Unassuming Junk Logs Have the Best Figure

[@Ron-FabandBuild]

Always love the reveal of the logs being cut on your mill. I am so envious! Love it Matt. GO SLABMASTER!!!

[@bay9876]

Can't imagine a better day than sawing up an old log into beautiful slabs. All of them qualifiy for table tops of the most beautiful colors and patterns.

[@ugoogletube8873]

Hi Matthew, Thank you, Thank you for being my spare time ( I have lots of it, I am 80 years old/young) entertainer. Your videos are always very interesting to watch. I have been following you for years and each week I can't wait to see what's next. I especially have enjoyed the remodel series that I think might be ending soon. Can you say, if you know when, or what, the next series you are planning on doing is going to be about? Thank you again for all the time and "GREAT EFFORT" that you put into your love affair with wood. Keep up the great work!

[@HyloWard-i6t]

🎉

[@judithfairchild8620]

That was spectacular tree. Each slab was different in its own way. It was fun to watch.

[@cesarborzi4291]

Best video i’ve seen today. Thanks for sharing knowledge and passion. Nice setup you got running

[@jimvid5183]

Amazing slabs! Please show some of them finished!

[@Bunk599]

Ever consider mounting a laser to help with log positioning. Love watching what you are up to.

[@robertpearson8546]

I am still entertained by your blade journey. You started out with the cheap blades and had to change blades every 2 or 3 logs. Then you tried the bimetal blades. Then you went with the good stuff. You now talk about the "annual" blade change. So the expensive blades are cheaper than the "cheap" blades.

[@ciderman-afton]

Matt, where do you get your carbide blades? I got my 12' blade from Bandsaw Blades Direct, and it was $278 before a $45 shipping charge. But I only bought one since they last so long. A $160 carbide blade about a mile long for your giant saw is a screamin' good deal.

[@carlcarlamos9055]

Good show today. Glad to see you taking your time and enjoying your self. Good tangents as well. I realize the house project and all the pieces that fall under that umbrella take precedence, but the log sawing videos are very enjoyable. Thanks and take care. Hope all your family are doing well.

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana. Good to see you in the great state of Minnesota.

[@karl_alan]

This video is one of the examples of why i love the variety in maple.

[@garymiller3246]

Thank you Matt , that was a very relaxing, entertaining video! Excellent job …

[@Brian-os9qj]

Matt shows us it’s not all glamorous in the wood business. But surely the big boy toys and slicing is all good. Thx Matt

[@gadgetroyster]

I enjoy what you do with the slabs but would love to see what you do with them afterward. Do you make tables out of all of them?

[@paulstanding7267]

That is some beautiful wood wonderful colour and grain contrast you are so lucky to be able to source and receive such beautiful logs. Kitchen coming along brilliant.

[@18robsmith]

I really liked the diagonal grain run on the first cut - I guess a couple of slabs from that area would make a really spectacular table top

[@kevinlt69]

To help with the loading. I would use straps and some scr3w jack stands/pipe stands for leveling.

[@clarencemeyers9078]

You are WAY TO passionate about wood! 😍 keep it up!!!

[@edwardchester1]

Every slab an absolute wonder if captivating diagonal grain and figure. Amazing stuff. Will be interesting to see if they dry reasonably straight with such an inherent twist to them.

[@DAHBHONG022]

Thanks for the new video Matt. I bet you already have regained the dollars you spent for this great Machine, and you also have gained friends thru this very handy sawmill. Thanks and Keep inspiring. GBU

[@MRrwmac]

Matt, thoase last few pieces had some amazing figure. I Agee, a log can still surprise us at how beautiful the wood hiding inside is! Thanks for the video.

[@judithfairchild8620]

WOW what a great log that is. Loved the patterns that showed up.😊🎉❤

[@jefferykeller2995]

Awesome slabs Matt. I really like all the different grains and character in the wood.

[@EricStockfleth1]

Matt was in an amazing mood this day. It appears he got to do 2 things he really enjoys doing. One right when he woke up 😏 and the second, jumping back on the sawmill.

[@IamFormaggio]

Quilting occurs in some maple trees on the north / cold side of a hill. It does not happen when there is good southern exposure.

[@stevenowell]

been watching your videos for years. Love the SlabMaster

[@stevenowell]

I regret not commenting more over the years. The biggest take away is if you can manage to have one, a wide cutting bandmill is far superior to a chain sawmill

[@bavondale]

the slab cutting is my fav. the cutting and then the description is so fun

[@dwightbauer6705]

Good Afternoon Cremona Family.

[@jimbecker5675]

That log is a "goldmine" for sure!

[@patriciamay638]

It's all filed under "character". Lovely wood

[@WoodworkingTop535]

It was a very interesting experience going out, seeing a very large and beautiful log, thank you for uploading this video

[@doofusmaguilacutee4998]

Been watching your sawing vids over the last 2 years & am always amazed at the beauty that comes from these logs, but I have 2 questions for you: 1. why do use a bucket of water on the logs? Seems like it would be faster & "neater" to use a garden hose with a spray nozzle. 2. With your expertise on tools, why don't you electrify the winch that you use to pull the blade through the log? Seems like you could save your arm from all the "cranking".

[@terencemerritt]

He can feel what he’s cutting doing it by hand. Oh and the bucket splash is just awesome

[@jeffforbes3772]

Great video as expected. That log produced some beautiful slabs. BTW. perfect toss on slab four...thought sure you'd mention it.

[@ltanthrax8435]

Matt, get 2 floor Jack's and make a few curved cradle blocks to support the Logan adjust as needed. That way you don't hop in and out of telehandler and mess up the log position backing out.

[@cs3742]

This is a remarkable tree. It had very distinctive xylem and phloem tissues. The Xylem in the center of the log transfers water and minerals up from the roots and provides strength. The Phloem on the outside transfers the sugar and amino acids created by photosynthesis in the leaves to the rest of the plant. It's fun to read up the physics of water transport inside a tree. This tree also had a pronounced spiral growth pattern which adds strength and flexibility to the trunk. It was obviously a huge healthy tree. I wonder why it is in your stack yard. Trees usually continue growing until they topple, within a range of species life spans. Or until they are considered inconvenient to humans who kill them with chainsaws.

[@diogeneskoolaid8437]

you ever consider a laser level to use as a guide to height adjustment on the saw? you could probably get it set to JUUUST above the knot or branch or whatever obstruction and capture the most useable wood.

[@rhondasweeney7271]

I absolutely love when you cut logs. Thank you for sharing

[@jvmiller1995]

You should ask one of the nerds on here to program a CNC touchscreen height setting. I know materials would not even be a few hundred bucks at most. Doit with wireless controller and magnet on the back to secure wherever you want to the carriage and store in the panel when not in use. The controller could even have a master safety stop button. You proved it is the best built now tweak it to not just what you want but your customers might too.

[@josephbohme7917]

magt collared wooden c Channel wedges that can set on cross boards to keep the log from rollin rollin rollin, and keep a pull rope on 'em to snag when needed

[@rawyin]

Been a couple years since I've stopped in. You've upped the game quite a bit. Surprised you don't have a laser level for getting the exact line you want? Best of luck.

[@jfinaz99]

Fine looking wood and I really enjoyed your narration on the outstanding figure, burls, compression growth, inclusions etc. What's a burl? What are the likely causes for it? Wood grains running at different angles... likely causes for that? Wood is often under appreciated until you see it displayed in a carefully groomed and finished piece of beautiful furniture. Then it POPS.

[@aaronblackford981]

Ty for sharing everything but specially you slabbing process as I have missed it a lot.

[@donwilliams3626]

I think I could warm to the idea of quilted maple!

[@keithhaycraft3765]

While I love the beautiful timber you expose yourself by sawing the logs, my favourite part is that you are always chuckling the whole way through your videos. You are a classic example of the saying that if you love what you are doing you will never wo🎉a day in your life.

[@thorzyan]

All of those off cuts look like they’re a trip through a planer away from being very nice cutting boards.

[@nategehl4506]

I’m wondering how you approach your own projects from your inventory. Do you have ideas of what you want to build while you’re making your slabs? or do you later think of your slab inventory and decide to build something? Or do you have a project in mind and try to decide which slabs will best suit your design needs? Mix of all of this?

[@angiespencer4156]

After watching shows like black tale studio then listening to you talk about these slabs is really cool stuff 😊

[@SimonZimmermann82]

Great chill craftsman videos. Keep it up. What´s a nice slab going for?

[@edwardsimmons3721]

Enjoy the walk through the tree as you slab it up.

[@jamesh.maloyjr.6940]

Those slabs turned out great.

[@suewiseley2724]

there is nothing like a beautiful slab of wood! it kills me when people want to paint it!!!!!!

[@bigwoodtree]

¡Increíble transformación! Quién diría que esos troncos 'basura' tendrían tanta belleza oculta. ¡El trabajo con la sierra es pura maestría! 👏💪

[@HotrodRon74]

Great looking wood there..

[@aok2727]

I would smile if someone thought that log would be cured. If I cut a cord of wood, it would take a whole year to season and it’s in small pieces, in a dry place. I also figure you might know what you are doing as you have shown us the process from cutting to curing to the kiln to processing…. It is interesting that it remains that wet 2 years in. When we cut a 35 year old valley oak, it was 36” across at the butt and water was spurting out the new cut

[@TheWildWestMill]

At the sawmill we call that white decay. Fleck it’s just the start of rot or decay like u said. I’m grade lumber it would be thrown to the chipper

[@geoffwales8646]

Woodelf engraved 9075 into the middle of the tree.

[@jeanhawken4482]

Beautiful timber.

[@garyhome7101]

LOL. The shop is literally ten steps away but grabs the nearest hammer/brake rotor from the ground instead! We trained at the same place, apparently!

[@VideoVo-Tech]

One of us!

[@mcremona]

Everything’s a hammer

[@erinmoore9681]

T-shirt idea. Called it

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

​@@mcremonaEverything is a hammer, but only some things can be a chisel! 🤣

[@ScottBishop6]

Instead of recycling the old blade, consider finding a hobbyist knife maker - that is good steel. I just finished a knife made from a smaller blade and it came out fine.

[@mcremona]

Knife makers are welcome to raid the recycling pile

[@bas17h4]

So much effort though.. gotta ship it, talk to people... nah man just find your own steel

[@Nikolay_Pikalov]

Можно не выбрасывать, а периодически сдавать их в пункт приёма металлолома. Это и для природы хорошо, и небольшой заработок.

[@andrewwilhoit4743]

Gerber used to make some of their knives from band saw blades.

[@jerryscray1789]

Are they thick enough to make a knife?

[@richardthornhill4630]

Good eyes to level, producing excellent slabs.

[@johngagne986]

Getting that moisture down to 7 or so. That's why people have kilns with meters running as the lumber drys.

[@dougalexander7204]

Wood with character seems to find the character in you. 😊

[@dianeewoldt3035]

I just tuned in- Who is this rock star sporting the Prince sunglasses? Glad to see that you have taken a short break from the kitchen.

[@ajhearn4535]

Don't know why but I love the maple crotch stuff way more then even the walnut stuff. Any new trees upcoming to get slabbed? Or a nice big burl piece? The pecan one was pretty sweet too

[@JIMMYBUSHIDO]

First. 😎 Love to watch these big log cutting Chearss from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Vernon-j6u]

At 43:10ish it looks like an owl of sorts with the 2 eyes and a nose but it’s upside down…

[@OneRoundDown]

You should see if Kibler Muzzleloaders might be interested in those crotch slabs for gun stocks.

[@tubeu28]

Matt, do you ever cut small logs??? If not, any recommendations on who could in the area? Love what you do, thx.

[@lewkohl]

I really enjoy your videos. Have you ever considered getting a garden hose?

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

Hope they dry flat . I had a complete stack of soft maple that had grown in a cork screw pattern . As it air dried it twisted . Had to saw it in strips to use it . They were only 2 ft wide .

[@pamelaberry4520]

I enjoy your videos. I Seldom comment. I love the sawmill videos. 😊

[@markzasoski1410]

I dont see any blade guides on this mill . Should help the warp you had with the first cut if you put them on .

[@Tblanktim-mu1bh]

Seems like a fairly quiet saw. This is a question of ignorance, not of doubt. Is it not more advantageous to remove the slabs in succession instead of leaving them stacked on the material? Doesn't the weight make it tougher for the blade to travel through the log? Nice video. Thanks for doing this.

[@mircomuntener4643]

Would loveto see a collab between you and The Sloe Mo Guys to show the saw cutting at insane frame rate. I would love to see exactly how it looks with clear images as the saw and dust leaves the cut.

[@mcremona]

I’ve been told that I look better in slowmo

[@sammorris8556]

Another Great Video! Where do you purchase your blades? I would love to try one on my mill.

[@mcremona]

They’re from woodmizer. Thanks!

[@pjbth]

The bimetal blade is probably much thinner so its removing less material also there is probably a weight difference between the two If you are running it flat out than i suggest upgrading from the 10hp motor should speed up the cutting and since electric motors are basically lego parts with standard frames you can probably get a more powerful motor that will just drop in.

[@calvinjohnson7806]

Thanks

[@michaelcopper506]

Matt how long does take for the cut slabs to air dry?

[@terencemerritt]

One year per inch

[@mcremona]

Figure 18 months outdoors followed by 6 months indoors for silver maple at this thickness

[@mtnjak]

9705?? Sir, you have just found the rarest of rare logs! Priceless! 😆

[@Priapos93]

You can predict the weight after drying because if you know the mass and the percentage of water, you know the total mass of the water in the log. By extension, you know the change in mass after reducing the percentage of water. *assuming that percentage of water is by mass

[@pamelaremel7477]

That's some beautiful wood!

[@sithus1966]

Matt needs to make some big wooden V blocks to set logs on.

[@northvegassailrabbit3642]

I wondered how come , with you really into the slabs you do, why there are none in the remodel?

[@mcremona]

There’s a few in the island

[@northvegassailrabbit3642]

@@mcremona I know, I''ve been a fan since the slabmaster build. I was talking about a slab somewhere in the house?

[@falfas55bgas]

Do you not run any blade lube to keep pitch from building up on the band? Where are you keeping your stacked wood now to air dry? I haven't seen you show that.

[@mcremona]

Diesel/bar oil mix

[@emilevoyer123]

THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO

[@joelaichner3025]

Pretty fast belt change !

[@danbarrette9888]

Do you prefer manual cutting over automated? What other species have you cut?

[@micknolen]

Just think you could make some awesome key chains out of that old blade destined for the recycle bin....

[@MyVinylRips]

Just love watching this

[@markchisholm2657]

I noted the 'Mathew Cremona Purveyor of Fine Logs,' which made me smile as being British another word for a dump is a 'log.'

[@mcremona]

Working as intended 😄

[@rickpetrie3119]

really surprised you have never added hydraulic levelers or turners, would ease the workload immensely

[@billbeyer657]

You wouldn't want a full maple guitar body but several nice tops would be perfect

[@brunonikodemski2420]

Thank God you were smart enough to bolster the log after replacing into a new blade. Why risk a blade on a poorly supported log.

[@michaelnewell9662]

i'm still surprised you haven't made a set of wedges to aid in positioning logs, but you do you

[@tomdenny8507]

Another interesting log slicing session with Matt. Fantastic looking slabs in this one. I hate to say though that the extra camera motion in this episode made me a little nauseous. Still, I'm looking forward to the next installment, hopefully with just a little less camera movement.

[@jimsodowsky1298]

Nice slabs. Do you have a Patent on your saw? Take care.

[@mcremona]

There were a few novel components of the build that I considered filing patents for but ultimately decided that it wasn’t worth the outlay of capital and the ongoing hassle to defend them

[@lkoecher609]

Beautiful slabs! Is building a sawmill shack on your horizon?

[@mcremona]

Far, long off horizon

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

Matt, do you have think that a 3’ section of an old blade could be resharpened and made into a roubo saw blade? They appear to be thicker than your average saw blades, but require a tensioning frame.

[@mcremona]

Easier to just buy a 3’ section of saw blade. It’s sold by the foot. These blades are .050” thick

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

@@mcremona if someone will return an email, you would be correct

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

@@mcremonabut thank you for the thickness measurement

[@johnhawkinson]

3:36 A remote for that telehandler sure is sounding appealing…

[@cottonp20]

What is the thickness that you are cutting those slabs at?

[@josephkrug8579]

So since it has been a while since the bridgeport was in one piece, do you still remember where all the pieces go? I always worry when I take stuff apart and it has only been a few weeks let alone longer and a move in between. Fun sawmill video :)