LOGS TOO BIG FOR THE SAWMILL

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In this video I show how I split a huge Red Oak Log into two halves for my sawmill. The Timber was an old growth tree when harvested and was close to 46in diam on the largest end of the log This log was too big for my sawmill's capacity. I used an axe,wedges and a hydraulic jack to split the log so I can fit it on the sawmill. I hope to have the logs on the sawmill this coming week for processing into quarter sawn boards.
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[@daddygogo2479]

My grandpa used to run a six foot bar with a VW motor hooked on/and pack it!!! Everything seems awesome with your channel & your video's thanks goes to everyone who has been a supporter!

[@michaeldeaville5573]

Had the occasion to hand split virgin Western Red Ceder when I lived in Washington State, in the 70's and early 80's . For fence posts. We used metal wedges like you are, but we also used wooden gluts made from the limbs from the trees. You could make them much wider then the metal wedges. We would start with a metal wedge, then use the gluts to widen the split. Along with reaching into the split with a chainsaw to cut the occasional knot. Love your videos, keep it up.

[@Kryton619]

Thanks for the video....it looked like fun. We have had so much rain here as well. Had to get on the tractor and grade the road as it got washed out....Hope to get back in the forest next weekend. Have yourself a good week.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks, looks like some good weather this week, stay dry and have a good productive week!

[@michaeldemny612]

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for taking the time to let me go along with you as you do your work. It allows me to at least remember a younger time in my life.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks. Appreciate you watching

[@Graham_lee]

cool vid, awesome work, great tunes, good production. Your accent is fantastic. respect

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks! I appreciate the feedback,

[@baldbear5609]

Howdy Nathan, couldn't help but think that if time travel was possible how cool it would be to go back and actually see how the shipwrights of old processed trees to lumber for building.....then again if time travel was possible and they came forward in time and saw the modern chainsaws and other machinery of our times....but I digress. Hard work for sure but very satisfying when the log is split. Have A Day! ;~)

[@ryanmc3073]

Something oddly satisfying hearing a huge tree like that cracking and popping.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

yes, hope to be doing that again in a few days,

[@Thom4123]

That's going to produce some beautiful lumber. Also went over and made sure to vote.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Thom spillane thanks! I appreciate the help!!

[@michaelblose7819]

You sir are a force of nature.

[@kerfnut7898]

Great video. I'm still learning about milling wood from logs. That's a great trick. 👍

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Todd Gallagher thanks. Glad u got something out of it.

[@HeartlandMakesAndOutdoors]

We have been watching your channel for a while, Figured I might as well be following you, Keep up the fun videos my friend and have a blessed week. Subbed you sir.

[@TheBeardedGiant]

The cracking and creaking of the logs was very satisfying...

[@jamminbucy7781]

well thank you. and i really like how you split that log . good job. hats off to ya

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks. If was a lot of work but worth it

[@raymondhodge3979]

That big saw with new blade went through that tree like butter. Cool tool glad it's working out for ya. Can wait to see some stuff loaded in the kiln, I'm sure you can't either. Loving the videos

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Raymond Hodge thanks. That was the first time using that saw. It was a beast.

[@twal5299]

There's nothing like a day of good honest work.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Agreed. Thanks for watching

[@davidbee8793]

I used to love splitting up huge rounds of oak with wedges and a sledge hammer. Very satisfying labor.

[@Tracks777]

Brilliant work! Keep it up!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks!

[@dougstamper7423]

Good video. nice save on that log,

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Doug Stamper thanks

[@nwethicalfn1989]

Have been mesmerized watching your videos for the past couple weeks. I like how you explain "how and why". You mentioned in one of you videos that your mill is up for sale, what do you plan to upgrade to?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

still looking,

[@EldredTGlass]

Beautiful hunk of wood !

[@animatronics623]

Thanks for saving the tool there at the end. I thought it was going to be a goner.

[@briggsahoy1]

Lot of hard work !

[@Spartan-ry1hh]

You are one dedicated man.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Spartan 4890 thanks. I enjoy what I do very much.

[@ronpaul6155]

I second that!

[@shawnweese6669]

love the sound of wood splitting

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+shawn weese me 2. Thanks for watching

[@BofhJohn]

Great videos! I'm watching while coding SQL for a data migration and wishing I was out in the woods. Some day...

[@codybryant8684]

that's gonna yield for some nice quatersawn boards bud. I helped split a log once when I was younger and it's hard work but it's rewarding great video and congrats on getting it done can't wait to see it sawn up

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks Cody, rewarding but hard work that I will do again soon on more timber. I should have these on the mill this week as long as you keep the rain down in Georgia!

[@codybryant8684]

Out of the Woods I will do my best bud we had our share this week ourselves but looks pretty clear this week

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Cody Bryant 👍

[@NoDoubtBaits]

Great videography as always. Building my kiln as we speak. Just purchased all insulation. Following Nyles drawings and your videos. Thanks my friend. -ThreeWoodenCrossesMillworks

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

great 2 hear, what size kiln did you get? I hope to have my completed by the end of July. that insulation can be pricey! I found a lot of mine on craigslist and saved lots of cash.

[@NoDoubtBaits]

Out of the Woods L53, same size as yours. Got lucky and had a fellow sawyer buddy in Eutaw, Alabama sell me 50 sheets at 15$ a sheet. Less than half what he paid for his on his kiln. I follow you on Instagram @3woodencrossesmillworks You should give us a follow and we will keep in touch

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

will do, sounds good,

[@TheMilwaukieDan]

Fascinating video. I was watching a YT Video about Viking Ship Building. After they cut and seasoned the log….???oak… they used large wood wedges that were aprox. 6” on the driven head end and ??? 21/2-3.00 feet long.

[@Bman-vv4ww]

I feel you brother! We had an 16inch Norway Maple log too big for us to lift into our chipper. When other co-workers have the Bobcat and you want to finish the job to close it out. Fire up the Stihl 361 and cut it in half.

[@drde63]

I've never seen anyone to use all of those methods on one log...........1❤️

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks for watching

[@matthewnelson9204]

We currently have a Norwood HD 36 which can’t do a log wider than 29 inches. We have been stacking up logs that are much larger than that in the 50 and 60 inch category and we’re investing in a new saw. We are purchasing a D & L sling blade that has a 70 inch slabing bar on it. It’s going to be a game changer. Have fun everyone and be safe and have a blessed day

[@mrbakerskatz]

great job . I'll be watchin

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks, I appreciate your time!

[@ronpaul6155]

now that was a hard days work, well done

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks!!

[@Tracks777]

Nice video man!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks,

[@brianmarquise]

Beautiful!!!!!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Brian Hill thanks

[@zell9058]

I have some monster tulip poplars to mill. This was helpful!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Awesome. Good luck

[@eabods507]

Do a follow-up video of your qtr sawn lumber. As st8 a grain as that is they'd have to be beautiful! Loved working with red oak!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

will do, hope to have it on the mill either Monday or Tuesday, thanks for watching.

[@indiandoc2]

Found it. It is beautiful. If you watched this watch the next one. Thanks

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

good deal, enjoy,

[@cajunstump]

Had to split some pecan recently to get it on my mill. I wish I had figured this out before the last log on the job. 😂

[@deanraynor99]

Dang...fun looking

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Dean Raynor it is!

[@trimco-mn8hh]

Hope to see what comes out of that log.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

if things go right this week I will have it on the sawmill, thanks for watching,

[@dougstamper7423]

me 2, nice log,

[@outinthewood3578]

I do a good few logs like this for a friend that has a Loglogic AutoTrek mill it can take 40" dia, did a lot with 090 and 60" bar freehand then made what I can only describe as a mini mill on steriods to get a more precise cut and have now settled on a twin power head bar on my home made "alaskan" mill. That log of yours looks like it has very nice grain and real tight too ?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+outinthewood yes it does. Check out my video from yesterday. I put some of it on the sawmill. Got some great lumber from it. That auto trek sounds like a beast.

[@woodnerdbill]

Nice work! So was that hydraulic tool worth it?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

without a doubt, it really helped out on getting the final split done,

[@m.labarecertifiedarborist1795]

You should look into the atom splitter. It would work great on a large log like that, especially after you score it with the chainsaw. Nice job, though lots of work!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

would be great to have one of those, thanks for watching its lots of work but I enjoy it,

[@jodymartin4536]

nice work. One question did you consider making a pocket, and inserting a bottle Jack? Just curious.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Jody Martin didn't till afterwards. Saw a video on that the fay after.

[@SuperQuickfix1]

I know I'm getting old, I take a 3ft level draw a plumb line through the pith at each end, snap a chalk line and rip it with the 660 with a 3' bar. Roll and repeat. You can squeeze a little larger log by taking the first slab off sliding it over not raising the stops. Roll,, repeat , then raise the stops and plumb it. Works on the Lt40 not sure what hight you can raise on the lt35

[@trimco-mn8hh]

Looks like a lot of work but it should be well worth the effort. Nicely done!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

IT was a lot of work, but worth it, thanks for watching,

[@AttitudeAdjuster]

just goes to show what can be achieved with time and effort, Nice work

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks the exact story I was trying to tell,

[@AttitudeAdjuster]

You don't see so many men these days that will spend the time to get things done old school which when you think of it was wedges and sweat but the others never know that feeling you have when you stand back and look at what you achieved. There was a reason why old school worked so well, they did not have the money or the machinery we have today but they were so incredibly ingenious in their application of force to get work done. Awesome video and message, I look forward to working my way through your video's Garry

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Attitude Adjuster thanks Gary. I really appreciate that comment. Thank you.

[@steves2956]

Hello Nathan. Have you ever considered using black powder to split those big logs? I have seen other sawyers do it and it seems to work quite well with minimal wood loss.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Yeah but seeks dangerous

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Seems

[@Chris-qf9qm]

How'd you get that on the mill? I've got a manual mill with ramps and no tractor. I'm guessing you have a tractor

[@gregkinsch2547]

As a man who's been a carpenter on my life

[@hd4ms]

I was shopping at Ace Hardware in Blue Ridge, Ga. and they sell a bunch of Amish furniture. Some of those big wooden dining tables were fetching $2,000. Even at 100% markup, someone built that table with hardly any cost in material. Of course equipment ain't cheap. I heard a lady say 'live edge' and I looked but there was no bark but it wasn't a cut edge either. I don't know what you call that.

[@billwhitmeyer3861]

still live edge bark or not

[@chriswhitley3283]

Are you using a ripping chain for that.

[@joshuawilson687]

When that split open I bet you were like a kid on Christmas morning 😮😁

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Joshua Wilson very true!!

[@KChandler9362]

Black powder wedges would be handy for that log.

[@PatrickWagz]

880!! she's a beauty

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Patrick Wagz yes she is. 👍👍

[@johnwilson6820]

cool video

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks,

[@kevinsullivan6969]

cool video,

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks,

[@indiandoc2]

Where is quartersawn red oak? Please put in a link? I don't think I ever saw quartesawn red oak. White oak different story

[@lakebum6211]

The jaws of new life.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

good way to put it,

[@graemedalgleish8944]

Can I make a suggestion? Why don't you build a helical screw type wood splitter for the pro of your tractor? It would save you a lot of work.

[@damondiehl5637]

Maybe you should get an Alaskan saw mill, so you can take a couple slabs off, enough for it to fit on the Woodmizer. A lot less work and you get a couple usable slabs, less waste.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I have an Alaskan mill with a 60in bar, Oak is not valuable in slabs, quartering the log is the only way to get the best wood and most $ out of oak. no waste here other than the kerf of the chain/bar. All the wood split was quarter sawn. The following video shows that process. I don't mind the work, doesn't feel like it to me when it comes to trees great exercise also. Thanks for watching,

[@justinrobertson1590]

Snap, crackle, pop....rice crispies

[@ledenhimeganidleshitz144]

Interesting. However a Haddon or Alaska Mill would remove the offcuts. The resulting cant would easily fit in the mill and be ready to slab.

[@larrymbouche]

If the log was six inches too large for the saw mill, perhaps it would be more expedient to slab off two, three to four inch slabs off opposite sides with an Alaskan chainsaw mill, as you have the large Stihl with a 4 foot bar, rather than waiting for 2 years. Just wondering your thoughts. Splitting big log even with a hydraulic wedge tool still looks like heavy duty job.

[@dillonfinch5647]

Just curious why not chainsaw mill it into quarters and then put it on the woodmizer you be got the 880 with a 4 ft bar? wouldn't that be easier. like I said just curious I'm sure a man with your experience has his reasons

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

good question, it would have been easier, I have a 6ft bar also for that saw. I have always wanted to split a log like this mostly by hand, and after doing so it was very rewarding. For me hard work makes for good experience. Thanks for watching,,

[@stevencochran4284]

It made me watch the video wondering WHY ? The whole time . I do understand the need to conquer something’s , just because .

[@pup734]

Have you ever tried black power splitting?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

not yet, maybe one day,

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

you?

[@pup734]

Not yet but this year I will. Been dying to try it Lol

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

same here,

[@bwillan]

Working the big logs is a disadvantage of a bandsaw mill. That was a good amount of effort you put into splitting the log into sections to make quarter sawn lumber. If someone in your area had a swingblade sawmill (Peterson, Lucas, Turbosawmill, etc) they could have quarter sawn your log in place and then the challenge of removing the boards is a whole lot easier than trying to move the whole log at one shot.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

true but it took me an hour to bust up this log and didn't cost me anything $. I would have hated to pay someone for something I can do with some effort,

[@carver3419]

Would Black Powder have worked?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

probably, I have seen it done on videos before, never tried it though, maybe one day, thanks for watching!

[@MidGAOutdoor]

I'm game for watching the black powder go down. Around here theyd probably call the sheriff to me (who I am friends with FYI) for doing something like that.

[@ronpaul6155]

I bet it would

[@westend3019]

And to think of how much split rail fence was made just like this....

[@charlesthompson4760]

Here I go give a prospective, I took a Cat mini excavator made a log splitter, it would work on what your doing ,

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

that is a great idea and would be a great tool for these big logs!

[@KKSgranny]

The automotive tool will certainly pay for itself..

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+KKSgranny agreed. Thanks for watching

[@scooter041031]

Man that 880 and the 48in bar look puny up against that log. I think you have an excuse to get a bigger saw and bar I know I would use the excuse to get a new toy to play with.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I agree, I do have a 60in bar for that saw but it is very hard to control.

[@stanwebb2272]

Okay Abe Lincoln splitting rails..... Great Log!!!!! Cut it up, dry it out and sell it for big bucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@evankibbe590]

😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍

[@robwilliams3602]

Lets get cutting (-:

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Rob Williams 👍

[@robertind3374]

Greetings Nathan, Cant believe you will ruin a good axe like that. Buy a sledge hammer, that is meant for that kind of work. Also surprised not one other commentator has suggest the same.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

How did I ruin it?? I restore axes as a side business by the way.

[@guymcelwee334]

Why not just pick the log up and get it off the ground then use the four foot bar and saw to cut it in half? Block the lo.g up off the ground is what I meant. Jus asking

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Had no way to pick it up, my bobcat will only lift 1500lb, this log weighed twice that at least,

[@robertevans6481]

Sounds like popcorn....lol..well something like it...stay dry

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+Robert Evans it does! Have a good week bud.

[@chrisjohnson8291]

Robert Evans I was thinking it sounded like Rice Krispies! Another great video.

[@lt2552]

Within seconds saving your Dads day present from crashing, nice save!

[@mattagee8104]

I have a chestnut oak like this. 19 feet long and around 40". Wanna come split it for me? :) Thanks for sharing.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Absolutely I’ll bring the big saw!

[@douglasthompson2740]

Like the subject matter but the music is too loud to ignore and not my cup of tea at all. Take care. Doug

[@TheWoodguru63]

Dude,you're working too hard, sink your dogs in when you're ripping and let the saw do the work.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

+TheWoodguru63 👍

[@mikearmstrong7830]

That cracking you heard was probably my back. Sorry.

[@jamminbucy7781]

wow cant even stand that sick music it doesnt seem to match you. but to each their own.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Great to hear. Have a good day.