Saw-Milling Red Oak in 2025!!

[@MattyMurtagh]

Clint sent me over. I am now subscribed.....

[@michael_3985]

Best looking red oak I’ve seen so far. Got my lights yesterday. I’ll hook them up next week then I’ll maybe order more if the customer likes them. Thanks Ian

[@jimharbison7589]

Great video ,the lumber you got from them logs is awesome, thanks for the video keep them coming

[@Helmsburgsawmill]

You can bet money on it sir!:)

[@OkanganMadViking250]

looking forward to seeing u cut and mill them monster timbers you were mentioning about. and i to did some timber falling myself and now have found a new love for timber and in milling and sawmill work. I am 6 day's clean off of weed and i feel great and i em very much looking forward to when i can apply at our local mill and start my new career and love for that type work really soon in the new year a big thanks goes out to guys like u that remind me that anything is possible and worth chasing my dreams and to work hard and to fight hard for the things i want in life so thank you for that.

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

Really nice looking oak, good sawing 👍 The new lighting is great 😊 Looking forward to seeing different aspects of your operation that you mentioned.

[@GoodWoodSawmill]

Such a nice rig. Those logs are pristine!

[@martywade5519]

Those new lights made a real difference in being able to see the lumber in the sawmill

[@localcrew]

This is some of the nicest red oak I’ve ever seen. Just subscribed!

[@richardbritton5280]

nice sawing great wood Ian ty God Bless

[@arkansas1336]

Beautiful lumber!

[@garymontesano5903]

Thanks for time you spend setting up cameras, editing, and commenting, all this in addition to you excelling at your day job. I especially enjoyed the additional perspectives of the lumber being pulled and the logs being loaded. The mill itself is like a finely tuned machine, dependent upon all of the aspects functioning optimally. I noticed on some of those 16 footers, there was as much as 4' of wain. How are those pieces dealt with when pulled? Have you got a retail yard? What becomes of the waste wood? Best wishes for he New Year.

[@timdwyer8004]

I hope you get a premium price for some of those cants that look clear.

[@raynorman5751]

So back in the dark ages of automation, I had to replace a carbon pile carriage controller. Sourcing a 1940’s era replacement took months. Later, when working for a PLC manufacturer, I had the opportunity to work with Tempo-sonic hydraulic positioning systems by Delta Computer. By the time I left the wood products industry automation business (1994), log scanners, gang saws, merchandisers, and other market based optimizers were ubiquitous. Watching your videos, I suspected that you had log scanner providing cutting solutions and automating your saws. In this video, I watched your Sawer. He was the conductor. Flipping the log, setting the dogs, and letting the computer decide the cutting solutions. Your outfeed looked like a classic green chain. I’m curious about your resaw and edger optimization areas. Many of the cants I saw dropped from the carriage have recoverable material. Or do you just chip it and make Treager pellets?

[@walterwaller9784]

Happy New Year Ian! I am sorry for your loss. It difficult losing and friend that is also Family and colleagues. Here’s to a great 2025 for you all and the mill! Thanks for sharing. Quick questions. Have you ever had the sled jump off the track when the log slams down or pushes it wrong? You seem very keen on making sure it lands with as much ease as possible, but I am sure it doesn’t always happen that way. And then how do you get it back on? I see the chain hoist hanging and wonder if its use is for that purpose or repairs. Thanks again!

[@Helmsburgsawmill]

It’s already going very well!!:) I greatly appreciate it. So I personally haven’t had it happen to me, however I’ve been involved with getting back on the tracks! The carriage alone weighs 10,500 lbs. it’s not fun to get back up. And yes I noticed it dangling in this video and just decided to leave it;) It lifts the head saw in and out!

[@jimharbison7589]

Great video to start the year,can't wait for the rest of the year,the lumber you got from them logs was awesome, thanks for the video keep them coming

[@KimThomas-i8z]

Would like to see shots from inside the cab and explain what the wheel with the numbers is for

[@edwardlowery6510]

straight red oak

[@fords4ever1960]

I really like your videos! Keep up the good work. I do have a question for you. Do you ever quarter saw or rift saw any oak? I know it is much more wasteful, just wondered. I used to work in a custom cabinet shop and was always impressed with quarter sawn and rift sawn oak we would get.

[@terrypomatto907]

? How often do you guys clean the sawdust from the machine?

[@stickhillfarm]

Do you ever upgrade by sawing on the taper? Bell ends! The part evryone wants to try to keep! haha

[@davidholder3207]

New lighting is great. Were you producing railway sleepers in the last cut on several of the logs?

[@beyondmiddleagedman7240]

Would love to have that as trailer decking! Too bad you are 1400 miles away.

[@nephewbob7264]

Why is the wire rope that pulls your carriage orange? Is it coated?

[@geoffreymiller3070]

Beautiful logs and lumber. What do you make from the cants that come off the mill last? They don’t look big enough for ties.

[@stephenpahs3529]

The "cants" are cut to specific size for pallet makers to use for product

[@waltercarpenter2439]

nice logs how much per ft is something like that?

[@robertnicholson3059]

Are Ur logs sustainable if not stop logging

[@BarrySnipes-q8h]

I bet your job is a lot easier with all that light back where the logs enters the back