Harvesting an Apple Log on the Sawmill and finding Treasure under the bark

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

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[@carlwhite8225]

I signed up yesterday

[@nathanelliott9013]

Carl White appreciate you

[@steveshoemaker6347]

My gosh....That is some beautiful...Wood with a rich warm glow to it...Thanks very much....Good old Tennessee nothing like it..!!!

[@mstrdiver]

That is one huge apple tree. I assume you sell the waste wood for firewood, or in the case of apple or other aromatics, you make it available [or sell] to interested parties? That is some beautiful slabs you are cutting.

[@harryrobertson1403]

steve shoemaker jjm

[@jameshall3482]

My dad was a wood carver years ago . I turned butter molds out of apple very dense grain .Dad carved cows and mules out of apple .I guess his favorite wood was butternut.He was the resident carver for John Cambell Folks School. Brasstown ,N.C. He passed in the early 80's. I'm the youngest of our family and in my late 60's.I have a 26 inch manul band mill. I only cut for myself. I enjoy your sawmilling. My brother had a automated Mizer I taught him how to mill.Keep up the good vidoes.I live on the Ga.-N.C. line.

[@michaelhalk6632]

I cut down and old growth apple tree at my grandmothers! The base of the tree was like 53 inches across at the base! I'm 53 years old and still the biggest apple tree I've ever seen! Had branches like the one you are sawing in this video!!!

[@tedc3895]

I graded for 25 years .. I still do. can't see wood casually. ha..ha.. Butternut was my favorite.. Never got tired of seeimg it...every one has their favorite... I got roped into grading lots of walnut..rules are very different for it. Knots dry and won't fall out. They are part of the character of walnut.. Good video We steamed the walnut. The sap wood turned the same color as the heartwood. I once slipped in about 300 hundred feet of good ash in with the walnut. Alternate layers.. 4 quarter. The walnut stain went completely thru the ash. Was beatiful. A cabinet maker bought all the walnut stained ash. Some woman has a set of very unique cabinets. Cherry steams well too. Dyes the sap wood.

[@Billy-jf6rb]

I have a girl that’s 9 and a boy that’s 7 and we enjoy your channel. It’s hard to find something interesting and family friendly. We don’t like to see trees get cut down but when they do we love to see them turned into something beautiful. Thank you for putting this together. My children have told me when they get jobs they’re going to but me a woodmizer hahaha

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

good to hear, appreciate you all watching,

[@davidnielsen4490]

The boards are almost as pretty as cherry, my favorite wood. You did a very good job on this Nathan. Have a great weekend.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks David,

[@davidnielsen4490]

You're welcome Nathan enjoy your time with Bruno and your wife.

[@aavvv_]

Two days ago I never would have imagined I’d enjoy watching a guy cutting timber on KZbin, but now I can’t get enough. Man your videos are fascinating.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks 👍👍👍

[@carolineb3527]

When I was a child we had an apple tree in our back garden and my mother used to graft 'twigs' from different varieties on to it. She grafted so many I could reach out of my bedroom window and choose what sort of apple I wanted to eat from sixteen (I kid you not) varieties all on the one tree. She would prune the tree every year and we'd burn the offcuts as firewood - it scented the whole house; I could smell it with every cut you made. Mmmmmm.

[@Rottidog68]

Just shutting out the world while reading that, imagining that - wonderful!

[@jeffsmith1268]

That's awesome.

[@redpill5471]

What a great story. Thanks for sharing. I can some what relate to the sawed wood smell factor. My dad was a cabinet maker. An aroma we'll never forget.

[@Alwis-Haph-Rytte]

Apple was my favorite wood to burn in the garage when working on something in the winter on the farm. I kept it hid just for me to use, LOL

[@aspektx]

What a great memory. All apple trees are grafted onto a root stick. I can imagine your mother had real gift for grafting though. It's a real skill.

[@donaldadams5342]

Well, I never thought of Apple wood cutting up into such delightful looking lumber. You certainly look for the very best way to cut to get the best effect Nathan. Well done friend. Cheers, Don from South Aust.

[@davedowding5883]

Beautiful apple wood! Wonderful video. Thanks for doing great setups and good narration. You really give us some wonderful experience with you. Thanks again for showing this apple log cutting.

[@alanbregar4983]

I never expected the inside of a apple tree to beautiful grain like that. That is pretty.

[@maxyman7777]

In these trying times it is very relaxing to watch your shows thank you and be safe

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dalepage5511]

Thanks for this video. I have some old apple which was harvested as standing dead. You have given me some inspiration on what to do with it.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

good deal!

[@robspruk2803]

Nathan I don't sub to many channels but when I do it's not only for the content it's also the person. I found your channel about a month ago and subbed after 2 videos.You have a good one and I could watch hours of what you do.Thank You Sir and Bless you and your Family

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks Rob appreciate you,

[@robspruk2803]

Wish I could come help you when you say you could use it. Unfortunately my health has me down, will just have to sit back and enjoy watching the fine things you do. Thanks again Sir👍

[@mikegray-ehnert3238]

Another great use for apple wood is on your grill! Dried chunks set to smoke are great on pork, fowl and fish. On a gas grill a cast iron smoker box works well and wet chunks on charcoal (just soak 'em for the time it takes to get your charcoal ready to cook, then toss them on the hot coals).

[@johngraziano1901]

2am January 1, 2021....I have no life...this is so satisfying

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for watching!

[@redpill5471]

That was gorgeous. What a floor that would make. That or the box elder from before. What a dramatic look that would give a room. Wow. Thank you for your eye of beauty.

[@kevdimo6459]

That’s beautiful wood there Nathan. I’ve seen huge apple trees here in Australia that have been planted years before near old farm houses and they had limbs like that.

[@claybowser698]

Apple is great for woodcarving with hand tools. It holds detail pretty nicely.

[@EntropiaGuitars]

I'm at home stuck working for Lockdown, and KZbin suggested this video. I'm so glad it did, I could almost smell the freshly sawn timber through the monitor, fascinating to watch you work.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Glad I could help!

[@drawlele]

I grew up in northern Indiana and I could show you some 100+ year old apple trees that are almost 3-4 ft in width and the branches that can be about 2 ft, so apple trees can get very big. I love the way apple wood smells when it's being cut/burned and maybe I'm crazy but every cut you made had my whole kitchen smelling like apples, beautiful stuff.

[@incognitotorpedo42]

Another great video, Nathan. That log being a branch means it's "reaction wood". It could get squirrely as it dries. Hope for the best, I love fruitwoods.

[@markkoons7488]

The best apple, by far, that I've ever seen. And the piano at the end was excellent. Thanks for posting this video.

[@4bubbaslove717]

I never even imagined what Apple wood would look like before. Thanks for sharing it is a beauty. That saw you have too that looks awesome

[@mikeadkins1854]

I think this is the first apple I have seen cut it's is a beautiful wood I think you made a great choice in the milling good job!👍🙏✝️

[@thomaslotito380]

Beautiful log. I have 4/4 spalted apple from a tree in my back yard. Very unique grain structure. The base of the tree was over 28inches. When the tree fell because of a storm. The two trunks were over 12' long. You did a great job sawing.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thank you,

[@billhamilton5498]

Man that apple is nice. Old tree, you can see were the wood Peckers have been eating bugs. what a nice color.

[@johnallen2214]

Beginning of this vid provides excellent example of stress in the pith area, that pith curled a lot! Apple log that size is rare indeed in my lil corner of the world, gorgeous lumber.

[@Sillyturner]

Apple is great for turning too. I have some short log sections a friend gave me after cutting down an apple tree and it’s great to work with and finishes beautifully. Nice grain structure and color and polishes to a real shine. Do have to be careful with drying though as checks very readily.

[@stephanielovatt2787]

Really pretty wood! If you're interested in smoked cheeses, then maybe save your fruit wood sawdust to make delicious cheeses. Apple wood smoked cheese is particularly tasty!

[@jonnyglucose72]

Apple is such a beautiful wood. Thanks for showing this video. Love it!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for watching

[@jimmccarley3191]

That is the first apple slab I have seen. That is really nice. I would not have thought about apple wood. Thanks for showing!

[@thaifoodlover5296]

Those scraps are a goldmine beyond just BBQ chips. As a knifemaker, I can tell you that some of those small scraps can be turned into knife scales (handles). Book matched pieces 2"x 7" x 1/2" are desired. Check out some of the knife scale sites. The are also used for grip scales on handguns, which are now almost all plastic from the factory. Good Luck.

[@bernardbrown6959]

I understood no problem and i'am a yankee from Rhode Island... love your show

[@markglessner2886]

Apple, and other fruitwoods, were the preferred material for handles on handsaws; back in the era when carpenters used quality hand tools all day long.

[@AliceRodriguez]

absolutely beautiful wood. The ideas that are flooding my mind right now. I may have to get back into woodworking again.

[@jeffpollard7304]

Sir, you a living the dream! Once I had a farm, lots of trees and I wished I had bought a mill to do exactly what you are doing. Oh the regrets! Thank God there are people like you, keep it up! 🇨🇦

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Wow, thanks

[@the_Texas_Bandit]

Great shot of the debarker working for those of us that can't quite afford such equipment.

[@Rich32262]

This really makes me want to just hang out at a saw mill. Hopefully once I retire and get out of the nightmare South Florida is and move somewhere north I'll have the opportunity. Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos, I'm sure they'll help in my decisions on what to look out for when buying lumber. Great video quality, editing and the music at the end portrays the feeling of the beauty in lumber. Thank you.

[@joebirch5602]

I was was reading the comments and had to respond, because i just moved from west palm beach 3 months ago. Back to beautiful NH in a town known for its many apple orchards. And the weather is crisp and beautiful. Its still 100 degrees down there! Summers are getting longer and hotter in florida so moving north is the way to go!

[@randyrobey5643]

I don't know much about sawing lumber, but I subscribed so I could look at the beautiful wood you uncover.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for watching

[@robertevans6481]

Nice.....walnut still my favorite. Hope you have a great weekend with the family....

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

hey Robert, could to hear from you,

[@terry2346]

Apple is certainly a beautiful wood and it turns like a breeze and takes a beautiful finish.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

yes sir,

[@robertdunn7913]

Being you have a southern accent I would guess this is granny apple. A lot of times Apple will have a limb close to the trunk size so it would surprise me if it was a whole lot bigger. Very nice looking and some of the hardest wood I've seen.

[@nickpreece3570]

Bostin video thanks for making the effort,worked with apple a bit but not on that sized section.prone to shake the larger the piece.the fragrance here in England of fresh sawn apple is like our autumn damp and a little musty. Keep up the good work.regards from Staffordshire

[@johnnorris1227]

We have a wild apple aka crab apple tree here on our property and its pretty close to 30 inches at the stump. That being said it branches out pretty quick at around 6 or 7 feet. So there are some decent size apple trees out there but even on those your likely to only get 1 good saw log(albeit a short one) out of the main trunk section. The big one on our property is really pretty in tree form and thats the only thing thats kept me from milling it already. It has the telltale signs of curl showing thru on the bark on a good portion of the butt log so im almost positive its gonna make some beautiful lumber.

[@breadgitarian]

I watch this channel for the fantastic cinematography and the neat sawing you do. One small nitpick, at 5:47 "two co-planar surfaces" would be the same surface. You mean two parallel surfaces. Keep up the great work, Nathan.

[@NorthCharlton]

Oh Geez. Just watched your salvaging and exploring a Mulberry log video, and made a negative remark about Box Elder. The next video that pops up starts off with? ... you guessed it. Good work!

[@dar4431]

That is the most awesome sawmill I've seen yet, it does everything but go out to the forest and cut the trees down. I wish I had a farm and lots of money just to buy one to play with.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

That’s some beautiful wood you milled Nathan. Can’t wait to see you mill the actual Apple Tree, it will be interesting to see see how big it is. Thanks for sharing with us.Fred

[@tomnekuda3818]

That is truly beautiful. I am having a day from hell, filled with pain.......I needed something of beauty to tell me God still cares. Thanks, Tom

[@Sailor376also]

That is pretty !!! Look at all the different colours.

[@danfraser7479]

My favorite wood for knife handles. Pretty stuff.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Apple wood was (is) used for the cog teeth on the old wooden water mills and windmills.

[@idadho]

To remove the horns and a bit of belly, you can run the saw to where that low spot is and lower the blade until it touches. Check the depth index. Add the additional first cut to that measurement and move the saw back to the start and start your cut. No guessing needed.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I dont guess, experience and knowing where the saw blade goes,

[@idadho]

@@OutoftheWoods0623 In your narration, you said you are getting good at making a judgement call. That is nothing more than an educated or experienced guess. "flip it over and sometimes get to make two cuts sometimes you'll come down and take just a little bit off these horns as you won't take off a whole lot especially the 12-inch log and then you'll come back again and make your cut to get rid this material in the middle but if you're done it's enough like I have usually one cut would get you there you just make the right judgment call and come in here and slice it off so" Great response. You could have said, "Thanks for the tip. I never thought of doing that. I've just relied on my experience and good eye and hoped I got it right." Some people refuse to learn.

[@hughgriffiths5837]

LOVE apple and it’s purple hues. Biggest challenge with Apple is the drying - loves to warp, twist and crack. Definitely worth strapping/banding the stack or lots of weight to the top of the stack. Love apple wood AND this video lol. Yet again, very well done Nathan 👏🏼👍🏼 (great info on milling the sweep too👌🏼)

[@johnpbh]

Absolutely gorgeous wood... It must have been a massive tree for an Apple as you said. If only I lived around the corner from you.... I took up wood turning in my retirement and I would be buying up all the scraps.... Shame I live in Spain.... :) :)

[@earlgress5982]

you are my favorite channel on you tube. excellent job.

[@aleldon9085]

Thank you. At last I saw how apple wood looks inside. Beauty!

[@jimcust6986]

Apple is beautiful -often with more dramatic coloring than cherry- but it’s usually reaction wood as someone mentioned and it’s the rare board that can be used full length. So, good lumber wood it ain’t, but wonderful stuff for turnings, frames, boxes, etc.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for sharing!

[@toms641]

8/4 & 4/4. Sounds like your customer is making a kitchen table. Sweet.

[@leighharvey9150]

That sawmill is a nice piece of equipment. I usually prefer the Scandinavian stuff but yours is right up there in terms of how functional it is.

[@simombreeds9501]

Good morning.and greetings again from Sachsen-Anhalt Germany

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

same to you,

[@Theleftroad]

Absolutely gorgeous boards! Great job!

[@grupp61]

Hey folks today we have Nathan Elliot on the mound known for his wicked walnut slabs and occasional straight and fast white pine beams. And the first pitch is .........whaaaaat an awesome apple change up. Wow fans we did'nt see that coming!!!

[@MegaBrenda1970]

That box elder is absolutely beautiful!!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

ty

[@williamgilman1886]

Hope you kept the off pieces, including the bark. Fruit woods are wonderful for smoking!

[@pskemster]

I never knew that Apple wood was so beautiful.

[@rkradio4921]

That log is beautiful and warm looking.

[@bdlit7165]

Wow that's some BEAUTIFUL timbers!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for watching

[@65davem19]

Beautiful heart wood. I cut an apple tree and sawed one of the pieces to make a clock face It was in log form about 16” long. That log split from the center like a clock about five different directions from the center. I have never seen wood do that before. But it was really wet and heavy. So maybe it dried too fast?

[@bushmaster2936]

Beautiful Apple, Nathan. Happy New Year to you and your family !!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

That’s some beautiful wood for sure. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@jimbob-dz5wu]

I milled a couple of small apple logs as live edge slabs. They looked great when I milled them but the dark color from the heartwood bleached into the white sap wood and they cupped like crazy as they dried. I left a couple more apple logs to dry now before I mill them.

[@walther9161]

Didn’t realize a true sawyer had to know so much... very cool... love the videos!!

[@dirtcop11]

If you know someone who cures and smokes his own meat, that apple sapwood that you would burn would make a nice flavor for smoked meat. I worked at a meat locker and we would the wood that an orchard pruned from the trees. It is best when it is green but old wood still has flavor in it.

[@kurtc6372]

I made a cane out of apple. Got a lot of compliments. Love the grain

[@AncientEnergyEyesOpen]

I love your videos. The water pour with the music is always something I wait for, and look forward to. Good work and thank you.

[@MONNIEHOLT]

The very first paying job I got was an apple tree, been almost 3 years, haven’t sawed one sense, the one you did was a Beauty for sure 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@gregtaylor9331]

You can really see the wood around the pith move when it is cut!!! The apple is beautiful wood!!

[@chrispackham6036]

What a beautiful shot at the beginning w/ the tree and sunrise.

[@islandwills2778]

having dried lots of apple wood myself i think that the slab portion that contains the pith is going to become firewood. The pith in apple cracks and splits like crazy, that portion will be a warped twisted mess. the rest will need a lot of weight put on it during drying but with some luck at least a few will turn out good. Of course thats all reaction wood so it might be a nightmare to work with but considering its applewood well worth the pain.

[@johnfitzsimmons3293]

Apple is one of your harder woods to cut as well. It will make your blade seem dull in a hurry. Pear as well.

[@1DIYGuy]

I have found slightly better results by cutting the crown (high compression) part of the log 1st. This relieves more stress out of the log allowing for flatter boards in the pile. Though not the answer, but seems to help. I am from big timber NW Calif and bent logs usually occur from growing out of the hillside.

[@turkeycreekknives133]

Fruit trees always if some great looking grain that’s nice piece of lumber that machine sure gets it done!

[@southofhollywood4199]

This video was on my KZbin recommendations. Finally something good.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks, appreciate you watching,

[@michaelhannah5376]

Thank you for taking the time to make the videos. In this modern era of quick gratification your appreciation of the natural beauty found in wood you work with makes me think there might be hope for planet yet!!

[@AuditRecon]

It's a shame this unit didn't come with some kind of a dust recovery system. Once again I see beautiful lumber. Thanks for the cool videos.

[@rogerworkman5813]

Now that you’ve added to your work shop, have you ever made a king size bed for a costumer?? I enjoy your videos. Thank you!

[@Snakeplisskin440]

I'd love to get my hands on some apple. I just got into wood working at the beginning of this year. Prior I just enjoyed refinishing furniture. I got me a small collection (miter saw, table saw, jointer, planer) still need a drill press, router table and band saw. I do have a jigsaw tho. I planed down some black walnut and elm for some cutting boards for everyone for christmas. Currently working on a maple/black walnut computer desk for myself. It's fascinating. Taking a tree down here locally, drying it, milling, planing, sanding, building with it. Sure beats some pressed board Walmart crap. I enjoy the videos. I keep a lookout for new ones.

[@markkoons7488]

You're about ready to learn to sharpen hand planes. The texture of apple is so smooth and the logs so small it makes wonderful nursery furniture finished in wax only.

[@byronfitch6444]

1976 I lived in N C Washington state. Orchards then still had apple trees planted on 40 x 40 spacing. I had several limbs the size of yours. Wood was good for small woodworking projects but not good for others. I made a cant hook handle out of beautiful apple wood but the first time I used it to turn a small log, handle snapped in half. Wood doesn't have much torsion strength.

[@robertapreston4200]

beautiful wood!❤ great vid and AWESOME mill👍👍👍👍

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thank you very much!

[@duncanmccloud5012]

Great music to watch the saw mill at work.

[@benscoles5085]

Pretty wood, I have never seen an Apple slabbed out. maybe make a bread box from it, or other small items, or a sofa table with that pretty grain and color.

[@SilverTopFlyer]

Very good explanation I'm wondering why does the motor tilt to the right before you start your cut.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

That’s how it engages the clutch

[@SilverTopFlyer]

@@OutoftheWoods0623 I guess I should know that. Have a great day

[@joeronquillo3230]

YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR OWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

they asked I said no, lol

[@violentblue123]

save those scraps, thats barbecue wood there.

[@eliduttman315]

Yes, indeed! Even the sawdust has some value. Use that for smoking meat.

[@catshepherd3102]

violentblue123 or shield for a deer shoulder mount. Deer love apples :)

[@TxStang]

Applewood smoked bacon !!!

[@TheGuitologist]

Man, y’all are making me hungry!

[@benscoles5085]

@@TxStang , Nothing else in the world like it!!!

[@walterbakdwin8289]

Born and raised in the city this was amazing

[@retirelikeaboss9902]

Very pretty grain on that apple. I'm surprised to see so much contrast between the heart and sapwood, but it's probably because the tree is so mature. Nice work, Nathan. You are truly skilled.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks!!

[@BrentJJ]

I really appreciate your work and video content. ☮

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@BrentJJ]

@@OutoftheWoods0623 I appreciate your work, watching more vids now...hello from New Brunswick, Canada

[@JimG31547]

Beautiful. Never had an opportunity to build anything from allow. Did turn a couple bowls a few years ago for a friend that had an apple tree taken down in their yard. Like you said it was small only about 8 inches at the base.

[@jameshyde7375]

great video. great shot placement and editing