Husband & Wife Mill Bent Hackberry Log With Wood-Mizer LT50

[@davidleung2432]

This is amazing to watch two people working together like a well choreographed and well rehearsed dance. One know what the other ‘s next step will be and move in to support. Everything has a right place for and all equipment returns to its proper position. There is no wasted movement and no wasted material either. Great team work. Wish you the best!

[@gilbertvanleeuwen8395]

specialy the women works hard

[@michaellmello3933]

I really enjoy watching you guys at work, I really impressed with the dispatch that your wife puts forth, she just never stops moving!

[@DonnaMSchmid]

It's really wonderful to watch two people who are SO good at what they do... It's almost like watching a ballet!

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Donna M. Schmid Thank you for the compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching! Linda

[@bradhollister8323]

They're a working team!

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Linda

[@robertevans6481]

I agree you guys and gal work very well together..it like one is thinking and the second one doing...👍

[@1234cdsarver]

Donna M. Schmid Amen

[@bobw222]

I am always amazed, watching your videos, how the two of you work so well together, yet almost never speak. Even to the point of you turning around to grab an piece of wood at the exact right time, despite never having watched the cut...

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

Thank you for the compliment! You are very observant! That comes from decades of working together and listening to the mill sounds. Thanks for watching and commenting! Linda

[@joesharp5602]

What a skilled team. That is one hard working lady right there, an equal to anyone you could have in a shop like this. They work smart, effecient, and are a pleasure to watch practicing their craft. What a great setup they have with that monster electric motor on that WoodMiser mill. This is just impressive on many fronts.... Joe

[@peterhall1059]

Thanks Linda for all you videos. I always enjoy your postings. A huge boost when teaching next generation about the sort of help needed to support and be part of a production team and for the leadership role women play as examples in that team. At the end of the day the company owners know who they were and can recommend them before sending them onward. A great example. Keep on slugging.. Luv You All, ... Peter

[@paulmaxwell4438]

It is a pleasure seeing you work together so well. It's like a well oiled machine! Congrats to you. I hope you much success as you work as needed. Linda, you may be the hardest working female I've seen in a long time. You remind me of my wife.

[@markbandy6184]

You two have amazing energy. Smooth operation, not a wasted step. Fun to watch ! Good teamwork !!

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

Thank you, we try to be efficient! Thanks for watching and commenting! Linda

[@herbbenson6884]

When I first saw that big curved log on the mill the thought "Are they going to cut that thing on a curve and get straight lumber out of it?" actually flashed through my little mind. That piece at the 2:35 mark would have made a cool kitchen island top. Thanks for the videos

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Those curved fibres give amazing strength for roof constructions, if cut parallel to the curve. You are of course well aware... I have made such beams but I don't have a band saw so used my chain saw, cutting free hand. I notice other woodworkers have made similar comments, we envy those lovely curved logs you have. Great work ethic you have, best wishes to you all.

[@pettigrewwoodworks]

Fascinating to see how efficient you are even with a challenging log. I agree with the comments that it would have made some nice live edge slabs but of course you must have a market for those. Thanks for sharing and God bless.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Pettigrew Woodworks Absolutely, and the market isn't there for bent Hackberry. We have some in Walnut and Cherry, though. God's blessings to you, as well. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@dananelson3534]

Thanks for the video. I'd rather watch the two of you mill timber than TV any day. Love the smell of sawdust.

[@liveinmyamerica]

Hope your feeling better and glad to see you back at the mill.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+liveinmyamerica Yes, I am feeling better, thank you. After 2 weeks I still have a nasty cough, but I'm sure it will be better soon. Bad flu bugs anyway! Thanks for watching! Linda

[@brianmulligan6239]

I've enjoyed your videos. very impressive how you all work so well together. even more impressive is the fact that you as husband and wife can work together all day long. that shows allot of love and respect for each other. be safe and bring us more videos when you can!

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Brian Mulligan Thank you, I am glad you enjoy the videos! We have our good and bad days, but know that no matter how upset we are the end result is worth working for. I try to fit editing in to my spare time as often as possible. I enjoy making them and should have a new one in the next week. Thanks for your feedback and thanks for watching! Linda 😊

[@davelynch2532]

You 2 work together like your just another part of the Machine.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Dave Lynch Thank you for the compliment, and thanks also for watching! Linda

[@arkansas1313]

Loved the video, been around sawmills all my life, 68+ years.

[@dstevens7614]

I get my daily exercise watching you. I feel for you. Good job you’al.

[@TheRedhawke]

I have a friend who sawed up a bunch of Pine logs for me to build my shop building. My neighbor gave me a big old bull pine that was next to his 7 acre pond. A hurricane had blown it over. When he cut the first 2X6 off one side it had so much tension in the grain that it jumped up and hit the head stock on the mill. Shook the entire mill and scared me half to death. Amazing what years of standing in a huge field and being twisted by wind will do to wood grain.

[@arforgordzake]

Great to watch Linda - you guys are so coordinated and work together so well :-)

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Gary McLean Thank you for the compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@kenolson3064]

My wife and I work together also, you two are a well-oiled machine.

[@orchidorio]

I love watching you all. It's like clockwork. Thanks! (2/5/21)

[@steveskouson9620]

Linda, a few of the first cutoffs, would make an EXCELLENT coffee table, especially if the bark was still attached! Wish I could get my hands on some of those cutoffs! steve

[@johnmoore8016]

I remember we had one very large (what they called hackberry tree on our farm) when dad got ready to cut it a company came down and bought the tree. they took almost all the limbs as they war large. they were going to make barrel staves out of the wood they said. Dad got a good price for the tree. Thanks for a very outstanding video.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+John Moore Interesting, White Oak is commonly used for barrel staves and I did not know that Hackberry could be used. Thanks for watching and commenting! Linda

[@lesliegriffiths6102]

Great woodworking skills and love all your videos here in Australia your a brilliant team thanks

[@fudogwhisperer3590]

You ought to look into supplying wood boat builders with logs like that. They look for the specifically to make support timbers for planking.

[@normolson1]

What a great team, no wasted effort.

[@phillipiacobacci1369]

Yep, that was a very bent log for sure. You made short work of it. As always, I enjoy the videos. Great work.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Phillip Iacobacci Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching! Linda

[@dougalexander7204]

Hackberry is good for steam bending. Like it’s already got ahead start. Stay awesome...

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

That’s right, it is and indeed these pieces are halfway there! LOL Thanks for watching! Linda

[@ranjobeliever534]

Great Team Work...... Love It!

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+RanJo Believer Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! Linda

[@killerbug888]

I am watching everyday ! I love your ideal !

[@ronaldainaire7086]

Are we going to see some new video's in the future? Love watching the family work together.

[@greggrothaus4634]

Linda is an incredible woman. More power to her. Those couch potato men should stand up and take notice.

[@larrylay4010]

When you get two people that work together like that they are hard to beat! I had a fore that thought we were mad at each other then we done a little sign language and he walked away shaking his head

[@mjb12141963]

Love to watch the dance of a great team at work. An Idea I had. You might make some type of adjustable measuring device like a bar inside a pipe with nut welded into the pipe to lock down the bar so the person running the saw only has to measure the pipe/bar to set a length and measure the pieces against the bar and not taking out the tape all the time.

[@maierhof]

Wow - watching you and your family work is amazing. Like a well oiled machine... perfection in motion. You all are living my dream. When I saw your videos my heart melted - finally - someone who gets it. Well - right up to the point of 14.01 where you take the most highly figured wood which should be used as a bar top or counter, and cut it up...lol. Maybe out there, you don't realize that people pay top dollar for that sort of stuff... that is the business I want to get into being so close to the really old trees out here in NorCal. Would love to chat about this stuff, as having someone who has already walked the path and is as knowledgeable as you? I need you on my side...

[@rc300xs]

I've never seen two people work together so well.

[@ThePianoCentre]

Inspirational hard working mother , why does she have the hardest Job ?

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+david kenyon My husband and I have a 22 year business understanding, I enjoy what I do and he enjoys what he does. Thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching! Linda

[@philipinchina]

The closest I ever get to milling wood is sharpening a pencil, but I love watching these.

[@alvinolson1]

Enjoyable watch , Great to see the harmony and work flow

[@rabkay3177]

They certainly have a wonderful work ethos, and know what each other is doing.

[@fmaho1156]

Linda, I am selling crooked boards with the bark on for a multiple price of straight ones. Straight boards from bent logs make crappy timber and lots of scrap. Love your videos!

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Franz Mayerhofer Same here, they bring more money (when they sell). You aren't kidding about bent logs making crappy lumber! Thanks for watching! Linda

[@woodstoney]

That piece at 14:25 would have made a nice coffee table. Then again you can't save everything. I am tried from watching you both work! Great teamwork!

[@richardsummers9009]

Wish you had lot of update videos I really enjoy them 😊🇮🇱🇺🇸

[@piratecat4519]

Always hate to see one of those roll up on the mill, I was taught to start by cutting the horns off first. I did slab an ash up once and the people made a round bench seat around their fire pit out of it. Looked pretty cool.nice set up.

[@MichaelMcGill_emtwo]

Hi Linda....the head seems to be hydraulically driven along the bed....do they make an option to hard mount the Control Station to a fixed location so you don't have to walk back and forth? As always, loved the video....a great study in working together, and crew cooperation. Thanks for the Video!!

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Michael McGill The head is powered by a couple of electric motors. Yes, there is an option to have the Control Station in a fixed location, but we chose the option we liked best. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@cecilbroom5652]

I like the voice over explanations.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Cecil Broom Even with the stuffy nose? LOL Well, I'm glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@STMwoodturning]

Hackberry? Never heard of it, oh well. As others have already said, you two work very well together.

[@allenhenry1113]

wow are yall mind readers? yall work together the best i have ever seen!!👍😀👍😀

[@trashy123trash]

Boy, wish I were close enough to come get some of your scrapes.

[@lalloyd58]

boat builders would love a bent log,

[@bigwallyhdfb]

Glad your back making videos

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Gerald Rundall Yes, I had a bad flu bug that put me out of commission for a couple of weeks, but I'm on the mend. I should have another video ready pretty soon. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@choonmah9932]

Linda's saw I'll cinema bx

[@choonmah9932]

LindasSawmillCinema

[@kennethhendricks1645]

HE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO HEAVEN

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

Jesus is the Way... Thanks for watching! Linda

[@michaelmueller8976]

I now realize just how little use a bent tree is. Wow. Thnx

[@axadude1]

Bent timber has lots of uses, especially in frame-construction of buildings. We need to get out of the fixed idea that all lumber must be straight.

[@bfd1565]

Beautiful team work guy's...

[@barrylitchfield250]

Those stacks that are close to the saw don't get used near as much as the scrap cart back behind the camera. I don't know the layout of your building except the area shown in view of the camera. It looks like you'd walk about 10 miles less per day if you switched the locations of those carts! I'm just guessing, but I'd say you sleep very well after doing that all day! Beautiful shop, and a great, hard working couple. Thanks for sharing.

[@wvoutdoorman]

those pieces are probably best cut into slabs. Some customers like curved slabs like that. Great video

[@GNiessen]

I would have cut it flat to the curve and used it to make headboards. Nice natural curve.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+GNiessen If we had a market for the bent Hackberry live edge slabs, we would have sawn it that way, but we just don't have much of a demand for the bent pieces. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@wayneburchwell1977]

In the old days of wooden boat building curved logs had high value and hackberry is hard to work with but very strong.

[@MrTheeduck2000]

Its a shame they stopped making videos.

[@cuznjo1]

smooth running operation. what do you do with the scraps. do you have a chipper to make wood chips out of it

[@markyax9474]

Hi Linda will that wood sawn from that bent log stay somewhat straight after milling and after drying?

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

The really bent pieces will move more as they dry. But these pieces were used for un-dried blocking. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@railroad9000]

It is amazing you can take a piece of wood as curved as it is and get useful lumber from it. Lots of practice.

[@miccacarry6803]

Linda, just viewed your milling bent log video. Do u know that if u submerge log in seawater and put equal amount of weight on top of bend this will over time straighten the logs. so u can get more lumber from the log. I learned this in Holland 20 yrs ago. when I visited the wind driven sawmills.

[@gottabighit1]

Does this wood have descent grain? How does it take drain? Hackberry...

[@Yitzhakhazak]

A tough one, this one. Great work.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

Thank you for the compliment! And thanks also for watcing! Linda

[@tom-cu4te]

you work good as a team.

[@steinderbush]

Beautiful video, Man my hands itch if i see this, would be awesome to help you!! All the best to you!

[@bosatsu76]

Do you prefer a bandsaw mill over a swing blade?

[@garywinters2282]

No disrespect, not sure why your milling hackberry? I'm a wood cutter and hackberry doesn't store or season well. My customers who burn it are fireplace customers, after it seasons for a year it gets really soft. Thank you for your wonderful content really enjoy watching you mill lumber.

[@curtisvonepp4335]

That boy put your GOOD WIFE TO WORK .👍😁😁😁 . NICE MILL WORK 🙌

[@billyproctor9714]

Thank you for your videos Linda. I'm a retired furniture maker and in my time I would have loved to have had access to your bent wood. Have you looked into this market for you folks? Thanks, Billy, Canada

[@stevefew1251]

You've been milling a while, can you tell me what is blue pine is or if there is such a thing?

[@ThePianoCentre]

Hi Linda , I wasn't expecting a reply but that was very nice , don't think I was trying to be a wise guy ( American slang ) it was just an observation , we have a similar setup here in the UK but we buy and sell pianos and my wife is very involved also . Very best wishes Dave

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+david kenyon Absolutely no offense taken, I just take things in stride, but make sure anyone who thinks otherwise knows the real story. 😀 I am glad you & your wife make a good team. Husbands & wives can make the best teams, as long as they are dedicated to being team players! I wish you and your wife well!

[@chippyvidz6817]

Good system you got going there

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Chippy Vidz Thank you and thanks for watching! Linda

[@grebdnulyrag]

Another great one guys!

[@falfas55bgas]

What would you say is the retail value of that bent log by the time you sell it? I'd give $50 for just the log all day long. With that much sweep and clear...that would make a great timberframe curved brace. A slab cut on each side to make it 9" or 7" thick and I'd pay that milling cost too(or I could mill it). Then I let it set in my barn for a year to stabilize enough and then plane the two sides clean and parallel to 6" or 8", draw knife the bark and sand the live edge.

[@1995jug]

Never seen hackberry lumber I used to cut it for firewood makes great firewood.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

Hackberry is pretty cream white with lots of grain. It does make nice firewood. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@AndrewAHayes]

Use the bent slabs for quirky shaped signs!

[@deksper]

Hi Linda; When milling bent logs, is there a tendency to snap bands?

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+deksper ** Good question, but if you have a sharp blade, it slices right through the offset grain. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@michaelflynn6178]

Great teamwork

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Michael Flynn Thank you for the compliment and thanks for watching! Linda

[@boomblooka]

I've been watching the Tips from a Shipwright channel and Lou says he looks for curved lumber that no one else wants. Do you ever sell the bent lumber to boat builders?

[@miroslavputnik6606]

awesome team work

[@michaels7456]

Good to sse teamwork in action. curious how big is the shop/mill? How do you get rid of sawdust and dust particles.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Michael S The mill shop is 40'x40' with 16' ceiling. The local farmers use the dust for bedding. The dust that has too many big chunks (from the floor) is ground fine or used for composting. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@Gatheengen10]

Nice videos. They are an inspiration. Having a band saw mill from Norwood, I find the dust handling a bit troublesome. In the long run the fine dust that enters the lungs is a health hazard. The main bulk of sawdust I collect, let it dry and finally feed it into a briquette machine. Have You produced a video dressing the issue? Yours Lars H. Jørgensen Norway

[@Gatheengen10]

Sorry: Addressing the problem

[@markwhite9148]

Curved planks can be useful. i would rotate the log 90 degrees for slabbing.

[@TheBearDenPhotography]

Great teamwork!

[@avproavi]

what kind of chain saw is being used?

[@sharongoodrich3880]

you need to get a debarker love the video

[@bobclarke2705]

Linda, is that Hackberry seasoned and will it move even if it is seasoned ?

[@theshadow1559]

This is the first indoor sawmill that I have ever seen which operates as a family business and not as a large industrial operation. The operation its self, seems to progress smoothly and efficiently throughout the entire cutting process, but it also appears to be a very strenuous work load on all those involved. Additionally, it appears that your operation is not into purchasing or salvaging tree trunks or other unwanted logs and then slabbing those into lumber for resale to customized furniture builders. Therefore, I assume that "Linda's Sawmill" operates only or mostly, on a by order special sawing of logs for customers who bring their logs to your mill and state how the logs are to be cut. If I am right in my assumption, I am curious to know if there is a reasonable percentage of profit in that type of operation. If my assumption is wrong and you actually run a different type of milling business, than I have assumed, I would be interested in learning what your primary business is.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

Over the years we have milled lots of grade lumber for big mills, custom milling for small guys, as well as lumber in our sales room, for sale to hobbyists and professional full time wood workers a like. We also mill our own logs for trailer planks and blocking. Versatility keeps life interesting and food on the table. We are thrifty spenders and don’t require a big income. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@theshadow1559]

@@LindasSawmillCinema Thank you for your informational reply and the operational insight concerning your family business, that your reply gave me. I know and understand that you have very little free time to answer a fan's question, so I am quite delighted that you found the time to answer mine.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

You are quite welcome! Thanks for your appreciation!

[@KarlBunker]

Whatever brand of jeans you're wearing should sponsor your videos. 😉

[@kasnitch]

I wonder if sawyers are good at Tetris ? I also wonder how many Woodmizers have been sold on account of your videos Linda and fam ? I've seen quite a few other products , and this mill always makes me want to own one also . Hell, I can't even work anymore and I want one .

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+kasnitch I love Tetris, even though I don't have time to play, buy the "master sawyer" never did play. I wish I knew how many. I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@mofo5142]

LindasSawmillCinema u

[@alparkopp]

Are those boards for making pallets?

[@robarcher3892]

Where are you folks located? Anywhere close to NW Fla panhandle?

[@vroom843]

A hackberry tree is it hardwood or a soft wood .

[@bikerchic7938]

Have you ever had the decibel level checked ?

[@marttikoivumaki5049]

IT IS A PLEASURE TO LOOK AT YOUR MUTUAL WORK

[@RRaucina]

I think I would have laid that log on the bed at 90' - curve down flat - and cut across the curve. The curved boards that result would likely have been stable. I see 2 thick slabs for a table joined at the ends, and the resulting eyeball or oval shaped table with a open center would be fantastic. I know wood pretty well but what is hackberry? Looks like poplar or willow? Okay, just now saw that last piece on the bed - birdseye! I think you could have sold the curved slabs in say 4" with that color and markings in San Francisco for half the value of your mill. I am going out tomorrow with a come-a-long and pulling a young black oak over at a big angle for my son to mill when I am long gone. Thanks for the inspiration! On edit I now see some more comments about my curved slab idea. With your exposure on the internet, you really can have a market for such unusual slabs. I do recall in the OLD days ship builders in England would go into the forest and bend young trees for future bows of large ships.

[@bigrebone]

What is hackberry wood good for?

[@mikemorris2068]

I think I could sit and watch you cut wood with that saw for hours....what will that kind of wood be used for? Do you heat the shop with the junk wood? Keep it up...always nice to see the out come.

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+Mike Morris I'm glad you enjoy the videos. The wood is used for blocking, or furniture if it is nice enough. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@smity7096]

What psi do you run on the blade?

[@papajrd]

Glad to see a new video, Linda. Very enjoyable. Does Hackberry have any routine uses in other than rough blocking, pallet, or crate lumber? Ever used for finished woodworking projects? Blessings on you and your family. John

[@LindasSawmillCinema]

+papajrd Oh yes, I made several shelving units and benches for our house and my husband made a cart. It makes nice furniture, but there isn't much of a demand for it, so we don't sell a lot. God's blessings to you as well. Thanks for watching! Linda

[@arkansas1313]

I made a jewelry cabinet from hackberry in 1968, not the ugliest, but not the greatest either, just interesting. However the lady loved it, mission accomplished!

[@dennishensley1150]

BlackBerry wood is the very small 90 degree and 45 degree reinforcements in furniture frames ,tables and drawer, shelve,gussets.

[@dennishensley1150]

Hackberry, dammit, spell correct TRASH on computers.