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[@tmerkley6406]

Melissa, when you're pulling the boards off the top, one trick is to pivot the board from the end of the board and then "SLIDE" the board off to the pile so you don't have to pick it up every time. Bring the loader closer to the mill about 3 feet should work so you can walk between the pile and the mill for straightening. Another handy tool is a metal rod with a hook on the end, like a firewood poker. It can catch the edge of the board and pull it towards or push it away without messing your fingers up. Also, as someone else suggested. Raise the mill about 2 feet. with some of your 'fire wood" logs, make some CANTS, essentially, junk wood cut into 8x8 etc... you could do 12 by 12 and stack them.. make them about 36" long and attach the mill to them to keep from shifting. White oak or Poplar would be best but use what works. The saw dust is good to mix with compost or use as a mulch around trees, fence posts, mailbox etc. Also, Melissa, as far as the splinter goes, there would be a line of men willing to assist you in pulling it out.... Just saying. Keep up the excellent videos you two. FYI, I used to stack lumber for my cousins' saw mill at Southern Indiana Hardwoods It was a summer job 25 years ago. I am now allergic to fresh cut Poplar, but still enjoy the smells of the fresh cut wood, cherry, sassafras, pretty much all of them! I have also worked for RK at store number 10 before RK put their name on the tractors and equipment.

[@HometownAcres]

I love your guys banter at the end. Great video

[@sman5877]

Handling wood is good exercise. Nice video quality,info. Thanks

[@WiseOldMike]

Hi folks Mike here in Texas. Might want to consider shop vac the saw dust into barrels or larger containers and sell it for landscaping or to shops for oil cleanup.

[@stevereder8690]

Another option, is to get several more of the totes, keep the plastic liner in, and set them near the sawdust shoot lined up.

[@stephenwallace2563]

Mike if you have any horse people in your area they probably would be interested in the saw dust for their stalled horses. You two keep up the love for the outdoors and for each other. God bless you both

[@carpentersrestsawmill2075]

Band mill dust is not good for most livestock. It is so fine, that the fine particles of dust can enter the animals lungs and cause damage. Circle mills produce a much larger flake, making it the preferred bedding. This type of dust is great for putting in mudholes, and when covering muddy trails!

[@stephenwallace2563]

Thank you for your reply. What I am talking about is not stalled horse’s that stay in the stall 24/7. They are in there just long enough to eat. The stall door are never closed

[@bigbigby4657]

Melissa 'flossin' on the job...lol... So glad Mel that you had Mike explain that debarker! I was thinking it was suppose to De-bark the whole side of the board and couldn't figure out why there wasn't one on the other side... Now explained, from 6:50-6:58 you can actually see that little groove made for the blade Mike's talking about!☺

[@fricknjeep]

hi there i have a circular mill witch generates a lot more and the the dust is a little corse , so what i do may not work for you . i put most of mine in the muddy spots on my trails . i keep some dried in dog food bags for oil dry in the shop , also on icey spots in the winter ,i like it better than salt . from time to time bedding but no cherry or walnut . i use it in a mulch mix i make . 1 part grass 1 part sawdust 2 parts old leafs let sit for 2 years( i have a vac for the grass and leafs) . marking spots or lines like lime . saw dust instead of a sand box . have a day john

[@chriswatts4145]

Mike, I didn't comment the other day on you video when Melissa was collecting sawdust. But if you used the plastic containers from the totes you use for you firewood, you could store the sawdust in them and sell it to several different businesses around there. Sawdust can be used around any maintenance shop as an absorbent for oil, etc... plus it's great for nurseries as plant food.

[@diannegauss7839]

I see the weight training has come full circle.... Great job handling those Oak boards... Team work is the key.. Hats off to both of you... Great show..

[@jimfishburn3364]

Just found you guys. Love it. Started with the Cherry and wish you guys would have been here. I build baby beds from downed trees and give them to single mothers who can't afford a bed for baby. May send you a picture of one or two. Never ever though of wood working until I built my girls a small Princess Rocker out of old shipping crates. Still have it. Well keeping up with you for sure. Jim , East TN.

[@MrMarkCrisler]

Great vid! Well done MM Morgan. Quick story.I happened upon another WoodMizer KZbin channel, SW Sawyer, (apparently there are a few). In one video he (Sawyer) goes to a WoodMizer demonstration at their shop, where they show a number of the models being used. Really cool. The reason for the story is... It looked like they have quite a few tricks and tactics on uses for new Mill owners. Might be worth a look, never know, can’t hurt, might help.

[@garbagecanfriedspam6254]

M&M , you have a wonderful hard working family with true american values, love your videos. Bless you. You bring back my past. " Jim" from Wyoming

[@kevinbyrd1055]

My Grandfather and Uncle were Sawyers in NC before I was born, I’m 68 now. The two truths I remember them saying, “You can’t saw anything bigger than the small end of a log “ and “Don’t saw your dogs”. Enjoy your channel very much. Keep up the good work. God bless.

[@russsparks2805]

That sawdust makes some awesome compost for your garden. Love that saw mill.Keep up the good work.

[@johnking8679]

I'm looking at this video about two (2) years after it was filmed and really enjoyed it !! Keep up the GREAT presentation and topic. Thanks for sharing, Mike and Melissa !!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thank you John! Glad you enjoyed!

[@tjlaw7744]

Melissa, on the job again, love this lady. 🇱🇷👍

[@jimfreeman8991]

Many hands make light work. I have found it more enjoyable when family helps out. Great video as usual.

[@burtontrott726]

I LEARNED A LITTLE ABOUT OPERATING THE SAW MILL FROM YOU, THANKS.

[@martineastburn3679]

Use hydrolic power when possible and save the back. Love the blue tarp to catch the chips so it is easy to put into bucket - like a large plastic tub.

[@ckundred]

Melissa, thanks for asking the question about the “de-barker”...I wondered the same thing...And Mike maybe on an upcoming video you can get a closeup of the de-barker doing its thing? Thanks for the videos, very interesting to watch all your work around the property.

[@DaveyBlue32]

If you think about what it is actually…it’s like a little circular saw blade…smaller 8”-10” diameter blade… it’s in front of the band blade on the leading edge side and it’s basically getting drug along the edge of the log right in front of the cutter blade… it cuts into the bark like an inch and that’s basically clearing a pathway and removing all the dirt and debris that would otherwise be attacking the important cutting blade and dulling it’s edges… he’s like the little protector running in front of his friend clearing his way…he’s the fullback on the football field… pressure washing the logs helps huge and so does a log arch so they are carried and not drug and having that dirt and rocks getting packed into their bark… dirt absolutely kills a blade… mills and chainsaw chains a like… a little tap in dirt and your sharp edge is gone!!!

[@DaveyBlue32]

I think they have carbide teeth so they are tough and they rip their little cut and that leaves a clean and clear path for the saw blade.., I know a guy who had one that was lining up almost an inch lower than his saw blade…something got bent on shipping or setup and he didn’t notice that it was off until it got pointed out… it’s a really big feature and if it’s lining up correctly it saves a lot of sharp edges in the saw blade…like double or triple blade life depending upon how dirty the logs are….

[@rickoncordova1]

Saw that cute little dance. Nice , just not long enough. Some suggested leiderhosen for working around the mill. I concur. Leather shorts and construction boots. Can get a pair for Mike to wear for when you two switch jobs and you are running the mill and Mike is off-loading. HaHaHa . Good job. Now waiting for the next one. Hi Hunter, Eva, and Hannah.

[@BissellMapleFarm]

It feels like you picked up the sawmill just yesterday. I cannot believe it has bee. 2 years already.

[@deanbarr5740]

Melissa, I would go for the leather butt chapps. If you can find any. A friend i used to work with has an outdoor wood furnace. He was telling me when he can get sawdust he put 3 -4 shovel full in on top of wood in the firebox and he gets up six more hours of heat. Less firewood plus less trips to fill the stove. I'm sure theres other uses for it too.

[@robk1310]

Could you possibly hang a 5 or ten gallon plastic bucket under the dust chute? To collect all the sawdust and make it easy to dump somewhere. Do you use the sawdust for anything? i would think old candles melted and mixed with sawdust would make great campfire starters.

[@morgansword]

Virginia has a ton of clay and making a compost pile is the easiest way I know to get extended good out of it. I like what it does for the soil as usable dirt once mixed with the two. Plus garden spoils work into them well and then people drive for miles to get it. Simple turning of the soil till well mixed and let compost for year. Of course it takes about a year but the mixing only makes it so much better, you get what you put into it and in this case, literally

[@W7PVA]

Love your videos. Keep going and having fun. I like that you have your family involved..

[@mudkingz6432]

Has the wife do all the heavy lifting love this guy a true american hero thumbs ☝ 🇺🇸 great mill!

[@harrinc1]

I found that using the wet sawdust for smoking in a smoker is the best. It smolders and don’t burn.

[@russellbowman8051]

Nice work with the saw mill !!👍👊

[@johnscuderi271]

My dad had a wood heel factory in Miami. We had so much saw dust that we made a deal with some local butchers. We would supply them with saw dust for their freezers,they would in turn give us free meat and cold cuts. The larger wood chips from the drill presses went to horse farms in the area. They need wood chips and some times saw dust for the horse stalls, give them a good deal and they will buy from you.

[@danlindey7368]

Just found your channel a couple weeks ago. Enjoy watching you during your lifes adventures. I just live up here by Slippery Rock on a small farm raising Scottish Highlander cattle and cutting some logs on my Woodland Mills band mill. I'm also building a tree house some what like yours but using lumber off the mill and locus posts. It will also make a great deer stand. I saw were you spent some time on the bike trails of Lake Arthur. We spend a lot of time on the pontoon boat down there. Awesome lake. Lots of family history down there for me. Come up and visit some time. I'll give you a tour of the farm.

[@30farms70]

Lot of sawyers call a debarker a mud saw. Cause it cuts all the mud and dirt out of the way of your blades. Nice video.

[@NewtonWashinton]

hehehehe Mike you gave me a good laugh when you said the younger people wont remember Taxi,.... To me your the younger ones. I really enjoy your video's and the quality of work you do.

[@Snarkapotamus]

Question, suggestion and comment. What do you do with all of the sawdust. You might want to look into getting a decent metal detector to check your logs before sawing. And finally, the thing that doesn't come through in your videos is the smell. There's nothing quite like the smell of freshly cut red oak!

[@troywood5686]

If I had time..............a sawmill is on my bucket list. Just a few dozen projects to finish first.

[@rogercowart2493]

Loved your video,,,,,,,,,especially the humor Thanks 👌😂

[@frankfoust1037]

Hey Mike on 418 Melissa said she liked a riding lawnmower with a steering wheel. So what you need to do is get a zero turn cub has a steering wheel on it. You got to check it out

[@rickharper1497]

Thanks for the question on the debark-er, now I know its purpose!!

[@rexbarrett1643]

Mike, thanks for answering my question about the de-barker. Now I know what it is and it makes perfect sense. Another fun video.

[@markdaniel1725]

Hi Mike Mark from Australia Can you show us the blade on the de-barker and show us the pre cut before the bandsaw thanks

[@brucebello2049]

Thanks for the happiness

[@edgarmilson8686]

Nice macnines, fas for the sawdust, get a pellet maker and turn the sawdust into pellets and burn them in a pellet burning stove. All the best, Edgar

[@hinaenvironmentalsolutions5616]

I like how you use the tarp to make clean up easier.

[@craigmarkiewicz7946]

Love your videos!! I am hoping someday to be able to do the things you and your family depict in your videos!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@ranchertrapperdieselbuilds3632]

That's probably the nicest little twin rale mill on the market, I highly like that alot better than the timber king I use to use I run a fully loaded big lt40 super alot now and it's nice with a 14,000lb excavator bringing and feeding it wood but I honestly miss the work sometimes of the timber king I learned on we cut alot of wood on it with 2 362 stihls and a case backhoe you wouldn't believe the stuff we accomplished not to mention selling firewood about 6 months out of the year. Boys grow up and get bigger and better toys but I still miss the simple stuff we started with. I hope to be running a new 75g johndeere excavator and LT50 soon we will see how it goes with cow prices like they are I might be downgrading to a chainsaw mill and cherry picker 🤣

[@jeffreyplum5259]

The debarker replaces an entire stage of processing in traditional mills. Old style mills run log through a stage which removes all the bark before the log reaches the saw. The Woodmizer uses its little mini saw to clear the path for the main blade. I believe it also keeps trash from being pulled into the cut by the blade. The main blade still gets some wear from bark and trash as it exits the cut. This stuff gets ejected with the sawdust and cannot harm the cut. God bless you all.

[@markpettit4945]

I didn't read all the comments but we used saw dust in the barn on the farm. Maybe some one close can use it

[@stevenmichaud8733]

Awesome looking boards, that would be big bucks up here in fort kent , maine !!

[@weaverkevin5462]

Thanks for the video Mike and Melissa. That's some great looking red oak. Taxi was funny show that's in my time.

[@andywilliment581]

Hi Mike & Mellisa. You can use sawdust for lots of things. Great for clearing up/absorbing fluid spills. Hardwood sawdust can be used in a smoker to smoke meat and fish.

[@peterellis5626]

I don't know if it's been suggested already, but the sawdust can be used for growing oyster mushrooms, and then after it's given you a few pounds of mushrooms, that 'spent' sawdust can be put into your garden beds to improve the soil.

[@paulrice1918]

Did anyone notice the shirt switch. Mike in plain and Melissa in plaid. Of course they both look good in whatever. I over the years have become rather expert at splinter removal but unfortunately have to draw the line on the body parts I do and the part you got the splinter is off limits for me. I would try that splinter but all family members and the dogs would have to be present. Lol Mike you are doing well with the mill and seem to be getting a lot of usable lumber from the logs.

[@TheSnakeman3]

Maybe when you construct your building to keep the sawmill in, you can add an electric hoist beam over the full length of the mill so you can handle the logs that way instead of using the tractor all the time. Thanks for covering the bark buster, I was wondering what that was for. Nice work today Mike and Melissa. Sawdust - can you dry it out and add compound to mold fire logs out of it? That would go along with the theme of the channel. Ha - with all the wood planks you got, make a huge country western dance-hall and us it on the floor.

[@jerryferguson5461]

I saw this after I had posted similarly.

[@balljar7546]

Thanks Melissa for asking the question that I've had from day one about Wood-Mizer debarker, just too afraid to ask, thinking it's been answered already. Love the videos, look forward to them.

[@thomasnaper175]

Hi guys and Mr Hunter you guys round out your lives very well. Love all your video,s keep up the great life style peace to all.

[@davidingram353]

More sawdust from that sawdust making machine, love it. I have learned that a log turner would be handy. Think about that when you build a building Mike, some sort of overhead hoist to flip those cants.

[@elmermcnutt8933]

watching you saw the red oak, I was thinking of a way to help keep the sawdust under control. Attach one of those vac cart that hook up behind your lawnmower to the discharge chute of the saw. Might need some extra vac hose, then just haul it away.

[@louisl.8724]

Good for compose piles to use in gardens.

[@troyroe6021]

I’ve heard of checking your mate for ticks but checking for splinters is another opportunity.

[@regsparkes6507]

Just keep those cameras rollin' Mike! ( Aww, I just had to say that ! )

[@RB66_]

Nice teamwork Morgans. Taxi was a great show. Lotka was hilarious

[@jamesferrell90]

People like to use it in horse barns. an its good to put in gardens after it rots some. I used to put the rotten saw dust around tomatoes.

[@chuckstevenson2929]

Good video and great job milling that red oak. Melissa sure has a nice landing gear.

[@jtbear70]

You guys make a good team!

[@glennwolfe1663]

Mike and Melissa 👍 thanks for another good video. Big HIGH to Hunter from the old teacher in central WI👋

[@polycat7670]

Gets you where it hurts....fun share....

[@glen748]

Another way to think of the de barker. Its a "Trailblazer" for the bandsaw blade. As for the saw dust could you put it into one of the IBC tanks? Then sell/give away for animal bedding or to gardeners. Keep up the great work Morgans!

[@harveyroad6]

Move the atv and trailer out of the way. Then pull slabs off one end and pile and sticker finished product at the other. That way you can grab the piece at one end and drag to the appropriate end. This gets really useful when sawing heavier timber 2" slabs and 6x6,

[@terrywhite7552]

They say the guy with the most toys wins - Mike has certainly won. Great videos!! Always entertaining. Hello from the island province of Newfoundland on Canada's East coast.

[@lorallamb2673]

Thanks for telling me what the debarker is for .

[@davidlang576]

I am so glad to see the new tape measure!!! That old rusty thing was driving me crazy'

[@badbobwyce]

I'm a retired Firefighter; those blue tarps are very, very slippery when wet. No kidding!!! Bob

[@robertgomola6819]

Sometimes I use a c-clamp or vice grip on the tine to prevent the lifting strap from slipping off.

[@wallaceeverett7415]

On the cost of things; I built my own bandmill with 36 log cut by 21+ feet long. The whole thing ost me $1500 in material; w/25 inch band wheels, 16 hp kohler. I have a winch/4500 lb. from tractor supply that I turn big logs with. The way I load logs is with a 1975 Case 870 Agri King tractor with forks on the bucket.

[@wittsend1961]

You 2 make a great team...Another great video

[@dannyharless2230]

Good job guys!

[@seanworkman431]

I really like the shirt Melissa was wearing today and the little side dance:)

[@NatureBound]

You asked what you can do with the sawdust from the woodmizer. I'm sure someone already said it but you can sell the sawdust to farmers for bedding

[@larryiowatexasrooster9317]

Another good video! U ought to use the first cut boards, that have bark on them, to side your cabin. Rustic look!

[@ronklimp7197]

Suggestion: I found in using a mill like yours that I could save a step or two by removing the board after the saw reached the end its run, then back up the saw at a fast idle (without lifting it off the wood), thus brushing off a lot of the sawdust and saving an up and down motion to lift the blade over the wook on the return as most people seem to do. Also, for the sake of your viewers who don't have a tractor you might mention that this saw can be purchased with a hydraulic log lifter, leveler and turner on board.

[@jackconnolly2665]

Damn. I want one of those. The sawmill is cool too :)

[@buddysimcox754]

Love the sawmill video's!

[@davedowding5883]

Really enjoyed this video. Looks like you end-sealed this log... that’s smart, because it prevents checking at the log stage and the lumber stage. If you weren’t needing the center-cut or “post”, sections of it would be quite desirable to turners. I can imagine that y’all have uses big time for post at your place. Just thought I’d mention it... especially cherry! Even though it’s likely the pith-center may be there. Terrific educational video with great camera setups, etc. WRT saw dust, I did a lot of work at the Forest Research Lab on making slow release fertilizer pelts from sawdust using a pugmill. The lignin in wood plasticizes around the fertilizer additive beautifully. (A pugmill or pug mill is a machine in which clay or other materials are mixed into a plastic state or a similar machine for the trituration of ore. Industrial applications are found in pottery, bricks, cement and some parts of the concrete and asphalt mixing processes. A pugmill may be a fast continuous mixer. Wikipedia › wiki › Pugmill) Thanks again, and y’all have a Day!

[@garycrumrine9538]

Since you are in the business of firewood, why not pick up a pellet mill and make your own pellets from the sawdust. The mills are reasonable in cost, and you have the basic material for free. A lot of pellet stove owners out there, and you can use specific trees to make smoke pellets as well for the pellet grill owners.

[@davedowding5883]

Gary Crumrine Gary, that’s exactly where I was going with my comment. Thanks for saying it clearly!

[@dmalloy96]

Bonus footage was really funny

[@tudorwynphillips6458]

Another great video. Hi Hunter and greetings from North Wales 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@user-ey2ns7ee3c]

Happy to see you with the new mill Mike! Many hrs of enjoyment. Glad to see you followed-up from my first comment on one of your previous vids on value of lumber Vs firewood. Just bit the bullet myself and got LT40 last year :D Got a tip for you that's the best of both worlds. When you're running into knotty cores your way better off throwing the log off and turning that core into firewood. Although the temptation is high to keep cutting. Getting the highest values in both worlds. ;) Happy milling!

[@abbaconstruction4535]

Rump protection! Should be a thing. Love it!

[@rogerbamatutz1927]

I'd like you guys to consider wearing those inexpensive paper dust masks while using the 150. You guys are great.

[@sodbuster3401]

Just subscribed, needed kids help. Have watched most all your videos. Live up in north dakota. great job on the videos.

[@tonylinardi3089]

Living the dream!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Hey Mike and Melissa, great video this morning. You’re doing good with the Wood Mizer , turning out some great looking lumber. You are also doing good with your tractors handling the loading and turning of the logs, but if you didn’t have those pieces of equipment 🤔. It is great that both of you are on board with what all you are doing around there, team work is great around your place, gotta love it!! Splinter huh? Let Mikey do it, he can fix anything 🤫🙈👍. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Lol

[@joellemire3630]

Hi Mike and Melissa I was hoping Mike would explain the purpose of the metal wedge under the log before the first cut. I am also curious how you make sure that the third side cut is perpendicular to sides 1 and 2. I watch all your videos, this is my favorite channel.

[@jasone9]

One of the great things about a woodmizer is they hold their value very well so if down the road you decide you would like more hydraulics on the mill you can sell this one and get a new one. Also was thinking you might want to build a rack to load the slabs into directly off the mill to cut into firewood. Would be nice to have it so when it was full just pick it up with the forks and move it to the side to make the cuts into firewood.

[@benrosenbaum2962]

A great video to wake up too on a day off. Enjoyed it while drinking my morning coffee(s)!!!

[@malancronje6805]

I would park the tractor at the end of the mill's bed, then help her get the first piece onto the fork, after that she can walk on the sawdust side lift the front end of the plank swing it to side and while pulling let it slide on the remaining piece of lumber. That should be a lot easier and safer. There will come a day where she gets caught up on that bed if she have to keep stepping over it. Nice vids, I only wish I had enough lumber and that saw.

[@bradshue2499]

you can put the saw dust in your compost piles, not all at once thought

[@gerin1946]

PEOPLE who have that kind of money, have nothing to do with people F......comments I HAVE THE MONEY --- SO ------- YOU SHUT UP !!!

[@funk7875]

I was just thinking when you build your shelter for the woodmizer it will have to be tall enough for the bucket to clear when you flip the logs with the strap or its going to be back to doing it by hand. Or maybe get under it with the pallet forks to flip it. Winter is just around the corner too. Might be a HF tarp this year. lol

[@jerryferguson5461]

When building the shelter, merely incorporate a beam overhead and a winch to turn the log.

[@evilbrat5376]

Doing good on the sawing of the lumber and most likely sticking it. Now with all you have cut - what are your plans for it? Personal construction, sell to carpenters, etc? Safety mentions - extra heavy canvas pants for Melissa so as Not to receive anymore splinters in the rear flanks.OUCH!

[@regsmith556]

Just watched your video and after buying a new sawmill myself tried to figure a use for the sawdust and have an idea to try… just imagine a wood splitter type device with a stationary tube where the wood is split and a round Ram on the end of the cylinder (where the square pad is)that pushes sawdust inside the tube and eject out opposite removable end instead of the wedge, basically long story short it compresses the sawdust into a large pellet like a woodstove size log to burn in a regular fashion, make any sense?

[@regsparkes6507]

That cut lumber looks so good! It would be so much better if it were dry,....note to the BOSS!

[@Z-Bart]

Hi Mike, @6:33 if you use that taper wedge on this pass also, I think you'll get more yield from the log. Yes?

[@M5tworude]

Ray Zickrick that is true, I was going to say something but you beat me. Have to level the center on two adjacent planes.