This Log BARELY Fit On Our 40” Sawmill

[@frankward67]

You got to know you absolutely won the neighbor lottery. Doug is such a knowledgeable and helpful neighbor.

[@OneEyeCustoms]

I hope that water didn’t come from the pond, if it did, it’s probably empty now. Loved watching this back, fun stuff!

[@HometownAcres]

Lol I did take about 4 gallons out of the pond. Completely against everything I’ve fought for the last 12 months

[@OneEyeCustoms]

@Hometown Acres That’s it, I’m done peeing in your pond to help fill it up. You are on your own if you keep taking water out! 😜

[@PatrickWagz]

@@OneEyeCustoms Yea, if Adam keeps taking the *"water"* out of the pond!!

[@CristieRoach]

You’re truly blessed to have a friend like Doug!

[@kipcudd7253]

Kinda like me and my neighbor helping each other except we're 67 & 70. His knee replacements and my heart and back issues. Now if I could get one of my 40 yr old sons to help, what a team. Wisdom with supervision!

[@lendygomez]

Liked "the second set of eyes". Happy New Year!

[@rustysparks8645]

Everyday is a school day milling these large logs. Fantastic that Doug is able to help out, get involved and able to assist with the camerawork and the comments. The two of you make a great double act. 👍👍

[@nickjm37fordel1]

It looks like you have a lot of special projects to work on :-))

[@fbnow2003]

Fantastic teamwork with plenty of challenges!

[@JimFinlayson]

Nice video. I’m happy you keep some of the fails in the video.

[@michaelthola1709]

Those would look amazing as counter tops in your kitchen, beautiful slabs.

[@danielwillliams9669]

Nice. I tell you what when you and Doug get together, I am going to get at least one laugh in there. Very informative. I can't wait to see you transform these pieces into counter tops.

[@grussell4194]

Great to see you’re cutting big logs, taking your time is very important as you know. If you haven’t come across Matthew Cremona’s channel you got to take a look. Good job done by you and one eye!

[@davidedwards3734]

Great looking slabs!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@dougpurcell9738]

Great job👍nice to have a helping hand from Doug

[@Swamp-Fox]

Absolutely beautiful wood! I enjoy the sawmill content!

[@SasquatchBunyan]

That’s a big log! Teamwork and extra eye(s) help. Cheers!

[@markpowell4701]

Adam, Neighbor Doug is great help; you are luck to have him close. 🤠

[@dennismahonchak3228]

Thanks Adam, gorgeous wood. Glad you showed your mistakes. Nobody's perfect. Thanks for being real.

[@randyclyde4939]

Caught me by surprise with the reverse direction that popped the blade! I'm so glad you and Doug have a great friendship and are able to work together. I lost that when my best friend passed away a few years ago. He would have enjoyed watching you work together as we did. Thanks for another interesting video. Wishing to you and your family (and to Doug's as well) a most wonderful and prosperous New Year! Be well and be safe!

[@darthgbc363]

Cutting a yard full of firewood today in northern Minnesota. With a tiny Worx 120VAC 14". It actually cuts real nice for an el cheapo. Except when the bar isn't long enough to cut across the flat. The tip will not cut. I believe it's because it has a safety chain. My major complaint for this saw - the top handle is too close to the chain. Many times where my pointer finger is only a 1/4" away from the meat grinder. I think you hit some dirt to dull that chain. That oak is beautiful.

[@henrymorgan3982]

Beautiful. Can't wait to see you use it! 👍

[@markjohnson5556]

At least you got to use all the toys!

[@cgsoutdoors_professor3883]

Nice work and partnership with Doug!

[@mottmusic101]

Thanks for illustrating the dimensional vs live edge concept. Most of us needed to know that before we buy. Reno

[@nickf5862]

The quick way to take a blade off! Should've done that on the first cut too, could've avoided messing with the pinched slab.

[@douggibson9084]

Beautiful slabs, for the rot glass bead the rot and clear epoxy the void. Art work 😊

[@dansSawfish5604]

Fun video! Yes it takes time to get the log right even with hydraulics it takes time. You don't just throw it on and call it good. you and Doug did well..

[@DDL2728]

Those are beautiful slabs!! I hope you can use them in your kitchen! Great job of always giving us interesting videos!! You're never boring! I'm anxious to see Anderson on his new "toy"! God bless you and your family! I hope y'all have a blessed New Year!! ❤️ 👍🙏❤️

[@oakrunacres2564]

Glad to see your mill didn't get blown away in the storm. I had my doubts. Definitely a lot of work but it looks like it was well worth it. Nice job boys. Dave

[@BissellMapleFarm]

White oak smells amazing, too.

[@ahjotco906]

Good morning from Pittsburgh

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Nice job. Teamwork and friendship at its best.

[@outsidewithrodney8240]

I'm glad Doug was there to help you. I hope you do use the wood for your wife's kitchen. I think it would look good and it would be something you can tell people that you milled yourself. On the parts that have the rot.....if you cleaned out some of it and then put some type of sealer on it, would it stop the rot or would it continue?

[@bradhaggett]

They would make great countertops…I used 2” walnut slabs for all the countertops in my home.

[@renukrewsoftwash5666]

Very satisfying video. That is going to make some awesome counter tops or cabinets. Please show that video when you have a game plan.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Definitely a challenging log. Nice job.

[@HometownAcres]

It really was. Thanks Brock!

[@tkskagen]

"Chillin' & Millin'!" Those slabs would make some absolutely beautiful Counter Tops with some Epoxy...

[@TheBigmark75]

Adam having just redone my kitchen u are absolutely right my cabinets were 10k and counter tops were 4k btw that grain on that log is GORGEOUS

[@Riverguide33]

Big job….neat results! 👍

[@andydsimmons]

Nice work boys

[@georgesherman5345]

Beautiful slabs!

[@cheryljansen4633]

I want slabs for a counter top when I redo my kitchen, so I'd be very interested in watching you make the counter tops.

[@johnelliott6738]

Adam, if you do consider a concrete countertop, Tom & Steve Hause (concrete with the Hause's) make them - work of art!

[@theresasaunders9773]

Some lovely slabs there xx

[@dropedlow33]

you can pull the fork choser to the mill slide off or get a host with a load leveer and Felled Timber Claw Hook, 28in - Log Lifting Tongs Heavy Duty Grapple Timber Claw, Lumber Skidding Tongs Logging Grabber

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats HTA on milling that giant log into some beautiful slabs. happy new year..

[@Cornfed41]

Adam, when are the skating rink video's coming. Upgrades to lighting etc...

[@jimwiskus8862]

I know the 45 minutes of adjustment time might have seemed long, but it’s better than the time to try and straighten a bent frame structure. I’m not even sure you could straighten it on site. I would almost think you’d need a frame straightening machine in a body shop. So at the end of the day, you wound up with some beautiful slabs and a saw mill that will be ready to roll tomorrow. All that said I know both you and Doug know that. You guys always do thing’s smarter not harder.

[@kylerayk]

Great video Adam! I like that you demonstrate how you can do great things with more affordable equipment. Question: What is that red demolition hammer/pickaroon/war club thing that Doug was using to debark the log?? Now for some dark humor...at the 3:24 mark the text should read "Neighbor Doug showed up to be a second eye." Ha Ha. Hopefully he's a good sport and won't be offended.

[@brydonlidle9283]

It is going to be hard to go back to milling plain old pine, after this beautiful log.

[@markknister6272]

So pretty……👍

[@toddpacheco4748]

Neighbor Doug to the rescue 🛟 Adam next Doug shows up he needs you to say here’s Superman again is that a plane ✈️ or is it Superman Doug

[@johnkirby6547]

Happy New Year to you guys. That sure was a big log, hope you can find a use for it.. looking forward to seeing you next year 😀

[@rickthelian2215]

Hi Adam and Doug😊

[@robertneilitz4926]

when looking for a name for Doug's Channel, as a marketing director I've always tried to incorporate the name with what the company does, ie, Doug's Done It or Ask Doug

[@PatrickWagz]

But, he has "One-Eye" and he does "Custom" projects! 😆

[@PappyTom61]

Adam's next project, build a Matt Cremona bandsaw mill. Very nice slabs.

[@thebikepackingadventurer]

This just make me want to buy a sawmill 😂

[@tkskagen]

Any thoughts about hanging a 5-gallon bucket under the Sawdust Exhaust for collection? With some Egg Crates and some Wax, you would have "Fire Starters" that could be sold along with the Firewood Stands as well!

[@jimwiskus8862]

Have you considered concrete kitchen countertops? I’ve seen some incredible finished countertops that look awesome. Just a thought. See you in the next installment.

[@blklbluvr]

I thought you wanted to dry those slabs out?😂 Beautiful slabs. You might want to consider a metal detecting wand. I’ve seen them from like $30 bucks to $250.

[@davidn1369]

Adam, nice slabs. I see this time the problem was mud and not metal. You and Doug ever consider going in on metal detector?

[@richardbrowne1679]

Old Man sounds coming from Doug’s mike? What the heck 😳

[@kentcorbett5436]

Those pieces with the rot in them they look awful cool when you use them as a shelf and you fill that in with resin some nice pieces for sure

[@johnbrost5437]

We used to saw white oak 12x12's 16ft long on a nonhydraulic mill. Alot of manpower used

[@diywithjonandpebbles]

Have you considered getting a grapple for the mini ex?

[@toddincabo]

👍 purtty

[@kingwood4357]

I think you about maxed out the sawmill on that one, but the results are great, and you have some absolutely beautiful live edge slabs there. Great job 👍

[@briananderson7497]

#1 Awesome video. #2.Those slabs were gorgeous with a Capital O. gOrgeous. #3 Forget kitchen counter. Those slabs are too sexy. Time for a custom headboard on a custom made bed. #4 That was stressful. Moving that log with the excavator. I thought for a minute that you bit off more then you could chew. Glad it worked out. #5 How thick is the ice after that crazy cold storm?

[@2020Tundra]

Adam, have you considered making a beautiful table top that would be very unique for your kitchen or dining room?

[@timsziminski2461]

Doug hasn't come up with a wide scraper yet to clear log of dust 😂 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. 👊👍🇺🇲 Maybe if them teeth had a little bit of a hook on them the logs wouldn't slip.

[@VnazT]

Something satisfying about watching machines getting pushed to their absolute limits.

[@HometownAcres]

Yeah the excavator and the sawmill both

[@thehammah8444]

That was an aggressive first cut

[@PatrickWagz]

Adam, great video here. Quite entertaining. Neighbor Doug was cracking the jokes. However, it seems that you have outgrown this EZ Boardwalk 40 and are going to have to upgrade to the EZ Boardwalk 50 model. I will take this old, derelict 40 model off your hands for $999. What do you say?!? 🤔🤪

[@kenashton32]

Which engine did you get with this mill? Are you happy with the power cutting that large of log?

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Have you tryed a carbide blade on your mill

[@danmorris7662]

Just a suggestion when you have a large slab cut like that ,take the blade off ,back the saw carriage out , remove the slab and put the blade back on . Alot less work and time .

[@OneEyeCustoms]

I wish I would have thought about that then!! Thanks, nice tip of the day!

[@BAMFWOODS]

What edc knife you carrying these days Nice work as always

[@davidn1369]

In regards to old man sounds, wait till you get in your 50s/60s. You’ll make a noise and think, “oh my God, that’s the same noise my dad used to make. That’s when you are officially an old fart.

[@HometownAcres]

Hahaha

[@carlmclelland7624]

WOW!!! That makes the effort worth it. Stunning, beautiful slabs there, Adam. I had to laugh when you first 'tried' to pick the log up with the excavator. I pulled a bunch of stumps on my nephews ranch, back in September, with his KX-057-4. Some of them were so heavy, I had to use the bucket and thumb to pull them up on the blade and balance them, and even then, they were so heavy they lifted the back of the excavator off the ground when I moved them. What's the weight of your excavator? It looks a little bigger than my nephew's Kubota, and it weighs 13,000 pounds.

[@JCWren]

Did you dig out the steel that tore up the chainsaw blade?

[@HometownAcres]

It wasn’t steal. It was just frozen mud

[@ThomasZawatski]

Let me tell you I have had wood counter tops in the past and they are not very durable compared to granite

[@larrybauman7430]

That looks like native American elm.

[@dropedlow33]

if u look a round on line mite find bigger or may be your naber can make u some wood be a grate vid at lest

[@jk9086]

Can’t believe neither of you have a hand held metal detecting wand. Do a quick scan of the area you are gonna cut to see if there is metal. Save some chains and saw blades from getting chewed up

[@EYALAVRAHAMI]

I tried giving you a BIG thumbs up but found only one size of thumb so i gave you what i had🤷

[@GeoffryWK]

Too bad you couldn't orient the log to get the crotch wood cut. That would have made nice table slabs. Except for the rot.

[@jacobthrockmorton9587]

I'm surprised you didnt use the chainsaw to take the widest part of the crotch off and make live edge crotch figured slabs....there was a lot of waste this way it seemed.

[@funtyes1970]

I don't think I ever buy a tractor with no cab especially if get real cold and a lot of snow , just saying

[@williamrice8219]

was that scraper a Doug special

[@HometownAcres]

Of course it was haha

[@Motoko1134]

how do you pay for all this 6 figure equipment?? did you rob a bank?