Band Saw Lumber-- Sawing Firewood into Usable Boards.

If your band saw is big enough to do resawing, it's big enough to do sawyering -- you can turn tree limbs and small logs into usable lumber. Nick shows how you can cut a log that's larger than the your band saw's capacity into wide, flat boards. And just as important, he explains how to assemble a small stack of lumber and wire it together so the lumber will air-dry evenly and all the boards will turn out straight and true. Amazingly, this doesn't require complex jigs to turn your band saw into a saw mill -- just a scrap of plywood!
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[@WorkshopCompanion]

There is a part 2 to this video, but it’s not likely to ever be made. It would show me patiently staring at this stack of wood for a year - even Travis’s considerable skill with time-lapse photography couldn’t make that interesting. Nonetheless, there is some important information to gleaned, beginning with the reason behind my patience. This is not to let the wood dry, as is sometimes presumed, but to let it stabilize. Wood is in constant motion, owing to its unique relationship with water. Wood is hygroscopic, it is constantly absorbing and releasing water as the conditions of its environment change. It swells when it takes on water, and shrinks when releasing it. But it doesn’t move equally in all directions. On the average, a board moves up to 8% of its dimension tangent to the annual rings, 4% radial to those rings, and 0.1% along their axis, parallel to the wood grain. This uneven movement can cause the wood to warp, cup, and twist as it absorbs and releases moisture. It is extremely prone to this distortion during the drying process. When a tree is first felled, it’s chock full of water. There are, in fact, two types of water in green (freshly cut) lumber - “free” water that fills the cells, and “bound” water that saturates the cellulose fibers that make up the cell walls. As it dries, wood loses its free water first. This may take several months depending on the thickness of the boards you’ve cut, and the wood shrinks only a little during this stage. But as it begins to lose the bound water, it shrinks at a faster rate. Because the outsides of the board dry faster than the core, the uneven shrinking causes the boards to warp, twist, and cup - unless you do something to prevent it. Fortunately, wood also “creeps” - that is, you can get the cellulose fibers to realign and change the shape of the board simply by applying constant pressure. This is why sawyers carefully stack freshly cut boards in evenly spaced layers to dry - the weight of the stack itself provides the pressure needed to convince the fibers to cooperate and keep the boards flat. Often they put additional weight on top of the stack where the boards aren’t under enough pressure to prevent distortion. In small stacks there’s not enough weight to provide the necessary pressure. So I added the baling wire loops to generate that pressure. When the wires are tight enough to hold the boards without shifting, they will also keep the boards relatively flat. While it's drying, store your wood in an unheated, un-airconditioned, un-dehumidified space. (All these things alter the relative humidity, and the whole purpose of this exercise is for the wood to reach equilibrium with the prevailing RH in your geographic location. Only then does the wood stabilize.) A shed, a carport, or a barn works well. You can also stack the wood outside, off the ground, and cover it with exterior plywood or roofing to ward off the rain. Leave the sides of the stack open to the wind so the air can circulate. Avoid tarps. Unless properly "tented" so it doesn't touch the wood, a tarp may trap moisture and encourage fungi to grow. A few months down the road, there’s suddenly something happening! There’s some movement in this monotonous Part 2 video as I yawn, pick up my screwdriver, and check the wires. As the wood shrinks, the wires will slowly loosen and the pressure decreases. You may have to tighten a few wires to keep the pressure where it should be. The wires are aligned radially with the annual rings (where the movement is less), so you won’t have to do this often. But it is something to check on every month or so. After drying a year per inch (25 mm) of thickness, the wood will have reached equilibrium with the relative humidity in its location. It’s not dry - it never dries completely. Because it is hygroscopic, wood retains about 1% moisture content for every 5% of relative humidity. If the relative humidity in the barn where you’ve stored it is 50%, the wood will have about 10% moisture content. After some time has passed, you may want to test the moisture content. If you don't have a moisture meter, cut a block from a board at least 3 inches (8 centimeters) in from an end. Weigh it on a sensitive scale (wet weight), place the block in an oven for 2 hours at 200-250 degrees to dry it out, and weigh it a again (dry weight). Subtract the dry weight from the wet weight and divide the result by the wet weight. Multiply that result by 100 -- that will give you the moisture content in per cent (%). Wood normally stabilizes at 8% to 12% moisture content, depending on where you live. Once you're sure the wood is no longer continually losing water, it’s ready to be worked. Or almost. There’s another step to this drying process. The relative humidity in your barn is not quite the same as in your shop. So bring the stack into the shop and let it rest for two weeks letting the moisture content in the wood arrive at equilibrium with the relative humidity in the shop. (Stage directions: Nick stops staring at the stack in the barn and brings it into his shop. Curtain falls for 14 days to denote the passing of two weeks.) This is called “shop drying,” and it’s a critical part of the process. Fortunately, it’s also the last. Time to snip those wires and make something. See you in a year - and two weeks.

[@islandcharlie7132]

Wow, I can't thank you enough for all the work you put towards this topic. It is great information and I appreciate it beyond words. Thank You.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

@@islandcharlie7132 You're most welcome.

[@aderiley6592]

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[@MatDart]

What a huge lot of seriously useful information, all so clearly presented. Thank you for a great video and even more brilliant info in your comments and answers.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

@@MatDart You're most welcome.

[@MillowQc]

this is the reason I love the internet, just that man, sharing knowledge.

[@ivankirsanov5927]

This gentleman can be a really good story teller with his voice. Honestly I don't need to know any of this stuff but the video is so authentic I watched till the end anyways.

[@marvinshelley1345]

Watch the very beginning with the sound off. The hair looks like he could lose his shit fast. Super cool guy though

[@JasonGabler]

Well, that explains Einstein's well known violent outbursts.

[@kleven3320]

I use cheap woodglue at the end of the board. put it on with a paint brush then i use news paper, the news paper has woodfiber in them and then i use more woodglue over the paper. This way the wood will never crack. I learnd this metod of my grandfather. We all have our metods for the endgrain. As allways great video

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Actually, I use paraffin wax dissolved in Xylol because it penetrates deep into the end grains. As you point out, there are a hundred ways to seal the ends. But I wanted to make this do-able for folks without having to invest in chemicals. Everybody's got on old can of paint sitting around. Thanks for sharing.

[@johannesmajamaki2626]

@@WorkshopCompanion what ratio of wax to xylol do you use?

[@WorkshopCompanion]

@@johannesmajamaki2626 About 1 to 1.

[@johannesmajamaki2626]

@@WorkshopCompanion thanks! So far I've just been brushing molten candles on and it's certainly performed better than nothing. Will try out your method next!

[@lostintime8651]

Band saws scare me

[@gaa3740]

I'm 50 years old and learned something new today , Thank You very much !

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome.

[@joeyaldente8858]

I love your videos it's like sitting down to a lesson in school from your favorite teacher. Keep up the great work!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@ericpowell335]

Yep, but this guy is WAY more interesting than my shop teacher from middle school was.

[@nightwatcher2861]

he`s old school, knows what the shell he`s talking about. just by watching this vid, his explanation and the way he handles the hammer, i subscribed..

[@astronemir]

Thank you a million times wood working Einstein. ❤

[@NickBFTD]

Can there be anything more satisfying in life than building a piece of furniture from a tree you have cut down and milled yourself ?.

[@babaloo55555]

You, sir, not only do a wonderful job of explaining how to accomplish this task, but the way in which you explain it is a pleasure to watch. You have a great "stage" presence, and I look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@HornetKingOfficial]

This was so interesting and informative! I really enjoyed the video and your presentation!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@user-ft3oc7ks9z]

Wow. A man that actually knows something worth knowing. Awesome video. Thank you for sharing, sir. Good to know there are real men like you still out there. Salute.

[@timne0]

You give dimensions in mm! Someone who understands the imperial/metric pain.

[@paulbateman5769]

A 12 inch ruler is 30cm . As I am from the UK we have always used both.

[@timne0]

@@paulbateman5769 as someone who grew up in the 80s in the UK, it's almost exclusively metric now.

[@paulbateman5769]

@@timne0 I went to school in the 70's. I know everything is mainly sold in metric bit I always use both. Whatever is easier at the time. Some projects I use both. If the measurement falls on 1" or whatever I use inches

[@timne0]

@@paulbateman5769 you're free to use what you like, but it is incorrect to say "we have always used both" because it is no longer primarily taught other than as an afterthought. I could not tell you anything about using inches because they literally make no sense to me. I work in a design consultancy for mega projects and there is no imperial used at all, in the same way I could not tell you anything about 'F, or lbs and oz. My son is still taught conversion, but it's a useless system of measurements unless you're American. If I ask my wood merchant for 2*4 he knows what I mean, but he sells me 2.4m of wood or a division of it. Not 8ft.

[@KlausJepps]

@@timne0 I design steering systems for yachts and sail boats. Everything is in mm - everything but the length of the boat which is in ft. Only problem when American customers come around and measure their boats in meter and I have to convert that since boat length are in ft?

[@rolandkuhn9066]

I like your wire binding trick at the end. Keeps it under tension and still moveable.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Remember the the wood shrinks as it dries and the tension may decrease over time. I try to make the wires tight enough that they remain snug, but it pays to check every month or so.

[@iamonlyme5098]

I thought I knew what there was to know about resawing from logs. I still learned something new. Full of info and easy to digest. You are a wonderful teacher sir! Subscribed!!!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks -- and welcome!

[@arnosafarian9392]

By far, among the best woodworking videos I’ve seen, and I’ve seen A WHOLE LOT! I wish I came by your videos sooner, but sure am thankful I did come to find it. God bless you my friend, a true woodworker you are!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for you kind words.

[@lifeofreilly]

Can I say that I just love this guy. I swear, I'm 50 years old and *I STILL* want him to be my kindly, wise uncle teaching me how to use a router without losing bits of my epidermis.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for the kind words. And I do consider adoption from time to time, as long as you house-trained, fixed, and have all your shots...;-)

[@MrMarkpeggy]

Thank you for showing us a way to make boards with tools that most of us have. I love your channel.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

That is the aim. Thank you for saying so.

[@woodshopnerdery]

You have a knack for covering topics that I am capable of approaching in my garage shop and are actually worth trying. Also very motivating to see it done on the tool I own already.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

It may not be exactly the same tool. That particular band saw is driven by a two horsepower motor. When mounted on the Mark V or -- worse -- mounted on an SPT stand with a 1/2-HP motor, the SS band saw is disappointing as a resawing tool. Add some power and its capabilities expand considerably.

[@ChrisAndros]

@@WorkshopCompanion I inherited a shopsmith along with a lot of goodies in the last year, and the bandsaw is my next goal to get functioning. I believe it's on the SPT stand, but what should I look for to identify the power it's running at? Any tips for the logs I picked up when my neighbor took his tree down last week?

[@WorkshopCompanion]

@@ChrisAndros There should be a plate on the motor that reveals its horsepower, along with other secrets.

[@ChrisAndros]

@@WorkshopCompanion thank you! Awesome video!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

@@ChrisAndros Thanks.

[@chrisgriffin4078]

At 8am after working all night I wasn't particularly looking for a wood working video but here I am. Thoroughly enjoyed the video since I've been considering picking up a hobby.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Hope we have helped in your search.

[@zeeebrenn]

Beginning woodworker here. What a great tip this was. I was contemplating if I could justify a bandsaw investment for doing veneers , but what a great usage of a bandsaw this is. Now I get more use of my chainsaw as well.

[@MrSeanana]

It gives me such great pleasure to finally find a new/old take on some of my all time favorite PBS shows! I can’t wait to dig into this show!! Thanks

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome.

[@thesage1096]

its timeeeeee ...... i have waited for that year and im back....

[@dominiccinimod8117]

Yes ITS TIME!!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

I agree, it is time. Unfortunately, we are in the middle of selling one shop and building another, and this will have to wait until we come to roost.

[@marcelabustamante2005]

I've had this video on my watchlist for a while now. I am so happy I finally got around to watching it. The guy is fun to watch and gives clear instructions. Now I am off to watch the update.

[@AfshinBozorgzadeh]

I wish most KZbin instruction were as concise informative and entertaining as your video "Thank YOU"

[@beebob1279]

Very nice for small boards. Securing down your boards to the stickers is something a lot of people forget to do. I’ve done lumber with an Alaskan chainsaw set up. But that’s for big boards. Thank you for showing

[@GlennSherwood]

Thank you for sharing you knowledge with a young man like me. Hopefully one day I can pass this down to another.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

That is the idea. And it's a great one.

[@karthickb1973]

you are highly intelligent and remarkable gentleman

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Takes one to know one.

[@brianmosse]

I am so glad I found this channel Reminds me of the carpentry masters I was apprenticed to in 1970. Boy I miss those Greatest generation Men and Women.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

I'm not quite that old. Greatest generation, once removed...;-)

[@brianmosse]

@@WorkshopCompanion I said you remind me of them You would be 110 Lol

[@bobnicholas5994]

This was the best video describing this process. I have stumbled through cutting maple veneer and boards from a tree cut down in my yard. I am going to try this.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Glad to have been of help.

[@lennytheleopard]

Great video! I was given some cherry wood and was wondering how to mill it. And thank you so much for mentioning both metric and imperial measurements. Your video can be enjoyed world-wide now

[@WorkshopCompanion]

We well aware that we have a growing global audience. That's one of the reasons behind our wordless project videos.

[@idaleciocarvalho3056]

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[@MrArik86]

As a European immigrant, freshly arrived in the USA, I greatly appreciate you translating every measurement from Freedom Units to Sensible Units. Also, you're a great teacher with nice calm demeanor, clear use of words, and exquisitely clear instructions. Bravo, sir!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Freedom units, Sensible units. Never heard those terms, but they fit right up there with Indeterminate units like a smidge or a bit. Thank you, sir.

[@MrArik86]

@@WorkshopCompanion Americans sometimes jokingly call imperial measurements as Freedom Units. Their counterpart is metric.

[@OMGWUNSIU]

I spent some time in the mountains of North Carolina and a friend had an actual band saw mill. We would get entire trees and pick them up with a flatbed truck and saw them, green, into 1 1/2” very long and wide slabs and stack them outside of his shop in the yard. My friend made sculptural furniture out of this wood and i turned stool seats on a lathe and made stools from them. The wood was beautiful. my time in the mountains was too short, but these were good days. Rebuilding very old woodworking machinery bought for cheap, firing up the wood stove and generally just making all kinds of cool stuff to sell in the local craft stores in the mountains. The boards you can make from this beat anything you buy in the lumber store. Good video.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for sharing. I had a similar experience; set up my first woodworking business in a cabin in the Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio and made instruments from the wood I found or felled. Lean times, but good ones.

[@kennyramsay3526]

Awesome idea for saving a ton of money on wood. Great for small projects. Excellent tips as well when it comes to storage and drying.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for you kind words.

[@wharfrat360]

I've got it marked on the calendar. I look forward to joining you in one year. Thank you, for sharing your knowledge, it's always appreciated!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Be there; I plan on taking a roll call. And you're very welcome.

[@patricksimons560]

if they are 2 inches high, we should wait 2 years.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

@@patricksimons560 I cut the boards 1 inch thick.

[@mipotter1967]

Subscribed for the metric and imperial measurements and no-fluff instructions. great Vid. I'm now off to look at your other content. Thanks from Australia.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome from America.

[@Benjiman20]

i dont have any of these tools, i dont work with wood often, but i still couldnt stop watching this till the end :D

[@charlesjenkins1191]

Dude I thought I knew something about lumber. You sir are the Master. Thank you for all the knowledge you have given me (in just a few videos). I look forward to applying the techniques and wisdom you have shared.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome!

[@nicovos9047]

It's been almost exactly a year now to the day and waiting in anticipation for that video you promised. Can't wait to see what you will be making with that wood. Thanks for all the great content and love your video's.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

I appreciate the sentiment, and thank you for your kind words. But it's going to be very difficult to produce the follow-up video on time due to unforseen developments. We just sold our shop building and will be erecting a new one. We may be without a functioning shop/video studio for several months in the fall and early winter.

[@joebuckley8569]

@@WorkshopCompanion It will just make the follow up video all the sweeter when you get to it! Likely those boards will be all the better seasoned too. Looking forward to the video when ever you manage to get around to it and hope to see videos of the new shop set up as well! I particularly enjoy the attention to detail in your videos and would be fascinated to see how you set up your shop if you decided to make even a short clip about it.

[@kennjrgensen9021]

This is fast becomming my favorite Channel.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks much.

[@tristendennison5250]

I recently got a job at a wood/Lumber shop. Basically, we make custom orders and parts but we also sell exotics and domestics. even slabs. But there's been a shop there for 50 years. and I am forever grateful that the old guys kept their scraps. I find some pretty wild stuff in those dusty corners. One was some old apple tree logs. Not properly dried so they're pretty cracked but I think I can save a good chunk using this method!

[@bobd.]

Nice trick on clamping the stack. A reminder to everyone to apply clamping pressure over your stickers and keep your stickers centered over each other or you will encourage distortion of the wood.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Great points, but you can't apply pressure directly over the sticker stack with this method. If you make the thick top/bottom stickers longer than the thinner interior stickers, the top/bottom stickers will bow when you tighten the wires. It's easier to arrange them side by side, and this works well enough.

[@TopshelfEnglish]

I've been wrestling with this very problem the past few weeks. I settled on a chainsaw to do the initial trimming, then a jointer to square the wood up, then the bandsaw, then the table saw. My issue has been that I'm limited by the height of my table saw blade. This is fine for my purposes, but I see the advantages to doing it your way. I also produce a lot more waste than you do. Thanks for the lesson!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

I usually do the initial cuts with a chainsaw as well, but I try to make these vids relevant to folks who have collected a few less tools than I have.

[@martinpoulsen6564]

@@WorkshopCompanion I agree (almost) completely, except if one has a plane, one should also have an axe. Even a bit of rough hewing would have reduced the time spent planing considerably, then of course, some like shavings better than chips. Personally, I'm not too fond of sharpening - no more than need be anyway, so getting rid of the bulk with a lesser complicated tool to sharpen is also an advantage. Could be a slick or chisel also. Of course one would need those tools in the arsenal...

[@leena2522]

As a woman I was only taught woodshop at school for half a year, and that most certainly was not enough to get anything I learned to stick, nor teach enough to begin with. However I ended up working in construction and have had several different "manly" jobs. Everybody around me had been taught at least the basics at some point or pretended to know what they were doing, and no one ever bothered to explain anything further than maybe showing how a machine turned on and off and how not to cut my fingers off (ended up nailing myself to a house frame, through my finger, with a nailgun, though). I have found youtube a brilliant source to finally understand how and why to do things the proper way, and judging by this video I just stumbled upon, your videos might finally open up some things I've been pondering on. I found this video and your explanation in the comments extremely helpful and informative. Thank you so much!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thank you for those kind words. We are slowly transferring all the information in my "Workshop Companion" series to video. The series was aimed at craftsmen and craftwomen like you who wanted to expand their understanding of woodworking and wood as an engineering material.

[@okieboy121]

How have I not know about this guy. I watched several videos trying to figure this out a few years ago. This is exactly what you need to know.

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Superb and industry leading hosting and education.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Wow! Thanks.

[@Tacos117]

I love this channel

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Me too. Thanks.

[@JENOVA04281]

Wow your videos are great , I could listen to you all day. very well explained and thx for including metric for us South Africans

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome.

[@adamh3795]

My dad watched the new yankee workshop. I have this channel. Im so glad I found it.

[@user-ft3wt1ll9l]

Ого, отличный способ не держать гнёт на досках при сушке! Я доски заготавливаю с помощью бензопилы. Великолепно! Спасибо за науку!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Пожалуйста.

[@jhippl]

now im gonna have to get a small bandsaw cause ive been looking at doing this with a chainsaw.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Band saw wastes a lot like wood. And you can do the sawyering inside.

[@malcolmhodgson7540]

Lead Angle! So that’s what you call the way the bandsaw blade twists! Now I know how to deal with that on my bandsaw, thanks. Will be watching you for a whole year to make sure I don’t miss you using this new lumber. So many good tips in one video and I have watched a lot of videos in my time!

[@michaelosmon]

Yeah that caught my attention too. This was an excellent video. I had never heard of this channel until I saw this video

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks, both of you guys.

[@DesignCreateInnovate]

I've only found your channel today and I have to day it is one of my favourite USA based channels, not only because your content is top quality but also because you tell us Europeans the Metric conversion! Thank you so much!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

You're very welcome. We are well aware of our responsibility to our global friends, even if most Americans seem to have convinced themselves that the metric system is a deep state/Trilateral conspiracy to force us all to buy new tape measures outfitted with microchips so the CIA can see our every measurement.

[@nagamendo5655]

Hi! Love the channel (glad YT showed it to me). I do have a question, though: I do not have a bandsaw (yet), so this might explain the question. But if the saw blade has a lead, what is the fence good for? or does it depend on the saw blade? Thanks and cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Good question. The fence is useful ONLY if you know how to adjust it for the blade lead. And you can also adjust the blade lead by touching a sharpening stone to the aggressive side of the blade for a few seconds as it runs. I don't like to do this because it's difficult to get it just right and it partially dulls the blade.

[@nagamendo5655]

@@WorkshopCompanion Thank you for the answer. Until now I have only seen videos showing how to get the fence parallel to the blade (sometimes with jigs) and not parallel to its lead. I will keep this in mind when I get my own bandsaw…

[@dr.shadox4927]

i dont even woodwork , why did i've watch that ? ...

[@mikebevan1034]

You never know what you may end up doing one day...

[@bryceanderson4864]

It's interesting learning things, even if it's not one of your hobbies

[@SoufianeTahiri]

And he is the grandfather we all which we had lol

[@jasondoust4935]

Thanks again, Nick! I shall look at the prunings from my apple, fig and pear trees a lot more judiciously from now on.

[@joek1519]

I swear you will forget more than i will ever know! this is a master at work!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for saying. As for forgetting, I often find myself looking things up in my own books...;-)

[@AD-vw8xu]

Finding the lead angle! That tip alone solved so many of my bandsaw issues! Thank you for the great presentation

[@mikabee2404]

It's really great to hear the metric measurements in there alongside your imperial ones - thanks! Looking forward to the project using the lumber in 3 months' time ☺️

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome. But there might be an interruption of our schedule -- we just sold our shop! The project I had planned for this wood may have to wait until our new shop is built.

[@mrhobbs5713]

I’ve been in the carpentry trade for over 50 years. Still learning!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

In T.H. White's classic, "Once and Future King," Wart -- the adolescent King Arthur -- complains that he is bored and has nothing to do. His tutor, Merlin, responds by telling him all there is to learn and how many lifetimes it would take to become accomplished in any one subject. He doesn't address woodworking, but my feeling is that it would require about 25-30 lifetimes just to begin to get a handle on it.

[@sdwputnam]

Good morning, I am new to your site, however I'm retired and have been a tinkers for years. You are 100% correct about being happy with your own sawn wood. I was getting bored and found wood supplies so expensive here in Ct so having a property full of hard and soft woods, decided to build a sawmill 6 years ago. I sawed and stacked, air dried for 2 years and at the end, used that wood to rebuild my complete pine kitchen cabinets system. (is you like pine). I have learned many things along the way, 1/4 cut can be much harder. Cutting and curing your own lumber sure is a money saver when one is retired. Regards.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for sharing.

[@sukmoduto8480]

You, sir, have a really calming and fatherly voice. That alone makes me want to subscribe. Thank you for the very helpful videos and advise

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Calming and fatherly? Not exactly what I was going for, but I'll take it. Thanks -- and welcome.

[@SusanLoar]

This video is very helpful to me. I will be watching this many times so that I may re-saw my boards on my bandsaw. Thank you.

[@williammitchell8612]

Like fine wine, fine wood ages with time, patience, and hospitable conditions. Thank you for another great video....I'm still trying to master that hammer twirl...

[@greenfroggaming736]

I think this guy is fantastic like one of the very rare teachers at school that actually TEACH you something well done sir from England

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for your kind words.

[@littlefiddlesticks]

I have woodworked for a couple of years, and these are such practical videos! Im happy to learn more from someone so experienced than me since no one i know likes woodworking. Thanks for these videos!😊

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome.

[@simonlunt353]

I am a joiner here in the uk 🇬🇧 and late in life but hay you always learn something everyday thanks for your video stay safe 👍👏👏

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome.

[@thehawkc]

Beginner woodworker (@ 67) ,that was awesome. Thanks

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome.

[@MrSoorajsurya]

The finer technical tips you share make these videos a treasure !

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Kind of you to say.

[@nitsuguareinrof7916]

I love how he explains lenght in inches and cm, I'm from europe and it's really appreciated ! Thanks a lot for the great quality content you give us, sir !

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Most welcome.

[@motivatedbuilder7227]

Your guidance is highly professional and the way you explain the ideas is also so easy to catch. I have never got the idea of exact time period for the drying of woods until now but as per your advice it sounds good.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks.

[@franciscobenitez3188]

I just recently stumbled upon your videos and when you said a year, i of course groaned and then i looked at the time stamp of 2 yrs ago and now im off to watch that video.

[@trevorsklar]

I came to the comments hoping for a link! Is it in the description or something?

[@firewoodsteel]

You just gave me the idea of using eye bolts with springs to hold the sood together, that way it's always under tension, even after it has dried a bit.

[@vicbauwens]

Nice, miniaturized version of the real deal but following the same principles. Well done

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks.

[@guildhousegaming7673]

This is an absolutely fabulous video. I've been looking for something like this for the last year since I started getting into woodworking.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Good to hear.

[@reskridge]

Never thought of using my bandsaw!...brilliant!

[@vicurro]

You are awesome! Your videos are so helpful. Props for using metric and imperial measurements in your videos.

[@lynxshd]

Yay just found Nick again after missing his videos from the old SS days, and so happy to see the camera quality is so much better.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Yeah, those old SS vids get a little fuzzy, don't they? They were all shot at 720p, which was the highest definition allowable for streaming videos back then. When the industry moved to 1080p (HD), everything shot at the earlier standard began to look a little out-of-focus. You'll be glad to know we're gearing up for the next jump to 4K (UHD).

[@gibranmorales9739]

Tu forma de explicar es increíble y 100% didáctica. Gracias por añadir el sentido del humor mientras lo haces. Gracias por compartir tu conocimiento. Fue una gran suerte encontrar tu canal Nick. Saludos de México 🇲🇽

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Saludos desde Estados Unidos y gracias por sus amables palabras.

[@dal2888859]

So glad i found your channel. I rate it up there with essential craftsman in terms of useful and sage instruction. This is the type of instruction many today never got growing up, and it is very cool that you're doing it.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for your kind words.

[@markozivkovic5563]

"I happen to like hand planing" put a smile on my face :) Carry on with the good work, Sir!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for saying. A really, hand planing green wood proceeds very quickly. Takes me more time to rip the flat with my chain saw.

[@brandonwyatt3901]

I hope you're doing great and living your best life.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@francoisg3009]

Relaxing to watch ! Just bought a 14’’ band saw.. So I will definitivelly try this!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Good luck!

[@JohnAndela-cd5nt]

Love it to hear and see your video`s, it makes a late woodworking beginner enthousiastic, greets from the Netherlands.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Happy New Year from Ohio.

[@bakerzermatt]

This looks like a nice doable approach! For the first step of getting one side flat, I think this would be a good place to use an electric hand plane for rough waste removal. A European scrub plane is also fantastic for this work, the camber is only about 2-3 inches (5-7cm), so you can cut deep gouges into the wood.

[@MichaelSmith-hs5iu]

I love it when someone comes up with these ideas, there's no end to the fun!!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Or the discussion. Thanks.

[@desolatesurfer8651]

Tool. This guy knows his tools.

[@charlesbeason6534]

Love it. I will certainly be back in a year to see the product made from it. Patience is the real secret behind working with wood, and 1 crucial to learn early

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Amen to patience. Nothing about woodworking is is agreeable for people in a hurry -- and drying wood will try the patience of even the most tranquil craftsmen.

[@beans1557]

Excuse my wording but seeing a gray haired man mill about in his workshop, doing something he truly seems to enjoy, accompanied by his dog and his trusty tools is just so beautiful. I am a highschool student with depression and it’s really impacted my grades, but I LOVE working with wood and steel, here’s hoping I get to work like this 😋

[@WorkshopCompanion]

I was exactly where you are at the end of my college career. I grew up in an academic family where it was expected that I would -- at the very least -- get my masters degree. I was slogging my way through a Masters program at OU when I made a few friends at Stewart-MacDonald (they were in the area) and began making traditional American musical instruments. A year or so later, I had a full-time business, much to the disappointment of my parents -- who later on in my career couldn't stop bragging about all the books I had written. Do what you love. No one puts how much money they made on their tombstone. But I got to warn you -- being a top-notch Maker requires some top-notch math and reading skills. Get serious about the math, especially trigonometry, and read until it's as easy as breathing. Not all the information you need is on KZbin.

[@beans1557]

@@WorkshopCompanion Haha well I’m glad your parents eventually came around!! And thanks for the reply!!! I’m gonna keep trying at it 😋

[@swordguy8]

I had no idea about band saw lead. I always thought it was just me doing something wrong. You have blown my mind.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

It's one of those extremely important things they forget to mention in the owner's manuals. So don't feel bad -- I had owned and operated band saws for years before I discovered it.

[@OOAK-Ireland]

love the way you explain and present. much better than all those fast guys. keep it up!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks.

[@emperadorromano567]

If I had only watched your video a month ago. I had a very beautiful log that has cracked because I didn't knew the painting the edges trick. You are a very charismatic man, I love your videos!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@ArikIkirA]

I just love the intro

[@richardlove4287]

When I served my time as a carpenter joiner we used to use large rip saws for our initial cuts.

[@OgreProgrammer]

Two videos in, subbed. Excellent content. I can imagine the rest will be equally pleasing and informative. Thanks a bunch Nick!

[@matthewmosier8439]

Fantastic video. Rarely have I learned as much about some aspect of woodworking in so little time.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@LSFord]

My dad and i have been considering milling our own flooring. This will definitely be useful information

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Good luck.

[@stephanielovatt2787]

I don't own big tools...yet! However, I collect knowledge for future reference, for myself and others, and I know a young furniture maker who might be Very Happy to know about this! Thank you!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

You're most welcome.

[@joshcouton8744]

Thank you so much for sharing both imperial and metric measurements!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

We kinda have to. Only a third of our audience are fractionophiles. All the rest are meterminds. And if the folks who watch our vids were a true reflection of the global audience, the number would be 5% and 95%. But you're welcome just the same.

[@nicholassmith7359]

You could easily do T.V. you have the skills to be an amazing host! Very charismatic!

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Thanks.

[@alex-xo7tz]

I cut and stickered my first log yesterday thanks to your video! Now I just have to be patient for it to dry out.

[@WorkshopCompanion]

Good luck!