Spalted Silver Maple Slabbing [Embedded Steel, Brass, & Copper]

[@mcremona]

This one ran a bit long but I didn't want to cut out any of the story. If you'd like to skip around, I've provided timestamps in the description.

[@christobar]

FYI Video title says "Splated"

[@mcremona]

fix that. thanks!

[@Thom4123]

Just tell everyone it’s Thom’s fault lmao 😂

[@michaelwoodruff8835]

Matthew Cremona looks like barbed wire and an insulator

[@loola456]

It wasn't long enough, enjoyed every minute of it

[@rushthezeppelin]

Never thought I would spend 40 minutes watching someone cut a log but this was pretty cool. Also keep up the awesome parenting. We need more great dads like you in the world.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@julier1080]

I HAVE a mill and I still watch other people sawing! Lol It’s just an addiction to mills.

[@alans1816]

Those early slabs with the holes from rotted out limb might make very nice rustic vanities, with the sink placed in the hole with the grain running all the way around.

[@ypop417]

Yes, it would or oddly shaped picture frame.

[@daki222000]

toilet seats.

[@AJNicholls]

Was going to say the same.

[@rickzap7957]

That is a good idea.

[@Cmlumley123]

Almost the same exact comment lol

[@doubledarefan]

I don't care how long your videos end up being, so long as they are no-nonsense and to the point.

[@mcremona]

maybe just a splash of nonsense

[@julesm1382]

You are fun to watch. Your enthusiasm for every flitch you cut is infectious. And I love how you splash the pieces to show the grain! Thank you!

[@langstoy]

30 years ago, I hired a Wood Mizer owner to saw lumber for me. If he ever hit a spike, he would use a cats paw lever to pull it out so as not to damage another blade. He charged me extra if he hit nails, spikes, or any other iron. Many trees we cut up were yard trees that I took down for others. I sticker stripped them and air dried for 6 months. I then reloaded them on truck and trailer and hauled them to a kiln about 90 miles away. This lumber was handled about 6 times to be where it is stacked inside today. Walnut, cherry, red oak, red cedar, silver maple, hackberry, and some hickory. I love working with wood and really enjoyed watching your video as it brought back memories. Thank-you for a job well done!

[@ernabueing4250]

Matt, I love how you talk about your logs and enjoy what you find.......it makes me feel good to see that because now I don't feel so bad when I go in my sewing room and play with all my fabrics I have collected over the many years and putting them in quilts for nursing homes and preemie quilts for hospital neonatal units.

[@roberthousedorfii1743]

Erna, you go ahead and keep collecting! I have logs that are approaching the age to have grand-children. One day I'll get to them. Yes, I really will. I might not be able to walk through my basement, but so what? :-)

[@dananelson479]

Every year they have a neonatal intensive care unit reunion. You see the parents coming and going. They become friends with the other parents. One day I admitted a pair of girl twins and half an hour later a pair of boys. It told in the eyes of the charge nurse. Empathized with her. She took great care in labeling each baby to be sure there was no mistaking them. I'm touched by your charity. In a perfect world every patient goes home. Thanks for caring. You never know what the staff goes through. Sometimes all you can do is pray.

[@macopeland1131]

What a great video! It has everything you want in a good story, drama, mystery, and suspense, I really enjoyed the entire thing, thank you.

[@grammeymom]

Hi Matt! Loved your video!! Just a FYI, the large slabs that have a lot of rot in it are PERFECT to pour colored Acrylic in! I have seen slabs with a lot of rot that goes from the top to the bottom that have had the Acrylic poured in them and they are AMAZING! You will never know how much I would LOVE a slab of that wood!! Carry on and enjoy your work!!! Blessings to you and your family!!!!!

[@mcremona]

Thanks Debbie!

[@lucillekenney8311]

That's what I was thinking too as he was cutting them. That would be beautiful with colored Acrylic with light shining through. That would keep the curling and beautiful wood grains intact. You wouldn't have to cut into it at all. I'd hate to see that cut out to put a sink in it. You could even join a couple of slabs together with acrylic. Imagine orange to fill the hole and a stop of blue from one end to the other of blue ... aww that would make an amazing table ... or door. Crazy cool.

[@sixroldan6742]

I've never spent so much time admiring another man's wood.

[@raypulliamelectronics8312]

Just finished watching your series on the trailer build. I really enjoyed it very much. Video was awesome, your vocalization was very clear in your presentation. Gave me much pleasure in the information, I was a welder many years ago, currently retired and will be revamping a heavy 13ft. Trailer soon. Thanks to your wife in her support Take care, Ray Pulliam in N.C.

[@alanr745]

Matt, thanks for posting "the whole story" on this tree. It's good for people to see and know that you can hit different metals and see what it can do to a blade, or two. Plus, the beauty of maple with all it's "imperfections" is simply awesome stuff.

[@mcremona]

thanks Alan!

[@phyl1283]

Yeah. A blade like that must cost a couple of bucks.

[@jacklowder8794]

Alan R y

[@GordonMansfield]

Thank you for sharing the full video. It was great to watch the grain be revealed with water. I think that is one of my favorite things. Great looking log.

[@EngineerPEretired]

20:00 little man putting on his work gloves - very priceless.

[@davidburns9580]

At one level, that was a very long video, however, at another and more important level, your passion and joy was evident and you kept me as a viewer all the way through. My passion is in another area altogether and you have inspired me to do more in depth stories. Of course, I may take the risk of boring my viewers and that is a risk I might have to take. Thanks and, BTW, do pay attention to that other posting about taking care of your body. Mine is over 77 years old and it shows too many signs of lack of care. It still works, but not as well as it could. Thanks for your intensity and great descriptions!

[@lesabre1972]

I love your use of the word goofy as much as you do it really gives meaning to the word as you use it.

[@taylorandsons]

Great job have to do by yourself ! I was drooling over the slab,s everyone of them ! I believe you may have hit a old house knob and a old copper Service Wedge Clamp that carried the weight of the copper wires to a barn or yard lights.The wedge clamp had a braided cable that looped through the house knob which was bolted into the tree. I don't think that anyone remembers it being there, judging by how deep it was buried in the tree. Best Wishes!

[@tonythomas951]

I think youre right. Ive been an electrician for almost 40yrs and I couldnt put my finger on what it was but I knew there was something familiar. I've only encountered knob and tube a couple of times, one of them being the hard way.

[@john-paulsilke893]

I was toying with the idea myself but wasn’t gonna hazard a guess until someone else brought it up. If you aren’t exactly correct you are almost certainly in the ballpark. I’ve seen old services “bent” around trees and even insulators pounded into trees to facilitate bending around the tree.

[@CDArena]

Looked like 2-conductor telephone drop wire (copper clad steel conductors), and a "B-drop" clamp to me; interesting cross sections of the various parts there.

[@FtMadBob]

That is a glass insulator at 31:22 and was probably mounted on a wood side pin. The steel that he was hitting was the spike that held the side pin onto the tree.

[@mr.waynes7555]

i gotta agree with you about the adventure of the cutting, and it's my opinion that a desk, table or what ever would look so much cooler with those pieces of metal in the wood, and undisturbed.

[@williamnordeste9653]

Cant, you buy diamond blades?

[@firmasjostrand6245]

@@williamnordeste9653 Aren't those less effective on wood?

[@travisbaetz4814]

I made a desk last year for myself out of walnut. Its super cool looking because it has a bolt that I routered through as well as some nails at the other side.

[@tinderbox218]

Learned a new word. Love the SPALTING and spiral growth 🌳

[@Donnie9by5]

Wasn’t sure if salting or faulting !

[@MartinThmpsn]

@@Donnie9by5 spalted maple is a somewhat popular choice in custom electric guitars (especially basses).

[@marionrobertson3895]

Matthew the slabs you cut are soo awesome it is soo interesting to see the cut slab face.It was good to see your little son playing and enjoying himself. Thanks be blessed all.

[@sea-ferring]

Every time you expose the grain of a slab I gasp out loud - always so beautiful!

[@offgridinthepacificnorthwe3210]

Greetings from Oregon. Nice mill and a beautiful log! I have a Woodmizer LT40HD since 1992. I noticed that your sawdust shoot is very similar to mine. Years ago I made a hook on the end of the shoot and hung a 5 gallon bucket on it to catch the sawdust. At the end of a wide cut I just empty the bucket. It saves a tremendous amount of clean up. I have a few videos of our mill running that show the setup. Just a thought. Thanks for the video!

[@davidpape9726]

You get some of the best logs for interesting wood. My back hurts just watching you unload that wood.

[@julier1080]

The mill you built is amazing, but I’m equally impressed by the log arch apparatus for loading your trailer as shown in the beginning.

[@lwhowell4387]

I sure do enjoy your videos. Most enjoyable is your great attitude and your approach to your work. It's a pleasure to see a young person with so much creativity and appreciation.

[@surfabouy]

It's not often that you can catch me watching an online video longer than 4 or 5 minutes. I watched this end to end and you kept me locked into it the entire time. Really well done, appreciate your obvious enthusiasm for the subject. Some have suggested that you need a helper, seems to me that your are growing one alongside of you. He's a lucky little guy.

[@jasondelgado1776]

Thanks for the explanation about log and boards and what you are looking for. I’m fairly new to woodworking and you helped me to understand many terms and why they happen.

[@mhenhawke5093]

Matthew: Great video, well narrated, enjoyed watching. One thing Matt, you should have a helper, you are going to be in a bad way, not far in the future. Your spine is not a crane, or a hydraulic pusher bar. Im sure you dont want to be sitting in a chair with a serious back injury, watching someone else do, what you so much enjoy doing, but doing it safely and cautiously . Not telling you what to do, just thinking about your family and your well being. Mark { I was like you years ago, im 54 my back is messed, and i can only watch video,s of the things i enjoyed doing, but did them the wrong way, not thinking. Sorry to nag.} Mark.

[@larryharris937]

I have worked like this for a long time, I'm 71 now, and not had any problems physically. I think there are many variables but to tell him he is going to "be in a bad way" in the future is something that no one knows.

[@mhenhawke5093]

@@larryharris937 : Larry, i worded that wrong, mi bad. Im only speaking from my own experience, these things have a way of catching up with you. 71 thats a good run, youve been doing something right or just a lucky man. I wish Matthew all the best in the future. Thanks for pointing that out. No harm, No foul. Mark.

[@jamesjannell8706]

I agree. That’s some heavy and awkward weight to play with. Get a helper I would hate to see a serious injury and no one around to help you. Being in the wood industry myself I can really Enjoy your passion for wood

[@Forensource]

@@larryharris937 He uses an OSHA approved bucket. 2:26

[@1961fireguy]

M Henhawke, I always tell the young guys just because you can doesn't mean you should!!! Get some help and don't abuse your back!

[@TristanDecker2017]

Day 40 of quarantine, I'm watching logs being made into boards. This is the life.

[@happstreeservice1147]

Right... The new Normal life.

[@firesurfer]

March 11 - July 17 as of today

[@rogerroger5649]

Man, love your relaxed, fun attitude and the passion you have for your work. You seem to really enjoy it and have a very determined and hard work ethic to boot. I share your love of wood. I enjoy the heck out of going through hardwood dealers looking at the all the variety of wood and all of the different colors and figures. You seem to be a really genuine cool dude and I hope you never loose your love for wood and your work.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@davidschoenberg5222]

Milling old logs couldn't be any more outside of my wheelhouse... but the rabbit hole brought me here, and I'm glad it did. It's 42:17 that I'll never get back, but I'm ok with that. Don't stop doing whatever it is you do because it's plain to see that you love it, and we need more of that. Thanks for bringing me along.

[@mcremona]

Thanks!

[@HillbillyMcWilly]

I love your videos and you have inspired me to upgrade from my chainsaw mill to a full size bandsaw mill. Id like to offer a little advice on the rollers though. We have a monument company so we are used to moving around huge chunks of heavy granite. We use rollers a lot. The trick is to orientate the rollers in the direction that you want the piece to move. Ive noticed that youre not really taking that into consideration when you go to roll and when you have issues, that seems like the problem. It really doesn't take much. The slightest angle will change the direction. So if your rollers are slanted to the right, that's where your slab will want to go. We steer the granite around things on the floor by kicking the front roller in the direction that we want to go. It makes moving a 1,000 pound chunk of granite effortless.

[@Ian_Hay]

Some of those spalting patterns are insane - just nutbar beautiful. You have so many options with those slabs. One thing that immediately jumps to mind is using the twisted spalting patterns as bookmatched cabinet doors on a Krenov-style cabinet of some kind.

[@mcremona]

oooooo I like that idea

[@dspencer5344]

I see telecaster and strat bodies! Those would make some killer guitars if done with no pickguards on the face, just tiny access wiring covers on the back. absolutely beautiful.

[@organbuilder272]

It appears to be a light duty machine for heavy duty cutting. Nice that the blade is so thin - much less wasted wood making sawdust. Rollers steer in the direction of their axis. For safety you might have a buddy work with you. Wait until that steel hits your planer, hand or machine. You are right about gouging metal from a nice piece like that. But surely you can make things and work around defects. If you sawed that board thinner and put bracing underneath you would have much more wood for many more projects, The old furniture makers did it and it worked well. Nice wood should be conserved and made useful for many projects. Just a thought - keep your electrical box closed to keep dust out.

[@xenonram]

People that can afford the stuff he's selling don't want veneered furniture. The live edge is often wanted too.

[@johnmills7199]

Nice work. It's enjoyable to watch a man who not only knows what he is doing but he also loves his work. Thank You for sharing.

[@dtl1581]

You, my friend, are the Ray Romano of wood!

[@jamesthompson7825]

I always enjoy your videos and this might be the best one yet. The slabs are amazing. That being said, you need to make material handling your next upgrade. You will want to be able to chase your grandkids around the yard at some point in the future. Thanks for another great video.

[@Matausi11350]

I like it when you say every time you cut a slab "this is my favourite one" As a fellow timber nut. I can understand exactly what you're on about. They are all bloody beautiful because each and everyone has its own characters

[@cherylluna4058]

I never watched for so long about a guy playing with his wood. Sounds amazing

[@GilbertTang]

Every time he says “spalted” a magical wood nymph flutters to life. 🧚🏽‍♂️

[@dav1dsm1th]

I think we may have witnessed the birth of a drinking game.

[@barneyfive-0404]

It sounds better than Booger or ex-wife, don't ya know

[@petedavis8701]

Beutiful Wood, could that “Staple” Mark be Barbed wire fencing put next to the tree during its earlier years then the tree absorbed it? Great video

[@Pestilence86]

Reminded me of barbed wire too. At some point the tree started to absorb it, and so the wire was cut off, leaving the rest inside the tree to be found many years later by Matthew.

[@rustyhurdis847]

my first impression is a cross section of Barb.

[@zeegray]

Nice mill. Three recommendations. Automatic watering system. Automatic carriage travel. Pneumatic lift table,on 4 wheel dolly to transport lumber. All that heavy lifting will affect you later if not sooner. I tore my stomach muscel lifting heavy lifting.

[@DoesAnyoneReallyUseHandles]

What's weird is I don't have a saw mill nor anything bigger than a standard table saw for cutting wood. Yet, I love all these saw mill channels. You really add some great personality to my entertainment.

[@michaelalvarado597]

Forget the log!! I was blown away by that self loading trailer. That was slicker than snot on a doorknob. I just learned something VERY useful. Wow. But nice video too.

[@mcremona]

thanks!

[@andydavidson4108]

I had two large silver maples come down two years ago. I have been using the wood for turning (lathe) and firewood. Hope to get some larger pieces cut this year, It would be nice to get some figure like you had in that log.

[@george8873]

The slab with the huge hole in it would make an interesting grandfather clock. Use the hole for the face of the clock.

[@progandy]

It would also work as a table with a glass lake.

[@mikaelforsehag1851]

I see an amazing bathroom furniture,stab it and pop a custommade stone washbasin in the hole.

[@brianday9216]

That's a good idea

[@grumpy1311]

Say spalting one more time! 😄 My father ran a larger woodmizer mill for decades . He would like your video!

[@theelephantintheroom8016]

Matt is a wood connoisseur! Each slab is revealed and fawned over, a child of the whole but still an individual. A unique treasure waiting for skillful hands' to grant a second life.

[@beeptone]

Quite inspirational. Your humble attitude and helpful words are most appreciated. Keep up the good work.

[@bearbon2]

Thank you for the video - and for not mispronouncing oriented. (not "orientated"). Shows good education.

[@mcremona]

I do what I can :)

[@9mmkahr]

I'm glad we conversated.

[@Twobeers1]

The steel & copper were part of a telephone line. That U'ish shape piece you cut thru was part of the hanger & either a eye screw or large nail that was attaching the cable hanger to the tree. The copper was most likely a 18awg pair cable.

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

Agreed. Power company's will do a temporary hook up to a tree then forget to remove the hanger which the tree then grows around.

[@christobar]

Dammit Cremona, I have to work today!

[@mcremona]

Mondays are always slow start

[@nancyjeanharvey7647]

I like watching you cut the logs because you always show the beautiful wood these other guys that cut logs on their mills don't show it that's the fun of it seeing the results.

[@dhadden3827]

Your little helper or supervisor was the hit of this video! Also loved the slab s. Awesome wood which will be absolutely gorgeous in a good project!

[@waitemc]

Thats a barb from barbed wire. Not a staple. Edit: Note to self read the rest of comments before making a repeat comment. Good job dude I wish I would have build a saw when my fam still owned the fam farm. We had several 100 old Persimmon trees that would have been epic stock for several projects. Aka gunstocks or cabinets ect. We had several 100 walnut and cherrie trees

[@RealHankShill]

Pretty big barb to go all the way through an entire slab and into another one. Never seen a 5 inch wide barb before. Sure its a barb from a fence? I thought that when I first saw it but when he took another cut and it was still in the bottom slab I figured there is no way it could be

[@gavinjenkins899]

@@RealHankShill just another barb. Tree grows around a whole barbed wire, it will encapsulate 4,5,6 barbs in there somewhere

[@longhornstate6587]

Never seen barbed wire made out of copper. Phone, telegraph, or electric maybe. Could have been an electrified wire to keep animals together.

[@robertjpercival6386]

The fact he found copper in the wood suggests he cut through some LONG steel bolt (or rebar) that once held up power lines to the house or outbuilding - and the tree kept growing up around it and absorbed it....just my two cents.

[@americanrebel413]

This is very very cool! Since I was a child I've been intrested in wood working and this is just simply AWESOME! Thank you for sharing this experience. PS. I subscribed.

[@mcremona]

thanks!

[@thomthom5486]

Ditto. I just came across and ended up watching the entire thing. I had hired a guy with a mobile mill to help me slab a bunch of oak and cherry. It was tiring but educational. Now I want a mill like yours. ;-D Following and going to check out the walnut slabbing and some of your projects. Please keep the info flowing.

[@TJSWOODWORKINGSHOP]

Hey my brother that mill is a beast,I love the color of the wood to,I will see you later Family :)

[@dmdm8018]

Not having a clue about slabs etc, but watched the whole video with interest. Thank you.

[@mcremona]

awesome to hear!

[@gerryhoffman5667]

Matt that's some beautiful wood, we sawed logs years ago when I was in high school, rough cut still wet took it to school dried over weekend & warped so ripped & flip half glued then plained, All spalted maple,built set of shelves for my mother. Beautiful& heavy. To help move slabs, small pipe & roll, Good luck, Great job.

[@ConstrutorMusical]

Nice work! That First board with the punky branch would look Nice with some yellow epoxi... would look like Sauron's yey... a lord of the rings themed tabletop...

[@gmc07joe]

27:14 “engage safety squints” love the AvE quote!

[@hughbuchanan9048]

I'd like to see what is made from these slabs.

[@pnwRC.]

WOWZERS! With all the metal in this tree, you fought to earn each & every slab that was cut from this beauty.

[@gordonpeden6234]

I really enjoy watching people who know what the hell they're doing! Thanks

[@johnmcglynn2125]

The slab with the two rows of knots running parallel down the center would make for a beautiful table top.

[@bigjohn1154]

WARNING: Do NOT play the drinking game every time you hear "Spalting" ,,,, Im pretty sure you wont be walking home ,,, :) seriously though what a beautiful log!

[@mjallenuk]

Walking is overrated ... crawling on hands and knees sideways and giggling whilst occasionally muttering 'spalting' is more like it.

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

Spalting? What? Where?

[@812archer4life]

That's a lot of liquor.

[@SteeveohRising]

I've never heard the word spalting in my life (52 years) before this video. I think he caught me up. Still an interesting video.

[@kenjett2434]

Awesome video sorry its took a day or so to view and comment. If the value of the log is more than the cost of the blade i agree Matt its worth cutting. Its just depends on the value and that log certainly has alot of value. I love your milling video's ots what turmed me onto your channel. Once completed it will be the best mill on KZbin in my opinion including the commercial built ones.

[@mcremona]

thanks Ken!

[@organbuilder272]

This is a light duty, labor intensive machine. This is a commercial machine. It is light duty and could not stand up to production work. It is fine for home workshops, slabbing lumber, but is it not really made to handle heavy logs. You can see him straining to handle the slabs and the log itself. Cammerciall machines take this in stride without all the human effort.

[@wlan246]

22:45 That's a lot of metal to cut through! I wonder if you could cut around something like that with a hole saw and break it out of there, rather than risk ruining the bade.

[@phyl1283]

He's not exactly built like the Hulk, either!

[@monicaturner5984]

At one level, that was a very long video, however, at another and more important level, your passion and joy was evident and you kept me as a viewer all the way through. My passion is in another area altogether and you have inspired me to do more in depth stories. Of course, I may take the risk of boring my viewers and that is a risk I might have to take. Thanks and, BTW, do pay attention to that other posting about taking care of your body. Mine is over 77 years old and it shows too many signs of lack of care. It still works, but not as well as it could. Thanks for your intensity and great descriptions!

[@trcykaufman]

The neighbors must love this guy and his saw

[@LtDan-hr1pb]

I stumbled upon this video and since I have never seen any type of milling ever, I just had to watch. Your explanations as you progress on your "adventure" are very informative. The slabs turned out great. What you look for in each slab is what I look for using reclaimed wood for my various projects. Thanks for posting Matthew.

[@vettepicking]

ive never watched a man play with his wood for 40 mins , till now....

[@GenoLoma]

not even in the mirror vette..? :P

[@roberthousedorfii1743]

Not that I wanna watch you, but Viagra dude....

[@michaeledlin9995]

Do it everyday for hours. Even with a chainsaw. Gets interesting.

[@hickory572]

What is the oddest thing you have found in a tree? My friends and I have found a horse shoe. What we can place together from where the tree was, is when the farmer was working the field the horse lost it and he hung it on a branch along side the field. As they do the woods push out the tree now is in the woods and not at the edge. We lost two blades on that dam thing. One from the band saw and one from the chain saw getting it out.

[@tylerbeach7408]

A draw knife was imbedded 30’ up in a bay tree. By counting growth rings it was stuck in 40 or so years ago. Yes, the chain saw found it, knocked off ten right hand cutters, threw good sparks too! Black oak near the barn: insulators and cable. Old pondo: bullets, a lot of them! At the base of another bay was part of a deer antler, just the top couple points. If there are foreign objects in trees needing removal my saws will find them, thank god for chain grinders! Working with old trees...

[@john-paulsilke893]

I’ve only found wire fences and a large flat piece of sheet steel about 20 gauge or so and at least 10” across.

[@angelv.garrett3365]

It became a form of protesting the cutting old-growth trees in the late 60's and 70's to "Spike" trees with things like 10 penny nails, Sometimes wrapped with lengths of barbed wire with the ends free, Pieces of Copper pipe, even cut down Railroad spikes, Driven in with things like a very long screwdriver past the point of being easily retrievable, to bind up blades, snap chains and sometimes to deliberately injure loggers. The practice was stopped, but not before a lot of kids copied protesters, and trees in yards got the same treatment leaving booby-traps homeowners who have had to later cut those trees.

[@john-paulsilke893]

Probably not in this case but very possible.

[@armexiusproductions1221]

Carver i know found an anglo saxon arrow head in a piece of oak, that was first made into a ship, then a church bench, then finally came into his workshop.

[@two_tier_gary_rumain]

After watching you bring the log in, I think you should consider repositioning your mill to a slightly better site.

[@diannadearborn1117]

Wow... thanks. your video reminded me of a sawyer friend of my carpenter dad who milled on his homemade backyard rig whatever odds and ends he could scrounge up. His day job?... working in a large commercial production saw mill. My dad called it a busman's holiday. The scent of the fresh cut wood is what I still remember about it most from my childhood. Heaven! And, yeah, I am betting on the inclusion beig a power cable, and its guy wire, that the tree had grown around... seen it a hundred time.

[@elguapo3527]

Nothing I like better than to see someone do what you are doing. I agree with the comment about limiting damage to your body (spine), which gets easier to do as you get older. In terms of using rollers, you might use a large dowel inside of your rollers to move them sideways so your heavier planks will go where you want them to. Yes, it takes longer but it should help. Either way, great work and great video. Keep it up.

[@bassmann4463]

Nice shoutout to AvE at 27:16

[@robertjackson4121]

Worked shake mills 42" upright bandsaw . Then worked sawmill 12' x 40' logs on Headrig. Double sided blades. You need metal detector broken blade can do Lotta damage. Have seen too many broken blades that do not discriminate

[@xenonram]

A metal detector is pointless. There would have been no way for him to do anything about it. He wouldn't have done anything different.

[@john-paulsilke893]

Yup, walk it slowly and hide behind the arm, just in case. Also even though it cost him two old blades he got a couple nice trophy slabs.

[@drums787]

Hold it right there... what happened at 25:13...? Are there two Matt Cremonas? That explains it!

[@markholden1662]

I think one of them is really Jay Bates.

[@doubledarefan]

Magic from Frank Howarth's shop.

[@GenoLoma]

Mark, maybe one of the Jay Bates is actually a Matt Cremona.. :)

[@ThugBatty]

Glitch in the Matrix?

[@benrudman3917]

One million views!! Holy crab. Btw 38:28 is definitely my favorite. A joy as always Matt! Thank you! -Ben

[@TheDecguy]

I’m glad to see you cutting up some silver maple. Two of them are located on my property and are getting too close to my electrical service. Most likely I’ll have them cut this summer. I enjoyed looking at the various figuring. Lots of silver maple in my area of Western New York.

[@taymoormirzadi2982]

It’s an old telecommunication wire that the tree grew around.

[@Pgcmoore]

some nice les paul tops in there ;)

[@epistte]

I was thinking of a tele' or a desktop.

[@rayc.1396]

Copper, looks to be 2 wire Romax, maybe 12 or 10 gauge. You need to get a pretty good metal detector. Great video of some really great looking wood. My neighbor won't use wood that has any type of defect, those being curl, knots, spallting or what ever. He makes nice looking pieces but they have NO character what so ever.

[@__WJK__]

Ray C. - Was wondering same... tree apparently grew up against a fence or utility line of some kind!

[@MtnBadger]

I think you mean Romex wire. Looks like someone used the tree for a support for their shop wiring...

[@J.Cameron.Stuart.Adams.]

Great slabs for wet bars with a hammered copper sink in the holes. Or fill the holes with epoxy and embedded LEDs. Beautiful twists, curl, and colors. Favorite slab is at 37:00. Thanks for posting. Cheers from Seattle!

[@JohnnyNowhere]

Some of those spalted cuts would make some killer electric guitar bodies.

[@jeanlouisjeanlouis1602]

What rolls down stairs alone or in pairs, and over your neighbor's dog? What's great for a snack, And fits on your back? It's log, log, log It's log, it's log, It's big, it's heavy, it's wood. It's log, it's log, it's better than bad, it's good." Everyone wants a log You're gonna love it, log Come on and get your log Everyone needs a log log log log *whistle* LOG FROM BLAMMO

[@Josef_R]

Ren and Stimpy!

[@madmardigan246]

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[@unhippy1]

Happy happy joy joy....

[@stefanodogg280]

Ya, it's really great!

[@MtnBadger]

Unfortunately, they don't have all the R & S videos available, however, they live on in my vhs collection. :) Love the boys.

[@johnblecker4206]

Now I was never a neat worker but I never worked with power tools with that amount of clutter so close to my feet at 32:00 broom.chains.scrap wood now at 32:12 you came close to falling backwards on that yellow bucket.You need to have a safety zone around the power tools your using.

[@gasfrommyanusi0i594]

arm chair safety officer..

[@johnblecker4206]

@@gasfrommyanusi0i594 I am close 70 years of age and never been injured on any job during a 40 year span.

[@phyl1283]

Yes, and a building never collapses - until it does.

[@anthonyreo5075]

I've enjoyed a couple of your video's and have enjoyed others as well. I'm always left to ponder the same question... what are you (or they) going to do with all those slabs? Are you building benches or desks or selling them to someone that does?

[@mcremona]

I use what I want for my own project and sell the rest to others. Thanks!

[@purchases1]

I watched your film and really enjoyed it! I had to cut down a 24" Oak tree that was dying and when I cut it up I hit some thing metal that instantly dulled my chainsaw. Long story short, exactly where I cut was half way through 2 horse shoes that were hung on a branch probably around 150 years ago. It took a while to figure out what the metal was, but now I have it on display in my Mancave for my company to enjoy. It's quite the conversation piece. History is interesting.

[@CCNB04]

Late night of going down the KZbin rabbit hole. I knew nothing about saw Mills but after many of your videos i know something now. Cool videos I have enjoyed them.

[@mcremona]

Thanks!

[@airtow6766]

Man I could make some great guitars out of that!

[@jeffrymoore1167]

Awesome video! Question though: Where is the go-fund-me link for the hernia surgery that you’ll be needing after stacking these slabs yourself? 😊 Keep up the good work, Matt!

[@mcremona]

I'll just keep paying my insurance premium every month

[@joem1413]

Hernia hell, if you slip a disc in your back, all your fun days are over.

[@chriscrilly8807]

Really good intelligently narrated video. Thanks. If either of the above misfortunes befalls you, move to Canada. Universally free (covered by the general taxes) health care. Hernia or back surgery cost the same: nothing.

[@keithkiekebusch6116]

my thought too

[@larrypostma2866]

Matthew Cremona All jokes aside I used to be the exact same way and then had to have a spinal fusion at 28 years old love to watch your work but take care yourself man.

[@theadversarylight-bringing6980]

25:14 Hilarious! You just snuck your twin in there without warning! 😂

[@LoriPeace]

I learned so much watching this video! Your style of narrative really shows your love for the wood and all the beautiful features of it. I look forward to watching more of your videos -- thank you for sharing your craft with us!

[@mcremona]

Thanks Lori!

[@digitaIgorilla]

The 'staple' looks like a cross-section through a barbed wire barb coil. Fascinating stuff.

[@julz4u2]

Careful with your back!! I just broke mine and I’m in the hospital recovering. Do you already have something in mind for the maple?

[@argonman1]

38:04 Looks like a cross section of good old piece of barbed wire to me.

[@diecaster1018]

If someone wanted to buy one to make a table, how much would you get from one slab???

[@chuckfults9256]

#NotCheap just sayin

[@margaretthirlwall8196]

Great to hear an enthuiast at work and see how we benefit from his dedication to his materials. Unfortunately we do not need a new dining table in our house.

[@tedtolentino4955]

Very interesting to see how trees are actually milled intentionally to preserve some fascinating color streaks, direction of the wood grain, and even foreign objects as shown here to tell the history of the life of this tree. Thanks for sharing.

[@evelyn_r]

I know you have strength but you really need to look after your back, you need only one bad yank to dislocate a disk and over time it will wear out your disks. You need something to help you lift, more levels and less bending over

[@davidmorgan7586]

YOU ARE SO RIGHT WHEN YOUR BACK GETS F UP YOUR LIFE CAN BECOME A LIVING HELL