Taking a Closer Look at my Bandsaw Mill - Sawmilling Life

Sawmill is prepped and ready to go as I tackle some more red pine logs on the bandsaw mill today. I'll be making 2x4's and 2x6's from these small logs while saving time sawing three logs at once. Watch as I take you through the sawmill process with views of sawing you may never have seen before. Don't worry though, the footage may be close-up but the sawdust won't getcha! Here we go!
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[@tombooks1410]

Sandy, This is Tom. I finally figured out why I don’t have a square can’t when my saw is perfectly aligned. Don’t put your log clamps higher than your log stops. It will try to push your can’t over the top of your stops. Thanks for the advice and keep up the great videos.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Great tip Tom!

[@mcsawmill]

Sandy, people don't realize how much skill it takes to get that much lumber out of tiny little logs. Good video!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you!

[@tjjewell4115]

Sandy, another great Video, you have figured out how to cut several logs at once, good job.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks TJ! I think it's working out well

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Sandy- it’s always good to watch you running the sawmill. Sure is a handy tool to have. It has opened up a whole new thing for me to be able to cut whatever I need. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. God bless

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sure allows me to build more things than I ever thought possible. Hope you’re having a great weekend as well

[@southernadirondackoutdoors]

Andy and I enjoyed meeting you in Boonville and hope you had a safe trip back. Good video...except for the spider! 🤣

[@sawingwithsandy]

Really great meeting you both as well. I’m safely back home now. Bit of a rainy trip back. Hope you have a great week!

[@bheineez]

I have a WM 122.. I mill mostly poplar and build stuff with it successfully. I see the toe lift as well. Great videos, good job.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you! Great feeling getting things built with your own lumber !

[@wallaceviviansadventures2095]

Good evening buddy it's always a nice day when sawing a bit of lumber. love the sound of your chain saw i had a 262 husky loved her i cut about 3000 cords before she broke up. have a great evening

[@sawingwithsandy]

That's a nice saw!

[@acevtura4244]

Hey Sandy, nice video. When are we going to get a camping video?

[@sawingwithsandy]

I put out a little short recently but I’ll have to see about a longer version next time I’m out camping

[@brianwestveer9532]

I think we have a rule here that we can't take campfire wood into State campgrounds, they don't want wood transported from different areas,due to bugs.

[@sawingwithsandy]

We have a distance here that they ask would be used within. Normally it’s wood from the southern part of be province moving to the north

[@johnaddis1022]

that kinda sucks but I understand,

[@contrafax]

It is alway a good day when I can watch Sandy Sawing. Sorry about the wasps, they sure are pesky and can be dangerous.

[@sawingwithsandy]

I heard a bad story one time from a friend who left their can of pop out (soda) and went to take a drink a few minutes after opening it and there was a wasp in there and it stung inside their throat

[@contrafax]

@@sawingwithsandy I believe that!

[@wallacefrey6247]

That Spider vs. Toad footage of yours could rival some of the older, but similar,National Geographic footage I have seen. Anyway,I hope you are having a nice weekend,and I will see you in the next video.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sure was a first for me seeing that spider/toad combo. Have a great weekend Wallace!

[@johnsquires2209]

Always nice to see your mill running Sandy!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks John!

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏻👍🏻

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hope all is well and the end of August is going well for ya! Before we know it fall will be here

[@deprived56501]

I hate wasps. I keep wasp spray close anytime I'm going to be doing any work outside. Little (dirty names). Good vid. Thanks.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you!

[@kensmith4918]

nice cutting

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Ken

[@geneplummer-jg4en]

haha i got stung 6 times today but wiped out 7 yellow jacket nests and 2 brown wasp nests clearing brush and cutting firewood , been a crazy year for yellow jackets around here in eastern ky

[@sawingwithsandy]

They sure do leave a good pain behind. They've got me running scared now lol

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Very nice information , thanks for sharing !!!!! 😊🙏👍❤️

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks David!

[@mudderman8620]

Building a second rack for your first cuts would prevent you from from picking them up later when your first rack is finally cut. Just a thought Sandy.😮😢😮😢😮😅😊

[@sawingwithsandy]

In this case the slabs are piled up on the ground for a family friend who picks them up for a project of theirs

[@Ournorthwoodslife]

Great to see your slab rack in action. One thing I have done with mine if it’s full and I don’t have a chance to empty it mid-milling is to lay the extra slabs on an empty pallet. That way, once you get the rack empty, you can lift the pallet to the top of the rack with your forks and just roll the slabs in. It makes for a little less double handling.

[@sawingwithsandy]

That's a great idea!

[@Andrew_From_NB]

Hey there Sandy, great visit to the red pine forest today! Nice to drop by and see what you’re up to! Nice work that day! Fall will be here soon! Take care! Andrew from NB :)

[@sawingwithsandy]

Fall sure will be here soon! I just saw trees changing leaves colours already

[@Andrew_From_NB]

@@sawingwithsandy fall color season is one of my favourite times 💯👍 🍂🍁🍃. Take care and be safe! Andrew from NB :)

[@timscartoys9321]

The more I watch you doing three poles at a time is giving me the confidence to try three similar sized Ash poles at a time to see if that will also work!! If need be, I will square up a side or two before going three wide. Does your center pole ever pop up when they are all still round??

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there Tim! I find it's a great time saver when they're all the s are size. I've worried about the centre piece jumping up too but fortunately I've not seen them move at all as long as they're clamped tight.

[@TheHobbyShop1]

Man that’s so cool that you can cut your own lumber! What are you planning to build with it? Nice work! 👊🏼

[@sawingwithsandy]

I'm about to start a new project. Will be a great build. I just need to solidify a few details of the build and will be sharing details real soon!

[@critical-thought]

Keeping thinner pieces down on the bunks can be a challenge. I sometimes resort to putting heavy chunks of cast iron or stone on top when I can feel confident they won’t jump off the wood into my blade. Not sure what else can be done while sawing. Tension in the log can certainly be a pain.

[@sawingwithsandy]

That’s a good idea!

[@paulfrizzell31]

👍great video,Sandy

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Paul!

[@saintaugustine1715]

Hey Sandy hope your doing good yes you did a litlle saw dust for the camera lol i finally got my log out of the woods some of them were dissent size 18 to 19 at the bigemd and about 14 to 15 at the small at 16.8 all southern pine fresh cut so they had weight so now i will be ready to make dust also it is nice to be able to make the lumber you want and you look like you enjoy every minute of it have a nice day

[@sawingwithsandy]

Those sound like some great lumber coming up!

[@carlmclelland7624]

I was going to ask why you didn't clamp that wood for your final cut. You've talked about the log not lying flay in years past. Two suggestions. 1... put a piece of plywood on the end of your slabwood rack, and as you fill it, push the slabwood against the plywood. When you later go to cut it into firewood, it's already squared for length and you won't have to restack it. 2... I don't have the paper wasps here in Nevada, but the wasps I do have.... they don't like WD-40 sprayed on them!! I keep a can of it handy, and when I find their nest, I'll spray it and no more wasps in that nest. If they are airborne, spraying a mist at them drops them Right NOW!, or they'll retreat and not come back. Good luck........

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Carl! Thanks for that tip about the WD40, I've not tried that but may have to give it a try. These critters sure fly fast as just the other day I was cutting the lawn and sure enough I found myself running for my life but the darn things got me about 5 times.

[@kenmartin9399]

Hi Sandy just watched your video you were saying how you have to be mind full of sawdust build up in wheel track Just wondering if there is something the manufacture offer something that would attach to sawmill to brush or scrape the track clean as the mill passes over it

[@sawingwithsandy]

That's a good question Ken. Would be a great idea!

[@SuperHurdman]

I was at my sawmill and had some wasps in the handle well they came out and one bit me on the back of the hand! It hurt some but after that nothing! Well the next day I woke up to a swollen hand! Then that day I went back to the mill and then again got bit on the eye brow and the following day around the eye it swelled I knew it was coming. Did you have swelling after twelve hours of so? I am just curious? I was bit by a bee black hornet and nothing just the sting but no swelling the next day those wasps are interesting. Now when I see them I respect them.

[@sawingwithsandy]

I think I got stung by some wasps (maybe the ground wasps) and it they had a lot of pain where I got stung and a good amount of swelling almost immediately.

[@tombooks1410]

Great information on your latest video. I have a question. I have a hm126 sawmill. When I make my first slab cut then turn it 180 degrees and continue making the other cuts as you do I get really square cants as usual. But when I’m trying to save time and effort and saw every quarter turn. I get a cant that doesn’t have 90 degree corners. Bed is level end to end, side to side. Blade is parallel to the bunks, and bunks are 90 degrees to the log stops. And using a brand new ripper 37/10 degree blade on white pine logs. And I’m leveling the pith. Because of the extreme tapper in the logs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your channel.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there Tom. I was going to ask whether the log stops were square but sounds like they are. Aside from that I would say as long as the log clamps are holding the flat edge tightly against the log stops and those are square then I'd think that would do the trick for square cants

[@mr.lynnrosaasen8218]

Do you go camping by yourself?

[@sawingwithsandy]

I've got friends and family who go with me

[@kevchard5214]

Sandy you know they make wasp spray ? LOL

[@sawingwithsandy]

I've learned my lesson with the spray. Last year I gave the spray a try and it definitely killed some but the ones it didn't kill sure made me sorry for trying

[@kevchard5214]

@@sawingwithsandy You need to practice your aim because they dont just go away and will be there the next time you go to the hideout and still pissed off.

[@inspectr1949]

So what did you settle on for a blade lubricant?

[@sawingwithsandy]

Water for red pine and the spindle lubricant for pitchy white pine

[@inspectr1949]

@@sawingwithsandy I've always added PineSol to the water with marginal results, in the winter I add the red nontoxic antifreeze just keep things from freezing up, the key word is marginal that's why I was asking, moistly I cut red and white pine and sometimes hemlock.

[@sawingwithsandy]

I should mention that in winter I use washer fluid