sawing a ash log with no worm holes # 304

[@galendrake4528]

I am 71 and grew up in a double cut band saw mill in Idaho. By the time I was 12, I had worked every position in the mill except the saw box. My two grandpas also worked in the mill one on the pond feeding the bull chain and the other in the boiler room. The mill was steam powered and in good logs we could cut 116,000 bf in a single shift.... We changed saws every 2 hours. The mill was fed with 32' logs and we had a water hydraulic de-barker. We produced electricity with a ships service turbo generator that was WW2 surplus making 750 KW and even our boiler feed water pumps were steam operated WW2 surplus. We fed the boilers with shavings from our planer mill and all edgings went to chips. I witnessed many changes to the mill from a burner for slabs to chips and the addition of the de-barker.... Our kilns were heated from waste steam from the SSTG's. Watching your videos takes me back in time.... I just wish I could smell the sawdust and the steam... My father was the foreman and had been a Chief Motor Machinists Mate in WW2 and I served 6 years on a Nuclear Submarine also as a MM1 SS.... Nothing ever took sawmilling out of my blood....Thanks Guys....

[@MarkBrighton-nb8je]

I like to take a piece of pie out of the freezer, and get a cup of coffee, and watch you saw wood!! 😊😊

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Marc we all need a good piece of ash once in a while!🤪

[@markgalicic7788]

I like it!

[@peewee.3138]

No such thing as a bad piece of ash- just some better than others!

[@chiefjim8178]

Big soft ash😃

[@roberttribbie9179]

Okay, a lot of folks keep telling you guys what you need to do and how to do it. All about cutting stop signs, using the saw instead of the edger, not having a de-barker, so forth and so on. I now throw my 27.5 cents into the ring to tell you guys exactly what you need to do (I do expect you to take heed in this as is going to work the best for you, all around) What you need to do with "your" mill is, exactly what you guys have been doing, it's what you're used to, and what works for you... Keep up the good work!!!

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks for the Great comment Robert.

[@bobdavis5216]

Hi Robert. The question I have for the armchair sawyers would be, how does your mill work? 27.5 cents? Inflation is worse than expected 😁.

[@carrollmccoun110]

Exactly. It's not broke, don't fix it. I'm from Mississippi and what you guys are doing is not only informative but entertaining for me.

[@dennishinkle5010]

Your channel is kind of addictive. I started watching a couple of years ago and watched very video several times. You and Eddie are down to earth people. Thank you for your time.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Dennis , glad you like it.

[@terrypomatto907]

Nice thing about life is. that everyone is entitled to their opinion BUT you are running the mill and you are entitled to do what you want to do and let other people do what they want to do. I have been watching you for several years and have enjoyed your videos always. Keep up the good jobs.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Terry , great comment!

[@shawnmacdonald8539]

How did you get started on the Saw Mill

[@richardbritton5280]

great sawing guys ty

[@nyquistsenior2634]

Thanks!

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks again for supporting our channel!

[@ChrisSmith-io5vw]

Thank you Mark an Eddy and Mark 2 thanks for having a happy Memorial Day remember now the soldiers who lost their lives and served and save this country bless you bless you God bless you all amen

[@markgalicic7788]

great comment!

[@brennerheavy]

14:00, nothing like having a super-clear ash log. It's a pleasure watching you saw, Mark. Be safe👍

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks , very hard to find here.

[@terrywebb3340]

Mark, I gotta say between your channel and the fishing channels I watch. Yours is by far my favorite.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Terry.🙂

[@davidkistler2644]

Thank you for making these videos. I am a vet, USMC

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you for your service David.

[@BillMiller-x8x]

Great show I enjoy your sawmill work

[@jamessimmons1888]

Good video Bus Motor Productions and a Happy Memorial Day.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks James.

[@vossierebel]

Greetings from Ireland! Happy sawing... stay safe all!

[@markgalicic7788]

Hello Ireland!

[@vossierebel]

@@markgalicic7788 😁

[@michaeloneall1253]

Watching you saw logs is mesmerizing! Keep it up!👍

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Michael , glad you like.

[@PaulWhitedWoodStoneIron]

Thanks Marc. That’s was a nice Ash log. Ha. 👍and video! Folks like your videos because you guys are just down to earth folks. I’m excited to be able to meet you gentleman at the Bunyan show. Good times.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Paul , we will see you at the show!

[@randallknowles9240]

Hey Mark! Thank you for the Memorial Day sawing video and thank you all for honoring those that willingly sacrificed their lives so that we can enjoy freedom. That big log looked like a white ash log to me and it yielded some beautiful decking boards! White ash is often mistaken for oak because of the remarkable similarities in grain pattern. Stay encouraged Mark! You are a outstanding head sawyer! You and Eddie have established a very successful sawmill business based on common sense, hard work and efficient use of log resources. The shim boards that you cut are an unavoidable by-product when custom sawing cants into desired lumber order dimensions. Keep up the great work! Thanks to you all for another enjoyable video!

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you for the great comment Randall.

[@RichardKuivila1947]

YEAH, Eddie ! Da ends aligned on the 2 stack !

[@geofgladman440]

Enjoy your videos . Watching from Victoria Harbour Ontario Canada.

[@markgalicic7788]

glad you like them.

[@adriancartlidge4018]

Great video Mark and Eddie and ZZ Mark. That was a great looking Ash log, you got some good timber out of it. Hope everyone's keeping well. Take care.

[@randywells4674]

Your channel is down to earth not all about selling something just making money sawing lumber and making videos keep up the great work and stay away from the channels that corrupt people

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Randy glad you like it.

[@lonokolotowicz5597]

Your BUS MOTOR is a 238 Detroit, 2 stroke air aspirated. I grew up on this motor. Love it for constant speed use.

[@markgalicic7788]

we have a 671

[@jesstill7833]

Hi folks I love watching you guys cutting wood ,I don’t why I watch but I’m hooked now cheers 🙏💪👍😀❤️🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@jamesoates1334]

Good evening gentlemen from Matlock UK. Wishing you all the best of health.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks James.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...lookin' good, happy sawing, take care..

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Bob.

[@josephhartman8073]

Well Mark I spent a lot of years in construction. Does not matter how much experiance or how great a job you do. There always someone that knows how to do a better job. I guess human nature but always rubbed me the wrong way.

[@scottsapino1764]

Missed the man glitter when I worked in the mill since we had band mills. It's a wonderful way to clean up the bunk marks though. Keep up the good work.

[@marcoantoniosantos3998]

Sou fã dos seus vídeos, parabéns pela serraria e pela organização e limpeza do ambiente de trabalho

[@kennethtibbitts6641]

THANK-YOU to the service who have paid the biggest price to be paid LIFE

[@markgalicic7788]

yes sir Kenneth , how soon we forget.

[@jagdishprasadkhaitan4815]

Lovely superb Nice sawing

[@approsetn]

I've had the thought myself Mark, ash is like a greyish brown oak. Makes beautiful furniture.

[@markgalicic7788]

ash was a great wood for many things , flooring & furniture , cheap decking .

[@brisbanekilarny6212]

@@markgalicic7788 Yep good stuff about 1300 on the hardness scale. I am building a kitchen island from ash. The Amish like white ash to build furniture but I do not remember selling any to cabinet makers.

[@richdillon2157]

Thanks for the BOOMS Mark, Sorry for my lack of viewing the last two videos you put out, Been running New Fence in my Horses Pasture and haven't been watching much KZbin, Almost done with it. I have a real aggravation with these folks telling you how to run your Mill, And I will say it again, Your Mill Do as you please Period !!! I guess I'm like John at Old and crusty LOL... Enjoyed the Video Mark, Give Eddie and Mark a shout out for me, Take care.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks for the great comment.

[@HotrodRon74]

nice one..a clean shave

[@mauriciokayser798]

Hey Mark!! Keep up the good job!! I am watching your videos down here in Brazil👍

[@TheChuckb712]

Beautiful grain pattern. Keep the great videos coming.

[@markgalicic7788]

very nice finished.

[@starseoltd.4927]

The work keeps you guys looking health.

[@jamesfraser4173]

Are the dogs controlled by compressed air?

[@indreknolve7330]

I also watch you from Estonia

[@kevinmcpherson6999]

Mark. Once again u make it look easy. Lovely log and lovely looking wood. Well all stay safe and great cut guys. 👍👍

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Kevin.

[@michellehoefer5922]

Thank you for the video.

[@Frank-db6oj]

Great job 👏 Thanks for sharing 👍

[@earnestwebster1612]

You know what I like about your channel. I'm sitting on my but in my den and I think I got saw dust in my eye.

[@FeatherHorseforge]

All gave some some gave all🙂 awesome vidja fellas

[@markgalicic7788]

good comment!

[@russgoodspeed9594]

Watching your video in your workshop. Couldn't help but notice two coffins in the background. What's the story with that?

[@joeahopelto8032]

Sometimes a log is like a box of chocolates------ you never know what you're going to get! Very good videos. Experience has its benefits especially in unexpected circumstances.

[@singleshot2218]

Another great job guys! God bless, stay safe.🙏🎚🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks.

[@bluethunder1951]

Nice log, and great team work, how about a few minutes of you running the mill controls?

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks , I may try to put a camera in the cab someday.

[@bluethunder1951]

@@markgalicic7788 maybe a two log show combined with split screen action.

[@henryknight7876]

thats some good looking wood, real clear keep up the great video's

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Henry.

[@richardthornhill4630]

We remember and honor our Veterans, especially those who gave all. Semper Fi.

[@markgalicic7788]

yes sir!

[@michaelbeck3289]

In Australia, we don't have Memorial Day but we do have Anzac Day (25 April, a public holiday) landing in Gallipoli, Turkey. Similar to yours. Have a good long weekend.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks

[@marccampbell312]

an awesome re-run to watch (again lol) what does ZZ Mark make out of the thin boards Mark?

[@johnrancurello7933]

Great job as always Mark..Eddie..and ZZ. I have cut plenty of ash and when you first opened it up it sure looked like ash. Unfortunately i can't get much more ash so im looking for some other species for my lap siding.

[@williamellis8993]

More fun sawing, Mark. Could you get a 2x6 out of that last board? Just do you. There's always someone who thinks they can do better. Bill

[@markgalicic7788]

yes if we needed one.

[@wazzazone]

Sweet sawing Mark X 2 + Eddy X1 .

[@markgalicic7788]

Good one!

[@CorwinBos]

I like ash. Great wood to work with. Did the walls of my screen porch with tongue and groove I milled up. Beautiful stuff but it will give your equipment a work out if your tools arent sharp!

[@markgalicic7788]

yes very hard on cutters.

[@charlesdavis189]

I would Love To have that whole Log cut Up in one buys for Great Cabin Material because My opinion is that Ash Lumber makes Great Cabin Material for building very Beautiful Cabins !

[@lewiemcneely9143]

NO PROBLEM, Mark and I can't take credit for what GM and Greyhound did. All I did was call 'em like I saw 'em, a 6-71 in a bus. I've been around 6-71's in equipment like an R-22 rock truck and the IH Pay-whatever it was mixer truck and more than likely other stuff but that's what bubbled up at the time. And THAT bus motor is one step away from a blue collar worker in that it wears T-shirts and has NO color so it don't have a collar to turn down so it culls NOTHING! If you send something that way it'll deal with it. And if there wasn't one, ZZ and Eddie would be on a tandem bicycle trying to get the mandrel up to speed. That'd be a sight to see! Happy Memorial Day and it's just by Gods grace we're here at all.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@ralphgesler5110 Good possibility! Saw turning way too fast!

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Lewie , very good comment.

[@creatednordestroyed5339]

"aint gettin nothin done like this" Eddy solid dude.

[@markgalicic7788]

for sure.

[@johnthomsen8802]

That would be so cool to see some of the wood you mill go to the USS Constitution to keep her in repair! Hope you are safe today.

[@markgalicic7788]

yes that would.

[@perrygreen9337]

I would love to have some of that ash!!!!! Please!

[@markgalicic7788]

I hope we find more to saw.

[@sydmarty1]

What's going on with the kiln? Are you guys going to build it this year?

[@markgalicic7788]

we are still waiting for power.

[@ianramsay6807]

Beautiful timber!! it's strangely mesmerizing watching the grain patterns emerging on each pass. I have a question, (Which has probably been answered already in the massive number of comments!) I see the dial but is the thickness of the cut electronically / computer-controlled? - is that part of the original log handling machinery or added on later? I love that you're using an old bus engine to power it!!

[@emmanuelkarpouzlis2339]

Happy memorial day ! God bless America the land of the free and the brave !

[@markgalicic7788]

yes sir.

[@warrenklingensmith1241]

Be careful Mark. You could get the nickname Boom Boom.

[@peewee.3138]

How much fuel does the bus motor and how much gas does the two Predator engines go through in a Saturday morning sawing escapade? I would think the sawdust blower one probably uses more than the chop saw? John from Ontario

[@markgalicic7788]

not sure but we use about 3 gallons on the blower and 2 on the saw maybe 10 or so on the bus motor.

[@geraldstahlman7036]

I could use a nice piece of ash! Had a Louisville Slugger made of ash when I was a young man.

[@joshp8461]

Loved the sawmill tour! How do you acquire your logs?

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Josh , we get logs from a tree service.

[@dougspencer3572]

Enjoyed the video on the ash log. Hey Mark when is a good time to come out and visit

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Doug , Saturday is the best day email me [e-mail]

[@glennegan219]

hey mark ! love what you guys are doing here ! I got an idea for your videos . can you put a small picture in a picture ? showing a small close up of your reassuring wheel . when I talk about my small sawmill , people get lost over the "math" keep Eddy sweating !!! don't hit nails !!!

[@jonathanljohnson]

Seems like everything you do is in the interest of producing the best lumber at the best yield, shim cuts included. : )

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Jonathan.

[@chuckwilliams9090]

As a Vietnam veteran I appreciate you’ll mention those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

[@johnvaluk1401]

Thank you Mark and the crew for another fine video. Yes we must remember those who gave all for this country. Also Mark what year was your mill built?

[@markgalicic7788]

yes sir John, this mill is a 1985 Edmiston.

[@bobbynewton9247]

Enjoyed

[@derekbarratt]

When you last showed us around I got a glimpse of a bottom dog pointing upwards. Could you please mount a camera behind the trunk showing us the dogs in operation.

[@markgalicic7788]

I could try that.

[@saltycreole2673]

I don't know the difference between pith or punk but this operation sure is fun to watch!

[@markgalicic7788]

the pith is the center of a log , punk is rot on the outside.

[@Buddha-of8fk]

The dude has probably not step foot in a sawmill. You saw like our old head sawyer when l was a kid in the 80's. He started sawing in the early 60's probably. We always thought Rosie was drug down by the glaciers with the head saw and edger.

[@dougsmith9099]

Thanks for all our military and especially the ones that gave the ultimate sacrifice for your country so we can do the things we love

[@markgalicic7788]

yes sir Doug.

[@snobear41]

New viewer, where are you guys located?

[@markgalicic7788]

Imperial PA

[@snobear41]

@@markgalicic7788 Thank you Am in mid MO

[@billmorris2613]

Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 30 May 22.

[@markgalicic7788]

good morning Bill.

[@tamsinlouisadungey3643]

you do so make laugh... please dont change...

[@markgalicic7788]

that's the way I am , glad you like it.

[@nyquistsenior2634]

End of the month poor, but you need fuel too. Hi Mark, Eddie, ZZ Mark...

[@markgalicic7788]

thank you Nyquist you are a very kind person!

[@TheMarkBell]

BOOM! Have a pleasant week.

[@markgalicic7788]

yes sir! thanks.

[@josephhartman8073]

I also worked construction and I did not like people knocking my work always somebody could do it better. Usually someone who had no idea what they were talking about always got my dander up in a hurry.😮

[@jeffmcgrath2202]

I’m sorry to ask but are you from Pennsylvania because we sound alike I live in Minneapolis but was Born in EriePa.

[@jerrydemas2020]

what state are you in ? And how do you get your logs? Jerry in Pa

[@markgalicic7788]

we are in western PA , we get logs from a tree service.

[@CaptMike]

And I thought I was havibg fun with my band saw!

[@PutnmaKE]

Almost a shame to make that log into decking Beautiful wood

[@MrPummi88]

@Marc What do you mean if you say "a one by..."?

[@markgalicic7788]

just 4/4

[@circlebfarms4103]

Another awesome video of yo guys are doing something right to get all the subscribers know how hard it is to get your channel to grow it is hit-or-miss but keep up the great work can't wait till the next video

[@randallmcintyre2644]

Mark, does Eddie have a relative playing baseball for North Carolina? Don’t see Horvath every day. Good video.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks Randall , I will ask him.

[@randywells4674]

Nathan is all about advertising and free stuff how many tractors and equipment have you had given to you

[@dougsmith9099]

Are the ash making a comeback I've seen a few with leaves on so far

[@markgalicic7788]

I sure hope so ash was a good wood to sell.

[@dougsmith9099]

@@markgalicic7788 when I worked at the mill we had a white ash on the deck and they saw boards for a gun cabinet for me,they were still on stickers when I left there. Never had the time to build it,bet it would have been nice,could a should a didn't,my loss

[@willcojak9650]

nice log

[@stevedavidson8802]

wondering how to send something to u ??? I've asked a few times with no real answer. thank you

[@markgalicic7788]

email me for a address at [e-mail]

[@vicmurphy1180]

enjoy the running commentary!

[@davidhensley76]

Is it possible (though I don't know why anybody would) to saw long wedges by bringing the the taper out for a cut, then putting it back for the next cut, then bringing it out again, etc? Probably pointless, but would it work?

[@keithengland9068]

Like shingles.

[@markgalicic7788]

yes it would make long wedges.

[@bren-xmotorsports55]

Happy Memorial Day guys.

[@markgalicic7788]

thanks

[@clydeslagowski9293]

I lost you boys when i change computers. Good to be back.

[@snidecommenter7117]

My mind is in the gutter... "Piece of ash"...