You have definitely come a long way since your first video and what your doing now is just fantastic that is the way to get valuable lumber for labor very smart young man keep those videos coming and God Bless
Thanks for the shout out hope my suggestion helps you speed up things in the field. Yes it's true logs are not uniform so your cant won't be uniform either. Like you said you just have to saw them to size that best utilizes each individual cant. They may not stack even but it can save a huge amount of time when it counts. Your sawing skills have came along ways since you started that something to be proud of and thankful as well. Sawing is kinda like life itself though you will always find that something new will get thrown your way thus always learning something new. Bless you and the family and thanks for alowing me to share a part of it with you.
A friend has a logging company and he chips the skins and presses the chips into wood stove size logs. Not sure about the glue or whatever he uses. But he said he puts them at home depot stores on consignment and makes really good money. Just a thought of how to double or triple your money with the materials at hand. Great video
When you have your tractor and grapple available, I agree that sawing the logs you're keeping to cants for later processing is a good way to go. Especially when you're on a job site. Looks like you'll be busy for quite a while at that site.
My goodness! I have watched a kid and a little mill that sat on the ground grow into a sawyer and even a heavy equipment operator. You operate that tractor like you know what you are doing. It's funny but I feel proud. Keep on learning and I'll keep watching. God Bless.
I saw a lot of cants. I have learned, to not even saw them to "inch" dimensions, with shrinkage and warpage I quite often have to square and size the cants again anyway. So now I just take four good slabs, to remove most of the bark, then dress them up when I saw them down into dimensional lumber. I have seen me loose 3/4 of a inch on a 8" cant. Your doing great.
I am endlessly jealous of you, Wes, and Nathan for the Woodmizers. I'm none too thrilled with my Frontier, even less so for the fact I've milled in 1 year as many as you guys do in 1 video.
@@erikleorga Don't worry about it, one day you will get into a proper Woodmizer and you will be off to the races. The LT15 can be had used for 5-7K if you find a good deal. They are great saws.
I can see you are having some fun days, all those lovely logs to play with, I'm jealous and you have some wonderful timber to take home, what more could you ask. Happy days.
On the last Bee video, my lady and I watched it. “I bet he’s a good guy, some one you want to be your neighbor and not just wave too but talk too”. You can have all the machines but unless boots are on the ground work don’t get done. Be safe and hope all is well! Stick with the LT15 there is love in labor.
Excellent work, Wes!!! Every time I watch your videos, I get more enthused and excited, as I am making plans to build a sawmill shed and then put a beautiful mill inside of it. Looking at the LT15 Wide right now! Give my best to Howard!💪
I know you are a one man show and honestly its a huge part of what I find so inspiring and engaging about your channel. However, I am wondering if you could be a two-logs-at-a-time sawyer. seems like a lot of those smaller pine logs could fit side by side on the lt15's bed. would make it possible for you to move things by twos, which it seems is where lots of your time is going with this sawing. This is awesome work whatever you can manage. Love the utility from all these otherwise wasted trees.
Hey Andrew, I got some comments suggesting that very same thing on a previous video. I actually tried it at this job site. It works ok, but there's an increase in long handling time, and the sawdust problem is magnified greatly because until I have two square cants, the dust from one of the logs just sprays all over the mill rails instead of out the dust shoot. It does save time in hauling logs and waste, but it increases dust and handling time at the mill. Overall, it might save a little time, but it didn't seem to be worth it. However, there might be a better way that I just didn't try.
Use off cut slabs to build a saw buck, then load your milloff onto it and cut it to firewood lengths. Then put an add on Facebook or craigslist for free or cheep firewood. Better than just burning it in piles.
I guess this will be a test to see how the Lt-15 holds up, I’m hoping to get one in a year or two so please make a video soon of your thoughts. Since you’ll be working your ass off grinding on it for a few weeks straight at least. Save me some money or make me feel better!
Having grown up around logging and sawmills in 40s, 50s, early 60s, I’am familiar with the process, but man, the little mills are amazing. How do yo determine what is the best use of a log. Really enjoy you video.
You know you should check with more home builders psych lare Lumber guys that don't really care you know they don't want certain types of lumber what have you in your area and I think you could probably make a business out of this brother you have a knack for getting the logs right and you leave everything just oversized enough that you can come back with a strident and deal with it the only other thing I can say is you know a kiln kills bugs and the last thing that you want to be selling to people is my brother's got a bunch of books in it I love your channel I've seen every single one of your videos at least once if not three times OCD that way but take care of yourself keep your glasses on you got something worth seeing hello baby you are so beautiful and keep Mama happy that's all I got to say
I just watched a long time yt'er run a test on bi-metal blades vs. regular. His analysis was that given the higher cost, they were STILL worth the money as far as overall convenience goes.
The ash provides calcium and patasium. It would be even better to just get a wood chipper and make soil. Also your forest would benefit greatly from letting those chips turn into soil. For me its a crying shame to burn all those scraps. The saw dust is great to use to breed microbes.
Yes. I mix ash into my compost pile from my wood stove of my house. I get both my soil and the compost tested at the start and middle of every season. I would not reccomend using the ash in a garden be with plants directly because you can spike the PH upwards. A little goes a long way.
You're getting pretty hot damn good with that grapple. Settin' those logs down on the mill just as gentle as you please , then pickin' up the cants and putting them on your trailer and pushin' them together as pretty as you please. Way to go. Way back in '67 , just before going into the army, I had a job working for a demolition contractor. He also owned a salvage yard where he sold the used bricks and heavy wooden beams from the demo jobs. As part of the crew of employees, we tore buildings down by hand. Onr of the guys on the crew was a bit of a goof off, and the owner of the company was always telling this guy Vince, " Jesus Christ ,Vince I want three things out of you. Puhduction, puhduction , puhduction . Got to have puhduction." That's what you put out in this video. "Puhduction, puhduction, puhduction.
Good job. I was wondering if you were cutting cants to take to a higher production mill for resawing. Having cut some trees and hauled the logs to a mill, I can see how hauling cants would be a lot easier, and maybe more efficient on both ends. Does that make any sense?
Why do you burn the wasted cuts? Why don't you let them form new soil getting rot, instead of freeing CO2 into the atmosphere? (I know that's the usual practice though) Regards
I suspect that the CO² in atmosphere might be a non-issue.... Over 50 years of rotting away, a similar amount will be released anyway.... Burning just gets it available for vegetation right away... A possibly more serious issue might be that burn piles that are used in the same spot all the time tend to concentrate undesirable poorly soluble minerals like arsenic in a small area... (Rotate burn spots ! !) Gary
@@garybessey2184 That is not how carbon cycle works. Small wood burns are definitively negligible compared to the amount of CO2 mankind frees into the atmosphere. Unfortunately every little emission counts...
My comment was not meant to be disparaging, just an observation that there are probably more important bad aspects of burn piles than CO² in the atmosphere... If 'natural' rather than chemical (burning) processes were used, of course it would be much better, but in daily useage techniques, the natural methods sometimes makes a practice that one wants to do pretty much not worth getting into... Gary
I am not sure of your stance on Halloween BUT if you should go looking for pumpkins, this vid may prepare you for the Jack o lanterns. czcams.com/video/y_kDdaQpqlQ/video.html
Big thanks to A Man and a Machine for the log stacking help! Check Eric out here: czcams.com/channels/hLtsJ8GrhvLj6lI0kUrg3Q.html
Got it! Thx!
You have definitely come a long way since your first video and what your doing now is just fantastic that is the way to get valuable lumber for labor very smart young man keep those videos coming and God Bless
Thanks for the shout out hope my suggestion helps you speed up things in the field. Yes it's true logs are not uniform so your cant won't be uniform either. Like you said you just have to saw them to size that best utilizes each individual cant. They may not stack even but it can save a huge amount of time when it counts. Your sawing skills have came along ways since you started that something to be proud of and thankful as well. Sawing is kinda like life itself though you will always find that something new will get thrown your way thus always learning something new. Bless you and the family and thanks for alowing me to share a part of it with you.
Thanks, Ken! Always greatly appreciate your comments and advice.
Man I love to watch your Myzer slice up some slabs............thanks so much....I'm like a toddler watching Bob the Builder.
That tractor has paid for itself many times over.I like your channel SO much better than another sawyer's channel I was watching.
This tractor is a life saver!
A friend has a logging company and he chips the skins and presses the chips into wood stove size logs. Not sure about the glue or whatever he uses. But he said he puts them at home depot stores on consignment and makes really good money. Just a thought of how to double or triple your money with the materials at hand. Great video
When you have your tractor and grapple available, I agree that sawing the logs you're keeping to cants for later processing is a good way to go. Especially when you're on a job site. Looks like you'll be busy for quite a while at that site.
Cracking open a log never gets old. 👍
My goodness! I have watched a kid and a little mill that sat on the ground grow into a sawyer and even a heavy equipment operator. You operate that tractor like you know what you are doing. It's funny but I feel proud. Keep on learning and I'll keep watching. God Bless.
Thanks, Mac! Appreciate the kind comment!
I saw a lot of cants. I have learned, to not even saw them to "inch" dimensions, with shrinkage and warpage I quite often have to square and size the cants again anyway. So now I just take four good slabs, to remove most of the bark, then dress them up when I saw them down into dimensional lumber. I have seen me loose 3/4 of a inch on a 8" cant. Your doing great.
Alright, alright, alright. When's the LT-50 coming?? You have definitely got your work cut out for you there, Wes! Lookin' great!
Thanks, Jason! My wife says don't encourage me! I like this mill the best because it's paid for!
@@falllineridge there a lot of truth right there!
I am endlessly jealous of you, Wes, and Nathan for the Woodmizers. I'm none too thrilled with my Frontier, even less so for the fact I've milled in 1 year as many as you guys do in 1 video.
@@erikleorga Don't worry about it, one day you will get into a proper Woodmizer and you will be off to the races. The LT15 can be had used for 5-7K if you find a good deal. They are great saws.
I can see you are having some fun days, all those lovely logs to play with, I'm jealous and you have some wonderful timber to take home, what more could you ask. Happy days.
On the last Bee video, my lady and I watched it. “I bet he’s a good guy, some one you want to be your neighbor and not just wave too but talk too”. You can have all the machines but unless boots are on the ground work don’t get done. Be safe and hope all is well! Stick with the LT15 there is love in labor.
Thanks, Christopher. I agree about the LT15. It's really all that I need, plus it's paid for so I think I'll hang on to it.
Lots of cutting! Lots of lumber! Yay for you,Wes😊👍
Excellent work, Wes!!!
Every time I watch your videos, I get more enthused and excited, as I am making plans to build a sawmill shed and then put a beautiful mill inside of it. Looking at the LT15 Wide right now! Give my best to Howard!💪
Awesome! You'll have a blast. That's a nice mill!
Great video. God bless.
Nice one Wes! Busy busy busy! You sure have a good system and some great teamwork there! 👍👍 Stay safe & well.
I like your work
Good job 👍
Way to go man . I do the same thing when pushed for time . I have 75 logs setting in the yard waiting to be milled . Good job.
Thanks Mr. Ray! Appreciate you watching.
I know you are a one man show and honestly its a huge part of what I find so inspiring and engaging about your channel. However, I am wondering if you could be a two-logs-at-a-time sawyer. seems like a lot of those smaller pine logs could fit side by side on the lt15's bed. would make it possible for you to move things by twos, which it seems is where lots of your time is going with this sawing. This is awesome work whatever you can manage. Love the utility from all these otherwise wasted trees.
Hey Andrew, I got some comments suggesting that very same thing on a previous video. I actually tried it at this job site. It works ok, but there's an increase in long handling time, and the sawdust problem is magnified greatly because until I have two square cants, the dust from one of the logs just sprays all over the mill rails instead of out the dust shoot. It does save time in hauling logs and waste, but it increases dust and handling time at the mill. Overall, it might save a little time, but it didn't seem to be worth it. However, there might be a better way that I just didn't try.
Use off cut slabs to build a saw buck, then load your milloff onto it and cut it to firewood lengths.
Then put an add on Facebook or craigslist for free or cheep firewood.
Better than just burning it in piles.
Yall got a nice operation there ! Beautiful pine timbers and boards !! Have a BLESSED DAY !! Keep the good videos coming ! :)
Thanks 👍
I guess this will be a test to see how the Lt-15 holds up, I’m hoping to get one in a year or two so please make a video soon of your thoughts. Since you’ll be working your ass off grinding on it for a few weeks straight at least. Save me some money or make me feel better!
That looks like a lot of work, it also looks like a lot of fun.
Stocking up. Good job. Be prepared. Glad you want to keep paid off Woodmizer.
Having grown up around logging and sawmills in 40s, 50s, early 60s, I’am familiar with the process, but man, the little mills are amazing. How do yo determine what is the best use of a log. Really enjoy you video.
You know you should check with more home builders psych lare Lumber guys that don't really care you know they don't want certain types of lumber what have you in your area and I think you could probably make a business out of this brother you have a knack for getting the logs right and you leave everything just oversized enough that you can come back with a strident and deal with it the only other thing I can say is you know a kiln kills bugs and the last thing that you want to be selling to people is my brother's got a bunch of books in it I love your channel I've seen every single one of your videos at least once if not three times OCD that way but take care of yourself keep your glasses on you got something worth seeing hello baby you are so beautiful and keep Mama happy that's all I got to say
Wow i was wondering what happened to ya. Thats a great idea about the kant
Congrats, you have solved it.
Somebody has been using that new Kubota quite alot and is looking like a pro with it now - lol. Keep them logs rolling.
Thanks, Allen. It's a great machine to operate!
Was wondering why your just burning the cutoffs? Should cut them in to fire wood at a discount? Pine logs?
Fall line ridge guy, you look like Max Muncy of the Dodgers. I realized that during the playoffs. Keep making videos, I enjoy watching them.
Moving right along.
It looks like you've gotten pretty comfortable with that Kabota
You can make a bundle in the black market lumber business. Congratulations.
Ha! Sounds shady.
I'd sell that slab wood.
It makes great firewood for small parlor stoves.
On log piles like that pick up 2 or 3 at a time and pack them up to your mill bud it’ll save time running back and forth for logs
That's like $100,000 in dimensional lumber you just cut shesh
These days, not far off!
I just watched a long time yt'er run a test on bi-metal blades vs. regular. His analysis was that given the higher cost, they were STILL worth the money as far as overall convenience goes.
Interesting, was that Matt Cremona? I saw the thumbnail but haven't seen the video. That's good info!
@@falllineridge WOW got it in ONE! Yes That was him.
You need the grapple on a SKID STEER it works 10X better. I have used both and would never go back to the grapple on my tractor.
I'm lovin all if it except for one small item. How about an American made tractor
dang I'd love a set up like that, you might want to look into vertical sawmills out of china... they're 7k
One for YOU ...Two for ME
Groetjes uit Holland 👋🏼
We all need to do that.
At least all of that's able
Do you use the wood ash on your gardens? Supposed to be good for for certain nutrients.
The ash provides calcium and patasium. It would be even better to just get a wood chipper and make soil. Also your forest would benefit greatly from letting those chips turn into soil. For me its a crying shame to burn all those scraps. The saw dust is great to use to breed microbes.
@@charlesmenken2846 Agreed. Would make very good soil for the vegie garden.
Ash will raise ur ph quite a bit so only use in acidic soil or for an alkaline garden.
Yes. I mix ash into my compost pile from my wood stove of my house. I get both my soil and the compost tested at the start and middle of every season. I would not reccomend using the ash in a garden be with plants directly because you can spike the PH upwards. A little goes a long way.
You're getting pretty hot damn good with that grapple. Settin' those logs down on the mill just as gentle as you please , then pickin' up the cants and putting them on your trailer and pushin' them together as pretty as you please. Way to go.
Way back in '67 , just before going into the army, I had a job working for a demolition contractor. He also owned a salvage yard where he sold the used bricks and heavy wooden beams from the demo jobs. As part of the crew of employees, we tore buildings down by hand. Onr of the guys on the crew was a bit of a goof off, and the owner of the company was always telling this guy Vince, " Jesus Christ ,Vince I want three things out of you. Puhduction, puhduction , puhduction . Got to have puhduction." That's what you put out in this video. "Puhduction, puhduction, puhduction.
Thanks, Jim! Pretty funny story!
*Crying in Californian right now.
Good job. I was wondering if you were cutting cants to take to a higher production mill for resawing. Having cut some trees and hauled the logs to a mill, I can see how hauling cants would be a lot easier, and maybe more efficient on both ends. Does that make any sense?
Yes it does, although I'll just stack the cants at home for resewing later. It does make the process at the job site faster.
Big thanks to A Man and a Machine for the log stacking help
Yes, HUGE thanks!
Golad to see yu using a hard hat, and hearing protection now.
I’ve got two issues. 1, my lumber prices have come down. 2 , I can’t wear shorts anymore because I live up north. 😂🤣👍🏼
Hi. How are you? Here in Korea, I heard it in winter. Health is always the first thing. And I hope you do good things together. ^O^
But how u going to pressure treat it, as thats the lumber that is in shortage?
That must be some well seasoned logs you're milling... That burning slab pile is virtually smoke free ! ! Gary
(At about 4:50 or so.... G)
They've been laying for a while, I just haven't had the time to get to them like I should have.
Is that Chuck Norris at 10:50? Enjoy watching with it all sorted out.
Totally looks like him in that knot.
Would it be feasable to turn the off-cuts into charcoal = bio-char ,for gardeners and farmers, cooking uses, make money out of waste.
I don't know if it would be feasible or not. I don't have the equipment to do it, and the slabs end up getting in the way if we don't burn them.
@@falllineridge Look in You tube at charcoal production..
why do you simply burning waste and not make pellets from it?
I don't have the equipment to make pellets.
Got lumber?
Do you do anything with all the sawdust?
No, it goes to waste.
Why do you burn the wasted cuts? Why don't you let them form new soil getting rot, instead of freeing CO2 into the atmosphere? (I know that's the usual practice though) Regards
I suspect that the CO² in atmosphere might be a non-issue.... Over 50 years of rotting away, a similar amount will be released anyway.... Burning just gets it available for vegetation right away... A possibly more serious issue might be that burn piles that are used in the same spot all the time tend to concentrate undesirable poorly soluble minerals like arsenic in a small area... (Rotate burn spots ! !) Gary
@@garybessey2184 That is not how carbon cycle works. Small wood burns are definitively negligible compared to the amount of CO2 mankind frees into the atmosphere. Unfortunately every little emission counts...
My comment was not meant to be disparaging, just an observation that there are probably more important bad aspects of burn piles than CO² in the atmosphere... If 'natural' rather than chemical (burning) processes were used, of course it would be much better, but in daily useage techniques, the natural methods sometimes makes a practice that one wants to do pretty much not worth getting into... Gary
Those post suck need all 4 corners
👍👍
Kubota a lot better than the old Ford!
Old Ford is still a workhouse, but the Kubota makes life a lot easier!
Taking advantage of jump in lumber price
Somewhat, I only use this stuff for myself, I rarely sell it. The mill is really paying for itself just by doing that.
ces intéressant se que tu fait mais trop de commercial dé abonner
LOL, solving the lumber shortage.....
I am not sure of your stance on Halloween BUT if you should go looking for pumpkins, this vid may prepare you for the Jack o lanterns. czcams.com/video/y_kDdaQpqlQ/video.html
Your burning the trim off waste instead of selling it by the cord for fire wood? That's money lost,
W/o CC you won't get a like for those of us whom are hard of hearing.
There is no lumber shortage its called gouging taking something bad and making it worse with greed
Your pants are always dirty
*Crying in Californian right now.