7 Things I’ve Learned from Being a Sawmill Operator!
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Discover valuable insights from over 4 years of hands-on experience as a Sawmill operator in a family business. Join us as we share seven key lessons learned, from optimizing operations to embracing teamwork. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, these practical takeaways are sure to elevate your sawmill game. Learn, adapt, and thrive with our expert tips!
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Emerald, you and Jade are a cut above.
@@bondoInTheBrainIt's easy to see that the roots of this success are in the family tree.
One of the places that I have seen that teamwork between Emerald and Jade is in changing the saw blade. WOW!! you sure can do that fast!!!
It is remarkable how carefully these guys lay the boards. Definitely, they care about the interests of customers. And customers appreciate it, judging by the shrinking stacks. (Hi from Belarus. Harry Davidson).
Right. Since lumber milling is quite big business in BY, too it's a pity to see how it's virtually impossible to run that as a family business with customers moving in and out. Just think about that. Socio-economic circumstances just couldn't be any more different. Therefore in Ukraine, we opted "out" from that kind of lifestyle.
@@pickyaudiophile9898 Much more pity that you have a war going on in Ukraine.
I could never get bored watching you guys making boards
You and Jade have also learned to dazzle the viewers and create excellent videos. You have learned/mastered backing up a trailer and running and maintaining various types of Log Yard equipment.
WELL DONE.
All of you kids have learned more than any school or university could possibly ever continplate.
Your Mom and Dad are professors of life, love, faith, and ethics.
Well, kind of. However, someone has to do engineering of machinery, too. It all goes hand in hand.
@@pickyaudiophile9898Agree. Started out as an engineering mechanic, then went to college and got my engineering degree - best move I ever made.
It amuses me when people say college degrees are useless ... as they type their reply on a device designed by people with college degrees, and conveyed to readers like me by a communications system designed by people with college degrees.
It just goes to show that some folks don't understand how their world really works ... we had a saying back when I was on the tools: "You can teach a monkey how to ride a bike, but when the chain breaks he's stuffed". 😂
That distinct pronounciation of "log yard" is always fun to listen to right at the beginning. When you grow up into a family run business that you appreciate and which appears like a never ending business model I think you're in quite a good position with less existential fear.
I love their accent also. Cute
Sounds like you have got the mill and job down to a science! Experience no one can take from you. Thanks for sharing ladies and I hope you both have a wonderful weekend! TTFN
I agree with you on your learning. The first two are still tough for me. Well done ladies thank you.👍♥️♥️
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Hi guys! I have four older sister's, and I noticed that over the years that they are each other's best friends. I guess it's a bond siblings develop over a lifetime of being there. May The Good Lord bless and look over you.
Two things I see and love in your work - you take a pride in doing 'the job' well (be it making lumber or videos or being part of a family or ...) - and you've realised you never stop learning. Stay safe and good luck for the winter.
Knowing what a log can yield just by looking at it is a fantastic skill and likely helps speed production by a considerable amount!
Number 6 is Minimize Waste. Knowing what the log can yield optimizes utilization of the logs and reduces waste. Larger automated mills used a computer assisted scanner to not only figure out what a log can produce, but also the sale value of the pieces that are cut. How much money can we get from that log?
Number 8, sawmills are full of gremlins. Things can be going absolutely terrific for one or two days and all of a sudden things just go haywire. Keep sawing! Dale.
Life skills and job skills often go hand in hand. The bond you 2 have formed will be a life long bond that's worth more than gold.
Emerald, thank you for delineating these 7 points. You are well educated and an expert on your industry. You and Jade do work so well together!
A good sawyer will make or break a sawmill business. I think you are a good one on your way to being a great one.
Just makes me happy knowing you two are out there kicking ass.
In a good space with good people.
Makes me feel good about the future.
Must be much cooler in PA mountains than here in Dallas🤠🤠 I love this channel. We had a farm and my dad and I planted thousands of trees over the decades. He loved trees and self educated himself. He even won a County Award for his implementatiosn for erosion control on our farm. We didn't live on the farm, we lived about an hour away, but I spent a huge portion of my life there, my kids too. SE Wisconsin, it was a wonderful place. Yep, I have always been very fortunate.
Efficiency of Movement is a constant battle! Often in my past business, it seemed that there were always some kind of thing or event getting in the way of the desired efficiency of movement. I hope you can get a Wood-Mizer LT70 WIDE soon. I think that would be a BIG help for your production and Efficiency of Movement !!
Retired geezer here. You are on the right trajectory, young lady. Kudos to all responsible!
First of all, congratulations on your successful business. I would like to add that proper protocol for cutting lumber is to have blade parallel to center of log. This is easy to do and result in higher quality product and less waste at same time.
The girls could have opted for college and horticulture or forestry degrees, but guess what? That would have cost them $100K to $200K each and they already have great college professors with their dad, mom and of course grandpa too!🤠 Smart move to stay in the family business and not spend 4 years at school. Economically and family closeness certainly (doesn't get any better than that). An overall great decision. Looking forward to watching them grow even more. Their maturity now is well above their ages and likley most of their peers. Nice family, the good part of the Interent😎 Not to mention the physical labor aspect; my mom😇 lived to 90 and my dad😇to 99 working on their family farm in good health. unitl it was their time to RIP.
always a joy. u know loads
Teamwork makes the dream work. Nice video to end the week.
Well I can honestly tell you I've learned a lot about wood and sawmills and the equipment used by all your family and it's very demanding work!!
It is truly amazing how much one can learn bit by bit watching LCLY videos! When taken to the next level and looking up related things one can learn even more.
Nice episode.
You gals are awesome. You are the age of our older grandkids and I am proud of you and what you are doing there at the mill.
You girls make my heart smile so precious you girls are
M you and Jade make mom and dad very proud!😊 how creative you girls are for content for video's!!! Love you guys👍
Good job ladies 👍
Getting a good milling reputation as the mill ladies down at the Lumber Capital Log Yard. In one way or another, pretty well all the carpenters in the area have gone to Em or Jade for wood materials.
You 2 ladies are awesome as a team!!
Good points to share,
Thanks!
👍🐺🧙♂️!!!!!
I being a 40 yr sawmill man have noticed that you girls just keep learning and improving on your sawing skills, as I being so much older I didn't have the option of computer so my dad taught me the skill of scaling production as I was sawing although we also scaled the logs coming in to sell to us, anyway a the sawyers position I had a pegboard with every 100 board feet an also every thousand board feet so as we knew the board feet in each piece coming off the mill we would add it up in our head and then move the pegs accordingly and did the same on the edger as we did each days edging at the end of each day therefore we then knew each days production , Just a little tidbit of info as to the different ways of milling keep up the good work as you keep learning more skills >> The Old Saw-miller Bob
Great Video. Your last thing you mentioned is particularly important to me. I used to work with a fella who became like a brother to me. Like you mentioned, working around noisy equipment, you develop a sign language and an intuitive way bet we even us that allowed us to do our work very efficiently and safely. I think about my friend a good bit because I miss the times we had together. We both moved on and he has passed away now. But he will never be forgotten because of what we had. Not many people get to experience that. So you and your sister have something very special always be thankful for that. Take Care and keep up the great work you all do.
❤️🌞92 degrees here 😢
Thank You for another great vid. guys!! I will never tire of watching professionals milling timber !!
Always appreciate your videos and while your comments are aimed at the sawmill, some of them apply to a lot of other areas. Understanding the science of what you are working on makes any job more enjoyable. Having a good team really helps. Keep up the good work!!
Emerald knows her stuff 😊❤
The dynamic duo strikes again ❤Have a great weekend everyone 📹🪵👍☕️👌😉
Your ability to Minimize Waste helps in a number of different directions. You can get the most out of the individual log you have so that you have the most lumber from a log. Even some waste gets set up to be useful for something like stickers.
Hey Girls, you are a force to be reckoned with. Keep up doing what you do and keep on learning. The word ‘I know’ is a road block. Keep your road open🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Team work and good communications is important in life and jobs. I see that in your family. Have a great weekend.
Here are the true empowered women.
Congratulations to the whole family and I wish you much success.
Thanks for the advice and greetings from Mexico.
That's the best job i Said owright ....👍💪😊
And that my friends is what makes the Boss a happy camper. You can’t hire people that will give you that team work. Love those “GIRLS “.
Hou had my attention from the get-go. Can y'all make a video on how you learned those 7 things. Board yield from a fell log may be my hardest lesson. I'm not cutting for the public yet. I'm not nearly good enough. Anyway all 7 of those things hit home. I'm sure you have videos on all of them.
It's very rare now days to have two beautiful &smart young ladies, hard working also , your parents most be very proud of you.
You two ladies are special. These are very enjoyable videos you create. It is extremely interesting seeing your roles in the family business up close & personal through your videos.
Thank you & keep up the great work... 👍🏼💜😉
I can barley tell one tree from another when they are standing and living and have all their leaves. My Dad's friend however knew what the tree was by any stick or leaf or log or lumber: That always amazed me!!
Emerald, best video of the month….DAD.
It is hard to imagine all the work that goes into even a short video.
I am curious to know how that big rope is holding up pulling the truck. A lot of us were recommending Yankum Ropes but if what you have is holding up, then that is good enough.
I really like the videos of the girls working, may God bless your family and much success to you all. I FROM BRAZIL.
Hello "Em" 😘I was hoping Darrin from WoodRuff Woods would have got you and your sister on camera. I told him about your channel. I was wondering when he would stop by and see the family. Darrin wanted to check out your operation.
i truly do love my little buddies.
#8 - videography and video editing skills.
Admiration for your skills and dedication.
Good morning from Auckland, New Zealand... 🙂🙂🙂
Very Good show Ladies, yep Math is important in anything you do, Having the computer makes it go faster but having the knowledge to do the math manually means you can still cut quality lumber. Side note have you found the problem with the board return? John from N. East GA
happy friday to the lovely lumber ladies 🐔
Being able to communicate with out verbally doing so is a godsend when doing loud environments, and a calibrated is good to
Great description of your sawmill operation and the learning that goes with it.
You are both SOOOO IMPRESSIVE ❤❤❤
Excellent voice over commentary.
Excellent !!!
Your a darn good narrator Emerald.
Nice fun episode!
Great teamwork!
You both are GOOOOOD👍👍👍
Much respect.
You guys Rock ! Good on Ya ! 😁
Thx Em.
Very good video, Emerald and Jade!
Keep it up ladies!
Well done video! 🎥
Your channel is doing so awesome.
Thank you for.all the video.
Thanks 2 you both
Helpful skills indeed
Another Awesome video 👍🏼☕️☕️😊hope everyone has an amazing weekend 🙏🇺🇸😊
Thanks for video, God bless you !
Every log is different so you have to adjust to what you can do with that log. We used the phrase "Adaptability, Adaptability, Adaptability!"
Keep up the good work girls.
Nice video.. i like i love to Learn new knowledge
Nice!!
Young lady you have learned a lot, looking at log and figuring the best the best way to get boards from it is a skill, identifying another, but every once in a while curve ball gets thrown, but you can handle it. You and Jade make a good team which is important, just stay safe and be careful. Y'all have a good weekend..
I don’t know what camera yall use to video but it’s super clear. Great job
But it's a great video and gets my heart smiling
Вы классные! Работа в команде! Семь советов, для хорошей работы! Классное видео получилось! Круто Круто!!!😊
Great job on the videos girls good to see hard work pays off. God Bless. today I will subscribe
Another interesting video. You both have learned a lot running the mill. You know they do make clear safety glasses.
Oooh yeah! Annother vvvideo!❤
Nice informative vid, I like the old school 2nd person narration. Still waiting for a logyard safety vid, maybe you calculate that would turn into a nightmare of negative comments
VERY COOL
Nice-looking saw operator😊❤
M you just make it look easy ❤😊
Cool videos! I am a cabinet maker in Maine and our daughter goes to Slippery Rock U in western PA. We have loved exploring your state these past few years! We have hammock camped and paddled our kayaks all over but never quite in your area. Raystown Lake at Trough Creek probably the closest. I'll have to see if we can sneak up that direction at some point and visit! And maybe buy some lumber...
I agree with your findings , You guys are doing a great job! Nice looking hemlock...
girl you are gorgeous !!!! ❤❤ much love and positive wishes!!!
love it
Laser-eyes at it again. Top.
Yes it is always good read what people need u to do I stack railroad ties and lumber , strips off the edger.
Wonderful!!!👍😁🇨🇦
Good points, those! I was thinking when you mentioned communication with your sister that it'd be great if you had 2 way radio headphones. Maybe a bit safer work-wise and much more enjoyable if you both would like to chat a bit while working. Some will let you pipe in Bluetooth music too when you want to tune out.
They have used something like that in the past, however they have been working together so long now that they already know the next move as a team without talking.