Off Grid Log Cabin Build - Floor sills with the Haddon Lumbermaker

Here I am using the Haddon Lumbermaker to mill the floor sills for my off grid cabin.

[@michaelhaddan1965]

You're amazing. Wonderful little invention too, the Haddon Lumbermaker. Hope it all turned out well.

[@ryan_80]

Built my 16x12 shed completely by hand from felling trees to lumber using my grandberg Alaskan sawmill. A lot of hard work and TIME!

[@amrasurvivalchannel2708]

a very useful tool a lot of hard work on a very hot day thanks for the video always learning

[@majestic5555]

Awesome job man!

[@oldtimer43]

I have a Granberg small Alaskan sawmill but may well look to buying a Haddon after seeing your video, nice video

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Michael Collinson Both are useful

[@heliodeleon2445]

Gracias amigo saludos de mexico

[@107retired]

I'm just posing the question.....don't know if anyone else has already but, given the amount of work that you are doing.....and I know your method is relatively easy compared to the first settlers or the pioneers, would it not be a worthwhile investment to pickup a portable saw mill....even a harbor freight one that from what I have seen, need some slight modifications to make it more user friendly? When you factor in the saws, chains, fuel, oil, time.....it just seems you'd save a lot of money in the long run. I love what you're doing..and it looks awesome! You're in the northwest I gather?

[@stephenmerritt5750]

This basically the only use for this tool or any other chainsaw mill. Thick slabs, large size timber, off grid timber framing.

[@sjp52047]

I'm pretty good with pencils. I prefer no. 2 , but no. H will do. Especially with Kimchi!!! LOL. Just catching up with your videos. I'll keep viewing, and subbed.

[@xanteebent9370]

what i noticed when you use this haddon lumbermaker, you use the lumber guide just the length of the timber, i think you have to extend the guide at least six inches longer than the timber itself so you don't have hard time cutting at the very end of the timber. just saying.

[@bikeninja956]

that little mill attachment looks pretty cool actually. Question, how heavy are those logs? are you able to carry them alone to sit onto the piers?

[@allensanders4204]

I have watched several videos of the chainsaw type saw mills and 1 thing has stood out in all of them. . When making the first cut most cuts are 4-5 inches into the log so you are losing a lot of nice well grained wood . My thought is why not put down 2x10 or 2x 12 plank or blocks first then screw your 2x6 onto the 2x10 this extends the edge of the guide over the curve of the log and allows you to debark the log and gives you 2 or 3 inches more workable wood per side

[@cruzpayton6004]

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[@achilleskaysen9179]

@Cruz Payton instablaster :)

[@cruzpayton6004]

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[@alancall5113]

go on KZbin and check out where they have put a boat winch to pull the chainsaw much easier trying to help great video keep them coming Big Al

[@stephenst.pierre4636]

I own an Alaskan chainsaw mill like the one in your other video. Would it be easier to mill the sill logs with this or the Haddon?

[@offgridwarrior]

+Stephen St.Pierre The Alaskan gave me a more consistent accuracy with board heights, the Haddon is great for quick set up and for rough cutting.

[@jeffreystout5792]

IMO best to let the saw idle to cool down before shutting down after working hard. It's very hard on an engine, any engine. This guy burned up a small saw, and now the big saw is getting a run for it's money. Idling the engine for a little bit lets the air flow cool the top of the piston and the cylinder in general. Shutting down a super hot engine causes thermal stress (it's just a fact, I don't make the rules). A little idling and slow running will let it cool and temps can equalize in the cylinder. The fan on the side of the engine blows air across the cylinder and cools it. Engine probably last longer if allowed to take the red-hot glow off the top of the cylinder. Hope I'm not coming across as a know-it-all, but many will watch this and think it's ok to run a saw under heavy load, wide open and hit then hit the kill switch and set it down without letting engine cool itself down from the high peak temperatures. I let my saws cool down because I like my saws, and I care about them. But, hey, it's your saw. Live and let live. I see a lot of videos of people doing this, run wide open under load then instantly kill. A lot of people do it, but that doesn't make it right. I see it all the time. It's common. People I work with do it all the time. They even do it to my saws. I ask them to please don't do it. They don't listen, well, maybe once, but then they forget. I might as well piss on flat rocks. But, hey, that's my problem. It makes me feel better to share my anguish. Please be nice to your saws.

[@offgridwarrior]

Sounds good to me. Thanks for taking the time to explain your observation. Keep well.

[@MikeSheasheaDtree]

kimchee yummy... do the piers have to be set on rebar / concrete footings or is the pier enough?

[@Grizz270]

+Mike Shea (sheadtree) generaly speaking their should be pier pads 6 inches thick 18 inches square and just a tip for sauna tubes cut them length wise and tie back together with wire before you pour , it makes it easier to strip , also it is recommended 4 half in rebar in the pier pad tied in a squar and a fith rebar sticking up into the sauna tube

[@MikeSheasheaDtree]

Cut them all the way through wont the concrete leak out even if you do wire how will the stay uniform I'm a novice.

[@Grizz270]

u will get a little seapage but not much , also those pier pads for the wright faxtor were 4 feet square probably 8 to 12 inches thick , its carrying a healthy load

[@SuperHurdman]

If you google it there are many resources on the topic

[@bowlweevil4161]

when you are running the saw that hard you should let it idle for a minute or two to cool down saw will last longer

[@irgski]

Cool project. Just curious - how deep did you go with the pier forms?

[@offgridwarrior]

+irgski Thanks, 3 feet deep on the forms.

[@jackatwang]

Will it work for making timber boards

[@jeffreyjohnson8546]

Yes, it will make beams and lumber

[@SuperHurdman]

Well if your pouring cement it can't freeze either! And unless you take 20 min to do a line check your taking too long! Did you see how to get the logs up and down on the cabin? Did you visit my Facebook page!

[@jamesstockbauer1245]

Do they sell a chainsaw chain that cuts with the grain better than a standard crosscut chain?

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

James Stockbauer Ripping chain, cutters at 10 degrees instead of 30, sold by forester, Oregon, Carlton, archer....

[@X737_]

NEVER try to cut freehand with a ripping chain on your saw

[@jeremymtz360]

the company that sells the alaskan saw mill you bought sells a chainsaw sharpener for 120 I believe I've seen it in action saves time and is more accurate then hand sharpening

[@offgridwarrior]

+Jeremy Martinez Thanks Jeremy... less is more, hand sharpening works fine for me not to mention the less battery dependent tools I have the happier I am.

[@N1ght3d]

No way! I'd use a saw mill.

[@irgski]

Not obvious but, do you have rebar forms inside of your concrete piers?

[@offgridwarrior]

+irgski I sure do, 4x 4ft rebar tied and centerd as a square column.

[@mrgod2u701]

@@offgridwarrior Are my eyes playing tricks with me at 8:43 because of your logs or is the layout of your Sonotube® piers off?

[@embaradosmithingandwoodcraft]

cant tell from vid but sounds like from what ya said burned out new saw and dull chain sounds like ya use the wrong chain need a cross cut and a rip chain

[@offgridwarrior]

+embarado smithing and woodcraft I believe the chainsaw I was using was more than likely under-powered for the job (Stihl MS 311) that coupled with the fact I pushed a dull chain a little too far. I run rip chains now... a must for prolonged large log cutting.

[@jeremybates5207]

Thanks for posting this. I have been planning on getting the lumbermaker as well.

[@canesser1]

Inspiring series in some beautiful country. The Haddon Lumbermaker will work great with the ripping chain, bummer about the chainsaw. Kimchi is awesome, fermented foods are the way to go, we make our own in fact (along with sauerkraut of course), good for the gut.

[@offgridwarrior]

+Canesser We agree on the Fermented foods. Glad you enjoy the series.

[@karelvanleer429]

when using the ribbon bar when using the little metal plate with the 2 by 6 face the opposite direction but your right hand on the bar and your left hand on the handle where the trigger is push with your right hand and pull with your left hand and walk facing the top so that the car is close to your leg don't stand so that the bar is on the opposite side of you stand and push towards the bar so that the handle and the engine is in front of you alongside you

[@randallkeisler7372]

hello my name is Randy I just scribed to your channel I love your videos. I live in Lexington south Carolina.

[@rayboucher479]

Guess you would be putting lead in your pencil ! May not be tooo healthy though .

[@MindfullyMindy]

When seasoning wood, or setting wood aside for chopping up firewood, always take away the bark. That detracts from the insects. Also, I seen a lot of Checking on the ends of your timbers. This could have been caused due to the ends drying faster than the center. Two ways to help this issue; 1) taking off the bark will help with it evening out in drying, and 2) the most important thing you can do is to seal the ends. The old timers used wax which was melted in tin cans over coals, then brushed on. You can also use modern paint. This slows down the process and cuts down on checking, as well as twisting.

[@aeridyne]

good tip, I'll have to remember that. an exterior latex paint would probably work decently, thanks!

[@mrh0wler353]

Set up guide plank on the log? Chainsaw throws sawdust instead of chips means it's dull. Longitudinal cutting is ripping and rip chains have different blade cutter angle. 👎

[@stephenzevetchin]

any chance the playlist could be sequential???

[@offgridwarrior]

+Stephen Zevetchin They will be from now on.

[@SuperHurdman]

This is after the fact but in the future check out " water level method" more accurate than a line level

[@nathandean1687]

+Marc A Gagnon but try doing the water check during the winter an see how far you frozen water tubing gets you.

[@Grizz270]

+Nathan Dean still works with anti freeze

[@nathandean1687]

grizz270 so yyour into pullouting the ground water as well. thats very bad 4 the eviroment dont cha know.

[@Grizz270]

I see no trason to save the planet with punks like you inhiereting it

[@nathandean1687]

grizz270 hey even i want a clean planet unlike china . wich is the cess pool of the planet.

[@montanawestphotography6671]

You can't sharpen a chainsaw blade because chainsaws don't have blades. They have chains and bars. Knives and planers have blades. My OCD kicks in every time I hear it.

[@teafanai24]

What are you try to show your video, making of chop sticks or what....

[@embaradosmithingandwoodcraft]

check wranglerstar Chanel he has vids on this

[@offgridwarrior]

+embarado smithing and woodcraft 'Ill take a look, thanks.

[@AbsolutionArmament]

Why not just cut the chain to 10 degrees?

[@lacnospmoht3753]

That was a 9 minute video of you installing a saw guide, sawing a log, and eating... you could have edited it down to like 2 minutes...

[@daisycutter5771]

Stihl CHINESE Chainsaw,....Thumbs Down!!

[@JustRobPlays]

Stihl is german. Schmuck

[@daisycutter5771]

@@JustRobPlays German company,..not made in Germany anymore - Microsoft is a American company, guess where Xbox’s are made,..?