What Is The Advantage Of Using Hemlock Lumber?

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

Em's Hemlock TED TALK. Great Job Em! I have 2 100+ year old cabins made with German shiplap siding, that is as good as the day it was put on. Pro Tip for painting Hemlock, Paint all the knots with Shellac before applying any type of paint to the wood. It stops the leaking of resins onto the painted surfaces. FYI, It's also where the fraise, "Give em a Good Shellacking" came from.

[@btrent9244]

Thank you for your comparison of hemlock to other species. Quite educational.

[@jaessongee8864]

What do you recommend for marine building ????.... oh yeah, extremely educational. Good work !!!!🤠👍

[@bennysmith3611]

MORE SAMI. NO TATOOS MORE SAMI

[@cr-17-f1_l3wx.7]

Tattoos suck- one is nice more than that visible looks like you are a walking notebook. Dumb.

[@catsplitter]

will you ever make longer vids, seems like they end to soon. 🙂

[@kingtitan2051]

I just built a truck rack from hemlock. I was wondering how long it takes to get that brown hugh.. I am then going to seal it.

[@markpashia7067]

As a carpenter, when we used sidings like that and even cedar we always had to plan around the knots so we usually had to buy about twenty percent extra to cut those out. Not the little tight ones but the ones that you mentioned that could weaken the board or pop out later as they dried over time. We always tried to buy long lengths and use the shorter cut offs around doors or windows where short lengths were needed. Took planning and pride to do the extra work but we got it done.

[@peterofoz]

Excellent content. You must have enough viewers and hours by not to start monetizing your content.

[@fergusonto-2032]

I think you mentioned bass wood ? Is that the same thing as balsa or at least similar ?

[@dee2ski]

Interesting that you guys like Hemlock. A lot of sawyers I know don't. I use Hemlock and Sitka Spruce for handcrafted log homes in Alaska, and I love the Hemlock. In full tree form it checks less than the Sitka, has cool "flutes" for character, and I love the color on the scarf cuts for the saddle notch...my 2x stair treads were just air dried in my log yard and have been inside for years now, no checking! Anyways, keep on keeping on 🤙

[@dudleydeplorable5307]

Once worked building boats. We always used Sitka for spars...

[@generessler6282]

Sitka is great for old-timee airplane parts. Straight grain and light. Guitar faces, too.

[@dudleydeplorable5307]

@@generessler6282 Yes sir. Used such for sound boards...

[@RRaucina]

We call it piss fir out west and use it as a last resort.

[@dee2ski]

@@generessler6282 I have read and have been told Sitka has the greatest strength to weight ratio of any wood...

[@toddavis8603]

Hemlock is a mystery wood, but surprisingly durable.That species is not for everybody.

[@leslietarboxjr4287]

Emerald, thank you for the education on Hemlock. A lot of valuable data that I didn't know.

[@paytonruss55]

Wow I like the new intro. Great break down of the differences and pros cons of Hemlock Emerald. Very informative thank you.

[@chipwhitely1490]

Please Emerald take a bow. You've stepped up your video. From the introduction to the See you guys the next time. A great video overall. Either for new viewers or veteran viewers. Editing out the coffee breaks and the lack of distracting jewelry are Two of the main points that I approve and disapprove of. The pros and cons of your mills main product is very very good to see. Mostly you appear to love your job. The people you work with. And your surroundings. I thank you. For a video that stands apart from the videos before it. Welcome back. First time ever watched the same video back to back x3.

[@chipwhitely1490]

I apologize as if what I approve or disapprove of in your videos doesn't carry any weight other then from a faithful viewer. I didn't want it. To sound if my opion meant something. Love the videos and your family I thank you again.

[@yukonpeteneff]

Can Hemlock be used for the vertical 6x6 posts in place of Pressure treated if placed on top of burrows concrete pillars that have the steel plates wrapped around the bases and fastened to the pillars this way? I live in north central Vermont.

[@billsandrelli957]

Very informative and well said.

[@nicktozie6685]

Love your work honey. Old growth mountain hemlock from upstate new York turns hard as oak but shouldn't get wet continuously

[@jamesspash5561]

We use hemlock for flash boards on hydro dams. Pine will snap under the water pressure. Hemlock lasts quite a long time.

[@anthonyricard7458]

Thanks, that was very informative!!

[@mikedavis3421]

I was surprised that you didn't mention that horses and maybe some other animals wont chew on it making it perfect for stables and barns.

[@mikemilton4370]

Holy moly lumberjacks have changed since I was a boy 😳 ... and I mean that in a good way. 👍

[@trevortoop5166]

Not to criticize... but it would have been helpful to showcase the wood itself here, on camera.

[@davidmorris3138]

That is called pith it is the center of the tree

[@larryford2303]

Good delivery and informative!!! Question: does your mill sell & ship lumber? I am in Frederick Md. and trying to be just modestly successful as a woodworker. I have a stereo/AV cabinet in the making with ply. However, I am still considering options. Thanks.

[@woohu2u2]

Educational and well spoken. Thank you.

[@bdickinson6751]

👍 Nice presentation. Is basswood something that you generally have in stock?

[@wyattearp1418]

Thank you about the Facts of Hemlock. I’m new to your channel, and likening it very much. Thank you.

[@arthurcortright8550]

Wisecrack alert: Horrors! I have a hemlock (baby) tree. Saved it from the landfill when it looked like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree.(maybe 1ft tall). Now "Charlie" is full and about 3 ft tall. He's on my porch with my smoker/grill. Brings up a question. How tall were the hemlocks you milled? (Charlie is in a pot and won't get very tall). As always, all the best to everyone. Chef Scott 👨‍🍳

[@displacedyooper9987]

Huh I learned something new today…… yep, many say cedar doesn’t get bugs or rot either but good response 3/4 of da video, depends on a few tings…. where ya live is a BIG and many folks don’t think about that. I have cedar siding on my home and it’s lasted a very long time (built in da 70’s), still looks great, but gots da woody woodpeckers hammering away, WHICH I found out they’re on the endangered species by da way. My point being that different wood for different projects and even know its correct for said project(s) doesn’t mean IT’LL LAST forever. Kinda like a marriage, it takes a lot of work to make it last forever. 😁 Another great video

[@jonathangladneyfrds5d59]

don't forget the catch phrase "welcome back to Lumber Capital log yard" lol 😆

[@billwright3176]

Thanks for the information!! I am thinking about getting a mill. What does your arm tattoo say?

[@timzuhn7175]

Would you tell us about your tattoo, or is it to personal?

[@RRaucina]

This, from someone that sticks a moisture meter into the end grain of wood.

[@michaeldailey9491]

Enjoy all of your videos. Thank you. Hope to see and hear something from your older brother and mother.

[@AquaPeet]

Great explanation Emerald! Loved the video.

[@philliphague6054]

looking good today emerald

[@dcvariousvids8082]

I must admit to having no experience with hemlock, as it wasn’t a crop species grown around these parts. Just not the right weather I guess. Spruce, Larch & Scots Pine is more what we see as softwood crop.

[@IWalkByFaith7x]

How do you guys keep your wood from warping with it sitting out in the sun like that? (New guy here trying to learn)

[@leesorenson6119]

If I was smart I'd showcase yall as the us forest service All American family forest stewards. Your work is stellar

[@jeffd1919]

We've got no hemlock around this part of the country (Colorado). Some folks round here like to use cottonwood for trailer decking. Because of it's strength, most the old time saddle makers used cottonwood in their saddle trees.

[@RRaucina]

Want trailer decking? Come to California and get some Bull Pine. Oily, stringy, un-splittable, and nearly un-millable, it is a lifetime deck once you tame it.

[@gregoryrollins59]

Hey Emerald, I have a question 🙋???👉 What if you don't let it dry out and you put a sealant on it while it's still had a lot of moisture in it. Would it still crack or split? Plus would it last longer? Peace and Ahev

[@tt600pch]

The stud mill I worked at would mix hemlock in with white fir. It had a chance of being timber bound and would pop the last foot of the flitch or cant on the double cut head saw. Maybe it was grown on a steep Montana side hill? A good run of 9 foot 2x6 and 2x4 would add up to 375,000 board feet in an 8 hour shift. Typically we ran it on a Thursday or Friday to allow kiln dry time. The hemlock had a tendency to bow and curl. Sometimes the badly bowed ones had to be taken out to push out the carts out of the kiln. Dried slowly it was a decent product.

[@RRaucina]

On the west coast, Hemlock is considered a trash wood and a last resort for anything. Douglas fir is the noble wood, "Oregon Oak". Hemlock is good for OSB, shavings for chickens and horses, pellets for stoves. And we have the king of woods, redwood in abundance. If only those out east could experience sugar pine, then they would shove all their Hemlock into the wood stove.

[@aesopdemoor7595]

2;40 so polyurethane can be absorbed and really preserve it !

[@Dunbarton]

Hemlock is not a substitute for hardwood

[@markhill5491]

Good morning 🌞🌸 😊✌️🌸 enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. Have a great day!

[@jonmcmillan8570]

I love this video. Please do more about the characteristics of different wood species

[@whousefilms]

Emerald !! She's my favorite. She does such a good job of explaining. It sounds very natural.

[@LeSyd1984]

Ha! Whole bunch's fairly awesome but if we're gonna play favorites I'm have to go and be team Samantha. ;)

[@pudendajohnson1932]

Emerald you always present yourself and your information very well. Nice job.

[@oc6huki]

Great info here about hemlock.

[@lustisch100]

When you view the most replayed part of this video, it is obvious that most viewers are men 🙂.

[@josephtiberio2503]

Thanks for the breakdown and real world applications, all your videos are great look forward to the next one

[@davidkettell5726]

Very good informative video Emerald , i get tired of going to the box stores and paying through the nose for Pine made in Sweden ? I was pretty sure we have pine trees here in the U.S.A. in fact i have several in my yard. If someone can explain how it is cheaper to buy wood from a country that has the highest cost of living in the world rather than here in the U.S i would love to hear it ?

[@markpashia7067]

Sawing lumber from trees, the larger diameter the log, the more board feet you get from it. The size here they are using has a lot of waste in the edges to even get to a kant. With the older growth available in the Nordic nations the kant is bigger than the whole trees here by a lot so one kant will yield two or three times the board feet of lumber or even more. That makes the labor much more productive. Also because they are so tall they get a lot of lower trunk that is higher grade due to less knots. Also they have much larger, automated, computer controlled mills that just cut costs by a lot and do high volume which is always cheaper in the end. Cheap enough that even with shipping it is affordable. That said, much of the country builds with Southern Yellow Pine from tree farms all across the South East. And much of the North West builds with Douglas Fir which is prominent and similar in size to the Nordic countries so large automated mills. Likely our biggest supplier though is Canada in the west as they also do massive milling. However they had to shut down a lot of mills during the wild fires that devastated their forests some years ago. I remember the smoke in the Canadian Rockies was really bad in 2017 on the western slopes in BC. It smoke was really bad even on the eastern side in Alberta. Burned my throat and everything looked hazy.

[@davidkettell5726]

@@markpashia7067 Thanks for your reply but surely profit should not be the end all and be all . The Scandinavian countries are tiny compared to the Pacific northwest and Canada. We know those guys up north will do anything they can to screw us over on pricing.

[@markpashia7067]

@@davidkettell5726 In this case profit has led to larger scale mills that bring down costs. And one thing folks here love is a low price. Unfortunately, that leads to monopoly powers that really hurt at times of shortage like today. The supply chain issues gave them an excuse to raise prices and they doubled that to make more profit since the customer has no choice. Our bargain hunting for decades gave them the power and now it is back firing on us. Actually Canada has been a better trade partner to us than the other way around. We really screwed them on dairy products.

[@claudairsocoll]

Hi Samantha seems to be a very good wood this is my house i built it with sawed pine.pine has a lot of knots it loosens over time

[@billyshumate853]

Great video Emerald and great explanation

[@bladerunner1458]

Thanks for the education on Hemlock. I’m a tree farmer with sugar maple and Basswood and red pine. I do have some Hemlock I will check it out

[@hberg3464]

Would you recommend using Hemlock for Fencing?

[@davidfranklin1885]

Once dried, how hard is hemlock when compared to oak or maple?

[@shadowears]

As a fence installer I build numerous types of fences for several different purposes such as chainlink, and ornamental residential fences made of vinyl, aluminum, and wood. On some occasions I build fence for livestock using wood. On those occasions I usually use rough cut unplaned oak. Never use pressure treated pine because it is cured with arsenic. Have never used hemlock for any type of fence but was told to never use hemlock for a livestock fence, especially for horses because they like to gnaw on the boards, because it is poisonous. Do you or anyone reading the comments no whether this is a fact or not?

[@joshk.6246]

I find it funny when youtubers end up having to preface their statements cause people decided to argue with them or just be contrary. People just can't take some good knowledge and advice shared by a person or channel and then apply their own logic to adjust accordingly. The LCLY group is doing a fine job as always. ----- I love these little conversations and knowledge sharing videos. Hope you can keep em coming.

[@danielsill4120]

Alaska hemlock is now a member of the hard wood and is far superior to the lower 48 hemlock ... like oak, you can pound a spike in it .. but you can’t pull it out !. And has far superior strength for structural purposes. Thus given it’s own designation.

[@keithienmason4643]

Why did the bread did not rise because the bread didn't have any yeast into it

[@paulc.4211]

Thank you for the informative video, well done with a good clear explanation. Thanks Emerald & Jade!!

[@daryllitke8133]

Fantastic job on this video. Informative, interesting, great presence and delivery. You could easily have a career in broadcast journalism, amongst many options I'm sure.

[@RoccaDiCambioFarm]

Wow very good job explaining. I’ve learned more from you than I did back when I went to school!

[@lumbercapitallogyard]

+Vermonters 👍👍😂😂

[@mikeelliott9067]

Hi, I recently finished our interior window and door trim with 1x4 hemlock. It sanded and took a finish gloss coating very well. I like hemlock a lot. Thanks for your video, this was my first of Lumber Capitol Log Yard , Good Job Emerald !

[@stevejcoop]

Nicely explained !

[@tomredmond]

Hemlock got you in front of the camera again. I think that is a good advantage also.

[@danielstevenson8484]

Here in PA hemlock is awesome to build with .it is very heavy very stable.

[@williamkrejca4641]

Very nice dialogue, presentation was superb!

[@davevann2925]

At Sunrise Mini Barns out of Odessa N.Y. we used 100% Hemlock with metal roofing. You are spot on with all your points!

[@laruegeigerjr1368]

Was wondering if you still sell the ( crappy ) lumber that you have. I am redoing my living room walls and I am looking for rustic.

[@FishingHuntingAndBigfoot]

So ur telling me u hve a lot of Hemlock in stock. Thumbs up

[@blackielawliss9948]

Nice! I'm now that much more informed 👍

[@tedheierman1181]

Cypress has the same bug resistance and longevity! But I love your videos!

[@BubbaDoestheInternet]

Ya all are awesome, the whole crew. Love also the videos with your Dad aka "the Boss' totally loving it

[@jimjohn5348]

Man your momma and daddy are really truly compatible because their 2 blood lines mixed together has made all 3 of you young ladies really hard workin and all 3 of you very beautiful young women and there is gonna be very lucky people for when ever y'all decide to give in and take up a life partner but I'm pretty sure your momma and daddy are very proud of y'all

[@davidmorris3138]

Tulip poplar works well

[@michaeltaylor520]

Growing up in Western Oregon where dozens of mills produced huge amounts of sawdust. We burned sawdust (a waist product at the time). Hemlock had a bad habit of smoldering and then exploding in our furnace. Our cat loved sto sleep in the furnace room but after being in their when the furnace back fired he never went in there again.

[@joshk.6246]

Burning saw dust sounds dangerous to me. But I get why, it was probably plentiful and low cost. I grew up learning the danger of combine fires from the harvest generated dust. That's a funny story about the cat, maybe scared it enough to use one of its 9 lives, 😉.

[@ernestospadolesto8126]

Great explanation Emerald, even I understood that. Saw a KZbin short video where a guy explained that if you do just one accomplished hand gesture, it gives the words a lot more expression and looks more professional. I think that means no back and forth movements. Love your smile between sentences.

[@Grizz270]

The old houses that have hemlock siding was cut from old growth logs that have alot tighter growth ring pattern...even in my short 63 years I've seen our framing material go down hill cutting 2nd growth logs ...the tighter the ring the better quality of lumber and it also helps preventing of moisture absorbing and bugs ....for construction hemlock is not as stable as dougfir ...it twist more and doesn't have the strength of dougfir...but I have used hemlock for baseboard and door trim and it was pleasant to work with and looked sharp for the reasons you mentioned

[@lumbercapitallogyard]

+Grizz270 👍👍

[@verteup]

This video was made in Pennsylvania. There is no douglas fir in Pennsylvania.

[@Grizz270]

@@verteup it doesn't matter what trees are available...old growth of any tree more resistant to bugs and rot ... the thicker the growth ring the lower the quality of wood . Hemlock with tight growth ring. Is more stable but most hemlock these days have thick growth ring ...it's the same with Douglas fir

[@verteup]

@@Grizz270 Bugs do not care about growth rings i assure you.

[@Grizz270]

@@verteup your right but bugs do like moisture and the larger the growth ring the more moisture it holds souring the wood....this ain't my first rodeo sonny

[@mqa1963]

I enjoyed ur video very much . i dont think hemlock grows where i live... yall have a good night ..

[@erikowren7894]

Nice new tattoo on your arm Emerald. Thanks for explaining the benefits of hemlock.

[@mikelang4191]

I spent years in sawmills and generally Hemlock was frowned upon in commercial mills. Big reason are the shake for one. Had a habit of coming apart in the edger and the gang saws. That was always fun to clean out. Other was you can't dry it at the same rate as the other species so it would have to go through its own kiln run. We would set the logs aside for the most part and make rail road ties from it. I doubt CN and CPR would use a wood with poor rot resistance for ties and it's definitely stronger than the white softwoods.

[@johnsandell4501]

Fantastic content and thorough explanation.

[@matches5182]

Your a good teacher. Thanks

[@johncostello3162]

In California we cannot use hemlock for siding. It has to be non combustible material Good video but your comparison to hardwoods is misleading Hemlock sho not be used for beams or horizontal structural building It has a poor module of elasticity and f sub b value is only ok for siding ( these are technical engineering terms ) good luck You are lucky you live in a rural area with not restricted codes like the west coast

[@royramey5659]

Good job girl, a lot of people don't know that a knot with a black edge around it will fall out, if no dark outer edge it's known as a tight knot.

[@roberto.peterson9917]

Rot resistant hemlock always depends on where and how it's used it needs to be able to dry out after being wet but if it's in contact with damp soil it will rot sooner rather than later as any other wood would do

[@loucinci3922]

Nice overview. Janka hardness is around 500. A little harder than pine but not a hardwood by any means. Rot resistant is a bonus property. I like it. Thanks for sharing.

[@georgeshotrodbarn2113]

Emerald, you need to have the nickname Hemlock, very strong but absolutely beautiful

[@frankbagbey8372]

Every time I come back I expect Emerald to be gone....whisked away to a big modeling career! She is a natural.

[@aaronlohr8477]

A bit wide in the shoulders for modelling but a beautiful woman indeed. She could do tv commercials.

[@willrogers1090]

Hi Em and Jade! Thank you very much for the informative vid. I learned some useful stuff. Perhaps you could do a vid on the various types of woods that you process there at the sawmill. I would enjoy watching and find that helpful. I expect that many others into project building would find it helpful as well. CHEERS!

[@xyzct]

There are quite a few species of hemlock. I assume you are discussing _tsuga canadensis_ aka. eastern hemlock, or eastern hemlock-spruce, or Canadian hemlock.

[@Thinkaboutit84]

Very well said. Please keep up the work you do. It's enjoyable learning from your points.

[@olyokie]

Love your podcasts. Is your hemlock different than our western hemlock here on the Olympic Peninsula? I only ask as ours is rather notorious for twisting and warping as it dries... Cannot say how much I appreciate your old school approach with full dimensional lumber and an honor system. I wish you and your fam nothing but good times and a profitable future.

[@richardanderson2742]

Rot resistance is of course relative. Of the lighter soft woods, I don’t know of anything easily available that is better. I bought a load of 14- foot long hemlock 2x4s to use as temp supports building pole barns about 10 years ago. They have primarily lived outside the whole time and are riddled with nail holes from being used on so many projects. They appear just as strong as when I first used them. They also are great in structural uses, being light and stronger than spruce or pine….of course you have to watch for knot placement in all 3 species. This is where a sawyer really earns their keep by reading the cant correctly.

[@lumbercapitallogyard]

+Richard Anderson 👍👍

[@grazynazambeanie5963]

Lighter than spuce or pine ?? Is that a misprint? We cut hemlock and Heavy as hell is how I would describe it . At the small log mill we were missing about a million broad feet of logs after the first year of operation . We found it . Logs would come in big bundles that we opened at the side lift to go from the river into the mill , that missing million feet was the hemlock logs that had sunk to the bottom of the river ( had to dredge the river because the side lift wouldn't drop down deep enough ) Fraser River in B.C.

[@richardanderson2742]

@@grazynazambeanie5963 May I suggest you compare them when dry.

[@grazynazambeanie5963]

@@richardanderson2742 maybe you mean true hemlock , that is called Balsam. Because hemlock is heavy wet and heavier than dried Spruce or dried Pine when dried . In fact I'd guess that dried hemlock is about the same weight as wet pine . There are tables out there if you want to compare them , I will say that nothing beats hemlock for taking paint

[@richardanderson2742]

@@grazynazambeanie5963 USDA lists dried hemlock at 2.35 pounds per board foot. Long leaf pine (most of our southern wood) at 3.4 pounds a board foot. The only structural soft wood that meets hemlock is black spruce, which has the same weight.

[@robertcourson8002]

Emerald and a longer video is a win win!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rodcros]

I use Eastern Ontario hemlock for the frames on panelled garage doors. I learned from a Toronto contractor that they use western hemlock for the frames and rails on their stain-grade mahogany door. It is strong, stiff, and resistant to rot. Another nice thing about hemlock is that it machines across grain very well on the shaper or tenon cutter, far more easily than cross cuts of end grain on other woods.

[@robertstephenson9839]

Hi I’m considering using hemlock for a small timber frame project . It it easy to cut, drill and work with in general ?

[@rodcros]

I like to make garage door frames, entry doors and window sashes out of hemlock because it is highly resistant to rot but it also machines quite well, particularly when I am using shaper cutters across the grain. It drills, planes, and rips quite well. Some pieces shake quite badly, so I make a point of having extra material from which to select for each piece. WEST epoxy works well with clamps on shakes which must be repaired, though. BUT: The hemlock beams in our house were put there in 1837. A spade bit can barely dent those timbers. Recently my electrician worked for close to an hour with a wrist-breaker of a drill to make a 5/8" hole through an 8" timber. A #8 wood screw won't make it into this dry wood far enough to hold. As long as it hasn't sat for a hundred years or so, it should be good to work with and you'll end up with an enduring structure. @@robertstephenson9839

[@randyrandolph9709]

Awesome video very good info.