THIS WOOD IS TREATED LIKE GOLD WHERE I AM FROM

This is a video from July of 2017 that I took down last year due to quality issues. I was finally able to get it to 1080p and good enough to share again.
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[@alansimpson596]

I live in Ireland and my first job (many years ago!) was in a timber/lumber yard. Twice a year we got a full shipload of construction lumber, mainly spruce, from Canada. There was always about fifty huge beams of hemlock in the cargoes. They were quickly snapped up by farmers and builders for use as the main roof beam in barns etc.

[@FjHenderson]

Just came across this on your hemlock. First hemlock I came across was in the upper peninsula of Michigan. On state land west of the porcupine mtns, they were on state land where there are abundance of waterfalls. These trees were over 3 feet in diameter and most the first limb was over 50 feet in the air. I couldn't believe that they were growing on the rock as big as they were. Just an experience I had and thought I'd share it.

[@stanwebb2272]

Wow... who ever said that men who do manual labor are not smart did not run in to you and you present the video content with great voice and sentences that explain with passion and clarity of knowledge.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks Stan, I appreciate that,

[@davidmushal7862]

I could listen to the sound of that draw knife all day and be a happy man.

[@rodmagee7895]

Nice. Hemlock trees are a weed where I come from, they over take clear cuts and are mostly diseased. They went that way it seems after they quit slash burning clear cuts.

[@annpeterson8324]

Thanks for the pictures and explanations. I love to learn. I adore your videos that show wood grain as I patch pine cupboards covered in a faux black walnut treatment.

[@elliott4570]

After binge watching your videos, I came across this one and was pleased to see your t shirt … I was born and raised in Asheville, NC… I live in Charlotte now, but your Eastern Tennessee accent and now your t shirt really makes me miss Asheville… I’m really a fan if yours!

[@dianegreen6635]

Hemlock is very sweet..knots a variations , so cool. That hand tool OMG ! Never seen that before. Way cool , worth the wait for sure!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

👍thanks for watching

[@diversifiedacreshomestead102]

His log there. We have a lot in our area but only a few on our homestead as the previous owner had it cut off for a cabin. It’s like gold here in northeastern Kentucky also. Thanks for sharing brother

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks for watching buddy,

[@danbiss87]

Just gutted my house built in the 20's. All true 2x4's of hemlock, some monster 7x7x25 hemlock beams and the ceiling joists are true 2x7x25! Shits rock solid, its like nailing into a knot

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

What are your plans for them?

[@danbiss87]

There still holding the house up. I just padded them out to get a better r value of insulation since im in the north east. Had to sister up all the joists because of all the warping and settling over the years. After almost 100 years they were still extremely solid, and the wieght of one true 2x4 was like double that of the crap wood today. Hemlock is some solid dense wood

[@ringerson4x4]

I live in a hemlock forest, it mills great but it is HEAVY.

[@hardnox6655]

Nice video as always Nathan. Here in Virginia, the loggers will mow down a whole forest of hardwoods to get to one pine tree or hemlock. I've never understood it. Most of our hardwoods are turned into pallets or shoring. It makes me cry. Thank God I cut and mill my own. It's my only relief.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Yeah I see some odd practices here also. Never understood it

[@jamesfrench8004]

Throw back Thursday, great video Nathan.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks James

[@jimwilloughby]

That draw knife is a thing of beauty.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks, one of my fav tools,

[@salemdrones4907]

@@OutoftheWoods0623 would you mind posting the website of the drawknife maker/forger?

[@tubularguynine]

Very nice beam! I've seen a few hemlocks around here (Mobile), and some boards in a few wood and hobby stores, but not much.

[@danfraser7479]

That stuff will twist and bend until the ends touch but in short junks it is great for barn floors.

[@brianronning9153]

Love the look of the hemlock!

[@toms641]

Hemlock is surprisingly stable, even with knots. I once made a whole set of lattice panels under a deck out of air dried hemlock. I think it was all just 1"X1", screwed to the 6"X6" pressure treated posts. After 15 years, that lattice (aka "rabbit fencing") didin't move a bit. It really is very nice stuff.

[@kqc7011]

When you debark hemlock the bark looks like a big pile of porcupine quills, this jams up feed chains and belting. When sawing the knots which are hard will knock the edge off non-carbide saw teeth. Many commercial sawmills do not like to cut hemlock as the market is really not there for larger amounts. About the only time we would cut hemlock was when we had a order for a days worth of lumber, that was usually 30 to 50 k of board feet. We found it hard to sell the chips and sawdust too. These few logs that you are cutting are perfect for your mill. The planks are almost as good as American elm for lowboy decking. One more thing, when you try to pull a nail out of a dry hemlock plank, the nails hold in the board is amazing.

[@denniscraven8438]

Thank you! I learned a little today.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

good deal,

[@genechambers7532]

i used hemlock to work om my old house to match the rest of the studs, hard to drive a nail in it when dried good job nathan

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks Gene 👍

[@nerolsalguod4649]

Years ago when I built a house from logs, I developed a sling from a serpentine belt with loops at each end , putting the belt at the balance axis, I could move 30' logs a few feet at a time with fair ease. I peeled the logs with a shovel and then some for furniture I finished out with a draw knife. Then coated the wood with tongue oil.

[@daveblevins3322]

A lot of old cabins here in Kentucky were made from Hemlock 👍

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

nice,

[@bullettube9863]

There is still way too much Hemlock here in upstate New York. Early logging operations went for the Oak, Chestnut and White Pine and left the Hemlock standing. Black Locust was used where rot could be a problem so it was used for fences and bottom sills, and you still see old fence posts along fields that have been there for a hundred years or more. But Hemlock is still used where vertical strength is needed, and deck builders sometimes get bad batches that dried to fast and they split and crack like crazy. A lot of old barns here were sided with Hemlock and it held up quite well and when the barns get torn down they re-use the siding for wall paneling and floors. Nice to see you using it, just dry it slow and it'll be fine.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks appreciate that history,

[@jamieschlilcht315]

we cant keep enough in our yard to saw up, central NY

[@gastoncannon4710]

It may be a year old, but still a good one, thanks 👍👍👍👍

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks buddy. Appreciate you watching

[@toms641]

Whenever you see an old barn with siding that is nearly black, that's hemlock siding. Hemlocks can get really old, and really big, wide boards. Back in the day. Nice video.

[@breadlowry]

Tom Fischer spruce blackens with age as well.

[@marnielarocque9412]

WEll, Well i`m a disabled logger from Prince George B.C. and there ars monster Hemlock tree`s in B.C, up in the north west area, some are so old they are only keeping one in ten because of rot. From Terrace to Stewart and Alaska

[@kevinvallee9049]

Great video. I’m same way when using hand tools. I enjoy so much I take to much material off.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks Kevin, appreciate you watching,

[@jimmccarley3191]

I never used one of those before but anything really well made that can be passed down to the next generation has got to be good. Too many kids today are never taught what tools are and so they do not know how to appreciate a good one.

[@jameslemon51]

Sometimes is good to talk about wood and best usage. I never heard of hemlock

[@jimmccarley3191]

I dont think we have hemlock in east Texas. I never heard of it.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Great stuff.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks buddy

[@James.......]

You'll have to release it again next year in 4k!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Good thinking 👍

[@briggsahoy1]

Lots of Hemlock up here in Nova Scotia.

[@kevinsullivan6969]

great video, good looking Hemlock,

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks Kevin,

[@aaronstroud5278]

Wow, I just noticed the video's title. We're drowning in western hemlock, doug fir, alder, some maple, and a bit of cedar in the PNW. I wish I had your access to oak, walnut, and other hardwoods!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

the farmers around here are crazy about hemlock, but unfortunately it is all being killed by a beetle of some sorts,

[@m.labarecertifiedarborist1795]

Hemlock wooly adelgid is taking hemlock out all over the east.

[@CliffsideStables]

Aaron Fjordlander: That problem sounds like an opportunity for some enterprising truckers.

[@m.labarecertifiedarborist1795]

Cliffside Acres unfortunately many areas around us have county/state quarantines due to several pests that are ravaging our eastern hardwoods. Emerald Ash borer is probably our biggest problems, but walnut twig beetle is also becoming an issue with Thousand Cankers disease and the ever present Asian long horn in maple that could pop up almost anywhere.

[@rogermarshall8991]

Aaron Fjordlander Heck I'll trade 3 hemlock for 1 good-sized Ash/Beech or Walnut.. Western WA State has an abundance of Hemlock.

[@mateuszminsky5619]

hemlock bark was used for red leather making

[@jameslemon51]

That is a nice blade

[@rogermarshall8991]

Oh ya hemlock is some nice wood to work with. My buddy's neighbor just cut down a whole bunch of old growth hemlock. 2 of them were about 4-6 ft in dia & around 50-60 ft tall. I was going over there to cut some up with my chainsaw mill. . And his brother-in-law beat me over there and cut them all up into 12 to 16 inch firewood rounds.. Yup I was steamed but what can you do. There's a few small trees on the ground yet, we'll se what happens. ??? After it sets in open air the grain takes on a beautiful brown tint to it. I like to make picture frames. & shelving boards out of it. Thank you for the remake on the video Nathan, can't get enough info . I enjoy it all...

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks Roger, appreciate you watching,

[@rogermarshall8991]

I have NO- IDEA where that came from !!! I did not write that.. don't believe I've ever cut a cherry tree down. That and I've been running a saw all my life. My apologies to Nathan I did not write that .. ????????? Like what the. ???? WOW THATS SPOOKY !!!!!!!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

👍no problem

[@jimmccarley3191]

@@rogermarshall8991 I was on utube the other night and someone asked me a question and I answered him. I got a nasty reply from someone else asking me what I was talking about. They explained what they got from me. I told them I was answering someone else's question but utube sent it to them. After it was over it was sort of funny to all of us but I still dont know how it was sent to the wrong party!!!! weird! Sort of makes you wonder where all this talk is going!

[@tommygunz8692]

That bark peeling knife is unbelievable....You can tell that is a well forged hand tool......T.Gunz........

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks, it does a great job, extremely sharp!

[@sawdustbob.thestatesmen3656]

Nice touch, with your son. Bob

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks!

[@yt650]

In the later 1800’s early 1900’s in northern Pennsylvania Hemlock was cut for the chemicals in the bark. The skinned logs were left to rot in the forest. Huge chemical factories in Potter County Penna. Documented in the book “Whining Saws and Squealing Flanges”. Fabulous read.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

What did they use them for?

[@yt650]

Out of the Woods . They made paint thinner and other chemicals. Can’t look it up. I loaned the book out years ago and am trying to get it back. The woodsman lived in bark huts they built that looked like tepees. Very primitive. They did want oak and cherry and did cut lumber as well as pine. Whining saws were the band saws and squealing flanges were the rail cars. Very primitive rail road in the forest. All steam operated.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for sharing

[@yt650]

Out of the Woods . This is the good part of the internet. Sharing knowledge, talking to people one would never meet. Thanks for the video.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks 👍

[@slojogojo2766]

Hemlock is some dense wood very heavy I was moving some small logs one day in Maine most of which was Cedar until I tryed picking up that Hemlock and almost threw my back out, it also resist being burnt I would think that it would make a good log cabin what do you think? It would resist carpenter ants and termites!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I think so, the species is very rot resistant,

[@muddobbermuddobber8118]

Ruttigorn Logsdon ......i have heard that HEMLOCK is very resistant to Termites standing and in board feet...

[@markmorris3579]

Ruttigorn Logsdon-I feel your pain! In the late seventies I work for a local lumbermill in Sanford,Maine.We used to plane a lot of hemlock back then.Like you said it's wicked heavy!

[@pup734]

I just cut up 19 logs hemlock into beveled siding 1300 sqft 35 cents a bdft here

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

nice, good use of that,

[@jenky1044]

Nice video,. We have a lot of hemlock up here in the Northeast... actually we have some monsterous hemlock up here in Maine. Have you ever used a portable mill that uses big round saw blade like Lucas type..? Are they any good, or not as good as the bandsaw type..? Also I didn't see a reference link for the draw-shave in your description.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

nope on the Lucas, would love to have one,

[@allhopeabandon7831]

Whenever I listen to you, I can't help but think of Billy Bob Thorton...youy must be from the same region.

[@mcmc8496]

AllHopeAbandon Billy Bob is from Arkansas and this Gentleman is in Western North Carolina, so yes, it's a Southern thing . Unfortunately with TV and the World Wide Web all of these regional dialects and accents are slowly disappearing. There is an excellent documentary called Mountain Talk that was filmed in WNC.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Saw that documentary. Good show

[@jacobstinnitt9112]

Here in Oregon that would be firewood there is so much around here

[@the1bulldurham]

And 360p is the best I can do over my satellite service. But, glad to have it.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

👍 thanks for watching

[@paulgriffiths8148]

Awesome video!!..

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks 👍👍

[@davidnielsen4490]

Enjoyed watching this video. If I build another house, it's going to be timberframe.

[@samueljames9342]

Nice video, he sounds like Billy Bob Thorton

[@kurtsimmons1587]

I was curious if you thought of doing a 50/50 mix of ATF & WD-40? The WD-40 will help with any water. & prevention of rust.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

not sure woodmizer has always advised to use straight ATF, a good idea though maybe,

[@farmerbob139]

truckers seem to like hemlock for lowbed decking, very durable.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

yes, here too also,

[@aaronstroud5278]

I think I may have watched this when it first went up. I discovered your channel around that time and wouldn't have been bothered by the low res. I've only recently been able to stream at more than 360p. Is the TF project you mentioned in the video the same one you're working towards now?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

it is, will begin building it this month finally,

[@aaronstroud5278]

It's going to be an exciting journey.

[@lailamerran201]

John, who’s the artist doing the opening tune with the banjo?

[@lailamerran201]

Found it: A Call From the Sea by Walt Adams

[@almonjacob3496]

Is ash a good wood for tables. I have access to a huge tree, that is down. 28 inches at the base and a strong crotch at about 10 ft. I am thinking of a book-ended table top. Is there enough character in the crotch to make it worth my while?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Ash is great

[@jackstanley3753]

Awesome video sir. That hemlock is some really pretty wood

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks Jack

[@michaeltheiss749]

Out of the Woods what is the brand of your draw knife?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

John neeman

[@charleyandsarah]

Do you sell your slabs at asheville hardware?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Yes.

[@charleyandsarah]

cool, guess they're good to work with? I just brought ~2k bdft to a local kiln so I can consign with them. I'm trying to lighten my supply and I don't get many come straight to me. Jealous of your kiln, I'm paying $800 for the 2k bdft, hopefully it'll pay off soon, but I don't have a good spot to build a kiln yet.

[@Tomhohenadel]

Even though you took the bark off, the beam would still be classified as having wane. Corners of beam not 90 degrees

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

you are correct, thanks for watching!

[@jameslemon51]

Hi i found one of your older videos. Lol your beard is short yet i can't say much. I enjoy your videos very much.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks buddy 👍👍

[@CliffsideStables]

The kitchen cabinets in our cabin are faced with Hemlock.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

nice, thanks for watching,

[@rogermarshall8991]

Cliffside Acres Not a thing wrong with that, I bet they are beautiful..

[@peterseely9311]

Nathan, repost the link for the draw knife please, I don't see it...thanks

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

northmen.com/en/products/woodworking-tools/drawknives-froes/peeling-drawknife-13-4

[@gmonet8753]

Man that stuff is expensive

[@mauriceryton]

That is one heck of a draw knife.

[@robertevans6481]

Like it a second time around.....👍

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

👍

[@donnamccabe7746]

Pimple popper

[@willyum01234]

What brand of draw knife is that you use in your videos and where can I get one ?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

John Neeman, about a one year wait on thouse, 300$

[@willyum01234]

Out of the Woods Thanks👍

[@normandeal8049]

Asheville Hardware is a misnomer. it is not a hardware store, but a woodworkers' candy store!

[@shelterskelter]

Only wood that you can jam in the ground untreated and it will survive 40 years. All my barn sills are made of it. Its rot resistance is why its so prized.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

good deal, thanks for watching,

[@jimlayton9238]

I made a mason bee home out of a Spanish oak limb I called it the crotch figure bee log

[@alexanderhinman4454]

What's the song at 3:40?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

dont know the name actually, just some music youtube provides for free,

[@shanemike3070]

Interesting i only heard of Hemlock poisonous plants, never heard of trees, learn something everyday

[@ianabbott785]

I always associate the name Hemlock as being poisonous but thankfully it's the plant not the tree!

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Yes, where I'm from Hemlock is a byword for poison. Until very recently, I didn't know it had any other uses.

[@hootche1]

Did you say the SMALL END, i thought you did.

[@sasha642]

Just gave away 10 cords of pine and 1 yard of hemlock.

[@robertrouse1038]

I use it to make furniture for cabins, works well, and finishes well, always leave some live edge without the bark

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

around here they want it for fences and barns, its like gold, everyone wants it but is hard to find,

[@robertrouse1038]

I could send a few pictures if you like

[@sasha642]

It was all beatle killed

[@curiousone6694]

Please wear ear protection!

[@ktjwilliams]

You got Urself a real expensive mill right there … Damn Jealous …

[@MrMadmalable]

Heirloom tool to pass to your kids, let’s just hope your kids don,t grow up wanting to be serial killers😀

[@stokerboiler]

I'd recommend a dust mask. Ever hear the story about Socrates and hemlock. Hemlock is murder on bugs - for a reason. That's why builders like it for structural wood. Termites hate the stuff.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

yeah you are right, appreciate that,