Large Elm - Chainsaw Milling with the Alaskan Mill

[@paulm.6437]

That accompaniment song is the saddest song I’ve ever heard. It’s like saying goodbye to someone who’s fallen out of love with you-when you still love her dearly, and you will never see her again! It’s a tragedy, and unrequited love tragedy song, with a bad ending. It has nothing to do with the joy you feel, when a slab is cut off, and beautiful grain and colors greet you!

[@thatspecialkindofstupid4600]

Man I looked first and thought you had 327k subscribers! And you should! You've convinced me to start saving for an Alaskan mill set up. Keep up the good work!

[@backstromwoodwork566]

Haha thanks man, glad to hear that. Well that’s great! I wish you all the best and hope you get to mill some very nice logs in the future. Let me know how it goes :)

[@thecollectoronthecorner7061]

Elm makes very pretty lumber. However it rots very quickly. Not much count for firewood when its green. And burns like paper when its dry. We have Walnut here in the Ozarks. Osage Orange (Bodock) too. however very few large trees. I have some large red cedars on my property. Cedar grown on limestone glade rock is almost all red heart wood and defect free.

[@skipbickford3970]

One question would after you stack the slabs with spacers would it to help to band it tight ( metal bands ) I enjoy and learn a lot thank you. Waiting for new videos 😊

[@MrThenry1988]

I milled some hickory yesterday. I have a video on it. I dropped the trees yesterday. Good times. Good show man. Those do look cool. Man o man. Gonna hit the sub.

[@christobar]

Beautiful!

[@backstromwoodwork566]

Glad you like it! 😁

[@jeffbensoutdoors1623]

Awesome videos buddy, just subscribed, great personality, great content hope you explode in your channel God bless

[@janionmakes]

I'm really enjoying these videos, thanks for making them. Do you have any resources on how you made your kiln?

[@backstromwoodwork566]

Thank you! That makes me happy to hear. No i dont think so, but it’s great that you point that out, I’ll make sure to do a kiln video.

[@janionmakes]

@@backstromwoodwork566 Thanks, that'd be great

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

I think your time estimate is spot on . I can't do it any faster . It is a very labour intensive job , but also very rewarding . Did you build the brackets you attached to the log to set the ladder on ? They look like they worked well . In Canada they either burn or bury trees with Dutch elm disease . Another great video . Thanks

[@backstromwoodwork566]

Happy you like the video, that means a lot! 👍 i did make the end brackets you saw in the video, i show them in detail in another video (the big oak, part 1) if you’re curious to how it’s made. They work pretty well actually, and they have two set screws so i can dial them in somewhat effortless, and have them be dead level. Really makes the first cut very flat. Most elm gets burnt here as well, very sad seeing them go to waste. I was actually just last week in talks with our city municipality about a few elm trees they were getting ready to fell, but they were unfortunately obligated to get rid of them.

[@carlkrebs1]

3400 for the log , cut up , green is a decent price . how much for kiln dried , the whole log ?

[@backstromwoodwork566]

Hey Carl. This log has been used up already, but more elm similar in size and bigger are getting milled this spring. At the moment i charge 7-10$ per board foot for green slabs, and 12-15$ per board foot for kiln dried. Sometimes more if it is something very special. Price dont include taxes.

[@alessandrorodrigues8083]

Fico imprecionado como a Stihl 661 e seu desempenho, o frezamento noturno ficou muinto legal parabéns garoto.

[@nathanek6598]

The grain of elm is really beautiful. I am amazed how big your elm logs/slabs are. We are in Canada and big elms have been decimated by this disease. Rock elms were particularly hard hit. Are your elms resistant to Dutch Elm disease?

[@backstromwoodwork566]

The dutch elm disease is raging here as well, but a lot of elm trees are being taken down preemtively to try and limit the spread. Big elm logs like the one in this video are still rare, but not impossible to find.