Walnut on the sawmill - Beautiful live edge slabs with METAL

In this video we sawmill a few Walnut logs on our custom built 72'' wide sawmill, we make some beautiful live edge Walnut slabs but we also hit metal!
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Custom made 72'' Wide sawmill
Haulotte Telehandler
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Canadian Woodworks - Established in 2010 Paul Lemiski has been professionally building furniture since. We offer one of a kind furniture designed to last for generations, teaching work shops and build your own templates & instructions.
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[@DuckRiverHoney]

So glad to see you back at it Paul!

[@katekeough9819]

It’s not even slaberday love it

[@SB-yu7hl]

Paul, love that you are making the effort to put the videos out since I’m sure its not easy running business and making the videos but they are appreciated.

[@CanadianWoodworks]

I do find when I make videos, I generate more leads to grow my business. I do love doing it, but I also do it to grow my business. Thanks for watching

[@philjohnwilliams]

That second log was beautiful

[@CanadianWoodworks]

For sure!

[@teddickert3902]

Thank s for finding the time

[@CanadianWoodworks]

Thanks for watching Ted

[@daveweber1331]

Beautiful stuff, Paul. Love the splendid crotch figure on that first one. You still coming up to the Conn area to get our walnut log? 🙂 There's a brand new foundation where that tree stood several weeks ago! Excited, it's to be our home later this year. 🙂

[@CanadianWoodworks]

Hi Dave, yes id like to come up of course! Just been so hard to get away from here.

[@SandyMasquith]

Such beautiful slabs! Shame about the metal in that last log. Hopefully the grain will get you a higher price to offset the cost of the blade. I always wondered how a sawyer handled embedded metal in logs. Now I know,,,,hope and prayers!! Thanks for posting this. Good to see ya still at it. :)

[@CanadianWoodworks]

Unfortunately, the "grain" does not move price. With Walnut slabs it's all about thickness and width. We will still get the same $$$ as a slab with out metal, just ore work and more costs involved because of the Metal. The way to fully loose is to not cut the log or not be able to make some of the log into slabs, then we are throwing the money away we spent on the log.

[@Ryguy-fn5lk]

Great video, Paul. Never fails that you'll hit metal after changing the blade! We always find the slabs with blue stain from metal sticking around longer and hardly selling, for obvious reasons. Do you find certain customers like that sort of thing because it adds "character"? How do you go about selling these slabs that have metal throughout?

[@CanadianWoodworks]

It's hit and miss (-: But yes the stain is not usually desirable. We are usually surfacing the lumber for our customers, so usually we remove the metal before cnc / planer

[@virtualfather4117]

Ask Matt corona about carbide blade said he used one for 2 years

[@CanadianWoodworks]

I've gone the carbide route, but have not had great success yes I get through a few metal cuts but they still get destroyed pretty quick. I hit somethings that not only melted the carbide away but even the steel shaped teeth! For the cost of the blade it does not make sense for me. $450 dollar blade, get a couple extra logs if hitting metal, or use $85 dollar blades I can sharpen 3-4 times. Cheaper blade that I can sharpen is the way to go for us. I'll drink a Matt Corona to that.

[@virtualfather]

@@CanadianWoodworks good to know thanks for replying

[@philmininni5981]

Where is everyone (staff)?

[@CanadianWoodworks]

We are running lean and mean!

[@VideosByAl]

We hit more metal in Walnut than any other species. And people want us to pay 1,000$ for their yard tree. 🤣

[@CanadianWoodworks]

I seem to find Metal in all the White Oak around here, I'll give you $1001 for that yard tree (-: