a debra chant film 2014 Watch the process of cutting Blackwood timber to crafting a Maton guitar. www.debrachant... / @debrachant
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@OscarBenben8 ай бұрын
So proud to play a Maton guitar that went through this all process and helped the income of many workers 🤟🏼 #matonguitars
@barrykerr75406 жыл бұрын
Had the privilege of spending a day in the Otways with Murray, truly a master with the chainsaw and a hardworking and skillful operator. Murray knows his trees and his countryside intimately. The impact on the forest was minimal and measured. Only the oldest trees are harvested as i understand it. Blackwood has a relatively short-lived the life span- around 70 years after which it dies and often succumbs to insect attack making it unsuitable for harvesting. I will never forget that special day with one of Australia's outstanding craftsman. Sincerely, Barry Kerr, Luthier, Woodtoneguitars, Australia
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
All true Barry, great skill in dropping a tree and not damage any others. We are going to film again with his son and document the whole process from dropping, cutting up and carrying out. The forest is lucky to have him....
@thatellipsisguy89846 жыл бұрын
Would dispute the lifespan under the right conditions (which the Otways should be ideal). Trees on my brother-in-laws place adjoining Tarrabulga National Park are 180cm and 25m+, with remnant stumps from last century 3m+
@andrewmeade64266 жыл бұрын
Most of the Otways is national park so not sure where you went to cut tree down. Maybe private property. Hope so. If not how does someone get to lop a blackwood and take it home from the forest. Just send me a slab maybe 10 x10 inches 3mtrs long and l' ll keep quiet. l ll even turn a bowl out for you as a thank you mate .
@johnbrady12115 жыл бұрын
That would make an awesome body for a naturally finished Stratocaster...
@andrewmeade64265 жыл бұрын
nice HX or maybe HZ kingswood station wagon with 253 V8... pull that trailer load no problem
@ricgstevens5 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe Murray is still harvesting Blackwood from the Otways! Good on him for doing so. I met Murray in the 90s and bought half a trailer load of freshly sawn Blackwood billets which were originally destined for Maton guitars. I distinctly recall the cold morning we headed out - to a private property near the town of Forest, deep in the heart of the Blackwood country. It’s beautiful and green out there. Real rain forest environment. Trees are carefully selected before a chainsaw goes near them. The key is identifying trees with good colour, and better still fiddle back grain structure. I can attest to Murray’s harvesting techniques - minimal environmental damage as no heavy machinery is used, not even horses. Everything is hauled out on his poor shoulders. I reckon he’d have a bloody sore back each time he falls a tree. Blackwood typically grows in deep valleys and ravines so it is very hard work getting this timber out. Murray is well known to the instrument making industry here in Victoria - I know several guitar makers who use Murray’s Blackwood as the quality is super good. Good health to you Murray
@debrachant4 жыл бұрын
and yes he has a sore back but we all suffer something from what we love...
@ishure884911 ай бұрын
G'day ricg, my grandfather was the forestry officer in Forrest in the 30/40s I'm running a Lucas Mill in North East Vic and my cousin is running one down in Tassie, he believed in selective harvesting.
@lintondoohan27485 жыл бұрын
Just my 2 cents for people complaining about the content of this Video: - If you watch to the end, you can see the end user of the timber is an established and reputable guitar manufacturer, do you really think they would source timber from someone who didn't possess a licence / have a knowledge in what they were doing? - Blackwood is a pretty expensive timber (at least for me on the west coast of Australia) so I highly doubt that what was taken from the tree in the video was all that was used from the tree. You saw the size of the trailer, obviously multiple trips would have been taken to recover the rest of it. Like Debra has already explained, this was just a video showing process, so not necessarily the final events that day (which most likely involved multiple trips back to the site, if not that day, in the following days).
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@demolitionwilliams74196 ай бұрын
Spot on. Shouldn't be hard to understand
@tokolosh64675 жыл бұрын
That man could do open heart surgery with that chainsaw, a master at his craft, and those guitars are just beautiful.
@bradleyrussell19734 жыл бұрын
Man, you have that saw tuned great! SCREAMIN'!
@demolitionwilliams74196 ай бұрын
Skills. And just beautiful wood
@user-fz8vq3fq8b Жыл бұрын
Best video for in depth action by far!!!!!
@gregmartin17574 жыл бұрын
Pretty nice guitar, but I must say that was the most aggressive fret levelling I have every seen! Most luthiers do fret levelling carefully and precisely but I guess this guy has probably done this hundreds maybe thousands of times so it probably works out okay for him.i myself would never recommend a beginner try it like that because it is very easy to remove to much material to quickly. DO NOT attempt yourself if your not a expert or experienced luthier. Enjoyed the video.and looks to be a pretty well built quality instrument.
@robertmurphy94984 жыл бұрын
Nice wood love how well the dude with the chainsaw milled it on site
@hastyberford6 жыл бұрын
It's amazing dirt and water can turn into that.
@TheMASDrummer4 жыл бұрын
Interestingly enough, the tree is mostly made of air and water.
@knowmusicman1576 жыл бұрын
I love the smell of 2 cycle gas/oil mix in the morning. It's the sound of victory!
@seadrifter89752 жыл бұрын
Great video great looking guitars
@davidfriesen77486 жыл бұрын
Wow ! That wood looks like it cuts like Iron and as heavy too !
@dmurr43305 жыл бұрын
Beautiful craftsmanship, love attention to detail, awesome skill with chainsaw also. Oh and beautiful guitars by the way.
@TheOldBoy1016 жыл бұрын
Love the PPE !
@Alanoffer6 жыл бұрын
This is Australia so I would imagine that the cutting of a tree like this is carefully monitored . But who is around to notice ?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
trees are allocated by the Department of Conservation, so they know
@BeardALaCarte5 жыл бұрын
Plus the Australian Blackwood grows wildly and fast, no one really cares when they get cut down
@missionron4 жыл бұрын
A guy like this isnt doing ANY harm to the species. Its the otganized Chinese rosewood poachers thst are destroying the land.
@em47033 жыл бұрын
Yea the trees seem to be selected to be in their prime as in wood quality, but close to their natural demise (as in if a few years the wood would deteriorate anyway and the tree would become sick/die). It's visible how the wood in the video has a big crack in the middle, that will be a rotting spot in the years to come, so him cutting it down didn't put a negative dent in the specie's population as it was already on the path to it's death.
@darrellblanchard23625 жыл бұрын
I want some! We have black walnut , juglans nigra and silver leaf maple, white oak, persimmon, black locust ( pseudo acacia) here in central Oklahoma. For soundboards we have Eastern red cedar. When I get some dried I will start the Oklahoma sustainable wood series
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
otwaytonewoods.com.au/species
@loaclips46276 жыл бұрын
Si cortas un árbol deberías sembrar (plantar,etc) 10 más
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
agree
@behradnasirimusic Жыл бұрын
Love this australian wood
@LoneWolf-yp2mo5 жыл бұрын
Love watching a MASTER with a chainsaw !! This guy knows his wood ! AWESOME video !
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@HalcyonGuitars8 ай бұрын
Watching you cut off the sapwood made me cry…
@hitnorcal6 жыл бұрын
This guy is a beast! I love this video.
@zijingx41245 жыл бұрын
Wtf he is good in saw, hats off 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@lonniejohns88955 жыл бұрын
did anyone notice that the tree did not go where he had notched it but to the right of that!
How old is the tree? It is important the guitars so made from the wood bring back life.
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
I think about 80 years
@boozoochavis75066 жыл бұрын
Master with a chainsaw, but even with kiln drying that wood could not have been ready in a short amount of time? Beautiful instruments and some serious workmanship going into them , thanks for sharing this video.
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
thank you.... the tree dropped in the film is not the same as made into the instrument, but Maton use blackwood Murray Kidman cuts.
@rodney739916 жыл бұрын
im only guessing but think took vedio cut then later on took vedio of make gutters. i got wood lay around 10 years or more. one point every time cut fire wood if nice wood i cut least few boards for cutting boards and boxes..
@rum58125 жыл бұрын
A MASTER NOT NO HEMET AND YOU NEVER STAY AT THE STUMP AND THE PILLOW HAAAAAAAAAAA
@allhopeabandon78315 жыл бұрын
Vacuum kiln would dry it with little degradation or checking...those little pieces would only take a couple weeks to suck the water out at room temperature pulling 20+ inches of Hg. My question is where is this that its so tropical? The highway looks to be in the US...FL, AL or LA?
@allhopeabandon78315 жыл бұрын
AUSTRALIA!
@johnnypk19636 жыл бұрын
Wonderful film, thx.
@albertkelly71296 жыл бұрын
getting the blackwood with the kingswood haha good stuff
@bigbobvub2 жыл бұрын
There's nothing quite like the feel of a STIHL chainsaw!! They'll cut through any kind of wood like a hot knife through butter!
@debrachant2 жыл бұрын
...operated with skill
@eqlzr24 жыл бұрын
Takes a long, long time for a tree to grow. Looooonnnnngggg time.
@jamessonke44114 жыл бұрын
Whats your point? Let them all fall naturally and decay. Or use it for things that can be enjoyed for generations. Nothing is ever wasted depending on how you look at it. Food tossed into a landfill feeds insects and microbes and continue virvke of life
@danialexquande78134 жыл бұрын
U just watched a wrong channel i guess
@juliantaylor76637 ай бұрын
Which Blackwood is this cause I look at the maton website Just says Blackwood It looks similar to walnut or Queensland walnut I found tasmainian Blackwood which has a lighter colour than this tree
@debrachant7 ай бұрын
www.otwaytonewoods.com.au/
@silent8ch9776 жыл бұрын
What happened to the rest of the tree?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
useable timber carried out and heads decompose back into the forest
@pm2701004 жыл бұрын
mate the bucking holden
@nicholasbiddle78932 жыл бұрын
Kinda sad to see that giant ancient tree get cut down like that
@debrachant2 жыл бұрын
always sad and confronting to see a tree cut down for furniture, instruments, building or firewood. you can be assured this tree has been selected with a lot of attention and care for the best tone wood and milled as efficiently as possible by a conservationist and artisan. turning that timber into a beautiful instrument by luthiers extends the life of the tree and the carbon is retained.
@amanthatthinks Жыл бұрын
@@debrachant milled as efficiently as possible with a chainsaw 🤣😭
@7REDDRACO74 жыл бұрын
Hi Debra , may we get a piece for a special neck thru 10 string guitar i'm building, 60" x 5" x 5" so my log needs to be longer please and quarter sawn at the mill. those stumps your cutting are too short and stubby, it ruins it for necks.
@debrachant4 жыл бұрын
otwaytonewoods.com.au/home This is the business website for contact
@vallenhenjouoldbloodfamkuk41975 жыл бұрын
Minimal destruction and very satisfying 👍
@dalejones41866 жыл бұрын
Hi Debra. How long does it take to dry this wood for use. Great video
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
thank you. roughly Murray air dries timber in a closed room for about 3 years in 2 inch planks, then machines movement out, and when Maton receives it they kiln dry for 3 months.
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
he also has wood air dried for longer you can buy from him if interested www.otwaytonewoods.com.au/
@vietnguyentas Жыл бұрын
What license that allowed you to cut live trees? Are you in Tas or Vic?
@debrachant Жыл бұрын
it is a Victorian licence, the only one, to choose from an allocated lot for instrument making
@XMusicIbanSarawakX5 жыл бұрын
Nice work sir,..
@AntonioGomez-ob9og6 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for my ignorance I hope anybody can tell me what kind of wood is that besides Blackwood once again thank you very much guys God bless you
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
otwaytonewoods.com.au/species
@reatonable2 жыл бұрын
And how many guitars does he get out of a tree? Just asking for a friend.
@debrachant2 жыл бұрын
lots - all blocks he cuts up onsite to measurement to book-match for backs and sides, and they are then cut to thickness (as in near start at Maton in video).
@davidramossalsologoporexse24695 жыл бұрын
Thsts what i need Few of does blocks To build my one pcs acoustic guitar.
@bloodswarms5 жыл бұрын
How long does the wood have to sit for the moisture to get out of it, before you start using it to make a guitar?
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
3 months at the factory, but Murray has his own stacked that air dries
@craigdouglas99795 жыл бұрын
btw Acacia melanoxylon is the botanical name. I am intrigued, 1974 model car with Victorian number plates. There are small portable mills to do this type of work, why a chain saw. Tas Blackwood does occur in Victoria and in fact a good way up the eastern sea board but logs like that are rare outside of Tasmania. The Maton factory looked much as it did when I got a tour in 1982; has it not changed? Both the billets and the guitar looked like Blackwood. There was no defect in the log? There was no seasoning process? I think on private land under some circumstance this may be a legal practice. These timbers can be purchased via normal commercial channels, that is from a timber yard. I know this from first hand experience. Something here just ain't right?
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
otwaytonewoods.com.au/species
@craigdouglas99795 жыл бұрын
You may have got more money for that log to be sliced for veneer than you would for guitar backs and sides. How do you avoid end splitting in the drying process in all those short lengths. Most of the the Blackwood in Queensland is Sally Wattle, either broad or narrow leaf. I the 80s I sold trailer load after trailer load of it people who made kitchen doors. What an immoral waste of a finite resource. Why don't you offer other species, Myrtle or King Billy as sound boards? good luck, Craig.@@debrachant
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
You'll notice Murray taps the tree when he first walks into the bush, checking the resonance before he cuts.
@mikemartin65546 жыл бұрын
cool vid...somewhat cathartic. isn't this the brand guitar that Tommy Emanuel uses?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
Yes
@milliondollaroptions4 жыл бұрын
Might want to join the Plumbers Union with all that crack in your video..lol
@debrachant4 жыл бұрын
It was hard to avoid!
@gilbertdada00774 жыл бұрын
How much for the big block of wood
@debrachant4 жыл бұрын
You will have to discuss it with the business otwaytonewoods.com.au/home
@mulekickhandmadeguitars84656 жыл бұрын
My only question is, did he make use of the entire tree? Or, did he only use the small amount of wood that we saw him carry out of the woods?
@geemac72676 жыл бұрын
You're kidding, right? Of course he used as much as possible, else he wasted his time and effort. They make a lot of guitars and they will use every bit of that tree they can. That's how profitable businesses work.
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
it would be boring watching them carry it all out - very hard work!
@mickcarson85046 жыл бұрын
debra chant I'd better check guitars made from this fellow and his wood. Where are they sold and what name are they named?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
He sells the timber to Maton
@DMSProduktions6 жыл бұрын
Amazing how people DON'T read!
@obedchawang87876 жыл бұрын
Wow beautifully AWSOME,,,,,
@HalcyonGuitars8 ай бұрын
Can anyone say who the supplier is that one may purchase some blackwood?
@debrachant8 ай бұрын
hello Halcyon Guitars, this is the website www.otwaytonewoods.com.au/
@HalcyonGuitars8 ай бұрын
@@debrachant Thank you. Coincidentally I’ve had a tab to that website open for over a year. I’ve sent them dozens of emails but they’re just not answering…
@debrachant8 ай бұрын
i've sent a message, see if get a response after xmas
@jameslucas65896 жыл бұрын
That should be enough for the neck. What are you making the top from?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
You will have to look at the Maton site to see what timbers they use for the top, my interest for this video was showing the process from a raw resource to a musical instrument
@paullanier82805 жыл бұрын
Chestnut
@cookbabbabcook66485 жыл бұрын
nice walnut wood
@cirusmetal4 жыл бұрын
Madeira Verde !!!
@rafaelvalimfernandes6 жыл бұрын
Is this the Australian Blackwood (Tasmanian Blackwood)?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
Blackwood in Victoria, Australia
@rakatokan8915 жыл бұрын
I feel sad...
@donvanco30786 жыл бұрын
lol - that tree had enough wood for about 50,000 guitars.
@andrew7196 жыл бұрын
Agreed! It seems a ridiculous waste of material. Surely they could add to the description above what happens to the remainder of the tree?
@marc_spence6 жыл бұрын
You'd have to assume that the section they took was only one of multiple, working their way up the tree until the thickness and/or grain dispersement was unusable.
@leeminhoa96545 жыл бұрын
No, just 600 guitar
@chapre19745 жыл бұрын
And a drum set
@seroupavakian87035 жыл бұрын
Don Vanco l
@DMSProduktions6 жыл бұрын
Where abouts in Vic was this? Otways?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
Yes
@DMSProduktions6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I thought it might have been. It DID look more like Tasmania! I knew it WASN'T The Dandenongs!
@GregSilverado6 жыл бұрын
I thought it a movie about tree fellers, instead it was only one
@dietrichmuller1724 жыл бұрын
Is this in Melbourne?
@debrachant4 жыл бұрын
outside of Melbourne, in Victoria
@Immortal_466 жыл бұрын
Love it
@davidparry85145 жыл бұрын
11:30...I did that to the neck of my Martin D 28, scary but it played a lot better for it.
@danielagustin58195 жыл бұрын
Rip trees...
@grantbuller74295 жыл бұрын
I love guitars but I also love trees and wildlife, so there is somewhat of a personal moral dilemma for me. But I recognise that as long as the tree species' conservation status is secure, if the timber can be sourced by a reputable feller without damage to the forest ecosystem, and if the tree is checked for its habitat value (e.g. hollows for wildlife - although I don't think this particular species develops hollows) prior to felling, then one such tree can provide for alot of guitars without a negative impact on the forest ecosystem. The large scale removal of forest and native vegetation for agriculture, urban sprawl and other large industries such as woodchipping (heinous) is a far, far greater threat to the environment.
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
I agree...otwaytonewoods.com.au/home
@em47033 жыл бұрын
Yea the trees seem to be selected to be in their prime as in wood quality, but close to their natural demise (as in if a few years the wood would deteriorate anyway and the tree would become sick/die). It's visible how the wood in the video has a big crack in the middle, that will be a rotting spot in the years to come, so him cutting it down didn't put a negative dent in the specie's population as it was already on the path to it's death.
@rrve99986 жыл бұрын
Do you own thís big tree ....Sir ?
@Brandon-so9fp6 жыл бұрын
Tree huggers please see Oregon, Washington, and California for what happens when you stop logging. Hint fire 🔥
@el34glo594 жыл бұрын
Oh Stfu. Are u serious right now.
@Leonard.J.Mills.5 жыл бұрын
And he didn't quarter saw the log and yet he got straight grains.
@joebloggs75073 жыл бұрын
I'm here because of my Maton's
@PeteHowlett6 жыл бұрын
Love it...
@zippy37117 жыл бұрын
I wish I could have been there. Ya, another wood nut.
@OTTO149x6 жыл бұрын
+zippy I'm afraid a couple of days of that and my poor back would be shot. I'd be crawling around on the floor looking for the painkillers...
@francisskundaliny12956 жыл бұрын
I HEAR NO BIRDS SINGING IN THIS WOOD!ROCKN ROLLY!
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
Too deep in the gully
@alphasxsignal6 жыл бұрын
Nice Chainsaw
@ggvbeer43396 жыл бұрын
how long takes to dry that wood ?? ... 1 year ?? .... 2 ??
@wilmafingerdo2796 жыл бұрын
oreg beer 1 year per inch thickness, if air dried. Kiln drying speeds that way up, maybe 1 inch per month. Looks like about 6x6 blocks so maybe 6 months for the lot
@ggvbeer43396 жыл бұрын
great . thanks
@patbassman82516 жыл бұрын
That guy id good with a chain saw
@watso-0076 жыл бұрын
Where did u filmed it, country
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
Victoria, Australia.
@DMSProduktions6 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@neilmcdougall39726 жыл бұрын
Acacia Melenoxylon
@DMSProduktions6 жыл бұрын
Wrong thread?
@Leonard.J.Mills.5 жыл бұрын
And what scientific name of blackwood?
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
A master with the chainsaw!.... otwaytonewoods.com.au/home
@janojano85706 жыл бұрын
What kind of tree or name?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
Acacia melanoxylon
@roleraniasno5 жыл бұрын
Where?
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
Victoria Australia
@michealsambinga31026 жыл бұрын
i like your busness
@kamalhanjabam1195 жыл бұрын
Best wood for a bonfire.
@kevinkendall31226 жыл бұрын
Now you want to see blackwood?check out Mpingo wood from Africa
@thatellipsisguy89846 жыл бұрын
What’s the tone of mpingo like? Blackwood has a proven history as a tonewood.
@kevinkendall31226 жыл бұрын
@@thatellipsisguy8984 favored for tone & durability,some of the hardest wood on Earth,French clarinet maker uses it,can't think of the name right now but they had some issues with it exploding in the lathe while it was being made
@thatellipsisguy89846 жыл бұрын
Kevin Kendall 'sounds' great then (sorry/not sorry!).
@WesterlySunn6 жыл бұрын
Sweet...
@randyscott90345 жыл бұрын
Where is this at ?
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
Victoria, Australia
@zardozica6 жыл бұрын
He timbered the whole tree by hand? Something inside me wants to call BS. The other part wants me to believe!
Sawed and Aussie blackwood the other day, looks pretty much the same from what i can see
@svenburns90696 жыл бұрын
You got to let the wood dry before you can do anything with it. You cannot just drive out to the woods cut down a tree get back home and start building yor guitar right away. And hopefully they did not leave the rest of the tree just lying there on the ground.
@pawa3035 жыл бұрын
They dried it 3 years before kiln drying for 3 months.
@dylansadler45426 жыл бұрын
is there any way you could put me in touch with this man
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
otwaytonewoods.com.au/
@dylansadler45426 жыл бұрын
thank you
@frontbum4206 жыл бұрын
Dude has mad skills with a chainsaw.How long has he been in the bush?
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
his working life - a respectful master of the craft supplying instrument makers with quality timber that plays beautiful music
@SYLVESTRIVS6 жыл бұрын
which species' name? because "blackwood" is a generic name, please
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
www.otwaytonewoods.com.au
@josefernandomartins84216 жыл бұрын
Uma madeira como essa ainda demora mais de 10 anos para ficar estavel.
@debrachant6 жыл бұрын
showing process in film, not same timber as cut tree.... of course has to be dried and cured before make instrument
@marcusgault99095 жыл бұрын
f that wood is hard to source and expensive, surely a shocking wastage by using a chainsaw to mill it, compared to a bandsaw mill?
@debrachant5 жыл бұрын
He has to cut up into pieces onsite initially so he can carry it out of the gully
@disfunctionaldiecast79084 жыл бұрын
Not the kingswood
@thomasmarshfield77515 жыл бұрын
Dr
@copyandoriginal4 жыл бұрын
Who permits you to kill a tree?
@debrachant4 жыл бұрын
He has a permit and allocated certain trees to choose from
@bobleclair56655 жыл бұрын
3 minutes and I’m feeling queazy,,,what a beautiful tree