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Revealing the Secret Technique for Sawmill Success - Making Money with a Sawmill! Discussion id sawmill techniques for cracks walnut.
Welcome to Hobby Hardwood Alabama - a real, professional sawmill lumber production business, ranked by a national website as producing the highest quality wood in Alabama, of about 45 different species. We started with a chainsaw mill, upgraded to a portable sawmill, a 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. We use our amazing fleet of hardware and tools, such as our custom New Holland Tractor, Wood-Mizer LT-70 sawmill, as well as our Cantek planers, Baker edgers, and SLR machines in action, operation, milling and while sawing logs to lumber. The Woodmizer LT Super 70 sawmill is the the biggest, fasted and most automatic bandsaw mill Woodmizer makes, with joystick control and Diesel engine. Very few sawmills are this fast, including Baker, Morgan, Harbor Freight, Cooks, Northern, Timber King, Norwood, Woodland, chainsaw mill, and Hudson. It’s not an Amish Sawmill, but the fastest and most modern band mill Wood-Mizer makes and produces the best lumber wood for wood working projects and our lumber business. We also showcase our Nyle Kilns and air drying lumber techniques. Lots of tips and tricks to make sawing and drying easier for beginners and professional woodworkers to keep our sawmill turning trees and logs into gold instead of firewood. My buddy, Nathan Elliot, of Out of the Woods Sawmill, OTW, convinced me I needed to start filming our operation, so here goes. Someday I want to have as many followers as other sawmill videos on KZbin, like Nathan and Outdoors With the Morgans. We show how to make money with your sawmill and pass on our how-to tips and tricks for better sawmilling. Watch us use our sawmill, chainsaw mill, band saw, and bandsaw, compact track loader and other Kubota and New Holland excavators.
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Joe Maine [phone] makes my bands for me, using WM Turbo Silvertip stock, 0.055" x 1.5". He is in Georgia but can ship anywhere. The best I have used.
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[@anthonyboudreaux3675]

I have to thank you. I just emptied my kiln. l used a lot of what you taught me through your videos. I cut the best lumber I've gotten to date. I really get a lot out of your videos. This is my favorite sawmill channel.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

That is good news. I am showing techniques that I use to make my lumber the best in the country. These are real methods and get real results.

[@Vanbulance89]

Best sawmill channel on youtube!!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I appreciate it, I hope it takes off.

[@stacyharmon5865]

Far and above my favorite sawmill channel !! Appreciate your time making these videos they are a great source of information for us new sawyers. I'm always amazed at how much dogs love sticks and wood in general , chip sure was happy with his chunk of bark.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad you like them! Yes, Chip gets bored sometimes and like to play with all the chunks of wood laying around.

[@jackdotzman2908]

I’m not in your business but I do enjoy working with wood, furniture, simple projects for my wife etc.. Listening to you makes me apporeciate listening to someone who works to produce good lumber in the process teaching us how and why wood does what wood does making us aware of potentional problems. Thank you. We’re from Missouri.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@rf8driver]

Been sawing for thirty years, wish you were around back then. So much to learn. 😁

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I appreciate that. I've been doing it for a long time, but haven't been filming anything until relatively recently, I'm no good with video cameras.

[@Wilsonsawmill]

Amazing amount of information and a master at work. Thank you for the video. Definitely not falling asleep watching.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@torstenjoergensen]

You talking when sawing? That's why I come here! Always something new to learn and your videos are always of good quality and great content. Appreciate that you share your knowledge.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I was wondering if anybody would catch that. Thanks and have a great day!

[@KPVFarmer]

Thank you! I love the knowledge that you’re sharing on your channel!!! My favorite sawmill channel by far. 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Wow, thanks!

[@williamhatfield1394]

Lol,don’t know if it’s my favorite or not because your videos are all I watch ,you’ve seemed to target most of my issues and taught me a great great deal about quality sawing which is where I want to get to because that’s what makes it all worthwhile to me even though I’m just hobbyist,thanks again

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I'm glad, the stuff I talk about, a Sawyer will run into, sooner or later. I put forward tips and knowledge that we use ourselves, and it is all "real" information, not second hand or hearsay stuff. This is what we do and use everyday.

[@billroberts3864]

Rbert, you are a great teacher and provide entertaining dialog. Blessings to you.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Wow, thank you. I appreciate the compliments.

[@jlooseround]

I just cut what I need for the farm on my lt15wide and a few other farms, but knowing how to get the best product from your logs is a must. I added toe boards to get better wood. Great to watch someone who knows grading

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thank you!

[@willcoe8419]

Great video as always

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks again!

[@JonH-kd9hh]

I live in west Alabama and very much appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge for everyone to learn from. Thank you.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Very welcome and thanks for watching!

[@bobwilliams4528]

I have just discovered your channel, best practicle info hands down! I'm just a dummy pushing a manual hobby mill and best practices, good decision making are even more important when busting my ass. Thank you for sharing your experience. Still Bing watching your content.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Yes, the harder you have to work, the harder you need to think! You are right on point! Thanks for watching and much of the stuff in my videos is never seen in others, but I use these techniques every day, and they work.

[@jasoncottrell1976]

By far my favorite sawmill channel. I started sawing about 1.5 years ago and every time you put out a new technique video I put your knowledge to use and always end up with better lumber. So thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience with us.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks for the feedback. I have a different channel than most, they run a sawmill to make money off the videos , I make money from the lumber and just happen to film it. Big difference.

[@jefferymccaleb7536]

Another great video. Always something to learn. Thanks for your time.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@macheightfivemark8275]

You worked the magic Robert! I can't tell you how much lumber I've wasted by sawing without a strategy. Thanks.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad to help!

[@billboy7390]

Thanks for all your hard work putting these video's together. Enjoy them very much. My wife and I just bought land in Greenwood County SC and yours will be one of my first trips to stock up on some wood. Selling off my wood supply (Accept for Ponderosa Pine) before I leave AZ. when you live in AZ 350 miles is nothing,

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I appreciate it. Come on by.

[@christopherwik1092]

By far my favorite sawmill channel!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@s.michaelyohman6049]

You’re seriously awesome! Thanks for making videos with great content!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

My pleasure!

[@joemccarthywascorrect6240]

One of my three favorite sawmill channels! (The others are Sawing With Sandy and Lumber Capital Log Yard)

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I hope I the top of the three?

[@joemccarthywascorrect6240]

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama definitely tops for practical tips on producing better lumber! But Sandy’s channel was the one that inspired me to get a mill, and Capital shows that the younger generation is not completely lost - Dad has his kids running the yard and they do a great job, plus other positives.,. Check them both out.

[@Miserycreeksawmill]

Glad u enjoy teaching because I love learning from u! I do love your channel and really what’s the point of watching anyone else lol. Most cut u make magic lol and teach

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks! I do really like sawing the best lumber I possibly can, and passing it along.

[@Miserycreeksawmill]

You have made me a better sawyer thank you

[@olddodger7178]

Thanks Robert, I always learn something from you videos. 77 years young and still learning, I am John S on the Forestry Forum. Part time portable sawyer in the northwest corner of New Jersey. I went to Navy school in Pensacola in 1967, seemed more like Alabama than Florida as I recall the TV stations were from Montgomery?

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Hey John, good to hear from you! I hope these don't put you to sleep!

[@olddodger7178]

Not at all. I do look forward to your videos, they always have good info.@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama

[@jerrylittle8922]

Thank you Mr.Robert.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

My pleasure!

[@throngcleaver]

3:57 Looks like Chip's bark is worse than his bite. 😉 This is MY favorite milling channel, by far! I just started sawing a few weeks ago, and found your channel shortly afterwards. Prior to purchasing a mill, I watched dozens of videos on several different channels, but I've learned more from just a handful of your videos, than all the others combined.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad they help out.

[@ajfreeze215]

Thanks again for the videos! I just ordered an entry level sawmill, and have some walnut I’m anxious to saw!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

It will turn out great!

[@johnwoody4905]

good video and job learned a lot you got really nice walnut out of so good log. take care, be safe and well.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks, you too!

[@kevincasey7931]

Best Sawmill teaching videos. I love getting my notifications from Hobby Hardwoods. Keep em coming please and thank you.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks, will do!

[@TheZigZiggy]

Thanks very much for these educational videos. 👍

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad you like them!

[@MrCheaterpipe]

I dont know how woodmizer hasnt taken your idea to put shoes on your board pushers thats the single most briliant simple improvement ive seen to anything in a very long time

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I don't know either, maybe it's because they don't want to pay me the big bucks for the royalties....

[@MrCheaterpipe]

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama they only gotta do that if you went through the trouble of getting a patent otherwise it's up for grabs

[@georgefeener8682]

Thank you sir I am a life long learner and want to learn how to properly saw

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

You came to the right place!

[@5W5Y5]

Awesome teaching moment, thank you

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

You are very welcome

[@lornesteed2417]

Thank you Robert - I love watching your videos... I just have a cheap sawmill but with some of your methods, I am managing to turn out some very nice boards. Much appreciated!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad to help. These techniques work, I guarantee it. And they don’t cost anything.

[@user-pu9ks7fk3x]

Thank you for teaching how to "read" a log. I'm always interested in these tips and they are universal to all sawmills.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks, and yes they are. It's about knowledge and seeing the log for what it is, to develop a plan to get the best boards possible.

[@Splawnridgerunner]

I do not own a sawmill yet but you are my favorite sawmill channel. I've long wanted a mill but life just hasn't given that yet. But I wanted to tell you I believe you are a great teacher and i love your attention to detail. What you teach is largely common sense along with humors insults that probably offend some but hey....

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks! Its funny, I tell people I’m a “high load” friend, I will help all I can but the price is me being me, sometimes smartaleck, sometimes an eye rolling, politically incorrect guy, but always tell it like it is.

[@douglassiemens4245]

Man, all the talk about donuts, Zaxby's, and pancakes got me real hungry.😅

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I was thinking the same thing, all of a sudden I had a craving for chicken fingers in Zax sauce. I wasn’t sure if anybody was going to know what I was talking about. Thanks for watching!

[@randysmith9796]

Awesome sawing like your videos specially, since we live in the same state

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks 👍

[@gregm312]

really enjoy your vids . you explain everything very clearly , thank you . some guys have been just flapping their gums just to hear themselves talk

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

That's why I do it, to help folks out with their sawing!

[@user-fy3nu3dm8d]

It's good of you to take the time to do this. It's nice to see there is a process, and a method with a clear idea of the product that is the goal. And all done with a little good humor. Homemade hobby electric push mill operator here saying "thanks".

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad it was helpful!

[@customsawyer2526]

Lots of knowledge shared right there. Great job.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Jake, you know, I just got it all from watching the Spandex Sawyers on the Tube.

[@customsawyer2526]

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama They are the best source for proper sawing skills.

[@clerivanocardoso2308]

Learning a lot from you I had a lt15 and month ago was able to buy a lt 40 wide

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

There ya go! Good Job!

[@karenvonborstel627]

I have learned from each of your videos. Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to do them.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

You are very welcome

[@markkuss8816]

With myself learning this industry, you have provided some much intelligent, useful information. Thank you!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad it was helpful! I get called a lot of things, but intelligent isn't usually one of them! Thanks for watching.

[@taftamick54]

I hear ya boy!!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@kitb9948]

Absolutely my favorite sawmill channel! Another great video, thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Wow, thanks!

[@ecossearthur]

Always learning! Thank you!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

You bet!

[@christopherwik1092]

Thank you!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

You're welcome!

[@robertpowell2735]

Yes I enjoy these videos and I learn more about sawing lumber than any of the other channels I watch. I have an older LT28 that I have been working on and hope to get started on sawing some wood 🙂

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Cool, thanks!

[@TheOldManAndTheSaw]

Great video Robert!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@inthewoods5640]

Don’t worry it’s my favorite sawmill channel! 😅

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I appreciate that!

[@ronnielloyd4514]

Smart job

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks! and tanks for watching.

[@leaningcedarcamp3719]

Chip has a brutal hard working life. Except when he's awake 😂

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

He always tries to pace himself, so he doesn't overwork.

[@andybrzezin]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us on here! You’ve definitely helped this pollock produce better grade lumber.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

That’s what I try to do. Thanks!

[@7oaksBuilds]

Thank you for taking your time to make such a great teaching videos and sharing all your secrets 😂, great help for a beginner like myself.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

You are welcome!

[@isle22]

When you say the log doesn't show signs of stress, what would it look like if it did? Thanks for your videos, I'm learning a lot.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

The boards will jack up or slip sideways when the sawing, much like when peeling a carrot, the peel will rise uo and curl do to stress. The exact same thing will happen to to boards off a log.

[@robertbrodeur3827]

What about the maintenance of your blades? 2,3,4 .... hours of sawing with one blade? What are your advices for the blade maintenance? Thank you for your videos.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I need to do a video on that. There is no set time for blade changes, other than when they start to dull, change them. That sounds simplistic, but it can be 2 cuts or 4 hours, depending. Normally, I’ll get 600 to 1,000 bdft per band, but I use my senses to feel when one is getting dull and usually change it out the next batch of logs. Good question.

[@kbherefords]

Another great video showing how to get quality lumber from a less-than-perfect log, as most of them are! How much benefit do you believe you get from the de-barker attachment? Is it worth the investment?

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Yes, a debarker is invaluable for dirty logs, and reasonably valuable for clean logs. It will significantly increase the life of the band and pay for itself pretty quick. This is from a guy who used to have a mill with no debarker and spent some cold afternoons in the winter, pressure washing the dirt off logs. Never again.

[@jessebailey5900]

If anyone actually wants to learn how to saw quality lumber and gain valuable information, this is the best KZbin channel I've seen. If you want erotic spandex milling this ain't it...😂

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks, this is a hard core sawing, no Spandex zone.

[@kevinalbeartie8499]

“Up Grading” you’re very “Puny” lol😂

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Yeah, it was a stupid joke but it just popped into my head.

[@user-hn3th7cz9c]

Really like your videos. I am looking at purchasing a saw mill... and attempting to learn how to be a sawyer. In watching the video on how to cut a log for high quality lumber, it was clear the pith does not make high quality lumber. The question is, if cutting 2 by's or 4 by's would the pith be used? i expect no, but thought i would ask.. i guess another way of asking, can the pith be used for anything other than burning?? ;)

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

No, the pith is composed of unsound cellular structure and is not useful for much of anything. The intent is to contain and isolate the pith in as few boards as possible and discard it. Thanks for commenting.

[@vengervoldur6534]

Why do you wet your boards (as seen as 11:25)? Some how I doubt it's to highlight grain for the "wow" factor. Does it aid in the drying process somehow? Or are they that soaked from blade lubrication during the milling process?

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

You are correct, I’m doing it for two main reasons, visual feedback to you, the viewer, so you can see that what I’m doing and how it affects the grade and quality of the lumber. For several videos I didn’t do it, and people couldn’t tell what I was talking about or describing because they couldn’t see the grain of the resulting lumber. So when I need to wet the lumber to make a point, I’ll do it, if not, then I won’t. However, I do have a lot of customers who watch my videos, and many love to see the wood they buy actually being sawn in the video. So wetting the wood lets them see the grain before they ever buy it, and helps them visualize what it would look like in their project. Then they build it and when they are bragging on it, they can also show the wood actually being sawn. Pretty cool for my customers.

[@CaptainDugDiggs]

What blade angle do you recommend for a walnut and how much water soap mixture do you use 32 inch walnut trees? I took down and i'm ready to start slice in them up

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I don't use water and soap of any kind. I only use either a water soluble oil, like spindle lube, or diesel. I have made a video on using diesel and is about 5X better than any water and soap mixture.

[@DBohl]

Do you generally rough saw your lumber to 1 inch and then plain it to three-quarter inch

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I always saw to standard hardwood 4/4 scale of 1 - 1/8" thick.

[@j.jacobson]

I’m just getting started on a timber king and have my first question which is what is the best use of some white oaks that the tree service dropped off. There about 9’ x 18-20 “ I’m trying to create some income FYI mand have no one around but you …..tube lol Thanks Jeff up in Tennessee

[@j.jacobson]

Also my mill is manual so I would think small dimension will serve me well,

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

It’s hard to judge your market, but I started out, among other things, sawing trailer decking for local construction companies (they least need a trailer redecked, seems like) and 4/4 green lumber, selling it off the stickers for people who drove by. Of course, the best way to sell it is to find a customer and then saw to order.

[@falfas55bgas]

I've seen you cutting a lot of grade wood, but never seen you cut to capture crotch grain. It's used a lot for panels in furniture from what I've seen, especially book matched pieces. Do you have any stuff like that, that you sell?

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Yes, as a matter of fact, we do produce crotch wood, and sell it as a product stream. I just sold some incredible crotch wood this weekend, 3 matching boards, 18” wide, with an 8 foot, full length sound feather crotch. Incredible boards. Most times, I’m sawing for the business, kind of real time and you can deduce what I’m selling by what I’m filming. There is some money in crotchwood, board by board, but the consistent money is in selling dozens to hundreds of boards at a time to customers who come from all over the country to buy the best they can get. Think of all the walnut I’ve been filming sawing lately, and it’s selling for $20 per bdft. However, I’ve got some crotch and live edge I’ll be sawing shortly, so stay tuned.

[@falfas55bgas]

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama $20 a BF? Good for you!

[@nemloc]

Do you make your own stickers? if so, do you have a video on that? I see that they have this diagonal pattern, any reason?

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I used to make my stickers, but I buy these spiral ones. Send me an email at [e-mail] and I'll get you the guys contact info.

[@curtcmiller]

How thick did you cut it?

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

4/4 is cut to 1-1/8 plus 1/16” minus 0” based on the standard hardwood scale.

[@curtcmiller]

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama I’m not sure what you mean by “plus 1/16” minus 0”” Does that mean you vary up to 1/16” thicker but nothing under 1 1/8”? How do you insure that happens? How much do you drop the blade for each cut? Accuset goes in increments of 1/32”, how much do you allow for the blade, what blade are you using?

[@GibClark]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@jeffreysapanaro6379]

How thick you cutting boards

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

It depends, but hardwood is cut to the basic hardwood sawing scale, 4/4 at 1-1/8” and 8/4 at 2-3/8”.

[@waddeym]

If you tell your dogs to fetch the stick, how do they know which one? Asking for a friend.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

They know they are supposed to get the one worth the most money!

[@slickpack76]

Isn't walnut toxic to dogs?

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Walnut is somewhat toxic to everything, we don't let our dogs eat it. It's more of an irritant or allergen, even to humans.