I'll have to admit, when I watched the replay I cringed a bit myself. I definitely should have let the wheel spool down before I touched the blade. Thanks to all who pointed that out. Don't do it at home. Having said that, this is a family channel. All comments that are overly negative and unhelpful, or have profanity will be deleted. Thank you to everyone who watches the channel. FLR
I'm short 1/2 of my left pinky finger, a testimony to what a "rookie mistake" can do to a guy. I've always said, "if I only had that second of not thinking, back!"
For those getting started, this is a great video showing the basics of sawing a log. We all make mistakes and learn. Hopefully, we keep most of our fingers regardless. Good job! Thank you for taking the time to do great edits and appropriate comments. Don't let the haters discourage you.
I remember as a young boy cutting up sweet gum for firewood and thinking then what beautiful colors in side that log!!! Now as a hobby wood worker I think how that sweetgum would look milled and and turned into a dining table, or coffee table.... Man-o-man wouldn't that be gorgeous!!! great vid's by the way... and your helper is adorable!!
I can't believe you still have a hand. I'm glad you do and I hope to see you saw a lot more lumber. I didn't know what the others were complaining about until I got that part. No need to say more.
I find that as soon as the camera is rolling, I do things I wouldn't normally do, so don't beat yourself up about it. You were not afraid to post and admit your mistakes. That shows humility and maturity.. Cheers.
hey man don't beat yourself it's an honest mistake and you learn from it, and there is alway's lots to learn , that's what makes it interesting, all the best to you.
when the blade does that, I usually just use a scrap of wood to slow the spinning wheel, overall looks like you have got a pretty good hang to sawmilling and are doing great. That lt 15 looks like a pretty good mill, (i run an lt40 super hydraulic) and until now i would have never thought about running a non-hydraulic mill for smaller stuff
Awesome is as Awesome does ... 😎 I have a LT15W waiting to be setup.... have know idea how to use it 😂 Should be setting it up in 2 weeks... Thanx for the tipz
started logging back in 1980 my first mill was an old circle mill that was out to kill me, i still have all ten fingers and my head. sold it and bought a big band mill, i could cut 20ft. by 33in logs. i was able to find an old timer that sawed his whole life on a circle mill and he taught my stuff that is not in the books. good comments from the other guys, wear all the safety gear that is out there, eyes, ears, tight fitting gloves, chaps, steel toe boots, hard hat with face guard and ear muff when cutting down trees in the woods, learn to spot dead trees and limbs that want to fall on you when your back is turned. i've seen it all, hard hats save lives. turn your cant a couple more times get all the bark and sapwood off the sides, the heart wood is usually bad in most trees it being the oldest, best left as a 4x4 core/post. stop carrying the slabs and planks set up bunks close by, your back will thank you when your're an old man.
Fall Line Ridge please be careful man. The wood slabs have beautiful grain I just love to see fresh cut wood soo pretty.Thhanks be careful and be blessed.
Great video. Interesting way to transport your chainsaw, but it puts your bar at risk of damage. Also, that Husky saw appear to not have a manually operated chainsaw brake, nor a chain catcher underneath. Those safety items could help prevent a serious injury. Head protection (hardhat w brow, face screen, and muffs) would help reduce risk of head injury and hearing damage. Your health and safety is worth making those improvements.
I really hate to say this but the Rookie Mistake was messing with that blade when the drive wheel was still spinning! You are a lucky young man that the Spinning Wheel did not grab the blade when you were moving the blade around. I was cringing when I saw you doing that. All else was a learning experience.
yup, you couldn't have paid me any amount to touch that blade with the wheel moving so closeby... odds are that it wouldn't just jump back on the wheel but with my luck, blood would flow...
@ADJ30168 How about that grinding noise it made. But it didn't even seem to slow a bit from the contact, that is what made me pucker good, not a mouth pucker, the other pucker!
>when the drive wheel was still spinning! it wasn't drive wheel, as far as I can tell, so as lifting the head and stuff like direction of rotation, direction of teeth etc so as cringy as it looks, if one gives some minute to think about, not so much real danger, it could be a different way, so it does not stop to be cringy(hm, actually it does, surprise, hm) and stupid, you have a piece of wood laying next to your feet, take it, stop the thing and do evaluation if you need actions right now(flight-fight response). And even if it is stopped asses the situation a little bit before grabbing the blade, the thing is springy and it is under tension anyway, not saying he didn't but yeah, all combined leaves not the best impression in that regard.
It's the thing nightmares are made of. How the camera is setup make it look like that wheel is spinning very fast. When he first opened the cover the sound of the spinning gave me the impression of 10 revs per second. If it were me, I would have used a tool/stick to apply drag to the edge of the wheel and stop it before messing with the blade.
he was open and honest, guess how many people just learned something by his mistake and probably saved a digit or 5... I respect his approach and honesty., we all learn.
That's a helluva machine, looks like it does a great job for sure. I don't know anything about milling logs so please excuse my ignorance. I was wondering why you leave the previous three slabs in place during the 4th cut. Wouldn't it be easier on the blade and machine without all the added weight? Also, I noticed you had a water source there on site. Why not first brush and rinse the log before the first squaring cuts to minimize the damage or wear from any dirt? I would of thought that high-end mills like this would have "built-in" levels, right??? Very nice job though.
I can’t wait to get a saw like this. Looks very capable and easy to operate. Do you ever quarter saw any logs? Is it best practice to leave the sawn boards on top while cutting or remove them first?
Gloves are expensive, but your hands are priceless. Use proper PPE. I know gloves around moving equipment? I'm not the one reaching for the blade with the other shieve spinning either. I like my fingers and hands the way they are. Broken and scarred.
Thanks for sharing, warts and all. I especially liked the interesting camera angles and appreciate the extra time you took to film them. If you wouldn't mind a suggestion from someone who is very concerned about conservation of personal energy (i.e. I'm lazy) you might consider backing your truck up to the middle of the operator's side of the mill. You'd save steps and maybe more importantly save time when moving a board. Today's log was positioned pretty close to the end of the mill, and while I'm sure there's some type of stop to prevent the head from tumbling off, I couldn't help but cringe a little as the mill neared the end and you were still walking back. Keep up the good work! Also, is the winch removable? Seems like a shin bruiser to me. If it's not, perhaps a mod might be a good idea and it would make an interesting video.
Friend, I've got to tell you I dont think it's a good idea to be handling that blade at 22:00 with so much energy in that spinning wheel. I just think it's a bad practise. The rest of the video is super interesting, but I think wrestling that blade just at that moment is not a good habit to build.
Just saw this channel and I never knew what it took to turn a log into lumber. I've learned a lot here. It's also nice to see you learn as well, remember your cutting wood and being a video producer at the same time. Watching you change the blade one word kept screaming in my head "Gloves!!" You have a new subscriber. Keep broadcasting!!
Easy to make that mistake but excellent recovery...........the timber looks alot like a certain tree in tasmania called "Black hearted Sassafrass" really pretty grain in both trees.............the mill seems to handle the trees with ease..............great video by the way.
There's a big film industry in Georgia. Do you have experience working in it? Your productions are very professional. Excellent composition. Nice cuts and fades. Good soundtrack. Very enjoyable to watch. Do you have training in video production?
You know you weren’t wrapped around the pulley and your band was buried in the curf bent four inches down and up... wasn’t gonna grab it and spin it around... it might have jumped a bit.... you had have been super man to streatch that band out the foot of extra blade needed to make that loop! You knew what you were doing.... and sure....safety police are nervous 😩.... you solved an extremely rare situation with the door open...that’s what needed done...right then! 😁👍. You definitely proved that your bearings in your guide wheels and awesome...that spun for a week! Looked like maybe the new cut was high or low a smidge as the drive belt had some slip??? Or was it just so tight in it’s curf that...with the band around the guides that it actually took the engine some grunt to get it spinning again!!! Definitely want ya safe and happily running your mill cause I’m really and excited to be able to see all the amazing grain that your hard work is sharing! Your videos sound and picture are real good professional quality too!!! Don’t skip a beat....brother! And your investment into that tools gonna make your investment back quickly and then your talking profits and awesome, one of a kind boards, that would cost you ten fold or more to buy! Real nice!👍😁
lol Frag , we can BUY new blades. How's your pride ? That's what matters. There's no " Pride Depot " lol . What's important is how we FEEL after a screw-up , and whether or not we learn from it . Without failure , there's no need to celebrate our success !!!! As men , we destroy STUFF ! Not ourselves ! hahaha
I thought sweet gum was notoriously difficult to turn into usable lumber? I always loved the grain sweet gum and wished there was more that could be done with it. Imagine some kitchen cabinets made out of it, wow! Hopefully, you will have good luck with it, keep us posted.
It is extremely difficult to get it to dry without twisting and warping and other things not listed in most books. You will have much better luck sawing it in thicker slabs then drying it then sawing it once it’s dry but if you saw one inch boards then you’ll be lucky to get 10% usable wood. Best way to use gum is g sh or barns and things like that and nail it while it’s green but still you may have some pull themselves right off the barn. It’s a shame too cause it’s a beautiful board and hard as the dickens!!
Touching the blade while the wheel spinning, I said to myself that was kinda stupid, One small tip tho. i would have backed the truck up close to the mill so just drag the boards right off onto the tailgate! Would have saved a lot of En-ger-ny, lol
Gloves suck! They can be cumbersome and end up being more dangerous. At least he is using ear plugs which is more than a lot of people on youtube. I am hearing impaired and it is really a bummer.
Did you see that the wheel was spinning and he held his hands on the blade and started to move it, if the blade should have connected in some way to the wheel his hand should have been cut off look from 22:9 and onward on the video. What a non responsible guy. You need to have some security dude.
The mistake was handling the blade without wearing leather gloves? I always wondered about those log holders interfering with a cut. Now we know! The wood is beautiful!
Mistakes. #1 Lifting up while cutting. #2 opening door while wheel still spinning #3 touching blade, even for a sec (no gloves) #4 opening other door #5 touching blade a little again (no gloves) #6 getting over confident and putting whole hand on blade and moving it where you hear the grinding of the Grim Reaper actually more Grim Maimer trying to make the blade engage. Then to top it all off, and least worrisome of all, running the saw to the end with the door open. The gloves were least of the party fouls!
"You lost a finger?? How did you do that??" "Dunno mate, I just went near that blade like this.... DAMN, there goes another one...." Good vid, and good of you to leave the lesson in there so we can all learn, Thanks.
Love the views of the work showing different angles it made for great visuals. Any moving machinery will get you some time. Have everything stopped before using your hands.. If it can cut that size of wood then cutting you is easy. Go home the same way as you left.
Dave Harr, can we still buy creosote? I’d love to get some for a split rail white oak fence I built last year but I can’t find any, do you have a source? Thanks
Seen a number of mistakes none as bad as trying to handle that blade while that wheel was spinning. That was a cringing dramatic moment to watch. I forseen a horror film being made. You was very lucky right there. I understand more than anyone when you make a mistake you get a bit off the game and dont think clearly. But please be careful about doing something that can result in lose of limbs. That said that is one fine mill and your video work is excellent.
Ken Jett I was waiting for someone to catch that. Better you than anyone else I guess! I agree, definitely should have waited for the wheel to slow. Always appreciate your input, Ken.
I very much appreciate the versatile filmography of this episode! Especially in the beginning where the camera takes beautifully your scenery, forest, vegetation and your friendly tractor!
I have to.ask you what in the world are you going to use with sweetgum tree . That's something we never did at home because it's not a good wood to use. I may be wrong but that's what my family told me anyway and the mill wood for years in east Texas. Think you I sorry for you bad luck today .
Great put together video!! I've loved wood since I was knee high which is not typical of females. My dad got me a wood lathe in elementary school because he felt it was safer and easier than me sneaking to used his professional Logan Lathe. He started as a Tool & Die Maker following the Navy. We lived with his personal Logan in our home, and I loved turning the wood. Equally I love the smell of wood, textures, and beauty. I'm still fascinated how each tree, even of the same species, has it's own personal characteristics vastly different from the next. Your video here, wow, VERY INTERESTING to hear how the bottom was different from the mid, and then the top cut with even more differences. My wood was always purchased, never got the experience to choose, mill, and explore all that you do. I was the only girl who took wood-shop in high school yet mocked for it by classmates, even the guys - most just don't respect or appreciate wood. I married, had 6 children, and over the years they remarked how every trip we took, mom preferred to visit the forests to 'look at trees' when other kids on vaca had beaches and 'fun stuff' to see and do. Kids are grown now, my husband passed in 2016 [my best friend] and I'd pay a kings ransom to visit the woods ... I'd love to sit on your land and see, smell, and watch all that you do. This video is the best alternative so I subscribed. I also love rocks, especially quarries, bird watching, wildlife in general, and boys toys lol [tools] ... disabled by age and ill, I doubt I'll ever be able to experience in person all that my lifetime provided ... to explore, see, smell all that I once did, so thank you again for this in depth, up close video.
God Bless you, nice story. it's nice to have video's of what people share to at least get a taste of their experiences. We will never do everything , but what God is willing to show us. :)
The bar on your saw makes a more accurate measure than a stride. Too much B roll. We know how tractors drive across a field. Maybe some Beagle roll. If you had not developed such a stack of boards, you would likely have seen the clamp.
I know nothing about these specific machines, but its just a bandsaw. Your wheel rubbers are exceptionally loose. Either they were never glued down, wrong, or your blade tension has smashed them. They are not supposed to protrude off the hub like that.
would love to see video of the lift gauge ,how it works so you can cut the thickness the same all the time.is there a stop at the end of the tracks for the mill doesn't fall off if you dont get back to it from the truck.also i think you park the truck in the wrong spot ,it should be perpendicular to the mill so all you have to do is pull the board and swing to the truck very little walking
The number of steps you can take over a lifetime should be saved like spare$change in a jar! casy casy is 100% correct, thinking about the number of steps while young, will allow you to walk and work your land while most folks are confined to the porch rocker!
You did us all very well son! If you can't make a mistake once in awhile among friends, well then they should just leave! Lol Great video, nice machine and you are friendly laid back.
I’ve been cutting slabs with my chainsaw, standing dead ash, but The center cut boards (heart wood) are splitting, anything I can do? 20” heart wood slabs,
I will admit you made a couple of "Rookie mistakes" Hey, we all make them. The thing is to learn from them, which you have done and you can still count 10 fingers and 2 hands!! '
1" rough cut boards plane down to sweet 3/4" stock , that's why. if they're to be used for a rough cut project or installation , they would be milled at 3/4 " as no planing is needed.
Got a suggestion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On this type of mill , why not run a back to back toothed blade , so it will saw going back as well as forward . Look at the steps saved , as well as time . Wonderful video .-------------Ernest E. Johnson
Actually really glad that happened, ( even if it was at your expense ) Ugh ! But, we are in the process of building our own portable mill, and have been concerned about the outcome of exactly having happen what happened to you in that case ! Guess I would have to agree about the leather gloves though ! Thanks for the "oops" ! Helped us with our design process ! Gorgeous piece of lumber by the way !
Turn engine off, drive wedge between boards at begining of cut, then back out with engine off. I've had to back out of cuts before. I have the LT 15 Wide with 25 hp engine, love it.
I knew it was either hitting a side support/clamp or backing up in a cut when I read the title lol. We all do it/have done it. A few things to note though: Once you throw a blade like that, you're better off removing it entirely from the sawhead and then removing from the log / cant. Less risk in further damaging the blade and/or the mill. If you throw a blade like that, pull it. Inspect the hell out of it. It could be twisted, stretched, bent or cracked. You put one of those back on the mill and start it up, you risk doing some serious damage. Once I throw a blade, it comes off and goes on the rack. I won't put it back on the mill until it's been cleaned, inspected and resharpened/set. When changing blades, move the sawhead to the end of the mill, you'll have much easier access to the sawhead and blade compartments. Sweetgum is notorious for twisting and bowing when cut, make sure you're flipping your cant to flatten it back out.
Be careful with those vines on that log! I’ve had to get steroid shots before to clear up the rashes from the poison sumac and ivy over the years. Even a way dead vine will get you, first hand experience talking here.
Hey, no big deal! It's a learning experience and we've all done it! Heck, you cut a side support yet? Log clamp? Sawmill are dangerous but sometimes we learn the hard way. I think I even put up a vid on cutting sid supports and a log clamp with my LT40....and I did it on the LT10 too....it happens, usually when distracted or in a rush. Keep on millin'!
I'll have to admit, when I watched the replay I cringed a bit myself. I definitely should have let the wheel spool down before I touched the blade. Thanks to all who pointed that out. Don't do it at home. Having said that, this is a family channel. All comments that are overly negative and unhelpful, or have profanity will be deleted. Thank you to everyone who watches the channel. FLR
I'm short 1/2 of my left pinky finger, a testimony to what a "rookie mistake" can do to a guy. I've always said, "if I only had that second of not thinking, back!"
I was thinking to my self when you were touching that blade when the wheel was still spinning that if it grabs it's going to hurt.
@Alan d'Eon I like that plan!
soiled myself a little bit. You should change your name to Lucky
We all have bad days and can learn quite a lot from it. Enjoyed watching, stay safe and god luck to you.
For those getting started, this is a great video showing the basics of sawing a log. We all make mistakes and learn. Hopefully, we keep most of our fingers regardless. Good job! Thank you for taking the time to do great edits and appropriate comments. Don't let the haters discourage you.
I remember as a young boy cutting up sweet gum for firewood and thinking then what beautiful colors in side that log!!! Now as a hobby wood worker I think how that sweetgum would look milled and and turned into a dining table, or coffee table.... Man-o-man wouldn't that be gorgeous!!! great vid's by the way... and your helper is adorable!!
But, how to keep it from warping?
Thank for sharing this. We appreciate your candor. Great lesson for everyone. Good looking wood.
Great video. Super cool camera angle about halfway through of the offloading of the slab to your off cut pile.
I can't believe you still have a hand. I'm glad you do and I hope to see you saw a lot more lumber. I didn't know what the others were complaining about until I got that part. No need to say more.
Not many people are willing to show mistakes happen. Enjoying your videos
I like your little beagle buddy!
Mistakes are how people learn,..... great video and lots of great comment's.
I find that as soon as the camera is rolling, I do things I wouldn't normally do, so don't beat yourself up about it. You were not afraid to post and admit your mistakes. That shows humility and maturity.. Cheers.
Nice looking wood. We all make mistakes, comes with the learning.
better footage than discovery channel... outstanding
Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 17 Jan 22.
Best camera-work i've ever seen! Greetings from Austria!!
Love the music when your getting the mill ready.
hey man don't beat yourself it's an honest mistake and you learn from it, and there is alway's lots to learn , that's what makes it interesting, all the best to you.
when the blade does that, I usually just use a scrap of wood to slow the spinning wheel, overall looks like you have got a pretty good hang to sawmilling and are doing great. That lt 15 looks like a pretty good mill, (i run an lt40 super hydraulic) and until now i would have never thought about running a non-hydraulic mill for smaller stuff
your honesty is appriciated , you may have safed some fingers
No doubt , you will get it . I was wondering what I would build with that Sweet Gum . Looks like you have a good garden growing .
Wow, beautiful lumber.
Awesome is as Awesome does ... 😎
I have a LT15W waiting to be setup.... have know idea how to use it 😂
Should be setting it up in 2 weeks...
Thanx for the tipz
727, at least having know ideas is a lot better than no idea. Most folks don't know what they don't know.
Live another day and learned something 👍
started logging back in 1980 my first mill was an old circle mill that was out to kill me,
i still have all ten fingers and my head. sold it and bought a big band mill, i could cut 20ft. by 33in logs.
i was able to find an old timer that sawed his whole life on a circle mill and he taught my stuff that is not in the books. good comments from the other guys, wear all the safety gear that is out there, eyes, ears, tight fitting gloves, chaps, steel toe boots, hard hat with face guard and ear muff when cutting down trees in the woods, learn to spot dead trees and limbs that want to fall on you when your back is turned. i've seen it all,
hard hats save lives.
turn your cant a couple more times get all the bark and sapwood off the sides, the heart wood is usually bad in most trees it being the oldest, best left as a 4x4 core/post. stop carrying the slabs and planks set up bunks close by, your back will thank you when your're an old man.
Badgasser, you just gave a good class, thanks for this advise. Think I might copy and paste this to my computer just to reread it. take care
If the world was perfect - Why is there war - there is no such thing as perfection -
Fall Line Ridge please be careful man. The wood slabs have beautiful grain I just love to see fresh cut wood soo pretty.Thhanks be careful and be blessed.
Great video. Interesting way to transport your chainsaw, but it puts your bar at risk of damage. Also, that Husky saw appear to not have a manually operated chainsaw brake, nor a chain catcher underneath. Those safety items could help prevent a serious injury. Head protection (hardhat w brow, face screen, and muffs) would help reduce risk of head injury and hearing damage. Your health and safety is worth making those improvements.
Thanks Karen ❤
Wont be the last time. We've all been there. Just keep extra blades on hand. Welcome to the club :)
amazing video . my favorite .
I really hate to say this but the Rookie Mistake was messing with that blade when the drive wheel was still spinning! You are a lucky young man that the Spinning Wheel did not grab the blade when you were moving the blade around. I was cringing when I saw you doing that.
All else was a learning experience.
Scared me even though I knew nothing was going to happen. Damn good way to lose a finger or two?
yup, you couldn't have paid me any amount to touch that blade with the wheel moving so closeby... odds are that it wouldn't just jump back on the wheel but with my luck, blood would flow...
@ADJ30168 How about that grinding noise it made. But it didn't even seem to slow a bit from the contact, that is what made me pucker good, not a mouth pucker, the other pucker!
>when the drive wheel was still spinning!
it wasn't drive wheel, as far as I can tell, so as lifting the head and stuff like direction of rotation, direction of teeth etc
so as cringy as it looks, if one gives some minute to think about, not so much real danger, it could be a different way, so it does not stop to be cringy(hm, actually it does, surprise, hm) and stupid, you have a piece of wood laying next to your feet, take it, stop the thing and do evaluation if you need actions right now(flight-fight response).
And even if it is stopped asses the situation a little bit before grabbing the blade, the thing is springy and it is under tension anyway, not saying he didn't but yeah, all combined leaves not the best impression in that regard.
It's the thing nightmares are made of. How the camera is setup make it look like that wheel is spinning very fast. When he first opened the cover the sound of the spinning gave me the impression of 10 revs per second. If it were me, I would have used a tool/stick to apply drag to the edge of the wheel and stop it before messing with the blade.
It takes a man to admit me made a mistake, and even bigger one to show it to others so that they can learn. Great video as always.. Keep them coming..
he was open and honest, guess how many people just learned something by his mistake and probably saved a digit or 5... I respect his approach and honesty., we all learn.
As he said a rookie mistake but he was man enough to still show it and admit to it. Respect .
It was a goof. Little harm was done... It's how we learn! That wood is beautiful.
You could use a cordless drill or impact wrench on the mill leveling jacks to save time.
That's a helluva machine, looks like it does a great job for sure. I don't know anything about milling logs so please excuse my ignorance. I was wondering why you leave the previous three slabs in place during the 4th cut. Wouldn't it be easier on the blade and machine without all the added weight? Also, I noticed you had a water source there on site. Why not first brush and rinse the log before the first squaring cuts to minimize the damage or wear from any dirt? I would of thought that high-end mills like this would have "built-in" levels, right??? Very nice job though.
Huge case of sawmill envy going on here. I have a mobile dimension mill and a old Hudson Oscar 28 but man that mill of yours is really nice.
I love the dog I had a Daisy May gone but never forgoten
As far as I know you are the first to show the set up of the LT-15 Go, oh yea, I have forgot my tape measure.before too
I can’t wait to get a saw like this. Looks very capable and easy to operate. Do you ever quarter saw any logs? Is it best practice to leave the sawn boards on top while cutting or remove them first?
It's not a mistake if you learn from it. It's a lesson. Good video. Like your new mill.
That is the dumbest thing I ever heard..eg. 22:00 IF he lost his hand/fingers.......
@@jesusgonzalez84 whatever
Gloves are expensive, but your hands are priceless. Use proper PPE. I know gloves around moving equipment? I'm not the one reaching for the blade with the other shieve spinning either. I like my fingers and hands the way they are. Broken and scarred.
@floatpool Pulley was turning with his hand touching pulling on blade. Snag/slice/rip.
Always keep gloves, rings, watches, loose clothing, long hair away from moving machinery
22:08 Not a very smart idea to grab that blade with that roller spinning.
Was just about to comment on that myself
hanging yer saw in the front of the tractor is a good way to get the bar bent lol
Thanks for sharing, warts and all. I especially liked the interesting camera angles and appreciate the extra time you took to film them. If you wouldn't mind a suggestion from someone who is very concerned about conservation of personal energy (i.e. I'm lazy) you might consider backing your truck up to the middle of the operator's side of the mill. You'd save steps and maybe more importantly save time when moving a board. Today's log was positioned pretty close to the end of the mill, and while I'm sure there's some type of stop to prevent the head from tumbling off, I couldn't help but cringe a little as the mill neared the end and you were still walking back. Keep up the good work! Also, is the winch removable? Seems like a shin bruiser to me. If it's not, perhaps a mod might be a good idea and it would make an interesting video.
Marty Puckett I’ve been trying to figure out the best place for the truck. The head of course won’t fall off. Thanks for the compliments and tips!
You are only going to get 4-6 more months out of that T-shirt at which time you're going to have to do some shopping for a new one.
Naw, do like I do and wear it till it falls off! You cant beat the feel of a well used shirt!
Friend, I've got to tell you I dont think it's a good idea to be handling that blade at 22:00 with so much energy in that spinning wheel. I just think it's a bad practise. The rest of the video is super interesting, but I think wrestling that blade just at that moment is not a good habit to build.
I want one!!!
A little tip for you, change the blade with the mill at the end so that you do not have to climb over the frame of the mill to handle the blade.
Nicholas Cote I hadn’t thought of that yet. Thanks for mentioning hat tip
Beautiful wood! Sorry you had a snag...we all have to learn. Keep up the great work and videos!
Just saw this channel and I never knew what it took to turn a log into lumber. I've learned a lot here. It's also nice to see you learn as well, remember your cutting wood and being a video producer at the same time. Watching you change the blade one word kept screaming in my head "Gloves!!" You have a new subscriber. Keep broadcasting!!
Easy to make that mistake but excellent recovery...........the timber looks alot like a certain tree in tasmania called "Black hearted Sassafrass" really pretty grain in both trees.............the mill seems to handle the trees with ease..............great video by the way.
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Sticking your paws in a moving machine. Holy cow, All I can say is, God totally had your back son.
Do you get most of your logs from your own property? I’m curious, how big is your homestead? Thanks for doing this.
You should sell those custom t shirts as merchandise. 😆 good work
Justin Robertson Ventilation.
Fall Line Ridge 😆
Easy access for that hose when you get too hot
There's a big film industry in Georgia. Do you have experience working in it? Your productions are very professional. Excellent composition. Nice cuts and fades. Good soundtrack. Very enjoyable to watch. Do you have training in video production?
dsrekjw Thank you for the compliment, but I don’t. I just do what looks right to me.
Ditto
cool dog ;-)
Thanks! Just got a used LT15.
Some pretty wood there.
You know you weren’t wrapped around the pulley and your band was buried in the curf bent four inches down and up... wasn’t gonna grab it and spin it around... it might have jumped a bit.... you had have been super man to streatch that band out the foot of extra blade needed to make that loop! You knew what you were doing.... and sure....safety police are nervous 😩.... you solved an extremely rare situation with the door open...that’s what needed done...right then! 😁👍. You definitely proved that your bearings in your guide wheels and awesome...that spun for a week! Looked like maybe the new cut was high or low a smidge as the drive belt had some slip??? Or was it just so tight in it’s curf that...with the band around the guides that it actually took the engine some grunt to get it spinning again!!! Definitely want ya safe and happily running your mill cause I’m really and excited to be able to see all the amazing grain that your hard work is sharing! Your videos sound and picture are real good professional quality too!!! Don’t skip a beat....brother! And your investment into that tools gonna make your investment back quickly and then your talking profits and awesome, one of a kind boards, that would cost you ten fold or more to buy! Real nice!👍😁
I managed to cut about halfway through one of my clamps just a few days ago. Im not sure that blade can be resharpened!
That band is trash!
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lol Frag , we can BUY new blades. How's your pride ? That's what matters. There's no " Pride Depot " lol . What's important is how we FEEL after a screw-up , and whether or not we learn from it . Without failure , there's no need to celebrate our success !!!! As men , we destroy STUFF ! Not ourselves ! hahaha
@@robertn2813 I always feel that the important thing is whether anyone else saw my mistake.
@@gsanborn5672 The important thing is what you learned from that mistake.
Pretty wood.
I thought sweet gum was notoriously difficult to turn into usable lumber? I always loved the grain sweet gum and wished there was more that could be done with it. Imagine some kitchen cabinets made out of it, wow! Hopefully, you will have good luck with it, keep us posted.
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Several Sawyers I know have told me that sweetgum is junk and not worth sawing.
Sweetgum is very hard/strong but hard to dry straight, known to twist/warp in drying
sweet gum slated for use as chopsticks since bamboo is being used for engineered floors...
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It is extremely difficult to get it to dry without twisting and warping and other things not listed in most books. You will have much better luck sawing it in thicker slabs then drying it then sawing it once it’s dry but if you saw one inch boards then you’ll be lucky to get 10% usable wood.
Best way to use gum is g sh or barns and things like that and nail it while it’s green but still you may have some pull themselves right off the barn. It’s a shame too cause it’s a beautiful board and hard as the dickens!!
Touching the blade while the wheel spinning, I said to myself that was kinda stupid, One small tip tho. i would have backed the truck up close to the mill so just drag the boards right off onto the tailgate! Would have saved a lot of En-ger-ny, lol
STOP STOP STOP! That's what I was yelling at my computer screen. My god man.
Gloves suck! They can be cumbersome and end up being more dangerous. At least he is using ear plugs which is more than a lot of people on youtube. I am hearing impaired and it is really a bummer.
Did you see that the wheel was spinning and he held his hands on the blade and started to move it, if the blade should have connected in some way to the wheel his hand should have been cut off look from 22:9 and onward on the video. What a non responsible guy. You need to have some security dude.
The mistake was handling the blade without wearing leather gloves? I always wondered about those log holders interfering with a cut. Now we know! The wood is beautiful!
Michael T I fully understand what your saying, but do you really think that blade will stop for a pair of leather gloves!
Mistakes. #1 Lifting up while cutting.
#2 opening door while wheel still spinning
#3 touching blade, even for a sec (no gloves)
#4 opening other door
#5 touching blade a little again (no gloves)
#6 getting over confident and putting whole hand on blade and moving it where you hear the grinding of the Grim Reaper actually more Grim Maimer trying to make the blade engage.
Then to top it all off, and least worrisome of all, running the saw to the end with the door open.
The gloves were least of the party fouls!
"You lost a finger?? How did you do that??"
"Dunno mate, I just went near that blade like this.... DAMN, there goes another one...."
Good vid, and good of you to leave the lesson in there so we can all learn, Thanks.
Love the views of the work showing different angles it made for great visuals. Any moving machinery will get you some time. Have everything stopped before using your hands.. If it can cut that size of wood then cutting you is easy. Go home the same way as you left.
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I've done that more times than i'd like to admit. Funny, each time it happened to me the camera wasn't rolling. Right. Wink wink, nod nod.
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YOU DID GREAT BROTHER...VERY NICE WORK
What is sweet gum lumber good for? Never seen it sawn.
Shane K treated with creosote makes for a very long lasting RRTie. Lighter than oak, too
Dave Harr, can we still buy creosote? I’d love to get some for a split rail white oak fence I built last year but I can’t find any, do you have a source? Thanks
Seen a number of mistakes none as bad as trying to handle that blade while that wheel was spinning. That was a cringing dramatic moment to watch. I forseen a horror film being made. You was very lucky right there. I understand more than anyone when you make a mistake you get a bit off the game and dont think clearly. But please be careful about doing something that can result in lose of limbs. That said that is one fine mill and your video work is excellent.
Ken Jett I was waiting for someone to catch that. Better you than anyone else I guess! I agree, definitely should have waited for the wheel to slow. Always appreciate your input, Ken.
I very much appreciate the versatile filmography of this episode! Especially in the beginning where the camera takes beautifully your scenery, forest, vegetation and your friendly tractor!
Hey Wess not to worry, maybe build yourself a small toolbox for tractor front.Haul oil,gas tape measure, extra chain, saw tool....
I have to.ask you what in the world are you going to use with sweetgum tree .
That's something we never did at home because it's not a good wood to use.
I may be wrong but that's what my family told me anyway and the mill wood for years in east Texas.
Think you I sorry for you bad luck today .
Pretty much the same here in North GA. We consider sweet gum a nuisance tree, as it's not good for anything.
Great put together video!! I've loved wood since I was knee high which is not typical of females. My dad got me a wood lathe in elementary school because he felt it was safer and easier than me sneaking to used his professional Logan Lathe. He started as a Tool & Die Maker following the Navy. We lived with his personal Logan in our home, and I loved turning the wood. Equally I love the smell of wood, textures, and beauty. I'm still fascinated how each tree, even of the same species, has it's own personal characteristics vastly different from the next. Your video here, wow, VERY INTERESTING to hear how the bottom was different from the mid, and then the top cut with even more differences. My wood was always purchased, never got the experience to choose, mill, and explore all that you do. I was the only girl who took wood-shop in high school yet mocked for it by classmates, even the guys - most just don't respect or appreciate wood. I married, had 6 children, and over the years they remarked how every trip we took, mom preferred to visit the forests to 'look at trees' when other kids on vaca had beaches and 'fun stuff' to see and do. Kids are grown now, my husband passed in 2016 [my best friend] and I'd pay a kings ransom to visit the woods ... I'd love to sit on your land and see, smell, and watch all that you do. This video is the best alternative so I subscribed.
I also love rocks, especially quarries, bird watching, wildlife in general, and boys toys lol [tools] ... disabled by age and ill, I doubt I'll ever be able to experience in person all that my lifetime provided ... to explore, see, smell all that I once did, so thank you again for this in depth, up close video.
Thank you for sharing your story! I'm glad you are finding some joy in these videos. Thank you so much for watching.
God Bless you, nice story. it's nice to have video's of what people share to at least get a taste of their experiences. We will never do everything , but what God is willing to show us. :)
Tracy Y , you are a Gem
The bar on your saw makes a more accurate measure than a stride. Too much B roll. We know how tractors drive across a field. Maybe some Beagle roll.
If you had not developed such a stack of boards, you would likely have seen the clamp.
I know nothing about these specific machines, but its just a bandsaw. Your wheel rubbers are exceptionally loose. Either they were never glued down, wrong, or your blade tension has smashed them. They are not supposed to protrude off the hub like that.
would love to see video of the lift gauge ,how it works so you can cut the thickness the same all the time.is there a stop at the end of the tracks for the mill doesn't fall off if you dont get back to it from the truck.also i think you park the truck in the wrong spot ,it should be perpendicular to the mill so all you have to do is pull the board and swing to the truck very little walking
The number of steps you can take over a lifetime should be saved like
spare$change in a jar!
casy casy is 100% correct, thinking about the number of steps while young,
will allow you to walk and work your land while most folks are confined to the porch rocker!
i kept watching that clamp , and even yelled at you , but you couldn't hear me
where's that straight blade made by doobob if it was I'm the man that made it
Milling wood like this is completely new to me so I have to ask, why did you spray it down with water at the end? Wouldn't that make it warp?
No, it’s not began to dry yet. It has a very high moisture content from being whole yet
Been three years how much of that wood is still usable?
Really appreciate that you didn't edit the mistake out. You're helping all of us learn. Great looking slabs of wood, BTW.
Don't knock yourself like you said " still learning "
LOve the the wood.
You did us all very well son! If you can't make a mistake once in awhile among friends, well then they should just leave! Lol Great video, nice machine and you are friendly laid back.
I’ve been cutting slabs with my chainsaw, standing dead ash, but The center cut boards (heart wood) are splitting, anything I can do? 20” heart wood slabs,
I will admit you made a couple of "Rookie mistakes" Hey, we all make them. The thing is to learn from them, which you have done and you can still count 10 fingers and 2 hands!!
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WHY DO YOU CUT THE BOARDS SO THICK YOU WOULD GET MORE BOARDS CUTTING THEM 3/4 THICK ?
1" rough cut boards plane down to sweet 3/4" stock , that's why. if they're to be used for a rough cut project or installation , they would be milled at 3/4 " as no planing is needed.
@@eddierawls2146 depends on your use for the wood and type of wood.?.
I'm curious what sweet gum lumber can be used for. I've never really heard of anyone using it for anything.
Got a suggestion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On this type of mill , why not run a back to back toothed blade , so it will saw going back as well as forward . Look at the steps saved , as well as time . Wonderful video .-------------Ernest E. Johnson
Actually really glad that happened,
( even if it was at your expense )
Ugh !
But, we are in the process of building our own portable mill, and have been concerned about the outcome of exactly having happen what happened to you in that case !
Guess I would have to agree about the leather gloves though !
Thanks for the "oops" !
Helped us with our design process !
Gorgeous piece of lumber by the way !
Do they not sell work gloves in your part of the country ? What do you use sweet gum boards for ?
21:55 to 22:19 a guardian angel was watching over you, or Murphy had not come on duty just yet.
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Turn engine off, drive wedge between boards at begining of cut, then back out with engine off. I've had to back out of cuts before. I have the LT 15 Wide with 25 hp engine, love it.
Might of been a mistake made and a lesson learned but brother that is some beautiful Sweet Gum lumber.
It's Great to see that you are MAN enough to admit to and show your mistakes and not just edit them out of the video
I knew it was either hitting a side support/clamp or backing up in a cut when I read the title lol. We all do it/have done it.
A few things to note though:
Once you throw a blade like that, you're better off removing it entirely from the sawhead and then removing from the log / cant. Less risk in further damaging the blade and/or the mill.
If you throw a blade like that, pull it. Inspect the hell out of it. It could be twisted, stretched, bent or cracked. You put one of those back on the mill and start it up, you risk doing some serious damage. Once I throw a blade, it comes off and goes on the rack. I won't put it back on the mill until it's been cleaned, inspected and resharpened/set.
When changing blades, move the sawhead to the end of the mill, you'll have much easier access to the sawhead and blade compartments.
Sweetgum is notorious for twisting and bowing when cut, make sure you're flipping your cant to flatten it back out.
Be careful with those vines on that log! I’ve had to get steroid shots before to clear up the rashes from the poison sumac and ivy over the years. Even a way dead vine will get you, first hand experience talking here.
I won't even fool with a log that has any trace of vine growth for that very reason!
Hey, no big deal! It's a learning experience and we've all done it! Heck, you cut a side support yet? Log clamp? Sawmill are dangerous but sometimes we learn the hard way. I think I even put up a vid on cutting sid supports and a log clamp with my LT40....and I did it on the LT10 too....it happens, usually when distracted or in a rush. Keep on millin'!
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