They Brought the Biggest, Clearest Walnut I’ve Ever Seen

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Комментарии • 304

  • @markwhite5638
    @markwhite5638 Год назад +3

    Watching your clips is almost better than watching the grandkids opening Xmas presents. Beautiful! Txs for sharing. Keep throwing the water!

  • @NormaRock
    @NormaRock 5 месяцев назад +2

    Love to see someone who loves what he does and appreciates
    the beauty of nature! Love your videos Matt.

  • @dougalexander7204
    @dougalexander7204 4 месяца назад +2

    I remember when you built your sawmill, and it runs smoothly today. Well done.

  • @12ar34sw
    @12ar34sw Год назад +18

    Matt, I truly enjoy your videos. It has been a lot of fun watching your business and reputation grow. Your videos are fun and informative. I have spent an entire life working with steel. It is predictable with few imperfections. I love watching explain how a log that probably should have been firewood can be turned into something beautiful. It has given me a different perspective on life and woodworking. I built a sawmill. Now I am learning to turn trees into something useful and ornamental. Thanks for all the videos and hits of entertainment.
    Alan

  • @popeyesailor9571
    @popeyesailor9571 Год назад +1

    I was in the California Conservation Corps in 1980. We had a sawmill at our center in the Sierra Foothills. We only did pine but this is really neat. decades later I had a neighbor friend refinish my drums in African Bubinga because the plastic wraps were not much cheaper. We got the veneer at a place in Berkeley that had all kinds of veneers and other wood products.

  • @robertm348
    @robertm348 Год назад +9

    Walnut is my favorite wood! I love watching it oxidize from a pale pink to a rich, chocolate colored wood as it is cut at the mill. I once bought 600 bf of walnut for $.30/bf and still have some.

    • @Andy-rp3ee
      @Andy-rp3ee 7 месяцев назад +2

      Dang now that is affordable :)

  • @Brian-os9qj
    @Brian-os9qj Год назад +1

    Matt, ..’you the MAN!’ I just enjoy the heck outta this stuff

  • @h2energynow
    @h2energynow 8 месяцев назад +1

    Always amazing to see as you move forward. Remember the earlier times what amazing progress. Thanks for taking us along on this incredible video and sharing your passion.

  • @dwightbauer6705
    @dwightbauer6705 Год назад +2

    Good Morning Cremona Family.

  • @alanblasczyk1779
    @alanblasczyk1779 Год назад +10

    That is some truly beautiful walnut Matt. It should bring top dollar and make some wonderful furniture for sure.

  • @_Julie_Bee
    @_Julie_Bee Год назад +3

    Oh jeez , this is gonna be awesome😍 what a great Saturday morning video!!

  • @Kolnerbigblue
    @Kolnerbigblue Год назад +92

    Matt, I'm just curious. When somebody brings you one of these beautiful specimens, do you take payment in money or do you take a slab or two for payment in kind?

    • @Taffeyboy
      @Taffeyboy Год назад +2

      I kind of think he buys the product. And he may pay back including a couple of slices of material.

  • @jeffreycollins7297
    @jeffreycollins7297 Год назад +13

    That is some gorgeous wood, that clear straight grain is just like wearing a tuxedo. not trying to show off, just classy. And all those amazing growth rings just tell you story after story. Thanks Matt. Love your channel bro!

  • @jonlanier_
    @jonlanier_ Год назад +12

    When you've been so spoiled by great wood planks you say, "Oh, its JUST clear walnut." and its still gorgeous.

    • @harpintn
      @harpintn Год назад +1

      Clear wood without knots in it is much stronger for making good quality furniture.

    • @jonlanier_
      @jonlanier_ Год назад

      @@harpintn Wow... something just went over your head... better look up quick!

    • @harpintn
      @harpintn Год назад +1

      @@jonlanier_ I know how people are about wanting weak wood to make way over priced epoxy table tops now.

  • @edriley2703
    @edriley2703 Год назад +4

    Nice work! Love walnut furniture.

  • @paulcrusse7800
    @paulcrusse7800 Год назад +3

    Thank you for all of your hard work

  • @janicecooper875
    @janicecooper875 Год назад +1

    Gosh, timber is just gorgeous, l love to see what comes out of a tree.

  • @michaellane1316
    @michaellane1316 Год назад +2

    To bestow such a refined beauty given to us by our living planet, we owe so much in giving grace to this structure, growth through the ages of time. A magnifcant specimen. Thank you, planet Earth for the endowment you have given.

  • @RXRSawdustStation
    @RXRSawdustStation Год назад +1

    Your Sidewinder Bowling Splish-Splash delivery (rear leg lift counterbalance) was exceptional! Nice! 😉 Nice sawyer work, too! That is some beautiful Walnut! Very nice!

    • @straubdavid9
      @straubdavid9 Год назад +1

      Yep .... lots'o style points🤣🪵🪵

  • @richardthornhill4630
    @richardthornhill4630 Год назад +2

    That's a lot of walnut. Great selection from which to choose.

  • @nickthrane4940
    @nickthrane4940 Год назад +2

    Nice logs! Sawmill paradise!

  • @gregtaylor3432
    @gregtaylor3432 Год назад +6

    Even "clear" walnut is gorgeous!!

  • @hulkthedane7542
    @hulkthedane7542 Год назад +29

    Don't sound so disappointed... - that "just" walnut is very beautiful timber in itself 👍.

    • @chillyspoon
      @chillyspoon Год назад +2

      Totally agree - simply can't get timber like that where I am!

    • @edriley2703
      @edriley2703 Год назад +1

      Agreed! 💯 😊

    • @Andy-rp3ee
      @Andy-rp3ee 7 месяцев назад +1

      “Just” $40+ a board foot too ;)

    • @hulkthedane7542
      @hulkthedane7542 7 месяцев назад

      @@Andy-rp3ee I have no idea, if that is cheap or expensive. I am from Denmark, we do not measure wood in boardfeet, and in general the cost of building materials is higher in Denmark than in the US.

    • @Andy-rp3ee
      @Andy-rp3ee 7 месяцев назад

      @@hulkthedane7542oh yea, it is on the higher end of the price range and you can make good money selling it.

  • @rhondasweeney7271
    @rhondasweeney7271 Год назад +7

    Absolutely beautiful wood!

  • @jeffforbes3772
    @jeffforbes3772 Год назад +1

    Our buddy Norm might say..." no crotch here" you seem to absolutely love the bucket wash thing. It makes your video's pretty entertaining as well as informative. If you didn't enjoy it so much I'd suggest a water hose. Appreciate your work and thanks for posting.

  • @bobbg9041
    @bobbg9041 Год назад +1

    😂 i like the fact you can see the beauty in the figure of the wood grain. Never understood the concept of stright grain wood with no knots. Whats to enjoy stright lines?

  • @jhb042
    @jhb042 Год назад +1

    Very beautiful and majestic wood. Enjoyed the video!

  • @Sebastopolmark
    @Sebastopolmark Год назад +1

    WOW Matt, those water slo mo's are really chart toppers! !! !!!

  • @vintagemotorcyclerepair4052
    @vintagemotorcyclerepair4052 Год назад +18

    Matt I'd love to see a video where you show various grades of slabs you've sawn, and tell how much they sell for as a slab, or how much value they have as a finished piece.

  • @richardlaymance9984
    @richardlaymance9984 Год назад +2

    That is a heck of a tree. Walnut is definitely my favorite to build with

  • @ellenl.5581
    @ellenl.5581 Год назад +2

    Always a delight.

  • @wileycoyotesr8623
    @wileycoyotesr8623 Год назад +1

    Very pretty if you're into that sort of thing which a lot of people are .. thank goodness! I have seen walnut slabs this wide and clear but very seldom any more. Nice job milling it. 👍👍👍

  • @christiantinker
    @christiantinker Год назад +1

    beautiful, keep sawing logs like this, amazing!

  • @tjerkheringa937
    @tjerkheringa937 Год назад +5

    You can't be disappointed with quality wood like this. 'Goofy' isn't always desirable.

  • @SilverBack.
    @SilverBack. Год назад

    Matt they looked really nice. I hope all the Family are well

  • @make-somedust
    @make-somedust Год назад +3

    Matt
    You need your stickers on the back side of the mill, plenty of red paint to cover up.

  • @joshsalmons1867
    @joshsalmons1867 Год назад +28

    I want to see how you process a slab like these into a project.

    • @mattpeterson7074
      @mattpeterson7074 Год назад +1

      His playlist on making the Serpentine Chest talks a lot about that. ruclips.net/p/PL0dX5redvVZQpMNO9A2xC-xJGgHmsaCkP

  • @kbaker7430
    @kbaker7430 Год назад +1

    Don't know if it is the bigger bucket, but your water throws are getting better. I like this one lots of color and marking. Good work as usual.

  • @johnhenry2265
    @johnhenry2265 11 месяцев назад

    Very beautiful wood..great job 👍

  • @ypaulbrown
    @ypaulbrown Год назад

    I am digging all your Grip Equipment....looks like a Hollywood photo shoot........

  • @williamthomas2278
    @williamthomas2278 Год назад +3

    I absolutely love the manual speed control on saw speed. If that were soft pine I would speed crank that drive. But with walnut slow and steady 😂

  • @bendugas8632
    @bendugas8632 Год назад

    I usually do not watch band mill sawing, I have 2 Nyle kilns with the figure and grain in these slabs make for beautiful and interesting pieces of slab, thank you for sharing.

  • @haroldconover5221
    @haroldconover5221 Год назад +1

    Beautiful looking lumber

  • @Bogie3855
    @Bogie3855 3 месяца назад

    Lordy what a find. I LOVE walnut and own a lot of it. Score

  • @pauljoseph8338
    @pauljoseph8338 Год назад +20

    That tele handler is so cool. It always amazes me that it doesn’t even flinch when lifting those massive logs.

    • @mattmag3089
      @mattmag3089 Год назад +2

      That's what 100k will get ya. The one I use daily at work lifts 9000 lbs. We rarely get that heavy but it'll lift a bunk of plywood at full reach. Amazing

    • @StanErvin-yo9vl
      @StanErvin-yo9vl Год назад

      ​@@mattmag3089
      Shortlist:
      Eastern Red Oak
      Eastern Black Walnut
      Majestic Black Gum (fresh cut summer wood)
      My 2¢

  • @ta3355
    @ta3355 Год назад +2

    Awesome slabs…I want one!

  • @robertpearson8546
    @robertpearson8546 Год назад

    "Mundane" is an excellent choice of words!

  • @MargaretGeorgemgse
    @MargaretGeorgemgse Год назад

    That was a set of beautiful wood!

  • @MRrwmac
    @MRrwmac Год назад

    Matt, All you ever talk about in this video is wood…haha. That is one clear walnut log! As you said, beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

  • @joeharwell54
    @joeharwell54 Год назад +1

    I would be happy with any of these slabs as a tabletop or other furniture.

  • @paulrosa6173
    @paulrosa6173 Год назад +10

    If you ever visit Florence, Italy and stand in front of the giant doors to the Palazzo Pitti, you can see the biggest slabs of Walnut I ever saw in my life. They must have been unusually wide and expensive planks at the time when so much furniture was made of walnut. The central raised panels were about 24" wide.
    Most of your planks are much wider. I mentioned the planks in the doors to some of the guards just inside that door and all they did was shrug.. .

  • @Keepithonest7
    @Keepithonest7 Год назад

    Another great video Matt🎉

  • @joepie221
    @joepie221 Год назад

    Hi Matt. Thats some good looking logs there. Do you just saw them up for people, or do you buy and sell? And why water? I would think only one wet side would promote warping unevenly??

  • @mlt6322
    @mlt6322 Год назад +2

    I noticed when you were digging the target log out you passed a stack of slabs with some big cracks on the ends. Have you ever watched any of the Sasada saw mill videos from Japan? He uses some really big staples across any splits when cutting slabs on his vertical band saw. Just hammer them in and let the slabs dry to minimize the cracking

  • @anna9072
    @anna9072 Год назад +3

    I love figure in wood, but that clear walnut is absolutely gorgeous, too.

    • @maplebones
      @maplebones Год назад +3

      I can appreciate figures but it's noisy and draws attention. For something I 'm going to live with, I like it as calm, clear, and quiet as possible. I especially dislike anything wood that's filled with plastic. I cannot understand how anyone finds that attractive.

    • @jonathanljohnson
      @jonathanljohnson Год назад +2

      @@maplebones I generally agree, though I do like to see good grain figure, when it's designed in tastefully. I really think that everyone has worn out the resin filled, natural edge idea. Just give me some classical furniture designs, please!

    • @AnHebrewChild
      @AnHebrewChild 3 месяца назад

      @@maplebonesfilled with plastic?

  • @shmulis1
    @shmulis1 Год назад

    Beautiful, when are you going to make the auto feed and hydraulic log handling that you were planning at the beginning?

  • @wizardind3203
    @wizardind3203 Год назад

    I'm still looking for the power feed off the Bridgeport on the saw mill

  • @MrCoxmic
    @MrCoxmic Год назад

    that is gorgeous walnut

  • @stevemcentyre1570
    @stevemcentyre1570 Год назад +1

    Lots of good gunstock material.

  • @brightman2011
    @brightman2011 Год назад +1

    What do you do with those beautiful slabs? Who buys then? Do the slabs go through further milling? Do you sell to wholesalers/brokers?

    • @AnHebrewChild
      @AnHebrewChild 3 месяца назад

      This is what I want to know! What does this industry's 'food chain' look like?

  • @adamdocherty6238
    @adamdocherty6238 Год назад +3

    Long time watcher first time commenter… what do you do with all the sawdust? Also,when cutting slabs one after the other, does it not deteriorate the blade faster by leaving the previous cuts on top? Cheers from Adam in Melbourne, Australia

  • @dirtfarmer7472
    @dirtfarmer7472 Год назад

    I have thought that a power feed would be nice on your mill, but it’s your mill. I’d try to make it work somehow.
    Thank you for the video. Thank you Sir.

    • @danaskubic2145
      @danaskubic2145 Год назад +1

      He likes the exercise and gets the "feel of the blade" as he is cutting the tree in sections.

  • @steveogee7458
    @steveogee7458 Год назад

    I restore JBL studio monitors. I can see the beauty in that log. Can't wait to see the others.

  • @Lee-qp6gf
    @Lee-qp6gf Год назад +2

    Matt, when you were designing your mill were you always thinking electric and why? Have any idea how many of your mills are working now? Are they all electric?
    Good vids,
    Lee

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  Год назад +2

      Started off thinking gas but switched to electric after I started researching. Electric beats IC in every aspect except portability. There’s about a dozen saws; most are electric

  • @markhicks8377
    @markhicks8377 Год назад

    your right arm is going to be way bigger than your left😄 that is some nice wood great video

  • @saulpenilla778
    @saulpenilla778 Год назад +2

    hi Matt enjoyable video as always. I have a 12' x 24" California live oak. I'm in Ontario California and I can't find someone with a portable sawmill. any suggestions? I'm thinking about buying a chainsaw mill but it seems like it would be difficult work. maybe I can cut it in half before chainsaw milling?

  • @leegillow3475
    @leegillow3475 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @jmyers9853
    @jmyers9853 Год назад

    you are on your way to becoming a national treasure

  • @bill40bates
    @bill40bates Год назад

    At about 5:40 min. Check out that big log in the background! Looking forward to seeing that on the saw!

  • @markkortekamp389
    @markkortekamp389 9 месяцев назад

    Hi Matt mabeyou sure develop some kind of machine operate feeder that moves the blade Whats you think

  • @tomgillerin6426
    @tomgillerin6426 4 месяца назад

    Hi Matt i was wondering what thickness do you think is the best to cut your slabs into ? I have a 36" walnut log that I'm going to have milled and wanted your input Also what brand blades do you like best Thanks for your great videos

  • @bigwoodtree
    @bigwoodtree 7 месяцев назад

    La sierra de madera y las maravillosas manos del carpintero son muy meticulosas, ¿verdad?

  • @peterwill3699
    @peterwill3699 Год назад +1

    Hi,how do you determine what way or orientation to start cutting the slabs ?

  • @mariowickel456
    @mariowickel456 Год назад +1

    Matt, how many of these behemoth sawmills have you been involved building besides yours and April's

    • @mcremona
      @mcremona  Год назад +3

      Those are the only ones I’ve been physically present for

  • @edwardsimmons3721
    @edwardsimmons3721 Год назад +1

    A tree is like a box of chocolates, you don’t know what you have till you mill it. Hahaha

  • @anthonyj.dacquistojr.2427
    @anthonyj.dacquistojr.2427 Год назад +2

    What in the world is the price for a slab like those?

  • @dpmeyer4867
    @dpmeyer4867 Год назад

    thanks

  • @jeanhawken4482
    @jeanhawken4482 Год назад +2

    Magnificent timber. Ready for its next life

  • @josephwylupek4538
    @josephwylupek4538 Год назад

    Beautiful wood

  • @lordhoho1
    @lordhoho1 Год назад +1

    When people bring you a log do you charge them for cutting it or do you keep part of the log as a fee

  • @DavidSmucker
    @DavidSmucker Год назад

    Wide clear walnut was common 100 plus years ago. I have a drop leaf kitchen table from my mother 's family that the 20-inch top is from a single board. It was used in the farm kitchen in central Illinois. It was considered just a common table and used as a work surface, and it has many knife cuts where it was used as a cutting board. It was a "factory" product and has turned legs. They were not rich farmers, so my guess is that they did pay a lot for it.

  • @robert.brokaw3829
    @robert.brokaw3829 Год назад

    Trees do grow big in the Midwest. Stay safe.

  • @dwiirawatiofficial5864
    @dwiirawatiofficial5864 2 месяца назад

    Pekerjaan yg luar biasa 🎉❤

  • @dustoff1472
    @dustoff1472 Год назад

    Why do you cut it so thick? Enjoying the channel. Tks for sharing.

  • @rafsh1846
    @rafsh1846 Год назад +3

    I love your channel and love wood milling and wood working but those 2 trees were not dying .they were bloomsly green .

    • @paullanier8280
      @paullanier8280 Год назад

      Maybe an electrical storm was going to happen in a month .

    • @boooshes
      @boooshes Год назад

      They're all dying.

  • @lordhydromage6614
    @lordhydromage6614 Год назад

    Why is the sound of a saw and the reveal of splash of a water bucket so dang interesting..but there it is.

  • @justfun985
    @justfun985 Год назад

    Just big huge slabs of wood is really cool to see. LOL I think you are spoiled with getting to see all that wood with something going on.

  • @georgesheffield1580
    @georgesheffield1580 Год назад

    What variety of walnut ?

  • @KevBotWorkshop
    @KevBotWorkshop Год назад +1

    Matt: Trees are amazing
    Me: Trees are.. they are amazing

  • @ourcommonancestry6025
    @ourcommonancestry6025 Год назад +3

    Dude, how much do those slabs cost?

  • @stevenmeyer9674
    @stevenmeyer9674 6 месяцев назад

    May the tree rest in Piece. I wonder how many toothpicks came from that beautiful tree?

  • @alanpecherer5705
    @alanpecherer5705 6 месяцев назад

    I've always wondered why you never rigged up a socket or some such so that you could advance the saw carriage with a drill.

  • @Angkertvg
    @Angkertvg Год назад

    Amazing guut ❤👍🙏🥰

  • @FredD63
    @FredD63 Год назад

    Very nice grains.. I’d like to make cabinets for a customer from this or myself a big Gun cabinet

  • @Peekul1
    @Peekul1 Год назад

    Beautiful

  • @abracadabra5780
    @abracadabra5780 Год назад

    I absolutely love watching your videos. You have a lot of talent, knowledge and skill, incredible equipment, and a great sense of humor. The water games are a real splash. Thanks for what you do. 🌳🪚

  • @kenshores9900
    @kenshores9900 Год назад

    So beautiful.

    • @kenshores9900
      @kenshores9900 Год назад

      Still have a walnut tree I want to harvest and slab. Was told walnut is a distant relative of poison Ivy? Need to be careful and not breath the saw dust. Don’t know if it is true. Just saying.

  • @Taffeyboy
    @Taffeyboy Год назад

    And what do you do with that first cut you remove?

  • @1packatak
    @1packatak Год назад

    River Falls is a beautiful community.

  • @jameshutchings2731
    @jameshutchings2731 Год назад

    Really nice