We Are Losing Thousands Of Dollars!

[@IamKyuTee]

Here is a tip from the Netherlands. Have a drying wood room that is out of the elementswhen cut. Coat the cut oak with thin wood glue. This will do two things by making it where the wood dries slower it prevents cracking and warping of the wood. Also, by having a humidifier in yiur drying on days that are very dry and low humidity it will also prevent this issue for that instance as well. This takes longer to dry but in the end you do JOT have cracked or warped cuts of wood no matter how thin or thick you cut it. The reason fir the cracks and warping I'd that it is drying out watpy too fast. It takes about 2 to 3 years longer to have the wood dry but you have way less loss. My father-in-law worked with wood all his life and this was a tip he passed down. This tip is for cutting wood that is not dried as whole logs. If your logs are cracking from cutting you may need to sharpen your saw blades or get better quality blades. Use water-soluble wood glue. How it works is the wood glue fills in pores of the wood and strengthens it but being water-soluble it still let's moisture escape but slowly since the pores of the wood is sealed. Here they teach that trick in wood working classes in HIGHSCHOOL. They also teach that yiu cut wood 1cm larger all the way around so after the wood is dried it an be sanded, planed or cut to size removing the wood glue. In florida yiu need a drying room with a dehumidifier. But still do the wood glue so it does not dry out too fast. Yiu do not want the humidity of the room above or below 30%. That is the key.

[@IamKyuTee]

@text-1459 I am not on KZbin watching to win. Please give it to someone else.

[@charlescoates6661]

I too cut my own lumber for projects. I don't have that high speed sawmill, but I have found that removing the bark as soon as you can will stop most of the bugs and rot. The bugs like to get under the bark and start eating the membrane between the bark and the wood. Just food for thought.

[@robertrickett7816]

At the old saw mill in my home town, the owner used to place all his logs on the trimmings, that kept them off the ground. Certain logs had the bark removed before being stacked to await processing. He also inspects all trimmings, before they become fire wood, for pretty designs to sell to small craft wood workers.

[@thomasnoteboom1531]

Have you heard of painting the end with a replant/sealer to control the rot and bugs, this is done in Central east

[@thurmanbennett1603]

love watching fellow Floridians at work

[@dennisszantyr7636]

Those mushrooms bought back memories from my youth. Used to hike the woods in Connecticut looking for Oak, Apple and White Birch mushrooms for craft projects. The Birch were dried and polyurethaned great for making mobiles and the Oak and Apple as they get bigger are great for small dioramas. Thanks for the video appreciate y'all. Have a great 2023!!

[@danbailey8182]

I am from Ontario Canada close to Detroit MI. Here we have humid weather in the summer and it affects the cut wood. So my experience is in felling trees for my friends farm, and splitting the wood for heating. It only takes one year for the wood to be a only good for burning in most cases. On a happy note my same friend's house caught fire (electrical) and we made amazing discoveries. The floor beams for the second floor are 18x18 oak. The wall studs were actual oak hand hewed. The walls were made of black walnut. The house had been built in 1850. The upstairs is being rebuilt but the black walnut will be used for tables to stay with the house.

[@doylelee4228]

Doesn't matter what you do there is always problems. Way to adapt and overcome!

[@kristylarson7832]

Excellent videographer and excellent editing! Love that both you and Zoe are in the video. Very nice to show your dad working also! This is a very good video!

[@holtstevens]

I asked my Wood-Mizer dealer when is the best time to mill. His answer was "When it quits bouncing after it is cut down".

[@gueyg3764]

So relaxing and beautiful to work oak slabs so many ideas on crafts and furniture

[@tylerbarrett6652]

Now THAT is a really cool saw mill. I watch a lot of these channels... but yours is the first that has the log handling stuff built in. EXCELLENT. I didn't know you could get them like that...

[@funtyes1970]

it really come done to how much money you want to spend on sawmill . a sawmill like he have probably $35k to $45k maybe more .or you can buy a cheaper one for like $10k to $20k with no hydraulic

[@davidbalderston2751]

Firewood guys up North use pallets to keep their logs from ever sitting directly on the ground.

[@waynenorton-se9vs]

love the way you over come your problems great work

[@wolverine1694]

I personally like a little spalting going on... gives character... I live in western Virginia and let my logs sit 2-4 years.. but you don't have winter's like we do... makes a difference... you-all keep up the good work... God bless

[@joeymendez7993]

Awesome video as usual. Thanks for carefully packaging the items I purchased from you. I was able to make a beautiful cutting board for my wife and now my mother in law wants one lol

[@TripleLRusticDesigns]

So glad you got it safe!!

[@jamessharier7529]

These boards could make some beautiful rustic furniture, nice job and video

[@azwheeling8189]

Watched a KZbin experiment once where they took a fresh cut log and compared moisture content to a similar log that had set 1 or 2 years and the interior moisture content was only a few percentage points different. That blew the theory of letting a log sit until it dries out in my opinion.

[@JambalayaJimmy]

That would have to depend on the climate. Generations of people absolutely knowing it works up in my part of Canada would disagree with this youtuber experiment.

[@carlbeane9227]

What the he'll are you talking about I thought this was an onlyfans

[@tjw540]

Hello from America leaving to a Caribbean getting married living United States. Hope you are enjoy your video you take care.

[@keithowen-js9ob]

I live in north Florida and we leave the wood for about 3 to 5 months maybe 10 months on ceder and white oak ..

[@rodneyyoung8577]

This channel always delivers the funs.

[@KoreyAiken]

Hi Guys! I really like your channel. Your content and video format is very engaging, informative and insightful. Also your videographer is pretty awesome and uses shooting angles that keeps the viewer engaged in your project throughout the video. Keep up the great work and that cool content coming. Thanks! 👍

[@cabman86]

Same reason Matt Cremona said he hates cutting red oak slabs. Too much bowing and twisting. I found that if you strap it really tight it doesn't warp as much.

[@larrykoroush6995]

Keep that mill running all day. I hate seeing nice material go to waste. Nice job team

[@keithlea6804]

My grandfather use to cut his own lumber back in the 70s. Sure would like some for dollhouses and miniature scale buildings for my RC crawler corse. Do you do other logs besides oak.

[@rabcaxyz2]

Trey just start up those only fans and loyal fans accounts problem solved!

[@jamesshelton2059]

Damn look at you i love tp rock yourworld

[@xtremity2361]

Them 🍑 will sell

[@xtremity2361]

@Ron Allen take it easy old timer. literally every video thumbnail is all a$ s n t I tties. Seems like she is being sexually exploited for monetary gain....so I don't know what's worse...

[@SolomonKane71]

@@ronallen6578 maybe if so many of the videos did not have T&A click bait then these kind of comments would not be made? I remember watching when the channel started and I remember stopping when the click bait thumbnails started. I can find quality content that does not not need to trick viewers into watching.

[@jacobyjackson3530]

@@SolomonKane71 I stopped watching when they were on HouseHunters…and when they started with the questionable thumb nails to gain views and likes to keep being monetized…TRASH in my opinion

[@steveo7767]

Supplement your income. Buy a second mill or lease one. Being in Florida I would keep the trunks you have to be milled up off the ground to keep them out of ground moisture, using pallets or whatever. Friend of mine in TN uses cinder blocks and lays trunks across them.

[@henryparent1157]

Oak don't put in Direct sun light put in the Shade to dry Found out out the hard way.

[@christlives4sure]

Maybe because I worked in a sawmill after high school for a couple of years. Or maybe because I worked as a carpenter for 15 years and a superintendent for 15 more. But you need to plan your Cuts to be much more valuable. When you could’ve chopped a lot of it out at the beginning, leaving real premium wood. I’m not gonna say what you should’ve done because it should be obvious. This is the first Time ever running across your KZbin channel. At least you’re making some money from views and sponsors. I’m truly happy for you.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Great video. Why is their always a rear end pic for.the thumbnail?

[@Ghosthorses]

You know exactly why 😅

[@MrLonewolfKaraoke]

What do you do with the first bark cut or slabs. What do you make it in to?

[@richardvetzel6430]

I am one of the largest firewood suppliers in the Houston Area and can help you guys out.. pls don't take this wrong but you really need to get the long billets OFF of the ground! On the better long(er) -billets.. especially that pin oak; maybe find a way to make some cheap A-Frames & hang it w/chains until it air dries otherwise.. BUGS! Also.. all of that kerf/saw dust.. buy a pellitizer & start selling bbq fuel pellets. That is what we are doing here next.. I'm getting roughly $.013-cents /lb for red oak as split & seasoned bbq firewood but can sell the pellets upwards of $2.50/lb, do the math! -rich TRAYMAN INDUSTRIES, LLC 1-800-TRAYMAN

[@Rustybucket303]

Great saw mill first time I seen this one. Cool.

[@robintraina217]

very interesting, thanks for the work you guys did

[@kenjordan5164]

Great video. One suggestion - you 2 are young with a beautiful baby. Please wear your hearing protection and gloves when working the saw mill. 😀

[@dtom1145]

Some of my best pieces have been made with ambrosia, wormy and spalted woods.

[@jamesbeeman8192]

2 inch oak slabs dry well if done properly!

[@GrahamGphotoParker]

D you cut off the rot and bug damage before you stack, or do the bugs leave as soon as you cut them?

[@geekazoid]

when you pulled the lube hose around the block for those thick cuts, it was tight and hit the belt

[@ripleyadamski]

There are so many different species of oak, and the different species are better for specific cuts. Pin oak is the worst, with the wide growth rings does not make good slabs. It will bow and twist right off the mill. I’ve been cutting it into cookies, to make coffee and side tables. Red oak is ok but you definitely have to strap it together as it dries ti prevent warp and twist. I like to use it for 4x4 and 6x6, for table legs. I usually quarter saw white oak, most of the trees I cut are large enough that the center cuts make nice slabs, and as you get further out in the tree, it can be dimensional lumber and charcuterie boards. The best way to prevent rot in the logs is storing it directly on the dirt. A couple things you can try in the future, is to get a couple triangles of rock and make a pad. (I too hate spending hundreds of dollars in rock, but it is always money well spent!) then elevate the logs while they are stored. With the amount of logs you have you could use 2 of the ones that aren’t as nice as log stickers, and stack the rest of the logs on top of those. This will help with the bugs. The first oak I cut down 20 years ago, rotted in 2 years and I had to mulch what was left. I cut down the other oak in my property, and the bugs ate it before I got to it. Fast forward 15 years, and my shop now has a concrete drive, where I store the wood elevated, and the tree will last 3-5 years with little or no bugs and rot. Im in Pittsburgh, and once the weather breaks, I have a 50” round x 12’ long white oak to cut, im looking forward to warmer days to get back outside! Good luck and enjoy your warm days!

[@charlesvancella524]

I gather the first sentence of your second paragraph is in error?

[@ripleyadamski]

Just saw this! Haha! There is a huge difference between is and isn’t! Don’t you love when your phone types the wrong word!

[@tjw540]

Leaving for Jamaica like a video in two days I shall miss America you take care by the way I’m going to Brazil

[@kellywilkins8043]

Cool mill!

[@mrossi1958]

Stunning young lady! 😍😍

[@Ray-h7x8e]

It is cool that the machine rolls the log over so you don't have too.

[@bobbyparham4253]

How do you square up the sides to the top and bottom??

[@winkeyes]

Doesn’t leaving the wood stacked on the mill cause your blades to dull faster? Interesting?

[@rickcreel3657]

If you placed the logs in a pond would it keep the bugs out and make the logs last longer?

[@jamesbeeman8192]

3 board ft of red oak at Lowe's for 80-90$. No way! Maybe 12-15$.

[@andysylvester2566]

Ya no shit....$9\ board by at Menards

[@andysylvester2566]

Was mills by me , well them for $1.5-3\board ft

[@WrightCustomTimberandArms]

I started out cutting oak into slabs and like you switched to cutting dimensional lumber and drying it in our IDRY Kiln. Thanks for another great video!!!

[@jagdishprasadkhaitan4815]

You must purchase the quality timber for sawing.

[@Tonytroop2013]

Awesome video as always guys 🙌🏼

[@jeffreyyenior9757]

How do you deal with the mycelium that is throughout the log, causing white wood rot?

[@gabrielpichardo1492]

Those boards that you managed to salvage look beautiful

[@Ronmailhot921]

Where is your PPE? Gloves, glasses, hearing protection?

[@tomforeman4976]

It blows my mind they just kept cutting 1 inch. Always pull and check quality of wood each pass and be ready to cut good 4X4s for post or leave ruff and trim as hexagons for ornamentL post.

[@adrot2937]

Awesome work guys keep up the amazing content please keep posting videos keep the enthusiasm and spirits high I notice this one wasn’t as amazing as other ones so with that being said this only a good positive feedback to get what viewers like to watch thanks

[@melchurmoreau5677]

I agree, you could not have said it better, that's a fair comment

[@BiggSheppTheManMythAndLegend]

Hey Trey and Zoe. I love your channel. I used to work in carpentry a lot before a car wreck rendered me disabled back in 2016 so, watching your videos brings me nostalgic joy. Thanks for what yaw do. However, I have a question . . . With those blades on a mill that size, when they get dull, do you have to discard a dull blade and replace it every time like its recommended we do with jigsaw and bandsaw blades, or with the mill blades being thicker and more heavy duty, can they be sharpened and reused at all? Just wondering.

[@jhowardsupporter]

Yes

[@BiggSheppTheManMythAndLegend]

@@jhowardsupporter Yes, which one?

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

Price just went up on saw blades from woodmizer bashing quality control

[@paulbeaudin2109]

awesome job

[@stevecarney6750]

Nice video, hope you can make firewood out of the ones that are to far gone for lumber.

[@noisepuppet]

Who else clicked the thumbnail to see more of that great pair of boards

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

Spray an put under shed until you can cut them Florida heat humidity rain high bug activity an hire someone to run saw daily for you organization ?

[@nordland2235]

How much does those blades cost ?

[@Roscoe_357]

Cakey!!!! 🎂🎂

[@nicolassmith8739]

Great video thank you both

[@adirondackwoodsman]

We get rot from bugs up here in NY from bugs if it sits too long

[@stevecooper8121]

Thats some nice firewood.

[@bruteforceusa9671]

Nice work!

[@bobbycuesroadhouse2204]

I was thinking some of those bug infested boards would’ve been nice for a resin river table?

[@felixmadison5736]

Came for the wood. Stayed and came back for Ms. Good Body.

[@ooper3604]

somebody get zoe a box to stand on please. she's always on her tiptoes when running the sawmill. just joking love the video

[@dvidgonzales8376]

Big wood is cool now around house

[@ToddBizCoach]

What do you charge for cedar/ board foot?

[@dvidgonzales8376]

Cool beard Casey

[@rodneyevans5525]

That great content. Didn't know that if you left, the tree lay out too long. Like how you work together .

[@raysoucie489]

I remember seeing her cit the 2" slabs

[@jamesbeeman8192]

A 1"x6" x6' = 3 board ft. @ 90$ = 30$ board ft. @ 40$ = 13.35$ board ft. Way more than Walnut etc. No way!!

[@almonjacob3496]

I use a level and or a carpenters square on the bunk to insure my cut face is square. Your eyes lie to you. Beautiful wood. What a shame, so much wood is damaged.

[@Jon4784]

Love everything you cut Zoe an definitely love the projects y'all make

[@TT-ik3kd]

Simp alert

[@njonebale7889]

That’s a shame about the lumber, first time actually watching it get cut and I could tell it had a lot of rot.

[@burlseeker4680]

What species of Oak is that ?

[@TxStang]

You need about 50 chickens running around the yard , those beetles would not stand a chance .

[@lonnienickel2925]

What.çan. You. Build. From. That. Log. 🐡

[@saintaugustine1715]

Trey and Zoe good afternoon I know how wood get spoiled here in Florida I am from StAugustine but I did find a that helps keeping the a little better if you can get your hands on some pressure treated pole like telephone pole ( electric pole ) and you put your logs on them to keep them of the ground also water them with dawn dish detergent the bugs don't like that I do that to get that spoiling in the grainjust try a few but still don't wait to long before to cut them if you want longer then rem8ve the bark of them but that is a lots of work by hand check around other people might have good ideas on it try to talk to old timer that use to have a sawmill have a great day P.S I little amount of wood is better than none

[@rogerpeyton8000]

Why are you not running the mill daily? Here in VA we have the 🐞 killing trees also.

[@jeffreyhusack2400]

Working that big wood will get you nice grain. From what I saw

[@simonanderson3961]

Dimensional lumber? As opposed to something without dimensions? Dont slabs have dimensions? 🤔

[@dusbus2384]

yall need to get some bats on the property to help keep the bugs down and a solar kiln to help dry the wood quickly and safely and cheaply

[@berrabodega6038]

Greetings men of culture! some mighty fine lumber work right here Especially 3:11 5:23 13:11 14:23 18:03 ;)

[@devilsadvocate1441]

Man that is a sweet mill. The auto log rotator sure saves time!

[@highlander723]

Nice to see my two favorite ladies

[@CravingClassics]

Great machine

[@toneyhensley3600]

Do y’all use a metal detector before you cut?

[@larrylarson1274]

yes we do now. live and learn.

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

Extra money fire wood slabs cut them up length or sale them as slabs for less money

[@chuckg844]

you could recoup your loses by selling ASSets

[@rayrocha7844]

Is anybody watching this for the saw or just watching it for the lady like me🤣

[@jphomebrew]

I would say she has been doing squats and it’s working

[@worldchampion8888]

Video must of been very good. I went to sleep even before y'all got halfway through the video.

[@burlseeker4680]

That is one HUGE Bug, at 15:17 !!!

[@rrittenhouse]

Looked like a darkling beetle or similar but I don't know bugs too well lol

[@Ricks2Cents]

Your Losing Money Every Time your in the Video 😂!!! People don’t have a Genuine Interest in your Video they are only watching Zoe. 🎉

[@johnloader6609]

Awesome video don’t work too hard guys.

[@agdtec]

would the logs still rot if they were off the ground? or do the bugs and dampness still effect them even if they are off the ground like say on concrete?