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@gregmislick1117 2 күн бұрын
Yessir, my favorite saw is just a wood chewing extension of my right arm. Nice drop!!
@SawdustandSweatNC 2 күн бұрын
Thanks. Sorry it took so long to drop but feel sure you understand making the vid stuff adds a bunch of minutes to the process. Thanks again for the comment and support!
@daveyslogging 3 күн бұрын
Looks like it’s got a little twist in it also? Try straightening it and use it for a back up bar. Bite the bullet and buy a light bar, you won’t regret it! Have a great day my friend
@SawdustandSweatNC 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the observation and counsel. Will do.
@davidalbright7335 3 күн бұрын
The lip reading practice at the end of the video was an added bonus.
@SawdustandSweatNC 3 күн бұрын
Thanks David, appreciate the comment and support. Happy New Year to you and yours.
@davidalbright7335 3 күн бұрын
@SawdustandSweatNC , great job diagnosing and fixing your alignment issue. Very educational video. Flat is more important than level, it would seem.
@SawdustandSweatNC 3 күн бұрын
@davidalbright7335 Thanks. The root cause or causes I'm still pondering. Stay tuned.
@neowudan 4 күн бұрын
Appreciate the wise words.
@SawdustandSweatNC 4 күн бұрын
Thanks Bud. Have a Great New Year!
@clarkpiper6007 4 күн бұрын
Adding a dehumidifier is very helpful. Quarter sawing is worth doing anytime the log is over 16" diameter. There's the fast woodmiser way by removing a center slab, and there's the original way of making quarters and flipping them.
@SawdustandSweatNC 4 күн бұрын
Thanks for the insight.
@clarkpiper6007 3 күн бұрын
@@SawdustandSweatNC Thanks for the reply!
@clarkpiper6007 2 күн бұрын
@@SawdustandSweatNC Do you ever quarter saw? You'd be amazed at how flat and straight all the boards turn out.
@SawdustandSweatNC 2 күн бұрын
@clarkpiper6007 No Clark, I have not. I have been thinking about it though. Before I move the saw to begin the shed build, I need to saw a red Oak log for a special order window frame. It has to be extremely stable. The frame will house a very valuable stained glass window. I'm thinking it would be best if it was quarter sawn. Question, do you think I could quarter saw a 10" log? I need to get 2" x 6" boards out of whatever I saw.
@clarkpiper6007 2 күн бұрын
@@SawdustandSweatNC Hi Sawdust, You can't get a 6" wide board from quarter sawing a 10" log. You have to debark the sides , and make a 1" cut 1/2" above and below the center pith on each end, the pith isn't stable, but you can remove the center that that slab to have some good quarter sawn pieces. Does that make sense? After that middle board is out, put the half up on the mill and cut it down into rift and quarter sawn lumber. You can glue 3" wide boards together into a 6" wide board. the quarter sawn lumber is a very good idea for the window frame. you'll be glad to learn everything about the purpose of quarter sawing. When you dry the boards, put the stickers just one inch in from the end, that keeps the boards nice and flat all the way to the tip. Thank you for the conversation! Let me know if you have more thoughts and questions. Andruw's lumber channel just made a quarter sawing video. And some australian agroforestry channel had quality quarter sawing video, but hopefully my explanation and recommendation is sufficient! It's a lost art, the quarters, every log should be quarter and rift sawn, even 10" onces. Below 10" I recon there is no way to do anything other than plain sawning.
@GregoryMonce 5 күн бұрын
I have a small basement (350 SF) that I keep my lumber in, stack and sticker green wood, add weight to the top of the pile, turn on the dehumidifier to run constant and point the fan from the dehumidifier towards the pile and move daily the relative humidity drops to 32% and in about a week or two the moisture content is 10% (alder) works great. A byproduct of the dehumidifier is heat so is warms up to about 70 F. another tip is to place your stickers as close to the end as you can because the check stops where it hits a sticker, mostly hardwoods.
@SawdustandSweatNC 5 күн бұрын
Thanks Gregory for the advice. Appreciate it.
@gregwitkamp5583 5 күн бұрын
yes your wedge cut was way to deep, your back cut you should have left just about 3/4 “ / 1/2” on the building side and 2” on the opposite side , your aim point should have been about where the far left traffic cone was
@SawdustandSweatNC 5 күн бұрын
Thanks Greg, I appreciate it.
@Robbinsoutdoors 6 күн бұрын
I really enjoy milling poplar. Easier on blades than oak logs and so much more satisfying than pine.
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Thanks my friend for the comment. Hope perhaps, if you are not subscribed, you will consider doing so. Stay in touch. Happy New Year to you and yours.
@ricksmith4372 6 күн бұрын
If u have a press u can straighten it pretty easy, just takes a little patience, good bars are really expensive now, good luck
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Thanks. Yeah, I think I've got it. I may have cracked loose one of the interior welds. However, chain tracks great, sample cuts were straight, very optimistic it has much more life in it.
@ricksmith4372 6 күн бұрын
Made some nice rafters
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Yeah, I think they're going to work well. Thanks
@generalapps1399 6 күн бұрын
Nice save. ish happens. Armchair logger usually like you say people use pac man style cut on face Or basically opposite what you did for Dutchman style cuts to fell trees horizontally on hills. But I’m the last person to give advice looks like you know what went wrong. Thanks for detailing for us!
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Hey General, I sincerely appreciate your observation. Yeah, it's sort of off-putting when you get slammed while yeah, I'm acknowledging this was ugly. I don't get bent out of shape when negative comments happen, it's part of putting yourself out there. But if everyone could take a lesson from you and at the least take a little notice of the "save effort," it would be a little easier pill to swallow. Thanks again!
@mcpiddler1135 6 күн бұрын
I have a dehumidification kiln and use it some, but not regularly, mostly for oaks. Some elementary information that may or may not help you: (1)- My moisture meter instructions say to turn pins inline with grain, but may or may not apply to yours. Mine is a Delmhorst. (2)- Poplar is in the same drying schedule as pine, which means you need to dry it fast. Drying too slow with too little airflow will cause mildew. (3)- Since you have no equipment to remove moisture and drain it away, the moisture has to be able to get out of the air in your room. It porbably is leaving via the air leaks (openings) in the room, which is fine. (4)- More airflow will speed up drying, so the bottom and rear layers may not be getting as much air, so they may be considerably higher in mc. Stacking with some space between the stack and the wall may help here. Good luck with your experiment and I think you're on the right track. Poplar is about the easiest wood to dry that I know of. I apologize for the long reply, but maybe something will be of help to you.
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
I appreciate every word. Thanks for taking the time to share. Happy New Year!
@jameslangley2033 6 күн бұрын
I put my lumber in my shop all the time to dry
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Do you circulate air? Do you use a dehumidifer or wood stove or is your conditioning simply static and at whatever temp the shop is? Appreicate it!
@jameslangley2033 5 күн бұрын
@SawdustandSweatNC I turn a fan on and keep the wood stove going for a few days
@SawdustandSweatNC 5 күн бұрын
Sounds like a plan. Tks
@AnthonyMigliaccioSr-fk3go 6 күн бұрын
Looks like that drying idea is working out for you I think I'm going to have to try it also
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Yep, I'm impressed. Now, the day after, when I slowed the wood stove, the reading went back up to 19%. The moisture in the air also went up with low pressure moving in. Probably in the EMC mode. But still, yes, it without a doubt expedited drying. Thanks
@jackhollingsworth868 6 күн бұрын
Wow! At the beginning it sounded like you were describing me. The three phases, know nothing, know everything, know nothing. I believe that is so accurate. On another note, I think it was in one of my timber framing books that I read that dried lumber is stronger than green lumber. Thanks for showing us your progress on drying the poplar.
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Thanks Jack. That's interesting, the thought of "dried being stronger than green." Will certainly ponder this thought. My first thought is, well, it's absolutely more rigid. Thanks for giving me something to ponder.
@philobeddoe7760 6 күн бұрын
My (much younger) wife says we talk alike. Being raised in Appalachia has that effect I reckon.
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Yep, reckon sumtin whereby you just can't get away from your rasin. As far as brides, my wife looks much younger but we're pretty close in age. She tolerates me, lol.
@philobeddoe7760 6 күн бұрын
You seem kindly tolerable. lol
@SawdustandSweatNC 6 күн бұрын
Work in progress, feel sure you can relate, lol.
@JosEPh-zy3yr 7 күн бұрын
New bar Foo Sure! Still no band saw mill yet. Neighbor sold his at auction on the 21st with a trailer. But I could not bid on it. $ tight right now. Maybe things will get better real soon, like after the 20th of January. Shalom!
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
ROGER THAT! Best to you and yours. I pray the Lord provides for your needs.
@chriscox6598 7 күн бұрын
New subscriber, I did basically the same thing on my mill. I had a few bunks that I had to shim. I also had a bow in one rail section that I had to pull down so it was straight (probably my fault that it was bent). Overall I think woodland mill is a great sawmill.
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment and support. Appreciate it. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. And yes, for the price point and customer service, good value in my opinion as well.
@jenniferwhite6089 7 күн бұрын
damage logs you mean how hard they drop and firewood is only good for now you better cut them before the bugs find them and rotting starts 25 that it. you should stuff yourself with turkey could save the logs lol Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
@LumberLineFarmingCountry 7 күн бұрын
Hello, We just ran across your channel today and subscribed. We love sawing poplar and I completely agree with you. It is right pretty lumber!
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
Thanks. Appreciate the comment and support. Keep in touch as we travel a while together on this journey called life.
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
We were in Ky last year doing a little work in Barbourville. You evy in that neck of the woods?
@LumberLineFarmingCountry 7 күн бұрын
@@SawdustandSweatNC good morning! We are about 4 hours from there as we are north of Bowling Green. We will be watching and wish you all the success!!
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
@LumberLineFarmingCountry Thanks, same to you guys. Work smart out there!
@mcpiddler1135 7 күн бұрын
I enjoyed your video very much, but my understanding is nominal is store bought and dimensional is full size as stated (2x6, etc.).
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
Thank you. Check out Prowood.com, might be enlightening as to the proper use of the labels nominal and dimensional. Best to you and thanks for your comment and support.
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
It's an easy thing to get confused with, but after you see it, you can't unsee it. As a builder of over 50 years, I've heard it so confused by so many folks that sometimes I begin to doubt my upbringing. However, I think if you do a bit of research, you will have it. Thanks.
@arnoldwinkelman1027 8 күн бұрын
Pity about your bar... it's toast! That white oak is too nice to leave it for firewood. It would make fabulous trailer decking or the like. Good luck moving it! Merry Christmas!!!
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
So true in the white Oak. The bar, I've given it the ol' college try straightening it. My machinist brother in law said the bar is three ply welded and probably could be straightened. I haven't run it yet since the repair but it is metal table flat. The chanel wasn't damaged. I'll keep you guys posted.
@johnsonr9 7 күн бұрын
@@SawdustandSweatNC Let us know how that turns out. Never tried straightening a bar.
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
Will Do
@clarkpiper6007 Күн бұрын
@@SawdustandSweatNC The bar will be fine from straightening it. Just be safe with the chainsaw always. You could try to move those big logs in 6 foot sections. You can rip the log into halfs with a chainsaw, then pick up the halfs and put it directly onto your sawmill for quarter sawing / rift sawing. Ripping the log in half with the chainsaw is the only dangerous part, but I've ripped one oak log in half with a chainsaw. The cut in half was pretty serfectly straight when I did it , too
@SawdustandSweatNC Күн бұрын
@clarkpiper6007 Thanks again.
@dallasfinch1100 8 күн бұрын
I suggest that you replace that bent bar. Why take a chance of throwing the chain off and hurting yourself. Best to be safe than sorry, as the old saying goes. Enjoyed your video, please keep them coming.
@SawdustandSweatNC 8 күн бұрын
May have to do that. Thanks for y suggestion. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
@maniachill3069 8 күн бұрын
Hello from Maine
@SawdustandSweatNC 8 күн бұрын
@maniachill3069 Greetings! How's the weather? Merry Christmas!
@maniachill3069 7 күн бұрын
@ it was 7 degrees this morning. Received 6" of snow yesterday.
@SawdustandSweatNC 7 күн бұрын
@maniachill3069 This Southern is not acclimated for such. You guys are my cut from a different cloth. Thanks for the info.
@finniganshomestead2956 8 күн бұрын
That is going to make some interesting looking lumber. I like milling oaks as one never knows whats in it as far as figuring goes. Merry Christmas to you and yours. I have been down for a few days with the fluent am on the mend and can't wait to fire my mill up again to make materials for my projects. That bar is easy to straighten out, just make sure you don't pinch the chanel for the chain in the process. Take it off the saw, put it across an opened vice and a couple of whacks with a dead blow hammer will have it back to looking like new. When bucking logs like that, it sometimes helps to have a plastic wedge and a axe or hammer on hand to get a pinched bar out or to prevent it getting pinched in the first place
@SawdustandSweatNC 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for everything. I actually bent it on the ride back to the shop. I had it strapped on top of the Skid Steer and it shifted. When I came down with the boom it bent the bar. Got to weld something up to transport the saw on the Skid Steer. Take care, Merry Christmas.
@SawdustandSweatNC 8 күн бұрын
@@finniganshomestead2956 oh, by the way, hope you are back to 100 proof soon!
@kevinblevins2612 8 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas
@SawdustandSweatNC 8 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas to you and yours, and a Happy New Year!
@SawdustandSweatNC 8 күн бұрын
Same to you and yours! Merry Christmas!
@dallasfinch1100 8 күн бұрын
Been watching your videos for a while now and have learned a lot. I purchased an HM126 about a year ago and have so greatly benefited from your videos. I am 71 years old, and as the saying goes, “you’re never too old to learn something new”. I have learned so much from your videos, so, thank you for sharing!
@SawdustandSweatNC 8 күн бұрын
Well Dallas, sure do appreciate the kind words. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. And keep me posted on your milling adventures.
@grahamditchfield4318 9 күн бұрын
You know Poplar has long been under rated. Just keep it dry and you have an exemplary wood for siding, trimstock, framing and flooring especially. The first species to appear after the old tradition of clear cut in this neck of the eastern wood. Another great vid. Us old timers need to keep the info flowing about the woods and the uses of the species. Merry Christmas!!
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for these words Graham. Merry Christmas to you and yours and Happy New Year.
@timbersavage9280 9 күн бұрын
I look forward to watching your videos. Merry Christmas
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
Thanks Bud, y'all have a great Christmas and Happy New Year.
@gwp1ohio 9 күн бұрын
Your back cut is too high in relation to the face cut...you are reducing the hinge and control when you cut high. many times the hinge breaks with high back cuts, just like your did. Not trying to be mean, but how many professionals have you seen fell a tree the way you do?
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this perspective. I appreciate everyone's critiques and input.
@GarryPritchett-q6x 9 күн бұрын
Keep your comments on the screen a little longer. Most times I have to rewind to catch it all. Another2-3 seconds would be great. Love your videos.
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
Thanks Gary. Strange you should say this. My bride offered a similar critique. Appreciate it and will do. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
@dennissmallwood4042 9 күн бұрын
Sawed millions of feet on a circle mill. We turned them after every cut to remove the spring when cutting 2x4s and 2x6s. Larger cuts was not as bad.
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
Interesting. For me it was dumb luck I guess, but on my last couple of logs that's what I did. Obviously, on a manual mill it was a bit more work, but it made sense at the time. Now, after hearing you say this, I see where, dumb luck or not, it certainly made a difference.
@Don_P.717 Күн бұрын
@@SawdustandSweatNC Poplar is known for growth stress, smaller ones even more so. On the first log, when you split the pith, both halves bowed out immediately, then with those 2 cants up that way, it produced lumber with a crook. When framing I can deal with bow by pulling it in line when sheathing, but there is not much you can do with crook. Had you left each half laying down it would have produced wide bowed lumber. Usually you can choose to some extent whether to take the stress out as bow or crook. Look to the final use for which way to go. Later as you rotated those baby logs frequently and sawed around them you were producing bowed lumber with little crook. I can pull or block the bow out when framing or sheathing. Taking pieces closer to target width by turning and finally sawing through the balanced cant. For furniture, the opposite is more often what is needed. And finally with poplar I do what someone else mentioned and saw oversize and then straightline it when dry. "SDR", saw/dry/rip. You can google the term, this is one paper from the Forest Products Labs on it; www.fpl.fs.usda.gov/documnts/pdf1985/maegl85b.pdf Powderpost beetles love the starchy sapwood. Solubor or Timbor soaked, sprayed, brush, dip... whatever. I'm the same background, just got the mill after the ice storm in 92. My mill shed rafters from that early sawing, exhibit crook and are riddled with powderpost. Keep on sawing :)
@SawdustandSweatNC Күн бұрын
Thanks for all the info. Appreciate it.
@RavensRidgeNC 9 күн бұрын
Bit of spring in poplar, haven't had much luck having it come out straight - beautiful wood though. Fixin' to cut up the first D-log for the log cabin today or tomorrow - all SYP - at least that stays straight when you cut it, mostly, lol
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
They say there's an art to milling poplar. I sure ain't figured it out. I mean, some milled out straight while others crowned the moment they were cut. I'm sort of thinking as someone suggested, oversize the cut, dry it, then second cut it. Don't know. You should come out good though cutting cants/beams. Probably you will stack them carefully to weigh down the crowns. They probably won't straighten but at least they won't continue to crown. Best of luck. Keep me posted on your progress. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
@zactillett9820 9 күн бұрын
We need to get coffee mugs made up with the sayings "I maybe wrong but i dont know" "The kids still got it"
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
"How I'm Too-in-it." I read your comment to my bride and she said, "don't tempt me."
@zactillett9820 9 күн бұрын
@SawdustandSweatNC lol they would be great! Great content as always and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours.
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
@zactillett9820 Much Appreciated!
@danmaciosekmaciosek6166 9 күн бұрын
With poplar I will cut it 2" x 7". After it dries I stack them back on the mill and cut them to 6". Good way to take the bow out and gives you one straight edge. Don't care if bottom side of rafter has a bow in it , unless you're putting a finished ceiling in!
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
That is some good thinking. Thanks Dan, appreciate it. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
@daveyslogging 9 күн бұрын
Poplar makes for some beautiful lumber! That mill gives you some really nicely cut lumber!
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
Thanks. Yeah, for the price point, and no plans on commercial milling, it is really good for what I do. When working on a custom cabinet shop I enjoyed working with Poplar.
@daveyslogging 9 күн бұрын
@ it’s a nice hobby! Love the video
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
@daveyslogging Thanks
@dwiirawatiofficial5864 9 күн бұрын
Good job 🎉🎉❤
@SawdustandSweatNC 9 күн бұрын
@dwiirawatiofficial5864 Thanks my friend. Appreciate the comment and support. Merry Christmas to you and yours! And, Happy New Year 2025!!
@cliffhaskett7703 10 күн бұрын
Consider this as an option for shimming the bunks . Automotive boby panel shims (U-shaped). Harbor Freight assortment , $10.00 It comes with : 1/64" (approximately .015 ) 1/32" (approximately .031 ) 1/16" (approximately .062) 1"8" .125 String line , shims , plenty of blocking and rigging & jigging is what I use for chainsaw milling. I only use the level for preliminary setup. Then adjust to what the string line is telling me.
@SawdustandSweatNC 10 күн бұрын
Thanks Cliff for the detailed advice. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
@AnthonyMigliaccioSr-fk3go 10 күн бұрын
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND GOD BLESS
@SawdustandSweatNC 10 күн бұрын
Very thoughtful there Mr. Anthony. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
@squirrellyjon 11 күн бұрын
You cant beat those for the value. Keep a 170 around as well
@SawdustandSweatNC 11 күн бұрын
Amen Brother. Stay safe out there. Merry Christmas
@ricksmith4372 11 күн бұрын
Good job
@SawdustandSweatNC 11 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
@grodythebutcher 12 күн бұрын
I hope it works!
@SawdustandSweatNC 12 күн бұрын
We shall see, thanks for the support!
@mitchtalmadge 12 күн бұрын
Those are some beautiful pieces of wood, I hope they straighten out for you. Thanks for sharing!
@SawdustandSweatNC 12 күн бұрын
Thanks Mitch. I seriously doubt they will straighten much. Never tried this before. Either way, they will work for the rafters of the shed. Merry Christmas
@kevinfiebelkorn4715 12 күн бұрын
Great job. My only complaint is that I wish you had done that in time lapse. I'm not sure how much longer I could have held my breath. As always, blessings to you and yours.
@SawdustandSweatNC 12 күн бұрын
LoL, I know, right? Thanks Kevin.
@ronnieroberts9478 12 күн бұрын
I must visit there. It looks so beautiful. That’s where my grandmother came from Lola Bartlett.
@SawdustandSweatNC 12 күн бұрын
It is beautiful country with such good people.
@ronnieroberts9478 12 күн бұрын
@ yes I am from Wyoming. We have very good people here too.
@SawdustandSweatNC 12 күн бұрын
@ronnieroberts9478 Would love to visit Wyoming some day. Merry Christmas!
@gunterbecker8528 12 күн бұрын
Good work
@SawdustandSweatNC 12 күн бұрын
Thanks Gunter. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
@kevinblevins2612 12 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas sir! Good job on the felling
@SawdustandSweatNC 12 күн бұрын
Thanks Kevin. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
@andrewsupernaw8962 12 күн бұрын
I've SEEN That VIe!!! And THERE ARE insanely many more few! Explore 101 !!! Come with ME...
@SawdustandSweatNC 12 күн бұрын
Lynchburg is a really nice town isn't it?
@FOURadventure 13 күн бұрын
You explained how to tell how tall the tree is so much better in the video than you did when we were talking about it in person.
@SawdustandSweatNC 13 күн бұрын
Well, thank you there Bud!
@Mainelyoffgrid 13 күн бұрын
Great video. I really enjoy watching your videos. Alot of knowledge to absorb. Thank you
@SawdustandSweatNC 13 күн бұрын
Thank you MOG. I sincerely appreciate the comment and support. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
@Donald-b8b 13 күн бұрын
Another great video? Hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Stay safe and have a great day…
@SawdustandSweatNC 13 күн бұрын
Thanks Donald, appreciate the comment and support. And to you and yours, Merry Christmas! 🎄
@gwp1ohio 13 күн бұрын
Yikes, that's all there is to say... most people should stick to firewood that is already laying on the ground.
@SawdustandSweatNC 13 күн бұрын
Yeah, probably so. But then we might not have as much fun stuff to watch on YT you reckon?