this is brilliant. it doesnt have to be out of desparation.. its perfect for someone like me who wants to build small projects from logs i have milled myself. much more rewarding to see a piece you've made out of a tree vs pre-milled boards from a lumber yard! if you just want to build a rocking chair or jewelry box its not practical to buy a $30000 mill so this is just great!
John, I first ran into you when searching on how to make a chain saw mill. The one I made like yours I have used over and over. I have used your various other videos for other projects. I think I speak for at least many hundreds of others in saying thanks for all your efforts and all you have done to educate and inspire all of us. Many thanks John, best wishes and good luck in all your endeavors.
John, thank you for your time and work to publish these videos. I have enjoyed many of them over the years and can assure you that you will be missed. I wish you the very best in your future endeavors, whatever they may be. May you find and enjoy the Presence and Peace of God in all you do... Blessings to you and yours...
Dear John, This is the first time I had the opportunity to watch your video. It gave me a great pleasure to witness your ingenuity. Take my hat off to you. It also make me sad to see your comment about that you are stopping the videos. Well, take great care and have a lovely retirement. God bless you Sir.
No masochism needed- This saw is exactly what it advertises, a starting point for someone who wants to cut some wood, so they can make something. I am impressed with this as a way to establish flats, so you can use the table saw for finish cutting. It is a great (inexpensive and effective) way to get some experience with minimal cost. Thanks for sharing your idea, and how it works. While I don't expect to saw great logs, branches are often tossed away, or available form tree trimmers, and will allow to 'play', and determine whether it is something to take further. Thanks for the education; and the humor. Nice video, might be easier if you hade someone else to run the camera, but good job in any case...
Thank you John for sharing what you know and have learned. I hope this channel will remain in place to memorialize your work and for those to reference in the days ahead who have not seen them. Best wishes and tip of the cap!
100 year from now after millions more viewers we will learn from you. Thank you very much. I paid $35 to have a 2" hole in a stainless sink. For the money the guy told me the secret, he was using an ordinary hole saw to boot! The secret.........go SLOW. One pass with the ordinary hole saw..... amazing. Lawson di Ransom Canyon.
Thank you for your advice Mr John Canivan. I'll try to save $ first for my saw mil operation. It's really helpful and save lots of $, time, hearts and all.
Nice to see someone who has some creator consciousness left. My Dad always told me the tough is easy the impossible just takes a little longer and costs the client more . In this gentleman's case it costs the same. 👍 up brother. You get my 😍
I dig your vibe my friend. You remind me of my dad and my grandpa all rolled into one. That mellow, old man knowledge. Thanks and keep up the great work dude. Don’t mind the haters. They hate us cause they ain’t us.
RUclips is circulating your video that’s how I just watched your little invention work simple you just really have simplified the process thanks for sharing I hope to hear from you God bless Ken. I’m also new to your community
having owned a older wood-mizer bandsaw I like this system it's simple and inexpensive and I can actually make one to cut a log 60 ft long. Can't do that on the other ones without buying expensive extensions. Thanks for Sharing this simple system.
Thanks John. Believe I will try your jig before I pay a bunch of money on the model that requires a trailer and a tractor with forks to lift the log. RUclips needs more guys like you teaching us stuff. Remember when "This Old House" first started out with Bob Vila? They did remodels on houses the average working stiff could afford Nowadays they are for rich yuppies who end up paying $500,000 and up. For a remodel.
Thank's for the generous response... I thought I had run out of ideas. My house is on the North slope of Pine Hill and I am surrounded with hundreds of trees. However there is one place that gets plenty of sun so I decided to build a fire wood sun dryer on that spot. Hey wood is a renewable resource.
John Canivan Very interesting, you could make a short video from time to time, it doesn't have to be perfect! Inspired by your videos, I will try to build a solar air heater to keep a summer cabin dry (sometime...). We have a lot of sun during the summer in Finland (not so much during winter, heh). Many thanks for sharing your insights and inspiration! Cheers!
love it,,,,and I don't blame you sawed Lumber is easy to come by expensive chainsaws are not,,and so i would have stopped cutting as well,,no need in blowing up a good saw. I absolutely love the poor man's Sawmill,,and the video thank you for sharing my friend.
Great video... First 30 seconds... I started watching and thought he only had one arm.. Thought "Yeah... Cool"... Grabbed my beer and looked back... WTF... !!!! Started again and realised his right arm was folded behind his back... Not sure if it's an accident or on purpose for fun/shock factor... lol Again.... GREAT VIDEO...
This is very well done you have simplified process nicely I knew your community I look forward to hearing from you keep up the great work God bless Ken.
You did good John and a great idea as not every one can afford big machines for cutting logs But I would suggest you get rid of those plastic stands and have a more solid support as one slip is all it takes for one to get injured John! Take care mate! Thanks!
I'm part of your club. Necessity the mother of invention. Thanks for the great video. This was the first I've seen. I've only been addicted to Utube for a year or so. Tk cr. Some other comments make me think you've retired or died. Either way the best to you.
I have enjoyed your videos! You have been lots of help, and your efforts to take all the time to make these videos are appreciated! Thank you very much! We made your poor boy chainsaw mill and it works well! Really, thanks lots.
Looks like it works amazing! Only thing I would add to people wanting to do this is to clamp the rig or tack a screw to sawhorses so there is no chance of it falling while cutting. Don't want to see anyone cut their face off or anything but very good video. Be safe everyone!
This guy is a flipping genius so simple but so affective, the only thing I would change is using bolts to hold it into place and using a ratchet to tighten it up or use the peg bolts he's using and grab a bar that can go thru it for the tight fit
Great job. To make a rip saw I used to take a old chain with about 50% live in it and grind down every other right tooth then every other left tooth and then grind down the rakers. Would get great long chips and cut fast. Also sharpen with a flat file . I had better luck using a Still followed by a Sears (Poulon). The husky was good for cross but not for rip. Don't know why. I found this out when the still finally died and could not afford a new one but could afford the husky. The Sears had to take over and finish the job. It was old but good. But then we use what we have. Like your idea, thanks for sharing. I cut beams and log cabin logs with my set up. Yours would do good at that.
John thanks for making this video. I hope if you're still doing kind of work, you drink a lot water while working to stay hydrated, it will help keep your thinking sharp.
It's a sad day for me. I always look forward to your videos. hopefully you can reconsider and give us some more as you feel up to it. I have learned a lot from you over the course of the last few years and I appreciate it. Entertaining - yes, informative - yes, thought-provoking - yes. Your wisdom will be missed in the RUclips community.
Great idea! I can use this!! One thing, though, Sir, you need to put a stop device (clamp, nail, etc) to stop the frame from shifting away from you as you push. The second cut, it almost fell off the right hand saw horse. Be careful!
Quick tip. Change the angle on the top on the chain from 30-35 degrees to 10 degrees and you have a rip chain. You can use older chains to do this. When you are looking down on the top of the chain, that's the angle I am talking about. It's called the "top plate angle". Hope this helps.
Hey John. Carbide bits are the way to drill the guide bar. They're a bit more expensive but will go through the GB like a typical HSS bit drills aluminium! On the rip chain vs a regular, I've used both a fair bit (see channel) and I don't think you're missing much. Way more important that it is sharp, as you said. Ok thanks for sharing. Peace, Bongo.
This is awesome! What a great and fairly simple / straightforward way to make a saw mill! I'm gonna guess those saw horses were used during a painting project?? Lemme guess, John's house is WHITE!! If I ever realize my dream of building a small log cabin, THIS is EXACTLY the method I want to employ to prepare the logs.
I like your idea 😊 very cheap and yet you can do something with.. I have a chainsaw and I think this idea will b my first start ... thankyou for sharing Ur vid👍
Sir. I would strongly recommend you for the key crew member on the Mars mission. Your knowledge and mechanical mind would be an invaluable asset for colonization ! Many Thanxx and live long !
this is brilliant. it doesnt have to be out of desparation.. its perfect for someone like me who wants to build small projects from logs i have milled myself. much more rewarding to see a piece you've made out of a tree vs pre-milled boards from a lumber yard! if you just want to build a rocking chair or jewelry box its not practical to buy a $30000 mill so this is just great!
John, I first ran into you when searching on how to make a chain saw mill. The one I made like yours I have used over and over. I have used your various other videos for other projects. I think I speak for at least many hundreds of others in saying thanks for all your efforts and all you have done to educate and inspire all of us. Many thanks John, best wishes and good luck in all your endeavors.
molto interessante. ciao
deshellmon yep I like this as well
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Love your videos!!
My life is better because of you.
So THANK YOU!!!! So much for sharing
What a creative and kind gentlemen you are to take the time to share your ideas with others! God Bless You!
Thanks, I made one and love the design. I woodwork and you saved me a lot of money by milling my own lumber for projects.
John, thank you for your time and work to publish these videos. I have enjoyed many of them over the years and can assure you that you will be missed. I wish you the very best in your future endeavors, whatever they may be. May you find and enjoy the Presence and Peace of God in all you do... Blessings to you and yours...
Dear John, This is the first time I had the opportunity to watch your video. It gave me a great pleasure to witness your ingenuity. Take my hat off to you. It also make me sad to see your comment about that you are stopping the videos. Well, take great care and have a lovely retirement. God bless you Sir.
It has been great to cross your path, much respect in all you do and thank you for keeping it real
What a genius jig. I have just discovered this simple but fantastically awesome way to mill some logs I have. Thank you so much.
No masochism needed- This saw is exactly what it advertises, a starting point for someone who wants to cut some wood, so they can make something. I am impressed with this as a way to establish flats, so you can use the table saw for finish cutting. It is a great (inexpensive and effective) way to get some experience with minimal cost. Thanks for sharing your idea, and how it works. While I don't expect to saw great logs, branches are often tossed away, or available form tree trimmers, and will allow to 'play', and determine whether it is something to take further. Thanks for the education; and the humor. Nice video, might be easier if you hade someone else to run the camera, but good job in any case...
All the best John, thanks for sharing your projects with us your work was much appreciated.
Mick in the UK
take it easy mate
Clever simple concept, I'm impressed. I particularly like the carriage bolt on the far side of the bar.
Thank you John for sharing what you know and have learned. I hope this channel will remain in place to memorialize your work and for those to reference in the days ahead who have not seen them. Best wishes and tip of the cap!
100 year from now after millions more viewers we will learn from you. Thank you very much. I paid $35 to have a 2" hole in a stainless sink. For the money the guy told me the secret, he was using an ordinary hole saw to boot! The secret.........go SLOW. One pass with the ordinary hole saw..... amazing. Lawson di Ransom Canyon.
Very cool sir very cool. DIY at its finest and most simple. Thank you
No shame in being a poor boy. Thanks for sharing, John! Super helpful video. Much appreciated.
Good to see an old guy like me still doing good honest work. And teach people the tricks
Thanks John for sharing your knowledge so freely. Best wishes.
Thank you for your advice Mr John Canivan. I'll try to save $ first for my saw mil operation. It's really helpful and save lots of $, time, hearts and all.
my uncle made me one of these 35 years ago to build my own miny logg cabin. good video sir
thank you John, I love seeing the simple things in life, the how to's and what not, great video.
Nice to see someone who has some creator consciousness left.
My Dad always told me the tough is easy the impossible just takes a little longer and costs the client more . In this gentleman's case it costs the same. 👍 up brother. You get my 😍
Wow !! I like your simple design partner!! I’ll make one !! Thank You for your help!!
I dig your vibe my friend. You remind me of my dad and my grandpa all rolled into one. That mellow, old man knowledge. Thanks and keep up the great work dude.
Don’t mind the haters. They hate us cause they ain’t us.
RUclips is circulating your video that’s how I just watched your little invention work simple you just really have simplified the process thanks for sharing I hope to hear from you God bless Ken. I’m also new to your community
Hi John... I have enjoyed all your videos, thanks for sharing them...
Thank you for taking time make video and share. Gave me basic understanding of were kinda start
having owned a older wood-mizer bandsaw I like this system it's simple and inexpensive and I can actually make one to cut a log 60 ft long. Can't do that on the other ones without buying expensive extensions.
Thanks for Sharing this simple system.
i have been falling in love with this lifestyle. thanks brother
I must be a masochist as well, John! Love your Po' Boy's Saw Mill, and will be building one this weekend!! Great job.
incase you check in from time to time. thank you for the info you gave in all your videos. wish you and yours all the best!!
Thanks John. Believe I will try your jig before I pay a bunch of money on the model that requires a trailer and a tractor with forks to lift the log. RUclips needs more guys like you teaching us stuff. Remember when "This Old House" first started out with Bob Vila? They did remodels on houses the average working stiff could afford Nowadays they are for rich yuppies who end up paying $500,000 and up. For a remodel.
You are a good guy. Respect, from Denmark.
I like your style dude. Definitely going to try this out. Thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thank's for the generous response... I thought I had run out of ideas. My house is on the North slope of Pine Hill and I am surrounded with hundreds of trees. However there is one place that gets plenty of sun so I decided to build a fire wood sun dryer on that spot. Hey wood is a renewable resource.
John Canivan Very interesting, you could make a short video from time to time, it doesn't have to be perfect! Inspired by your videos, I will try to build a solar air heater to keep a summer cabin dry (sometime...). We have a lot of sun during the summer in Finland (not so much during winter, heh). Many thanks for sharing your insights and inspiration! Cheers!
John Canu
Chainsaws do NOT have a blade! They have a bar and chain. The chain, not the "blade" is what is sharp or dull.
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Many thanks for taking the timeout to share your engineering & practical skills with us all much appreciated best wishes.
love it,,,,and I don't blame you sawed Lumber is easy to come by expensive chainsaws are not,,and so i would have stopped cutting as well,,no need in blowing up a good saw. I absolutely love the poor man's Sawmill,,and the video thank you for sharing my friend.
Great video Sir... love your honesty and ingenuity. God bless
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You are one smart cookie sir. I am going to try this method
youre a true PATRIOT mate regards from the UK
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Got a little sea sick with the camera shaking but it was worth it, great job. Proof of concept achieved.
Thank you for sharing and good luck in all your future endeavors
HeavyDemir You are welcome Thank you
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Great video...
First 30 seconds...
I started watching and thought he only had one arm..
Thought "Yeah... Cool"...
Grabbed my beer and looked back...
WTF... !!!!
Started again and realised his right arm was folded behind his back...
Not sure if it's an accident or on purpose for fun/shock factor... lol
Again.... GREAT VIDEO...
Thank you for posting. Your design is the best one I've seen so far.
This is very well done you have simplified process nicely I knew your community I look forward to hearing from you keep up the great work God bless Ken.
Awesome video! Keep them coming, I love your ingenuity.
This is great and simple the way I like it, good job.
Mr. Canivan, I saw this video by chance and glad I did. I respect honest, hard working people and Sir, you have my respect.
THank You.
Than you John for your simple workable advise.
this is a nice idea to make tools do more than one thing especially if you're not needing it but a few times!
You did good John and a great idea as not every one can afford big machines for cutting logs
But I would suggest you get rid of those plastic stands and have a more solid support as one slip is all it takes for one to get injured John! Take care mate! Thanks!
I like the Jackson Pollack saw horses. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for sharing your ideas, God bless you sir
the tip of the saw cuts the best and will speed cuts up drastically "advoko makes" did a great video on this simplifying it all
appreciate any wood working ideas and advice great video thank you good sir
I'm part of your club.
Necessity the mother of invention.
Thanks for the great video.
This was the first I've seen.
I've only been addicted to Utube for a year or so.
Tk cr. Some other comments make me think you've retired or died. Either way the best to you.
I have enjoyed your videos! You have been lots of help, and your efforts to take all the time to make these videos are appreciated! Thank you very much!
We made your poor boy chainsaw mill and it works well! Really, thanks lots.
Looks like it works amazing! Only thing I would add to people wanting to do this is to clamp the rig or tack a screw to sawhorses so there is no chance of it falling while cutting. Don't want to see anyone cut their face off or anything but very good video. Be safe everyone!
Watching this man reminds me of my grand father yes n he to use to do wood work
thanks the video shed a whole new light on sawmills for me.
This guy is a flipping genius so simple but so affective, the only thing I would change is using bolts to hold it into place and using a ratchet to tighten it up or use the peg bolts he's using and grab a bar that can go thru it for the tight fit
Great job. To make a rip saw I used to take a old chain with about 50% live in it and grind down every other right tooth then every other left tooth and then grind down the rakers. Would get great long chips and cut fast. Also sharpen with a flat file . I had better luck using a Still followed by a Sears (Poulon). The husky was good for cross but not for rip. Don't know why. I found this out when the still finally died and could not afford a new one but could afford the husky. The Sears had to take over and finish the job. It was old but good. But then we use what we have. Like your idea, thanks for sharing. I cut beams and log cabin logs with my set up. Yours would do good at that.
I hope this guy has a good day
Thanks for your time, and video.
you are welcome.
John thanks for making this video. I hope if you're still doing kind of work, you drink a lot water while working to stay hydrated, it will help keep your thinking sharp.
Thank.s for the tip water is good
John Canivan hey John hope all is well and you're still working with wood
It's a sad day for me. I always look forward to your videos. hopefully you can reconsider and give us some more as you feel up to it.
I have learned a lot from you over the course of the last few years and I appreciate it. Entertaining - yes, informative - yes, thought-provoking - yes.
Your wisdom will be missed in the RUclips community.
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Thank you very much Sir. Have a great life.
Absolutely ingenious...
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Thanks for sharing, I like how simple it is
I HOPE YOUR HEALTH IMPROVES.
This is great! I've always done everything the hard way!😝
Excelente idea, un aparato muy útil y simple. Gracias por tu explicación. Abrazo desde Argentina.
Ha ha nice job John.
Only problem I saw was your sled move not to safe any way to pin it so it doesn't move.
"if you're still watching this video you're a masochist too" lol, the best
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That escalated quickly
Love this guy! 🤭😆
Great video
Good luck to you sir! I am still using the differential controller on my solar hot water system that I purchased from you years ago! Take care!!
Kntryhart yes good luck, take care on you!
Kntryhart They are made to last but you may have set a new record,
Great idea! I can use this!! One thing, though, Sir, you need to put a stop device (clamp, nail, etc) to stop the frame from shifting away from you as you push. The second cut, it almost fell off the right hand saw horse. Be careful!
I really like this guy. great video.
Quick tip. Change the angle on the top on the chain from 30-35 degrees to 10 degrees and you have a rip chain. You can use older chains to do this. When you are looking down on the top of the chain, that's the angle I am talking about. It's called the "top plate angle".
Hope this helps.
Hey John. Carbide bits are the way to drill the guide bar. They're a bit more expensive but will go through the GB like a typical HSS bit drills aluminium!
On the rip chain vs a regular, I've used both a fair bit (see channel) and I don't think you're missing much. Way more important that it is sharp, as you said. Ok thanks for sharing. Peace, Bongo.
This is awesome! What a great and fairly simple / straightforward way to make a saw mill! I'm gonna guess those saw horses were used during a painting project?? Lemme guess, John's house is WHITE!! If I ever realize my dream of building a small log cabin, THIS is EXACTLY the method I want to employ to prepare the logs.
Another RUclips Great is retiring, rats!! Thanks John for the years of educational, thought-provoking...and entertaining videos. :-) :-) :-)
norwoodzomboy Happy to make a difference
Ingenious
Working with what's available
I like your idea 😊 very cheap and yet you can do something with.. I have a chainsaw and I think this idea will b my first start ... thankyou for sharing Ur vid👍
A ripping chain would make a world of difference, as you noted.
I like your channel you are a genius thanks for sharing 🍀🌲🌳🍂🍁🍃
Thats a perfect set up Free nice work
Great idea I have a lot of trees that are that diameter, I may try this in the summer
awesome.bud nice and simple and works genius really
necessity is the mother of invention!
Thank You I enjoyed watching
Simple, cheap, ruff.... but it works good enough for me, thanks !!!
A good starting point setup and then you add your own ideas to it.
The best home made sawmill!
That is a very good idea thank you for sharing
awesome!! thank you very much for sharing! Have a great day!
Sir. I would strongly recommend you for the key crew member on the Mars mission. Your knowledge and mechanical mind would be an invaluable asset for colonization ! Many Thanxx and live long !
Nice simple plan. 👌
gracias por enseñarnos a los mas jovenes un saludo desde España
Awsome idea. Thanks for sharing
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.