Free Logs for Woodwork - But Ya got to get them Home and Processed.

[@qbranchwoodworks]

Thank you so much for the shout-out! I've been a big fan of your videos for a long time - your tips on making money with your first lathe helped me buy almost all of the tools in my shop. I love your educational content, and the value that you provide woodturners is evident in how many of us follow you and watch your videos. Congratulations on your fantastic success in this space, and thanks again for letting people know about my little channel!

[@geoffcampbell7846]

Fascinating stuff. So much info to absorb, and good old down to earth learning. Much appreciated. 👋🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇪

[@levigutierrez7809]

Thanks for taking your time in showing us the process for utilizing wood.

[@loucinci3922]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

[@JamesBondDZero7Mi6]

Cheap ramps from Harbor Freight are the best tools I bought to load logs into the back of my truck. I also love my Woodchuck DualPro which can be used for a log jack/lifter, Cant hook, or Peavey. I have also found that if you have to lift logs, it's not too difficult to lift one end, then walk them upright (end for end) and lean them into the tailgate. People have no idea how much prep work there is before you can even turn a log. This is a great example of the efforts to show that.

[@cityfiedredneck6841]

My only experience with gum has been cutting it for firewood. It's the only species in my area that a typical log splitter won't split. If it's too big for the stove, it has to be split with a chainsaw. Tough stuff. It'll be interesting to see how workable it is for crafting purposes.

[@MarthaMarcum]

Thank you for all the information. I am a beginner and interested in all the information I can find. I enjoy your take on building and woodworking.

[@dpmeyer4867]

Thank you

[@nelsonpalmer4831]

Thanks again for your sharing.

[@מעייןהמלבלבתחייםםםם]

Thanks for sharing

[@artagain8977]

I’ve had good luck with the Rockler brand

[@nightmaresnightly]

Excited to see an upload! Found you a couple weeks ago from your pen series (which was awesome btw!)

[@wortheffort]

Pen production run techniques video is coming.

[@nightmaresnightly]

@@wortheffort awesome, excited! :D

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Ah my lathe teacher, long time no see

[@greggerstner5599]

Another plus for letting sweet gum sit in log form for a while: it tends to warp less, and sweet gum is notorious for curling like a potato chip . Sometimes a nice dark heartwood, at least in SC, often close to walnut. But ill-defined grain, and certainly not as spectacular. And sometimes a log 3 feet in diameter won't have a bit of heartwood.

[@glen3257]

as always love your videos! realistically for processing wood, how soon can I turn it and make gifts for family that I can be proud of? My passion for turning is what it takes and making something for family and friends. I have not turned for years as I buy blanks and mess up. Later, I wou;d love to support my hobby selling my work but no where near that yet with my skill.

[@wortheffort]

lots of things you can complete with green wood.

[@jonlanier_]

I hear a chainsaw, I go running with my equipment.. I've gotten Claro Walnut, Maple, Burls, Cherry, Siberian Elm, Osage Orange, Hickory, Birch, Black Walnut, Locust, ... more but can't think of the names at moment. All within the last year. I cut up on site to small enough to pick up and throw in my truck. When at home I cut them to blanks and anchor seal the ends. I keep 6 chains with me. Sometimes they just want it gone... sometimes I"ll make a bowl or something for them for letting me have the wood. When we got the Claro Walnut trunk... we estimated that if we had to buy it all... close to $2000.

[@SteveAugust7]

The rockler stuff is actually made by the same company as anchorseal. Check out the rockler sds sheet. It's anchorseal!

[@wortheffort]

Maybe the new stuff from AS but now original formula blue can stuff I like.

[@howardhardy1992]

Cool video. I like the winch setup. I harvest a lot of wood for projects and firewood. I load it onto my 16' flatbed trailer which is nice as it's much closer to the ground and almost 8' wide. I use a 48" cant hook to move most of the larger logs. They work great. I built my own ramps using landscape timbers and 3/4" pipe. The pipe is bolted to the landscape timbers horizontally. You can easily move pretty large logs with a cant hook and the pipes are spaced about 20" apart. When you roll a log over the pipe it's easy to keep it there just with a little pressure from your leg and that allows me to get another bite with the cant hook. A cant hook is much better than a Peavy for this type of work. The point on the Peavy is typically used in log yards to break apart logs that are frozen together. Not needed for the type of work of collecting logs for turning and firewood. The cant hooks typically are too smooth when you buy them but I just cross hatch some lines in with the grinder and that works great. Looking forward to your next video when you process the logs. I use Ana Alaskan mill and then my bandsaw I would strongly suggest you get and wear a pair of chainsaw chaps. I spent a career in the fire service and also worked as a Sawyer on a lot of wildland fires as well as working part time for my brother who is an arborist and does a lot of fire mitigation work. Chaps have saved me from sever injuries twice and I have witnessed several others they have protected. I have also responded several times as an EMT to folks severely injured due to not having chaps. It's pretty gory. Protect yourself so you can not only be safe but I also want to see more of your videos.

[@Casey.Wilson]

Great video! Thank you. QUESTION: what did you think of the Sthil chain sharpener you said in the video you just bought - is it worth the effort to buy and use for chain sharpening?

[@wortheffort]

I actually haven't used it yet. When in field, in a rush, I've been falling back on what I know how to do with a regular file.

[@BrailsfordWoodworks]

Sweet gum will rot very fast. It will spalt very nicely, but there is a very small window where it will go from spalted to rotten fast.

[@loucinci3922]

Looks like you might need a tree arch for loading logs? Make a good welding show

[@wortheffort]

If I ever make a dedicated trailer I'd put one on there.

[@Hootnhowl]

A guy could make a pulley out of a couple logs or 4x4s and attach a pulley. Lift em up and lay em down once your home

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

Sugar gum? Sweet gum?

[@MillworkSigns]

latex paint, serious

[@brucewelty7684]

Y'all ain't been to active lately.

[@valeriehenschel1590]

Too much work! We cut blanks when retrieving the wood. Diameter plus extra length to allow for end cut cracking. All done where the tree lies. Rounds are easier to handle, and get sealed right then (unless freezing weather). Large rounds are cut into blanks right there unless time is a factor.

[@wortheffort]

As said in video. Been there done that. Get better return keeping logs logs until time to process. Especially at the diameters that make the most money. Snag logs when you can but sometimes they have to sit a while till processing time opens up. Most production bowl turners I know have a bandsaw mill to do similar.

[@pettere8429]

You really should get a hardhat with face shield before you need it, I would hate your videos stop coming due to a chainsaw bar in your face.

[@networkengineer.online]

Is it even worth trying this with pine logs up here in Michigan? Great knowledge share and guidance, and appreciated!