don't you think so??
