Cutting Your Own Lumber for Beginners | Getting Started with a Portable Sawmill
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- Опубликовано: 27 апр 2021
- Cutting your own lumber for beginners is the topic on today's episode of sawing with sandy. This video should help you if you're getting started with a portable sawmill and if you're looking for a step-by-step guide to cutting your own lumber with a portable sawmill, today's the day. Watch as I take you through what I do and why I do it so that you can identify how to successfully make lumber quickly without the headaches that can be associated with learning new equipment.
If you've just bought a portable sawmill or are wanting to learning more about cutting your own lumber from trees, today's episode should help you.
Be sure to watch for the little trick I've used to help me estimate lumber amounts from each log with nothing more than a little scrap of wood and a pencil. If you've ever struggled to get accurate cuts without wasting material, my little trick shown in today's episode should help you. You may also want to check out my overall sawmill setup in which I show you the sawmill shed, lumber shed and off cut slab rack where I process sawmill waste. From start to finish my setup works well for me and hopefully with the information shared in today's episode, you'll be out cutting your own lumber using a portable sawmill real soon. Glad you're all here, here we go!
Portable Sawmill used in this video: 2017 Woodland Mills HM130
Blades used in this video: Lenox Blades 
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Think I may have misspoke when I said washer fluid is non-toxic. It is toxic
Clean out a washer fluid jug and fill with blue koolaid and vodka for a nice portable mix drink.
@@spacetrucker2196 And nobody will ever steal your booze.
Probably less harmful than antifreeze or it would be more regulated. Everyone spraying it on their windshields and it gets on the ground everywhere. I’m sure it has a very low environmental impact.
The toxic element is methyl alcohol, or methanol, which evaporates relatively quickly. Most washer fluid is simply water, methanol, a mild detergent, and blue coloring. I’m sure there very little reason for concern.
I was gonna use rv/pool antifreeze. You winterize your drinking water system with it so hopefully it's less toxic. (Costco had a case cheap) Also, you could play around with diluting, it's crazy cold in a car, I won't be milling at -40, maybe run a bit of straight through when done for the day.
Keep in mind I'm an idiot, I'm not even done setting up my mill.
I replaced my metal log stop by a hardwood stick that work just as Wells and i am no longer worry about my blade hiting those ... just a tip... Sgt rod
Excellent idea!
Build your dying shed at the end of your mill shed . Build a roller track at the end then roll your boards off the end . Make it wide enough and good boards on one side and trim on the other .
@@timlawson817 pi
That's an awesome idea, thank you!!
Thanks for showing us how to get started cutting logs....without treating us like we are 3 years old.👍
The most important tip I can give newbies like myself is to take some hard wood like cherry or oak or Southern Yellow Pine, etc and cut some 1.5" square lumber and use those for log stops about 98% of the time. It took me only wasting one blade to figure that one out. Just cut right through them. I also added a $10 tachometer and found the motor was way under it's 3600rpm working speed and that made a big difference. I'll have to do a video on setting the throttle cable. Never seen that addressed 👍😎👌
Did you ever do a video on setting throttle cable - went to your channel but couldn't find anything... cheers
@@TheJakeRobinson not yet. Been up to my chin in work. Haven't run the mill in at least 2 months but man do I have a pile of big logs just waiting. Soon.
smart idea.
Great idea I will definitely do this and RUclips how to add an RPM tachometer
I will probably never saw a log in my life, but still enjoy your videos!
A tip for the blade, get stellite bandsaw blades. I used the basic
blades and felt like after 10-15 logs I had to change blade. With
Stellite blade I have so far sawn 40 logs and still going.
Maybe those 7.5” big ones.
I'm glad you showed and explained the "raise the blade before backing up".
I was a millwright in a stud mill from 1994 til 2012.
The excitement of having to cut a 9" wide resaw blade 36 feet long that is twisted and coiled up in the husk of the machine was a rush. Most of the time it was from backing cant in the feedworks with the feed table up or hydraulic set change thus pushing the saw off the wheels. The double cut head saw was even more exciting. I've seen a lot in those days.
NEVER EVER back up without raising the saw !
Have been sawing lumber for several years and I always learn something new watching how someone else does it! Thanks!!!!!!
One of the best videos on small manual saw mills I have seen.
SAVED UNDER "BUILD MY OWN HOUSE,WITH MY OWN LUMBER"!! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!!
Just want to say I appreciate the extra effort it requires to do all this and film at the same time. Especially when your holding the camera with one hand as opposed to using the tripod.
Thanks for the great tutorial. I really like your use of the layout stick. It is a great visual aid to figuring out what lumber can be had from a log. ✌️
Thanks for that! Great to hear the feedback and happy to hear you’re liking the videos
Your best and most informative video yet ,thanks Sandy
Thanks Arlene. Glad you like it
man, you got a nice life and a nice spot, and come across as an all round decent guy, great way to make a living and be out in nature. respect
A guitarist always tunes up to the desired note for the same reason. Very interesting. Thanks for passing on your knowledge.
Thanks for making this “how to” video. I always pick up things that you do that I will use. I really liked the your habit of going lower and coming back up to your cut for accuracy of cut!
Glad I could help John!
Best detailed vid I’ve saw yet for a beginner to watch and I’ve watched many. Good job with the vid. Nice clean set up with the mill. Tks for sharing.
Thanks Sandy. I take away a few tips for sure. I usually use a small square to estimate usage from a log, but that little jig is a good idea! I try and assess the characteristics of the log to help me determine which end to start with, but am not overly fussy about that either.
I run a Clark 50 mill that has log stop "stopper" built to lead the blade as the mill cuts into the log - if I happen to forget the step of lowering my log stops - the mill head bumps off the stop and wont travel any further. Its saved quite a few blades over the years. Perhaps you could rig a gauge off your Woodland (at blade height) to do the same. I always found the mistakes like these to occur after a long slog of a day. I like your 2" measure tool - A level is also handy to have at all times. If the track is level, if the blade is level, you're pretty much golden - I regularly run pretty hefty Ash, Elm, and Maple and making sure I'm square and true all through the process goes a long way to reducing headaches. Also,
a cheap bottle jack is a good toe board stand in - bolt it to one end of your mill deck and fine log leveling is available - I use this for my more tapered logs - like cedar. Thanks for the content - you do a great job explaining the whole sawyer experience.
It’s great being at your sawmill Sandy ..thanks for the full explanation , you answered a few of my questions . The boardwalk looks cool.
Thanks for all the education. I'm ready to purchase my first mill and watching your videos has given me the confidence to start.
Using the windshield fluid is genius. I wondered how to get around the potential freezing of the water. Awesome. Thanks again
Hey Tony ! 😀. What’s up?
Great video! Like that you went step by step. That's a good idea having a story stick to map out the log. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Saw on Sandy!👋👍
Hi Sandy... I do a lot of cutting with a different brand mill... but I'll tellya... you do a great job on these videos. I cut black ash at the rear of my property and really enjoy your field videos!
Great video Sandy
Been sawing oak logs to build a barn for calves.i watch all of your videos and they are teaching me a lot . Since I have never done this before.I got a angle cut saw gave to me ,an it didn't come with instructions lol.so these videos have been a great help learning how to saw.
Thanks for your help and the videos .ps. I have cut enough lumber to almost build the barn
Good job, Sandy. I certainly enjoy your instructions - easy to understand, my friend !!
Excellent job once again Sandy! Thanks for all of your help for us rookies. Going to go make some sawdust.
Thanks, Sandy. You are so helpful. Keep stacking!
Thanks Chase!
Sandy, great video...Thank you for posting these.!
We have probably all hit the log stops. I know I did. Your first time will pretty will scare you. I thought oh man I just tore my sawmill up
Your doing a good thing bringing this out for new people.
New to your channel and novice at making lumber so you explained virtually every question i had about basic sawing. great video. Fyi my Woodland hm122 is on order and can't wait to get started.
I rely like the tips and your little jig for sorting the lumber you are getting from logs, many good ideas
Thanks for the video
Sandy, thanks so much for all the information. I enjoy the fact that you present information in a very thought out and organized manner. Can't wait to see you working your new mill.
Thanks Bob I appreciate that
You know Sandy that little jig you have is brilliant. I have the HM 126 and i have been cutting like crazy (I am making that jig today). Well done!!!
thank you for all you do for us beginners.
Good stuff Sandy. I also saw with a homemade sawmill in central Ontario as a hobby. Sawed some crooked white pine and cherry yesterday. Lots of fun
I’d suspect you’ve milled millions of board feet with those insane lock downs.
Thanks Sandy, We got our mill running last weekend in Northern New Brunswick, and had a blast making 2X8X14's and a bunch of 1X stuff. Glad we watched several of your video's. Thank you for the insight.
Thanks for tuning Paul! Glad you got out cutting
Very well done! Awesome quality video and full of rich content. I appreciate it so much! I’m just beginning my sawmill journey and your thoughtful, concise, and pertinent information is so incredibly helpful! THANK YOU! KEEP ‘EM COMING!
Thanks for all the tips, and pitfalls to not ignore
Thx for the tips. I love sawing
You have the best explained videos I have ever watched. Kudos to you.
Very informative, thanks Sandy.
Thanks Sandy. Very Helpful.
You can really see how much time you save yourself by doing as many operations on the mill as you can - keeps you from having to depend on other tools for the same amount of work.
I know you've noticed how elastic the new dawn boards are. I have found that placing the first sticker vary close to the end will eliminate the sagging that can occur and the board will stay straighter. Just a thought.
Very clear and helpful!!
So far the most helpful I found on RUclips, thanks for helping!!
Right on! Thank you!
Great video. Fascinating process!
Very nice setup you have there. We will cut our very first boards in a couple of weeks. Your videos are useful. Thank you.
Glad you're liking the videos and I appreciate you watching
I just wanted to comment to say thank you for sharing your insights. Just moved onto a new property not too dissimilar from yours. My boyfriend and I love watching RUclips videos while we start our morning chores. Youve given us so many ideas! Thank you again, keep up the great work
I love your videos. They are very helpful to someone just thinking of getting started.
That's great to hear. Thanks again for watching
Excellent video Sandy! Thanks for sharing, every little tip helps
Glad I could help Paul!
Thanks for sharing knowledge... great video..
Hi Sandy, I'm a new viewer, like maybe a few weeks. I don't know how I came across your channel because I'm a city girl from southwestern Ohio, and don't cut wood. However, I am enjoying watching what you do because I have a natural curiosity about everything. Your gentle nature, humor, excellent explanations, appreciation for nature, a beautiful dog - all have me hooked. Plus the sludge ☕. Can't go wrong there. As I was watching you explain how you determine what types of cuts you can get out of a log as you remove the bark, an analogy came to me. It's like you are peeling a potato, cutting off the skin. Sorry, I love cooking so that's what I related to. Anyway, I love your property. You're right, it's very beautiful, especially in winter. Thanks for showing it to us. So glad you're loving it too. I just wish your channel had smellivision. One of my favorite places to shop is Home Depot - because it smells like cut wood . Give Koda a pet for me and keep your videos 🎥 coming. You're a natural at it.
There are some great air freshener scents that have that fresh cut wood smell. I like the ones that are adjustable and I can get just a slight aroma. Also a pine cleaning liquid that you can get at a dollar store will do the trick.
@@garyvanburen2462 I actually prefer the smell of cut wood hence why I like going to Home Depot 🙂
Great video, very helpful. Thank you, looking forward to more.
Thanks for tuning in. Hope all is well with you.
Just watched your how to n subbed
Very good info. Wish I was 50 yrs younger , 75
Keep up the great tutorials ! Bob
Excellent video! Great sequence of information along with actual demonstration....a natural educator. Keep it up!
Thanks!
Thanks Sandy.. for all the effort you put into your video's....I enjoy watching them... Keep up the good work.....
Appreciate that! Thank you.
Good afternoon sandy, I like the way you explain everything
Thanks Steven!
I have almost 50 hrs on my hour meter on my sawmill and I realise with your help that I have to improve the use of my scales to be more efficient and have a better mental picture of what I'll get out of a piece. Also to minimize the ''waste''.
Came across your channel this afternoon as I sit in my suburban home... Look forward to catching up on your previous videos, Sandy. You explain thie process so well, I think I could really enjoy milling!
Welcome to the channel. Glad you liked the video
This was really helpful. Thank you.
just bought a range-road. these videos will help for sure! thx
Right on! Hope the sawing goes well for ya.
I got a lot to learn thanks sandy
First off, I'm old school (born in 1960). I have looked at many videos about many different things, but have never subscribed to a channel until now. I've watched several videos of yours and you have got to be the best. Thanks for the time and effort you put into making these for people you don't even know. I look forward to many experiences with you in the future.
I appreciate that Bob! Great to have you here on the channel!
Thanks for that video. Put out some valuable information. I got my sawmill last June and had so many interruptions that it took till August to get it assembled. I was so excited I fired it up and hit the throttle and bam. I had forgotten to tension the blade and it was stuck behind the idler wheel. Fortunately it only destroyed a brand new blade. That log stop thing you mentioned, well my help said your fine go for it so I did. About half way through the log it started cutting very hard. When I looked I was about half way through the pointy end of the log stop about an eighth of an inch from the top. I check the log stops and clamps myself now. I prefer to make those mistakes myself without help.
I know the feeling Paul. Ah well, I'm sure that is a mistake you can look back on and laugh about. Glad you got out cutting. All the best!
Hiya from Quebec! Great video!
We're about to make our big initial purchase and every video you pump out makes us that much more confident in the process.
Liked and subscribed! Boooom!
I'll be making a template like that, a real time saver. And, after hitting the log support, again, I'm going to mark them!
i watched a lot of video's yours are more enjoyable
and informative and well presented, all of your saw tips for blade adjustment
and sharp blades work's for every brand of band type saw.
every thing i hear you say about failures is normal usage is just like
every thing piece of equipment we all have like our autos ,
dull blades ware our clutches, wheels, blade guides and gas powered engines.
your work and video's is to be proud of
Thank for vids. Awesome
Awesome Vid, very informative & some great tips!!! Thanks Sandy :) from Aus
You have been immensely helpful to me in really getting a solid feel for using a Woodland mill. I used an Alaskan Chainsaw mill last year to make an 18'x18' timber framed structure and the setup on each cut was rather lengthy and I wound up planing every cut which added so much time and effort. I'm getting an HM126 next month for several new timber framing projects which will hopefully reduce the time from logs to framing. I'll be watching your videos to refine my processes. I am grateful for your time and advice in these videos. Thank you.
Great to hear you've enjoyed my videos so far. Thanks for sharing your experiences with the Alaskan Mill!
Thank you so much for making these videos. You have a good presentation. God bless!!
I appreciate that Ramon!
very well explained, thank you , what a great place to spend your week end
Glad you liked the video Marco
You and the Fall Line Ridge guy have the best mill videos. Keep them coming I watch them all. Won't be long i'll purchase mine to build my cabin. I bought 40 acres in central Mississippi that is loaded with loblolly pine trees.
Where in Central MS?
@@donaldbrown6044 Silver Creek, MS.
Thanks for the video. I just wanted to note that washer fluid IS toxic. It is a mixture of water and methanol, or "wood alcohol", and can cause severe liver damage if it is ingested. That being said, I agree that it is the best option compared to other popular non-freezing lubricants, such as diesel fuel and automotive anti-freeze. Washer fluid should also evaporate and leave no residue except for the dye, just don't use it to put out a fire. Happy sawing!
Hey Sandy, new subscriber here from Manitoba... Just purchased a woodlands, mill love your content brother!... Keep it up 🤙
Thanks for doing what you do.
Thanks for watching Marc!
This is the best, simplest and easy to understand explanation of saw milling dimensional lumber I have seen... I had to figure most of this out myself (sometimes the hard way) using "common sense" but this video will save a lot of beginners a lot of grief.
I’m glad you liked the video and am happy I could help others
Thanks Sandy another entertaining video 📹.
Thanks Jimmy. Hope all is well with you.
Like your videos, can’t wait for my 130max to come in!
Thanks appreciate that. Happy sawing!
I really enjoy your videos
Thanks for the 2" jig idea. I'm going to do it on a small level, just getting started and having lines on the butt will help a lot I think.
Glad I could help!
Excellent step by step vid! Learning so much from you video, and I sure do appreciate all the hard work you put into this channel to have us along with you! Take care! Andrew from NB :)
Thanks Andrew!
I realy enjoy this video of how to "plan" your log...... more of that please..... :-)
Great video. Informative
Thanks for the very informative video.
Thanks for checking out the video Mitch!
Great video of how to figure out how to get the most out of the log.
Thanks David
Thx for sharing
Great stuff really enjoy it all the way from Aberdeen Scotland
Glad to hear you’re liking the videos. Happy Sawing
Hey Sandy, as bwillan said the toe board is really for aligning the pith or center of the log to make it concentric on the mill and ensure your cut lumber has parallel grain. You are blessed with relatively consistent logs without much difference in diameter end to end. Out west I can have a pine or cedar 8 foot long with 6-8 inch delta between ends.
Yeah I can imagine! Thanks for tuning in
Hey buddy how are ya? Well this is another great video. I like to know how fellas run their mills and how they judge what to get from what log. There is a method of how things are done and why so it’s good to know thanks again buddy you have a wonderful week. Oh funny about the seat for the club car! Hehehehe God bless you and yours.
Thanks for the video! Cut my first 2 logs yesterday. Got a lot to learn on getting the proper yield. Would probably help if I had a lumber list instead of just cutting random. First project will be a shed. For now it's in the garage, probably will be till the ground thaws. Will review this video more for shed ideas.
Just stumbled across your channel, great info and inspiration.
Right on ! Welcome to the channel Adam
Hwy Sandy, Been milling for a year on our sawmill and figured it was about time I do some research and see what I have been doing wrong this whole time, LOL. My Subscribers have mentioned from time to time I should check you out, glad I finally did. You would probably get a good giggle if you saw my set up.....but now that I have watched this video I have a good idea of how I want my whole set up to look and be laid out. Thanks for the video, we subbed and I will check out some of those other videos you mentioned. Best wishes.
Welcome to the channel! Glad you’re here
When edging your 1x’s leave a 2x6 there so it makes a good backing for edging your 1” boards, you can even edge them simultaneously while cutting your 2x6’s also. It’s the way I do it, just a suggestion, I enjoy watching and it’s good to see what other people are doing to pick up a few tricks along the way as it helps cause it’s a lot of work.
Great tip Russell!
Wow good job 👍👍
Thank you!
Great video...nicely done. 😉
I REALLY ENJOYED THE KNOWLEDGE PS I DID LEARN SOMETHING THANK
Thanks for the slow and easy video on how to do your job so we could understand more clearly 👍 the processes for running a sawmill I'm thinking of a chainsaw Mill with an electric motor with the price of lumber in my area going through the roof I have put off my retirement cottage for 2 years because of it thanks again
Anytime you're out cutting lumber is a good night for sure. Hope your wood projects are going well at your cottage there. All the best.
I almost level the log for the 1st cut with the small end towards the head. Helps keep from having small face cut after you flip the log. Not a long process but a few steps making sure I'm cutting same amount on both sides of log to get my lumber as much from the heart and maximizing the amount of 1" material.
Wow. Excellent job on this video. It enticed me to subscribe. I appreciate the time and effort it took.❤️
Great to have you here on the channel