First time running the saw mill...AND I SCREWED UP!

[@Thanny2000]

I might've missed it...but how did you screw up?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

anyone else see it? I'll tell ya in the next milling video...whomever gets it right in the comments...I'll draw a random winner for a free hat!

[@Thanny2000]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I think it might have been that you did not put the mill on a flat concrete surface

[@darekheide5216]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I would guess either bending the hitch cause of the sawmill weight or not using the de-barker. That dirt filled bark will wear and ruin blades much faster.

[@fosterchild420420]

You only rolled the log and sawed 3 sides before sawing your boards. Otherwise, you would not have to go back and cut the bark edge off the boards.

[@louisbrown2279]

You had too much wained edge on your can't

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

Love the saw mill stuff always

[@azimaz5483]

Amigooo. Beautiful view. Nice farm.

[@rickcockcroft7590]

Great tool. Remember when cutting your boards you don’t need to stop and remove the boards each time, just keep cutting till you are done. You get a nice stack with less work. I helped my neighbor restore a ‘93 LT 40 E super. Has a 3 phase electric motor , he also bought a surplus Army generator set. Electrics needed a bunch or work, but it all works.

[@davidlefleor9147]

thats a nice sawmill

[@paulvanhorn6540]

Awesome job bro and hella gift too neighbor that was precious

[@johnsadler8637]

Thanks for taking us through your learning process on the sawmill. Those things are awesome machines, and the lumber out of an oak or other local tree is particularly nice. Also, it feels good to know you’re using it near its home. I used salvaged red oak from my farm to make bed frames and shelves in the Phoenix Farmhouse. I’m using 6” squares of it for mounting antlers too. Just a great feeling, that. As for your mistake, it’s probably the debarker staying idle on that dirty bark log. That and overloading your ATV hitch! Hope it isn’t bent too bad. Take care, and thanks for the video. Cheers from Summerfield.

[@lydiaanderson1747]

John Hello hope you are doing great

[@LifeOnTheRidge]

There's just something satisfying about watching a log be milled into usable lumber. Beautiful wood!

[@ronniepate4315]

You got some beautiful lumber . I know your neighbor liked to have fell out , with your gift . God Bless .

[@tjsears2262]

Hey man I'm watching one of your newer live streams. I'm so sorry that you have to go threw that. I'm here for you. I'm only 18 but I'll do everything in my power to be here for you. Keep your head up you got this. All of your fans love you. I love your content and your mentality about your farm. We are all here for you.

[@daveyoder1436]

Nice job Josh. I've been following OTW for 6 months now. He'll be a great help to you. Nathan has wealth of sawing knowledge.

[@lydiaanderson1747]

Dave Hello hope you are doing great

[@michaelcowhey7382]

Out of the woods, nathan, fall line ridge,north west sawyer all use woodmiser well worth watching lots to learn:-)

[@jennifersmith8151]

@Michael Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Hello hope you are doing great Will love to know you if you dont mind

[@daveb8598]

That sawmill is amazing. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@lydiaanderson1747]

Dave Hello hope you are doing great

[@alanswift8805]

Nathan channel is a great channel. He does a great job with his videos.

[@susitnariverranch6399]

The best strategic advice you gave in this video is to set your mill up as a stationary unit. That allows you to work under cover and keep all you tools and equipment in one place. Being mobile is more trouble than it is worth. Also, going electric rather than diesel or gas is a total game-changer. No fuel, very, very little maintenance, quiet and cheaper to buy, even if you need to purchase and install a phase converter. I purchased an electric LT50 almost ten years ago to replace my gas powered unit and it has been a money-maker since day one. It is much cheaper to buy, cheaper to run, cheaper to maintain and cuts 2 to 3 times faster than the diesel unit. It costs about 25 cents an hour to run and I cut dimensional lumber from 3 to 4 12"+ diameter by 12' long logs per hour. Now that is a money-maker. Keep up the good work, Josh, love your videos :)

[@darrenthomas6868]

Big heart gets rewarded by 10. Love the way you think.. Well done, you know the word for bartering and I thought it was a dying art for getting things done.

[@jennifersmith8151]

@Darren Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Hello hope you are doing great Will love to know you if you dont mind

[@brucedumler2712]

Might want to add wheel chock locks to your rolling stock in addition to the ball lock

[@lydiaanderson1747]

Bruce Hello hope you are doing great

[@michaelcharles786]

One of your essential items should also be a metal detector wand to search those logs for old metal (bullets, nails, staples). Hitting a piece of metal will destroy your band saw blade.

[@lydiaanderson1747]

Michael Hello hope you are doing great

[@azimaz5483]

I saw something in video, that Chevy pick up truck looks very nice. ATV are champs

[@steveashworth6707]

I'd say you are doing very well for only running it twice!, and your learn from your mistakes as long as they arent costly! Lolo!. Good job!.

[@jennifersmith8151]

@Steve Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Hello hope you are doing great Will love to know you if you dont mind

[@steveashworth6707]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@steveashworth6707]

We are doing pretty good!, I love that lock for your trailer and saw mill!, I had a trailer stolen years ago!. Infact i just bought a new one 6 months ago that cost $3,700 !. I need to pick up a couple of those locks.

[@larrycarman91399]

Wonderful wood. The beauty that it untouched just boards. Great mill. Thanks

[@aaronnaas6546]

I enjoy watching your channel, so much to learn here. Thanks

[@RenewedHomestead]

Amazing the beauty hiding under that rough exterior. Thanks for sharing!

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

[@paulmcgowan3060]

Thanks for sharing this Josh! You’re living my dream bud!

[@robertdietz6024]

Bring water to put on wood to see what it's realy looks like and marry Christmas

[@131dyana]

Loved seeing all this. Thank you.

[@natevanlandingham1945]

Your just good people. So few folks think of stuff like that. Giving a gift to a new neighbor. It goes a long way. Also just saw the last comment I bet today those boards are way more than $8!! Have you seen the prices of wood now with Corona??? A 2x4x8 is now like $5-6 at Lowes

[@tanyajenkins919]

So glad u got a nice saw mill too. Good luck.

[@scottt8424]

Hey Josh thank you for the video I enjoyed it and I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you and your whole family and hopefully many more to come

[@pharvalleyaussies6215]

Can't wait to see your beautiful new house

[@bggfarm]

Prayers for a blessed day! Thanks for sharing your experiences.

[@johnthorpe1071]

Have a Merry Christmas Josh

[@joeburns1571]

Grew up using a buzz saw on a Farmall M. Stepdad had friends in the sawmill biz. He would get a couple bundles at a time. Usually around Thanksgiving when it was good and cool in the morning he would say .. come on, we gotta cut some slabs. Lol of course I got to pick em up and split a good bunch for kindling. Didn't care much for it then but good memories now. Be safe sir.

[@Yvonneb_]

One of my sons works a sawmill he makes roof trusses and I think spandrels. You are so kind giving your neighbour a gift like that. Have you seen Dutch with his sawmill. Erm where was the screw up lol xx

[@jeffreyhays9389]

Josh, you need to engage the debarked, especially on those logs that have been laying in the dirt for 2 years.

[@fredjohnpatstrong8210]

Congrats on your mill , use your debarker when you cut against a live edge , it will extend the life of your blades , you will really love you mill , enjoy

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Very interesting video brother.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Much appreciated

[@johnnycampbell5234]

Really satisfying to watch these go from logs to lumber, awesome video

[@ThatFixItGuy]

That woodmizer looks awesome! Thank you for the walk through. Looks like a to learn, but we all start somewhere. Thanks for the blockhead recommendation as well!

[@markpashia7067]

Forgot the debarker didn't you? Just more wear on the blade, but it does make a difference. Also be careful if you do any walnut. That sawdust is toxic to your land because of the high tannin in the wood. If you saw any of that just clean up before and after keeping the walnut sawdust separate for burning. Enjoy your new toy.

[@lydiaanderson1747]

Mark Hello hope you are doing great

[@benjaminburrell263]

Just adding one thing to the blockhead you might want to lock up your safety chains I have had a trailer stolen just by the safety chain

[@lydiaanderson1747]

Burrell Hello hope you are doing greaat

[@billydison4481]

Officially green, new tractors, great , but your own sawmill it's a dream. I enjoyed your video. I from east Texas,we have red cedars,oaks and pine.

[@powrguy1696]

Great job on the emphasis of the complexity and all the small things that have to be in consideration when using machines like that. They are great tools, but you gotta pay attention to what you're doing, to keep all your limbs and toes and fingers in their proper place. Good job on your first efforts, Josh.

[@markenloe1265]

Have used the Blockhead on my camper for a long time. Perhaps the most secure hitch/ball lock on the market. 😎

[@SWITCH7425]

Seasons Greetings from Ndola Zambia 🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲 Josh.....wishing you an abundant 2021!!!

[@brianmeattey4151]

Yep I was gonna say if ya want to see the grain better throw some water on it .and I'm so happy your running your mill and getting some gold out of those logs ..you have a great day and a merry Christmas .godbless and stay safe

[@tomfillmore9710]

great job that is a nice mill love to have one it takes a while to learn how to saw had a mill here for a couple years it wasn't hydraulic but did a great job the guy that owned it had a job for the mill so I lost my mill have a break down and buy one we have lots of wood land and the price of lumber now you could keep busy thanks for sharing Merry Christmas

[@thomasyerbey337]

This is a great video Josh 🇺🇲 WOOOOOO I really enjoyed this video learned something new 🇺🇲💯

[@natevanlandingham1945]

Even At today's prices you would have to have one heck of a pile of logs to equal $10k. Edit: I just saw the pile, unless there is a bunch of those that's maybe $1000 worth of logs. Those don't look like peelers either, at least several of them that I quickly looked at. Just saying this as a Forester. This gets people thinking their few yard trees they want cut are worth thousands when they see things like this.

[@beverlyparrott3890]

Wow Josh what a brilliant idea getting that saw mill. That's a nice gift to your new neighbor. Beautiful wood I can see it stained with all grain showing. Do you have plans for the new wood on your place? Keep up the exciting videos love your songs. I can't find a thing you don't do, it's exciting.

[@carolyngaulin8297]

You could use the block on my brother boat Trailer Many of boats have gone by by I sure I let him know I think it's a great ideA thanks

[@paulstevenson9093]

As we English like to say "keep your chin-up", wishing you a happy Christmas, thanks for the video's.

[@dhansonranch]

That's great Josh! Was impressed how fast it ate through the log. The hydraulic system for lifting and turning the log was equally impressive - definitely saves your back. I wish you were closer to custom cut some of my poplar logs and for me to buy some of that oak! I know you like things to look nice so I would suggest moving the sawmill to somewhere out of the way and not in the front yard - you will produce more sawdust than you can compost (plus scraping sawdust will mess up the grass)and the dunnage, first and second cut slabs, and piled lumber will accumulate quickly and it will take over that area of the yard. Quite enjoyed this video! Lovely piece of ash you gave to the neighbor. Good job all the way around!

[@petermavus4131]

Finally....let the loggin begin...baby steps (nice mantle or a lot of baseball bats)

[@louisbrown2279]

I use to build the thomas bandsaw mills when I worked for a place thomas bandsaw mills 👍🏻

[@chrissilsby4312]

I watch "OUT OF THE WOODS" and love that I see and learn from a Pro. Cool lumber that your getting from those logs

[@dmorgan28]

Cool video. Those saw mills are pretty nice. 👍👍👍❤️

[@lawsonlawnandfarm8073]

Hey josh! I’ve got a lt15 coming in mid January I can’t wait to start sawing

[@CairnCreek]

Bout time brother. We love our Woodmizer!

[@eddeetz493]

You can build a solar kiln. It will be making money with every load of lumber. Dry and sell the hardwood at 4 x the rough saw value. Buy the build grade lumber delivered.

[@adamjones842]

Love watching your videos , thank you

[@robmclaughlin420]

Great videos. You always motivate me when I watch.

[@s.pursell8901]

Looks like the Sunkist sawmill has finally been brought to life.

[@stevenpeterson8444]

Fall Line Ridge has some great WoodMizer videos

[@Wendck]

We enjoy your show! Why is buying a mobile sawmill a mistake? Watch Outdoors with the Morgan’s on KZbin; Mike uses his mill almost every day. There’s also a debarker on your mill, it will debark just the area where your saw will go. That’s something we learned from the Morgan’s show.

[@ArizonaKid]

Good job , see ya next time .

[@JerryFicke]

The only thing I noticed is that some of the other sawyers flip the log 180 after they take the first slab off instead of 90 like you did. Looks like it would be fun to run.

[@malcolmcavalier7849]

Debarker isn't going to help save the blade if you don't use it, you forgot to use it. Too many things to remember for the rookie!

[@farm_in_themiddleofthewood3339]

Hey...... go through your boards and grab your first real board milled off your LT40 and mark it "LT-40 12/23/20" and mount it in your shed!!!!!! All real sawyers keep their first board and hang them in their millsheds .... it is always fun to look and remember when each sawmill joined our farm!!!!! Take care and thanks for sharing!!!!

[@brianovercash4976]

Only thing I noticed where you screwed up was not using the de-barker on a dirty log.

[@canalroadadventures5079]

Do you need a metal detector to find nails/staples in the logs?

[@natevanlandingham1945]

HL supply has great prices and great company! Out of Florida too

[@breakheartorchard4761]

Everyone makes mistakes. Just don’t get hurt. Everything else can be fixed.

[@Trdbrglr75]

Agreed. The best way to learn the right way is to try to wrong way first.

[@ralphwoodard609]

Hey Josh, loved your video today. Do you have it way too easy with all that automatic stuff. I think you have to get in there and load the logs up by hand (no power). Also, I think you can run that blade back thru the log and cut several times before you need to unload it.

[@chrissheathewoodguy]

only giving a few ideas. your going to want to get wax for the ends of the logs. it helps with the checking . second is you never leave the blade in gaged and walk in the front or the sides. That's in wood Mizer's hand book and a general rule. I did not see how your stacking the wood. but using stickers every ft apart is best. we use colored wax . red for hard woods, green for softer woods. blue for specialty lumber. Cherry and walnut. some neat idea for the future you might enjoy is building a solar kiln. we put our wood Mizer in a long covered building were we can load and unload logs or slabs from either side. Put a i beam and a electric winch to lift logs to turn over or move forward and back. I wish you the best with the mill. you'll learn as time goes on.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I use anchor seal...stickered every 16 inches buddy...and yep ur right..I'm gonna have to get some buildings up for wood storage and the mill...time and money is all it takes lol

[@jorgemrivera5973]

Being independent is one of the most amazing thing for a human , the freedom of MINIMAL dependency from others ``saving´´ money can be relocated in other things . For MINIMAL dependency we need someone to learn from that way we make less mistakes. Are we really saving money ? Are we really became more efficient ? Why armed forces emphasize in team work , why they have an specialist for every wire nut and bolt ? That specialists was trained to become independent. Sometimes is most cost-effective having MINIMAL dependency . I admired everything you build for your family your determination your work ethic and more important your love for the land and country .... Asking for help , paying $100 too someone sometimes save us thousands ..... Sometimes i got mad too myself paying someone for such an easy task sometimes i pay too much thinking thats looks easy i can do it myself ... Just saying.....

[@justinglock20]

That hitch lock ain't gonna do anything as long as those safety chains are bolted on.

[@grandn8646]

Must admit I was surprised to see that you weren't using the debarker . Did Nathen advise you about the 4deg 055 blades? He said they are really good and dependable blades.

[@andrewscott2866]

Huge victory! You're doing it buddy!

[@ArkansasPilgrim]

I've been looking forward to this, then I didn't have time to watch since it was posted!

[@OhioBuckeye]

Mike Morgan on Outdoors with The Morgan’s has lots of vids using his Wood-Mizer. He’s gotten pretty good with it in my opinion.

[@ronanoceallaigh7784]

Loving the work on the videos keep it up lad great job 👍

[@therapawayhomestead]

Great video!

[@aaronc.2671]

Watched this a little bit ago and right after another video was suggested you might wanna check out if you didn't know about him. His channel is called out of the woods and he has a bigger version of what you have and his videos might be helpful

[@danielbohannon302]

If you lived here in the state of Florida we buy some longer I'm looking for some it is very hard to find nice one how you can find here in Florida is Cedar and Cypress

[@scottstewart3884]

Put a tarp down under the sawdust. make it easier for your cleanup

[@Crouse_Property_Maintenance]

I know nothing of sawing, even though my best friend owns a lumber mill (64in. circular blade, old 00 Frick mill, I think). I'd say the only mistake to my amateur eyes would be to not orient that big crack parallel to the bed so that it only shows up in a couple boards instead of all of them.

[@bcgrittner]

One of the threshing shows I attend has a sawmill that’s powered by a steam tractor with the belt. Those guys actually fill an order every year so they move smartly. Your mill, obviously, is way less complex and can be run by one person ( although greetings to your Dad. I recognized the hat ).

[@mechanicmike2858]

Hello Josh .. would you ask your new neighbor if he would let you film that mantle in place once it's installed.. I would love to see it

[@65wldstln]

Nice bottle😁 need to make some SRF ones.

[@glen748]

Josh, Check out the Lock Picking Lawyer channel video [1175] about your trailer lock. You may want to reconsider it.

[@jaredkean7841]

One of the most anticipated videos yet!! (Except for when you finally got the cow)

[@tonynagy2042]

The coffee cup fell onto the blade?.... I see no other mistakes.... Hmmmm... Cheers, Blessings!!

[@F100CobraJet]

I do know that at the commercial mills debarking is done before most sawing happens.

[@markwarnock5851]

Keep up the educational videos 👍

[@MOUNTAINMANJJ]

What's the screw up? Watched a few times and maybe missed it. I am going to start a homestead this next year and am learning.

[@joshdollar7796]

Would love some of the red oak that you cut up

[@davesilvia9711]

that suzuki samurai is great for pulling your sawmill.

[@TheShelton1111]

Morning SRF cold wet this morning 4 minutes just got notified