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Commercial Logging isn't done this way anymore but for small scale logging, it's proper and effective. Watch this EC2 podcast • All About Logging ECP 29 about the basics of the logging industry.
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@Bangalangs 3 года назад

My dad has been logging for more than 35 years. I worked with him for a few years doing chainsaw and skidder select cut logging. A favorite saying of his goes “there are old timber cutters, and there are bold timber cutters. But there aren’t any that are both.”

@rxcalvosa 3 года назад

Every carpenter should have first-hand knowledge of where lumber comes from. My years of 'swamping' and chokersetting behind Harold Lewis, a WW2 'SeaBee", in the early '70's has served me well. Making 'split-stuff' ,shooting stumps, running a variety of 'low tech' equipment as well as pulling riggin' on the Skagit BU-98 , as I did, is not just the process of making lumber, it is the history and ethos of The Pacific Northwest.

@matthewcook7051 3 года назад

Great video as usual! Really like the way explain the logging stuff. One thing to add to your choker bit is, a bridal is also commonly used when your choker is too short to go around the log.

@dosadoodle 3 года назад

With lumber prices, more people getting into sawing their own wood, and log prices so low, it seems l like something should pop up to organize all the independent sawmills into some sort of coop to sell extra wood back into the market.

@framnerdan 3 года назад

Sounds like a plan

@andrewv5104 3 года назад

On the hardwood side of the market a lot of lumber gets to market in just this way. For softwood there is a bit more science to it and it's hard for small mills to compete with the big commercial operations. Structural grading is also incredibly important, and lumber graders need to be certified, that is difficult for small operations. Right now the lumber prices are high because the slowdown in the kilns and processing last year from covid is taking a while to spin back up. Processing lumber is not a fast process.

@blackbirdcycles 3 года назад

Cy is incredible for his age , I'd like him working at my place for a couple of days , but sadly its a bit far to travel to Tasmania.

@superdupergrover9857 3 года назад

Mmm, probably, but I have a feeling Cy would think about it for at least a minute or two.

@framnerdan 3 года назад

Yep that’s a little jaunt!

@Match2100 3 года назад

As soon as blackberries were mentioned I immediately thought of James Fenton who introduced them to Tasmania by planting some at his property at Forth!

@jackcurtis5817 3 года назад

"Constant vigilance is the price of survival." 🤘

@leodhasw-s3739 3 года назад

I've seen the ends of logs painted like this before and didn't have a clue as to why. I've learnt a ridiculous amount from your channel, keep it coming

@BushcraftJones 3 года назад

Paint helps even drying to prevent cracks I believe.

@BushcraftJones 3 года назад

Paint helps even drying to prevent cracks I believe.

@mattmag3089 Год назад

A bit late, but this particular stuff, Anchorseal, is a fluid applied wax. Dries clear, prevents the rapid drying through endgrain. You want slow drying, typically a year per inch of thickness

@bob_frazier 3 года назад

Man those are some nice Oak logs. Can't wait to see them quarter sawn.

@tanja8907 3 года назад

And the smell too ❤🌲

@OldBullRanch 3 года назад

Lets see if they are actually quartersawn or flat sawn and you get a few quarters out of them ;)

@frankenz66 3 года назад

@@tanja8907 Worked in a sawmill where I smelled that smell all day. They were fresh cut, so oak water would just pour out of them as well often enough. It smelled great, but very staining on your clothes when it got on them. Stacking 5/4, wet, up to 18" wide red oak lumber all day is definitely physical work.

@nunyubiznezz 3 года назад

What my dad had to say about Cat Logging was, When the Cat Skinner says get out of the way it doesn't mean, take a couple steps back...it means turn around and _scramble_ until you're out of reach of anything that might be pushed over on you, or snap and cut you in two.

@benz-share9058 3 года назад

My dad and grandfather owned almost the same dozer-a TD-14. A little smaller and older, 1950s vintage. Cy reminds me some of my grandfather, and he and my dad warned me just as seriously about being near a working dozer. As the soft little human, it was your job to stay out of the way of the big heavy iron and anything attached to it. Most of the time the dozer driver just couldn't see or hear you.

@framnerdan 3 года назад

Wow

@mtl-ss1538 3 года назад

@@framnerdan New Zealand has big logging trucks. Gross Masses of around 150-tonne. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YIXoZzfBJK0.html,ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VrE877Ut0nI.html&ab_channel=WillBishopTrucksNewZealand ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TIYDVdO0tCQ.html -ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-juUb_ymW3PU.html&ab_channel=WoodleysNZ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vlVsWk5pQ0k.html New Zealand- Classic Chip Trucking with 8V92TA-13sp.@ 40t ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g-BnwyBK5Hk.html NZ farmers trees been logged,@57ton gross. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jak7pX6qCiU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vzqdGYkH9C8.html&ab_channel=MahoeSawmills ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gjDJupxp3wo.html&ab_channel=PetersonSawmills Largest Sawmill in NZ .>ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iea3LqR37g4.html&ab_channel=RuralDelivery

@frankenz66 3 года назад

Goats would be about the only non herbicidal approach to get rid of the blackberries. Let goats roam over the whole state, LOL.

@jennicasalyards6277 3 года назад

My Portland Oregon Nana got a goat to eat the blackberries on her property. Ate the grass and weeds to dirt and wouldn't touch the blackberries😂

@frankenz66 3 года назад

@@jennicasalyards6277 Lol they like blackberries, but I doubt they prefer them.

@adtopkek4826 3 года назад

@@jennicasalyards6277 Hold on let me go out there and pick the blackberries!

@mahitaonebuilders251 3 года назад

"Forged about 12 years ago Cy?" Cy: Probly

@BCVS777 3 года назад

I have operated a dozer enough to see that Cy knows his stuff! As with all things done well it’s a lot harder than it looks!

@jaw3895 3 года назад

Thank you and CY for your time it took to make this video! I’m saving up for a Cy made skinner and am always grateful when I get to see him work. Thank you for all you guys do!

@Comiefornia 3 года назад

JW I bought one a few years ago. Worth every penny.

@jaw3895 3 года назад

FYI….AVE guy has a Cy Swan custom…..

@davidplourde8688 3 года назад

Is there anything this man doesn’t know how to do correctly? Excellent!

@Mitalayeka 3 года назад

He's a wealth of knowledge not to mention his way with words that keeps the viewer like me keep coming back for coming for more.

@marcsimard2723 3 года назад

You would have to ask his wife, I guess…

@ryanlemmers5300 3 года назад

Yeah, wear PPE

@poziax 3 года назад

Another great video! Looking forward to the sawmill vid (and more spec house of course!)

@mackfisher4487 3 года назад

Machines over horses and mules, axes and hand saws over chainsaws. I get a real appreciation for how things were done before mechanization and that certainly holds true in the logging industry. Thanks for letting me look over her shoulder.

@thomasmckelvey8961 3 года назад

This was a great way to start my Saturday, a great way for all of us that appreciate a job well done, attention to detail and safety, all dictated by common sense & logic. It brought back memories of the feelings of satisfaction when watching "This Old House" back in the day... Have A Great Weekend, Everybody!!!

@adamlancaster183 3 года назад

I am so glad that you decided to do RU-vid one day, I can (and have) watch any video you put out Keep up the good work, you are a massive motivation to a 33 year old from UK 🇬🇧

@vikingofengland 3 года назад

And for a 44 year old from the UK as well!

@denniswhite166 3 года назад

4:50 Gesundheit (to the fellow off camera).

@markspeckan156 3 года назад

A Great Saying from your dad, You got to fast to last. Nice chainsaw work

@keats182 3 года назад

Being like Cy at his age is what every man should hope for when they reach that age.

@framnerdan 3 года назад

Well said

@m4anow 3 года назад

Sawyer....ohhhhhhh, learned a new word! And that tip about avoiding the dirt being pulled through with the chain, and the bridle and swede uses are great!

@dickbutt7854 3 года назад

Sawyer like Tom Sawyer. Same with Baker, Smith, Cooper, Miller, etc.

@gramursowanfaborden5820 3 года назад

plus Fisher/Fishman, Cartwright/Carter, Butcher/Blood/Bones. interestingly occupational surnames don't occur for farmers, because their names would often refer to where they were from or what land they worked and/or owned.

@I_M_Nonno 3 года назад

You handle that big bar like a pro. Now, being of similar age, I doubt you can do it all day like we used to do. ;-)

@sebastienbolle5539 3 года назад

This has to be one of your best this year. I can't wait to see the mill!

@framnerdan 3 года назад

Weather looks perfect

@gramursowanfaborden5820 3 года назад

i imagine "pretty close" to drive a Cat for Cy is about 6 miles.

@MattsAwesomeStuff 3 года назад

I know you'd considered purchasing your original sawmill back and getting it up and running, but figured probably not. A shame, with current lumber prices at 3-400%, current timber prices at an all time low (due to the fires), and mills not being able to meet supply, your cute old mill might have been economically viable again. Film some great content, and hire some unemployed youngsters for minimum wage to actually run the machine day and night. Everyone your age knows, to extend your own longevity, you have to steal years of vitality from the hard work of someone too young to notice you're skimming a few off the top of theirs. They won't miss 'em much anyway, and they can do the same to the next crowd of youngsters when they're your age :p.

@MiladJP 3 года назад

Watching this brings up all the tears. Remembering times when my dad was healthy, and we worked together on a project or when I travelled to the states for the first time and stayed with my uncle on his ranch who passed away many years ago. Realizing how much I am missing out on life when I am constantly trying to survive in the megacities without being able to touch a tree or sometimes see the sky from all the surrounding buildings. I guess the time has come to find a good place to live in the states and cut off ties with this godforsaken place I'm in.

@DeliveryMcGee 3 года назад

Lol, Scott just stabbing a 3-foot bar through the center of a 2.5-foot log, when I just got hack from trying out my new Ryobi 18-volt 12-inch cordless baby saw. It seems to be the bee's knees for my use case, (fighting back the new saplings every spring on my small lot, bucking the smaller things my brother cuts with his collection of gas saws) -- cuts through a log of the same thickness relative to bar length, it went through a 10"-diameter hunk of oak no problem, and a lot of bucking down 2-3"-diameter windfall to firepit length, and felling a 4" live tree (one of the aforementioned sprouts), and the battery still shows full.

@jk3dad 3 года назад

Love seeing any video of you and Cy working together or even just in conversation with each other.

@davedavis3963 3 года назад

I strive to be as knowledgeable as the old timers. Thank you for passing down the torch!

@brianteunessen85 3 года назад

I'm jealous of the work you guys get to do . You and Cy are just too cool with all the stuff you guys can do . Very cool!

@rissersmilling 3 года назад

As someone who runs a portable sawmill business it would be a pleasure to cut logs for you, not very many people take the care and consideration to prepare a nice site for the mill like that and clean/cut the dirt off the logs before the mill arrives on site.

@badlandskid 3 года назад

Now I got the itch to get our dozer out.

@halbritt 3 года назад

Lucky you.

@motor2of7 3 года назад

Horsing around a saw of that size is exhausting. Good work Scott, I hope your back didn’t scream at you later that night.

@MotorSwapDan 3 года назад

Please check out my video about the cottonwoods I had cut. Please let me know the best way to section the 55' logs

@mcd5082 3 года назад

The the videos and the knowledge you share! Cy is amazing and I would love to sit and listen to his stories and past for hours.

@jeffmay1332 3 года назад

Thank you Scott and Cy for sharing your knowledge and experience with those that still appreciate it!

@StubProductions 3 года назад

Speaking of logging cats. When you getting the little D2 outfitted? I’ve been waiting for that project! Haha! (0: Love the logging content

@AKdesignsandhardwoods 3 года назад

Best investment was my portable bandsawmill. Made in Washington by a family owned company Sequiamills. Have milled about 30,000 BF since I got it 4 months ago. A lot of urban salvage logs and one amazing 40in wide red oak tree. Smallest branch was 18in wide.

@RoseUnseen 3 года назад

CAT AND CHOKER , what is what Alabama teen do for fun?

@MohsinExperiments 3 года назад

Keep up the good work 👍

@marzul454 3 года назад

Hard to find men like these, in this day and age.

@frankenz66 3 года назад

We all know why without mentioning it.

@Unknown-sz8kg 3 года назад

Some men in my country got attacked by environmental activists who chained themself to the trees so they wouldn't saw them down. Men are not allowed to be men in feminists countries.

@langer24106 3 года назад

@@frankenz66 🤡

@aaronellingsen5404 3 года назад

I think you guys are hanging out in the wrong places.... EC is a gentleman equipped with many "manly" skills for sure- but there's still plenty of guys like him left. I grew up in Southern Oregon as well, and these kind of folks are plentiful. They just don't all have successful RU-vid channels....

@gramursowanfaborden5820 3 года назад

@@aaronellingsen5404 yeah the kind of guy that Scott and Cy are don't tend to be all that into social media by definition.

@HeavyIronAcres 3 года назад

Great episode! I love this sort of content about the logging, and the history thereof. Excited to see how you make out with the mill!

@TopMonkey2 Год назад

Growing up without a dad, and a grandfather always in poor health, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your videos. You’re the kind of man anybody would want teaching them stuff growing up, and thanks to RU-vid, I can have those experiences, albeit 30 years late. I’ve learned so much from your channel, please keep up the good work as you say. It’s great you always give credit to all the people you meet along the way.

@pterodactylham1439 3 года назад

My dad watches these videos too much...

@MotorSwapDan 3 года назад

Blackberries are a serious PNW problem yes Sir

@CrimeVid 3 года назад

Ah ! something interesting ! Seriously Scott do you think that end seal does any good ? I ask because I bought some for small hardwood logs to use for woodturning, Damn things split anyway !!

@truevinetoday1398 3 года назад

Great job buddy absolutely love it. Awesome job cannot wait to see them cut. Wish I had my Woodmizer LT 50 up there to help cut I know for a fact y’all could teach me a lot of stuff. They are both gone now, as I’ve told you before you make me think a whole lot of Don F Jones and Charlie Hart My dad and mentor in my other mentor Mr. Charlie

@denniswhite166 3 года назад

What you said about working with a Cat clearing land and logging can be said about working with ALL large machinery. You can never let your guard down and must keep your wits about you.

@frankenz66 3 года назад

A fellow near me was a logger most of his adult life, 50+ yr old. He got killed by a flying chunk off of a tree falling nearby. Crazy how dangerous timber work is. Of course, I have seen numerous others killed that got hit by falling trees. It seems complacency is their most dangerous adversary, as they, too often, are all seasoned timbermen.

@fordlav 3 года назад

Fantastic job guys. Iam logging my land right now. What did yall use on the end of the logs. What's the name of the stuff.

@mattmaly5085 3 года назад

You look Goofy with that hat !!!!!!!!

@attre3 3 года назад

Great trick keeping the chain sharp!

@timfagan816 3 года назад

That was pretty cool, how he got put on the spot by cy, and off the cuff came up with a very interesting, well worded little story about the tongs.

@nathandtanner 3 года назад

I live in Townsville Australia, we have the same problem with noxious weeds. Mainly Chinee Apple and Lantana, it is impossible to stop it too.

@MotorSwapDan 3 года назад

You should shut the diesels off next time

@leonardcalvert3284 3 года назад

Boy does that bring back memories. There's lots of tricks you can use to move a log by putting the choker in the right place.

@mikemarthaller8789 3 года назад

Blackberries After a few years clearing them I concluded that when the world ends 3 things will survive Coyotes Cockroach And those !@#$%&÷ BLACKBERRIES Oh yes, I found gasoline poured on roots worked well. YES This was a long time ago and gas was cheep

@Joseph9228 3 года назад

This man knows every logging, woodworking.... terms under the sky! Extensive vocabulary

@NS1. Год назад

Regarding the Himalayan blackberry invasion, I have a friend from Northern California. A while back we were talking, and I remember him saying something about how there were blackberries everywhere and it has been an ongoing problem for a while. We didn't get much more into it, so I was a little confused. I remember thinking "Well, what's wrong with having an unlimited supply of blackberries?" Now I get it.😄 Edit: I found what seems to be a good way to take care of the problem if you have them on your property. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-elLkXQZ5a4Q.html

@ourv9603 3 года назад

WADS, When I bought my country property in Del Norte county near you in California I found my property stink with those !*&^)$#(!@%# Himalayan blackberries. The first few times I tried to clear the weeds with my John Deere I finished the day with bloody forearms. I finally got smart & took a pair of pruning shears with me and eventually I bested those $&@)(@!!$$ berries. !

@garethsnaim8174 3 года назад

A part of me knows (like any other video or post on the internet that shows a task or job in its best light) that this must be damn hard work and actually day in, day out not much fun. But dang, if the other part of me does not want to be up there doing that day in day out, rather than what I do now!

@JasonOBrienThinksHeCan 3 года назад

Love my Saturday mornings watching new episodes. Great motivation to get out and get work done and tackle projects that seem overwhelming before starting.

@dc5mwitt 3 года назад

Is there a video about making those tongs?

@DEVUNK88 3 года назад

currently using all the dead Ash trees in my sugarbush to build a two story 30x60 shop/garage I have about 70 logs skidded out, using my kubota tractor and a farmi winch, and sawing all the lumber on a woodmizer lt35.

@joesjunkgarage 3 года назад

I don’t log, never known anyone that has. When I was a young man, I was infatuated with the “Westside lumber company railroad!” I came to understand and respect the skill, and extreme hard work a person must do to properly produce lumber for a living. I must say, watching this video was extremely entertaining, I gleaned knowledge from it, and found it strangely relaxing watching two very skilled craftsmen working the Forrest! Looking forward to watching your other videos.

@newstuffsucks...5754 3 года назад

Nice work. We had a good friend of the family who built/ran a mill for 60 years, 52'' circular saw belt driven from big old cat out of a 1940s cable shovel. He was still running the Case construction King into his early 90s. Cy reminds me of him and how we miss him. Hard work makes you tough and gives you something to live for. 044 is a fantastic saw I have a very nice one in my collection.

@brucewelty7684 3 года назад

Pull your video and rebrand it to be DRESSER. Then rerelease it. Caterpillar is toxically anal about branding, They sue for the dumbest shit.

@darkdelta 3 года назад

About those pesky imported weeds, I know what you mea. I live in the South and we have Kudzu, I've seen claims of growing a foot a day. Don't trifle with Mother Nature.

@Benjamin-u9g Год назад

Sir, I appreciate your videos! They have helped me through so many projects, and they have heled me keep things a little simpler at times. I tend to make things more complicated than they need to be. With that being said, I am starting my own adventure of using an Alaskan Chainsaw mill to make lumber to build a tiny home/cabin. I have been trying to figure out how to make a pair of tongs to help with moving the logs, and I have to say those forged tongs of yours have made me realize that my version is way to complicated. Thank you again Sir for taking the time to make these videos to teach us younger folk.

@GRAYnomad Год назад

I'm in sub-tropical Australia, we are infested with Lantana here, imported from South America because the flowers looked nice in gardens. Thanks guys 😁

@bobcharlie7982 3 года назад

Im using some 9x6 8ft long oak sleepers in my garden project. Got about 30 of them. Its bloody back breaking

@localcrew 3 года назад

Hope your sawmill has a debarker. My Wood-Mizer that I recently sold had one. Takes care of your blade when you’re sawing dirty logs. One of those cordless paint sprayers is just the ticket for sealcoating logs. Great tips on choker use. And those old TD15 dozers are nice old units. My homeboy has one and it’s the real deal. Resale value is surprisingly high for a non-mainline brand.

@corey6393 3 года назад

Have to say, I have only used just plain old white paint on log ends with good results. Maybe better with the real thing? Was at my buddy's sawmill today. He cut up some 2X Red Fir for a ladder I have been asked to build. Fun to watch that man run that old reliable Wood Mizer. He is a master at that machine, taught by his father, and his grandfather before him.

@shyblism8315 3 года назад

I know you're the expert, and you know a lot more than me on the subject, but the line 'constant vigilance is the price of survival' falls a bit flat when you weren't wearing hi-vis while running around behind the dozer or visible PPE while using the chainsaw during felling and trimming the logs. As ever though, a great video.

@Whipple1 3 года назад

I’m not sure when Anchor Seal first came out, but I’ve been using it since the early 1980s. Any log that came through our hardwood mill and I intended to keep for my own stock of boards got a good coating of this stuff before being put back on my reserve pile. It’s always worked as intended, although I learned to pile any oak I cut in a place where it was mostly in the shade. Seemed like when the sun beat down on sealed oak, it still had a tendency to end check. Another great video, Scott! Cheers! Whipple

@krenwregget7667 3 года назад

thank you for this channel. I learn so many interesting things, even if they are skills I'll never use, it's nice to have the knowledge.

@psidvicious 3 года назад

Because timber is wood, instinctively it would seem like a carpenter would most easily translate to a lumberjack. But considering all the rigging that goes along with lumber jacking, my bet is that the ironworker would be an easier transition. Carpenters are typically good riggers but ironworkers are usually brought in for the ‘heavy lifting’.

@timlecount8690 3 года назад

I grew up in Southwest Washington and I can 100 hundred percent agree with Scott... blackberries are the bane of existence in the northwest! Although those yummy blackberry pies in August DO help a tiny bit!

@ryanlemmers5300 3 года назад

Man, no chaps, hard hat or even earplugs. You’re an absolute pro but it only takes one mistake to permanently alter things without PPE.

@HomesteadJay 3 года назад

Love the forestry content!

@f1s2hg3 3 года назад

Our company had to bring in a guy from Maine for a repair because he was 90 years old and they forgot how to fix something that made them $1.6 million per hour

@troytreeguy 3 года назад

Man that ancient wisdom about not pulling the dirt into the cut took me years to figure out, to this day I cut dirty wood and keep on going!

@halbritt 3 года назад

Nice work with that saw. Something something, chaps... But you already did a video or two on that.

@62forged 3 года назад

Great to see you and Cy working outdoors.

@shoestringeng6473 2 года назад

Wow you are a wealth of knowledge! I would have never even thought of idea of pulling in or pushing out the dirt when cutting with a chain saw ( yet it is so simple once it is pointed out to you). We are probably in the same demographic and I only have an engineering degree and am amazed by how well you teach us all new stuff!

@erotdaman 3 года назад

I can not understand why you Americans love to pull around the trees in the dirt before you cut them to logs. The wheel are invented a long time ago and are very useful to haul the logs from the forrest with. No dirt on the logs, less scars on the ground and less pull resistance. Only benefits! Good and interesting video. Thanks for good content! Mvh

@Bpinch2 3 года назад

Do you guys sell any stickers? I’d love to put one on my hard hat to show support and get other young folks engaged. @essentialcraftsman

@barryomahony4983 3 года назад

Noxious weeds, ugh. I used to own 20 acres of Scotch Broom; hated that stuff. One of the scourges of land in western Oregon.

@ronaldkearn3322 3 года назад

Tremendous tutorial! I am a boat builder and this is great advise. Thank you!

@davidsawyer1599 3 года назад

Far be it for me to question the experience on this channel. Would it be better to allow the logs to dry out a little longer? Would it have been possible to rest the logs off the ground by using some of the lower grade timber? Certainly not calling out or pointing a finger. Frankly I have an immense intolerance of finger pointers and after the fact types. Good lessons learned no matter.

@robopaul9 3 года назад

Would linseed oil work just as well as AnchorSeal to prevent checking?

@kobelcofan 3 года назад

I've never seen a better old man to give some limelight to than Cy. By old I mean that as a compliment. I love his personality.

@curtcmiller 3 года назад

Which Woodmizer are you getting? I just got my LT50 and like it.

@joegrimes6485 3 года назад

I hope I have as much energy as you guys . When I make it to ur age . Keep up the great work.

@dylandiguistini9625 3 года назад

It would be amazing to see an Essential Craftman episode of bandsaw milling!

@richiedeleon566 2 года назад

I wish this guy was my grandpa. Amazing. A well of knowledge.

@davidjones8680 3 года назад

Really enjoyed watching this one. Many thanks. David in the U.K

@damo9436 Месяц назад

That is a very helpful way to cut logs with dirt in the bark, thanks 👍

@forrestmarsh8787 3 года назад

I don’t need to use a Swede’ or a bridal in my day to day life but boy when I do cross that task that’s going to be one gold nugget of knowledge. Thanks for sharing

@redoorn 3 года назад

our barn was set up with a rail or track for moving hay into the mow with a horse drawn trolley and a set of hay forks or grapples. see the Newer grapple at haytrolleyheaven.com/hay-trolley-basics/what-is-a-hay-trolley/ the sad thing or good thing, a lot of the loose hay forks had been 'converted' into log skidding tongs like you see here and a Lot of loggers i knew had skidding tongs made out of or wanted tongs from hay forks Dad and i skidded lots and lots of firewood and veneer logs with tong that had once been used ti lift loose hay into a haymow.