THIS Is Why Sawmills Are So Popular

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

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[@alfonseca9284]

Great video, Nathan. Just ordered my bowl blank. You cut this on Jan 5th 2025, 20 year anniversary of my Dad's passing. I am a sign carver and I will use this to carve a memorial to him. Thanks

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Sounds beautiful.

[@OGBamBam-06]

That is one of the most beautiful pieces of walnut I've ever seen you saw

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks!

[@ohasis8331]

Watching the water rushing down the board to the POV shot was like watching magic happening.

[@TheRuffusMD]

that log was about the most beautiful thing i have ever seen . i have watched you for several years , you are one of the best channels on you tube . just fun and educational .thank you , and the fact you are a Tennessee Volunteer makes me all the more proud

[@dwiirawatiofficial5864]

Good morning 🎉🎉

[@harrykeel8557]

Sometimes those old logs do hide a secret. And in this case it turned out to be a beautiful one!

[@rrpuetz]

Nathan, it’s amazing how things have changed around the farm in the past few short months. The two buildings have added a new dimension to your worksite it seems almost overnight. Probably doesn’t seem such a short time to you but so many great changes from my perspective. I’ve been watching since you were out sawing in open fields at the old place. Amazing!

[@CrossCultural-c7f]

Nathan, I am so happy to see you enjoying the benefits of the barn you built earlier in the year. You are now able to work in inclement weather with plenty of room to move around and more maximization of your work flow.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks! I’m enjoying it a lot!

[@FRBPturning]

Man that was one exciting log! My wife would laugh at me saying that... The nails, bees, voids, it had everything. Super excited to to get my hands on those bowl blanks! We don't have walnut trees growing out here in Arizona.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

👍👍

[@carolineb3527]

Ooh, you got some? May I please commission a bowl? I could take a look at your website (again) and contact you that way in a day or two if that would suit you.

[@FRBPturning]

@ yes you can contact through my website.

[@Su-Jo]

​@@FRBPturningI'm glad you commented because I was able to find your channel and subscribe. You do some beautiful work 🥰

[@FRBPturning]

@ thank you! Much appreciated!

[@quicksilver4547]

Beautiful walnut lumber! That is the nicest I have ever seen! Blessings with the sawmill this year!

[@Sowhat-u6f]

God did a heavenly job making that walnut - quite a gift. Also, quite a gift to enable us to witness the beauty of his creation. Thanks for showing it to us.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Amen!🙏

[@craigsudman4556]

Wow you might say you fought for those Walnut slabs (saw) tooth and (16b) nail, Nathan. And I have to say when you put that water on that slab it almost took my breath away. What a beautiful piece of something that wood is going to be a part of, eh? Great video thumbs up.

[@mikedkc]

I could almost smell the cut walnut aroma. Gorgeous grain.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

It's beautiful wood!

[@chrisflavelle1200]

I have another suggestion for some of the so called waste lumber, like the cutoffs from your spacers. People with lathes don't only just turn bowls, so depending on the thickness of the cutoff, it could be cut down into one foot lengths or a bit longer and sold for pen blanks. Pen blanks are usually 3/4" thick, so a lot of your offcuts would be perfect for something like that.

[@Su-Jo]

What a great idea! 👍🏻

[@refurbansuburban]

What an amazing yard log. That grain was mouthwatering. GREAT video work, Nathan. I really like that vibrant orange WoodMizer sweatshirt.

[@billkrueger9305]

thanks for posting, Nathan! hang in there!

[@Joshua_Jericho]

Sir, I love watching your videos. Incredibly relaxing way to end the day. Beautiful walnut - I can smell it all the way from Kentucky!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I appreciate that, made my night,

[@FullCircleOzarks]

Great job. I love milling black walnut. There may be some rolling pin blanks in some of that too! Have a great day.

[@dalebrabb4756]

That log did have a few defects, a hive of bees and too many nails, but you got some beautiful lumber out of it. And you now have a start to filling up that bay with air-drying material, all-in-all a very satisfying video, good work!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks 👍

[@ellenl.5581]

Those were wasps not bees.

[@teakdougyfresh9528]

They are figure not defects.

[@dalebrabb4756]

@@teakdougyfresh9528 there is a big difference between defects and figure, I think you are referring to the nail holes as character which the tree had nothing to do with, being the product of human intervention.

[@davidmahoy4478]

Some people like to nail a birdhouse or feeder on the side of a tree no matter what kind it is. Glad to see you going ahead and working with it. No pain, no gain. 🤠

[@peggyjean5530]

Absolutely beautiful piece of wood. Gorgeous grain.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks! I think so too.

[@toddpacheco4748]

Nathan that walnut looked amazing when you threw the water on it 👍😮😊❤

[@davidhrutfiord2537]

That cut off the side would make nice nice walnut live edge bowl blanks.

[@bradkirkman2420]

The old barn builders always liked sycamore for the roof sheeting. It would hold the nails better than almost any other wood

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Interesting

[@texasjetman]

Did not know that. Thanks

[@gregtaylor3432]

Just as an observation: By cutting off that piece to fit the sawmill you created an easy way to do some book matched slabs!! (Now all you need is someone who wants a HUGE dining room table!)

[@nickfranklin1867]

Beautiful black walnut slabs Nathan!

[@AdkKarl]

Great looking log. Thanks for doing bowl blanks again. I was too slow to get one, but I turned on notifications so hopefully I'll be faster next time!

[@sirthomas9835]

You are doing a great job with these videos. I love the multi-angles, the close-ups and your commentary. Your audience may find it interesting if you would show us how you enter the cutting parameters in your wood miser display...

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Good idea!

[@texasjetman]

Agreed yes sir he’s come a long ways since the field with the tarp on the Woodmizer

[@kb3byu]

Happy New Year Nathan - Matt Cremona would be proud of those slabs

[@michaelvaughn7137]

You better get some water on them two shows and no water on beautiful wood ?!!!! The only reason I watch this show !!!!!!! And you did thanks !

[@gerard8496]

few yrs back,i wanted to put up a bob cat feeder and like you , nails in a tree is a no no. so i ran a couple big torx screws dipped in axle grease so i could take it down in the spring, well hells bells ,that oak welded those screws in tighter than cousin

[@donaldadams5342]

Well Nathan, in spite of the nails & the big void, this was a beautiful Walnut log which gave some truly beautiful slabs & bowl blanks to come out of it as well. Good luck with the cold weather. Cheers, Don from South Australia.

[@scottthomas5999]

Great log. I was holding my breath hoping not to see a fourth nail. Glad to see only 3.

[@scottsherwood8555]

Wow!! That water really makes those black walnut slabs shine!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

indeed.

[@JeffandLeslie]

12/4 neary thick enough to make gunstock blanks. That is some pretty walnut.

[@texasjetman]

I was thinking that too

[@jimputnam2044]

WOW Nails , voids, Off set pit and you still got all that from one log. impressive.

[@clarenceburton9654]

Nice water shot of that beautiful walnut 🪵 thanks for sharing it ! 👍😎

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Glad you liked it!

[@mortshare7037]

With interlocking grain the sycamore might make interesting handgun grips. Have you ever put those up as blanks in the store?

[@steev927]

Man, black walnut is still my favorite wood. It just always looks old and rich.

[@edwardpearson5749]

A beautiful piece of wood

[@dmorgan28]

Great video Nathan. That was so interesting and that was some beautiful walnut. Love it. 👍❤️

[@jerrydonaldson3269]

That is beautiful Walnut.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Nathan, enjoyed all the work on the sawmill and other WOOD-MIZER equipment in there. Turned out more beautiful lumber and also some good firewood. Stay safe through the nasty weather and keep up the good videos . Fred and Family.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I'm staying safe, thanks. 🙏

[@curlymoe6656]

That walnut is very beautiful....I love walnut. Darn your bowl blanks all sold out 😢. Thank you I really enjoy your video's. Have a great year .

[@richardthornhill4630]

Beautiful walnut. Glad you have the two building up to get you out of the rain and snow.

[@rossdmcc]

Nathan, to most people it's just a tree. It's just a yard ornament to them. They don't think like a sawyer.

[@jimbeis5375]

Looks so awesome 😎 would love to see the finished product thanks for sharing

[@campy9712]

Beautiful wood, great video, thanks for sharing it with us.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for watching!

[@frankkirby5763]

This is one of your best videos. Great content. Best wishes and blessings.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I appreciate that!

[@JuneSmith-pk4zc]

Old timers used to drive a nail when it would not produce nuts. We had several on both side of a creekrun and my brother drove some nails in the tree. The next year it produced a over 5 bushel of walnuts when several who lived nearby never seen it produce. Tree was over a foot thick and forth feet tall.

[@texasjetman]

So steel minerals stimulated the tree to produce nuts you are saying ?

[@JuneSmith-pk4zc]

That is what father and brother said i was just 3 at the time but after hearing the story for 30 years i found another tree and did the same. Yep it seems to help some way.

[@texasjetman]

@ very interesting. I’ve got a few pecans that barely produce anything maybe they need a taste of steel

[@JuneSmith-pk4zc]

Me too but mine are young yet 7/8 years old

[@JuneSmith-pk4zc]

I am going to stick some old rusty chain near the roots for mine to see if it helps.

[@oldohioangler4525]

If there is a wood turning club near you, I imagine that they would be interested in every last bit of the left-over black walnut. Pieces as small as an inch square by 5 inches long could be used for turning pens by beginning (and experienced) turners.

[@kevinbooth2063]

On a few video's back you had a conveyor for the saw dust. I don't see it the conveyor didn't it work out? Thank you for your content.

[@robert.brokaw3829]

I think I said it about the last video - I really like walnut from a sawmill. You will definitely make a nice profit on that log - wow. Stay safe.

[@jackreed3445]

Just about my favorite domestic wood. There are some beautiful woods from around the world but Walnut is way up there. I turned pens and pencils with some great woods but they came in small pieces to start with. Take care, keep warm and dry, jack

[@UncleMelB]

That walnut really shines.

[@texasjetman]

Famous words of Charleston Hesston in The Mountain Men

[@UncleMelB]

@ greatest movie ever. Take me Bill Tyler, take me. But the best quote, never been lost but thoroughly confused for a month or two. “Beavers will shine again”.

[@texasjetman]

My gosh it’s time to dig out the DVD and watch it again for the 125th time. Keep warm and agree 100% one of the best ever

[@lonegunwomen]

Utterly beautiful grain Nathan. 😃

[@williamshock7075]

when we were kids we would build tree houses and nail boards into the tree for a makeshift ladder. Other than nailing a sign to a tree, that's the only reason I would see why nails are in a tree

[@wauhawk]

I'm glad to see you expanding and taking steps to reduce your waste! Been thinking for years that it was a shame so much material just going in a burn pile! Have you ever thought about buying the washer fluid in a 55 gallon drum? Might be cheaper in the long run? I don't know but I get thoughts like this pretty often......

[@richardbritton5280]

Beautiful Norm ty God Bless

[@valeriehenschel1590]

Bowl blanks can be thin as 8/4. And as small as 4x4x8/4. Just sell smaller ones in sets. Figure what will fit best in one rate boxes (USPS or FedEx?) then sell by the box. When I cut blanks on my vertical bandsaw, anything over 3/4x3/4x3” is a turnable wood blank. Best sizes for spindle use are whole inches squared by 12” or longer. That sycamore could have been spindle cut (cut for spindle blanks) even with the ring shake. It is just a different sawing pattern than slab cutting, though very similar. Especially since you have the edger handy for rip cutting. I watched a video this week of one of your blanks being turned. The resulting bowl was very nice!

[@jasonhovey815]

WOW what a astonishing piece of wood

[@alangordon1677]

There is a series of videos on here from Linda's Sawmill, you should check out their layout from saw to edger.

[@juliamason8393]

It is 45 degrees here in Lakeland, Fl, and it will drop more as the night goes on.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

cold times,

[@oregonwoodwizard]

Black walnuts are notorious for nails. As the old timers wood nail metal flashing around the nut and fruit producing trees to keep the squirrels from getting to them

[@RaymondSenchey]

can you mount a nail finder to the pre cut saw to warn you or a cut off switch

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

Good video 😊 Nice sawing and good job salvaging some really nice looking lumber out of that challenging log 👍 I'm looking forward to the popular you have staged.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks for watching

[@carlschick9065]

This was an awesome video, Nathan! Thank you. Stay warm!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks, you too!🥶

[@kenactofkindness4017]

2 gallon pump sprayer fill with water to spray with or without tip nozzle, to show the grain better than bucket of water, pro tip

[@2cooltek]

Do you keep all the nails and metal you run into? Used to do that at a tire shop I worked at years ago, had a big jar full of nails, screws, and crazy junk we pulled out of flats. Had a couple pliers, a spark plug, edger blades, and even chunks of rebar and steel shelving in that jar...

[@michaelswords9827]

Love the videos and the lumber great job thank you 😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@michaelmcclure4944]

That black walnut tree produced some beautiful slabs.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

yes sir

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

Nathan, I was wondering if you knew offhand what other species of wood contain spiral interlocking grain? I would assume that if it was dried properly, it would make some great furniture. I really wanted to make a rocking chair from Osage Orange, but I am not sure that the grain would be ideal; it seems to shear like the grain will separate if it has little cracks.

[@ShannonFreng-o8c]

My suggestion would be to raise that IBC tote up, with Mr. Kato, then you wouldn't have to stoop as much, when you're piling the firewood into it.

[@texasjetman]

Anything a man can do to prolong a back ache is a good thing in my book. I’m glad he’s got the roller table. I’ve now accumulated three of them for when I finally get my mill setup

[@ShannonFreng-o8c]

@@texasjetman Hopefully, it won't be long for you.

[@NN-sj9fg]

Some of those could be turned into beautiful flower vases or elongated candle holders. How would one of those bowel blanks be for a mezzaluna chopping bowel?

[@rogerwilkoson]

Forty years ago in one of my classes at the University of California at Davis we were told that if you drove a galvanized nail into the base of a tree that the tree would get all the zinc nutrient it needed from the galvanized coating for the life of the tree. There's one good reason to drive a nail into a tree but they don't recommend you do it because it wounds the tree allowing disease and pests to enter it.

[@markmaddison5312]

Whoever told you that was an idiot

[@annlaurie1484]

You could sell the smaller pieces as spindle blanks, could be popular 😊

[@Goldchucker1]

Hi Nathan. When I had my gold placer mine, I posted NO PROSPECTING signs on the trees. I used wire to attach the signs to the trunks. NO NAILS. THAT'S A BIG NO NO.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I agree, nails are not good for trees!

[@kendallcomeaux46]

Have you considered saving the sawdust to offer to the buyers of your slabs for filling in the voids?

[@garykirchner8468]

Great video Nathan!

[@johnbucklerfarms]

Idea A Track or Roller Beside the Output of the mill and Use a Tote To Follow the Mill and Make Move with the Mill and No mess on the Ground?

[@TheBest-ob1kj]

Wow beautiful wood. Great video ❤

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I appreciate it!

[@krisrichardson4548]

I know of two black walnuts that are twice that size. Their trunks go up about 15ft and split into huge limbs. The guy across the road that owned the other farm that passed away last yr that was in his 90's said they were huge when he was a kid!

[@krisrichardson4548]

I bet they could bring good money. Lol

[@mburke1211]

Never really gave it a thought, but I guess there’s a good reason why you don’t see much Sycamore firewood. Thanks for the info Nathan, you may have saved me a lot of frustration in the future.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

You betcha

[@r_me_mom4806]

Sycamore and black gum, but man they make some beautiful furniture pieces. The pattern and graining are beautiful.

[@michaelterpak1273]

I know this comment has nothing to do with this video but I was watching one of your old videos (4 years ago). I love the song that has a girl singing "out of the darkness). Haveb't heard it much anymore. Would love to hear it ion your videos again!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

@@michaelterpak1273 👍👍👍

[@dalehuff5740]

Nathen have you ever reached out to the Henry rifle to see if you could sell them some of the walnut that you have milled this black walnut for rifle stocks.

[@DonAzzop]

Matt Cremona went to a carbide tipped saw blade and it seemed to work.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Interesting

[@karlaustin4836]

Hiya, would a chainsaw mill be a better solution for those wider slabs than trimming the sides?

[@tommychew6544]

When you get that conveyor in are you going to have to raise the saw or lower the conveyor by digging a trench or something? The all the way down low cuts look like they might be held back by the height of the conveyor unless you change out discharge hoses or something.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

We’re good. It’s a low profile system.

[@louderone6133]

I'd take the void with the bees nest in it and epoxy that into a table in a heartbeat! Love that natural look with the ant holes at the bottom. I'd love that! I like that better than a void that someone made a water feature or just straight epoxy. That would look cool to me.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

not a bad idea,

[@scottsherwood8555]

How come your sawmill has 2 sets of those hanging bars? What does the second set do?

[@steveanderson2881]

Beautiful wood brother!!!

[@LyleBrand]

looks like that sycamore splits like our western wood hwre in wyomins pretty tough stuff.

[@sawdustfromscratch]

I'm just curious, why do you break those chunks of firewood into smaller pieces? It seems like a decent size to fit in a fireplace already.

[@whatdoyouthinktodd]

It's about to get cold all up in here.

[@ginaalwaysavip1177]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@bobwollard9105]

Nathan, that is a beautiful piece of wood!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Thanks

[@banjoeypicks]

Nice!!!....freezing here in central Alabama as well. Take care!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

You too!

[@36racin]

Any of these slabs available? Need a 20" x 6' piece and 12"x 6' piece. Preferably live edge on one side and cut on other would be fine.

[@joebufford2972]

Glad to see you didn't hit a nail or metal after stopping and changing four blades last time

[@johnsnyder4143]

Great video Nathan, something just came to me n I’m not sure it would interest ya, but have you thought about building ya an office in your lumber mill? Nothing big, 8x8 or even 6x8. Some place you can warm up your photo equipment, yourself even and vise versa for summer, keeping equipment cool. Maybe some paperwork for jobs/orders. Small desk to set at, keep extra blades n a few tools you use regularly in/on the mile. Save ya some running. Coffee pot for winter n a little college fridge for water. Just a thought