Building My Front Gate With MASSIVE 100 YEAR OLD TREES! (Part One)

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[@smokey2015]

Hope you and Flair made it through the weather today!

[@RitzWood32]

That gate entry is gonna be awesome.

[@BradtheBuilder]

It’s fun to watch it. Go from paper to completion.

[@dawnkangas2968]

Absolutely awesome can’t wait to see the finished product

[@BradtheBuilder]

Thanks

[@jacksonsfarm8458]

Came to make sure you and Andrew both made it through the storm ❤

[@BradtheBuilder]

We did make it through just fine, but we took a direct hit

[@heatherd.9390]

This was such a cool video, Brad! Thanks for bringing us along. I'd love to watch whoever you get to install your entry once all of the trees are trimmed! It amazes me not only that this can be done, but that even the ends (that it will stand upright on) can be trimmed perfectly so that it isn't leaning one way or the other. Mind you, maybe once it's all staked together that is what has it standing upright, if that makes sense? I know that it would be very likely that I'd be slicing it at even an ever so slight slant, haha. Take care, Brad! Heather🇨🇦

[@BradtheBuilder]

I need to build steel plates that get placed institute the concrete footing as the support for the bottoms

[@dalegereaux1863]

Very cool watching them make those giant pieces of wood for you !

[@BradtheBuilder]

Thanks 👍 it was fun for me too

[@dannyd-rockmahaffey3087]

Great video Brad!!! Love this kind of stuff..Thanks Brad!

[@BradtheBuilder]

I find it fascinating too

[@travismcclendon6712]

You are awesome, Brad!

[@BradtheBuilder]

Thanks

[@DavidDavis-fishing]

Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!

[@heatherd.9390]

Hello to you from Alberta, Canada! Have a great weekend, DavidDavis-fishing! I'm totally jealous that you are in Florida. Based on your username, I assume you spend a lot of time on the water fishing. I took my daughter to Disneyworld about 15 years ago, and that is the one and only time I've made it there. We didn't get to see the ocean. I live vicariously thru some KZbin channels to see the amazing fishing you have out there, haha!

[@BradtheBuilder]

Good Morning!

[@DavidDavis-fishing]

@@heatherd.9390 👍😎🌴🌴🌴

[@gregihnat3828]

Hope you made it thru tornado safe god bless you

[@Cthomas5678]

It’s going to look great Brad! Looking forward to seeing it when it’s all done I don’t blame you for wanting more privacy it’s important to me too!

[@BradtheBuilder]

Plus, it makes my wife feel secure if we had it all fenced in and gated

[@crbrepairmotorcycles6608]

That's pretty cool Brad seeing them professional saws alot faster then Eugene with a hand saw 😂

[@josediaz339]

Racist

[@BradtheBuilder]

They had a saw that was 25 times the size of Eugeno ‘s😜

[@crbrepairmotorcycles6608]

@@josediaz339 Better off now than 4 years ago probably illegal /@josediaz339

[@joshallen7169]

Love watching this! One day when I can afford more then one meal a day maybe I can build something lmao

[@shawnwait6207]

Gotta love some mill8ng in tha mornin

[@jerrybailey7624]

Cant wait to see the rad outcome

[@zacsmithson8589]

Hope everyone is safe

[@leiamelvin4010]

That's my brother & nephew (Knotheads). I'm so proud of him.

[@mundosworld8445]

No he is Knot 😆

[@BradtheBuilder]

Really? Great guys ❤️

[@BradtheBuilder]

@@mundosworld8445 that’s funny

[@tylerrose1236]

When we run our saw mill we use the slabs for tool shed exteriors. Other then that it's great for fire wood.

[@BradtheBuilder]

That’s a great idea. Maybe I can use them for a outbuilding for camel 🐫 Ralph.

[@marydunn2009]

Very interesting video Brad. Of course my favorite part was seeing patches. Thank you Brad

[@BradtheBuilder]

I just got word that the neighbors are thinking about getting rid of patch??? now my wife could be taking on another dog, which will make 5 dogs for us🙆‍♂️

[@johnh1596]

Great video. super unique!

[@BradtheBuilder]

Thanks

[@a.perkins89]

Sometimes I watch a youtube channel "working horse with jim" he uses draft horses to do log jobs and has his own saw mill. I love to watch a huge round log turn into 2x4, 2x8 ect.... or beautiful slab wood.

[@BradtheBuilder]

I’ll have to check it out

[@bryanhoerner8889]

Nice video Brad. Very interesting

[@BradtheBuilder]

👍

[@rtshort]

Love to watch small sawmills. I watch a kid here on YT that has a smaller one. I say kid, he's in his 20's, I'm in my 60's. 🤣🤣🤣 Driveway is going to look nice.

[@BradtheBuilder]

Thanks

[@billrichmond4922]

That's interesting, looking forward to the rest of the build. Do you have to treat the base of the timbers before you put them in the ground?

[@BradtheBuilder]

I’m going to keep them above ground with a steel bracket

[@timoconnor3439]

Great video Brad! These types are my favorite! Thanks!!!

[@BradtheBuilder]

I enjoyed hanging around them for the day

[@joelblair8339]

Very interesting, the mill was pretty cool watching them work.

[@BradtheBuilder]

I thought so too… That was fun

[@thomassteed390]

Great content as usual

[@BradtheBuilder]

Thanks

[@brandonm6052]

Hope you all are safe and sound this morning. I know flair posted y'all got hit. When i saw it headed your way I was thinking of you all.

[@APSHVAC]

Hey Brad how’s it going, hope you’re safe, saw your area got hit by a tornado! Blessings!

[@BradtheBuilder]

We took a direct hit and been very busy cleaning up, but we are very blessed because the houses stayed intact and hundreds of other homes are totally destroyed

[@dalegereaux1863]

It's going to make one nice fancy entrance ! 👍🎺 Are you going to carve or burn the name of your estate across the top beam ? 🤔

[@BradtheBuilder]

I was thinking of hanging up metal sign, but I don’t know what to call the place… Any ideas for names?

[@dalegereaux1863]

@@BradtheBuilder After seeing all the news and videos, the first name that comes to mind would be Brad's Bunker. But I'll give it some more thought.

[@theoh6260]

You could pick up one of those wood mizers for 15-20K or less that will do 90 percent of what you need. If you use it on your job sites, it’ll pay for itself quickly…. You already have a bobcat.

[@BradtheBuilder]

And I still have all my fingers! 🤠

[@ZanDeeMan]

Maybe there's a deterrent that you can use around your house so patch doesn't come up on the porch and stay away from the house... You have more patience than I do but our situations are different. I have too many barking dogs around me. But maybe I could tolerate a Patch over having 3 neighbors with barking dogs.

[@dalegereaux1863]

Do you think Andrew's big excavator and some chain would lift the timber into place for your entrance ?

[@BradtheBuilder]

They said it would work. We just need a really good driver… Do you know any?

[@dalegereaux1863]

@@BradtheBuilder I've seen Andrew handle that excavator pretty well in the past. He can be careful when he needs to. He will probably be using the excavator to clean up all the trees around. After all that practice maybe he could work on your entrance. Despite all the damage, I'm really glad I know you guys are safe. 🤞🙏👍

[@joannbartolomei7899]

Brad... what do they do with the raw edge scraps?

[@BradtheBuilder]

They give them to me, so I gotta figure out what to do with them… Any ideas?

[@Angrylilviking]

Most wood today is sapwood because it has to be harvested so quickly.

[@BradtheBuilder]

You’re right you can pick up two by fours in your hands get sticky from the sap

[@timjohnson8725]

I just thought there was a 2x4 farm...

[@hood182ie]

I hope you're OK after the tornado?

[@BradtheBuilder]

We all survived, but there’s a lot of devastation around the area

[@joanneganon7157]

Dear Brad ,I just got work that Andrew's and Maci's (Brooklyns) House was hit hard😮! I🙏 that God Holds You in the Palms of His Hands❤. Your Wife and boys and grandchildren included🫢. JO JO IN VT 💞

[@strangleholdoutdoors]

Hey brad house the house doing?

[@Peripheralsikness]

Brad are you okay? I just saw your greenhouse getting blown over by a tornado I hope you,your family and your house are okay prayers🤲

[@BradtheBuilder]

Thanks for asking we are all were fine! We took a direct hit with the tornado. It was a scary couple of minutes when it was passing Overhead.🌪️

[@timjohnson8725]

Do you know why they call it a cant after the log is cut??? Because it can't roll anymore...lol

[@BradtheBuilder]

😜

[@JeffStewart78..]

Is everyone ok I saw a tornado went through your area?

[@BradtheBuilder]

We took a direct hit, but we’re all OK

[@henrymartin3044]

Where is that shoe stealing dog Brad ?

[@BradtheBuilder]

They’ve been keeping him tied up we miss him!

[@JB-ej2qy]

Peek a Boo, don't look at my house. But will show it all over KZbin! lol

[@thomastimothy777]

With FLAIR

[@joannbartolomei7899]

JB is jealous! Lol

[@thomastimothy777]

@@joannbartolomei7899 JB just needs FLAIR!

[@TashaOneal-l8h]

​@@joannbartolomei7899he wants to be flair so bad

[@joannbartolomei7899]

@@TashaOneal-l8h not true!