His Great Grandfather Planted this Walnut Tree and it was going to be Bulldozed

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[@AndrewAHayes]

I am not a American I am English and we dont celebrate Thanksgiving, however, the pilgrims set off to the US from our town in Bawtry England and so some of us raise a drink to them and the states in general and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

[@howesfull8]

Keep it in the family. We lost 11 ash trees to the emerald ash borer and I slabbed as many as I could. Now I build furniture for my kids with it. They swung on those trees growing up.

[@MyDogmatix]

When my grandparents died, they had this beautiful ash tree. I wanted to cut it and mill it, but couldn’t justify the plane and transport of tools from west coast to Windsor/detroit area. Damn it was a beautiful ash tree. Somehow it survived and most ash trees in the area died. So the tree went with the sale of the house. I’m glad to hear your trees were harvested and used!

[@freepress8451]

Interesting story with John's family history and high quality slabs, who would have thought cutting a log would be so entertaining.

[@johnmoody2042]

I don't know if it's the caffeine acting on my adenosine receptors or this incredible video but I'm incredibly motivated to drive an hour away to my local hardwood dealer, spend a small fortune on various slabs, and create subpar furniture to sell offsetting only the cost of materials!

[@johnmoody2042]

Love you Matt and Merry christmas

[@JDDupuy]

Oh my that is so funny! johnmoody2042 scores 1! Matt C scores a 10!

[@colinchesbrough5772]

😂😂. I'm sure your furniture is far nicer than subpar. It's likely par at the very least

[@AndrewAHayes]

LOL a lot!

[@mm9773]

That’s the spirit!

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Walnut wood is mighty pretty all by itself.

[@inherited-shop]

Yes Matt the nail stain adds character! It’s a good thing your saw doesn’t seem to care about nails! My father had a walnut log, from somewhere in Wisconsin, and the sawyer that cut it for him asked where it was from and dad told him a residential area in Wisconsin and he responded that every walnut log he ever cut from residential areas had nails. He waited a few weeks and then put on his old blade, circular blade, that one had to be resharpened after the cutting! Love watching your content.

[@dwightbauer6705]

Happy Thanksbiving Cremona Family.

[@johndragseth3234]

We got our Christmas trees from John’s farm for a decade. Great guy and great operation.

[@anthonygasparini1734]

A great story! John is truly fortunate to have this memento from his great grandfather ❤

[@juliehenry5353]

In the mid-1960s, a wind sheer hit my grandfather's woods ( 10 acres) on his farm it took down some American Walnut and Cherry trees - my dad had the walnut saewd and dried it in the barn ( built in the 1700s), later he had a desk made from the wood - every thing is walnut except the drawer bottoms ,it probably weigh 150lbs - he also had a large plaque made for our church's copper weather vein from the 1850 building

[@user-ph6vz6qx3x]

"I might do something with that". Famous hoarder words.

[@maker-matt]

That is some of the most beautiful black walnut that I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing Matt.

[@mrlafayette1964]

Hello Matthew, I was thinking recently if we had planted say 200 Walnut trees on our farm 50 yrs ago we'd be rich today. Then I learned it takes one 150 years to mature, that tree's seen many moons.

[@jamesh.maloyjr.6940]

Matthew I have seen many slabs that you have done. But I do think these were magnificent.It's great when a tree of this age is saved for further use. Thanks

[@oscartheg6674]

That's world class wood beautiful beautiful slabs.

[@bobbell2555]

I love how John said that he lived "a mile and a 1/2 on the CRICK Road" but the closed captioning spelled it as "CREEK." My mom grew up in SE Minnesota in Viola (check out Viola's Gopher Count, 3rd Thursday in June) and we would visit our grandparents in the summer. Sometimes we would go down and swim in the "crick." Now when I tell my boys the stories of Viola Summers, they would correct me and say "CREEK, Dad!" I have come to tell them, I don't care how you want to spell it, it is pronounced "CRICK!"

[@stewartmcardle8149]

Always something special to see / reveal with walnut. Gorgeous.

[@troystaten5633]

That log yielded some really nice wood.

[@dcpersad]

Awesome history of the log

[@tennesseetim5465]

Matthew, tell John congrats on a beautiful family tree. The part I enjoy the most is sawing up family's or the special interests trees on my cooks 52". I also got Blessed to saw up my grandfathers large pecan and a spalted hackberry with hopes my siblings or children will understand the importance and value of owning and seeing a family tree live on.......wood never dies, it constantly will ALWAYS move, breathe and react to the ever changes in the humidity and enviroment it's living in. Have a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[@susanvasquez3625]

I like the new sawmill labels! I noticed them last time, but wasn't sure how new they were, LOL. They make your mill look really sharp! I look forward to watching the 'logs cut' tally go up. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@richiejames928]

Hahaha great idea with the stickers all over the saw with the specs. I’m sure you get asked the same question on every video the saw appears In!

[@Bunk599]

One would think it could become boring watching you and the Slabmaster do the same thing over and over again.....but no! I never grow tired of watching and eagerly look forward to your next victim. John's side story to this video was quite interesting to consider....takes several generations for these behemoths to grow. For some reason three generations seems to more dramatically convey the passing of time than simply expressing the age of the tree in years. You have accomplished a great deal at an early age...interesting to following what you do as time passes. Thank you for sharing the adventure. I expect the video productions slow you considerably but also make your next project possible..

[@emilevoyer123]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !! AND THANKS FOR THE VIDEO

[@WillyBemis]

Thank you Matt and John! Great story and inspiring video! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

[@mcremona]

You too!

[@williamrice2683]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[@johnconrardy8486]

exciting for him

[@anthonylandingham2521]

I know that I am not the only one who would love a video of the re-paint and labeling of the SLABmaster!

[@jgbcodemonkey]

The branding you've put on your saw is so cool!

[@inspiringbuilds]

Happy Thanksgiving! This walnut log will make a lot of amazing builds. 👍

[@garyparshley7245]

I couldn’t catch his web site, happy thanksgiving!

[@jimsodowsky1298]

Absolutely gorgeous walnut tree, one of the best you've milled.

[@hollywinsman9464]

What beautiful wood.

[@kbaker7430]

Beautiful wood and the story behind it makes it really interesting. Thank you.

[@normolson1]

Happy Thanksgiving to you ad yours Matt

[@jessewintersteen4740]

Love the stickers on the slabmaster😂 answers all the repeat questions you must get.

[@dalehall9909]

I like when you list the 1/4 your cutting. If you could mention what you would use a 10/4 for and other 1/4 for different projects

[@MRrwmac]

Nostalgic and sentimental wirk done that day!

[@danielharsh7698]

That is truly beautiful.

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Beautiful Walnut! HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY! 😊

[@TWC6724]

That’s actually super beautiful. I recently milled up some walnut with my chainsaw (maybe 20-22” diameter log) and it didn’t yield very wide heartwood unfortunately. The sapwood on each side was like 4”.

[@scotpettengill7801]

Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family Matt. That is a beautiful log and a great story. I'm sure that gentleman will do his family"s heritage proud with whatever he makes with that wood. I also couldn't help but notice all the fine label stickers on your saw. Boy that really makes the saw shine. What a great build that was. Thanks again for all you do, Scot from Hollis New Hampshire. Happy Holidays !

[@maddieadams75]

Beautiful wood. Nice to know the heritage ❤ Have a Happy & Blessed Thanksgiving 🍁🦃🙏❤️

[@seggremalac]

That's an incredible slab!

[@dmwi1549]

Figured or not, that is some gorgeous wood!

[@kenpace8089]

Love it when you slab out historical logs, happy Thanksgiving!

[@brettdobbs6825]

That's some beautiful wood. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours Matt.

[@charlesmorrow6198]

When did you doll up your mill with all the measurements and capacities? Are you going to produce a video of the process and results?

[@user-ml3yf7pg7g]

Great show, Matt !

[@jrmintz1]

Beautiful wood!

[@stephanielovatt2787]

There's some lovely wood in there! If I were a cabinetmaker, I'd want to know more!

[@pestr999]

I love all the info you've printed on your SLABmaster, it's great to see.

[@macedindu829]

Matt, you're not a purveyor of fine logs, you're a purveyor of fine slabs! If anything, you're, like, a collator of fine logs.

[@taterswoodshop]

I’m surprised you haven’t put a hose bib next to the mill😮😂😂

[@alisciamarotta3888]

How do you think he fills his buckets 😂😂👍👍🍻

[@Jammer.1]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FAM !

[@BEM684]

Thanks for another entertaining video!

[@robclower9606]

Very cool when you have a history to go with the log. Do you keep a slab as sort of payment when someone brings a log for you to cut?

[@mcremona]

No, I already have enough wood. A single slab is a burden to stack and dry

[@seanrobinson6407]

Loved watching this. Like cutting a diamond!

[@bay9876]

Happy Thanksgiving to the family. Something special about keeping alive those memories of days gone by yet that old tree lives on in furniture etc. Nice share and the memories.

[@user-vn6hi2bi3g]

Now I want is to see you harvest a big log/tree with your one man Logmaster trailer. Ray

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome stuff Matt! 😃👍🏼👊🏼

[@alanblasczyk1779]

More beautiful Walnut. Thanks for sharing ! Happy Thanksgiving.

[@mikeadkins1854]

Nice job Matt beautiful wood !👍👌

[@albradley6634]

How any people would turn this to firewood or wood chips? Just beautiful walnut Matt.

[@mcremona]

Most commonly they’re pushed into a pile and burned

[@roberta.brokaw3829]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families. Stay safe.

[@jeanhawken4482]

Lovely timber

[@glyndevonport7802]

I love watching Matts milling videos where he wets the wood after cutting and looking to see what figures I can visualise in the grain. I was pleasantly surprised to at 5:31 to see a shaggy dog head in front of a rock pinnacle and at 18:03 a Yeti / Sasquatch / Wookie. Or am I weird and my mind is playing tricks. Happy thanksgiving Matt and family, and to everyone n the left bank of the pond.

[@user-tu1ee6dc5f]

Make a table for the family the tail ends seats the living elder/roots of the family the upper portion the gen to come.

[@robertr4193]

You got some nice slabs out of this log for them. It looks pretty good.

[@stuartmorris4932]

Matt did he let u keep a slab

[@Mysiltour]

greats

[@eduardfrazao3506]

You are the mester

[@toddthomas195]

You do a great job with your sighing technique you’ll let your logs sit a little too long I think and I got it suggestion can’t you put a motor on that feed on your sawmill?

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

Happy Thanksgiving Matt and family! I know you've used the hand crank for about 10 years... But what about mounting a drill to the crank shaft for a smoother cut?!

[@aaronblackford981]

Really. You helped design and build the log cutter or did you do it all? Small things do matter of course but it looked like most of the others. No hate regardless. Good on you

[@lyneece1956]

Is anyone going to explain the “steam”? Happy Thanksgiving, thank you for the videos.

[@kjdong-wood]

Cool. What kind of saw blade do you use?

[@michaelkenefick]

I thought you where going to add a variable speed motor to feed / move the carriage?

[@myhermitlife]

👏👏👏

[@Mostviews111]

I love when people say they have their own whatever but then they bring it to you and tell you they could do it themselves but don't have the time or whatever and pick out everything they would change about your set up...piss off.

[@jackfntwist]

10:12 That's what she said.... That's what she said.

[@timothyhill4630]

My neighbor is having his black walnut cut down. It’s about the same dimensions as the one on your saw. What’s the $ value of a log like that??? Thanks

[@salemaljaber221]

مات انت رجل الاخشاب الجميلة ونحن نتابعك منذ بدايتك رغبت فضلا معرفة النوع الجيد لمنشار الاشجار الثابت كالذي تعمل به الان او نوع افضل منه اذا كنت ترى ذالك شكرا

[@chadhilk]

Is it just me or is the carriage (or whatever it is called) kind of skipping down the rails? I've never noticed this before. Beautiful wood! Happy Thanksgiving, Cremona family!

[@donlyons5279]

Looks like to me you hit hardware because your blade is chattering somewhat. Pretty good looking wood though.

[@garydodson6737]

So you don't need to spray water on the blade anymore?

[@littlefallsworkshop]

What do the 100 25 25 by 'Logs Sawn' mean?

[@mm9773]

The elders are not impressed with nail stain, and who can blame them. It does tell a story, but it’s a story of a nail being hammered into a tree.

[@hpw59]

Matt, so I got to ask, do you do this for the video content, a fee or pick of the "litter"?

[@mcremona]

Option 1

[@mm9773]

0:05 WALNUT LOG

[@jerrywarter]

Matt, do you charge people to cut their trees into slaps? Or do they give you a slab or two for payment?

[@jrnamida5470]

This was big, the nail stain will be amazing in what these slab become...

[@VAXHeadroom]

Matt "Max Crotch" Cremona 😆 Are there some bent teeth on that blade (causing the saw marks)? Do you ever re-set the teeth or just eventually replace the blade?

[@mcremona]

Yeah just a little snaggle tooth. There’s no set bent into these carbide blades; the teeth themselves create the set. So technically one tooth has become set when it shouldn’t be

[@spartakmayakovski]

How much you charged him ?

[@alanmedlock2479]

best guess how much is that log worth

[@barrychandler5250]

If he is not pleased with the look, tell him to bring a better log.

[@richiejames928]

Is all the walnut you guys in the US have called black American walnut as we know it in the UK? do you have other native walnuts?

[@conorcurran971]

We’ve got Claro walnut too west

[@gsmscrazycanuck9814]

Love the channel. Where is the best place to sell slabs. Facebook market place is full of scammers and people who won't pay more than firewood price for slabs...lol.

[@ThoenWorks]

"I know you what you're doing..". ??? Hmmm

[@danielharsh7698]

You could retire on the value of those slabs.

[@WhyamIstillwatchingyoutube]

Only thing good about that log was everything.