Which Sawmill Lumber Air Drying Myths Will Be Debunked?!!

Seven popular air drying lumber drying myths discussed and some debunked. The Sawmill Professor teaches "How to Sawmill" for profit! Secrets of Sawmilling Pros - Making flat wood. Sawmills in Action! Make Money With a Sawmill! - Secrets of the Pros and showing Sawmills in Action! I'm Robert Milton, "The Sawmill Professor," or known as "Yellowhammer" on the web, a professional sawmiller and business owner who teaches sawmill tips and tricks to make your lumber as good as ours at Hobby Hardwood Alabama - ranked as producing the highest quality wood in Alabama, if not the country. I am a retired aerospace engineer, my wife is a retired engineer at NASA, and we are a multimillion dollar, Dunn and Bradstreet listed, A+ rated BBB business. We used to build very high end houses and furniture using our lumber, but now sell it retail all over the country, and teach others to do the same.
We started with a chainsaw mill, upgraded to a portable manaul sawmill, then a production bandsaw mill. We are not a video company, but we are a real lumber company, and want to show others some of our money making and business sawmill techniques. This video is another example of sawmilling for our business, Hobby Hardwood, Alabama. We show how we mill logs, dry them and other things on our outdoor farm.
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[@deniscarter6613]

Thanks Robert for explaining how to stack lumber PROPERLY

[@SawdustandSweatNC]

Air dry questions: 1. How high off the ground? Do you set your pallet straight on the ground? 2. Do you cover your air drying stacks? If so, how soon do you try to get it covered? 3. Location, sun, shade, Filtered light, 2-3 hrs of sunlight, etc? 4. Banding air drying stacks, your opinion/recommendations? Maybe a part 2 on air drying. Good info, thanks!

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Best sawmill videos on KZbin!🙌 I'm a relatively new sawyer. I hear debates back and forth about where to air dry the lumber. Some say full sun and others argue it should be under shade, either natural or artificial, saying that "paces" the drying and reduces drying defects. I would love to hear your thoughts!

[@SeansWoodBarn]

Robert, I know how you closely guard your drying techniques, so I realize just how valuable this information is! Can't thank you enough for sharing this wisdom with us. Was the video sped up at the beginning of the video, or did you really blow through that log that fast? It's almost therapeutic watching you doing something you clearly love doing. I'm looking forward to the next great video!

[@thekiltedsawyer]

Awesome video sir, I will try and find one of my bands with black on the back si you can see. Appreciate your call this week, very kind! PS. Martha's a rock star!

[@davesrvchannel4717]

I have a ford van, it was 15 passenger with windows all around. I removed all the seats so now it’s just a big empty van with tons of windows. I wonder how well you could kiln dry lumber just by parking it in the sun

[@johanneslaxell6641]

Yoj just put a smile on my face 😅. But to business: When the sticker is on the end, how far apart should the others be? You put many stickers on short boards, maybe a foot apart? And what are your thoughts on using ratchet straps to "compress" the stack of boards?

[@make-somedust]

The simple things are most important. Take away today. Sticker closer to the ends, and smile.

[@arnoldjohnson720]

Smile up , smile down, thanks Robert. I would be interested in some air drying videos.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

They will be coming!

[@MakerBoyOldBoy]

There's nothing simple about doins with the Professor. Healed it look simple but he expertly "reads" each piece and placed it appropriately. A lot of hard experiences leads to these videos. Again, thank you for taking the time to talk details.

[@20sawlog10]

Another excellent video. You might address sticker spacing in a video. I see many sawyers that put down sticks way to far apart.

[@jcamo356]

Great video, I learn a lot from watching your videos. THANKS

[@joeblow7489]

13:40 wood movement resulting in two not flat boards!

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

Always good tips professor .

[@zacharycullen3677]

Definitely looking for more air drying videos. I dont have a kiln yet but i will in the near future. Ive always had luck leaving lumber stickered for at least a year in my barn. Once i get to use it i sticker it on a shelf near the cieling in my shop once the forced air heat is on amd i can usually achieve 7 to 8 percent thatbway. But only works in the winter and it takes a while, plus its alot of handling. Im starting the process now of sourcing a kiln, hopefully will be up and running next spring. Thanks for the info!

[@Sawbucs]

Come work for you?? What's chip paying

[@Will-No-Co]

Your right. I didn’t realize you were presorting your smiles.

[@Zarealy]

Don't need a metal detector around here, you're guaranteed to come away with at least a couple of nuggets of milling gold from the professor. Thank you sir!

[@mikepoindexter3472]

I been air drying 20 years last may. smile up down golden info Thanks

[@markjanoe4274]

Is there any reading you recommend for a new sawyer? Something detailing how to cut certain species.

[@bradyjames2786]

great video, please do expand on dry times on future videos

[@jeffreyarthur1056]

Liken these info loaded vids, air drying 101, gonna put it to good use indeed 👍✌️

[@Peter-od7op]

Hi just started out had no stickers. Used 1 x 1/2 in Pressure treated wood is that a bad thing?

[@bryansmith9327]

Thanks again for another video. A few questions. Is it ok to mix species in a stack or should I start a new pallet? Is it ok to mix hardwood and softwood sticklers? Is sap wood ok for sticklers? When going to a solar kiln should I go right to the kiln or allow some air time first? Stay safe during the storm.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I always air dry first for a couple weeks at least, I prefer six, to flash of the surface moisture and get the EMC down, no matter which kind of kiln is used, even a solar kiln. Mixing species in an air drying stack is OK if they are the same drying group or schedule and if they will be air dried to their fiber saturation point before being put in a solar kiln. I never mix species if I will be drying in a DH kiln above FSP, I simply start a new pallet and if I'm cycling logs, I will just put them on the stacks that have already been started. Sapwood is fine for stickers, and it's OK to mix softwood and hardwood stickers, I've done it for years You just need to make sure the stickers are strong enough to not get crushed under the weight of the wood stacks, and make sure the softwood stickers are not sponges and cause sticker stain.

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabamaI was watching another channel and they talked about powder post beetle (I believe) and they recommended that the pallets and stickers be made of opposite materials ie hardwood pallets for softwood lumber and vice versa. They said that once they switched, they never had infestation problems

[@brianjonker510]

When drying slower is better

[@bryanhenderson5926]

made me smile, Robert! Doc.

[@joehuinker7009]

Limb wood Robert!

[@waltlee3172]

Smile frown😂😢

[@A..n..d..y]

Have fun