Smaller Walnut Crotch from Ohio on the Sawmill

[@larrywall1642]

That wood grain is beautiful. Very special.

[@davidburns9580]

Wow, can't say much more, just WOW!!!

[@joshsalmons1867]

I would love to see more bar/counter/table slab finishing process. I love seeing the beauty that comes from cutting slabs out of tree trunks.

[@MichaelEdelman1954]

“Hints of Crotch” would be a great name for a perfume.

[@turnintoo7887]

watching logs being milled never gets old...thanks Matt

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

It's like opening Christmas presents with every slab splash. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@annee.6910]

That small log had so many wonderful surprises... not one bad board... each one had something spectacular to offer. Great Job as usual... glad you saved back some slabbing videos for us!

[@mcremona]

Plenty more of these 😄 thanks!

[@rmm3150]

The shapes on the last slab either look like 1) hearts - one on top of another after another, etc or 2) looking at the big picture - it looked like angel wings. Beautiful wood!

[@subascosauce8288]

I really didn’t appreciate how beautiful wood can be until I came across your channel, Now, I get as excited as you when I see you mill these slabs and reveal their beauty, I don’t even work with wood, but that doesn’t matter anyone can appreciate beauty.

[@cormackeenan8175]

Wait till you see the Beautiful furniture Matt creates you’ll be awestruck.

[@b3ardedbarbarian]

I would love to have one of those 8/4 nesting slabs. I see a really cool nesting dining table that separates into two smaller tables. That would be so cool. Or a really cool desk with the bottom slab

[@bigburlymikesmswoodworking]

Those are some really nice slabs with not a lot of defects.

[@benjaminquist2011]

I can imagine #7 making a beautiful butterfly keyed coffee table, joining at the bark inclusion with the keys, maybe maple keys for a fantastic color offset! Great work Matt, love the videos!

[@Handygrandad]

It's the excitement of seeing the secrets of the interior of the tree being revealed, all the same flat piece of wood , but all totally different, i share your enthusiasm, Thanks

[@tonywatson987]

Probably the best set of slabs I've seen you produce for a long time - those middle sections look bookmatched, plus some crazy figuring on the outer sections. Result!

[@bobafettbv]

Some great trees in Ohio, wish I had a mill your size too handle them. I see so many bucked up into firewood, brings a small tear to my eye.

[@graysquirreltreeservice7299]

Lx250 27000

[@bjornsmasher66]

those middle slabs were pretty. that mellow blond tan color with the rich coffee accents is beautiful!

[@rogerbamatutz1927]

Wow! You actually flipped it. That wood has a "prehistoric" look to it. It's beautiful to me.

[@RobertRoche]

I really enjoy your videos Matt, always a good job editing

[@mcremona]

Thanks!

[@stingray427man]

You have built both a beefy heavy duty log extraction trailer and home bandsaw mill. Logic dictates a beefy Cremona mobile bandsaw mill for that urban onsite processing. You even have the equipment to move cut logs to a mobile site. I know you got a lot going on with the new business, warehouse, new home, etc but as a subscriber man that would be cool to see you take it to the next level and continue to show people that anything’s possible. Built not bought ✊️

[@jimmowers7675]

Great looking walnut. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.

[@johnconrardy8486]

i really love your work can see why you love throwing water on the wood really brings out the beauty of nature.

[@thomasburnett4712]

Love your videos Matt! Hope your new place is working out for you and your family as you wished. Rooting for you!

[@judithfairchild8620]

The grain on thower slabs remindme of wine glasses. The upper ones looked like backbones. They grain is so beautiful.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job Matt, thanks for sharing with us, Fred.👏🏻👏🏻👍👍

[@jeffhovey1810]

Matt that is beautiful wood!

[@judithfairchild8620]

Some beautiful stuff. Crazy cool stuff too

[@bootleggergarage7737]

That would make amazing guitars!!

[@mattpeterson7074]

Cool to see you already filling up that shack with all your slabs.

[@mcremona]

Almost time to start filling the next one

[@ericsimpson4045]

Very instructive, thank you! And the spontaneous Crouch attack LOL

[@williamellis8993]

Beautiful wood, Matt. Any of those slab halves would be great by themselves but when you have both halves together with the bookmatch it really adds a wow factor. Take care. Bill

[@timothyball3144]

Most of those were almost book-matched. Also, that broom is awesome. It looks like it has a squeegee on the back side.

[@dananelson1801]

For such a goofy tree it some beautiful wood. I noticed you like throwing water around before you made the comment. Life's simple pleasures.

[@alaskanken2132]

Matt is the real deal.

[@robertsieger9816]

Another good vid. I'm glad to see you use a larger water bucket.

[@tammycoleman8889]

Beautiful cuts.

[@BillyBob-tt7hy]

That would make Gorgeous gun stock, custom rifle builders would be slobbering over that stuff.

[@atthebrink74]

Just said the same thing. The grain pattern was dang near perfect. Lots of money in stock blanks.

[@kenstewart687]

I was so proud of myself when you mentioned making charcuterie boards out of those first pieces. That was my thoughts immediately. Great minds run in the same channels.

[@meleader]

Nice looking stuff. Great job!

[@DangitBob]

i was surprised how well some of those slab pairs were mirrored, almost looked book matched, but with the nice mated edge.

[@Wingnut_Stickman]

My favourite donut from Tim Horton's, discontinued b/c only deep fried items were deemed OK, was the Walnut Crunch. This video makes me miss it more. RIP Walnut Crunch. It was a baked brownie with walnuts.

[@nafs53]

This was really enjoyable and informative to watch; love Matt's enthusiasm. Would love to buy some slabs for the future to make/have made up, some furniture; seems like a safe investment too..

[@jackknows6509]

Thanks Matt, always entertaining and informative. Beautiful wood..

[@Kenniii3]

Love yer channel. Nice looking stuff

[@danielszemborski]

Wow! Minnesota winters look so warm and green! Must be nice. Nevermind. I got to the last minute of the video just now. Wishful thinking.

[@Lee-qp6gf]

Those would make some nice river tables some day.

[@HGANGHONY]

Beautiful table top slabs.

[@johnm7469]

The nested slabs might make a nice epoxy river table with the two sides joined.

[@DaddysWorkshopoftheCarolinas]

That will make some beautiful furniture.

[@planeiron241]

Ol Matt in his happy place

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

That is some beautiful timber! :-)

[@909_WoodWorks]

That picture of the slabs on the trailer looks like it should be in a dodge commercial

[@stanwebb3480]

Angle Wings figure in the wood in the last slab!!!!

[@timothypirnat3754]

The grain looks like angel wings.

[@georgetucker336]

Nice cuts.

[@bavondale]

beautiful wood. I have seen you move slabs for a while, but these looked much heavier to move. When they hit ground, they sounded like concrete

[@metodemersic]

Throwing water does look fun but also squeegeeing all the dirt and seeing the figures of walnut slabs :)

[@alans1816]

Some of those early cathedral pairs would make nice doors.

[@davidmillar259]

Thats a beautiful log

[@bubbanasub6076]

Awesome stuff

[@pearsc5d]

Hello Matt Curious as to what type of blades you use and how often you sharpen them if you are not cutting through metal .

[@normolson1]

Great job matt, thanks

[@davidstreeter9426]

It would be very interesting to see what is made out of all those crotch slabs.

[@GrantButler]

So are you selling those slabs, or are they his? I'd love to get one of those two matching ones from this one!

[@David-qd3ff]

Matt, would you consider adding a cyclone dust collector to the band saw and using the sawdust for heating the shop or barn or other building?.

[@robertevans6481]

"Baby slab,baby slab'!!! Some nice walnut

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

Hmmm...some of the figures on the slabs look like chest x-rays. Amazing!

[@10swatkins]

Matthew do you have any plans on upgrading your sawmill to a power feed?

[@johnmiller8946]

Hey Matt! Why didn’t you slab this at 90 degrees? You slabbed this one with the bark inclusion running right up the middle in each slab. That meant that each slab would break in two. If you had rolled this 90 degrees you would have had solid slabs either side of the bark inclusion and those slabs would have included the thick buttresses that you took off with your first cuts. Thoughts?

[@atthebrink74]

Those top slabs would make beautiful gun stocks...

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Well done!, beautiful nature!

[@johnconrardy8486]

here i am retired and watch one of your video's every day something about watching wood being cut

[@annbilling7036]

Can I ask why in the USA you refer to the thickness of the wood as 6 quarters instead of inch and a half as we do in the UK.

[@firesurfer]

"Sawmills that cut the lumber from logs are set up to increase the board thickness in quarter-inch jumps. When the sawyer cuts the log, there is a lever or handle he/she can pull that ratchets the log ahead of the blade. Four pulls is four quarters, six pulls measures out a 1-1/2-inch board, or “six quarters.” They don’t do 1/8-in. increments" www.woodworkersjournal.com/quarter-system-lumber-thickness-mean/

[@annbilling7036]

@@firesurfer Thank you very much for your explanation

[@firesurfer]

@@annbilling7036 There is a lot more that can be said about this, but it's all boring historical stuff. www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/misc/miscpub_6409.pdf BTW, dressed lumber is not referred to as quarters, only rough straight from the log.

[@rlm98253]

Why not use a trigger-controlled spray nozzle to wet the freshly cut slabs?

[@firesurfer]

He apparently likes the theatrical drama of the splash.

[@kylejones2075]

That was cool as usual. Would love some suggestions about strategic placement of drying stations on my property?

[@JMaahs23]

You revealed some arching crotch figure and mentioned coffee table. I was thinking arched doors. You did something similar using curved grain to a wardrobe piece about a year or so ago.

[@datasailor8132]

The only channel where you can say crotch and “Look at that crotch” without being either demonetized or banned. 😉

[@aceportgas5212]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@bobsyouruncle3344]

Did anyone count how many times Matt said crotch in this video?

[@mattsutherland120]

And ‘butt end’..

[@toddsalmon6541]

And, "The Crack on the butt end."

[@finpainter1]

Some nice gun stock blanks.

[@anthonyboudreaux3675]

Matt being you've ruined me. And I am falling down the milling rabbit hole. I cut down several Cypress trees today most will be used on porches but the butt log I am thinking of cutting into slabs 33 inches at the butt and 5 to 7 foot long. My question is how thick should I cut them. Will have to stack outside would you cover with tin or just reassemble the log. I live in Louisiana. I have a huge live oak would it be better to stack in the shade. Thanks in advance I love your videos

[@brucewelty7684]

picnic tables from the slabs!

[@meleader]

Matt, I know I still need to pay for my workbench kit (soon, I promise). What would it cost to include one of these walnut slabs (from around the 20 minute point) in that shipment? I have dreams of making a live edge table. You really are the king of the bucket!

[@awldune]

This may be a FAQ, but do you take special precautions for invasive insects when handling logs from out of state? I seem to understand this how the ash borer, etc spread. I enjoyed this video, btw, it was fun to see slabs in this stubbier proportion, and so rectangular as you noted.

[@juliushoffman15]

Maybe it's just me, but that last "baby slab" kind of looked like a tiger or lion face. All of those were pretty cool.

[@HyperCadaver]

I saw a Schnauzer lol.

[@EdTheMole]

That first cut would be perfect to cut into 12 to 14 inch lengths and sell as turning blanks it would make great bowls.

[@sharlottepickron6936]

Next to the last one looked like a wolf face in it so cool.

[@jimbecker5675]

Number 8, etc., almost looks bookmatched with the way things grew.

[@scottyritenour6079]

Would make a nice desk

[@koenenlisanne]

What blade do you use?

[@MrJamieLudwig]

Hey Matt, with all the crotch work you do, do you have any issues of twist at the crotch after drying? Especially in your Silver Maple. And had you had to deal with sticker stain?

[@AnEvolvingApe]

If you take a freshly sawn slab, then immediately plane it, and sand it, then coat it with epoxy or some other sealant will it preserve the color before it oxidizes?

[@firesurfer]

Umm, I doubt it. It only takes a few minutes for the surface color. By the time you are ready for sealant it would be gone.

[@fricstix7072]

How do you prevent a small log from splitting?

[@tatterit1742]

Are any of these slabs for sale?

[@jeffcowles8274]

You should make a name plaque for the shelter at the new house: Spider Haven

[@madisonbroooks9069]

Anyone know where you those gloves he’s wearing I like the design of those

[@mcremona]

amzn.to/3sKruLQ

[@18robsmith]

Is there any way to get that green tinting back and then lock it in?

[@mcremona]

Probably would need to use a dye

[@7884sugardaddy]

What do you do with all the logs you cut up? Do you keep them for your own projects or do you sell them?

[@timothyball3144]

Matt, when you were making those first cuts to get the reference side, did you cut slower than normal to keep it from falling off of it's precarious perch?

[@mcremona]

Not really but I was very attentive

[@bootleggergarage7737]

Do you know if there is a way to lock in the color of the grain before it oxidizes?

[@mcremona]

Not that I know of. Might be able to replicate it with green dye

[@garymalkinfishing2397]

Matthew, how would one retired military finish wood worker purchase one of these slabs?

[@janlubbinge]

A question: Whey call it 4 quarter inch thick? Why not just 1 inch thick?

[@antonioortiz8443]

I’m sure you have been asked this before, but why don’t you use a water hose instead of a bucket to check the cut logs?

[@mcremona]

Bucket is more fun