Massive Oak Reveals Its Secrets

[@CallahanSawmillsLLC]

Thank you Scott for the wonderful opportunity to saw such a beautiful White Oak!

[@psidvicious]

When the tree came down, you could really see the extent of interior rot was significant, because the whole thing just collapsed in on itself on impact with the ground. It’s great that sections were able to be salvaged into such beautiful lumber.

[@Nathan-ow9dj]

Unbelievably beautiful wood! Appreciate the work that went into it and allowing us to tag along to see it!

[@mcd5082]

Beautiful wood Scott. Crazy to think that same tree saw the first Europeans settle that land hundreds of years ago!

[@Tsitris46]

Gorgeous boards from that good old Oak. Amazing!

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

That's absolutely beautiful lumber 😮 great video guys

[@davidhazelton8327]

Mercy!!! You struck Gold with this one Scott.

[@2chipped]

Old men plant trees who's shade they will never feel. Young men cut trees and become middle aged before they can be used😅. Beautiful lumber!

[@JoeJoesFarm]

Like that 👍

[@dusty7264]

Cool video. I was shaping a raised panel door for some cabinets I was making out of White Oak and came across a bullet when I shaped the edges, it was lead so it didn’t ruin my shaper cutter fortunately.

[@sixtomidnight1492]

My grandpa used to take those barky cutoffs and turn them into clocks to give as gifts. He would sand, lacquer and polish them to a glass like finish. They were beautiful!

[@praetorxian]

@13:45 I could think of some beautiful uses for those gnarly, burly off-cuts. From knife handles, to resin infused pieces….hell even the saw dust could be mixed for beautiful filler or the end pieces of Oregon Oak….on the smoker. ;) You did it justice. Bravo Scott!

[@gordonauld5945]

I wish I could find a local sawmill I've had 3 big ocks come down. 2 on my truck and the house my Dad built .

[@motivationforlifestylechan6935]

Thanks for bringing me to places that I would have never had the opportunity to visit.

[@kaboom4679]

You definitely found the money tree with that white oak . Absolutely gorgeous wood there .

[@ohwowthatsgood]

How long will it sit before you feel it will be good to start working with?

[@railfan439]

Beautiful old growth quarter sawn white oak. Beyond gold! Thanks for the video. Jon

[@geordiecs]

Beautiful, those rays are crazy.

[@greatitbroke]

That wood most likely would have been in the fire pit if it wasn't for that friend of yours egging you to come look so hard. You have a gold mine there. Wow that tree is one of a kind. You will have a problem matching that grain to anything else. Incredible. Gold mine.

[@hungry_arch]

There simply isn’t stock like this to be found by mere mortals. At least not without selling a kidney. One absolutely must be in the business….or at the very least have an ear to the ground of the industry. Stunning slabs

[@williammrdeza9445]

Simply gorgeous wood, Scott! What a treasure to work with in the future. Boards like that really make you want to "measure twice, cut once," don't they? Hopefully your patience will hold out while they dry...!

[@impossible7163]

That Wood-Mizer is one beautiful machine. So elegant, so effective.

[@praetorxian]

Agreed.

[@JAdams-jx5ek]

Beautiful fleck.

[@hokimocus]

Wow, so much detail and precious knowledge from competent people.

[@bobireland1256]

Totally amazes me how much trade specific knowledge is required to accomplish tasks like these. Hopefully these guys are finding youngsters who are willing to learn so that all this is not lost! Pray maintain speed and course.

[@TokyoCraftsman]

Man that is some nice Oak, amazing, looks like a lifetime's worth of wood!

[@lawrencefranck9417]

Where I’m from that’s a 75-80 year old tree.

[@jvin248]

That small piece from the crotch "didn't know what to do with that" is perfect to cut into blanks for the pen turning hobbyists. Or drawer pulls. Or guitar inlays.

[@tesladrummer]

I was going to suggest the same thing and add scales for knives, etc.

[@JustinArrington]

That tree is absolutely beautiful. I'd love to know the history behind it. Can you summarize why it had to come down? The furniture that will be built from it will last beyond your great grandchildren. Keep up the good work!

[@Extrmach]

Wow, 5 mins in and 🤯🤯🤯🤯. So much great info here!

[@charlesalready]

Man, that's awesome. Excellent work

[@Deano.1978]

Nice work Scott, another great video

[@cyclesingsleep]

Thank you, Scott!!! Man, oh man, is that absolutely gorgeous and unique!!!

[@daiblaze1396]

Trees are truly amazing beings. They just stay where they grow against all odds, make people do what they want (picking fruits) and ultimately will make nice creations. Thanks for sharing!

[@patrickzadd5215]

absolutely beautiful

[@crazydaverocks]

I absolutely love this channel and this video was fascinating. But man, when you guys talk measurements in 'prehistoric bananas' (or whatever it is you use) the rest of the world (outside the US) has no clue what you're talking about. 🥴 I think you need subtitles in metric 🤣 PS: just joking guys, us Aussies love winding up our 'merican friends.

[@davidquirk8097]

Man, that wood has some beautiful figure to it. I can't wait to see the end product when you finally get to use it.

[@tacticalskiffs8134]

The brits call this "timber". US calls it lumber, derogatorily, because it was a burden to clear forest lands for farms, as in the phrase "to be lumbered by something". When you get 10K pounds of oak, if you could yield 100% (more like half that), you are looking at 8000 dollars, if you could get 3 dollars a Bft for it. Which is what local wholesalers charge for it. Doesn't sound like a terrible burden.

[@subsidized2778]

Greetings from southern illinois. White oaks seem to be harder to find. We just bought a wood mizer lt15wide after using a 36 in alaskan mill for a year. Plenty of red oaks but havent got a white oak yet. Only cutting what the wind blows down. The last burr oak was 45 in across for 12 ft. You're right patience is key. Some folks just cant stand to wait for 8/4 to dry.

[@stevegibbs9695]

Having done some sawmill work before. I can say,that is some of the Prettiest quater sawn lumber I have ever seen.... Keep up the Good work bro...

[@fredflickinger643]

Beautiful tree and great skill in sawing it up! Can't wait to see it what will be created from it!

[@Graveltrucking]

LOL that’s not a little woodmizer a full electric LT50 is a very expensive mill. That is some nice wood you wouldn’t have given up on that log. You’ll get to use the oak in 6 months it would be about as dry it would get being stickered. Having the wood dressed before stickering was a good idea 👍

[@ramosel]

Awesome explanation and work turning a hunk of tree carcass into usable lumber. Any time I see a spike, nail, screw, chain, barb wire, bullet or even a 9" pipe wrench... embedded in a log I have to wonder when did that happen? Who were they? Was this a bad day and some anger management or a good day putting up a clothes line for a young wife? So many questions nature can pose without saying a word.

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

Hello Scott, I'm new to the EC. Have you considered having a multi-day paid camp on how to run a sawmill or winching or something.?

[@garbo8962]

A coworker and his dad each shared a common driveway over a small creek on their ten acre lots. They had more then enough Oak trees that had to be removed to make a 1500' driveway. A local tree surgeon cut them down for free and supplied them with enough think it was 3 by 12" by 25' long oak joust to span the creek for a bridge they had loaded cement trucks drive over. Tree guy got to keep all of the under oak wood.

[@christianmonkelbaan3537]

Wow, that must have been very exciting! Especially since there will be so many ideas popping up in your mind the second you see all of those beautiful grain patterns! Good luck waiting haha, it will require a lot of patience.

[@treecycleme4875]

One of my favorite things on this earth is my Lucas Mill. Wish we had white oak in our part of Maine. I've seen some fine red oak and maple nonetheless. How long will they air dry that? Beautiful stuff!

[@NSResponder]

I've wondered for some time just how fine a kerf would be possible if you resorted to exotic materials for the blades. Could a titanium blade be half as thick? It may or may not be practical, but it would be a very interesting experiment.

[@TheToolmanTim]

When you get an exceptional piece of wood, it ratchets up the pressure on the woodworker not to waste a square inch when the project starts. Measure 10 times...cut once!

[@TrevorDennis100]

Goodness, that was really interesting. I've never seen oak that promised to look so good. I'd give serious money for even just one of those boards. I live in New Zealand and we export a LOT of wood, but it is hard for us to source nice hardwood.

[@jcoul1sc]

Just thinking, those medullary rays, the size of the tree, location and the various climate shocks it would have endured over the last 200 years are what make it beautiful.

[@MAGAMAN]

Their big mill is just a fancy chainsaw mill. I was thinking this was just some thinking this was some kind of amateur setup before I saw the rest of the equipment. They need something like Matt Cremona has so they waste less wood when chopping the logs initially.

[@ianmoone2359]

As a ex forester, saw miller, kiln drier, and solid timber furniture maker, it very rewarding to watch guys who actually know what they are doing mill & dry lumber from exceptional logs like that. I tried watching that idiot Mike from outdoors with the morons and had to quit before I threw a half house brick through my TV screen. That oak will be beautiful once kiln dried and manufactured into a piece of heirloom furniture. Please for Gods sake don’t spoil it with resin river pours or anything idiotic like that. Just make beautiful oak furniture and let the Oak speak for itself.👍👍👍🇦🇺

[@bobseashols517]

I'm curious... Does anyone know why they use a mill with the chain saw as opposed to a band saw when breaking down the original log?

[@sawdustadikt979]

So I had to drop two big tulip trees near my house. They were both 40-44 inches above the root swell. Both were nearly 60ft before any branches, both were 120ft and 140ft tall. So I bucked them into 10 ft lengths and I quarter sawed them with my Alaskan mill. They are still drying and I plan to use them for siding on my house, either vertical channel or board and batten. I quarter sawed them because I want them to stay flat over the next 30 years. I plan to burn and oil them all for the finish. I plan on the final thickness to be about 1 inch and I’ll strap the house for breathing and water shed. The closest the siding will be to the ground is about 2 ft so no water worries. I’ve seen a lot of old barns in my area covered in tulip, it can be used outside in the right application. The flecking in that tree should be amazing.

[@nhtom8]

You might consider using those defective pieces along with an epoxy pour to make a "river table" or some such.

[@dcsensui]

Just amazing at how an old tree is carefully transformed into beautiful lumber. Too many grand trees are lost to expediency when the only goal is to clear them out.

[@1DIYGuy]

I used to paint the ends of the "log " with a heated paraffin wax plus motor oil or just plain oil paint before cutting. You can also seal while in the stack. The ends of the boards will dry faster than the middle resulting in cracking or checking on the end loosing some of the length. You can also put your stickers on the very ends the boards to slow the ends drying faster. When you see the checking it will be too late to halt or slow the progress.

[@JasonHolody76]

The crotch throw away wood, use it with epoxy and make something beautiful

[@magicworldbyjorg]

,a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…… Greetings Jörg

[@erikleorga]

I envy what you got so much I've watched this video 3 times. Man that's amazing stuff.

[@babyhuey3629]

give those burly scraps to Cy Swan for knife handle scales.

[@tommywilliamson2103]

It’s funny what some of use while others toss it aside. Most of my works done using the cast off as of others. As you were showing that one piece of damaged wood that you were going to cast aside and get rid of I was setting here thinking of several different options of how was I could use to make projects out of it and wishing I could get ahold of it.

[@andrewsmith3121]

Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful 😊

[@bikeomatic8005]

How long will they sit for?

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

Really enjoyed this episode. I'm surprised that a metal detector isn't used to pick up on man-made additions.

[@Yugemos]

White oak is some pretty wood. All my trees are reds but I bet there's 100k in lumber on this lot.

[@mikezimmer6354]

Comments refer to this as a white oak. What is the difference in appearance of the final product compared to other oak species of similar size, age?

[@Christ_on_the_River]

Our Lord is the Lord of Patience ... just don't pray for patience 😂

[@mrmuck3917]

use those waste pieces for resin soaked crib boards! theyd look amazing

[@maxwellrichardson4207]

Could you or have you done a video about good meals for a lunch box been meal preping my week now need some non complex meals I can make in abundance any great ideas

[@218philip]

Do sawmills use metal detectors to avoid damaging blades? Some trees from urban areas may have so much metal that they are not worth the trouble.

[@JohnTBlock]

Funny - i pick a notification for "Den of Tools", and "Essential Craftsman " come up...

[@Hoaxer51]

Looks like the algorithm did you a favor this time!

[@JohnTBlock]

@Hoaxer51 interesting handle, HOAXER. you work for the Fed.Gov? But no, I EXPECT TO SEE what they tell me is in the queue...I happen to enjoy Essential Craftsman, but that's NOT WHAT IT SAID WAS UP. Favor, shmavor, a little truth in advertising, guys!

[@JGizzardofOz]

Oh the horror...

[@tomp538]

Wondering if the defective pieces, like the crotch, could be planed then laminated then turned into a bowl or other one off decorative piece?

[@paulkolodner2445]

Here I am, watching a tree get cut up. Now I think I'll go outside and look at the grass.

[@krenwregget7667]

that is some gorgeous lumber. Clear grain white oak is going for $7+ per board foot in my area so you a mint there.

[@Nikolay_Pikalov]

Даже не знаете когда надо рубить деревья или какие можно в это время года. Свалили живое дерево всё в листве и стоят строят из себя умников. Да его сушить надо несколько лет прежде чем что-то из него можно было сделать.

[@garethsnaim8174]

I guess I am too used to youtube and live edge tables, but I am surprised you cut this so 'small' as it were.

[@floorsbyfolts]

awesome thank you

[@TheOldManAndTheSaw]

Excellent results! Don't you just LOVE Oak?

[@keithparady2594]

That’s wicked awesome

[@BWIL2515]

Amazing how much lumber came from that tree keep up the good work

[@onemanswrld]

Fascinating....thanks for the informative video....

[@davidl7813]

Wonderful video a gorgeous wood.

[@mcseforsale]

I know of a nice little garage wood shop in Ga that those offcuts would look good in.

[@GDOG520]

Wow I can not Wait hands down the most beautiful wood I have ever seen

[@olddodger7178]

Surprised to see an LT 50 with no debarker.

[@jeffwolinski2659]

Beautiful grain on that!!!

[@mickdog2]

Have you seen Matt Cremona and his sawmill?

[@sixfigureskibum]

Gonna have shakes in the finished dry wood. Just tge way the crown shattered ..

[@jeffenglish9714]

Bravo on giving this oak a second life… JE

[@dankeen4030]

Nice Lucas mill

[@butterbean802]

Great video!

[@kdworak4754]

Incredible.

[@freedomforever6718]

I'm visualizing a beautiful oak dresser.

[@BAD_CONSUMER]

I'm thinking blacksmithing projects like the huge table he made.

[@danbreyfogle8486]

You just can't beat quarter sawn white oak!

[@dbevit]

Metric system for the rest of world, please!!!

[@shanecunninghamgal]

Beautiful wood, it was stunning to look at in the video

[@chrisl7511]

Dang man that's some gorgeous lumber, guy I work with mills his own lumber, I know the camera doesn't do it justice. This is rough cut folks! Planed, sanded and stained... breathtaking!

[@matthewwright57]

That defect portion, need to give that to a wood turner.

[@mccallan2798]

I always feel much better after watching one of your videos Sir. Like spar therapy, only MUCH better.

[@cmiller6352]

White Ox were my glove choice hauling chips in the early 2000s up and down the Willamette Valley, including RFP in Dillard.