Should I Have Bought A Bigger Sawmill?

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  • @stonee1968
    @stonee1968 Год назад +7

    That should be your project next to the sawmill - an outdoor kitchen/barbeque area....with a built in bar.

  • @CellarLakeStudios
    @CellarLakeStudios Год назад +7

    I'm not going to lie, I was disappointed you didn't say "Let us spray" when buttering those ribs. Squirrel license suspended.

  • @russharden4374
    @russharden4374 Год назад +9

    I love how I found this channel to learn a bit about woodworking, and now I'm mesmerized by sawing logs

  • @superymariowest2403
    @superymariowest2403 Год назад +27

    There was a joke where he mentions Red Oak as every woodworker's least favourite wood. To explain the joke and clear Red Oak's name:
    Red oak is a nice wood, solid, strong, durable. For furniture making, it's pretty darn good and significantly better than plywood or those splinter woods from IKEA.
    The problems with Red Oak are that the beauty factor is a 6/10 while literally every other hardwood species is at least an 8/10, Oak is so freaking heavy, and it wears down the tools too quickly. It dulls blades, spends sandpaper faster, and requires more effort to work with and move around than other woods.
    As a result, Walnut, Cherry, Ash, Elm, and literally any other hardwood is easier to work with and produces a more beautiful result. That being said, Oak is still a good choice across the board and is too good to let go to waste.

    • @TrailReady4Runner
      @TrailReady4Runner Год назад +2

      Thanks for clearing that up. lol I started googling it haha

    • @papadave9061
      @papadave9061 Год назад +4

      Hmmmm, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

    • @superymariowest2403
      @superymariowest2403 Год назад

      @@papadave9061 It definitely is. I personally like Oak in general but collect local exotic woods such as wild apple, Hawthorne, Juniper, spalted Beech, Cherry Plum, London Plane, Olive, Walnut, and Rose rootball for my small projects. Quartersawn Oak with any sort of pattern, such as crotch, is definitely beautiful.

    • @charlesthomas9294
      @charlesthomas9294 Год назад +1

      I find Red Oak to be rather split-prone too, compared to White Oak. But the right piece can be gorgeous.

    • @emptyforrest
      @emptyforrest Год назад +1

      havent worked much with oak. but at my work we use larch alot, and every single one at work including me ABSOLUTELY HATE larch. it bedns and screws and goes banana super easy, it always cracks and are full of branches.

  • @TheWoodFly
    @TheWoodFly Год назад +8

    I think you have maxed out your slab potential. Not for nothing but a LOT of places now produce slabs. As a result you might find it useful to mill some of this into actual lumber for projects. You have some beautiful grain patterns to take advantage of SANS bark. Thanks for sharing your milling experience (And Dr. Hank is awesome)

  • @danielwilfred975
    @danielwilfred975 Год назад +11

    Been watching your videos for sometime now. Just got a 5 inch thick 10 feet long slab to work on in my new house. After day one i have waaaay more respect for what you guys do. Not that i didnt before, but you know..more. Greetings from Malaysia! Youre world famous john!

  • @brianw572
    @brianw572 Год назад

    Thanks for another great lumber milling Vlog. Love to see the beauty you find in each log. Some of that wood you just cut will turn into some beautiful projects when it dries out.

  • @Zogg1281
    @Zogg1281 Год назад

    I keep looking at that mill and wishing it was a Matt Cremona mill. I know you kind of needed it ASAP but you could always make plans to have a second mill working on your site for the really BIG logs, when they come. Also, those slabs you milled look so nice, they are going to make some awesome pieces of furniture 👍👍👍👍

  • @65MK
    @65MK Год назад +15

    Did you ever think you would be maxing out that mill? Really enjoy your videos, and knowledge. 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @soulsolutions3999
    @soulsolutions3999 Год назад +2

    John you guys need to build an overhead crane and trolly, like teh shipping yards to move these logs. A great episode fo the channel as well

  • @SchysCraftCo.
    @SchysCraftCo. Год назад +5

    Wowers those are huge. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friends. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friends. Keep making. Stay squirrely. God bless.

  • @michaelmiller1109
    @michaelmiller1109 Год назад +4

    Awesome wood, but did you want to sticker those before flipping them on to the skid loader? I am just thinking about minimally having to handle heavy things.

  • @territ1231
    @territ1231 Год назад +4

    You are so talented in so many fields. !!! Great wood 🪵 so interesting to see you run the mill. I can smell it being cut!!

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Год назад +8

    Pretty fantastic looking wood there, John! 😃
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @jenneferelie2292
    @jenneferelie2292 Год назад +1

    First and foremost, love love love this series. I think we are all living vicariously thru you! But quick question....how do you determine how far down the track to put the log before you cut it? I noticed these seem to be placed further down the track. Just curious.

  • @dougmcilwaine7078
    @dougmcilwaine7078 Год назад

    John, was just out your way last weekend visiting family in Kittanning. More than once I heard the word "younz". No place else other than western PA says that. I really enjoy your videos, thank you for making them. Stay safe.

  • @wartlme
    @wartlme Год назад +35

    I want to get a sawmill like that some day. I want to be like you when I grow up. Keep up the cool work bro.

    • @stoobdogg9056
      @stoobdogg9056 Год назад +5

      Even John does not know what he will be like when he’s grown up

    • @marcodhaene
      @marcodhaene Год назад

      Don't grow up is the key 😉

  • @slicktuckers5217
    @slicktuckers5217 Год назад +1

    Can see you guys are loving the learning process of these, nervous, but loving it!! And… I’m tits deep in this!

  • @nemo4907
    @nemo4907 Год назад +3

    Sneaky...... love the angry beast reference on the saw!

  • @kyleleisher6906
    @kyleleisher6906 Год назад +1

    Have to respect the confidence of you two trying to rip a slab out with your bare hands!

  • @pmiller4421
    @pmiller4421 Год назад +2

    Awesome guys! I think I can sit there and watch these type of videos all day. How long will it take them to dry out?

  • @monsternside1509
    @monsternside1509 Год назад +1

    Best part of the video Sam "is there even a slab there?"

  • @carolbuzelim
    @carolbuzelim 2 месяца назад

    the patterns inside the wood are simply wonderful

  • @zachpayne1761
    @zachpayne1761 Год назад +10

    That means there’s a 100% chance of it potentially raining.
    -John malecki

  • @kevinscheimreif7866
    @kevinscheimreif7866 Год назад

    I was in Pitt today, I wanted to stop in and see your new place but I didn't have time. You might want to
    get some stickers and sticker while you flip those slabs
    !

  • @sureshot311
    @sureshot311 Год назад

    That's crazy. You guys got Bill Hader sawin logs and smokin hogs. That was sufficiently squirrely. Great video!

  • @jjuicebox2
    @jjuicebox2 Год назад

    Thats cute! we can take care of it no problem! can cut up to 96" x 20ft homemade bandsaw mill

  • @danielpeacock8716
    @danielpeacock8716 Год назад

    Cremona has the bucket, you have the hose, Triple L Rustic Designs has Zoe..... Beat that! 😝. You definitely need a Zoe to assist you chaps!

  • @koreywilliams4570
    @koreywilliams4570 Год назад +1

    How about a Mobile Gantry crane or something to help move the slabs. Or build a lift table with some rollers so you just have to slide it over and on to the table. Idk 😐

  • @southstreetbarbecue7875
    @southstreetbarbecue7875 Год назад +1

    Nice to see you appreciate good barbecue! Personally I never wrap my ribs, at least not on an offset smoker. 5-6 hours at 275 F (for baby backs) yields a great result for me. Oh, the sawmill was pretty cool too. All I could think was how many years of cooking I could get out of all that oak once it was seasoned. 🤣

  • @massiminimakes
    @massiminimakes Год назад

    I love the look of that red oak. I wish I still lived in Pittsburgh, cuz I would be all over a couple of those slabs.

  • @GaminFaith
    @GaminFaith Год назад +3

    Love the video. Do you guys use the sawdust the Mill produces for anything? It’d be a good side venture selling it for spill cleanup or turning it into bricks for firewood

  • @HomeOfMacWoeffie
    @HomeOfMacWoeffie Год назад +1

    Did you know that from saw dust you can make pellets for burning in stoves......and why not if you takes the fresh cut slabs of put woodenstrips between them for airdrying ??

  • @THANATOSIXU
    @THANATOSIXU Год назад +4

    I dont understand why people put water on slabs where you can easily see the grain? are you planning in kiln drying the slabs after adding moisture to it?

    • @steveslenderman8953
      @steveslenderman8953 Год назад

      The water brings out the grain like an oil or varnish finish would so you can see how it would look (or very close to it) when all said and done. The little amount of water evaporates off it no time. When buying a slab there will be buckets of water handy with rags so you can see the grain pop.

    • @papadave9061
      @papadave9061 Год назад

      There's more water IN an Oak log than he's putting ON it.

    • @upendaglover2559
      @upendaglover2559 Год назад

      ok thanks

  • @donaldtownsend6588
    @donaldtownsend6588 3 месяца назад

    The name on the mill convinced me to subscribe to your channel. Nice one!

  • @383madmax
    @383madmax Год назад

    Now you just need a badass kiln! Better call the fellas up at Idry!

  • @jaronhle2660
    @jaronhle2660 Год назад +38

    Far too pretty to be ground up, or burned. Lots of great wood there, good save fellas.

  • @tbarg86
    @tbarg86 Год назад +1

    Not sure if anyone's ever said this but you've got some big beautiful wood

  • @roc-wood-creations
    @roc-wood-creations Год назад

    Loving this series, very cool seeing the logs being milled.
    Will you be bringing Hank McCoy back this year?

  • @kevinscheimreif7866
    @kevinscheimreif7866 Год назад

    I've got a bigger red oak in pa. Hopefully later this summer I'll get it to the mill.
    But i am not hauling all the way to Pitt!

  • @E_Turne
    @E_Turne Год назад

    my grandparents had a live edge oak coffee table with the bark left on it was the most beautiful table

  • @johnmclain6535
    @johnmclain6535 Год назад +1

    I could literally watch this all day. my wife asks what I'm doing and I tell her and she just rolls her eyes at me. 😂😂

  • @adamcomisak8124
    @adamcomisak8124 Год назад +1

    These saw mill videos are great!

  • @UncleKrusty68
    @UncleKrusty68 8 месяцев назад

    I wish there was a way I could get a couple of those oak slabs sent to Wis.

  • @WorkingTimbersCo
    @WorkingTimbersCo Год назад +2

    Hilarious video man! Entertaining! Nice job!

  • @aggrogrizzly2513
    @aggrogrizzly2513 Год назад

    This is the first video I've seen of yours. When you mentioned that you bought the meat at Giant Eagle, I realized that you're from the Pittsburgh area. Awesome.

  • @jessejeffries703
    @jessejeffries703 Год назад

    that was a beautiful red oak log. nice boards

  • @Jackofalltradesmastersofnone
    @Jackofalltradesmastersofnone Год назад

    I sawed some 40 something inch white oak years ago. Skid steer wouldn’t pick it up but about an inch I just shoved it around and up on the mill. It sucked. Had a wm 40 so had to saw it like an octagon to get the head to go over it.

  • @papadave9061
    @papadave9061 Год назад

    "We all hate Red Oak as woodworkers"...........uh, wut?
    Me, as a woodworker most of my adult life (and I'm 68 at the moment), yeah, not so much.
    I think the pork🐷smoke got ya a bit squirrelly there, John. 🤣

  • @kyleharris3
    @kyleharris3 Год назад

    Do you find leaving the wood stacked on top of the log while cutting helps control the blade and make less wavey cut?

  • @bjspyder4148
    @bjspyder4148 Год назад +2

    Why do woodworkers hate red oak? That's a really pretty tree.

  • @maddieadams75
    @maddieadams75 Год назад

    I love oak, I have some beautiful pieces of furniture created with oak. Wood is art ♥️

  • @dkthemanwonder
    @dkthemanwonder Год назад

    I love the fact that your blue Beast is called Dr. Hank McCoy. Love your videos too :D

  • @kieferstr9836
    @kieferstr9836 Год назад +1

    Why do you wet the slabs? Wouldn't you want to keep them dry?

  • @MrTechFreaks
    @MrTechFreaks Год назад

    Great video! New shirt idea: John's Gym - Movin' Slabs Since 2021.
    Keep it up! You are living the dream.

  • @GregsStoneYard
    @GregsStoneYard Год назад

    It looks like there is there a VFD inside the electrical control panel/box. You can most likely program it to display the output amps on it's display.

    • @GibClark
      @GibClark Год назад +1

      Yeah but didnt want to fill cabinet with sawdust. It goes everywhere , lol

  • @MRmadman1978
    @MRmadman1978 Год назад +1

    I love Oak! - What's wrong with Oak?
    I see a couple of sweet desktops!
    Overall great looking slabs!

    • @TheBigburcie
      @TheBigburcie Год назад

      I was thinking about a few big executive desks. Maybe not live edge but super solid and straight. They could make some awesome coffee tables or even kitchen island tops (1 piece butcher block).

  • @ddl2k7
    @ddl2k7 Год назад +2

    I run a little gas mill and we run soapy water on the blade to help keep it cool and less friction... Not sure if that would work for your setup or not

  • @KnightsWithoutATable
    @KnightsWithoutATable Год назад

    Suggestion after putting up a lean to to cover the mill: a gantry crane or other lighting air to lift the slabs. Doing them by hand, even with a pair of people is going to cause an injury. They are awkward and heavy. Those two in combo are just pian and disablity waiting to happen. So work smarter, not harder.

  • @adamscott7545
    @adamscott7545 Год назад

    Would love to get some of that sawdust for mushroom cultivation

  • @Ryan82288
    @Ryan82288 Год назад

    I just made a hall tree out of red oak! They loved it!

  • @Expi314
    @Expi314 Год назад

    With the new shop up and running now, what are the chances of see Jordan's Wheel of Challenge and the 1 Board 1 Sheet Challenge again?!?

  • @kylenovak2583
    @kylenovak2583 Год назад

    Hey John, do you plan on selling slabs as well or are you planning on using all this wood for your projects?

  • @51polarlax
    @51polarlax Год назад

    You are right, I despise red oak, but that tree is beautiful

  • @dougbrown7150
    @dougbrown7150 Год назад

    I know it's not EXACTLY what your channel does but give details on that wonderful grill set up

  • @woodworksbygrampies1284
    @woodworksbygrampies1284 Год назад

    Hola! 🖐 I am torn between what looks better, the slabs or the ribs, haha! 🥩👨‍🍳 I was legit waiting for some catastrophe like the ribs falling to the ground and just blowing up 💥and falling apart 💔 Glad that it all worked out and nothing was lost. Take care and have a good one, Adios! 👊

  • @Leonitus485
    @Leonitus485 8 месяцев назад

    I dont think people realize how much money is in all those slabs. John got that tree for free basically (as far as we know) and my calculations are at about $66,500 if he sold those slabs as is and thats putting a low price on each slab of $1,900. He could easily double or even triple that by finishing them into furniture. I might even lean more into quadrupling that amount. For comparison if this was walnut they would be worth 5-6 times that amount. Nice john I’m very jealous right now.

  • @DuyPham-wh1wy
    @DuyPham-wh1wy Год назад

    You have a bunch of scrap wood. Have you considered making your own coal to smoke your hogs? Would be a fun video to watch you making a retort.

  • @ga5743
    @ga5743 Год назад +8

    Love all your videos John, but Cremona usually saws his stuff all by himself, just saying 😊 I know he has monster machines now but he didn’t at first. At any rate, I wish you and all your helpers stay safe and healthy.

  • @dillontopham9802
    @dillontopham9802 Год назад

    That is some beautiful oak!

  • @krisceasar2576
    @krisceasar2576 Год назад +5

    Love Your Stuff

    • @John_Malecki
      @John_Malecki  Год назад +1

      I love that you love them and am so grateful you do!

  • @DrPiotrAnton
    @DrPiotrAnton Год назад +3

    Silly question : why do you wet the slabs after the cut ?

    • @boootyass
      @boootyass 2 месяца назад +1

      my assumption is to get rid of the dust and see the marbling clearer, maybe to cool it down?? maybe? but i could be entirely wrong i know nothing about woodworking

    • @Passionofachaser
      @Passionofachaser Месяц назад +1

      To see if it is a good slab and remove the dust

  • @scotthern-gi6bt
    @scotthern-gi6bt Год назад

    What's your beef with red oak? It is one of my favorite woods to work with. I wouldn't try to slab it out though. Take your time and quarter saw it all out in 1 inch boards. By the way there are only 2 families of oak. White and black. Red oak is in the black oak family. Love your show though.

  • @robbmay2746
    @robbmay2746 Год назад

    In regards to your biggest tree in Pittsburg I believe I have the biggest one of the biggest oak trees in Illinois measures about 80 inches in diameter at base. Let me know if you want to see pictures.

  • @douglasbonney7836
    @douglasbonney7836 Год назад

    That is a beautiful log

  • @mannythehunter
    @mannythehunter Год назад

    A few videos back when you were putting that saw in everyone was talking $$$$. Now they are seeing it in operation everyone is talking with how awesome and great investment it was.

  • @cabman86
    @cabman86 Год назад

    You should have built one like Matthew Cremona did. It's huge! I saw a video of one a guy built that was 8 feet across.

  • @wolfpredator5226
    @wolfpredator5226 10 месяцев назад

    Damn beautiful wood 😮

  • @chuckgeorge5910
    @chuckgeorge5910 Год назад

    Great dude and even better yinzer. Love the wood

  • @jeremymuth5609
    @jeremymuth5609 Год назад

    Get a dump trailer and duct your sawdust into it and sell to farms also get a log grapple for your skid steer

  • @MrImanewman
    @MrImanewman Год назад

    love your videos and i see you rocking that Kosmos Q

  • @ovadiaharary6169
    @ovadiaharary6169 Год назад +4

    I love your video’s

  • @SHKEKEKE
    @SHKEKEKE Год назад

    If it smells like poop, it's red oak. Had a few cut down and the stump was soon covered in a layer of flys for a weel

  • @TheGameResponse
    @TheGameResponse Год назад

    I would love a piece of wood like that. It would make such a nice desk.

  • @SMcCaskill
    @SMcCaskill Год назад

    Those boards will make beautiful dinner tables.

  • @jeffclark1933
    @jeffclark1933 Год назад +1

    BEAST!

  • @albekayl041
    @albekayl041 Год назад

    I have a question? Why do you water the logs after each cut? Is it just to rinse it off! So I’m watching with my 1 year old mockingbird and at the rib part when he said “oh yeah” she tried to do it and it was adorable!

  • @phillips8204
    @phillips8204 Год назад

    I don't think iv related to anything more then the quote "We know its coming" when he mentions everything going smoothly

  • @WTCheatShaming
    @WTCheatShaming Год назад

    John the kind of guy to be the only one not wearing decent ear pro at the mill. I do implore your to wear better hearing pro John

  • @michaelross8794
    @michaelross8794 Год назад

    You guys are such Yinzers. I love it!!!

  • @andrejohnson6731
    @andrejohnson6731 Год назад +34

    Novice here: Doesn’t a mill like that need some kind of protection from the elements? Some type of roof?

    • @marcusboyce6165
      @marcusboyce6165 Год назад +5

      ideally it should but aslong as the rain doesn’t hit the motor or electrical components then it should be okay (i think)

    • @justmejamesb
      @justmejamesb Год назад +4

      not necessarily. my buddy has a mill that he wants to put a roof over but it just makes it inconvenient not being able to mill in the rain

    • @jmsmom67
      @jmsmom67 Год назад +1

      Every time he shows it I think the same thing!

    • @treggmichelleliebler399
      @treggmichelleliebler399 Год назад +4

      The motor is weather proof. He probably covers it with a tarp when not in use.

    • @Potatogambit
      @Potatogambit Год назад +5

      My mill has been in the elements for 34 years now since dad bought it. Just cover up the electrical and that’s about it.

  • @ryanmcneal5084
    @ryanmcneal5084 Год назад +1

    Good thing John is not sawing hogs and smoking logs.

  • @derekl_
    @derekl_ Год назад

    You probably don't want to hear this, but I think you built/assembled the sawmill backwards. The exhaust port should be pointing AWAY from the building so that you aren't keeping waste and debris against it, but also to make cleanup easier as wind and rain would get rid of most of it for you. Also, if the exhaust port is facing away from the building then you can build a roof structure over the mill so you can work in the rain/snow and not have to worry about dust accumulating around the supports.

    • @John_Malecki
      @John_Malecki  Год назад

      We cant blow dust out into the lot, its against our local EPA

  • @clayrhodes9756
    @clayrhodes9756 Год назад

    So interns of whether it is red or black oak, red oak has these almost red “tiger marks” in the bark which tend to be very distinct when the tree is alive but still noticeable when it is dropped. Black oak on the other hand has very similar bark to white oak with the noticeable difference being right below the bark of black oak is a bright orange phloem before the sapwood and on top of that it tastes very bitter. Based on what I am seeing it looks like a black oak which looks pretty cool.
    Side note, yes parts of a tree are edible. Turns out bark is great fiber too if you need some regularity.

  • @CellarLakeStudios
    @CellarLakeStudios Год назад

    Looking at those existing cracks, just wondering if it would be better or even possible to cut the top of the log on an angle? You are kind of at the mercy for how it rolls on the platform and where you can slice it across, but if you cut the top of the log on an angle, could you not flip it and have it sitting flat and choose where you want your cross section? Talking out my ass here, but can the saw drop down on just one side? Or would that also cause undue stress on the blade?

  • @scottcarter4526
    @scottcarter4526 Год назад

    I absolutely love the smell of fresh cut red oak. Mixed with some 2-stoke exhaust smoke from a chainsaw, even better.

  • @dakotareid1566
    @dakotareid1566 Год назад

    Spread the boards out to dry better

  • @nicolaimolter6522
    @nicolaimolter6522 Год назад

    Moving slabs might be the new work out for the Steelers OL?

  • @konradbreeggemann2321
    @konradbreeggemann2321 Год назад +3

    any reason you're doing all slabs as opposed to some slabs and some regular lumber?

    • @John_Malecki
      @John_Malecki  Год назад +1

      The mill is built more for slabs and we use more slabs in our work than dimensional lumebr

  • @ronedge3086
    @ronedge3086 Год назад

    We call it piss oak here in Southern Indiana. Smells like a cat litter box that hasn't been cleaned in weeks. Still some nice wood.