New Series ~~ Sawmill Business Saturday ~~

[@shawnborn2433]

I'm pondering this path,, thank you for your insight. Shawn

[@rodneyrockwell9967]

Good job.

[@joeatkinson1546]

Love your honesty! I am starting my sawmill when I get back home.

[@rodneyrockwell9967]

Good info

[@ratbagley]

Subscribed. Super helpful. Keep the videos coming.

[@treetopflyersofva2]

Thanks for sharing. I have been watching all your videos from when you were in Georgia. Now your back to the saw milling again which I really like.Please keep making them I am learning a lot.

[@charleyandsarah]

Glad they're helpful, thanks for sticking around with us this long, been a journey!

[@salmonhunter7414]

Thanks for sharing. I wish you all the success in the world. May you get a kiln and multiple saw mills on the road. You can be the traveling mill guru.

[@charleyandsarah]

I'm a little far off from being a guru, just hoping to help spread some knowledge. Thanks for Watching

[@gdaybitcoin]

Mate , well spoken and put together , I'm from Australia and will be starting the milling process shortly , everything you say is completely relevant and well received , looking forward to the next one .

[@charleyandsarah]

Thank for the comment, glad its helpful! Best of luck to ya, let us know if you get any questions

[@phillipsturges8968]

Good luck Charlie, saying hi from Waycross Ga. I’ve been running a Timber king 1600 . It’s hard work but fun.

[@markvader]

Well done for all the videos to date, nice to see the honesty and hardwork that your putting into your business, Echoing what Matthias said, it was very easy to watch this 23minute video. I have no connection to the sawmilling world so cant think of any relevant questions right now but do enjoying your take on the life. Keep it up. Mark

[@charleyandsarah]

Thanks for the encouragement, there's certainly been some tough spots, but now that I'm starting to get in a groove I'm glad to be able to do these videos and just hope they're helpful and/or enjoyable.

[@calebnewton3261]

thanks for sharing i know how hard it is to make money from a sawmill keep going your doing a great job!

[@charleyandsarah]

yes, there certainly are challenges! I want to make this video series more like a conversation, so any questions or tips you have may help somebody else. Thanks for watching!

[@Rejectsocialism]

Great video . I just bought a Timberking 1400 and am trying to make a few bucks to pay my self back . Lots of good information from someone who knows . I sell wood from logs that are delivered to me for free. I use to bring them to my local mill . They would process them and I would sticker and stack to dry . I enjoy the whole process . I will keep watching for more great info. Thanks for the honesty.

[@charleyandsarah]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I hope to make this into a rolling discussion for those of us new to the business and/or wanting to get started, so let me know if you have any questions/topics you'd like to discuss

[@janiewerner]

You are a good speaker!

[@markbeiermann6907]

I live in Nebraska and am retired but trying to supplement my income with milling and planning lumber. Also have a cnc router to make plaques and such. Do you plane any lumber for people if so how much? I love watching your videos!

[@leewhite100]

keep it up I'm enjoying the videos

[@matthiaswandel]

Really enjoy this video (wasn't tempted to skip forward at all). I'd love to hear the story of the nest cabins. It's too bad you took those videos down.

[@charleyandsarah]

Thanks for watching, we're still gathering our thoughts about the story of nest cabins, don't want to get too much into the family drama aspect, but I think there are some good lessons we learned the hard way.

[@carlhaywood3668]

What cameras do you use for your KZbin videos.

[@charleyandsarah]

we've tried soo many over the past year or so... Panasonic camcorders, dji ones, Chinese camcorders (returned all of those), cell phones, knock off gopros, sony gopro thing, and one of our lastest editions is a nicer camcorder from canon... so far liking that fairly well. just got it like a month ago.

[@carlhaywood3668]

Thanks for the info. I’m thinking about starting my own v-log showing the projects we do here on our hill, greenhouse, Woodmizer LT35, gardens, etc. My wife is starting her own KZbin v-log for her art and just purchased a Cannon EOS M50.

[@bobbartholomew8404]

Hi Charley, I have a question for you, How do you figure your Board Feet Cost? I am thinking about buying a Wood Mizer Mill. I know there is cheaper one out there, But I Like Quality. I am an retired Electrical Contractor I did only Big Commercial Jobs. I did the second tallest Bldg. in Down Town Dallas TX. A 65 story Job, I had 43 Employees working for me. I did make good money in the Contraction Business. I always finished my jobs on time and had a regular list of Generals i work with, If they got the job, I did too. Seeing you wiring the Receptacle, tells me you know a little about Electrical work.

[@charleyandsarah]

What I always say, do you want the best sawmill, or do you want to compare your mill to the best? Think about it... Bdft can be calculated on the log with a Doyle or Scribner scale, or by the lumber. I generally look at the stack of lumber, square foot of coverage times height of the stack in inches. So a 4x8 stack 4 ft tall is 32 sqft of coverage (4x8), times 48" tall, about 1500 bdft. Give or take, nuttin's perfect, but when you're talking 1,000's or 10s of 1,000s, you gotta be reasonable. Cost is how many bdft you can cut per hour, just need to also figure in all the other costs too; setup, pack-up, cleaning, maintenance, dealing with clients, blades, etc etc.

[@BriantWoodworks]

Awesome, looking forward to this series!👊

[@charleyandsarah]

Glad to hear it, just hoping it'll be helpful, thanks for the comment

[@bfd1565]

Thank you. I just came across your channel. I've watched a few videos so far and enjoyed your honest content. I've been itching to pull the trigger on a sawmill. More then likely a TimberKing. I don't plan on quitting my railroad job. Seems fun to be able to mill your own lumber and make whatever my skilled hands feel like making next. Quality tools always pay for themselves over time. You just have to have the budget to be able to absorb the initial costs. What do I buy next? A sawmill or a Cadillac ATS-V ????? My everyday struggles !!!! Best wishes Bro !!!!

[@davesilvia9711]

Nice video!,I own a 1986 lt 30 and the biggest tree I cut up was a 42" pecan! It can be done. My cutting width is 28". Good luck and good info.

[@fivepointslawn2275]

Congratulations on your success, young family and all, just started watching your channel. I’m in Ontario Canada and am I interested in buying a small mill to add a little winter income to my 15 year old lawn maintenance business. My goal is to back off the snow business a bit . I appreciate all your info . Happy new year

[@Oldjacks]

Hey Charlie! Y'all are doing great! Love to hear of your sucesses! We were thinking of doing festivals. (Setting up a booth for Old Jacks Sawmilling) Have you ever done one? Do you think it would be profitable? We do some milling for others but mostly sell slabs. Thought? Thanks for taking the time to do these videos! We are SO thankful for the sawmill business you left us! Such a blessings!

[@charleyandsarah]

Good to hear it's still going strong! We haven't done any festivals, I tried a few demos thinking it'd drum up some clients, but nothing really came of it. I'd say try everything, but keep an open mind and don't get discouraged, you're best off filling a market that doesn't currently exist. In theory it's great, no competition, but you've gotta build your customer base from nothing, so not always just that easy. More to come later :-)

[@jamesedwards1528]

I'm just trying to start with a chainsaw mill . and ben taking tree jobs took down 8 huge ash trees cut and split 4 of them the other 4 I'm making up 8 quote + out of them . see if I can make a buck

[@MONNIEHOLT]

Great job, good luck to you and your family, I have a woodmizer, LT-35 Hydraulic word of mouth has worked for me, so far, being 60 years old I’m not wanting to many jobs, just doing this for something todo to keep busy, when the jobs come in, I do them, just now finishing up on my wood kiln it’s 16’ by 5’x5’ watched your video on your blade storage box by Dewalt, I recently purchased one it should be here by Monday that was a great tip, appreciate it, be looking forward to some more of your videos, very informative

[@charleyandsarah]

That is a good size kiln. I don't know that I'd KD much 16' stuff, but the option would be nice for sure! Glad you liked the blade box, lost track of how many times its been rained on and still bone dry inside, no rust.

[@MONNIEHOLT]

WNC Portable Sawmilling even though it is 16 ‘ long the door opening is only12’6” and on the left side the dehumidifier takes up some space, there is 5 fans on the roof, so useable length lumber that can be loaded with a Hilo forked tractor would be 12’, loading by hand 14’ can be done, take care Monnie

[@charleyandsarah]

ah gotcha, yea 12' is still a pretty good length. For me, I'd mostly KD 8' stuff for interior millwork or furniture stuff, 12' would probably be an occasional thing. I can't really see much need for 16', other than just to have it. Do you have any pictures? Still compiling what my kiln is gonna look like so I like to see what others have done. [e-mail]

[@scottcourtney6596]

Have you run into problems using sawmill lumber when the building codes require graded framing lumber?

[@charleyandsarah]

I don't use my sawmill lumber for code-jobs, this is just a small accessory shed and no permit req'd for my county. I've heard you can get around the grading requirement by cutting 1-3/4 thick, but you still have to kiln dry. For me it's not worth the hassle, so I just buy the lumber when it's needed. I'm not concerned here for myself, because this shed framing will stay open and has plenty of airflow (no insulation, drywall, etc), and I gave everything a spray of Tim-Bor