Printing Money With My Sawmill...Wood Costs How Much??

Milling white oak went much better than expected. Thanks for watching, and for those interested, yes, I am still working on my Johnson! Currently waiting for parts. Coming soon! Lol.
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Sawmill...or Money Printer? Wood Costs What??
Printing Money With My Sawmill...Basically.

[@FarmCraft101]

Hope you all have an excellent weekend! Yes, I am still working on my Johnson (SMH) but it's taking a bit to get parts. Cheers everybody!

[@SirNomad]

Totally save the disks from the punky log, and cut more of those disks. First of all, shorter boards still have a ton of uses, and the disks you cut off will make excellent knife and/or axe throwing targets. :-) Axe throwing is big now!

[@HomeImProveMentHow]

Merry Christmas to you and yours, I'm fixing my house so I can move back and get some property right look forward to doing this for sure thanks for sharing look forward to hearing from yorder the ear from them by for now Ken.

[@nervousordo]

What is a Johnson (SMH)?

[@georgewocosky]

Just toss some VIAGRA at your Johnson . . . but it's just a 'temporary fix' ! ;) * I've worked on some of them from the 50's , & had to get creative with making parts ! ** It's amazing how parts like coils / points can be made to work . . . though it takes some creative engiNERDing . . . HO HO HO ! ! !

[@andralwow]

@Berrnie Mccannaster The flat side of the blade runs against bearings. Those bearing absorb the force from pushing against the log. Sharp tooth would not work well.

[@tedsykora1858]

Hint from a sawyer that cut some logs for me. Most useful hardwood boards are over 4 feet long, so if you cut a log at 8 feet and there is a big defect at the midpoint then you won't get any 4 foot boards. So cut at 9 feet or more and you will almost surely get some 4 foot boards.

[@DieselRamcharger]

what are 4ft boards good for? is this a furniture maker thing? {i live in a desert. whats a tree?}

[@ryang5441]

@@DieselRamcharger hardwood floors, I’d assume. Or furniture

[@TheNeverendingProjectsList]

I love how it's always something different on this channel... not everything is something I'd search for but I still enjoy the randomness.

[@scharen9]

You went straight from playing with your Johnson to handling your wood. Nice job!

[@JoeSkylynx]

I hope you went back for the stump! That's some good woodburl right there!

[@curtcmiller]

If the stump was left with a few more feet of wood on it it would make nice slabs. I would think.

[@rjkStudios]

This is my favourite channel on KZbin by far. I love the diverse variety of different FarmCraft related things that we get to explore and learn about with you. 😎👍

[@kencoleman7762]

That was an awesome look at your one-man lumber operation. Thanks for sharing.

[@GoldenTV3]

To improve on costs you could probably create a moveable catchment device that runs the entire length of the mill to catch the saw dust shooting out and sell it later, or even use it for your farm.

[@billmiller4800]

Make pellets for a pellet stove, or for the kiln??

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

Just hang a bag on it

[@eugenesiedl8685]

I worked in a sawmill White Oak and red oak is the top-selling hard Lumber there is in the United States other than Walnut and Cedar Cedar's getting harder and harder to find you always cut your logs long because you can never add but you can always subtract so it's best to keep his logs long so that way you can cut them besides you need them at the time of needing them

[@wesofalltrades]

That is fascinating. Thanks for sharing the whole process.

[@joseestebanantonioguzman7187]

Love your videos. They are highly educational and inspirational for DIY everything! Keep it up 🙏✌

[@jessedemarcus5993]

Thanks for all your doing it’s awesome! My grandad always shared his sawmill stories when he was a kid but he would share them around the campfire when we would go hunting as a kid and the sawmill was right next to the campsite we have 360 acres up there in tanaskit

[@MrSki-mv2kr]

I like the common sense approach to this channel. The mindset and can do attitude is none existent with the current young society. That's their problem in which this retired veteran doesn't entertain. No wonder we see young adults always trying to exploit the older society. One is talk and the other shows how to getter done with action and education.

[@trentarbeau8753]

I like that manual winch with the hook that detaches from your sawmill. Very useful tool

[@themaverickmechanic7240]

I have a similar sized white oak. That I will be milling soon. Hope you post the process of making the tongue and groove on it! Mine will be turning into a deck.

[@aidacapangpangan6054]

The cost would depend on the grain cut, plain sawn would be around $1,000 and quarter sawn would be around $2,500

[@Charles-pu1tx]

Sawmills are awesome, great video. Love this content. Great work with making your videos.

[@GianmarioScotti]

Very satisfying to watch. I wish I had some of that oak, I want to make a hardwood dining table one day.

[@dandubree9553]

What most people don't see is the initial investment mill skidsteer or tractor the shed for the mill the land to stack store the lumber then the actual work of cutting stacking of the cut lumber the maintenance lot of work but a nice feeling of accomplishment

[@Sinaeb]

and the land to grow the trees etc

[@jlooseround]

I love having my own sawmill, and with all the build projects i have, it helps

[@cliffmorgan31]

I’m new here. I appreciate (!) seeing you take your time to answer questions… Carry on.

[@Houghy-8550.]

Hay this is great. How lucky are you having a resource like this so close.

[@jessedemarcus5993]

That’s awesome I used to work on our ranch up in eastern wa. Running our saw mill in tanaskit, omak area

[@John-we7jx]

Your quality of film work and production is superb

[@solartime8983]

Nature is the Best teacher🌻 with farmcraft's help by calculations to apply it for us! Money does grow IN trees🌻🌻

[@jasondutter1]

I like this! My saw mill paid for itself in three months just milling cedar. I have to get a boom hoist thingy like yours!

[@haroldanderson2781]

Impressive system you have. Nice camera work and editing.

[@VanderGroejn]

So what you are saying is that when you're not playing with your Johnson you're getting wood? Excellent vid as always, cheers. 😁🍻👍

[@johnjude2685]

Wishing I had access to get white oat. Great you are making useful lumber.

[@jessedemarcus5993]

Love the videos keep it up would love to see more videos with your sawmill and kilm

[@johnjude2685]

Sir ,I'm self taught and had many "potatoe chips, I'm 70 welded in my DIY garage many helpful things and Sir you just taught me something I didn't figure out.

[@LarryTait1]

Have you wondered about moving the cutting scale to an ajustable slide, so you can Set the cuts to a less arbitrary measure? Like to the closest inch ? Reset to a 5/4 starting point for ease of counting?

[@forester057]

I need that mill. And the farm lol. Awesome! Curious what you used the wood for? Flooring (nvm you said)? That tree was standing dead for some time before it fell. Typically can’t use trees dead that long for lumber (decorative uses are fine of course). Insects and rot act quickly to weaken it too much. Firewood - perfect. Better to use live trees for lumber. Save the dead ones for firewood. If a live tree gets blown over (roots are still attached) that can be salvaged for lumber within a couple of weeks or more if it’s cold. Good learning process! Just need a expensive tractor, a mill and finishing tools (planer etc) to make save all that money but hey if you already have it you’re good.

[@scbckc]

As always great. I am patiently waiting for the Johnson

[@sidschwan8031]

Thks for using dead fell trees to make your lumber out of i hope more lumber millers do the same, Awesome.

[@jhensjh]

Coincidentally I was just walking through the hardwood boards section of menards yesterday. About 4 months after this video was made an 8ft white oak 2x6 was $130 retail.

[@gotti5472]

Dang that’s alot

[@jamesbailey7785]

Awesome; I like your log roller :)))

[@kenwolf1056]

This channel has become a favorite of mine.😊

[@trevorscott5625]

Hi Mate, I have only just discovered your channel and am loving it. Question, Why don't you put a collection bag on the sawdust shute to save it blowing every where?? Great for the compost bin. Cheers from Oz.

[@blainerueckwald]

In Canada where I am 4/4 white oak select and better goes for at least $11 per bd ft. If you have a 16” DIB 12’ long you’re looking at approximately 100 bd ft so if you got 2 logs that’s about $2200.

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Great work!

[@murchlk]

If you can get $8/boardfoot for green white oak than you should buy from other mills and just sell. Where I’m at in Michigan white oak off the mill goes for $3/boardfoot

[@willybones3890]

Really enjoyed your hydraulic cylinder rebuild vid. Decided to subscribe.

[@kiiiisu]

very interesting stuff, cheers!

[@thekiminthenorth504]

I am addicted to your videos

[@VAXHeadroom]

Just had 14 ash and poplar taken down at my place and I'm bringing in a guy w a portable sawmill. One of the ash is 40" diameter (not even sure how we're going to handle that one!). I have about 90 logs to cut!!

[@59rammer]

Here in Canada, most provinces require lumber used for liveable spaces to be grade stamped or approved by an Engineer. Outbuildings are normally OK to use without,, dang government. Keep those vids coming!!

[@bbugl]

would you make a video about how you kiln dry the wood? i would be interested in that.

[@migalito1955]

I am at the comment notice, so I thought I would. First John, fabulous piece of White Oak. Makes the last piece of Ash look tiny. I buy my Birch, Maple & White Oak from a small mill south of Middleburgh NY called Cooksburge lumber run by Ray and his brother. Ray a former teacher and his brother bought the business off their uncle on his retirement. Nice bunch of fellows and fabulous to have a mill so close because it really keeps the price down. I last bought from Ray about 120 linear feet of Birch, Maple and Ambrosia plus one very heavy plank of White Oak that by itself added another 15 feet. I think on average each rough cut board is 8 inches. As I remember the total cost was $120 and about half of the wood was Birch, but I am not sure what the actual species costs are. Granted it was rough cut and I plane it before using the wood, but had I bought this same wood surfaced four sides from a retailer I'd be robbing banks up and down the East Coast to pay for it. Too old for that and my dog Buddy would frown on the idea. Ray and crew also sell plenty of Hemlock, but for what I make the hardwoods are a must. I must add I found the same kind of pricing at a huge mill called Ghent which is 60 miles to the east of me near Hudson NY. My experiences suggest that whatever drove up lumber prices recently was not at the actual mill end of the stream or even upstream of the mill. I must say I still shudder over seeing $100 plywood. I remember building a boat when I was 21 back in the late 1970s and back then even marine grade plywood was well below current prices. I'd say if you want to build a camp or shed today use rough cut from a mill. Even all hardwood should cost less in the end if compared to construction lumber. For more information on my local mill follow the hyperlink below: footnote: Wow, $8 a board foot at your local mill. Wonder what the difference between here and the Sout-East mill price is. It can't be I mostly buy Birch. Nice stack of White Oak. That will be one sweet front porch. www.cooksburglumber.com/

[@thouartit]

We did same job in later 70's. Worked like dogs on neighbors property, which he needed cleared. We used this giant mule (woh and go) to drag logs out, and then when done, we cleared it out of all over story. Then shared sawed the logs. Some guy came and he took his share for milling wood. Then we made two 13 foot stacks, stickered every two feet of white and red oak, chinquapin, madrone and some others. I tell you we worked like dogs; and the whole batch twisted into pretzels. Half was firewood. My suggestion, keep a close eye on humid content and sticker distance. Of course this wood was outside in Oregon, in the shade. First sign of tweaking on your stacks, break it up and put stickers closer together. Lastly I would not make huge piles like we did. Something manageable , so you would not hesitate to tear it apart. Don't count your board feet, until the chickens - you know what I mean.

[@MarkSarpyJr]

Nice, Cant wait to see the DIY Kiln video.

[@FarmCraft101]

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[@MarkSarpyJr]

@@FarmCraft101 Ahhh Thanks!

[@micharris1761]

nice job ty, how did you design you kiln

[@laantablet8179]

Hi John, you did mention that you are a farmer, so are all farmers as talented as you are? Cus after watching your videos, I started to have a lot more respect for farmers. See I know and are friends with a few so called farm boys but they are nowhere as smart and capable as you. Thanks for the great videos, and love to see more videos of you working on your Johnson.

[@kdegraa]

It’s impossible to generalise farmers or land owners. There are different types. Some may have grown up on the family farm & that is all they know and they’ve never been taught many practical skills. They also may not have much money so they can’t afford to do much. Some may not have much motivation or suffer from a disability so the land gets overgrown. Some are old and don’t have the ability they once had but they don’t want to leave. Others are the opposite. They have knowledge, skills, wisdom, tools, money, time and the rest to make a farm productive,

[@BasedBidoof]

Really cool video showing the whole process. You should get a second longer handle cant hook though, or a cheater bar for that one. Leverage

[@lumberjackfarm]

I always look for ward to seeing your videos.

[@senorjp21]

You're good at stuff

[@calebburnett]

Great video. I watched your other kiln video and the walnut you dried took two weeks. I might have missed it in the video but how long do you expect the oak to take to reach your target?

[@FarmCraft101]

You can do large batches in 2-3 weeks even if they are freshly milled and as wet as they can be. I only did the walnut 2 weeks because it had some really thick stuff. If it was just 1-2" thick 1 week would have been adequate, because it started out pretty dry to begin with.

[@WalterBurton]

That is AWESOME.

[@tracybowling1156]

Wow! That's a lot of $. I was going to guess $500. But I have no clue about wood cant's and board feet. I did notice that you were following your rules from last episode about cutting wood.

[@thomasmcclain5797]

New name for you Cheap Charlie thank you for making me laugh!!!

[@raymondjr.1080]

Priceless

[@_aullik]

did some digging the last time and the term cant very likely comes from its middle Dutch/Low German root kant/kante meaning edge or in some cases border. So a log with 4 edges is a cant(-wood).

[@robsterenborg]

in german as well as dutch it is spelled with a k and not a c In german the word is Kantholz and i think they made a more sound Englisch using the c What I find interesting is the expression middle Dutch / low German Where does that come from?

[@_aullik]

@@robsterenborg I got that stuff from the german and english wiktionary on Kante and just combined it

[@heimatliebe116]

@@robsterenborg German, English and Dutch are closely related languages from the same Germanic language family with Norman, Celtic, and Scandinavian admixtures present in English. The consonants "c" and "k" can have the same sound; the spelling of words changed over the many hundreds of years with vowel shifts and consonant shifts occurring in the past.

[@robsterenborg]

@@heimatliebe116 i know ! i am dutch and live in germany. What I don't get is middle dutch ! The only explanation is that dutch is geographically and linguistically in the middle. Probably someone screwed up and mixed one thing with the other

[@heimatliebe116]

@@robsterenborg "Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch and was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500." (source: Wikipedia)

[@rogerr1296]

I'm brand spank'n new to the channel so sorry if I stay something stupid...which has been known to happen a time or two...or three...or four.... oh, you get the idea. Anyway, if you don't have one, I HIGHLY recommend a grapple for your tractor. I can't tell you how much work, and back misery, mine has save me hauling logs, brush, rock... PS. I really like your channel so far. Good sense of humor which I believe makes the world a better place, at least my world is doing okay but, I'm not as funny as I think I am.. at least that's what my wife tells me. 😁

[@agentx250]

I don't know about white oak but that much red would cost a few thousand retail where I'm at. It's pricey but it's my favorite wood to work with; fancy but not overpowering. That said, Birdseye and Curly maple are hands down the prettiest.

[@WendysAnime]

Loved this

[@josephking6515]

In October 2022 I purchased a 100mm x 50mm x 2.4 metre (2" x 4" x 94" ) dressed piece of pine which cost me AUD$52.76. BC (Before COVID-19) it was a third that price. The actual dressed size was 94mm x 45mm x 2.4mts. I would very much like your little stick of wood (and I am referring to the C6H12O6) and a sawmill to go with it. 👍

[@ohasis8331]

If you do not mind my asking, what size is your farm and what is your main produce? Thanks.

[@alfadoofus]

I guess the top was unusable for lumber . well more firewood. Good job you didn't have to fell it

[@davidtom6120]

great job.

[@juancortez4726]

love it!!

[@kirbyshumay3577]

love your videos buddy

[@ivyking4149]

The name originates from I can't lift it alone. Hence, a heavy, bulky piece of wood is called a Cant

[@michaellewis876]

Love yr work You make Great Video's U said u found the Dead Tree laying on the Ground Do you have a program for Regular inspections Of all your forests & trees Trees Dye whilst they are still Vertical & not Rotting on the Ground Can u not search & check for dying trees to cut down earlier. Utilise them rather then waste em.

[@graysgolf]

hello, at about 6mins in you say the tractor is at its limit lefting those two oaks. was wondering, if you extend the back hoe outwards wood that help? not sure if the tractor can operate with the hoe out. please let me know thanks

[@actmgr9786]

I love all the interesting content! I never know what I'm gonna get, but it's all chocolate! (good)

[@marka9049]

To curl or lift when you're at full load... hold down the valve while in reverse then tap on the brakes. It'll jerk the load and you'll get that tilt.

[@echtigren8188]

Nice video, Everytime I'm hunting I come across trees like this, and wish I had the means to do exactly this. Question. Is there any use for the bark you cut off such ass mulch or compost bins? and what would a realistic cost be to buy a saw like this?

[@FarmCraft101]

I burn the slabs to heat my home. This is a norwood sawmill that I have owned about 20 years. A similar model now is somewhere around $10k.

[@1rustytree]

I like your log turner, did that come with your mill or did you build that yourself? Good video's!

[@FarmCraft101]

Option for the mill. Couldn’t do without it.

[@archedgeworth]

Ever worked with Walnut trees? I can cut my pine, cedar and oak into lumber/firewood with my chainsaw, no problem; just sharpen every other day,; but just one walnut tree had the blade sparking like it was on rock after one cut. Decided to just run that blade into the ground rather than sharpen after every cut. Would investing in a saw mill be be worth it or just stick to wholesale the log to someone with a mill?

[@Johannore]

Good video! I figure you could have put the two cants side by side and got two bords out of every cut and that way you would've saved some time. Is there a reason you didn't?

[@FarmCraft101]

If your blade is a little dull, sawing 2 cants can really take forever, so 1 is better. With a nice sharp blade, 2 moderately sized cants cut fine.

[@badxxxmonkey5541]

Which is more? One of those cants or one of those red cans?

[@Kraig5821]

I really like the shed your mill is in, what are the approximate dimensions?

[@FarmCraft101]

Probably 30'X10' or so.

[@user-gy9qv4ml5y]

Your saw blade always cuts like it’s just been sharpened. What brand chains do you prefer and what type of sharpening. I just use a round and flat file.

[@vintage-jm2fv]

i want to put a sun roof on my Mahindra as well. A lid from a step side pickup would be a good width . Hard to find.

[@5084204]

I just paid £50 for a 40inches x 4inch x 4 inch, plank, I consider you a millionaire, sir.

[@THANATOSIXU]

My goal is to buy some land (either with or without a house on it) build a massive workshop, wood storage area, and kiln space, and process my own wood and build what I want. Hopefully this can be obtained before i turn 35 (which is 11 years from now).

[@kenman200]

Very cool

[@rimmersbryggeri]

And the punky wod to wood turners.

[@JayKayKay7]

I can't help it but every time I watch one of you guys home milling lumber from the raw trees especially oak, I can't help but start vocalizing to myself, "No! Stop! " when you get to the giant beam stage of the cant (which somewhat surprisingly is not clear as to the definition of). I just imagine these giant oak timbers building some massive structure that is impervious to anything man or nature can dish out. (Except fire) Wind, rain, snow, small arms fire, arrows and some larger rocks thrown by angry peasants. Everybody else on KZbin is building charcuterie boards and selling them.

[@billmiller4800]

So what about the rest of the tree. It looked like you had potential for another 8 feet of log left. I also wondered why you didn't cut the cants at the same time on the first log, but then you did on the second. From what I've seen in other YT videos on sawing lumber, it would make sense to keep the logs as long as possible in case there are bad spots in the middle... armchair QBing is easy though :)

[@donaldmendes184]

We all run out o f gas John 😂😂

[@bjarnekjlleberg8029]

well, in Norway these days it would sell for 2500-4000$ for each m3/30cubicfeet of dry, furniture grade wood.

[@jakob879]

What happend to the top of the tree? Can't you make some boards out of it as well? Or is only the lower stem useful for boards? Sorry have aboslutely no idea about woodmaking :D

[@FarmCraft101]

You can use the top, but you get far less yield. Obviously the logs are tapering down a lot, and smaller overall. There are many knots in the wood where branches come off, often with some rot mixed in, and the wood isn't as stable if the trunk was at an angle up there. It's just a matter of diminishing returns.

[@adammoore7994]

8 dollars a board foot? I've been thinking its more like 4. Maybe it's 8 for finished lumber and 4 for rough cut? But then again, I've seen 25$ a board foot for white oak slabs on the home depot website.

[@frodehau]

No need for following behind with wedges when you mill the bottom of the stack?

[@K3PO]

How much did your saw mill cost? I’m curious how much wood you’d need to mill up to break even.

[@h3HUg7Sp]

Satisfying.

[@okkebonenkamp7943]

Is there a video that shows what land is actually yours? The drone footage would probably help there:P

[@jasongarland3165]

Out of curiosity, would it be easier to pick the chain up with the three point and drive forward instead of picking it up with the loader and driving backwards?

[@foy1der]

I though the same, but he's got the backhoe on the tractor. Probably not worth the time savings to remove the backhoe, drag them out, then add ballast to be able to handle the logs with the forks. When milling you want to handle the logs off the ground as much as possible so you don't get dirt in the back. That can dull the bandsaw blade real quick.

[@terrycastor8299]

I share your confusion on the alchemy mentality of hydraulic cylinders. I once had an Internaional 350 Utility Tractor with a loader. The load deer had been abused before I purchased the tractor. The cylinder shafts were hollow so that there was only a large O-ring to seal the cylinder. Well, as I said, due to abuse those shafts being abused, they were bent slightly causing significant wear on the O-rings and thus, leaking. I took them to my IH dealer who sent them to their repair shop who gave me an estimate of $500 per cylinder to repair them. The O-rings were 10 bucks apiece. I opted for the O-rings. They would last several years between failures. I mean, what rocket scientist decided a hollow shafts was ever a good idea for a hydraulic cylinder for a loader that would inherently experience lateral loading? It was all working fine when I sold the tractor.