Im the nephew. His mill actually cut all the lumber for the big barn in the background with all the lumber from his property. The whole family actually got together to help build barn and had barn christening party. Uncle Bob is very passionate and knowledgeable about his lumber.
nephew take care of the good man on the right in the video. his smile will bring recurring business. thats what makes small business successful. not to say you dont have a good smile, but i hope you understand where i am coming from. despit federal laws to protect jobs are hard to come by for some folks. your uncle is a good man.
Adam, My father felled a cherry tree back in the early 1970's and had a friend with a commercial sawmill business mill it into boards. He air dried the lumber over 3 years(mom said no to boards in the house) and had a cabinetmaker friend build a 10 firearms gun cabinet, a deacons bench and a quilt chest. Beautiful pieces we kids have today.
I had the EZBoardwalk Jr for 9 years which is a 30 inch mill. These are fantastic mills, easy to work on, simple in parts, rugged built and great mill to learn on. My mill has paid for itself many times over. They sell three sizes of mill now a 30, 40 and just this year a 50 inch.
I've had my EZ junior for about 6 years it's a real asset. We have lots of eastern red cedar here in Missouri that gets milled into 6x6 for pole barns (people are tired of treated 6x6 that rot off in a few years). Milled a 24 in black oak last week. Glad I have the mill down hill so I can roll the logs on the bed, but it broke one of the 4x4 ramps loading it. Make sure you paint the ends or it will check and split bad. Be safe out there we need you
@@HometownAcres I air dry all of my lumber outside, yeaa it takes longer but it's free and much more fool proof! Depending on species, it doesn't take a year per inch as is always repeated too. SR
My dad and I were looking at getting a saw mill for about a year now. I think this video will seal the deal and we will finally pull the trigger on buying one.
Don’t know if the video goes into it but it makes a heck of a lot of sense. You gain a lot of blade life, 20% or so, from the favourable angle of the cut, cutting down grain rather than across.
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That’s some good looking wood Adam! I would love to have a sawmill too not only to sell a little but to be able to mill for myself to build some nice furniture for the house, it’s pretty cool to have things built from wood on your own property, kinda gives it a little nostalgia.
My neighbors make those mills right about a half mile from where I grew up. They’re a good solid mill hand made in Missouri. They have been making them for a long time.
Hello, Michael. Yes they would. I will soon be displaying some very wide Cherry (30 to 35") that will be available at reasonable prices. Length up to 22.5'.
Go Erie! I spent some time in Texas (San Antonio and Waco in the Army) and loved it! The River Walk is outstanding and all the Pawn Shops in Waco are well worth a visit.
Cherry is very nice, but many other species, that don't normally get the attention, are beautiful as well. It's like I told Adam "wood is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get".
Thank you so much for this information. I was at a loss as to what to look for, but quality is very important and price is a tough one to stomach right now!! Thank you do much, Blessings!!
Morning Adam! Love to see family business doing well. Wow. I would never have thought those slabs would draw such a big price - especially in USD. Good stuff. Happy to be wrong. :)) Hope you find a buyer for it. Cheers and thanks for taking us along today!
Adam you can't blame this part of your debt on poor Mike. This one's on you. You're going down another rabbit hole. Sawmill, then it's gonna be a shed to keep the weather off you, then a kiln, then a planer, then a sawdust bailer. What's another 100k$.
I think it’s partly because live edge slabs are so popular right now. This cycle may not last forever as it could just be a trend but right now they appear to be very valuable
Hey, GP Outdoors. Thank you for the comment. The milled pieces are basically worth what anyone is willing to pay for them. And if your not driven by the almighty $, and willing to provide a great product for a reasonable price for folks who want to create a possible heirloom piece, well then I think it's good all the way around.
Morning Bob! Thanks - good point. I checked on kijiji up here last week and there are folks selling live edge for about $8-10 per running foot CDN. So I think Adam might be on to something. :)) Have a great weekend!
good video Adam nice to see Bob getting the boys involved you got some nice lumber that would be nice to see you and your Dad milling lumber I will be watching take care
I’m a furniture builder by trade, firewood business on the side, and sawmill as a hobby. Located in central Indiana. If you ever want to come out, we would love to have you and show you our toys. We have the biggest sawmill Wood Mizer makes, and the 2nd biggest firewood processor from Multitek. We also have a custom made vacuum kiln.
@@boerbol9422 If you get a chance, check out Matthew Cremona. He's based out of MN and the things he builds out of lumber that he mills are incredible. ruclips.net/channel/UCDpL0v-Ifie7u05lbfO3zJQ
Hello, massmanute. The mill is robust and simple. Off the shelf parts is their hallmark. I have made some modifications to tailor it to my particular needs, but nothing that changes the mill significantly.
Great machine. Hydraulics would be such a boon. However, when I bought the mill, I was real strong in those days and didn't think I needed it, now I am envious. Best of luck.
Hey guys ty for the video. Just a heads up @ 1:39: I wouldn't stand on that side of the log with steel cable. When(not if) that cable fails y'all are staring down the barrel of a dangerous setup. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, FrenziedManbeast (great name by the way). Yes, I had a conversation with both Adam and my son Bob concerning the dangers of that particular situation.
Hello, Richard. It's Adam's wood, but it could just as easily be yours. Check out your local mills if you have a beautiful piece you'd like to hand down for generations to come. You won't be disappointed. Oftentimes I cut a piece or 2 free of charge with payment made via the remainder of the log. Win, win. I can't speak for others, but if I have a quality log deals can be made.
That mill seems just as good as any I've seen on the RUclips's . Beautiful boards you've ended up with. I have an old cherry tree that will need to go & will hunt for a mobile mill in Oregon. Thought about chainsaw milling, but it wastes so much I think I would cry...manly cry😂🤣
Hello, stgreen78. The mill is just what you purport it to be. I agree wholeheartedly with Adam on the Alaskan mill. It does great in a pinch and you can't beat it for those one off large slabs that you can't do on your mill, but it will kick your butt and tear up your chainsaw upon extended use.
Nice! Thank you for the video! I went look for it, the thing is she double the price of the woodland.. it does cut wider and seem very solid.. but still double. Can probably get one Lucas Mill for dat price too.
Have you thought of putting down some tarps to catch the sawdust and then use that for smoking? I have a little small mesh steel box that I put wood chips in on my grill. I use hickory sawdust from a huge hickory tree we had cut down at our house years ago that I was able to salvage a 55 gallon trashcan full of saw dust. Works great.
Hey, Jonathan. Great question. Yes there are many things you can do with all the sawdust (smokers, fire starters made with wax and sawdust, bedding, etc.). I mostly use water and Dawn dishwashing liquid as a lube so the preceding are certainly doable, but there is so much time put in the milling aspect of the business that you hardly have time to use the sawdust and so it usually winds up in compost (sad to say).
Ez boardwalk saws are made here in North Missouri I met an Amish man with this saw. Unfortunately I had purchased a Hudson hfe30, I really liked the EZ saw.
Adam, it might be a few years from now, but one day you will get an invitation to over here in Philadelphia to realize the impact you've made on my life and my city. Your videos were at the start of my journey cutting firewood. Through that, I found places that would actually give me rounds and logs for free. Around the same time, I started making live edge epoxy tables. The last two videos you made linked those two projects together and this can now become a complete business. I've done landscaping in the past, cutting down trees so now I can see very clear. One business that can cut trees, create firewood and live edge wood to sell, and make live edge epoxy tables. I can be a start to finish business and get paid for four different products/services. (Tree service, firewood, live edge wood, epoxy tables) This is a personal game changer for me and you helped reveal key parts to the path. I sincerely want to thank you and now I have a very specific plan in place to accomplish something great. Thank you very much! Time to save up for this milling machine. Nothing more focused then a man with a purpose. Have a blessed day!!
If you get a chance, I would highly recomend Champion sawmills from Quebec. I have used Norwood and another low cost mill that I forget the name of right now but the Champion was so so smooth and the cuts were true. Champion is right in that same price range as all the others too but my god it was much nicer to use and easier on my body!
If your going to do live edge slab stuff I can’t wait for the video about the different values of thickness. I see a pole barn in your future called hometown savings bank. So to store all that wood money.
I read about this not long ago. A family were running a sawmill business here in Sweden, milling really big lumber into thick slabs, and they had a homemade sawmill with the same angle on the blade. According to the sawyer, this gives less strain on the blade.
I have talked to a sales person at a show and I was told that the saw head is at a angle for the mill will help pull the blades through the log instead of having to push it as much.
@@MrThenry1988 that is actually where I talked to them. The guy was super nice and answered all my questions. If I didn't already have a sawmill I probably would have bought one.
Yes, there is some of that, but basically it eases the blade into the wood as if you were using a hand saw on a board. You don't cut across the full width of the board, you start at the edge of the board and inch your way through. Less stress on everything, including myself.
Are you still looking now that the bubble has burst and it’s back where it was? I know a few people who, by the time they get their mill (back orders, delays) are going to have to saw because they love it, not make a killing they expected to. I’m already seeing used (barely) for sale for that reason. Gotta do it for the right reasons.
@Bruce A Lumber is still high in my part of the country. A 2x4 stud will still set you back over $6. As for the mill, I'm still looking at them, but most of my projects that require any amount of lumber are on hold until the price gets back to normal or I get the time to buy a mill.
@@1acrehomesteader43 That’s surprising, they’re back under $4 here, and were never below $3.50 in the last couple years. Last article I read recently said most yards have a surplus of logs now. The pendulum has swung back. There’s no money in milling small dimensional lumber to sell unless you have a production mill and a crew, but to saw your own lumber is worth doing on a small mill like this one in the video, assuming you have logs or can buy them right. I’ve certainly saved a bunch with mine, but it helps to like hard work. I think if you hold off another few months you’re going to see good prices on used mills. Not everybody gets addicted...
I have 170 acres of timberland. I’m getting one just to mill my own lumber. Small hunting lodge some shooting houses and equipment barn. If someone wants to buy some lumber from me I’ll sell it but if not, so be it.
OK you saw the light before me on the Axis, I fixed that last week. On this one been kicking it around for 6 months now. I'm stuck between a processor or a band mill. I think I'm going look at a Hudson 336. I have a local dealer which might come in handy. I don't think lumber is going to get any cheaper in the near future. I can see people using their own logs to build stuff. As for the processor it would be nice but the cost far exceeds my ambition. If I can talk me into building a blocking table that advances logs that should serfice for a while.
Once again a good reason to invest in a sawmill. Just check out the prices and you can see this isn’t a purchase it’s an investment. Great video thanks. Bruce from Mason Michigan
got a ways to go from the fresh sawn slabs to cured and ready to sell. Live edge may give you a break but if you wanted to produce dimensional lumber you have to bear the grade out after drying and planing, considerable waste can be involved.
I’m putting together a solar kiln. Got the idea from another sawyer. But I’ve had my sawmill on back order for almost 2 months now. I just got a cheap Woodmizer LX55.
Hi, Craig. Indeed. I made some modifications to make it more easily transportable, but other than that it's built like a "Russian Tank" as my old boss use to say!
A video you made not long ago with your father had such beautiful cherry loaded into your Polaris, and all I could think was what a shame that beautiful wood is going to be burned. Turnover for firewood I’m sure is a quicker buck for you, but maybe keep the good stuff for boards, etc. You probably have way more than $500 in the trailer. I’d say easily $1000, or about 4 cords of wood. 2 hours of milling as opposed to countless hours to make 4 cords. You do the math!! I almost feel like a lightbulb went off for you during this video. Good stuff. Keep it up!!
Im the nephew. His mill actually cut all the lumber for the big barn in the background with all the lumber from his property. The whole family actually got together to help build barn and had barn christening party. Uncle Bob is very passionate and knowledgeable about his lumber.
nephew take care of the good man on the right in the video. his smile will bring recurring business. thats what makes small business successful. not to say you dont have a good smile, but i hope you understand where i am coming from. despit federal laws to protect jobs are hard to come by for some folks. your uncle is a good man.
Bobby is the best part of our entire family.
How is everyone getting around the fact that you are using ungraded lumber for building structures? Building permits? Fire insurance?
@@chrismalchoff7552 you must be from the city. in the county we generally do what we want without question.
@@chrismalchoff7552 anything structural obviously isn't milled lumber. Just all the boards and battens.
Adam, My father felled a cherry tree back in the early 1970's and had a friend with a commercial sawmill business mill it into boards. He air dried the lumber over 3 years(mom said no to boards in the house) and had a cabinetmaker friend build a 10 firearms gun cabinet, a deacons bench and a quilt chest. Beautiful pieces we kids have today.
A tree that becomes a family story and legacy.... just wonderful!
I had the EZBoardwalk Jr for 9 years which is a 30 inch mill. These are fantastic mills, easy to work on, simple in parts, rugged built and great mill to learn on. My mill has paid for itself many times over. They sell three sizes of mill now a 30, 40 and just this year a 50 inch.
Great to see him involve both of his sons. Good video.
I hope I am not stepping out of bounds but your oldest son appears to be special and I mean special. The way he looks at you is priceless. I love it.
I would love to see more of this mill. They have I nice operation. Can't wait to see what you get!
They're right up the road from me. Beautiful lumber!
Good looking slabs Adam! Nothing better than milling lumber, always a treat! Thanks for taking us along, take care!
Great video. Beautiful lumber. Great music. Mike Morgan is a great mentor.
Hello, MaintenanceBy Nathan. The Morgan's rock!
I've had my EZ junior for about 6 years it's a real asset. We have lots of eastern red cedar here in Missouri that gets milled into 6x6 for pole barns (people are tired of treated 6x6 that rot off in a few years). Milled a 24 in black oak last week. Glad I have the mill down hill so I can roll the logs on the bed, but it broke one of the 4x4 ramps loading it. Make sure you paint the ends or it will check and split bad. Be safe out there we need you
Good advice.
I cover all pipe, metal etc with a robust layer of paint. Inside and out
This is so satisfying to watch. Something I have wanted to do my whole life. At seventy two, time is short.
Nice video.
It was refreshing seeing a family business trying to survive in this corona mess. I subscribed.
That's America baby!
I am so glad you enjoyed the video. God bless America and you!
I love the music that goes with these videos. Beautiful slabs!
Hey honey. I'm just going to move these milled logs into the living room for a couple of months.
Thanks guys. Nice video.
I think he meant the basement haha
@@HometownAcres I air dry all of my lumber outside, yeaa it takes longer but it's free and much more fool proof! Depending on species, it doesn't take a year per inch as is always repeated too. SR
I had our dining room hutch lumber in the dining room for a while. Hmm. Wife did put up with it, but then she has a hutch now.
@@oswaltedmund6257 You keep your wife in a hutch? Sounds like a good move to me
I enjoy watching the sawmill videos.
Cool little setup. Those live edge boards are gonna be awesome! Thanks for sharing 👍
My dad and I were looking at getting a saw mill for about a year now. I think this video will seal the deal and we will finally pull the trigger on buying one.
Hello from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks for sharing your great video’s please keep them coming.
Great video... love it when you guys reach out to other people... your making me to want to spend money lol ... have a great day
I’ve enjoyed a lot of Hometown videos in the past but this is my favorite. I’d hire Bob and his boys to mill for me. Absolutely!
Thank you, Tom. Your comments are truly appreciated. Family is everything!
Interesting setup. The approach angle is unique compared to most mills. Good stuff.
Don’t know if the video goes into it but it makes a heck of a lot of sense. You gain a lot of blade life, 20% or so, from the favourable angle of the cut, cutting down grain rather than across.
@@whirled_peas New Zealand has big logging trucks.
Gross Masses of around 150-tonne.
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That’s some good looking wood Adam! I would love to have a sawmill too not only to sell a little but to be able to mill for myself to build some nice furniture for the house, it’s pretty cool to have things built from wood on your own property, kinda gives it a little nostalgia.
You are so right.
Family business is hard to beat. That wood will make some nice furniture. Great video!!
I like your new video today this is a really nice tree you guys did a really good jop on this tree good jop today buddy
My neighbors make those mills right about a half mile from where I grew up. They’re a good solid mill hand made in Missouri. They have been making them for a long time.
My favorite part was oldest son Bob using the force at 1:39 💥👍🌲 Awesome looking wood!
Haha yeah I didn’t see that until I was editing. it was hilarious
lol thanks, I didn't catch it .. awesome
That is a very interesting sawmill. I've not seen one with an angled saw head. The mill looks to be well built and very reasonably priced.
Great inspiring materials. Thanks so much......
Looks Like a Nice Precise Cut!!......Much Better than a Chain Saw!!!
That log turned out great, those would look beautiful as a counter top or coffee table.
Hello, Michael. Yes they would. I will soon be displaying some very wide Cherry (30 to 35") that will be available at reasonable prices. Length up to 22.5'.
That was a beautiful log!! The grain on the inside was very unique! You got some pretty good money sitting there!! Stay safe!
Beautiful boards & your friend is so informative / Thanks much
Hello, Stuart. Thank you!
God bless Bob and his family business
Good to see Erie on RUclips!!! I'm from Erie ...living in Texas now.
Couldn't hack the snow?
Go Erie! I spent some time in Texas (San Antonio and Waco in the Army) and loved it! The River Walk is outstanding and all the Pawn Shops in Waco are well worth a visit.
you are right, never heard of that sawmill. Great video, very well done.
Very cool. Family business that you can start early.
While you look for a mill, save those higher value logs for milling.
Agreed.
I know that there are some other timber that shows beautiful grain and such but Cherry is something special all together.
Cherry is very nice, but many other species, that don't normally get the attention, are beautiful as well. It's like I told Adam "wood is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get".
So glad to see you kept a milling log out of that cherry! Looks great!
Thank you so much for this information. I was at a loss as to what to look for, but quality is very important and price is a tough one to stomach right now!!
Thank you do much, Blessings!!
Morning Adam! Love to see family business doing well. Wow. I would never have thought those slabs would draw such a big price - especially in USD. Good stuff. Happy to be wrong. :)) Hope you find a buyer for it. Cheers and thanks for taking us along today!
Adam you can't blame this part of your debt on poor Mike. This one's on you. You're going down another rabbit hole. Sawmill, then it's gonna be a shed to keep the weather off you, then a kiln, then a planer, then a sawdust bailer. What's another 100k$.
I think it’s partly because live edge slabs are so popular right now. This cycle may not last forever as it could just be a trend but right now they appear to be very valuable
Hey, GP Outdoors. Thank you for the comment. The milled pieces are basically worth what anyone is willing to pay for them. And if your not driven by the almighty $, and willing to provide a great product for a reasonable price for folks who want to create a possible heirloom piece, well then I think it's good all the way around.
Morning Bob! Thanks - good point. I checked on kijiji up here last week and there are folks selling live edge for about $8-10 per running foot CDN. So I think Adam might be on to something. :)) Have a great weekend!
Great video quality and music selection. Nicely done!
I love watching the channel. I may not comment all the time but I do enjoy watching.
The cherry log milled out nicely..
Thanks Daniel
good video Adam nice to see Bob getting the boys involved you got some nice lumber that would be nice to see you and your Dad milling lumber I will be watching take care
We have had a ez 40 for about 5 years. Its been perfect. Built one house 1400 sq ft with it and finished the inside of another 1600 sq ft
I do my best to be more of a help than hindrance lol. That sounds like me. Great to see his kids involved!
Interesting, good luck with your endeavors! I had to laugh about drying those slabs in the house in 3 months. I’ll bet the wife will love that idea😂🤣
I think he meant in the basement. Not in the living room haha
Well...if you do enough "Honey dos" and only put special pieces in the house, it might not be a deal breaker. My experience only.
Thanks for sharing with us Adam, good luck with a mill. Fred.👍👍👏🏻👏🏻
Beautiful looking wood...
Really nice video. First Canted mill I have seen. I am thinking of doing this when I retire.
It’s a great hobby and if taken seriously enough a business.
Great video Adam! That cherry made some beautiful boards. That would be a great side business for you and your Dad to start.
I’m a furniture builder by trade, firewood business on the side, and sawmill as a hobby. Located in central Indiana. If you ever want to come out, we would love to have you and show you our toys. We have the biggest sawmill Wood Mizer makes, and the 2nd biggest firewood processor from Multitek. We also have a custom made vacuum kiln.
I would love a video of that. And maybe a video building a cool table or whatever.
Ooooooo, vacuum kiln. Video please?
Shoot me an email - hometownacres@outlook.com
@@boerbol9422 If you get a chance, check out Matthew Cremona. He's based out of MN and the things he builds out of lumber that he mills are incredible. ruclips.net/channel/UCDpL0v-Ifie7u05lbfO3zJQ
@@GeodesicGarden thanks
Awesome video! Cool to watch that tree get transformed from widowmaker into premium hardwood boards.
Great comment, Alex and I totally agree!
I've been wondering how good the EZ Boardwalk sawmills are. They look real good on paper. It's good to see an independent review.
Hello, massmanute. The mill is robust and simple. Off the shelf parts is their hallmark. I have made some modifications to tailor it to my particular needs, but nothing that changes the mill significantly.
Timberking has been really good. No complaints. Good solid 4 post machine. Since I work alone have hydraulics for most of the process.
Great machine. Hydraulics would be such a boon. However, when I bought the mill, I was real strong in those days and didn't think I needed it, now I am envious. Best of luck.
That is a brave family! Greetings from Germany
Thank you and my best to you and yours.
Great looking wood.
Lovely video. Family. Wood. Nature.
But I just couldn't take the snow. I hate the snow.
I'll always be a Southern man.
Excellent video Adam thank you for sharing!
Hey guys ty for the video. Just a heads up @ 1:39: I wouldn't stand on that side of the log with steel cable. When(not if) that cable fails y'all are staring down the barrel of a dangerous setup. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, FrenziedManbeast (great name by the way). Yes, I had a conversation with both Adam and my son Bob concerning the dangers of that particular situation.
In texas my live edge slabs are dry in a few weeks outside. It is a constant 100 degrees f here in the summer though.
Really good set up with a excellent crew! Oh gotta say Bobby keep an eye on your little brother Mike and don't let him mess up.
GOD bless you guys
Hi Adam, loved seeing the Warthog, great video
Thanks for this great video ☘️🇺🇸🤘⚡️⚡️
That’s absolutely stunning wood- beautiful 👍
Hello, Richard. It's Adam's wood, but it could just as easily be yours. Check out your local mills if you have a beautiful piece you'd like to hand down for generations to come. You won't be disappointed. Oftentimes I cut a piece or 2 free of charge with payment made via the remainder of the log. Win, win. I can't speak for others, but if I have a quality log deals can be made.
Sharp blade makes good flat boards like yours ,that price buy them all
Agreed.
Great video. I love sawmills. I hope one day i will own one😁
Now those are some great wooden planks you got off that!
The color was a give away.....The Boardwalk has always been on my list if I sell my mill.
That mill seems just as good as any I've seen on the RUclips's . Beautiful boards you've ended up with. I have an old cherry tree that will need to go & will hunt for a mobile mill in Oregon. Thought about chainsaw milling, but it wastes so much I think I would cry...manly cry😂🤣
Not only wasting the lumber but also wasting fuel. You probably use a tank of fuel for each slab. They just seem so slow and inefficient
Hello, stgreen78. The mill is just what you purport it to be. I agree wholeheartedly with Adam on the Alaskan mill. It does great in a pinch and you can't beat it for those one off large slabs that you can't do on your mill, but it will kick your butt and tear up your chainsaw upon extended use.
Awesome wood grains in that lumber 🪵
Absolutely beautiful boards you have there.
Nice! Thank you for the video!
I went look for it, the thing is she double the price of the woodland.. it does cut wider and seem very solid.. but still double.
Can probably get one Lucas Mill for dat price too.
Have you thought of putting down some tarps to catch the sawdust and then use that for smoking? I have a little small mesh steel box that I put wood chips in on my grill. I use hickory sawdust from a huge hickory tree we had cut down at our house years ago that I was able to salvage a 55 gallon trashcan full of saw dust. Works great.
Hey, Jonathan. Great question. Yes there are many things you can do with all the sawdust (smokers, fire starters made with wax and sawdust, bedding, etc.). I mostly use water and Dawn dishwashing liquid as a lube so the preceding are certainly doable, but there is so much time put in the milling aspect of the business that you hardly have time to use the sawdust and so it usually winds up in compost (sad to say).
Ez boardwalk saws are made here in North Missouri I met an Amish man with this saw. Unfortunately I had purchased a Hudson hfe30, I really liked the EZ saw.
My dad and I do firewood and have sawmill. Makes a good combination hobby
Adam, it might be a few years from now, but one day you will get an invitation to over here in Philadelphia to realize the impact you've made on my life and my city. Your videos were at the start of my journey cutting firewood. Through that, I found places that would actually give me rounds and logs for free. Around the same time, I started making live edge epoxy tables. The last two videos you made linked those two projects together and this can now become a complete business. I've done landscaping in the past, cutting down trees so now I can see very clear. One business that can cut trees, create firewood and live edge wood to sell, and make live edge epoxy tables. I can be a start to finish business and get paid for four different products/services. (Tree service, firewood, live edge wood, epoxy tables)
This is a personal game changer for me and you helped reveal key parts to the path. I sincerely want to thank you and now I have a very specific plan in place to accomplish something great. Thank you very much! Time to save up for this milling machine. Nothing more focused then a man with a purpose. Have a blessed day!!
Good Luck, Kidphillyorg and God Bless!
@@bobhammar4299 thank you for filming your operation with Adam. Much appreciated! 👍🏾
Nice work
Good times
If you get a chance, I would highly recomend Champion sawmills from Quebec. I have used Norwood and another low cost mill that I forget the name of right now but the Champion was so so smooth and the cuts were true. Champion is right in that same price range as all the others too but my god it was much nicer to use and easier on my body!
Thanks for showing, I've never seen or heard of that brand sawmill before.
yep , same here.
If your going to do live edge slab stuff I can’t wait for the video about the different values of thickness. I see a pole barn in your future called hometown savings bank. So to store all that wood money.
Very cool. Nice figure on the bords you had cut.
The interesting thing about that mill is the angled entry of the blade into the log
i thought I was imagining that!
I read about this not long ago. A family were running a sawmill business here in Sweden, milling really big lumber into thick slabs, and they had a homemade sawmill with the same angle on the blade. According to the sawyer, this gives less strain on the blade.
that is the first mill I have seen with the blade skewed
Looks like a great family to know. Thanks
Thank you, Zates!
I have talked to a sales person at a show and I was told that the saw head is at a angle for the mill will help pull the blades through the log instead of having to push it as much.
I believe I talked to these guys at the Paul bunion show last year. The blade on theirs was offset. I wonder if it was these guys.
@@MrThenry1988 that is actually where I talked to them. The guy was super nice and answered all my questions. If I didn't already have a sawmill I probably would have bought one.
Yes, there is some of that, but basically it eases the blade into the wood as if you were using a hand saw on a board. You don't cut across the full width of the board, you start at the edge of the board and inch your way through. Less stress on everything, including myself.
@@kevinbrewer2141 I believe his name is Stanton. And yes, he is a good guy.
The Honda engine is a plus. Even Wood-Mizer and other brands normally have Kohler engines. Got to be a good mill if it has a bulletproof honda engine.
I've beginning to start looking at bandsaw sawmills since the price of lumber has skyrocketed. They're looking more appealing every day!
Are you still looking now that the bubble has burst and it’s back where it was? I know a few people who, by the time they get their mill (back orders, delays) are going to have to saw because they love it, not make a killing they expected to. I’m already seeing used (barely) for sale for that reason. Gotta do it for the right reasons.
@Bruce A Lumber is still high in my part of the country. A 2x4 stud will still set you back over $6. As for the mill, I'm still looking at them, but most of my projects that require any amount of lumber are on hold until the price gets back to normal or I get the time to buy a mill.
@@1acrehomesteader43 That’s surprising, they’re back under $4 here, and were never below $3.50 in the last couple years. Last article I read recently said most yards have a surplus of logs now. The pendulum has swung back.
There’s no money in milling small dimensional lumber to sell unless you have a production mill and a crew, but to saw your own lumber is worth doing on a small mill like this one in the video, assuming you have logs or can buy them right. I’ve certainly saved a bunch with mine, but it helps to like hard work.
I think if you hold off another few months you’re going to see good prices on used mills. Not everybody gets addicted...
I have 170 acres of timberland. I’m getting one just to mill my own lumber. Small hunting lodge some shooting houses and equipment barn. If someone wants to buy some lumber from me I’ll sell it but if not, so be it.
Even if you don't live in the erie area. I promise it will be worth your while to check out Hammar custom lumber.
Another good vid.
A guy just 3 miles from me got a EZ Boardwalk mill 2 weeks ago. I've been invite to go see it run.
OK you saw the light before me on the Axis, I fixed that last week. On this one been kicking it around for 6 months now. I'm stuck between a processor or a band mill. I think I'm going look at a Hudson 336. I have a local dealer which might come in handy.
I don't think lumber is going to get any cheaper in the near future. I can see people using their own logs to build stuff.
As for the processor it would be nice but the cost far exceeds my ambition. If I can talk me into building a blocking table that advances logs that should serfice for a while.
Good thinking here!
I like the cleaning of the sawdust with out wetting the surface, a true sawyer knows the worth of the log they are planking.
They are doing that because it's freezing outside.
Once again a good reason to invest in a sawmill. Just check out the prices and you can see this isn’t a purchase it’s an investment.
Great video thanks.
Bruce from Mason Michigan
Good point, B. Newton.
got a ways to go from the fresh sawn slabs to cured and ready to sell. Live edge may give you a break but if you wanted to produce dimensional lumber you have to bear the grade out after drying and planing, considerable waste can be involved.
Nice video Adam.
Looking forward to seeing a Saw Mill in future videos.
What kinds of trees are worthy of milling? We have tons of cherry, however, the larger diameter cherry gets rotten spots often, here in Iowa.
Rotten spots can still be valuable, people like putting epoxy in them
@@joeyisamazing1091 Exactly! Also, just because there's some rot in a log doesn't mean there isn't valuable lumber contained inside.
I’m putting together a solar kiln. Got the idea from another sawyer. But I’ve had my sawmill on back order for almost 2 months now. I just got a cheap Woodmizer LX55.
Wow. I had a big cherry log and oak log milled about 20 yrs ago and I paid .20 cents a board foot
I have the 40 and love it. Nice video!
Hi, Craig. Indeed. I made some modifications to make it more easily transportable, but other than that it's built like a "Russian Tank" as my old boss use to say!
That is a nice saw mill for the money, I wish that company offered a hydraulic lift option. Those boards came out great!
Watched from Yosemite Kentucky. Interesting.
Thanks for watching, Curtis.
A video you made not long ago with your father had such beautiful cherry loaded into your Polaris, and all I could think was what a shame that beautiful wood is going to be burned. Turnover for firewood I’m sure is a quicker buck for you, but maybe keep the good stuff for boards, etc. You probably have way more than $500 in the trailer. I’d say easily $1000, or about 4 cords of wood. 2 hours of milling as opposed to countless hours to make 4 cords. You do the math!! I almost feel like a lightbulb went off for you during this video. Good stuff. Keep it up!!