Sawing a Giant Walnut Crotch From Ohio into Slabs

[@firemanfireman7228]

Thanks for sharing it was nice to see what that wood was going to look like when you throw the water on it Fireman 🔥🔥🔥

[@jamesmartin6546]

Hi Matt, Thank you so much for sharing the sawing of 'Jeffs' huge Ohio Walnut tree. Fascinating too watch and did it bring back memories to me! My maternal grandfather owned a portable saw mill back in the 1920's and 30's. The picture I have shows one of those old stem engines or oil pull. type giant tractors of the day pulling an even bigger saw. I was born in '39 and he passed in '47 so I didn't get to see any of that but I did get a number of his hand tools which I cherish as well as a few small pieces of walnut, cherry, and maple which I've used in making some urns for a few of my close relatives. Coming from southern Illinois he homesteaded in northern Alberta, Athabaska specifically, in 1911 wherein after arriving there in the late spring he built a log home for the family to ward off the following winter. I never heard what help he had but must have been pretty busy to get it done in those few short months, and must have done OK as they survived there for about 8 years before moving back south to warmer climes.Thanks also for showing the indications of stress markings at the base of those big branches in the heart wood. One can only imagine the wind blown and weight bending motion translating into the main trunk from a limb of that size. Yes wood is not only amazing for it's strength and versatility, but truly beautiful to boot. Jim Martin in the Madison WI area.

[@jamesnichols9753]

Matthew, I could cut, work and be around different woods all the days of my life. They are so beautiful and then to create a finished product is amazing. It all starts with you and I appreciate what you are allowing us to see. Thank you.

[@bigdbecker1336]

The thing I like about this channel, besides Matt's work ethic. Is that he is taking yard trees which no one used to touch. And showing that there is a quality and value to them!

[@kirkkleinhenz180]

Matt you are a good man to mill logs for others may god bless you thanks

[@paulschurtz7499]

Matt, how special it must be for you to be able to mill all these incredible logs for people. This walnut is absolutely amazing!

[@mcremona]

I do love it quite a lot :)

[@adamkelly802]

Thanks for that quick response there Matt. I guess it wouldn't take very long at all to pay for the machinery needed to do this. Food for thought ...

[@rcs3030]

Matthew, when you mentioned that the wire was steel with a copper jacket it made me wonder if it might be an old telephone or telegraph wire. What was commonly called " open wire". Back in the old days, they used only one wire and quite often used existing trees instead of placing a pole. The return circuit was simply a ground rod driven in the ground.

[@philsparks4125]

Matt, I am completely blown away with your reading of the tree and it's growth patterns. I am learning a lot but you offer so much information. Thanks for this information. Keep up the great work.

[@mcremona]

awesome to hear; thanks Phil!

[@crumblenaut9776]

Beautiful walnut slabs & mountain figure ends.

[@cherylmartin4050]

I thought it was wood farie homes in the end. Very pretty. Matt do you have a store to buy wood from?

[@larrygalbreath]

Beautiful wood! Great work!

[@daviddavis703]

Gooood morning from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great day!

[@marcesw35]

OMG that walnut must have made your year. That is the nices piece of wood I have seen.

[@timothypirnat3754]

Wow, what a big, beautiful, piece of walnut. Thanks for sharing with us Matt.

[@CurtisMassey]

That log is a Beauty and a Beast.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Quite the journey to get the millwork! All roads lead to the Cremona Sawmill. ✌

[@richardthornhill4630]

Fantastic. Nice you have large enough saw to be able to cut those large logs. Beautiful slabs.

[@FeralPreacher]

Wood is natures artistry. The patterns are never duplicated. Of course, Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder. Thanks for sharing.

[@lobird23]

Matt, your content would compete with the best of Prime video. Your knowledge of wood and your analysis are inspiring. Your love of wood, and tree history, along with your "Chippy" (no pun intended) attitude, give these videos far better quality that most content that I pay for. Thank you.

[@brucewarren4166]

As a 97 year old frustrated wood worker I really love your videos, what I don't understand is your weird chuckles after you say something.

[@giannisozo7928]

Your neighbors must love you.

[@underthebluesky92]

Thank you for taking what otherwise would have gone to the landfill or become firewood and saving it for creative use. Love seeing the growth patterns especially the compression wood area. Please protect your hearing.

[@johnlutz9275]

That wood is just stunning

[@winstonsmith8441]

May I recommend a water hose in the backyard?

[@craigbennett8053]

The wood working community is great

[@stevenhorgan1046]

Brilliant video... regards are sent from Yorkshire... God bless you & yours...

[@johna1160]

8:50 As an avid fan of Acorn To Arabella, immediately recognized perfectly shaped knee pieces.

[@carlwhite8225]

Funny you say that, I was thinking the same thing.

[@Pimpmedown]

@@carlwhite8225 lol same here i didnt know there were several people here watchingthose guys too.

[@jbbrown7907]

Today I'll be marking walnut trees to be harvested. The lot is 22 acres and has two streams running through it. Most of the marketable timber is some nice 2' dbh walnut. We seldom see the really big walnuts like this one you sliced. Walnut it the best paying timber these days.

[@maxandsherrywike2984]

Wow, what an awesome log ! Absolutely beautiful !!!

[@TomSramekJr]

Conversation before new house purchase: “Honey, we need a bigger backyard.” “For the kids?” “No, for the wood.” #MattsLumberYard

[@kennethakers8078]

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[@stanwiggins3423]

Some beautiful wood, and it says a lot about Jeff who was willing to drive over 800 miles to get this wood slabbed up and share the experience on video.

[@maverick5162010]

Thanks Stan. It was kind of a no brainer, -since it was Matt Cremona of all people, doing the cutting and evaluations. The pictures might not do these slabs full justice, but Matts reactions and comments are priceless!! - He IS The Man! - Jeff

[@rogerdudra178]

Reading a tree and reading a creek are quite similar processes. Good to see you take the water off the wood. I haven't had a hair cut since 2016. Looks good.

[@doriWyo]

Yes, Matt. It's a big log. Got it!

[@johnbrucetrevor-roberts4405]

The way to get kids to smile, is get them to make a funny/goofy face or pose. This relaxes them and puts them in a fun mood. Then you get them to do a smiley face and you will have great pics. You also end up with some great goofy face pics.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job Matt, you milled some fantastic slab and the other round he left for you !! WOW ! Thanks for sharing with us, Fred. 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻

[@danielsteadham1]

I would love to see a time lapse of the walnut oxidizing from green to brown.

[@Springfield-1903]

I second that idea 💡

[@christinakindler9112]

Me three 😉

[@jaredriggs9084]

Me4 would look so cool gr8 idea "4" sure!😅

[@348loadedlever3]

Had an entire black walnut tree from Missouri very similar to that slabbed up into 2.5” slabs for making custom gun stocks. Still have it all stacked up in the barn. Was thinking of making some cool cabin tables and benches.

[@concreteislife9411]

would you be selling any of it ??

[@marionrobertson3895]

Mat nice slabs oh so pretty. Thanks for sharing God bless you and the family.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Well done! The wood is fabulous. Have fun working it

[@Marco-dq1ik]

Finished with studies for today, now watching a log getting slabed. Sounds good :)

[@workingken4268]

Such gorgeous grain the way walnut produces

[@mindyhall4638]

Oh Jeff...so wish you lived near eastern PA...beautiful walnut and would definitely hit you up for some slabs if you were closer. Good luck with your tables!

[@jimbecker5675]

That slab at ~16:00 is wonderful.

[@hevendranarayansamy2793]

Great video. Such beautiful wood. Well done Mat

[@normolson1]

As always, well done and thanks

[@TheAlpine49]

This was fascinating! Thanks for posting!

[@charlieshwan5574]

7:28 what thickness are you cutting, looks a little thin for such a large slab?

[@lthomas987]

The part where Matt sounds so disappointed by all the clear wood. 😂

[@vittoesmith1]

Now that is one heck of nice video. Love the size of the log, especially when he does the wings span. Keep up the good work.

[@rolandharrison5651]

Thanks for sharing that boule. Lots of very unique figure. I would love to see the finished projects turned out using this lumber. Someone could do a series showing how they planned breaking down each fletch , then planning a project and execution through to the finished piece. Awesome Matt !!!

[@cathyhendrickson9640]

That is some pretty wood!!👍

[@PraiseTheLord-JesusChrist]

Love watching things like this

[@johnburens3395]

Awesome tree! As usual you didn't disappoint Matt.

[@mauricefancey7580]

Nice job you do great work

[@StudioJLT]

Turn that compression figured part from 28:00 into a platter!

[@christinakindler9112]

I love working with wood and your videos are so relaxing. That's a beautiful walnut!

[@nachthawknighthhawk6588]

My parents are from Southern Kansas. Almost Missouri. I remember going to visit relatives and seeing trees with branches larger than most trees in Colorado.

[@bobw222]

They used to use copper coated steel wire for telephone lines in rural Southwestern New York. Back in the days when you would see telephone poles with 6 or 8 sets of lines on them and everyone still was on a party line.

[@tomthomas4444]

This tree must have been hundreds of years old as slow as walnut grows. Nice video.

[@russellarmer9944]

yea a lot of these trees are near the end of life

[@bailey1000100]

The places on the third cut you referred to them as compression figures. Are these Medullary rays? Like what is so well known in quarter sawn oak or Tiger oak ? The rays that transport food in all trees. I love your mill set up.

[@mattg6262]

I just love that figure! I'm a violinist by training and that one of my favorite things to see in the backs of great instruments. Of course it's not walnut that is used but the effect in the maple used is similar..

[@annacalvert2747]

It looks like it’s different sizes, this is beautiful,

[@gregorymuller763]

Absolutely gorgeous stuff!

[@UncleKennysPlace]

I have a stack of logs that I need slabbed, but nobody in SWO will do them without charging me enough to buy a darned sawmill! I don't have anything fancy, but it's all from my land, which makes it special.

[@Blue.4D2]

As Elvis would say, "That's one hunka hunka walnut!" ⭐️😊👍

[@alanmoffat4680]

The iron stain can be converted from an iron tannin colour to a clear (non-stained) iron oxalate compound by swabbing on a 3% oxalic acid solution.

[@milsurprifleguy7091]

I am in Independence ,Mo . I have Black Walnut slab very similar to yours , that I made for an island counter top . It is a 3” slab at the top it is 2 foot wide and at the crotch it is 3 1/2 wide and 5 1/2 feet in length .I beveled both ends and keep the live edge . I spent several hours sanding the top down and put on 7 coats of varnish . An interesting note about the tree is when they cut it down they found a civil war cannon ball embedded in it

[@EricBalcon]

Can not imagine the cost of one of these slabs, beautiful

[@roberthawthorne7582]

Just amazing... I hope we see some finished tables from this tree..

[@sibelshinaishin182]

Great work,great video.👍

[@johnking8679]

GREAT Matt - Thanks for sharing !!

[@tommystandridge3190]

Great Saw cutting... enjoyed your expertise

[@PeterWMeek]

Nice thing about that wire being nearly vertical - it might dull your blade, but it doesn't wreck the set asymmetrically. The blade does not begin to dive or plane.

[@brianjoyce9040]

A very cool cut Matt, thx dude. What tables will be in this woods future, spectacular

[@rodschelin3470]

This is the first of your videos that I've watched. That was three days ago. Since then I have seen several. I'm impressed that you have a lot of knowledge and skills for a fairly young man. I'm 77, from Duluth, and have been in the woods a great deal (So hello from NE Minnesota. lol.), so I know a bit about what you are doing. I see just above that you've posted a link to "How I built my sawmill". That will be the next one I watch. I've seen a few other videos of guys using the brand mill that yours resembles. I think your home-made mill has several features that are superior to the commercial rig. I also saw that you recently moved to a rural site with a lot more room. I look forward to watching the rest of your vids, and those to be made in the future.

[@pnwRC.]

Great video of an amazing log. There's some beautiful lumber in that tree!

[@bobbyadkins885]

I hit the like button already, only 1 minute in lol, and there’s an even bigger walnut I hear, wow!

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

Every slab looks like a $5000 table.👍

[@wilbertog58]

Greetings from Puerto Rico USA, great to see you guys slicing that bad boy. It is really beautiful wood. I only wish I could have a piece of 4' deep x 14" wide x 36" long to build a Puertorrican Cuatro, a 10 string instrument. Let me know if you still some. Best regards

[@ilvisionariowood]

Walnut is already wonderfull wood, but this walnut seems it came from another world...

[@russellarmer9944]

yea they did like ww1 era

[@randylenart9674]

Nice looking wood and close to home in between in michigan nice vido

[@datasailor8132]

What are the requirements for wood used for gun stocks? I saw a slab or two which had some curvature where the grip might come down in the quarter sawn part.

[@douglivingston5651]

A Big thumbs up!!! 👍

[@ronallen6578]

Matt, This was a really nice walnut log. I was the same guy that commented on the big maple log. Just because I or anyone else criticizes something doesn't mean you still can't appreciate it, if that makes any sense?? Just how big of a log can you cut?? Have you ever thought of installing a power feed?? Keep cutting these monsters for people like me to bash😊😊😊

[@williamellis8993]

Amazing log and slabs.

[@douglasrenkema]

Great video thanks love Walnut

[@jeanhawken4482]

The most superb timber

[@dianatimmons2938]

I would love it if you could give us some idea of the value of these slabs. Which trees are more popular and for what purpose.

[@MessyTimes]

Beautiful stuff.

[@michaelkenefick]

27:50 or so. Looks like a sun and shimmer on a hot day!

[@HotrodRon74]

its been a long time since i seen this wide,,in Wv here i have a few half that size,, thats grade A for sure..it seen many moons.nice work

[@CrossCutCreations]

That's a great looking log. Ohio is my home state!

[@patriciamay638]

Stunning wood.

[@peterwhite7428]

Mr Cremona. Do you break many blades? Does that nail ruin a blade? Do you ever get beautiful curly maple suitable for violins, violas, cellos? Do you oil or paraffin your blades as they cut. You don’t have to answer but maybe explain in future videos Thanks

[@dmj1170]

Matt, Do you have plans on the future to add length to your mill so you can cut longer slabs or are slabs better suited for lengths less then 9 feet in length

[@mcremona]

Yes, now that I have the space I will be

[@chriscunicelli7070]

I like this one the best Matt

[@bailey1000100]

At approx 17 minutes you called the figuring "Curley". Those are medullary rays for sure. beautiful walnut!

[@johncampbell2926]

Wow!....ok you got a bad ass operation

[@wallyklw5]

Gorgeous!

[@michealfigueroa6325]

Don't understand what folks have against walnut boards made up of some or mostly sap wood. My next "sweet sixteen" chest for a granddaughter is to be of walnut. Would not hesitate to use boards of mixed dark walnut and sap wood. Enjoy this blog and watch when I find it Thank you

[@philipprebble7089]

It's not strong not really any good