5 Myths about Logging and Lumber

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[@matthewward631]

I’ve never considered replanting in my woods. About half the trees are Locust. You cut them down, wait 5 or 6 years and cut them down again. I call it my renewable firewood forest.

[@Jackc8201]

When I see my little garden covered in the helicopter seeds from the maple trees, I do get the idea that trees replant themselves pretty well lol.

[@michaelnash9970]

YES!! (1)🌳 = 🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁 ..... (to INFINITY!!! and BEYOND!!!)

[@xxxxMaddnesSxxxx]

This is for sustainable logging, like they do. For clear cutting, you absolutely need to replant to replenish the forest.

[@corilardy2545]

@@xxxxMaddnesSxxxx no you really don't, i just speeds up the harvest date you do it for mother nature .

[@verteup]

@@xxxxMaddnesSxxxx only time you need to replant is when its 100% conifer monoculture. Natural hardwood forests do not need replanted even after a clear cut.

[@johncarter1137]

Treated lumber used to last a lot longer, back when it had arsenic in it.

[@johnnyhighwoods1780]

lf you like excitement logging, use horses! I did for 20 years. ... once the canopy opens letting sunlight in the reforestation starts the new process . Great points you brought to lite!

[@jan-ovepedersen5764]

Same here in Norway, there are way more trees growing now compared to 100 years ago, we cannot cut them down fast enough.

[@imxploring]

I've had my property logged twice over the years.... and as Emerald says.... nature is really good and replacing what is havested...in fact thinning the forest after a logging brings so much new growth to life. Truly amazing to watch!

[@jamesroop6572]

I used to work on a tree farmer which my boss once described as "pretty boring unless something disastrous was about to happen."

[@kevinkerwin4554]

So true..a good forester takes trees from the land to let the New growth continue and keep a healthy forest..your a very smart young lady .your family runs a very good buisness.keep up the great work

[@cmennare]

Logging is incredibly dangerous. One of my uncles was topping a tree in Ouray, Colorado when the top released the trunk snapped at the base and pinned my uncle between the tree and the side of a mountain, he didn't survive. He knew it was dangerous and had been doing it for 25 years at that point. Even taking all of the safety precautions the tree was still very unpredictable. Your dad and brother are very brave men.

[@johncarter1137]

In my experience, anything you do that involves gravity can be extremely exciting at times.

[@wcl53]

Custom logging and large commercial clear cutting operations differences are something that many are not aware of. But even here in Maine where some clear cutting takes place most operations leave swaths of forest between cut areas to allow for natural reseeding

[@jaykiley73]

I once heard Maine was 90% farm land in the early 1900s and 10% forest. Now is 90% forest and 10% farm land. Nature is amazing at rebounding.

[@Snarkapotamus]

The kind of adrenaline that you were referring to usually requires a clothing change...

[@t-technews]

Exactly. Good job explaining that. People dont realize if we dont log the trees fall down and create a fire danger and a million acres burn each year because some areas stopped logging. Logging cuts down on fire danger.

[@nerdyali4154]

Tree felling is almost a sport. There's satisfaction in dropping a tree right where you want it and the physical exertion takes the boredom out of it. There's lots of excitement to be had, like hanging onto a rope with a heavy log suspended over a client's roof without anything nearby to tie the rope to. Most amusing experience was being in the branches of a pine tree just below a colleague sawing through an old branch close to a power line. Guy, his saw and bits of tree came hurtling down toward me all of a sardine. Turns out even very dry looking branches can conduct electricity.

[@bentleyrichardson4283]

COOL I LOVE BEING IN THE BUSH AT ANYTIME CUTTIG WOOD IT'S RELAXING TO ME

[@speedy920]

I think logging must be a ton of work. Thank you for doing it. We need people like you.

[@stevet8121]

Most excellent Em! As a retired woods and mill worker, I can tell you that logging is only exciting in hindsight. You can die every day if you don't make the right decisions, and you still might.

[@waltermh111]

That's part of life. Don't think too much about it. People are more depressed than ever in the west because they think too much about it. Not worth it. Safety is one thing. Obsessing about death is bad

[@Yettiattack]

Thats why its the most dangerous job outside of deep sea

[@MrWhitesite]

I certainly don't know, but it strikes me that the plant two when harvesting one would only be something to do when clear cutting or raising trees for lumber (which doesn't seem feasible anyway)! Nature does a pretty darn good job of taking care of herself.

[@JT_70]

Oh, yeah, trees are farmed just like any other crop, only for lumber. Come south and you’ll see gigantic tracts of farmed pine trees. Pine grows relatively fast, especially when compared to a hardwood.

[@quigleyclampett6132]

There is no easy part to being a logger. It’s all hard and very expensive equipment to keep up. Very good explanation young lady! Keep up the videos! Thank you!

[@jimdavison4077]

I am 56 years old, on my families wood lot and farm the field where my mom planted vegetables and and cut hay had 12 to 18 inch Larch trees by the time I was a teen. This was cut for lumber by the time I was 20 and now has a mix of both soft and hard wood with some spruce and fir trees almost 12 inches at the base. Larch is used for Lobster traps, decks, fence posts and anything exposed to the elements and has incredible rot resistance. In fact back in the early 90's many stands were killed off by a beetle and you can still cut standing dead and mill it for lumber thirty years later. It's a needled tree that drops it's needles in November and regrows new ones in may. It's harder than birch but softer than maple and has a greenish tint, heavy as hell.

[@vidviewer100]

That's interesting I love hearing about the properties of timber species from other countries. Here in Australia it's mostly hardwoods and they are hard and hard to season and work. Like your Larch certain species are renowned for their durability outside.

[@hillbillynurse7212]

And the slivers are second only to probably locust ...

[@jimdavison4077]

@@vidviewer100 I feel the same way, never got to travel like I wanted to because of being self employed. Now in retirement, forced do to health, I regret not visiting other countries so i love telling things about mine and hearing about other countries. My wife's aunts moved to Australia after marrying Aussie soldiers in WW2. Three daughters all married foreign soldiers in the UK, two as I said moved to Australia and one to Canada. Our countries would have been much the same to gentile English lasses back then, very big and wild i think. Their moms made sure they all had return money their husbands didn't know about. lol.

[@jimdavison4077]

@@hillbillynurse7212 Funny you would think wood slivers would hurt worse than steel but I find I would take any species of wood over a steel sliver anyway of the week. Maybe others disagree.

[@DHGo-ex7ns]

Thanks for setting everyone straight about logging. These are very common myths. Have a great weekend.

[@cliffontheroad]

So my "save the Amazon forest" is more for the bio-diversity" than the O2 level? Oops. (Last year, logging there was equal to the size or Rhode Island, I think) With today, she answered my 3rd question, that being on replanting. One story, west coast, new buyer cut so much, the 'forever' supply would end in 75 years. Sorry D.H.Go, I could have put this comment anywhere.

[@frits1954X2]

in the EU there are production forests where for every tree that is felled 2 or 3 trees are planted back, but these are production forests so you want to determine what and where the new trees grow Best regards Frits

[@undergroundkustomz2796]

Praise God for your common sense!! I actually sat my family down to hear you on this subject of natural regeneration 💯 I live in Alabama and can definitely agree with you. If we cut 1 tree here 3-5 replace it within a single year!!! Literally around the very stump/root system of the harvested tree there will be multiple volunteers pop up. Thanks for the time and information you and your family shares with us! ❤

[@Adler.2027]

mathematics rules. science distinguishes humans from savages.

[@bvanderford]

The question is what species variety you are seeing

[@allengrantham6693]

Hardwoods are angiosprems, a group of plants that evolved in the Cretacious period about 150 million years after the Gymnosperms. Gymnosperms include all the softwood species. The angiosperms have a more specialized vascular system for transporting water from the roots through the rest of the plant. As a result, if you try to drive a nail without drilling a hole first, the wood will be far more likely to split than will wood from a Gymnosprem. Things that are hard tend to be brittle, hence the name hardwood and softwood. The softest wood commercially used comes from the sola plant, and it is a hardwood. It is used for decorative carving and sculpture, and for making the shells of pith helmets. The color resembles elephant ivory. Cheers Emerald.

[@vidviewer100]

So where does 'balsa wood' fit in. Is it harder than the sola plant? To me the fibres look like a hardwood although of course it is extremely soft. I always assumed it must be the softest timber.

[@allengrantham6693]

@@vidviewer100 Balsa has janka 88. Sola or Shola or Aeschynomene aspera grows in water. Imagine a lily pad with a stalk 18 feet long and 2 inches in dameter and a bunch of little leaves instead of one big one. Range is India east to Siam pennisula. It is cut with a knife instead of sawn. Wikipedia has articles Aeschynomene aspera and Sholapith. Fascinating in a quirky way. Balsa is an angiosperm so yes it is a hardwood. See Ochroma pyramidale in wikipedia. Yes i take Wikipedia with a grain of salt, but these subjects are not political. I could not find janka for Sola. There are youtube videos on carvimg it.

[@Dana-wq5tp]

At the end, your puppy's thinking, "come on Emerald, wrap it up and throw me the frisbee!"

[@Bridgeman-bg4jl]

My CCA treated deck was built in 1988. The 5/4” floor is a little cracked but the structure is in fine shape. I power wash and seal the deck with a clear silicone based sealer every couple years but it’s quite serviceable. The new PT sold for residential use will definitely not 50 years.

[@charley8699]

I feel like I don't even need to ask how proud the boss is

[@lanceleavitt7472]

One small addition to Emerald's great analysis : Lumber harvesting is very exciting when you don't know what you're doing. You also get the opporertunity to buy lots of new chainsaws. --- Thanks for another great upload. ---

[@Aleksander-nz3be]

Emery that's why I love you!!! The knowledge and the facts, just like that!! Do it girl!

[@rexwoodall2179]

Kick back as a tree falls, now that can spike some adrenaline! I had a path out for each one cut. Em, you can teach, I mean explain the complicated in a very understandable way. This is a gift from God because few do it well! Very well done!

[@dennisg4053]

Awesome video! - That thing about Tree Replanting is a mostly a West Coast thing. Timber sales on National Forest are most often Replanted ... Under USDA Forest Service contracts. - In some Counties up to 2/3 of the Lands are Federally owned! Weyerhaeuser also does HUGE Replanting on their 11 million acres of private lands. They even have their own Breeding & Propagation programs!

[@JT_70]

There are thousands and thousands of acres of planted pine forests across the South, all of which were originally mixed and varied species of hardwoods and softwoods until they were logged and replanted in pine seedlings. The pines are farmed in nice, neat, boring, long, parallel rows. Most of the timber farms and major tracts of land are owned by companies like GP and Weyerhaeuser. The only hardwoods left in most areas are only along natural waterways (ditches, canals, bayous, rivers, etc.) where they are not allowed to harvest. Unlike hardwoods, pines don’t produce food for deer, turkeys, etc.

[@daveklein2826]

JT show your DOCUMENTED proof

[@m8s4lif]

Here in southern Oregon, it is common to have to replant trees after a clearcut, but you may not need to after a selective cut. It just depends on the situation. My respect to the "Boss Man" for his respect for the timber that he harvests. I like it how he doesn't want to waste any of the tree if possible. Your family has a good operation. Stay safe and stay cool.

[@JohnSmith-qv2dv]

Happy Friday LCLY!

[@arkansas1336]

Very well said. All of your myths are spot on! You've educated many viewers today although some will be non believers. But the truth still stands!

[@kennethboucher7663]

Whomever taught you ladies or if you are self taught, you all do an excellent job!!

[@waltermh111]

Their dad clearly taught them but I am sure the mom learned and passed on a lot also because the kids are home schooled. And they have worked the family business since they were kids so you learn from experience.

[@bobmiller9835]

Em you certainly have learned the logging business. You have to know your product to sell it .

[@dieterkoch6563]

I think a link should be provided to the Monty Python "I'm a lumberjack" skit to fully explain the sheer joy of the profession! Great intro Emerald, all that was missing were the stage curtains.

[@wouter.de.ruiter]

there you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKTLhmhuo65jitU

[@jerrydemas2020]

If you would plant square or rectangular trees it would be a lot easier to mill!🤗

[@56Spookdog]

Can’t wait to see the family amusement park video… especially the Emerald roller coaster one.

[@robertaldridge5164]

Emerald spot on except the hard and soft part. Get hit with either one and they're both hard. As for me 71yrs and 40+ were in the woods. Logging, arborist work, whatever it is sometimes a nerve wrecking job. Keep your head on straight eyes open don't rush. As far as replanting, clear cuts should be. But a pine cut go back after 5-6yrs. Love y'all's videos and your dad has a lot to be proud of. Time for a raise huh. Good job.

[@moltderenou]

Worth $ 1.000.000

[@polariselectricaltx_210]

Your are correct on all 5 myths. Great job. Keep the videos coming👍

[@stephenwilliams4118]

Nice video well presented by you and Roxy ;) I live on the edge of a forest and walk through every chance I get and see the saplings pushing up year after year. Thank you for todays class. Be safe

[@therealjosephpowell]

Jade, as a Timber Faller I love working in the woods. 6 days a week.

[@mikeyo1449]

We appreciate y'all!

[@douglaskuhn3781]

All good info. Thanks!

[@loucinci3922]

Thanks for sharing

[@WolfgangR75]

Really well explained, i try this here in germany so many times. Hard7 Soft Wood. Also the presure treatment is poison... We do replanting, because. we do have this beetle in softwood. But we didnt harvest all. We pick only they are ready to harvest. So we ga every peace of land every year. Greetings Wolfgang from Germany.

[@ronpeer7975]

Thanks for another good video Emerald. I was getting a chuckle out of some of those myths.

[@davidkettell6236]

Another excellent lesson in woods craft ,thank you Emerald for putting some idiots straight, or perhaps i should be kind and call them misinformed.

[@chotuusian4127]

Good work and looking lovely

[@kaylamccall1051]

Great video idea! Thanks :)

[@johnsandell4501]

Enjoyed this one.👍

[@paulyoung5327]

Well spoken thank you.

[@stanleykeith6969]

Great Video !

[@bawrytr]

Great video, lots of very good sense.

[@bigtlumber]

Interesting points nice job

[@ronaldss859]

I have acreage in Indiana, and I move down seedlings all the time when I'm on my grass. The area where I live, has no problem with replanting trees is constantly replanting itself . As a matter of fact, it's so bad that we cut trees down just so we can get our land back ...

[@1banos]

Thank you for the educational video this is why this is my favorite channel.God Bless you and your family.

[@paulbarr3981]

Two myths I had wrong. At the end of the vid, I love your pup enticing you with that green Frisbee.

[@scottperine8027]

Nice lesson and your presentation deserves a A+!!!

[@keegantimber8571]

Another great video Em and Jade! Have a great weekend LCLY! GO have some fun! 👍👍👍

[@2020Tundra]

Emerald, thanks for sharing this video 👍

[@leesorenson6119]

I've always been told that trees are really handy for consuming carbon 😊

[@hubiejim]

glad you are sharing most people do not know this take care and stay safe

[@leegillow3475]

Thank you

[@johncostello3162]

Good tutorial, one clarification: pressure treated lumber is designed to act as a termite defense in the bottom piece of lumber in a wall, no lumber should be placed within 8 inches of dirt ( in California and uniform building code) I like your videos; miss Sami. Hope she is doing well 5:32

[@scook5193]

They make PT wood for ground contact, no idea what California allows.

[@blueboats7530]

@@scook5193 Ground contact is only for utility sheds etc. For occupied buildings you can't have ground contact wood construction.

[@paulkramer4176]

Well, MOST fences have PT posts. (and in CA, as I live in CA). MOST fences built by fencing contractors and permitted, have posts that are set in concrete, and often that concrete is barely at grade. Inspectors pass that most of the time, if not all the time. PT DOES last longer, in such a terrible use, in the concrete, BETTER than non PT wood. I've built fences for close to 50 years. Frankly, I rarely put the fence posts into concrete if I can help it. I prefer to use Simpson column bases, (the heavy duty type). Easier to set the column bases into the fresh concrete, (and use a sono tube to elevate the concrete top a few inches above grade, but NOT 8" for sure. Easier to keep the posts in line, easier to make sure the posts are absolutely plumb. Is it as rigid as a fence post put into concrete? of course not, but it is rigid enough, and 10 years later it is stronger than the one set in Concrete, as the post will rot out, and 40 years later it is still fine, (tighten the bolts every 10 or 20 years) and the one set directly in concrete is rotted out. I don't love PT, but it DOES last longer exposed to constant wet than non PT.

[@scook5193]

@@blueboats7530 Didn't mention occupied buildings. For certain uses, the good stuff, CCA treatment is still available. Not residential. I had some exposed steps that had the CCA treatment, before the residential ban, that lasted about 25 years. Replaced with the new treatment, MCQ I believe, they lasted about 7 years. Might as well not used treated.

[@JayCollins2013]

Hey em. Your a wealth of knowledge the boss did s good job.

[@timmywarren2349]

Very good Video 👍

[@anthonyricard7458]

God has the perfect plan to keep it all going, we sure can't add anything of much value to what he created! And yes logging is very dangerous, it don't take but one to jump the stump and take you out. Thanks for sharing ladies and have a great weekend! TTFN

[@grantyoung1527]

Nice camera works every time, Jade.

[@patrickmurray-kh6ph]

I dont normally comment but Im pretty sure this is my favorite video from Lumber Capital.

[@lumbercapitallogyard]

Awesome!

[@jeffmccloud6825]

I love it ! Mythbusters 🧡

[@williamburke1882]

Oh thank God I was so worried about the tree shortage! Thanks again that was very entertaining. 🙂

[@stefanshelenko4487]

Selective harvest of mature wood lots is the best way. Clear cutting needs replanting 1:1or a bit better to allow for seedling failures. Urban forestry 2:1 3:1 should be the norm as the urban forest is in a highly stressed environment. Love your content dudes keep it up.👊🤙🖖🖖🖖👍👍🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@stefanshelenko4487]

I should add, managed mature wood lots do not need replanting as the sucessor trees are already there having auditioned then, waiting for the call! Sorry for the Broadway reference.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@photorealm]

That was a really cool video and I learned some great stuff from someone who is extremely experienced on the subject. Emeralds delivery is addicting, I could listen to her talk about anything for hours, very relaxing, love this channel.

[@richardherring8220]

Glen, I wonder what your expertise and experience is sir, to address this subject ??

[@johncarter1137]

@@richardherring8220 Why?

[@arkansas1336]

@@richardherring8220...Do you have expertise on this subject? Care to share?....but don't if you going to make a fool of yourself.

[@bernielujan7726]

Very good information Lumber Capital Log Yard.

[@ginoleone4241]

Your awesome 🏁good stuff.

[@jamesesson2453]

Em, I love your hair !!! Red is my colour...

[@davidpotter3777]

Great video God bless you and your family amen and aloha

[@1979utuber]

I do 125 full cord a year hand split and putting a new engine on my LT40 super .I was bucking up a tree and my friend was dropping them and it went the wrong way and came about 2 ft from my life. all they heard was a whipping sound. when you take a quick branch and move it really fast and some branches hit my shoulder. The sad thing is I just laughed and he was all worried. gravity kills. I believe my nine lives have been used up. hopefully I get nine more 🤣 God bless you and all the people in this industry because it's super dangerous but so rewarding. I couldn't imagine working inside all day.

[@larrygeran6964]

What’s better then a good piece of hardwood with a nice pulse thru it!

[@dogcreek8547]

"No shortage of trees here." Nice!

[@49er61]

Very good lesson on earth restoration of itself everything on earth was here for a reason and that is to take care of all of the people and animals that inhabit it. Thanks for sharing a very knowledgeable video

[@xmas4203]

1:53 Thank you for that explanation, Em. I just asked a couple days ago if you guys have to plant saplings or are you thinning to allow for new growth. Now I know. Kudos. 😊

[@dougalexander7204]

I’ve been saving Basswood for carving. Best regards to the log yard.

[@quinnsmith2955]

that was your best video yet that i've seen pretty funny i thought

[@roberto.peterson9917]

On the west coast the loggers clear cut whole mountain side and in the south they also clear cut large blocks fo land

[@leontoolbelt4559]

A, its appreciated where Im from. B. got it. were cool here , north Idaho. Its bad too not log!... yes nature replenishes the forest. with stuff soo junk, its a fire hazard, coolin down now, could go on and on and on! good to see youre yard with logs in stock!

[@boogboog8097]

Enter stage left, move the action stage right Em has the moves goin on😎

[@tomjohnson4922]

I work in a high school... that's enough excitement for me.

[@greywolfwalking6359]

My respects n I have a spare bottle of Tylenol, n, one of Tums ,if ya need 'em?? Jus sayin 🤷!!!??? 👍🧙‍♂️!!!!

[@dereksstuff8395]

Awesome

[@michaelnelligan1214]

I like that one .

[@Canadiancromagnon]

Excellent content, well done! I am off to cut Tamarack in the great white north.

[@richardsevack]

Here the porcupines get them 😢

[@Canadiancromagnon]

@@richardsevack we have a LOT of Fishers and Martens….. only a few porcupines. But we are starting to lose the Tamarack to some kind of blight from out east in Ontario.

[@richardsevack]

That's a shame... Makes the best floor for a cattle trailer...tough stuff....

[@Canadiancromagnon]

@@richardsevack yep. We used it a lot for post and beam barns. It does not rot. But don’t try and split it for firewood. I am cutting 8” stuff for heavy cattle/bison fence rails.

[@richardsevack]

Bison huh... Read the ecological buffalo...in search of a Keystone species...University of Regina press... Quite a good true story.

[@liberalpatriot6650]

Most of the time replanting is done after a area has been clear cut. On the West Coast many areas are clear cut because the terrain is too rugged to do select cut unless you do helicopter logging. Once the mountain has had all the trees removed, you go in and replant after letting the area sit for a couple of years.

[@frankfowler8295]

Bravo on your myth busting.

[@tony-ps4qw]

Here in the South East USA especially with Pines- they do need to replant trees because they clear giant swatches very quickly and need to promote for future harvest...just sayin!

[@brianwalker5843]

You guys do selective logging, what most ppl think of as logging is clearcutting,like here on the west coast. Pick the best leave the rest,boss man has a good eye for timber,round straight and small knots. Keep up the good work,less talking more sawing😂

[@johnwaller4983]

Wow wrinkles my brain lol great information

[@carlvaneck2783]

Your dog wants to play with you with the bucket lid.ha ha .that is funny.

[@ronaldbrown7780]

Cool 😎

[@johnduffy6546]

I had an immediate connection at 4:15 about almost losing your life...Thank GOD I was very fast and the falling tree trajectory was "off by just enuff" to not kill my dumbass...Dropping trees is dangerous work under the BEST of conditions...Most Lumberjacks/Jills will tell you, "BEST conditions are few and far between." Listen to that little voice in your head...It'll save your arse...Praise the Lord for wood and all the blessings it gives us but, don't be stupid