Visiting Amish Sawmills

0:00 - 8:10 - Amish Sawmills
8:11 - 12:00 - William Wood-Write
12:01 - 14:19 - SCM Tour
14:20 - 16:21 - Unboxing SCM Planer
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[@johncotton866]

Thanks for a great video!!! Enjoyed watching the different places you and the team use to procure wood. Thanks for showing us how the Amish lifestyle is different from our "modern" lifestyle. Very interesting.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks so much for watching John!

[@jumpingjacks5558]

Great video. It should be noted the Amish or Mennonite buggies are typically over 100 years old. The buggies get passed down from generation to generation. They are almost all made of Oak. They cut pieces of oak when they need to fix or change something on the buggy. They take good care of them. In the winter time, they use kerosene lamps as heaters. They get pretty warm. When the Amish move into a farm, one of the first things they do is take down all the electrical wires and poles. The Amish commonly use Standardbred, American Saddlebred, Belgian, and Percheron horses for various tasks. Naturally each breed is used for different things. The Belgian horses do all the very heavy pulling and other heavy work on the farms. Other Standardbred horses are fast so they usually pull the buggies and light farm duties. Unless they are hauling heavy loads. I grew up on a dairy farm about 8 miles from an Amish community. They are such nice people. Unfortunately there are people out there who do hate crimes against them. I don't know why someone would do that. Believe it or not they rarely use the police unless it is something really big. They teach the kids, German before English. It makes me homesick to watch this video but I really appreciate the work you guys do and I appreciate the video. Do you get all of your ash and oak from this mill? I had a great childhood.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Oh wow, that's really interesting to know, thanks for taking the time to share that! And that's nice to hear our video served as some nostalgia for you. We get majority of our ash and oak from this mill yes, occasionally we'll get it from others but most of the time it's from here

[@jumpingjacks5558]

Thank you @@BlackForestWoodCo

[@dougk5456]

Santa came early!!! Nice machine. I lived in Ohio about 30 miles from a large Amish community. There was one fellow who made roll top desks of red oak. His entire wood shop was powered by a diesel engine. A line shaft ran the length of the shop overhead. Flat belts dropped down to each machine from the line shaft. Even though I am a wood worker I had to buy one of those desks. It is made from one inch red oak and I included a hutch that sits on top. It is beautiful. It is now about 40 years old.

[@roberta.brokaw3829]

When we lived in Indiana we had the pleasure of the Amish make our hardwood floors and it was a real treat to watch the process. Oh my - boys and new toys - can't wait to see the videos. Stay safe.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes, it's so interesting to see! And yes, we're excited to use our new planer!

[@steveluepke9654]

I believe that shaft thru the wall from the diesel is called a jack shaft. At least in Wisconsin its called that. Amish are craftsmen from another era. Interesting video. Thanks for sharing

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Good to know, thanks Steve! And thanks for watching, glad you found this video interesting!

[@WireWeHere]

Line shaft is the long one transmitting power to anywhere you choose to go. Jackshaft is an intermediate shaft that's often short with a couple bearings. Countershaft is coupled to the machinery with a final drive and a clutch. Just an example of terminology I've worked with factories that use water wheels or remote motors and engines and a lot of shafts, sheaves, pulleys, belts and lots of sprockets and chains plus the odd cog and finger drives often made out of wood just like the old ones. Is SCM the same one that sells industrial vacuum and pressure control devices and more?

[@cattac6]

Thank you for this. It made a change from all the epoxy tables. Not that I don’t like your tables but this was a refreshing change of direction. Sorry to hear about the ash, I agree it is a beautiful timber to work with. Look forward to seeing more of your videos next year,have fun with the new SCM. Merry Christmas to all the team. Cheers Michael

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes, it's always nice when we get to do a different type of video! Merry Christmas Michael, see you in the New Year!

[@terrycunningham7946]

Very informative info! Nice to see you guys got some new equipment 🎉

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Terry! Yes, it's always fun to get some new equipment to try out!

[@Ofthe7thSon]

4:21 BEST tshirt ever - I have the very same and will buy more when I’m at their show here in Sydney next year - up the Irons 🤘 Also, I went to purchase 3 of the pens listed in the description above and the shipping to Australia was $113, that’s either a mistake or……. Not gunna happen at that price.

[@rkoorman]

I have the same planer. Absolutely love it !!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We love it too, it's great!

[@sionetaumoepeau8278]

"Thier cheating" craked me up

[@AKdesignsandhardwoods]

I love my older scmi 16” jointer planer. I went to surry BC from Tacoma WA to pick up a delta rc-63n 15hp 24” planer with a shelix head in it for a sweet deal. Those older machines are just made to work, but would love to use a new gen planer.

[@dottiemathews6853]

SWEET! LOVE IT!! CANT WAIT TO SEE NEW STUFF FROM YOU ALL! FABULOUS VIDEO DAHLINS!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Dottie!

[@johnbernard6666]

This was a very interesting video. Love your road trips

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you! They're always my favourite videos to edit!

[@robinsharpley7345]

I use diesel power for a 30" thicknesser , a 32" circular, edger is diesel powered so is sander and bandsaw lol . Each machine has its own engine so not wasting fuel 😆😆 an in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 uk.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Oh wow, very cool! Thanks Robin, also Scottish accents are my favourite haha!

[@williammaxwell1919]

Looking at ingenuity and minimal modern technologies, I like the late 19th /early 20th century sheep shearing sheds (I'm Antipodean ~ we have lots of sheep) where the "stand" was driven from an overhead drive shaft. Initially, these shafts were driven by steam engines (though I wouldn't be surprised if there were water wheel /windmills versions), then diesel and electric motors.

[@timdyck8492]

Love touring places like that , my kinda fun right there boys 🍻🍻🍻

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes, we had a lot of fun!

[@seantwomey396]

An interesting video. Thank you. The Amish are hard working and devout.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks Sean! They really are!

[@tethron.]

Love seeing those manufacturers 🌲🌲🌳

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes, it's so interesting to see!

[@vernsteinbrecker3759]

Really enjoyed your video, will have to ask to see the new machine next time in

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yes! It will definitely be in future videos!

[@scottmedori1437]

Had no idea your pen kits were from William Woodwright. They have excellent products. Looks like a trip to Calgary is in order.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We'll hopefully see you soon! Thanks Scott!

[@niksevilla]

I have to give a shout out to the video team. You guys create incredibly high-quality content. It was nice to see you geek out on new machinery and dive into the details of the source materials used in your woodworking videos. Your passion and professionalism really shine through!

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate that! 😄😁

[@jimrosson6702]

Very cool thanks for sharing

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Thanks for watching!

[@alexandersangster7137]

You sold me a piece of bocote yesterday sold as “cocobolo” for way over priced, I have a friend at ctv and he will certainly be hearing from me!

[@d.a.n.]

how to their engines work without any batteries or alternator their diesel glow plugs etc? what are the belts made of instead of rubber? wild the modifications needed to work like that in hard mode. fascinating

[@lorenpedro]

Anyone else hate videos that you have to wait a day to actually watch?

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

We'll keep this in mind for the future

[@dylanhunter8613]

True

[@williammaxwell1919]

LOL. I'm I right guessing that Christmas was torture for you?

[@John...44...]

Why do you have to wait a day to watch it?

[@lorenpedro]

When it was posted it wasn't available to watch until the premier time. @@John...44...

[@gsmscrazycanuck9814]

Where I was from, you wouldn't get a sliver of ash or elm. the cut and landfill all the trees the city cuts. I couldn't even get any for firewood.

[@donwilson4934]

How are they welding things?

[@michaelgormel7223]

Sniffing out some logs hah

[@cannibalcarl8512]

How did you guys come up with your web name?My great grandfather actually had the first steam powered mill in Germany in the Black Forest.They milled Larch and still do to this day

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Oh wow, that's super cool! Our name came from Brad, who is the owner and founder of our company, he was inspired by his teacher who taught him all about woodworking early on in his career who was from The Black Forest in Germany, so he paid homage to him!

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

Great tour , Were all the places in Ontario ?

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Yup! All near Toronto!

[@DominicNJ73]

Can I come play in your workshop? I promise I won't break nothin. LOL

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Hahaha, we do offer workshops that allow for people to use our backshop!

[@liamredmill9134]

They should make some exceptions with technology ,and embrace wind and solar amongst other alternatives to tree clearance/CO2

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Agreed, but its not the Amish way haha

[@villeneuvewoodworks]

What’s the name of the custom sawmill company? Old Order Mennonite?

[@jimmyrk3]

6:20 That is not a wood burner! It is a wood degasifier...

[@user-xg6ie3rq5q]

Brooooo idk if its allowed but yall maybe should have brought an artist or sketch artist to draw those who help or operate the machines but still pay respect to their beliefs. I bet they would have loved a picture of them being drawn

[@kurtc6372]

All the ash trees in WV have been killed by the ash bore worm

[@johndell8679]

Charlie has a compadre eh?

[@richardrich3498]

The most perfect Woman Just Wow.

[@gernottrimmel5092]

5:28 - mind the pronunciation! There's ash all over the place... 😂

[@Rawstock92]

The Amish got corn oil? They should be able to run ethanol …

[@robertfontaine3650]

I hate watching people destroy high quality wood by flat sawing it.

[@biggie4310]

Amish is so crafty, i thought Macgyver was cool growing up.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

Very crafty!

[@griffhawkins8909]

I mean this with no disrespect intended to the Amish.. but I wish I could understand some of what feels to me like just a huge contradiction. Like... electricity from power lines is bad, but burning diesel fuel 24/7 to run wood kilns and push all those pollutants into the atmosphere is...good? It would make a ton of sense to me if it were things like solar and wind power charging up batteries, but I guess they can't use batteries. I don't know. I'm not trying to be harsh, I would like to understand the thought process behind it. But either way, I won't deny that the ingenuity involved in powering all of those big tools is super impressive.

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

Most power is generated by burning fuel of some type .

[@griffhawkins8909]

@@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223 yes, I understand that, and I suppose if anything, that's kinda my point! Like, I would understand if Amish communities were opposed to ALL forms of fossil fuel power, but they'll still use diesel, as long they're the ones setting it up? So I would completely understand if it's a desire to be more environmentally friendly or something - but it's obviously not that.

[@BenediktRiedel]

This is all religiously driven and doesn’t need to make a whole lot of sense to people “of the world.” Not using electricity is not about the environment for them. It is about independence from the “English” world. Using grid power would connect them too much to the “world.” Using diesel/gasoline/coal doesn’t There is also a whole spectrum of liberal to conservative Amish in terms of things like solar power, phones, bicycles, etc. These are fairly middle of the road on that spectrum.

[@tallyrc]

They won't use sources tied to the grid was my understanding

[@arthurtanchak2411]

Why don’t you go and make the videos

[@Lolloolollool]

That gas engine uses electricity in the ignition system. Someone's going straight to hell

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

🤣

[@scottcountryman6090]

That blond at the pen blank factory was 🔥

[@leedissel8808]

The blond with the huge.. knowledge.. geez..

[@kennybigmac81]

Really cool process. And that blonde is super hot😂

[@jonlanier_]

Amish hypocrisy.

[@bager1246]

don't pay taxes nor serve their country. won't see an american flag at an amish homestead.

[@BlackForestWoodCo]

The fact that we’re in Canada is also likely a contributing factor.