Gorgeous Slabs From a Hideous Log

Milling a partially rotten Sweet Gum log, finding beauty inside.
The Flag Was Still There Amazon link: www.amzn.com/1950794148
This log had been laying on the ground for a long time. I don't make a habit of sawing Sweet Gum because it's a poor quality wood that doesn't dry well. This one had salting on the end grain that caught my eye, so I had to try it.
Sawmill is a Wood Mizer LT15GO, tractor is a Kubota L4701 with a Construction Attachments grapple on the front.
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[@falllineridge]

The Flag Was Still There Amazon link: www.amzn.com/1950794148 This is not an affiliate link.

[@Twangg1]

Ordered.... Lebron was going over about the time I was getting out! Good on ya' Bro...

[@vwreid]

Thanks for the book info - E-Book Ordered & ready to read - thanks again!

[@falllineridge]

Thom Cantrall Thank you!

[@falllineridge]

Vernon W Reid Thank you!

[@popahh615]

@@Twangg1 Thank you for your service Brother!

[@chrisberry7712]

What a truly wholesome way of life you have. Working with timber, and sharing your home with your dogs and cat - beautiful.

[@stephenowens113]

I know this is over a year old but im just seeing it and I love the military tribute. Though Ive never served im beyond Thankful for the ones who have and are serving now. A lot of people may say Thanks but yall truly mean everything to me and my family. From having friends and family that have served and still serving i will always support our military and the men and women who make our country safe with their selfless service so Thank You for everything

[@joankamp2319]

Thanks for your video and tribute to your father-in-law.

[@jakepekarik7772]

Thanks to your father in law hero, our country lives on. Beautiful intro. The log was worth milling, good job. God bless you.

[@kennethtibbitts6641]

THANK YOU TO YOUR FATHER-IN -LAW FOR HIS SERVICE

[@shooter3083]

You and your family have a great deal to be proud of. I thank him for his service.

[@falllineridge]

Yes we do. Thank you.

[@zactillett9820]

Loved the flag was still there. Love your vids and tell your father in law we appreciate his service. So we can walk as free people

[@born2soon]

Thank you for your service Mr. Matthews!

[@kiawandajr1097]

I thank your father in law for his service and glad he is able to share it

[@popahh615]

Wes, Thank you for that clip. I was in Vietnam from 1969 - to - 1970. I was wounded in my left leg and stomach . There is a lot to tell, but not here. Just Thank you for sharing and tell him Thank You for your service from a fellow vet. :)

[@paulstan9828]

I love the unique beauty you can find inside an old log. That would make a fantastic table top.

[@genewells6691]

I never dreamed that a sweet gum tree could be so beautiful and it did turn out great hey I love your channel and my heart goes out to you and your family so many great men died over there this is your prayer Warrior I'll be praying for your success Jesus name😇

[@pwengert1]

We appreciate your honoring your father-in-law in this episode. Hubby served in Korea during the Vietnam war. Definitely going to check out his book. Amazing log today. We’re enjoying watching all that you do! God bless.

[@falllineridge]

Thank you, Phyllis.

[@mariagaddis8384]

Thank your father in law for his service, I appreciate it very much because of brave men like him we still have the freedom to do and say what we want to . Thanks for sharing and God Bless you and all of your family.

[@falllineridge]

Thank you, Maria.

[@dwightvarney6215]

Great video I had never seen sweet gum sawn before. Thanks to your father in law for his service. Thanks for the clip of Cricket I love to see her playing.

[@aporter701]

As a veteran,I appreciate the entrance on this video!! As a sawmiller,I enjoyed the cutting, as a dog lover I enjoyed the ending. I suppose you could say I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing,huh? Keep it up and keep on entertaining this old man!! 👍👍😊🐕

[@jodejekab]

thanks for sharing your father in-law's story Thank You to all Military really nice grain on the Gum log

[@JoeMama-cl8cm]

Surprised and impressed by your shout out about your father-in-law. Anyone who honors vets is okay in my book. I’m a 23 year Navy vet.

[@richarddriggers9791]

Wes, thank you for taking the time to remind us that freedom is indeed not free. Thanks to your father in law for his service.

[@usapatriot4513]

Beautiful slabs and your little furry friends are cute also! Thanks again for sharing your videos with us and God Bless!

[@victormcox]

thank your father in law from a grateful family in north carolina.

[@dennishinkle5010]

A salute to ALL the veterans. The best we have to offer.

[@tomp538]

I know first hand about winning the draft lottery, the year after. Welcome Home Mr. Matthews, and as one vet to another thank YOU for your service!

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Awww, your beagle looks just like the beagle I had when I was growing up! (Her name was Heidi, and she was a wonderful dog!) Please thank your father-in-law for his service to our country! And finally, your log exemplifies the old saying: "You can't judge a book by its cover!" Gorgeous wood!

[@willaimr.kirkland8170]

Thanks. Always enjoy your videos and the way you present activities.

[@thelmabirt7626]

Semper Fidelis to Mr. Matthews and Thank You for his service. Marine Vet wife here (2 tours of Iraq) and daughter-in-law of an Army Vet with 4 tours of Vietnam. Awesome intro my man! As always, love your videos!

[@falllineridge]

Thank you!

[@AB-so3jv]

awesome video, beautiful looking wood.... i love your pets... they are always around you, that speaks for itself.

[@kmarch6630]

The Vietnam "conflict" was happening while I was in high school. So many friends and family were called. Some never returned, some that did return were severely mentally affected. Thank you all for your service.

[@buddycarroll9665]

Great looking grain on that log and nice video shots.

[@elizabethclaiborne6461]

That is some beautiful live edge goods. Joint them up and make a live edge dining table was my first thought!

[@stevefreedom2469]

Nam Vets hold a special place in my heart. I hold them above all over vets because of the horror they went through and the disgraceful homecoming to the radical left. I will never forget or forgive them spitting on our returning Heroes!

[@sinbads.4189]

Boy no kidding. It was such a travesty of justice.

[@terryclouse6390]

great videos nice lumber good see your dogs and other cat again keep up the work

[@johnwood7372]

Thanks for the above view. Unique and interesting.

[@justintime2277]

Thank you to your father in-law for his service and my freedom.. and thank you for your videos.. it's nice that you are not turning into a infomercial like fire wood Chanel.. lol

[@petedavis8701]

Book ordered, that puppy will keep the Lab fit 😀, Best wishes to all

[@falllineridge]

Thank you, Pete!

[@WAVETUBE84]

He who has the happiest dogs wins! Them dogs and That Cat...as good as it gets!

[@bee-u-tifuladventures4771]

Very, very cool! Thanks again for taking the time to edit and share your videos. I am always impressed and always awe inspired by what you are able to come up with. Thank you! :-)

[@580boofhead]

Just purchased via kindle e-book , will no doubt enjoy the read. All the best.

[@falllineridge]

Thank you, David!

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Thank you sir for your service god bless you. my friend that is some beautiful wood

[@trebor66n2]

I don’t have a saw mill but I watch a lot of videos . Seems the pretty wood comes from old ugly logs. A little epoxy and ya have a beautiful table top. Hats off to all veterans

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, Bob!

[@singleshot2218]

Great vid! Love Cricket and your other pets! Great looking wood!

[@99tombstone]

Thank you father in law for his service to our nation , and not bad looking wooding it is workable ..

[@Dave-ty2qp]

Thank you for the closing shots. Beagles, and Labs are the best country family dogs on earth. Put them together and you have a lots of love, and funny stories.

[@blackbart99]

Nice looking wood...enjoyed the goofy buddies on patrol at the end.

[@craigb9489]

I was in DaNang in I Corps in 1969. This Vietnam Veteran wants to say, "Welcome Home Brother" to your father in law, Lebron Matthews. Thank him for his service too!

[@eddiestipe2009]

First and foremost thank your father-in-law for the service that he had done for this great country. Good question though, what are you going to do with such a beautiful log? Are you going to make thinner slabs and use it as a wall? Are you going build a beautiful piece of furniture out of it? Thank you for sharing. Take care and be safe.

[@falllineridge]

No plans yet. I have it stacked for drying right now.

[@c.blakerockhart1128]

@@falllineridge that wood (punn intended) make a BEAUTIFUL porch bench.

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

God Bless you father in law for his service and demonstrating what a true American is and does!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@vaughnhill3437]

Thats absolutley beautiful. That would make a killer center pice fora coffee table

[@stevencrabtree1960]

Well there's cricket, fun loving and I'll bet he can be a handful, keep the videos coming, I like how you explain things along the way, by the way, I was in Vietnam during 70 and 71 with the marines, I'll be looking for your father in laws book

[@kevinm3751]

That would make a gorgeous table or desk!

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Great looking lumber

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Great video as always. Thanks for your hard work.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, Scott!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Hope you're having some fun with setting up camera angles. Unique perspectives. The overhead views were nice but placing a cam on the end of the transported log was way cool. Great video!

[@falllineridge]

Thanks!

[@markheld5788]

Nice wood ,we used to have Beagle's they are a lot of fun.

[@billhoots4515]

Thank you Lebrun for you service

[@jewlmoore]

I make dough bowls, the first bowl I made many years was from a Sweetgum log, I even looked up the scientific name which is Liquidambar styraciflua, thought the liquid ambar part was pretty neat, it does work very well and makes some beautiful bowls, To your Father in law Thanks for your service!

[@falllineridge]

It's pretty stuff! I wish it were more useful, it's everywhere here.

[@MsdMakingSawDust]

Beautiful slabs

[@freepress8451]

Good to see someone using the LT-15 mill at a correct height and loading it properly - so many tubers just drop logs onto it and then spend ages moaning about its cut

[@joeymerrell8585]

Sweet gum is one of the most overlooked woods. I personally love it’s colors and character.

[@misterv4462]

Thank you for your service, Sir!!

[@DJinOcalaFla]

While watching this it made me think, wood is a lot like people...it doesn't really matter what they look like on the outside, its what's on the inside that really counts. :)

[@tonygrimes13]

Yes I totally agree!

[@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801]

Great video, thanks.

[@c.blakerockhart1128]

Please tell your father in law that a man and his family in ALABAMA are FOREVER GRATEFUL for his service and please tell him that we say GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. 🇺🇸 And those are some BEAUTIFUL slabs. 😎 Always remember that Every day ABOVE GROUND, is a GREAT DAY!

[@jacquiemouton9053]

Really pretty wood.

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

The camera angles were really great. I cringed though when you dropped the log with the camera still attached on the other end. I guess those things are tough? I really liked how you did the video about the flags still there. Wow, very cool, Vietnam was a nightmare. I'll check out the book. Thank you for doing that. Jim.

[@falllineridge]

Thanks, James! The GoPro was designed for exactly that! It’s a tough little camera.

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

@@falllineridge I have an Alaskan mill myself, and have cut some pretty great looking stuff. Most of my furniture came from all the Cedar and Fif trees I removed over the years. Keep up the great content and please be safe. Jim.

[@yackfzay6224]

Those well make a nice counter tops.

[@MONNIEHOLT]

your bagel steals the show👍🙋🏻‍♂️

[@falllineridge]

Star of the show!

[@tonygrimes13]

Bagels I like to eat, beagles I like to pet! The perils of Auto Complete!!!

[@MrFHLH]

That's some lovely timber, I'm sure you will find just the right spot in your house to put it, congratulations.

[@larrybourne8430]

Beautiful slabs and a sweet gum that has been on the ground that long will not warp like a freshly cut one.

[@unvaccinatedAndPureBlood]

Looks pretty.

[@patriciamontague6035]

Love to see you cut logs.

[@MrCoxmic]

beauty of a throwaway log

[@billmorris2613]

First thanks for the intro on your Father in Laws service and his book. I was in the Air Force both active duty and reserves from 68 to 73 on C-130s and dropped a lot of paratroopers from the 101st, 82nd and several others Airborne units. It’s possible your Father in Law could have been one of them.

[@falllineridge]

Thank you, Bill. He was not a paratrooper so I doubt it. But, I could be wrong.

[@billmorris2613]

Fall Line Ridge We also transported a lot of soldiers and equipment that we did not air drop.

[@nomadmarine0331]

that sweet gum amazed me

[@WAVETUBE84]

So glad that you have that diesel powered log grappler. It will save your back. ...so you'll be able to lift your grandchildren in the air!

[@daleadkins2448]

Aug 13th and I will be picking up my LT15GO.

[@falllineridge]

You'll love it!

[@koosvanzyl2605]

Jy raaak nou goed. Sorry in the Afrikaans language. Your videos get better. I was a sergeant in the South African Army. But we lost the battle against the world.

[@TxStang]

Wow !

[@papanicks]

I’d be interested in seeing a follow up after these set awhile,, I’ve heard guys have big problems drying sweet gum without major warping, twisting, and splitting

[@falllineridge]

Yes, sweet gum is temperamental for sure.

[@leonardshultz4344]

I think I would trim the edges and piuth them together for a table top.

[@umibuzosan2362]

Cat at the end. hehehe

[@周宗德-f1t]

🤔 晚上好!🤗

[@falllineridge]

你好！

[@bradpj53]

Spalting occurs in sapwood rather than heartwood due to the available sugars in sapwood.

[@Bassmaster1256]

My Brother was a scout dog handler in 1967-68 in Vietnam.

[@steveadams99708]

Nice!

[@johnparker5069]

what would be some good uses for sweet gum? interior furniture? kust curious. ive got tons of them around and people generally just throw them out.

[@stillcamillus4287]

...love the videos. what's the song playing at the end?

[@michaeldeaville5573]

Vietnam Vet, 68-69, 516th PSC, Danang, Vietnam

[@falllineridge]

Thank you, sir!

[@paulsmallriver6066]

I salute you sir

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

That would make some beautiful guitar wood when cured up.

[@hazelbell7446]

Could you tell me how this looks after it’s stacked and dried ? Any tips on keeping it flat?

[@Z-Bart]

No GoPro's were harmed in the shooting of this video. I think. 👍😄

[@falllineridge]

It survived!

[@victormcox]

forgive my ignorance but how do you insure there are no bugs prior to the finishing of the table top?

[@curtmckay8977]

Wonder what that thin dark stripe across the wood is from? Saw it in a couple of shots in the middke if the log, beginning on the right side as you filmed running towards the left? Will be getting that book for my Father. Wishing you and your family many peaceful years to come. 🙏☕🇺🇸

[@falllineridge]

Thank you! He will greatly appreciate that. That black stripe is from the saw blade. Sometimes when I want to move the camera I leave the blade running while I do it, that creates the black stripe.

[@bobgrier3103]

Thank you, Mr. Mathews. Welcome home! Americans owe you a debt we can never repay.

[@mikeneurohr27]

Nice I'm looking for a cutting board are you making anything from the wood?

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

Give paw in law my best. My dad was navy 66-67 for his "official year"

[@almonjacob3496]

The power feed uses a rope, Yes? Does Woodmizer give a lifespan for it? Also if you extend your track can you use any rope, or do you have to get it from WM?

[@falllineridge]

Yes, it's a rope. This rope can be found just about anywhere I'm sure. I don't know what the lifespan is, but I've cut a ton of lumber and it's showing very little wear. It's a quick and cheap replacement if it ever gives up.

[@allanpeters4403]

Freedom is not free - tk ur father-in-law for his service to his country - VVA

[@russellbrackett2465]

Have you ever considered milling to 2 1/8 thick? I now cut slabs that thick , in case I decide to recut to 1". Folks never know what they want, so doing this gives m e options.

[@falllineridge]

No, but that’s a great idea.