Transforming Trees Into Lumber - Next Stop On The White Oak Journey

Shaker style kitchen cabinets made from these trees will be happening soon! Ken Jordan will be a huge help and the perfect supervisor of this project! More Ken here: • The Friend Who Revolut...
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[@chadmaskoske6051]

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[@buds.8645]

A long time ago I had to cut down a number of trees that were over a hundred years old. It was a solemn experience. I imagined what those trees must have witnessed over time. Honor their life by purposing that lumber with your many projects.

[@cliffgrimes895]

I know exactly what you mean. I worked at a home a couple years ago, where an old water oak was being cut down to make room for an add on. The trunk was as big around as the bed of a truck. The crown was every bit of ninety feet high. It had been overlooking that hill for probably 200 years. I almost cried when I felt the thump of it hitting the ground.

[@matthewbauer89]

Beautiful to hear you still call your wife your bride. Something you don't hear all that often in this day and age.

[@marknelon6958]

I have about 50 bf of Oregon white oak I have saved, moved and moved again over the last 25 years. Truly special wood.

[@Hoaxer51]

Thanks for the follow up on your oak harvest that you’ve shown us previous steps it’s taken to go from felling the trees to drying to making lumber to bringing it home and storing it. I’m sure that whatever you create with this beautiful lumber will be fun for us to watch and learn from. Thanks for sharing and I’ll be waiting for the next step in the journey of this wood. A shaker kitchen will be one of the better choices you could make using this wood and making your wife happy will make all the work worthwhile. Inviting us into your home to show us your plans will make for another great video series.

[@merlinsatrom6678]

I can’t wait to see how the new cabinets turn out using this beautiful oak!

[@charlesward8196]

With the dearth of high quality lumber available today it would be a real privilege to work with this lumber. I am sure that, baring accidents, the furniture or cabinetry crafted from this wood will be serving into the next century. Sorting the wood for accessibility is important. Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien once described character Barliman Butterbur as having “a mind like a limber pile, thing that is wanted is always on the bottom.”

[@richardcrawford3315]

What most in our industry doesn't understand is that all our timber comes from a long tradition of hard work and conservation, if the forests are not maintained, thinned and tidied, they become a danger to the communities around them, the same goes to small holdings and rather then just cutting everything up for firewood, having a mill or hiring a portable mill to process the straight timber will give you a commodity with which you can draw upon for your family or your other projects. My father and I helped clear some land for fire protection and bought a small manual bandsaw mill in order to do justice to the cleared trees. We have been using this timber for features in our building projects for the last 10 years. Nothing feels as good as producing a piece of furniture from timber you have dropped, split, stickered, dried, straightened and dressed it is made with love. Thank you once again for showing your community how satisfying it is to work for the things you want and as you say "Keep up the good work".

[@damienreisner2183]

Couldn't ask for more in a video. Your knowledge and work ethic are something I admire.

[@THEHOWSOFCONSTRUCTION]

One of the best

[@dalesworld1308]

Thanks for celebrating the harvesting and manufacture of lumber and the people who do it for a living - something most people would find too mundane to even care about.

[@adnacraigo6590]

I could watch this kind of stuff all day.

[@createlovehappy]

I love White Oak. The smell is amazing, the grain is beautiful with the rays, it's as good for boats as it is for furniture, and beams. It's incredibly strong, rot resistant, and water resistant. Love it.

[@stanleydenning]

I'm sitting here drooling over that beautiful Oak. I could make some awesome furniture out of that.

[@hartsockthomson3334]

Wood is gold! No. Good wood is more precious than gold! Just watching the stack realy warms my heart! Imagive all the thing you can craft!

[@chrisclements1169]

Great video, been waiting for this follow up. Took 14 white oaks off of my place just a little bit north of you, in rural Marion County, and sold six of them to a similar outfit in Grand Ronde I think (Zena Forest Products), where they turn white oak into hardwood flooring. Going to take down a couple three more next summer and do what you're planning, and turn them into kitchen cabinets and a few other wood features inside my former Grange hall that I'm converting to a home. Your channel has been a great inspiration for me, especially since we're about the same age.

[@cliffgrimes895]

Not sure if your able to read all the comments on your videos, but I really enjoyed this. I had a friend in my church give me a trailer load of black walnut he had milled 25 years ago. I, too, have made cabinets and bookshelves in the bedroom out it. There is something similar to communion with The Creator when I behold the beauty hidden inside a tree. The grains, colors, smells… how fortunate and blessed guys like us are, to see the miracle of wood in all it’s glory

[@bevo65]

The dude pulling lumber with no gloves -- RESPECT!

[@jimmyvaught]

Perfect timing. Have my coffee ready at 5:30 am here and get to enjoy my favorite KZbinr.

[@paulhallgren7001]

Go for it.....nothing better than building things for the one you love.. !

[@chrisbarr1359]

Scott that shop is really looking good! Looks like you've got ample room to do some serious woodworking. I'm sure you'll make "your bride" some awesome cabinets

[@fredflickinger643]

It never gets old watching the process of consciously picking the trees, that become logs and through the hands of these family owned businesses become the beloved building material waiting to become something beautiful....again!

[@dukesilvergold]

Hats off to these hard working men and women, mom & pop business operators!

[@themark462]

I’m excited to see the white oak complete it’s journey to your kitchen. Thanks for sharing the process

[@Z-Bart]

I think you got your flecks. Going to be an awesome new kitchen!

[@danielbenedict9236]

I am so excited to see how to make shaker cabinets. My bride would love a new kitchen with shaker cabinets and I would like to make them but am intimidated by the process. Here is to hoping you can share a bit of your knowledge on the subject to help others like myself possibly take on that gargantuan task. Keep up the awesome work Scott & Nate!

[@carladelagnomes]

That's going to be splendid Scott. Show us the new kitchen when you get it done please. (From someone who is looking forward to kitchen rescue here in SW Oregon.)

[@marklyon3071]

I think it's always better to be able to make something rather than buying it, I'm sure your wife will be happy and appreciative of the fact that the cabinets are hand made and of the best quality!!

[@qblinden21]

Awesome! The ending is so inspiring to all husbands.

[@robertsimmons3556]

Built a significant number of kitchen cabinets from white oak. Rarely seen any "out of the unit" boards as wide as yours. Will be a wall hanger for discussion that you took these boards from standing tree's to finished product! Something I would like to have on my curriculum vitae!

[@warriorson7979]

Those are some good-looking planks.😌

[@mark-uh8un]

Best series bar none, on KZbin. Ive told yall that before. I just wanted to remind yall. Thanks (from the swamps of louisiana) for all your free knowledge.

[@davidconaway2830]

There are very few things I'm jealous of........that white oak is one of them! I can't wait to see it transformed into cabinets and many other items that will stand up to a lifetime of use.

[@jean-phillipegagnon2120]

I agree 😂

[@JamesBond-yn8kd]

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL VIDEO, GREAT AMERICAN PEOPLE AND BEAUTIFUL WHITE OAK WOOD.. THANK YOU ALL

[@thomasgill1814]

its relaxing and educational. this comment is probably gonna get buried in the section but thank you for providing us a educational content. I wish I have a dad and a mentor like you. much love!

[@normanjacques4092]

Always inspiring. I am a 53 yr old carpenter living in an unfinished house. I know how you feel. Our brides are our salvation 🤣 I hope I live long enough to finish her house for she is the most deserving women I have ever known 😁 God bless you and your family.

[@stephentucker5406]

I’m a carpenter over 45 years. Been married 42 years. And I think I can say as ALL CARPENTER’s houses. Are never, never. Done! Oh we have finished 100’s. Of projects. But DONE!✔️ I think that is a impossibly

[@ronniearnett7601]

I love watching your videos. I learn new stuff all the time and I could listen to you all day and not get tired of it. Keep it up I always look forward to your next video.

[@jerrystark3587]

I love White Oak. It is hard, splintery, and can be downright cantankerous. But, if properly sawn and dried, as you have shown here, it can be some of the most beautiful, strong, durable, and moisture resistant wood you could ever want. I just know that the new Shaker cabinets are going to be stunning. Best regards!

[@thedelcodave]

I am about 2 years into my sawmill education. This video was very reassuring seeing how your lumber compared to mine after the drying process. That straight line cutting machine was an awesome time saver. I still have lots to learn thanks for sharing.

[@hungry_arch]

Cannot WAIT to see those cabinets come to life!!!

[@johnsrabe]

Oooh! Cabinets! Exciting for us DIYers who haven’t poured a slab or roofed a house but have done a kitchen! Scott, I’m eager to see you doing small fine work.

[@denniscouturier378]

It turned out so beautifully, and I can’t wait to walk through the construction of those cabinets.

[@ImConstantlyDrunk]

For some reason, milling wood seems like the most peaceful and purposeful job that I would love to do myself. Hats off to the lumber yard and the millworks and the loggers and the truckers hauling them logs. I say it's a good thing to do these things in the name of craftsman and trades people and honest hard working folks. Thanks for the video!

[@HansStrijker]

5:15 that's a nice kitchen counter top right there! Looking great! 😊

[@austinpatrick2682]

I was JUST thinking about this YESTERDAY hoping someday soon we'd see this follow-up video! Awesome!

[@slimrosco]

If everyone had a Kenny in their life, this world would be a hell of a lot better.

[@rcote1234]

Sir, I remember the video when you cut that White Oak. I’d cut off my right acorn for logs like that. Thanks so much for sharing the entire process, and for celebrating the great White Oak. Bonus: Cy running the dozer…❤. I hope you’ll take us through your process of building the shaker cabinets. Heck I’d fly out just to sweep the saw dust and sharpen the planes.

[@FreekHoekstra]

Very excited to see you put that beautiful lumber to good use!

[@Giroux68]

Those are going to be beautiful cabinets

[@SummerOf1970]

Nothing nicer than some good morning wood!😉

[@Green_Heart_Family_Farm]

Really enjoyed this latest installment of the White Oak Tales!

[@adamschlenz6246]

Nice stuff. My dad a second generation carpenter / small contractor built his cabinets out of the same quarter sawn white oak in 1996. They still look like the day they were installed.

[@stevegibbs9695]

The lumber Looks Awesome bro!!! I'm Happy to see there is someone still willing to put the Work in to Harvesting and Handling sawmill lumber. Keep up the Good work, as you say. And a Thank you for All the way Down South in Alabama, for letting us go with you on your day of work!!!

[@flutter1woodcraft]

10:10 - I had a small concern that you were showing a HUGE splinter in your hand rather than what it was. Glad it was the latter.

[@abbersj2935]

Done a similar thing myself. It's always wonderful to see the sawn seasoned timber then planed. It's just so beautiful. Can't wait to see your cabinets. Best wishes.

[@davec.3198]

I just cut about 1 ton of pine 2" slabwood into dimensional 2x4's for my kids treefort using a skill saw and clamps. I can really appreciate that kind of equipment. :)

[@stantheman5163]

You're very fortunate to have a master like Ken to be there and lend his wisdom to the project. That will save you a lot of work! 😁

[@MattStehouwer]

Love watching a craftsman do his craft.

[@davidepittiglio8579]

Great effort!!!! Something that is lacking in the world today a good day of physical labor builds moral conscience. 👍

[@heyimamaker]

The finished product looks absolutely amazing!

[@donwilliams3626]

I'm impressed with the efficiency of your milling team. I will be watching to see the tips you will have for cutting and assembling your shaker doors.

[@paulbuckles5353]

I've know that good work and joy a couple times in the past. Most recently, I'd harvested the trees felled for my foundation and turned them into the window trim for the log cabin. Simple but as close-to-source as you can get. I'm currently teaching in very dense urban South America, so your videos are sweet vicarious living for me - thanks so much.

[@danielelse3914]

That white oak is gorgeous!

[@JakeRaytheRounder]

I just milled up a white oak with my Alaskan mill in my driveway. Couple 4 1/4 slabs that are the heaviest thing I've ever dead lifted. Another year or so I'll have some fine boards for woodworking.

[@N.A.J.]

The words “this old house” never sounded better when spoken by The Essential Craftsman.

[@tc9148]

Love seeing wood milling. That white oak is gorgeous. AnchorSeal is the best. I used on Ipe deck planks to prevent the ends from checking.

[@KevinsDisobedience]

It’s crazy how much work goes into making lumber. I’m always amazed that it doesn’t cost a fortune-much like the high prices during Covid. Here in Pa there was a time when a standard pine 2x4x8’ cost as much as $9!

[@mackfisher4487]

Looks like some beautiful lumber, I look forward to seeing you and Kenny turned into beautiful cabinetry.

[@lheigert]

I’m looking forward to watching you work with your grandkids creating beautiful works of art and relationships that last for the eternities

[@MylindaElliott]

Awesome to watch how a tree becomes lumber and things we can use and enjoy

[@davearonow65]

Certain types of cutting white oak, such as routing, or drilling produce the smell of whiskey in my shop that is so mouth watering I find it tempting to knock off and go start day drinking. I never do, but the smell of whiskey when Im cutting white oak is a very pleasant experience.

[@anthonypiligno7618]

Thank you keep up your great work...JJ..jonjon...

[@joelperry9380]

Wonderful video! One of the most wholesome channels on KZbin that actually teaches real life skills. Keep up the good work!

[@tomas5376]

Nice to see a small family owned mill operation. Look forward to the new cabinets!🪚🔨⚒🙏🏼

[@tombeyer375]

Thanks for letting everyone see the process of getting nice looking hardwood, from forest to usable, beautiful boards! Managed to finish my first little bungalow in 7/8" white oak, that I paid just 25 cents/board foot for! Oak was planed only, so lotsa dust, from ripping, routering and sanding. Turned out wonderful! Happy woodworking everyone!

[@mrtopcat2]

I am always amazed by the processing of trees to boards. Wood is such a wonderful resource. And of course a fantastic video as always. Many thanks!

[@nwcompounding1]

I love everything about this video!!!

[@diegoalvarado8072]

I always look forward to you telling me to keep up the good work.

[@jean-phillipegagnon2120]

Love it nothing I love more than logging making fire wood and lumber 👌

[@netwright4083]

I sat down on my couch with a cup of coffee before the work day began, and EC once again delivered the daily sermon I needed to start my day out right. Thank you.

[@reginabivona1282]

I can't wait for the cabinet build!!!!!

[@markl6769]

Can't wait to see the cabinets. Thanks.

[@nat8843]

I wish I'd have known then what I know now! Indeed! The story of my life! Great video as usual! A shot of inspiration to start my workday! Thanks!

[@mrkrause3]

You are gonna a lot of “fleck” in that lumber! Congratulations!

[@toddwheeler1526]

Spectacular sir. These very few small businesses need to forever be well supported and cherished by craftsman and quality industries. Great stuff!

[@tmonelo490]

Man that white oak is pretty! I’m really excited to see how those cabinets turn out!

[@user-nl5wj1hi4p]

Such an Essential Craftsman!! Great job!

[@ryanedwards6840]

Such incredible lumber! Bravo 👏

[@andrewdyck9892]

Can’t wait to see the cabinet project!

[@stephentucker5406]

I remember watching the video of you taking these trees down. Can’t believe that was 18 months ago The board look great. I can only imagine how fabulous the cabinets will look. My only hope /request is she don’t ask to stain them to dark. And hide that beautiful oak grain BTW. I’m a carpenter by trade and very near your age ( and married to the same wife 40+ years) And cant describe the jealousy I have to have the chance to take trees on your property to cabinets in your kitchen for your lovely wife

[@daisykaren6584]

Trees are getting smart there growing into bushes.

[@misterfixie6003]

Looks like you got your Woodsworth! I've got one of these Garry Oaks in my yard that is over 5 feet in diameter at the base with a 20 foot saw log. They do make beautiful lumber.

[@neild7971]

“If only I knew then…” An old friend was reminiscing about past successes, and he said “if only I knew now what I knew then”. Made me laugh.

[@duanelundgren7985]

I have built a few smaller trailers... white oak makes excellent bed boards for trailers... it hold up so well outside!!! Love it!! I hope to see your cabinets when done!! Thanks

[@Eric-rz2xb]

I can almost smell the heavenly sweet smell of that Oregon white oak lumber. Nothing else looks, works, wears, or smells like it. By far my favorite wood to work with. That pile makes you a wealthy man indeed.

[@56Spookdog]

I’ve been watching Capital Lumber Log Yard, this operation is much bigger than their family operation where the father cuts and skids the trees the daughters run the mill their little brother splits fire wood and mom moves the logs around the yard as needed there’s more jobs they all do too. Both mills are interesting to watch the guy in this one is well set up to be efficient, a good watch.

[@bcbloc02]

Nice to see some good lumber. I was at Lowes yesterday and had to go thru at least 50 boards to find 2 decent 2x6x8 I mean what they had was so rough and full of knots and splits it had to be at least 50% reduction in what it could safely hold.

[@Mr.Avuncular]

Living here in the Willamette Valley we have a abundance of these trees. I might add quatersawn and book marked cabinets are beautiful!

[@larryweinberg1191]

folks up North around Port Townsend build a lot of boats. The Viking replicas use the Oregon white oak. Oak "The Frame of Civilization" by William Logan is easy read on history and use of the oak tree. Appreciate your direct no nonsense approach. Was offered a 270 year old black oak years ago that has made some nice boards. Just trim so far. Hope to create some higher level items.

[@apollorobb]

I just got finished building my bride a set of shaker Cabinets. Mommas happy so now im happy. Good luck and cant wait to see the cabinets you turn out

[@Tien1million]

Beautiful wood, wish I have access to such. I've been watching these home remodeling shows, and boy, it hurts me so to see without fail, 90% of the times they would paint all the wood white. Nothing is sacred; walls, furniture, cabinets.