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[@OutoftheWoods0623]

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[@steveshoemaker6347]

Nathan it is a real pleasure to watch you working hard making $$$$$.....Thanks so much 👍 Shoe🇺🇸

[@ralphpezda6523]

@@steveshoemaker6347 Yep, hard work fascinates me, too. At this point in my life I can sit and watch it all day.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

@@ralphpezda6523 Thanks....l am in my 80's now.....Shoe🇺🇸

[@WideCutSawmill]

I can second on that free advice. Be it logs or anything else, don’t leave it in front of your trailers. Also, I used to be that guy that would take any little bit of scrap and save it for taking to the yard. I’m finding more and more that it’s not worth my time. Which is a good thing. It means my time/labor is more valuable than it used to be.

[@AndrewAHayes]

We are not allowed to landfill stuff like that in the UK, our dump is a series of containers for all the different stuff , you have to place each item in its correct container, these are then recycled.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Yep , I echoed how shocked I was at the landfill 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@johnhaas2523]

It's that way most places even in the US. Thought what people put out at the curb that have curbside pickup for their recyclables and garbage it's hard to say if the Garbage company takes it to landfill or they sort it out before loading the trucks that hall to the landfill.

[@justjane2070]

Same here in Germany. The recycle yards are a work of art lol😂

[@DaveW74TVN]

Depends on where you live in the US. Many of our more rural areas have little to no recycling capabilities for non hazardous trash. Don't forget about the shear size difference in our countries ;)

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@DaveW74TVN yes I did mention that 👍😃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@dom11949]

small grain (scoop) shovel might be a better choice for the sawdust. probably much better than a snow shovel

[@ralphpezda6523]

Mr Elliott: You are very fortunate gentleman. With each new video you receive advice on how to run your life and business from the 99.99999% of your subscribers, including and probably especially me, who have never, do not presently, and never will own or work at a sawmill. Should you ever need assistance in determining which side of a board is up you need look no further than these comments. Yes indeed, you have a veritable cornucopia of wisdom and knowledge placed electronically at your fingertips at least 2 - 3 times per week. May your success in this regard continue unabated and unabashed as always.

[@JosephGodwin137]

Sometimes the money doesn't cover the cost of gas 😂 hope all is well 🎉❤🎉

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Hey Joe Good to see ya

[@texasjetman]

No clue on the guesswork but this shows a typical behind the scenes busy day running a home based business. Thanks for taking us along.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Yes sir

[@robert.brokaw3829]

Nice of you to help out another small business. You have a good heart Nathan. Stay safe.

[@brucegarrett7232]

Make the dump trailer spot longer so to park the iron bull trailer. I've watched your story for since you got the LT-40 and you don't hurry or rush. You have an easy going demeanor and that's nice.

[@nixonkutz3018]

Always so relaxing to watch, especially with the stunning acoustic music

[@brianwestveer9532]

With the bad saw blades, it would be nice to find a blacksmith who makes knives, and let that person make knives, forge them togather.

[@thorzyan]

Came here to say this. Can’t believe there aren’t any blacksmiths who hound all of the local sawmills for their old saws. Seems like a no-brainer

[@6banzai5]

TRUTH

[@ericrobinson7664]

I'm having knives made currently by a knife maker using old blades. Plan is to trade him a oak burl I'll be cutting him on the sawmill.

[@boooshes]

A couple things to consider 1. Most knife makers will already have an overwhelming supply of this type of reuse metal on hand. 2. Many knife makers want a specific alloy with known properties for their knives so that exacting hardness and toughness can be achieved through heat treating. Do much time goes into the making that the cost of the raw material is not a big factor.

[@mazevx2451]

@boooshes over here you can't get stuff like this, and you can get the alloy from the manufacturer there's also the idea of sustainable design and Damascus from different saw blades looks fantastic as well

[@WideCutSawmill]

Used to think those powered grease guns were ridiculous kinda like a electric toothbrush lol At my newish job we have bearings that need greased multiple times a day and sometimes it’s difficult to pump a manual gun because the lines to get the grease to the bearings are 10 feet long and it’s cold here in Michigan. Having a pneumatic grease gun out there made me change my mind real fast. Lol

[@texasjetman]

Good investment for sure

[@geezerdude4873]

You might like an aluminum grain shovel in place of the snow sovels for moving sawdust.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good looking wood you milled Nathan, thanks for sharing with us. Stay safe around there. Fred.

[@dmorgan28]

Great video Nathan. It’s just awesome to see an old log or a new log being cut and made into lumber. 👍❤️

[@lutherpayne9957]

Those band saw blades make some pretty nice filet and kitchen knives.... If you are in to that sort of thing. My Great Grandfather used to make butcher knives out of the old round sawmill blades. I sure wish I had one of those now.

[@botfoblhrp]

pickup load of aluminum cleaned (3days of time to clean)$200.00 part 4th day to take in. stainless less . and if its not prepped , i used less gas to throw away than to haul in.

[@TheGamingmidnightsun]

Some people make interesting things out of old sawblades like that even some people with foundries might take them and pay good money for them you never know.

[@ArrBee6]

Another good day, cheers.

[@PHUQUE1972]

I love your content, and the music in between is just awesome!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Awesome, thank you!

[@CrucesNomad1]

Holly flip flop flappin smokes everyone, love it. First cut 13:20.

[@pawpawjones6131]

Loveing it keep up the great job, Memphis tn

[@cwwhite5137]

You rock, brother! Keep up the great work! Chip

[@jackreeves3001]

Great life, Great video. Thanks again for sharing your time and energy! KANSAS .

[@brucebello2049]

Well that taught me a lesson, thank you, will be more positive in the future!

[@simonpaulbaker5986]

Nathan, we have to separate all our trash when we go to the tip/waste centre. Metal goes into a metal bin, wood into a wood bin, paper/card the same, green waste in its own bin, non-recyclable stuff in another one. Cant just drop it off in one pile now.

[@simonpaulbaker5986]

this is in the UK by the way!

[@jeffery19677]

Have you considered making/modifying a chain conveyor for sawdust removal through the wall and directly into a trailer. Then you only have to push up the sawdust a couple of feet for cleanup. Plus, you can carry the trailer directly to the compost pile. And if you have walnut, you can dump the trailer at the burn pile. And slabs and cut-offs are sold here for firewood. If you let them, people will come haul away your slabs and cutoffs for free.. Or they may pay you or Bruno (for handling the marketing).. Strapped 3ft x 10 foot bundles of slabs go for $30 here..

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Good ideas here

[@jasonholloway998]

Bringing scrap to the recycler keeps it out of the landfill! Regardless of the money you get back!

[@johnhaas2523]

Should at least have a dumpster to dispose of that stuff some place like the at the landfill or township garage or maybe even the local high school that they can make some money off that stuff

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

John Haas, Our local metal recycle center where my cousin works ships all their metal back to China currently, the diesel it takes to transport the metal from TN to the port then on a ship to China pretty much cancels out the recycling of it, way more pollution is produced by shipping it to China than me throwing it in the landfill, also the recycle center and land fill I showed in the video is just over the state line in VA, not in my home state of TN, I live about 5 miles from Virginia, I conduct a lot of business over there, thanks for watching

[@fayeeaton4149]

You ask in another video if we would like to see videos of other things you do other than sawmilling. I would. I faithfully watch several channels on you tube and consider you 'extended family'. and interested in the things you do and say. I love to see the wood grain on special woods you cut. Beautiful trees. Enjoy your day. s/Faye in Texas.

[@robertrheaume8447]

you can use your old saw mill band saw and make a few buck saw blades or evan some hack saw or any other saw you have -branch cutting small piece of timber-

[@twalrus1]

There is a knife maker somewhere watching this and crying that you threw away those saw blades. I would have cut sections to make some nice hacksaw blades for trimming large branches. Maybe welding two sections together to stiffen it to make ice saws for going ice fishing.

[@craigsudman4556]

So, Nathan what factors in to when a saw blade can't be sharpened anymore? Is there a minimum amount of material from the bottom of the gullet to the back of the blade? Great video thumbs up.

[@flk3rd]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who uses a snow shovel for something else other than snow!🤣

[@seanparchim9165]

Sweet new ride Jason and can't wait to head North for a few days fishing and fence boards what more could a man ask for😂✌️ Napa California

[@bwillan]

The saw head on that LT40 was shaking quite a bit. I hope that didn't produce a wavy cut in that log.

[@meehd01]

I agree, that will not be grade lumber. We would cull boards like that.

[@TheMrAshley2010]

Taking things to the dump... I'm watching from suburban Chicago (have been for years), where the population of the metro area is about 20 to 25% MORE than the entire state of Tennessee. We take things to the curb...the end of the driveway..., and the local waste management company picks everything up once or twice a week depending on what neighborhood you live in. Big items like refrigerators, couches, beds - you just phone the company, pay an extra couple of dollars, and they pick those up too. And where it's all dumped is affectionately known as 'Mount Trashmore'. It would give some of the smaller Tennessee hills a run for their money. "Scavengers" come around the evening before 'trash day', in beat up old pick up trucks, and pick up metal items of all kind, and then take their truck to a local metal recycler.

[@vince9486]

You could ask a local scrapper to come by and pick up your metal. You don't have to go to the landfill with it and they aggregate to their total weight. In the end you save money. There is someone who collects scrap in your area just ask around. Every little bit helps and as my very young daughter the accountant says nickels make dimes.

[@perjrgensen7878]

Amazed to see landfills are still used in the US. Was banned some 30 yrs ago in Europe.

[@WrightCustomTimberandArms]

Seems like those suspenders go quickly...another great video!!!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Yes they do

[@MrONELAST8]

Actually having a BIG HEAVY log in front of your trailers is a real good idea and get some apple tags and find a frame or channel with a hole and drop in or superglue it and set it and leave it, being preventative is better than looking for a needle in Tenn. unfortunately it is a big problem in S.C along with boats and RV's anything with a hitch.

[@CJLeTeff]

Welcome back to KZbin friend! 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@tomshank4446]

I Absolutely love the music. Sure wish I knew who it was.

[@1cooldadnOK]

24 is the first number that popped up in my head.

[@holymoly6829]

Good show Nathan 👍👍👍👍

[@toddpacheco4748]

Excellent video ❤😊🪵👍

[@fricknjeep]

hi there good show , interesting on how each sawyer saws different , and also the blades are 90 degrees different then on a circular mill , so your top is my side , and i dont think most circular mill sawyers look at the wood as well band mill sawyers , . john

[@frankark1046]

Eyaah, I see this is build back better, in Europe we have to sort everything by hand on the dumping place in all kind of catogories, and you can just dump everything like you want, I do not have any words for this!!!! I am out of words for what I am seeeing!!!!! And on top of that, we have to pay for it in most places!!!

[@robertrheaume8447]

you can use your old saw blade to make buck saw blade or even hack saw blade!

[@DRAGNET-pn5vf]

FORGET THE SCRAPMETAL UNLESS YOU'RE IN A WELDSHOP OR SHEETMETAL SHOP. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO NATHAN.🙏🇺🇲✌️👍🏻

[@mikebornath4230]

Have you ever thought of raising the sides of the trailer when you carry the logs?

[@mazevx2451]

You could possibly give the saw blades to a knife maker or so, won't get you more money but could make someone very happy

[@genevaharner780]

Hey Nathan My ancestors are from Tennessee. If you come across any Horner's we're related. Love your accent.

[@MegaRiffraff]

Got some nice barbecue slabs there 👍🏻

[@retiringrenegade9874]

I actually won a giveaway that Killinger had some time ago! These suspenders are awesome, I truly enjoy them! Many props to You Chris and thanks again ever so much!

[@billh2735]

Hi Nathan, my guess is 23 one by sixes. Keep up the good work. I watch all of your videos and like them very much. Bill H from Cranberry Township PA

[@AllstarVentures]

Hate going to our local landfill. It’s such a disaster and the likelihood of picking up some debris in a tire is pretty high. My dump trailer tires have numerous plugs each. Scrap metal is bringing @$7/100# here. Not hardly worth carrying lite loads for sure 👍🏼

[@johnhughes3963]

You keep saying barn siding..but I keep hearing ..table tops..lol

[@curtiswomack46]

have you seen the new log splitter ( 30 ton skid steer log splitter ) its awesome

[@jamesvanpelt-nk7by]

Have you thought about hooking up a blower unit for your saw dust?

[@grayrlsc1]

Why do you not have a secondary blower to pump your dust outside ? I know you talked about one-at-one time

[@TheBeardedAlaskanSawyer]

Noticed your Bluetooth earbuds, (I have the same ones) got me thinking. What do you listen to the most; music, audiobooks, podcast combination of everything? I find myself listening to music the most while working around the mill. Really enjoy your videos. 6:25

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Audio books and some podcast. Rarely Musix

[@TheBeardedAlaskanSawyer]

@@OutoftheWoods0623 I have a hard time focusing on what I’m listening to right now. Still very new. I’ll listen to an hour of a book and couldn’t tell ya anything about it. Musics good for me right now.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

@@TheBeardedAlaskanSawyer understood 👍👍

[@evankibbe590]

That may 😊 20 boards 😊was falling asleep 😊🤔👍👍👍🤔

[@artsmith4669]

Nathan when you cut 2x6’s, you cu5the log into 2 6” cants, just wondering when you don’t cut both cants into 2x6’s at the same time, seems like you would only make half the passes thru the mill.

[@irishmike519]

I seen the video of when you did a shop tour of another sawyer. Georgia I think. He had a dust system that traveled with the mill/motor. Have you ever considered something similar. I’m a hobby woodworker and my sawdust piles up pretty quickly. Can’t even imagine how much y’all get. Just wondering! Keep up the good videos. Peace!

[@Crunchy_ass_dad]

How many machines to you have now? Heck how many trailers to you have as well? I bet that wouldn’t be to bad of a video. I’d really like to see everything lined up and get a breakdown of the what and why.

[@Joe_Maine]

Nice Hat, i was able to get one of those too

[@joebufford2972]

I got no way of calculating board foot out of that log other than what you said. And I'll go with your guess but lower 20

[@TnScrapper52]

21 boards. You might give your knife smith friend a shout he might want those old saw blades for making knives.

[@HammondFirewood]

How well does the small solar unit on top of your dump trailer battery box keep your batteries charged?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Works very good.

[@wiredperformance6130]

I guess 24 1x6 boards out of the log. I just need a saw mill now!

[@johnritchie3889]

Just curious why you don’t saw boards out of both cants at the same time?

[@kevinbright3080]

Have you ever considered selling your sawdust for like under swimming pool liners like sand is usually used for. You can bag up your sawdust in sandbags. Just a thought. Enjoy your content. Take care.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for the tip

[@johnmacdonald6201]

In terms of cleaning out the shed, how often would you actually need to pull the Wood Mizer right out to clean that whole area of sawdust, and so on, it must accumulate reasonably quickly under and around the saw, regards from Auckland NZ

[@JamesJones-gk5jd]

Have you planted a garden this year?

[@crannser]

I was hoping for a little more info on how you made money using the sawmill. I run a woodlot for my family's buisness and sell firewood but some of the wood is to nice to sell as firewood. Just not sure how to get into it all and stay in the green.

[@billjackson5896]

I would bet a local artist might want those old blades.

[@chrisrogers8694]

was any knives smiths contacted you about the old saw blades?

[@hillbillyinthephilippines303]

Do you resharpen and reset any of your blades. Im guessing 22 1x6 that's 88 bf. A 8 foot 17inch log has around 84 bf doyal minus a inch or 2 for sweep and about 20% over run with a woodmizer compaired to doyal scale guessing around 85 to 90 bf of clear wood. I like the lt40 there at the end we bought a lt super hydraulic back in 88 was a dang good mill put almost 6k hours on it with the original onan motor. How much are you getting a bf out of #3 #2 common red oak?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I only re sharpen them, I rarely re set them, usually don't need it

[@snobear41]

I'm gonna guess 28- mark that up to faith in your skills Nathan. BTW KZbin is inundating this video with ads WAY more than normal- Tyler

[@briannelson4122]

Hey Nathan, I was just wondering if there is a market for sawdust? It seems it could be compressed into fireplace logs. Just wondering.

[@thorzyan]

Right? Isn’t that what the pellets are made of?

[@johnhaas2523]

​@@thorzyan Yes that's what pellets are made of

[@phillipstephan5041]

Are there any metal scrap yards around?

[@crowefamily1]

I realize that it's not worth selling it but if the landfill is charging to dump you could always advise on one of the social medias and have someone come pick it up for free to recycle ♻️, less headache and less hassle.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

They never show up. If I wait I’ll have a mount tian of it I’ve tried. Landfill is not fun

[@ratterrier6181]

How many times will you sharpen your sawmill blades before you take them to the landfill thanks and I guess 23

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

3 times usually

[@jacksanders7018]

My guess is 18. thanks for sharing.

[@wayneweis653]

In Huntsville, AL we get $7.00 for 100 lbs.

[@rogerwhittle2078]

You've probably spotted it already Nathan, but my 'engineer's eye' picked up that the non operators end of the bed was deflecting a little bit, as the carriage advanced. Maybe half a turn up on the legs at that end? I don't even know that it would have any effect, but I know you are a stickler for accuracy. I wonder if you have to pay for having a trailer load at the dump? The two council tips available to me do not allow trailers, period. Unless I pay for them (north of $50 per visit) and they are extremely picky about what I could tip. The most likely scenario; they would have a row of skips and I'd have to sort the load myself into the appropriate skip. Have a good one.

[@don1031]

Are you using the sawdust as compost or just burning it or...? You generate a lot of the stuff and it seems like some creative way to use it would be in order. I am just curious what you do with it.

[@DaveW74TVN]

He burns it.

[@ericecklund676]

Nathan, didn't Jake Dean have a nice vacuum system to get his sawdust into another building at his place in Georgia? What does Jake use his sawdust for? Does he sell it, and if so, couldn't you also sell it?

[@benoit6026]

All this metal will be buried? You don't have a circuit for the recovery and recycling of metals, and perhaps other waste that could be valorized?

[@thomaslandry403]

How many sharpening's do you get before you have to throw the blade out?

[@boooshes]

I think he has mentioned 5 to 7

[@sermonizer5356]

19 boards. I know I'm late but I'm watching it for the first time

[@plumminfool]

Really enjoy your videos! I tried to find the suspenders but I guess they’re sold out. Go DAWGS!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

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[@KillingerUSA]

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[@dennisryan7487]

" DUH 23" !

[@PineInTheAshMilling]

Nathan my guess would be 22. 1x6's.

[@mataichi14]

I'm guessing 18. Looks like it will work but then it's not quite enough and he has to cut a whole extra log for two boards. To often that's how things work out.

[@danielgraf8294]

How many times can you sharpen a blade before it's junk?

[@albuser8641]

I think the cant will be a 14 X 12, so 26 sounds about right!

[@TheMaster1]

If you have a blacksmith/knife maker around give him the saw blades that's great knifestock.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I tried that and they wanted me to deliver them, I guess too lazy to come get free metal,

[@grayrlsc1]

Why do you not have carbide blades? I know someone that does and they last a very long time

[@dong9163]

You pull into a dump around here without a cover on the load and they reject you at the gate.