Sawing cherry and walnut logs

This video is about Sawing cherry and walnut logs into lumber

[@timothyball3144]

Nathan has had some incredible slabs come off of his LT35, but those Walnut slabs got his beat. The darkness of the heart, contrasting with the light of the sapwood is impressive. And they were free.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

This is also a different species than what Nathan is milling. It’s all great!😬

[@catshepherd3102]

I’m getting closer and closer to considering getting a sawmill of my own. I’m going to take a timberframing course next year and would love to mill my own timbers. Driftwood cookies for the floor, blue pine cabinets, cedar closets and wainscoting…

[@thekiltedsawyer]

Those are some awesome slabs, your are right on getting a mill, you have to admit woodmizer make it easier to fall in love with milling!🌲👷‍♂️👍👍💪

[@atozrecovery518]

I really need to buy that milk. Start making my own furniture. Awesome video and pretty cherry wood.

[@ericg1971]

Love the looks of the wood , amazed at how easy you cut through it , i have cut Red oak green and that was good but dry you burn the blade quickly

[@adirondackharold8574]

That is some beautiful grain in the cherry. Never seen cherry like that before. Cherry over here has a redish tint to it. Has a great smell to it when cutting. And the Walnut is wow! Awesome grain! Nice milling bud. Have a great day. 👍🍻

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, sir!

[@snakebait5118]

Wow! What beautiful wood! Awesome job!

[@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt]

wow i could see the reflections in the top of that cherry after the first pass. great blade n nice vid too.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thanks you!

[@practicallyIndependent]

That mill is amazing. I have a friend who has one. That is beautiful wood my friend! We have lots of wood boring insects here and deal with the same issues. Love this video! Liked and shared!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank You!

[@1rustytree]

That last log was unreal, looks like someone did a painting on it!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I can't wait to be able to work with it! I have a dozen or so more of these logs to mill up!

[@donphillips7766]

The grain on that one from the apple orchard is amazingly pretty heart in it

[@RiverValleyAcres]

thats some really good looking wood. this video makes me wanna go out and buy a mill lol.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Do it!

[@RiverValleyAcres]

@@NorthwestSawyeri just cut down a huge walnut tree in the backyard over the past weekend. my drone got stuck in it lol. it would be some really nice looking stuff to saw on. luckily the amish are logging the woods my family owns so i was able to get a good deal from them on the tree. seeing their mill they have on my property and seeing your videos makes me wanna buy it if i could make some money doing it!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Well, I got pretty lucky with a commercial client but I paid for mine in six months. It can happen!

[@RiverValleyAcres]

@@NorthwestSawyer thats awesome, i been looking at the lt15 model its definitely alot cheaper

[@stephenrussell1766]

That is some incredible looking wood!!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thanks, Stephen!

[@CutandShoot5x5]

That Cherry wood is beautiful!

[@travisflaniken7630]

very nice work and very cool. I am definitely in the market for a saw mill.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmiXmKSIj7WknLc Have a look at this

[@travisflaniken7630]

perfect thanks

[@thekiltedsawyer]

Does the debarker leave a scar on just the bark / juvenile wood?🌲🤔👷‍♂️

[@NorthwestSawyer]

If there’s bark, it typically doesn’t cut clear through it.

[@thekiltedsawyer]

I met sap wood, my bad!

[@tonyioannoni4951]

I'm not going to argue on the flavor of cherry or whatever, but those slabs of wood are just like masterpieces from mother nature... just incredible, and the ones with rot or insect damage, when making a table top or any piece of furniture, keep them and fill them with epoxy, it will look awesome!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Unfortunately the cherry didn’t dry well. It warped pretty badly. I had been told it might.

[@tonyioannoni4951]

I'm so sorry for you!!!

[@jamespace2340]

Check out the market for epoxy when doing projects like this. It makes bug holes and checking seem like they not such a big deal if you can fill them.

[@leeskithree]

good looking walnut that would make one sweet book-match table. You might want to look into "Titan attachments" I bought quick detach forks for my JD3230 for about a third of the price JD wanted for them, they have grapples as well. I'm looking at getting a saw mill soon and I hope to get about the same as you but it might be something a little cheaper

[@salesshorelinerental]

Great looking wood. Here in Michigan we have your standard black walnut and black cherry. It would be interesting to know what type of cherry and walnut you have there.

[@kennethhopson7087]

That is some pretty nice lumber

[@tkjlochmandy7112]

I can smell the fresh cut wood... great video...

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@richardblair7756]

Subscribed ! Now you're one step closer to 1000 ~~

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, sir! Every step helps!

[@MayorOfGoodells]

Great stuff! I have a small manual mill and would love to upgrade one day. I'd like too see how you dry your lumber.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! My first mill was a small manual unit. In less than a year and a half I was able to turn it into this! You can too! As far as drying goes, Mostly air drying for now. I plan to build a shop this spring and hope to have a kiln in it. Until now, the majority of the wood i've been sawing has been cedar and fir which dry pretty easily.

[@MayorOfGoodells]

Northwest Sawyer do you paint the ends and ratchet strap your bundles?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I do put anchor seal on the ends. I have clamped wood in the past. Many people do. I think that it helps. With the really unstable wood, I think clamped will cause it to crack but I don’t know that there’s a way around it.

[@Daniel-nf8pp]

Enjoyed watching. Peace.

[@cormackeenan8175]

How much does one of those machines cost if that’s not too indelicate a question?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I paid around $21,000

[@kennethhudson8013]

Nice hickory slabs!

[@glenncobern3551]

Gotta love book match pairs 😁👌👍

[@oskarmohar6073]

It may not be top quality lumber, but they are the most beautiful pieces of wood i have seen.. They would make an awesome table with a black, raw welded steel legs..

[@JeffHeathTheVintageWorkshop]

I just found your channel, and am watching a bunch of your video's. I run an LT40 hydraulic, and am enjoying your channel. I wish I could get a couple truckloads of that beautiful western red cedar you get to cut. Nice work, and nice channel.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thanks, Jeff and welcome! I’ll be sawing white cedar for the first time tomorrow. Stay tuned!

[@JeffHeathTheVintageWorkshop]

We have some yellow cedar around here, but I've never sawn any. On my channel, I saw mostly hardwoods, and a lot of crotch wood slabs I get locally. I'm a furniture and cabinetmaker, so I put that stuff to use. I've been sawing white pine for a timber frame build later this year, and am on the lookout for more of it. They just burn that stuff here, sadly, so it's hard to get my hands on decent stuff. No market for the tree services to haul it to a mill, as the price per bd foot is so low here. I'll be watching....

[@HardyBrothersOutdoors]

amazing walnut slabs! I am close to pulling the trigger on a mill... struggling with which one... have been all over the map from $6k to $26k... haha.. Need to figure out what i am capable of making with all the wood without spending thousands upon thousands more on woodworking tools ;-)

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Well, if you buy a Wood-Mizer, they really hold their value if you decide it’s too much.

[@HardyBrothersOutdoors]

Northwest Sawyer that is what I thinking. Woodmizer is in Indy, about 3 hrs from my house. Norwoods is upstate New York and the ship it in a crate. My dilemma is do I go for overall ease of use and efficiency with hydraulics or go the more manual route and learn the ropes. I have very hilly terrain and a tractor much bigger than yours so I’m better off moving the mill than moving the timber. It’s just a matter of opportunity cost. For now it’s a hobby purchase with intent to build outbuildings and possibly guest cabins. Trying to decide if I spend $10k vs $20k where would I spend the other $10k. Haha. And if I’m gonna spend $20, why not go full hydraulic and spend $25k. The circle is vicious. 😃

[@HardyBrothersOutdoors]

My other thing is I want upgrade ability to hydraulics. So maybe the 35 without and add later or do I go smaller and trade in or resell when I upgrade.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

My first mill was a Woodland Mills HM 126. It was a small manual mill that cost just under $3k. I could mill a 26” diameter log 10’ long. It’s what got me realizing I could make good money with a mill. I built it into a trailer that could saw a 23’ log and sold it for $5k. There is a lot to be said about having hydraulic log handling on a mill. And again, the value will stay in the mill.

[@HardyBrothersOutdoors]

Northwest Sawyer thanks for sharing your experience. Truly appreciate it!

[@sheph7ceo799]

wow! love the Walnut

[@LarrySbrusch]

amazing pieces..I would love to have a few logs to cut like that. All we have in my area are mesquite and oak..I subscribed to your channel and will be following you I built an old homemade sawmill, not near as nice as yours and would like to put another video collection together..would you mind if I use part of your videos...I will make sure to post a link so folks can find you as well when they see the collection..Please let me know

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Sounds good to me, Larry. I look forward to seeing it.

[@zeke1eod]

That is gorgeous slabs, what would a walnut slab like that cost in your area? Thanks for sharing, God bless

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m not sure what the slabs would go for. I made a nice display table out of some of the walnut. The Cherry is still sitting where I stacked it to dry. I may make some shelves for my son’s room. Stay tuned!

[@zeke1eod]

@@NorthwestSawyer thanks for replying. I'm in process of building a sawmill like another KZbin channel built that can saw over 6' wide slabs. So trying to get a lot of info crammed into my little brain.

[@josaljo1]

I have some cherry coming this week. I thought what you have there is beautiful.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! I need to build a kiln like yours now!

[@josaljo1]

I really like that kiln I need about 3 more of them. At first I was not sure if it would work good but as in my videos I am amazed.

[@MONNIEHOLT]

It’s been over a year since you slabbed the walnut, whatever happened to it, just curious, did you air dry, maybe Kiln dry, have you made anything out of them, or are they for sale?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Monnie, if you go to the “community” tab on my channel, I posted a picture of a display table I made for my wife’s hair salon. I just let the slabs air dry. I belt-sanded the little bit of warping out of them. I still have the rest of them. We just bought a vacation rental on the Oregon coast that I plan to start making furniture for out of some of the slabs.

[@brenthagen3049]

that looks like english walnut. i turned several nice bowls from it.

[@grasshopper8621]

why do you cut at 25mm

[@kennethhudson8013]

AWESOME CHERRY!

[@kevinklingner3098]

There beautifull Spalting in the walnut.

[@johnmitchell5351]

That timber is gorgeous

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you , John!

[@Z-Bart]

Pretty wood. The bark on the cherry of the NE sure is different from the bark of the cherry on the East coast.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I think you meant NW but yes. That’s a great thing about KZbin. You get to see things up close and personal that you might not otherwise.

[@Z-Bart]

@@NorthwestSawyer Yep. Typist I'm not. *NW

[@hosoiarchives4858]

Is the cherry worth anything?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m actually using some of it right now for shelving but most of it twisted pretty bad.

[@tonymichaud8683]

How thin a slice could you take from a log like that? Like veneer maybe?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

1/16”. Pretty thin but I don’t know how well it’d hold up.

[@tonymichaud8683]

I would think 1/8 would work though? That sounds good! I'm thinking of buying one...LOL No competition for you thoughl I'm way up in Canada

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Mine was the best money I’ve ever spent!

[@goldeee666]

beautiful work. where do you sell your stuff? thanks for posting

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! I mostly sell locally through word of mouth.

[@robertg8875]

Did the cool planks sell?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I did sell some of the walnut. I used some of it in my partition wall video. I still have the cherry.

[@robertg8875]

@@NorthwestSawyer are you making money ? Pretty substantial investment!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Robert, I got lucky with a commercial client right from the start. I paid for my mill in 6 months. I’ve made enough on KZbin to buy a second mill if I’d wanted. It’s not uncommon to make far more on the video than the lumber.

[@robertg8875]

@@NorthwestSawyer well I'm retiring soon I love wood working and have a source of different kinds of wood I'm in it to payoff the sawmill and make some structures to house my mill !

[@NorthwestSawyer]

My first mill was a Woodland Mills HM 126. Less than $3k. It’s a manual mill but it did a great job.

[@Beach8323]

Really good looking wood there...

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, sir!

[@robtowle9594]

Great looking walnut! I just sent you an email about coming by some time to check out your kool mill

[@zeke1eod]

Great advice, awesome slabs. Now are those a customer's walnut slabs or will you sell them? If so what's going rate in your area for those pieces?

[@uncleputz5792]

I live in your general area. we have several cherry trees that are growing on our property that I have been cutting into firewood, I would much rather make lumber than smoke/heat out of them. I have thought about a small saw mill, been looking on craigslist. what do you think about sawing one into lumber for me? 2 reasons, 1 see if it is worth doing...especially after seeing the cherry that you cut up. and 2 you can show me how your mill works

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Shoot me an email, Wes. [e-mail]

[@stevecowart395]

Beautiful lumber! Curious-About how long does a blade last?

[@kevinlamarr1424]

What would one of those cherry or walnut slabs sell for

[@NorthwestSawyer]

You never know. I sold two madrone live edge shelves for $1,200 once. It’s whatever your market will bear.

[@kevinyork2517]

Did you happen to notice that your cherry log did not have a lot of branches on it like a tree that you would find in a. Orchid and it has bark on it like a birch tree. That tree has three names for it in the state of Maine forestry booklet. It is really called black birch , sweet wood or cherry. A lot of people call it cherry but fruit trees do not grow tall. I just thought I would through that out there.

[@Logjam5]

Good encouragement, like the sentiment.

[@ignatiusjk]

That would make a beautiful bar top,or table top.

[@MONNIEHOLT]

What is one slab of black walnut worth, approximately

[@cormackeenan8175]

Can you feed hogs with sawdust?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m not sure. I use it in my wood stove.

[@Shawn-Hyde]

Do you sell most of this or make stuff with it as well, what do you see most people making with the more unique slabs? I was thinking about getting a swing-blade sawmill since it has cleaner cuts and is faster but downside is making more than one slab per log is off the table.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Most of what I’ve sold has been dimensional lumber-to-order or lumber I’ve sawn on-site for people that had the logs. I have sold live-edge shelves for a lot of money compared to the dimensional lumber but most of my money comes from the dimensional stuff.

[@zachplante5029]

Hi there, Quick question about your sawmill experience. I'm trying to decide between buying the lt35 or the lt40. In your experience as a Sawyer, how is the lt35 holding up? If able to, would you buy the lt35 over the lt40 again? Do you think you would be more productive with the accuset option? Thanks

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’ve had no issues with my mill after almost 40 hours of use. I bought the lt35 because it was the closest to what I could justify spending. If money were no object I would certainly go bigger. There are options for the lt40 and up that aren’t available for the 35.

[@zachplante5029]

How about setting your cuts? Is that easy enough/efficient without a system?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

The lt35 comes with simple set. This allows you to program two different board thicknesses and I think it works awesome. Once you get the hang of it it’s very fast.

[@zachplante5029]

I think that's what I wanted to hear. Thank you for helping out! Happy sawing

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Any time, Zach Plante!

[@jeffherron3844]

What kind of walnut is that? Maybe carlo?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

English walnut.

[@expatconn7242]

What's cost of that lt35?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Almost $22k

[@expatconn7242]

Thank you in your opinion is it worth it? Looks like a really good unit. North cal , WA, Or?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Northern Oregon. I would buy another one in a heartbeat. It paid for itself in a year.

[@expatconn7242]

Northwest Sawyer If I did not have another son going into college I would buy one . Can you tell me what model,is a good starter set up. More of a hobby . I like the mizer look. Also looking to get The hell out of Ca.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

My first mill was a Woodland Mills HM 126. It was less than $3k. It was a great starter mill and it paid for itself several times in a year.

[@donmotz5528]

That tree you are standing beside would make a nice saw log......lol

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Ha! I’ve been waiting for this comment!😬

[@Rooneycgs]

Wen you are using the hydraulics without the engine started I’m guessing its battery powered ? If so how Is the battery replenished thanks for a great video

[@NorthwestSawyer]

The engine has an alternator just like a car.

[@2thelight]

That's some beautiful wood

[@eldonhalliburton4766]

Nice! There’s gold in them there trees

[@blackwolfhunter6203]

That walnut is top stuff trust me they use that for furnicher and they sell that stough purity high

[@NorthwestSawyer]

If you check out "community" tab, I just made a display table for my wife's salon and posted a picture there.

[@mikeanderson9276]

Very nice wood.

[@robertg8875]

I have a hard time accepting you dont have a variance with only one roller system

[@eldoradowoodcrafthobbies3888]

About your tractor I had the same problem purchased large water container from tractor supply along with three point “L” frame. Problem solved.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’ll generally put my 5’ brush hog on the back if I plan to move more than a couple logs. It probably sticks out a lot farther than your water tank which can be a problem but it works😬

[@GaryWRose]

wow walnut bench tops or turning wood

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I posted pictures of a table I made for my wife’s salon under the “community” tab on my channel. It came out pretty nice.

[@R.E.HILL_]

A bit weird talking about another man's wood, but it is very nice... ☺

[@cormackeenan8175]

R. E. Hill, hardwood?

[@mikeanderson9276]

I'm drooling.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thanks, Mike!

[@Madmun357]

The cherry is pretty, but that walnut log was amazing!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you, Alfonso. I’m making some shelves for my wife’s salon out of the walnut right now. I’ll make a video😬

[@cth0211]

beautiful grain

[@Josef_R]

Looked like some money there at the end.

[@stewart51able]

I don't think its wild cherry...Doesnt look like wild cherry bark.but its beautiful what ever it is.and so is the walnut.

[@clintdouglas5756]

Ya got some good lookin lumber there ya mite think bout forks for ya tractor you cause me to pucker up my lazy boy when the rear tire came for the ground

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Ha! Yeah, usually I put my brush hog on the back to have a little more lead in my pencil. Some forks would be nice!

[@mcpiddler1135]

Just to reply to an earlier comment, but the issue with your cherry warping may be related to being limb wood or reaction wood. Is either of those a possibility?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m not sure what you mean by reaction wood but it wasn’t limb wood.

[@terrysharp5025]

Amazing grain

[@charlesthompson4760]

How do I send you a KZbin video adress. Like forward

[@Buckswoodshop]

Very nice

[@VKMilling]

What kind of cherry is that? I've sawn a lot of cherry but it's all been black cherry and looks nothing like that. Jealous. That walnut, we call that creek bank walnut down here. It grows on the banks of creeks and rivers and gets that great, long grain.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’m not sure what kind of cherry that is exactly. I think the botanical name is “Free-ous Wood-ious”. 😬 I’ll look into it for a more accurate species.

[@VKMilling]

haha, presactly

[@georgeburbules2439]

In Pennsylvania we call that Pin Cherry. It's considered junk.

[@grasshopper8621]

so nice looking

[@lorenelkin9415]

First log looks like birch.

[@colinblankenship2401]

beautiful

[@roguetoast8355]

👍

[@johnmitchell5351]

Definitely cherry

[@bruceolson4552]

I guess it depends on where you live. In PA when we say cherry we mean Black Cherry, which this is not.

[@neallee103]

Looks like black Burch to me

[@wisconsintimbercutter6759]

I'm pretty sure that's a birch log not a cherry

[@NorthwestSawyer]

It's cherry for sure. It's a very common species around here. I have several on my property.

[@MrYellowField]

Very different type of cherry than the black cherry in the east that is for sure. Very unique grain similar to domesticated cherry.

[@palmsquad4]

Birch is much lighter in color on the bark. Cherry bark is more dark silvery... at least in the PNW.

[@rlevitta]

Saw-some

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I “saw” what you did there. 🤣

[@GRAZINGARIZONA]

Totally sawsome

[@zdravkoplansak8018]

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