Running My Old Sawmill - Some Things NEVER Change
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- I buit this mill 45 years ago. What a thrill to run it again and see that it has a great home.
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Worked on a old circular sawmill crew in 1986. He had a Detroit engine running it, and he sawed many a 28"+ red oak log. I can still remember the smells and the log water pouring out with the lucious scents and fragrances. It was a four man crew and worked it hard daily.
What an incredibly engineered machine! I love seeing these home built, home engineered creations. A real testament to American ingenuity, resourcefulness, and craftsmanship!
"Who can anticipate the blessings that come into our lives; and who can be thankful enough for how good God is." Mr. Wadsworth, sometimes in your videos you say just the right thing at just the right time to make me realize that what I thought was a lousy day, isn't. Thank you for sharing that wisdom with us.
like the glorious Bodark stumps they builthouses in Texas. used them as pillars for the foundation. homes 100+ years old still standing solid.
Bois d'arc tree, some call it Osage Orange, hedge, hedge apple, horse apple, mock orange or Thorny Maclura Pomifera. Cowboys just said bodark.
Your property's entry gate is stacking up to be a monument to your skill and workmanship that will bring pride to your and your family for generations.
Everything about your videos, man... can't put words to it. Nostalgic
Would like to see more of the sawmill.
when asked what my favorite scent is......"burlap" comes up first, "western red cedar" comes up second. shake mills live inside me forever. how I envy you your log and being able to cut it on such a lovely day! Darrell
Thank you for your love of others. The Lord has given you the grace to help others.
Your life is so intriguing to me. I mean, I'm only.....ummmm.....45ish lol. and, while I did a 10 year stint in the US Army as a M1A1 tanker, and a mechanic most of my life, self taught welder, and can fabricate most anything I put my mind to(things that any old farmer or good old boy can probably do as well, but people always seem to be amazed at the stuff I come up with lol), you life seems to have been more. And your demeanor in telling your story and your....humbleness, well, sir, you're inspiring. Thank you and God bless. Oh, and 1 tip that not many people do and I think you find......essential. ...... start to carry a small 4" pair of vice grips in your pocket, just like a pocket knife. I tell you what, after you get used to carrying them, they are as handy as a pocket on a shirt. Send me an address and I'll mail you a pair.
Brought back to life!
Really cool how so many things came together from your past to let you do this today.
These videos generally bring my spirits up. Love it
I don’t have any interest in sawmills but enjoy your commentary. You have insight that’s valuable to everyone.
You are a scholar and a great man. Thank you for all that you share
I could see your enjoyment with the mill. You confirmed my thought at your video end. Good stuff.
What a joy to be able to relive those experiences of days long ago. It's a blessing to be a spectator.
Just amazing
Glad to see that the old girl lives on! Throughly enjoyed watching and thanks for sharing!
How can a video about an old sawmill have me nearly on the edge of tears? Your thoughtful reflections and encouraging remarks to this community are what make you a real stand out an ocean of RUclips content. Scott you're the best!
Hes had a couple do that to me.
Legend.
I really enjoyed that, thanks for sharing, great to see the old mill in good hands!
Cheers from Tokyo!
I can imagine that the smell of freshly sawn wood adds immensely to the wonder of this project.
The best channel on RUclips!
Beautiful old sawmill. Impressed that he has restored it to a working mill. Yes, the circular mill marks speak volumes. Thanks Scott.
Came here after watching Buckin Billy this morning. Really enjoyed.
Thx
You're a very strong individual, unwavering in your expertise and prowess. You continue to excel, remaining unparalleled in what you do best. love to watch of what you do.
"life threatening rubiks cube" made me excited!
Id love to just help cut a few boards. Its been my wish in life to have a saw mill....
I believe the 292 with a 3 speed running in 2nd gear would be a better set up than the 350. Do a video when he gets the Detroit going. Great video
My grandfather used to meticulously split Red Cedar into 3/4" kindling for his wood burning stove. He would stack them two by two alternating into a square chimney shaped structure at the entrance to his garage door for easy access. He also built a bench around a giant Cedar tree he had in his backyard. My fondest memories as a child were playing on that circular bench. Thanks for the upload!
Cool story
I am watching a couple build a boat in Sweden and they were lucky enough to source western red cedar from the pacific northwest that had been carefully stacked and stored in a barn since the 90's. No knots and all straight grained and they got it for a great price. It was their wood of choice because it is naturally rot and insect resistant so would be used below the waterline as the core for their fiberglass boat. Will also be used for their interior. You confirmed why its such a nice wood for almost any project.
I love hearing about stuff like that. Crazy the journeys that wood like that can take and what it ends up being built into. Sailing vessel?
Both of my grandfathers ran production circular sawmills. My grandfather on my dad’s side was a MASTER at tuning the blade. Hearing that saw brought me back to all the time I spent around them.
He dropped out of school in fourth grade to cut down trees with a crosscut and axe. He couldn’t even read, but he was a genius.
I at age ( 55 ) I’m so grateful for all the stories behind the scenes which you along with so many great people share the workings of our community no matter what state we live in.
God is good.
Do you have have any old videos of sharpening and swage a saw blade? You seem to have more sense than anyone on utube about circle mills! Maybe some troubleshooting video's?
Old sawyer/logger had a tool to swage with and filed freehanded with a flat file after swaging.
And it's satisfying to know you cut the boards yourself!
Lost my cousin about a year ago to a sawmill accident. You have to be on your game the whole time.
Just amazing how time flies by. In his original video he's a young man working his home made saw and then to be reunited years later in his golden years, how cool is that.
Your lucky the dog accident wasn't worse, we had a guy loose his life on a deal just like that. Sad times.
I worked on a saw like that with my uncle about 30 years ago, no safety bars around the 5' blade! Boy was it scary
Watching you two work with the boards with the mountains in the background was a beautiful scene. I can't wait to see the finished product!
man you guys gotta be careful you get too close to that blade, even if it isn't spinning, it could start up any moment then it's goodbye limbs, maybe life itself
My house was built in 1960 in a rural area, and I know by looking at some old Highway administration maps from 1937 that there were a number of local sawmills in the area. After seeing the roughcut boards, they are the same as what's in my house especially the 2x4 framing. They meausre all over the place, no two are the same. It makes you think what craftmansship went into the house.
“Life threatening rubix cube” lmao circular sawmills are VERY dangerous i agree haha
I love the story behind your old circular mill. I'm in the process of restoring an Old circular mail just north of cokeville Wyoming. Thanks for your videos.
I do love sawmilling. My Grandfather bought me a Woodbug chainsaw mill when I was 18. Still have it and the Husqvarna 3120 that powers it almost 30 years later.
Thank you for your input.
I have a handyman business.
I have a lot of inherited tools from my father that I truly use and thank him every day.
But there are others that I cant even get rid of because of old memory's.
But you really sumed it up.
You gotta make due with what you have.
Eventually, replace the tools that annoy you.
And do the best you can with what you have.
With that attitude, the work will follow you. (I don't need to advertise)
With good work, you will always be busy with word of mouth.
I'm keeping it simple and not too complicated.
I have an old Frick circular mill that I'm moving from Virginia to set up this year. We're going to be building our house next year and I'm going to be working hard to work out all the kinks!
That's a beauty... don't see many using the half moon turns...so fast for a manual mill...
Scott, I'm going to be 66 in July, spent 40 years in mining, Retired now. In my youth I spent a few years in a shingle mill in BC. Logs out of the Frazer river, through the mill, sawdust into the beahive burner. Still smell the Western Red Cedar.
I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THIS WAS A PORTABLE SAWMILL. HOW PORTABLE IS IT REALLY?
Scott, you are the man of accomplishment.The work you do I can feel it is immensely beautiful, giving meaning to life every person should understand.You are soaked in what you do and I believe that's the best reflection of life .
WOW ... the potential to be maimed or killed by that Saw is HUGE ... please respect the DANGER!
You better NOT mess up. NO 2nd chances.
I bought a Lucas mill new in 1999, a phenomenal mill. My son bought one two years ago. Having a self loading log truck a plus. Really enjoy watching old circle mills operate. Love the history on these old mill. Thanks
I forwarded this video to my son, he went to school with Matt at OSU. I had no idea, but it was neat to see a photo of Matt and other classmates on our property in Eastern Washington 👍
There were some good shenanigans on that trip!!😂 say hi to Joel for me
There's something about salvaging an old tree or log that otherwise would have been left to the elements that I really like. Trees like that deserve to be sawn and made into something by hands that know how to do it so it can be seen and enjoyed instead of wasting away. I believe that's our purpose here and although we don't always get it perfectly done it gladdens my heart to see this done. Thank you.
To set your lead, make a cant, saw a board off and if the rear of the saw touches the cant, adjust a little more. Some mills like different amounts of lead, mine likes almost none.
Great job guys. Thank you 😊
The old mill here the guide inserts were made from dogwood. The old sawyer/logger just messed with them VERY little and maybe 6 months. The last log dog on the carriage had a 1/4 inch chunk taken out of it when whoever was helping turn logs forgot it and the saw got it. We ALL hit the deck when that happened. We were grabbing edger strips, slabs and boards on the other end.The grandson has the old metal roof off the mill for panneling inside of his new house, shot through with saw bits and everything else and a half saw blade for the front of his fireplace hearth. The mill has a new roof. God Bless
Thank you God for helping these men share their stories.
What a beautiful story. I have often wondered about items I once built then ended up selling, never once have I run across anything. Right now I rent the use of a big bandsaw mill but the price gets steeper every year and am seriously looking for a circular mill to cut faster and with more precision in hardwoods than the bandsaw can produce.
Mind if I ask where this was filmed? I live in Southern Oregon, but I lived in Wyoming for a few years and that looked more like Oregon than Wyoming. I do believe that you said that you used to run that in Wyoming. You also mentioned the Pacific Northwest. You really got me curious. By the way, I worked at a circular sawmill back in Wyoming about 45 years ago. Beautiful place, beautiful people.
These made up saws must have been all over at one time. This is just like the large diameter daw my grandfather operated in 1917 in Coshocton county Ohio.
Excellent video as always
What are they running for a power plant, it looked like a 305/350 chev
In your other video you mentioned Sam lost the ability to write and speak. Did he have ALS by chance? That’s what I have…
I've ran a bunch of different bandsaw mills and I really want to learn to run one of these. I'm confused as to toe up or down the log and how thickness is set. Also, I love the manual clutch.
The lead on the saw should be around 1/32" of a inch the lead is only to overcome the saw thickness from the rim to the eye. Polish the rust off the blade and may a shade for the saw . I check the lead by marking the headblock and a tooth on the saw and rotate the saw and advance the carriage to the other side of saw and rotate the arbor it should read a 1/32" thinner going into the log and please figure out how to reverse the action of the feed stick it is supposed to be you pull the handle to you the log goes into the saw and you push the handle towards the husk to reverse the carriage that way if a knot or piece of bark catches your clothing and it happens a lot you hit the feed stick towards the husk and the carriage releases you and you don't get cut in 2 pieces
Yep, ran first log thru our new bandsaw mill today......so much to learn..... missing dogs, and squaring arms . Best cutting....... procedure...... fun journey 😊
I was at a band saw mill and they used windshield washer fluid for lubricant
They said water would rust the blade and the washer fluid was cheap and doesn’t leave a film on the wood or rust the blade
It was pretty cool
That saw mill is very cool!!! BTW, my son and his family now live in Powell, WY.
If he's got white oak on that farm, he'll never need anything pressure treated ever again.
On my mill for lead I clamped a heavy piece of angle iron in my collar on the Arbor, disconnected the arbor from power and I measured off the first head block on the leading end to the tip of the angle iron. rotated the angle to the outbound and moved the carriage forward and measure to the headblock again. Been running really good for some years now.
How wonderful.. it would be great to run one and make some lumber everyday
Those ratcheting dogs are slick...what make is the carriage...
Wonderful video!!! It’s my type of video!!! A classic! Congratulations!!!🙏😍
Question: Frick 002 sawbox???
If patience ( which you have demonstrated so well) is the secret to creating something beautiful. Then “the gate”, as I’ve become to know it, will be a knock out. The gate series is starting to rival the Spec House. Which didn’t turn out so bad😊
In the 1960's my GrandDad managed a sawmill located near Mineral, VA. I was too young to understand, or be interested in the operation of the mill, ... but I never missed an opportunity to go there with him, just to run the old Oliver front end loader, loading sawdust.
As I have watched and listened to your videos over the years I’ve been struck by the amazing number and nature of unique noises Nate has been able to capture. So maybe, just maybe it’d be incredibly cool to put together a music video using all the clicks, clacks, bangs, thwacks, whirs, engine, saw, other machinery and assorted noises as the back beat(s) to a family band session. Just saying. Pray maintain speed and course.
Western Red Cedar is great wood to work with and I've made many things I'm proud of- both indoors and out- but I do want any amateur woodworkers to beware! Some people are allergic to it, including me. I've learned to work two days and walk away from a project for three. If you want to try it, get a sample and see how your body reacts before you commit to a big project.
I remember using the bell saw. So much lumber wasted with the kerf of those things. Glad I have a band-sawmill now.
Good instrument for blade alignment will be a Dial Indicator. Very special beast you have there. Cheers from Ashland
I definitely like the rounded saw marks on lumber more than the straight marks of my bandsaw mill. But either is way more character than store bought planed lumber.
I enjoyed watching this, Thank You. My house is trimmed with rough sawn cedar and cypress, cut with a circular blade, and I love it.
We had a 54 inch McKnight saw when I was a kid .all the old timers would show up when they would here it running .I loved listening to that saw stand up and bite the wood ours had a 4cyl contenntial engine our saw mandrel and husk still ran on babbit bearings. Good times
Wow! This is so cool! Especially the fact that you were able to go back and run the mill you built over 40 years ago.
Saw dust must be good for the eyes. I am sure, the smell of freshly cut lumber, is good for the lungs.
You don’t own it and I am sure you do not own much
red cedar gorgeous wood. evert time I open up a red cedar log the grains are just like opulent sunsets. beautiful wood
As someone whose from the southwest, I find these fascinating to look at. ^^
That's the material I would want for board-formed concrete.
Mmh that opening couple minutes. So true sir, glory and amen
I can’t thank you enough for your content your great inspiration for me and I am sure others
Just trying to count the number of ways that could maim or kill you !
ENDLESS!
Keep up the good work!
makes me want to make my own popsicle sticks =D
This is a special video. Thanks for posting for us to enjoy.
This was cool to watch, educational and made me happy all in one. Thanks
Thanks for the awesome content and amazing videos!!
Not to mention Mat has suspenders qualification also.