Are Small Logs Worth Sawing into Lumber?

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Matthew Cremona

Matthew Cremona

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@donavanshomes
@donavanshomes 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Again I am know the family will be grateful to make use of wood that came their family homestead we will let you know what we are able to make from this wood. Thank you 😊
@nathaneverett533
@nathaneverett533 4 жыл бұрын
What species was this tree? The finish wood is beautiful!
@rjrotermund
@rjrotermund 3 жыл бұрын
What did you end up using the boards for?
@donavanshomes
@donavanshomes 3 жыл бұрын
@@rjrotermund I will be check moisturize levels in nexts couple weeks ti be sure it dry not sure if family has decided what to do with the wood yet
@williammaxwell1919
@williammaxwell1919 Жыл бұрын
Small "logs" can still produce timber that, while being "goofy," still is usable for amazing projects /furniture
@m8s4lif
@m8s4lif Жыл бұрын
Small logs vs crooked logs. Then there are small crooked logs. Someone with a small sawmill who just wants small pieces to work with may very well find value in small logs, even firewood pieces. Matt, you are a blast to watch. I'm 3 years late on this video, but it was still worth my time. You really cause a person to think in a good positive way. Thank you.
@spaltedwoodsman4368
@spaltedwoodsman4368 4 жыл бұрын
Matt, I applaud your generosity and kindness toward the family that asked you to preserve the wood from their tree. The tree, although small, must have given them much pleasure over the years, and I can appreciate the sentiment attached to such a treasured backyard companion. The wood will no doubt be transformed into something just as beautiful and treasured as the tree itself, and be in the family for generations. Well done Matt. Well done.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@woodfly8167
@woodfly8167 4 жыл бұрын
As a wood turner, I would give my eye teeth for bowl blanks especially the crotch sections. Don’t underestimate the value of those ‘little’ logs. You could make a pile of dough by providing blanks.
@dawsie
@dawsie 4 жыл бұрын
😹😹I was thinking the same thing trunks great for boards but branches on the other hand are fantastic for wood turning. I loved what I did see of the grain as for the parts that kept tossing with live edge much of that can be used for making bobbins or pen blanks for me the bobbins would be plus for all of my embroidery threads I still have around 500 skeins to be placed onto plastic cards😜😜🙈 but alas I have to wait until have more shop room for a wood turning machine that I have my eye one😹😹😹😹 one day 😹😹😹
@gregmislick1117
@gregmislick1117 4 жыл бұрын
well, considering that at the moment I have to do my milling on a 10" table saw, Man, those are BIG LOGS!
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
It’s all relative 😄
@1216raptor
@1216raptor 4 жыл бұрын
Same!
@hdwoodshop
@hdwoodshop 4 жыл бұрын
Matt’s looking for a piece of scrap wood for an auxiliary fence. Grabs 8/4 cherry. Yeah this will do. Me. I wish I had a nice board for a project. Hey I could use what Matt throws away. 🥺
@jeffweese4551
@jeffweese4551 Жыл бұрын
Late to the party, my apologies but been binge watching your videos - these are my favorites to cut. Not only because I don't have a mill as large as yours, but they're just so easy to handle and such character.
@howesfull8
@howesfull8 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you used the term 'sentimental wood.' That's exactly what makes it worth the effort. Small cutting boards or jewelry boxes for my kids that they climbed when they were little....that they'll take to their own homes when they grow up.
@taylorsessions4143
@taylorsessions4143 4 жыл бұрын
Your comment reminds me of the giving tree by Shel Silverstein
@zed91
@zed91 4 жыл бұрын
Mathew, you have a combination of qualities that are rare on KZbin: you are a skilled craftsman, competent video producer and an affable narrator. Good work, as usual. Taking the time to save wood from a small tree that has sentimental value to someone is a good deed.
@lindaklock9656
@lindaklock9656 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh! This question was right up my alley! Thank you soooooo much for taking the time for this video. I am, obviously, in the learning phase of wood working and I appreciate all the little pieces of wood! They can be something too! : )
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
awesome! glad it was helpful!
@TheDeerInn
@TheDeerInn 4 жыл бұрын
With the use of resin these days, no wood scraps can go for waste. Glad you were able to save most of the tree for usable wood, which looks great for use in bench, table, or bar tops.
@J4Julz
@J4Julz Жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing this aspect of sawing lumber, especially from small diameter limb wood. I didn't realize there could be so much inherent stress retained in the wood simply from what area of the tree it was growing from. I do believe that there is a lot that can be done with heirloom wood that could mean a lot to the family, such as jewelry boxes, valet boxes and as you mentioned, cutting boards. Thanks again for sharing your work, and I bet the family that grew this tree appreciated your help.
@kenjett2434
@kenjett2434 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Matt as a old Sawyer as a commercial prospect your right small stuff is just firewood. But as you partially pointed out it's what it's worth to the individual. I on occasion although didn't enjoy doing it. (In some ways). I did custom sawing on my free time for people but I didn't charge by board foot as you demonstrate not many board feet for time it takes. I charged by hour for custom sawing that covered my time for labor and the mill. Just as I would charge for dozer work. But the customer had to choose if it was worth it to them for what they got and I never got any complaints. But often the customers were tickled to get something out of their what we considered junk. For me that was a easy way to make extra money on the side and a satisfaction of making someone happy.
@evankooiman1988
@evankooiman1988 4 жыл бұрын
You’re a good man for cutting up that small stuff. Even if you’re getting a good rate for the work, a lot of guys might pass up on the work.
@morgansword
@morgansword 4 жыл бұрын
looking at this wood brought some interesting memories back. I had two complete mills set up for trees no bigger than eighteen inches in diameter.. lots of quarter in thick in it and the colors are wow
@MrSpeakerCone
@MrSpeakerCone 4 жыл бұрын
I make a lot of small stuff and I get a kick out of having picture frames and the like made from "firewood". Plus sometimes the figuring is unexpectedly quite lovely! The insights I'm getting from your channel are super useful, thanks!
@alanm3438
@alanm3438 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your willingness to teach how to mill small pieces of wood. I have done this and you sure do not get much. My favorite thing is Christmas trees. The wonderful smell is well worth it.
@Kkuts37
@Kkuts37 4 жыл бұрын
Nice of you to do this Matt. I'm sure the family is grateful! :)
@deezipp3011
@deezipp3011 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you finally used the jointer, because that's how I've done small logs and it worked out alright. Still have those 3" pieces of maple.
@damiensampson7323
@damiensampson7323 4 жыл бұрын
Wow,. Matthew, I have never heard so much growling out of you since I started watching you. I was very amused, thank you. I love all of your videos. Keep up the great work Matthew.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
hahaha thanks!
@catroger1722
@catroger1722 4 жыл бұрын
wooden folk artists and model hobbyists would love small pieces like that ,as a timber mill boss told me once there's no such thing as an offcut ! ha great vid many thanks
@8300IN916
@8300IN916 4 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for the splish splash! At least a dunk in the bucket. All kidding aside I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Thanks for putting out good content Matt!
@jimjennifershields3065
@jimjennifershields3065 3 жыл бұрын
That was great info. I am gearing up to resaw 8 to 20 inch limbs and your video did a great job of explaining what to expect. Thank you
@mcremona
@mcremona 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@meejiang
@meejiang 3 жыл бұрын
Great content! It demolished my dream of getting loads of beautiful board from my black cherry tree and helped me deciding to buy a bandsaw lol
@FatherOfTheParty
@FatherOfTheParty 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video, I learned some things that will be helpful in getting useful lumber from some small, more rare pieces that I run across from time to time.
@andrewv5104
@andrewv5104 4 жыл бұрын
I've cut small stuff like this on my bandsaw a few times and it works out quite well for me. The small material is nice for cutting boards or aggravation boards.
@roterwash
@roterwash 4 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video. I cut down a black walnut tree from my yard here in St Louis Park last March and had it milled. It’s been in my garage since then. I gave away many of the limbs for firewood but I could not bear to throw the rest away. Wasn’t sure if they would be useful or not. Now I know. There are walnut cutting boards in my future. Thanks.
@jocofi5852
@jocofi5852 4 жыл бұрын
You should have used a solo cup to toss water on the small logs.
@shanogsteele4685
@shanogsteele4685 4 жыл бұрын
whats water do?
@jocofi5852
@jocofi5852 4 жыл бұрын
Shane Steele he normally throws a bucket of water on the large slabs. You should watch some of his other slabing videos. It allows you to see the wood grain better.
@shanogsteele4685
@shanogsteele4685 4 жыл бұрын
@@jocofi5852 yeah sweet as mate ,cheers
@deeez00
@deeez00 4 жыл бұрын
That would have been hilarious!
@bobwebber8521
@bobwebber8521 4 жыл бұрын
Best video on descriptions of what to do with small funky shaped bits of trees. Thanks so much learned heaps.
@A1BASE
@A1BASE 4 жыл бұрын
Dude, for a non commercial project there's a load of lumber there. If your rates reflect your time it can totally be worth it, and for the owner it certainly is! Really enjoyed this video.
@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230
@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230 4 жыл бұрын
For an operation like yours where you only deal with large logs, it is humorous to see them on such a big mill. However, as a hobbyist, I would definitely resaw them on my band saw.
@b0rd3n
@b0rd3n Жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing this. Even if somewhat counterproductive, im sure your friend was happy
@davebohnert542
@davebohnert542 3 жыл бұрын
just a personal experience. a sawyer i have worked with many years back said he coud saw anything even if all he got was a line of saw dust and two slabs. great videos Dave
@billqqq
@billqqq 4 жыл бұрын
Kudos for the perseverance it took to generate that huge stack, Matt. I liked the comment regarding leaving wet wood shavings in the shop, and yes, we've all found that out the hard way! The comment about cutting cookies on the band saw was spot on, I found out about that the hard way many years ago. One of the scariest experiences I've had in the shop, by far.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
I’m not stranger to learning the hard way haha thanks Bill!
@h.r.4323
@h.r.4323 2 жыл бұрын
What an outstanding video...thank you so much! We have a 30' black walnut that was just hit by lightning and I'm trying to figure out if it will yield enough material to make an 18"W x 48" coffee table. This video was extremely helpful
@pdschu6599
@pdschu6599 4 жыл бұрын
I missed if you said the species you cut up in this video. Glad to see your technique for cutting a log on the band saw. Thanks.
@taylorsessions4143
@taylorsessions4143 4 жыл бұрын
Cherry
@mrstan3997
@mrstan3997 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Matthew, thanks for sharing the video and your creativeness in sawing small logs. Take care
@josephdestaubin7426
@josephdestaubin7426 4 жыл бұрын
This video is the perfect allegory for experience over material gain. What's worth more, the scrap wood you will get out of that thing OR the memory of sitting around a campfire you and your family are warmed with by way of the burning of that log? Just saying it's a perfect allegory, or soliloquy, or whatever the hell it is. Cheers!
@deaddadd
@deaddadd 4 жыл бұрын
I've turned logs much like that one into butcher block counter tops for my kitchen. Red and white oaks that a tornado blew over into my back yard. Talk smack about them all you want, they've turned out beautiful.
@robertstigter9195
@robertstigter9195 4 жыл бұрын
Great lesson how to save these valuable "useless" piece of wood. For the boards you created we are paying a fortune in our DIY markets. This means: it worth doing some extra work. Thanks and have a nicke Weekend . Stay safe you all. Rgds from Germany.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@felixgarcia4001
@felixgarcia4001 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Def learned some from this one...but after u did the satirical measuring with the massive 8in diameter I expected more satire with a bucket of water being splashed on the boards lol
@CaptainKleeman
@CaptainKleeman 4 жыл бұрын
well said. If you're having fun then its worth it. Just brought some Holly back from my parents house. wouldn't think of milling it if it wasn't holly and wasn't from my parents. thanks for sharing the video and enjoying the channel and looking forward to the next happy hour!
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
Holly is hard to come by. Solid find. Thanks!
@gregmislick1117
@gregmislick1117 4 жыл бұрын
It's not the kind of work you would pay someone for, but if you have fun milling, and nothing pressing to do, it works. I don't yet have a bandsaw of any sort, so starting with interesting looking logs from the firewood pile, I can make some pretty stock on the tablesaw - with the use of appropriate sleds and holdowns - tablesaws and rocking wood do NOT mix well. It all ends up as suitable stock for boxes or inlays or other small stuff. Great Vid Matt - Thanks
@ctraugh2005
@ctraugh2005 4 жыл бұрын
As a scroll saw artist, this is a lot of wood for what I do so it would be worth it for me. Very cool.
@danielroden9424
@danielroden9424 4 жыл бұрын
10/10 for sharing your rusty apprentice mark story
@peterellis4262
@peterellis4262 Жыл бұрын
It so much depends upon your needs ;) I'm throwing together a dozen or so timber frame sawhorses for laying out and cutting the frame for our house. This means I need lots of 3x3 to 4x4 stock no more than 30 inches long. I could waste good sized saw logs with potential for other lumber, or I can go after small logs that can give me what I need but would generally be worthless ;) Right now, I have a good reason to do some rough milling of small logs.
@williamsmith9026
@williamsmith9026 4 жыл бұрын
"Tools are made to be used"! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Thats why my tools are baaaaanged up and not so clean. Including the Festool collection.
@meleader
@meleader 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not a turner, but my turner friends would be ecstatic to get this stuff!
@notjoeking9035
@notjoeking9035 4 жыл бұрын
I had the Amish saw a trailer load of free Black Walnut the utility company cut from limbs. A lot of small, short stuff like you were sawing here. Although I didn't see the process, they told me they used an auxiliary bed (plywwod) and toenailed each log to the bed. Cost me $250, but I did get alot of slabs for epoxy pours and stuff. No dimensional lumber though. I enjoyed the video.
@EdTheMole
@EdTheMole 4 жыл бұрын
I used to cut little 3 inch limb sections on my table saw and as far as them twisting or cupping I never really noticed it since I was living in Texas at the time West Texas can pull the moisture out of a rock. Anyway I used them for picture frames mesquite native pecan live oak and I got my hands on a small limb of black cherry they were all nice wood but that cherry was my favorite. Safely I am no longer able to do any but the lightest of woodworking. I well I won't go into it here so instead I will just leave you with a thought. Never believe that you are invincible, never believe that something can't change your life forever and never take those you !ove and the people around you everyday for granted. You can be on top of the world one day and on the bottom looking up the next. Oh man I've gone on to long I hope you have a wonderful life.
@shanogsteele4685
@shanogsteele4685 4 жыл бұрын
im no sawyer but ive dropped big trees and had them milled.....a big silky oay i had in the yard took a lightning hit and so i dropped her and i dont have a mill or much money,i dove in with an 18 inch ryobi ,burned her at full rpm for probably 9 to ten tanks to learn ....then i took it back said it was crap and got the 20 inch 50cc......man i would cut all that freehand with a chalk line and tape....small stuff good for garden and craft.you can cut straight lumber with the chainsaw ,crotches work good for shelf pionts...and it looks cool pulling boards the entire limb length...love your tutorials dude .
@shaunnmunn5823
@shaunnmunn5823 4 жыл бұрын
Great way to collect different woods for parquetry. GOOD FOR YOU!👍
@elbob248
@elbob248 3 жыл бұрын
I am about to purchase a bigger bandsaw and make a sled for it. I work with mesquite, from which I create kitchen utensils. I happen to have a pasture fill of mostly quite mature mesquite trees. I have found mesquite to be quite stable when cut green into thin pieces. Kind of a no brainer for me.
@jaydallas9895
@jaydallas9895 4 жыл бұрын
I took down a few tall Hickories on my property and considered getting them sawn into boards. The straight sections were about 30 feet and about 20 inches at the base, 14 at the tip. When I considered how much of that wood would be pith, I decided against calling the sawyer. Put it on CL though and it was gone in a day. One mans trash, is another's treasure
@TimRoyalPastortim
@TimRoyalPastortim 4 жыл бұрын
These logs would work fairly well for turning!
@smicksmookety
@smicksmookety 4 жыл бұрын
It is all good in the hood, well put.
@tropifiori
@tropifiori 4 жыл бұрын
Probably the best use for such logs are bowl blanks. I used a yard walnut to make cabriole legs for a pretty little desk. I left it 16/4 which I really can’t buy readily. I still have some of it in the lumber rack. I have had boards roll on the bandsaw- very frightening Frank
@eddiestipe2009
@eddiestipe2009 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Your video was very informative and what can be cut on the big saw and what needs to be cut in the shop.
@tatdexter2334
@tatdexter2334 4 жыл бұрын
You know your logs are too small if you can throw them...or if they fall through the frame of your saw. Fun video to watch
@dday9135
@dday9135 4 жыл бұрын
Great entertainment Matthew, I personally enjoy making sawdust out of perfectly good wood!This video was a riot!!! Thanks!
@cynthiastandley5742
@cynthiastandley5742 4 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the goodwill you generated makes it all worth it. I had an uncle in Eureka, CA. with a mill that gave me a few "leftovers" I was grateful for. Still making things from them.
@olddawgdreaming5715
@olddawgdreaming5715 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt for sharing this video. Fred 👍👍
@johanjanssens4530
@johanjanssens4530 4 жыл бұрын
In many places in Europe, such short pieces (oak and beech) are cut into small thin planks to make hardwood "parquet" floors that are very expensive.
@mattpeterson7074
@mattpeterson7074 4 жыл бұрын
Some really great info, Matt. Always wondered why more people didn't use limb wood. Good stuff.
@mgmcd1
@mgmcd1 4 жыл бұрын
You look like Paul Bunyan tossing those logs around. 🤓 I could certainly make plenty with all of that.
@danthemakerman
@danthemakerman 4 жыл бұрын
This video is very timely for me.
@Kelsdoggy
@Kelsdoggy 4 жыл бұрын
That was a really good pile of wood you made! Better than letting it rot
@markconger8049
@markconger8049 4 жыл бұрын
Visitor: “Man! That’s a big saw. What are you cutting with it?” Matthew: “Toothpicks.”
@027503
@027503 4 жыл бұрын
If the tree is sentimental, a tooth pic patters
@febbral
@febbral 4 жыл бұрын
Check out the video of him helping April Wilkerson building her saw mill, his is a mini mill.
@MRSketch09
@MRSketch09 4 жыл бұрын
lol. .
@bpoweski
@bpoweski 2 жыл бұрын
You should see my collection of English boxwood logs. Small is an understatement!
@williamsmith9026
@williamsmith9026 4 жыл бұрын
Are they worth it? If they mean something to someone, you are being compensated somehow for your effort and machine use then yes they are worth it. IMO
@superymariowest2403
@superymariowest2403 4 жыл бұрын
Also, if you can get it at a significantly lower price. The main logs can be thousands of dollars where I live while branches are sold as cheap firewood. Considering I don't have a monster sized mill, the firewood branches are just fine for smaller project or mozaic type countertops.
@chrisscheve6425
@chrisscheve6425 4 жыл бұрын
I'm carving one foot logs, even the tiniest pieces of wood have value, those slabs youre making are exactly what someone is looking for for their project
@TxStang
@TxStang 4 жыл бұрын
Very informative , I think this made my mind up to build a small sawmill .
@dylanskaro8112
@dylanskaro8112 4 жыл бұрын
Great work as usual, from a local subscriber from Blaine. Keep it up! Can't wait for those chairs to go up for sale.
@PapiSmerf
@PapiSmerf 4 жыл бұрын
This is stuff I'd run on my bandsaw in the woodshop after setting up some feed tables and jigging up a sled. I've done it before, and I'm pretty sure it's easier than what you had to go through here and it works great. Cutting woods like Mesquite, Crepe Myrtle or Palm? It's all gonna be this size. You just start the harvest knowing that you're going after detail pieces that you can't otherwise get, and that makes it all worth your while and changes your whole perspective on what you're getting, and also how you cut it.
@BrothersMake
@BrothersMake 4 жыл бұрын
Really helpful video thanks Matt!
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
Good to hear!
@WoodUCreate
@WoodUCreate 4 жыл бұрын
Loved the video, thanks so much Matt. Great camera work too. I liked the aerial shots you mixed in as well.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@johnfisher4910
@johnfisher4910 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Matthew! Another fantastic and informative video. Really digging your channel.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks John!
@joeleonetti8976
@joeleonetti8976 4 жыл бұрын
My dad had a Monterey Pine (or Jeffries Pine) that was the largest in the county (5 feet diameter and 120 feet tall) in the suburbs that fell over. Sadly, I was in a bad job and just in the beginning of my woodworking journey. I didn't have the bandwidth or knowledge of how to find local sawyers. Sadly, it all got hauled off. A few years later and I would have been able to help find the connections to get it sawed into,some lumber. I would have made a few fancy bird houses as a way to remember and celebrate all the vast number of birds that tree supported. Also, would have it cut into true 1x6 material. When he rebuilt the garage it crushed, it would have been nice to have some, if not all the lumber from the new garage to have come from that tree.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
That would have been a lovely story
@timbermen11
@timbermen11 4 жыл бұрын
Careful cutting that small crap. Too hard to secure them for cutting. I had a small log come loose and it was pretty rough on the sawmill. Thanks for some great tips Matt🤙🏻
@bobcaligiuri
@bobcaligiuri 4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to my world Matt. The logs I process for guitars and instruments are not much wider than 8" when mature. 10"- 12" would be rare. These are Rosewood (dalbergia species). You can barley get 3" - 4" of quarter-sawn material if your pith is not destroyed. You need at least 7 1/2" in width for a book-matched guitar back. I can make a fretboard from 1/4" x 4" x 18". A piece like that sells for $45 - $75. So for me, it's all worth saving.
@nateg5525
@nateg5525 4 жыл бұрын
How much horse power do I need in a bandsaw to resaw wood and make boards like in this video? What kind of blades. Thanks.
@kawanash
@kawanash 4 жыл бұрын
It's all about the time it takes vs. what you get out of it. As you mentioned at the top of the video, sometimes it's worth cutting the small stuff if it's a rarer species or has other value. There is a market for small stuff as well, if you know how to sell it (or use mostly small stuff in your own projects). A hobbyist or "side hustle" woodworker may be living out of an apartment, or just getting started, may be buying small stock pieces because they have nowhere to buy cherry (for example), or no way to haul it home from the store, or nowhere to store (or cut down to size) larger pieces. Also, my FIL almost exclusively makes small things now, like jewelry boxes or night stands, as he made all of the large furniture for family years and years ago. A pile of wood like this would get him through several years' worth of making those expensive niche projects. Lastly - as a wood enthusiast, what was the species of this tree? The bark looked like a cherry or something else in the "fruit varieties" but the color of the wood absolutely did not look like cherry.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
It's cherry. Thanks!
@billythekidpi
@billythekidpi 4 жыл бұрын
Just imagine Matt making this massive saw and only cutting logs like this😅
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
hahahaha
@skipbandsaw3840
@skipbandsaw3840 4 жыл бұрын
Bub ,we understand you make your living from KZbin. Don't show your old stuff. That someone actually paid you to do.
@381dropbear
@381dropbear 4 жыл бұрын
Cut'em up for wood turners Matt, there would be some good turning timber to be had.
@Vintauri
@Vintauri 4 жыл бұрын
Sweet! I'm bringing up a sentimental pine tree for you next! :P Great tips on the smaller bandsaw resawing though! I've got a Mulberry tree we're likely taking down and I might save some of the "bigger" pieces to cut up on my saw.
@WoodworkingBarcelona
@WoodworkingBarcelona 4 жыл бұрын
Really good one Matt. Lots of useful information. 🙏
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@TraditionalToolworks
@TraditionalToolworks 4 жыл бұрын
These can also be nice character logs for projects, using a drawknife to remove the bark. Don't underestimate small logs, while not ideal for sawing, they're still usable and can be extremely useful when used as character logs. Some of those would be easier to cut up on a vertical band saw. Oh, I see you mention this later in the video...LOL
@crankypreezer
@crankypreezer 2 жыл бұрын
The sizes of those cants would be perfect for my situation. I use a 14" bandsaw in my basement and the bandsaw table is 5' high. So a log can't be too big or too heavy for me to lift. I'm 68 yo and no longer a spring chicken with tons of strength.
@omerkeinan4784
@omerkeinan4784 4 жыл бұрын
Super informative! Thanks
@sethraabe7199
@sethraabe7199 4 жыл бұрын
You’re killin it man. Love the videos!
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@johnadams4778
@johnadams4778 4 жыл бұрын
Wood turners would love some of those pieces.
@farmerjohn8726
@farmerjohn8726 4 жыл бұрын
Concerning cupping of limb logs: … can the cupping be reduced or eliminated by face pressure across the cut lumber during a long, slow drying period, or does the stress not relax over time? Put another way perhaps, does the wood remember forever that it had a compression side and a tension side and high curvature growth rings?
@GrumpysWorkshop
@GrumpysWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын
Well, you're really fighting 2 problems. The center of the log, the pith, is usually so unstable that it's discarded out of larger lumber, but in small logs, it's almost impossible to cut around. If you look at the endgrain of a board and the growth rings, the smaller arcs, and especially the arcs that enter and exit on the same side of the board are a good indication where and how severely warping and cupping will occur. Some of this can be negated with pressure and long drying, but not totally eliminated. Limb wood and compression/tension is a whole other problem. The fibers of the tree are grown under tension, and even when dry, when you cut them, they can release and cause a dry straight board to bend right in front of your eyes. If you've sawn a lot of lumber, you probably have seen pinching and movement with long rip cuts, probably caused because the tree had a lean. Limb wood is under even more internal stress and tension, so you can use it, but any cut or large modification can cause this internal tension release in unpredictable ways. It's kinda like pre-stressed concrete, it was made under stress and has internal forces fighting against each other, but on the outside it looks like a normal beam.
@PowerScissor
@PowerScissor 4 жыл бұрын
I've battled with pieces of lumber for years trying to get them straight enough to use. Precisely clamping and weighting and damping one side vs drying the other and my conclusion is save the headache.
@louisb229
@louisb229 4 жыл бұрын
Matt do you use your waste wood as firewood? When I was young, I would go to the local mill and pick through the waste. Nine loads lasted my parents 2 winters in Santa Fe, NM. It was fun driving on 20-30 feet of lumber. About once a week, the lumber yard would turn the pile allowing for better wood to be available. The pile was in a depression of approximately 100 yards squared.
@twotone3070
@twotone3070 4 жыл бұрын
So many tips in there, great video. I loved the lav mic clipped to your nose. :)
@Sascha_LB
@Sascha_LB 4 жыл бұрын
Lol... I did exactly this. I went to a local sawmill and asked them to saw some 100 cm long logs with 20-40 cm in diameter. You may know, why they were laughing :) But it takes some time and I got some beautiful wooden slaps out of plum, cherry and some old wood with some kind of fungi inside. Greetings from germany Sascha
@doubledarefan
@doubledarefan 4 жыл бұрын
When you have nothing else to do, it is totally worth it❗
@jenksify
@jenksify 4 жыл бұрын
If it is unique and you are into making boxes this would be perfect way to and wood to your selection of choices.
@jenksify
@jenksify 4 жыл бұрын
Love spell check It should say add wood to your selection.
@marionrobertson3895
@marionrobertson3895 3 жыл бұрын
Good in the hood Matthew you are a mess man but I love it all. That was fun. Thanks for sharing God bless you all the Family.
@mauriceryton
@mauriceryton 4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video a lot. It was very entertaining.
@mcremona
@mcremona 4 жыл бұрын
thanks!
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