WIDOWMAKER Tree SCARY CLOSE To HOUSE Has To Go!

[@kevinharding2099]

Normally you are very safety conscious, but when you go to the chainsaw, you are in soft boots, no kevlar chaps, etc. A chainsaw is one of the most dangerous tools you will ever use, so this type of work is when you should be much more careful. There is no such thing as a small accident with a chainsaw.

[@joeh4295]

You sat/stood directly behind that tree as it was falling! Yeah, you cut properly, but never stand directly behind it. You just never know that won't kick back on you. I lumber 5-6 cords worth of logs every year and I work EMS. I get called multiple time a year for guys getting kick back to the guy, chest and even the face. Many of them are crippling and fatal injuries.

[@jameslindsey1202]

In a former life I was a chainsaw / small engine mechanic for Cascade Loggers Supply in Chehalis, WA and we sharpened a lot of chain saw chains. As I remember, the chain for sawmill applications like yours was a skip tooth, round ground, chisel bit chain. They threw out beautiful, long shavings and were easier to move through the log.

[@johnj4052]

Hey jessy, kind word of advice, the first 2 minutes of this video I saw a major mistake when it came to eliminating that tree, you were sitting down while cutting it, I’m no one to judge I just don’t wonna see you get hurt performing required maintenance of their property, next time maybe try to stand, and also, once the tree begins to list its best to get 10 or more feet from the foot of the tree(in the opposite direction of the fall) because it has the potential to kick back on you. Be safe man! Love what y’all are doing

[@KIMI-xt4eb]

my room is a redwood logger from Humbolt county Ca, we are both in agreement with you, and head protection,,,,etc

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

alot less hemming and hawing than i thought there would be felling that tree 😂👍

[@reelkonversationswithryank4945]

That blue pine trunk looks like it (or some future one) would make a beautiful future dining room table. You can do it! Planing and biscuit joining the table top; Lathing the leg posts; jointer and pocket hole jig for the edges; and of course a great finish for the whole thing. Yeehaw, what a great winter project.

[@jaytee66]

Your sister is a blessing very talented

[@Gizmologist1]

Curious why the tree was not removed before the house was started.

[@Roobah]

That reason was explained in the video.

[@HOODS]

I wish we had more pine trees close to where I live. We've got lots of hardwoods like red and white oak and hickory. I've sold my semi truck and bought a sawmill. Then built a log loading trailer. And a storm hit south of where I live. So I've been insanely busy doing cleanup and haul off. I've sold many logs to my local big mill. And been taking a few to my house. And now my yard is full of logs. Another great thing is even though I'm super busy I haven't had to work a day since I sold my semi. Although saying goodbye to trucker gut is quite painful and every night when I get home I have no more energy. I love it.

[@robertlaird6746]

I'm glad to see your sister in more of the content of your videos!

[@shropshireladoutdoors743]

I think if your sister was building the house it would be finished by now 😊😂😂

[@howtogetoutofbabylon8978]

Tyvek. Tyvek. TYVEK. YEAH!!! GREAT VIDEO LOVED IT. THANKS. Everyone wants to see the siding on the house!!!... Or at least have it covered to protect it...c'mon guys ...

[@philipmihailov]

They cannot wrap the house prior to electrical installation, because they need to inject foam between the SIPs, and this foam will block electrical ways in th SIPs. So they need to put electrical cabling on the living area, but to do this, they need to build internal walls and so on. Wrapping and siding will be done probably in 2021 or even 2022, so be patient.

[@brendangleeson4065]

@@philipmihailov They are already planning on foaming it through the OSB. Foaming through OSB and tyvek would be no extra burden. Just hanging tyvek and then throwing it away in 2021 would save the OSB from UV exposure which dramatically weakens it. That OSB is structural!

[@riftalope]

CONGRATS!! I've felled 3 trees in my life. ONE was perfect like that, and it was the hardest. The "easy" tree bounced and bucked and took out a bicycle. Missed the fence!

[@robertjames8909]

Wear chaps you have a family now👍

[@OneFootOfftheGrid]

Watching the chainsaw mill in action is pretty cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@nic_the_aged_woodworker]

I'd be very surprised if you will be able to get straight timber out of that tree. The timber on the up hill side will be in tension and the down hill side will be in compression. While it may cut straight initially it may well distort as it dries

[@mattb.2359]

Should be wearing steel toed boots and have chaps on in case the saw decides to not eat the wood and go for your leg.

[@thefrub]

Whoo nelly, it's really sketchy to be sitting down while felling a tree. Get clear, because the base of the tree can pop out any direction

[@wesferraiuolo7366]

Seriously this dude will hurt himself bad someday.

[@desolatetree]

He had plenty of hingewood. still not recommended to sit down, but it wasn't dangerous. He's cut a few trees down before.

[@PatrickPoet]

Is there somewhere we can go to see Anna's wood work? Does she have an instagram or a business site?

[@gamedrone]

That's quite the sister you have there! (I'll trade ya?)

[@scottt8424]

Hey Jesse hey Alyssa thank you both for the video I enjoyed it and you did a nice job there Jesse with your sister Milling those logs and I purchased my first chainsaw 2 weeks ago used Echo looks like it's only been used 3 times and I got it for $175 with no tax and it's got a 14 in chain but for now I'm going to drain the oil and gas out of it and put it in my garage hopefully I get to it one day

[@susanlee9532]

Glad the storm missed you all. That starburst on the end is beautiful!!!

[@michaelrurak7056]

I wanna see more happen to the house I miss all the videos focusing solely on the build of the house like have there been any updates to the inside or anything

[@SoutheastOhioSolarHaven]

Gotta watch those trees for sure. I love what you guys are doing keep up the great work !

[@Greengate777]

Just a thought... you could cut that blue pine into planck's and make a facing for those cabinets you built... book match the pieces and stuff... I'm sure that sanded, sealed and waxed, that wood is gorgeous. It's a pity to use it for a post.

[@BamboozledUS]

Here is just a thought... If you put your log lower, about thigh high, you will be pushing into it with some body weight, and not having to use your arms up in the air. You will feel better the day after. (And the many days after it will take to recover from doing that)

[@simplymeconnie4003]

In forestry, the term widowmaker or fool killer describes a detached or broken limb or tree top and denotes the hazards that such features cause, being responsible for causing fatalities to forest workers.

[@PatrickPoet]

Hey! You guys could do corn next year! If you don't plant much you have to hand pollinate to get full ears, but it's simple and easy

[@georgeosprey3786]

Did you consider using the excavator to guide the tree down ?

[@nic_the_aged_woodworker]

Incidentally timber with that sort of colouring is often highly prized and is known as spalted timber

[@vladimirkorneta8729]

Ahoj ze srdce Evropy. Přeji vám mnoho úspěchů. Miluji Vaše videa která zobrazují postupy práce. Omlouvám se že neumím anglicky. I tak jste inspirativní mladý pár pro celý svět 😉

[@vusimdudu9033]

Love the you work with your sister. Lots of siblings don't seem to be able to work together these days.

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Love the pine cut, you could make a nice headboard with it.

[@jodejekab]

I have a tree I;m about ready to take down a tree and am thinking about hollowing the stump out and make a small planter out of it

[@mainiac430]

Do they make chainsaw blades for this type of sawmill that lessons the cut roughness?

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

That pine looked wonderful. By the way if you go looking pine like that it's called Spalded Pine.

[@brendangleeson4065]

Spalding describes more forms of figure than just blue stain.

[@davidfraleigh6267]

Dude! Sharpen your saw chain! A chainsaw is supposed to produce CHIPS, not sawdust!

[@MagniKhan]

Depends on the blade/chain used.

[@pelesmaan75]

I am curious about the materials you used in the beginning of constructing the house. Is it seeps? or what is the correct word? Awesome job!!

[@CrimFerret]

That's pretty cool. If one had the right blade and took their time, they could use one of these to make perfectly usable boards. They might need to be run on a jointer/planer once they dried, but then again, so does a lot of what comes off a bandsaw mill. I wouldn't want to try milling the beams for a house frame or anything with one, but it's not a bad way to get into milling your own lumber.

[@kadmow]

A Problem with chainsaw milling is that for a large project half the log ends up as sawdust (apart from the hard labour part). That is the biggest benefit with (pretty-much ) any bandsaw over chain or circular saws, narrower kerf /blade wastes less wood.

[@keinegutennamen]

You ate not connecting the log chain correctly. The way you have it can be dangerous. The point should not enter a link. The slot should slide over a complete link, the two opposing links hold it from sliding.

[@NelloCambelli]

Down in East Texas the blue wood is less valuable at the industrial forest mills. It can yield interesting grain & figure.

[@justinfufun5483]

"Spalted" or spalting is the term you are looking for.

[@dustyfuller5632]

I LOVE the blue wood!Beautiful!

[@2hornscrest]

Why would you produce squared Timber out of a decorative log? Would it not make more sense to turn it into boards, and use it in a decorative way?

[@jedidiah5131]

Another excellent video...!

[@DustyCracker1]

You have an amazing sister

[@00HiGhGuY00]

You had to take the storm with 40-50 mph winds seriously and cut the tree down, but you just recently had a storm with 70 mph winds, and you just left the tree standing for that storm? What.

[@bykrmom]

I think you need to sharpen your chain a bit, the chip you were getting was sawdust...not chips.

[@larrycobb3102]

Another awesome video. It's nice to see that family such as brother and sister working together and spending time together. Keep the videos coming. Have a blessed day. 👍🇺🇸

[@taga2699]

You guys should plastic cover your garden (turn into green house)

[@Traceman002]

I'll never understand WHY people don't cut down all trees within 15-20 feet of a house build...if for no other reason than fire, let alone having to eventually cut them down.

[@reelkonversationswithryank4945]

Drying the tree while standing for one. It has a far smaller footprint vertical than horizontal. They always intended to cut that tree, just doing it when it is convenient or finally required instead of having it in the way when they were trying to build.

[@inmyimage1081]

R. Nagarya Really should be a minimum of the height of the tallest surrounding trees to come close to being effective.

[@lesleyharris3198]

The bigger parts of the tree would make some gorgeous windowsills in the future.

[@eyelesskiller8]

why dont you guys tyvek it?

[@phillipmckinney7906]

You are a lucky Man to have a Wife and Sister that are such hard workers and ur Sister ran that Saw like a Pro .

[@bbeaumont5]

Does the shopsmith take a 12" blade? If so, would it work to just cut two sides w/Chainsaw mill and then take two cuts on the table saw to get the 4x4?

[@brianschmitt5227]

another welding project for you if you want weld a hook or loop on the mini on the bucket to save on where you were wrapping the chain when pulling things.

[@jasone9]

Absolutely should have a loop on the back of the bucket

[@christopherstube9473]

You always answer all the questions before we get to them. I was going to ask if you were using a ripping chain, but you hit it en passant.

[@henryzabel1746]

OK , you better do a small test run on at least a section with the planer and sand and oil . I am dying to see what it looks like with a finished surface .

[@mycool8980]

This is the kind of timber that you should make a veneer out of, I wonder how many yards you could get out of it.

[@FromThePrairies]

Knowing my geography like I do, I think I grew up about 2-3 hours north-ish of where you are. I 100% understand that weather. The eternal early winter is the "frumpy season" as we call it, especially when the clouds sock in. So, pro tip: My master gardener mom FINALLY got the green house she's done without for the last 40+ years. Don't delay. The advantages of earlier starts and prolonged seasons - and winter veg when you have South facing land is HUGE! Her greenhouse is tiny (she's now in her 70's so no need to go crazy) and nearly useless in the hight of summer, but this (and a space heater) is how she extends her slow peppers and tomatoes into November as well as grows a christmas crop of kale. Thankfully only enough for one salad.

[@douggibson9084]

Great video

[@williamwright535]

Jesse are you BORAXING THE PINE STUMPS to eliminate transmitting diseases to to your live trees?

[@highchancellordroma5353]

I bet your sister is the best aunt there is 👶

[@jeffmeans894]

One of them would make a great mantle! Maybe y’all can build a fireplace!!! Beautiful wood

[@MikeC19100]

You both make that chain saw sawmill look easy. That blue wood is absolutely beautiful and, your right, we have to pay a super premium price for that kind of wood in our area. I thought about making shelves too, but the off-cuts from that could be made into some very nice natural picture frames for future wall hangings. Cleaned up a little with some kind of protective coating they could also be cladding for some interior posts to give them a rustic look.

[@81shovelheadfatbob49]

Make cabinet doors with that blue wood

[@mstiffanyr1]

Sand the rough parts of the planks cut from this tree. Would make some beautiful rough shelves. Clear lacquer or polyurethane could finish them off.

[@peterdebad1]

It's nice to see you have your sister out to help. Family help makes the job go quicker and makes for a nicer time!!

[@MUDNROCKS]

Did you grease that digger, looks pretty dry.

[@whowhatisthat88]

I am glad that it is down I seen it when you did the garden a few episodes ago

[@richsan4808]

I think you have your terminology confused that's called standing dead not Widowmaker

[@user-kl3il9mw8i]

Widowmaker is often used as term for dead branches and does not refer to the whole tree.

[@craigchristensen6082]

"Whole" tree - not a tree in a hole

[@user-kl3il9mw8i]

@@craigchristensen6082 Thanks, happening way to often.

[@Will7981]

@RichStan. You are correct sir!, I noticed that as well.

[@Workshop-of-Allsorts]

Jessy, just a thought.....why not cut all those trees from around your house, say within 150 feet. Not only will it protect your house from storms but also would act like a fire barrier should there be a forest fire in the summertime 🔥 ....all that time spent building your dream home 🏠 and not to mention your own safety! to be lost with a fallen tree or fire would be so bad 🤭 Love what you 3 are doing 👌😎

[@wallykramer7566]

If they disliked trees, they probably would *not* have bought property covered with trees and surrounded by views of forests- instead moving to the midwest or whatever. The trees help *protect* the house during storms by lessening the wind and preventing soil erosion. You might notice that they are at the edge of the trees where fire is not likely to threaten the house. Educate yourself about trees: they are not 100% dangerous like you seem to assume.

[@Mister510]

@@wallykramer7566 Exactly! Who wants to live in a giant clear cut? Some city idiots bought a three acre, beautifully treed piece of forest near mine. The first thing they did was drop every single tree and scrape off all the other plants right to their property lines. Three acres of bare dirt. :(

[@dianelamore7539]

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[@brendangleeson4065]

@@Mister510 Most property destruction and most life loss from forest fires happens to people who put their homes in the trees. We have been clearing trees next to houses for thousands of years. If you want trees right by the house you should live in the city (where it is safe to do so) but living in the dryland forests of the west you should consider your life, the lives of your family, the lives of our brave firefighters, and the cost you'll impose on society if your house burns down and insurance or fema have to take care of you and make your home defensible in a forest fire.

[@tooolboxx]

Shorter sawhorses when using the chainsaw mill will lessen the upper body work. Knee high will give you more "push" capability".

[@RVthereyetmemaw]

Looks delicious Alyssa! Love that wood, I could make a lot out of it!

[@eugenewillsey2135]

You seen the dead one next to the house . I was gonna leave a comment the other day about it. well you beat me to it..

[@kmurray96]

Before you backfill around the foundation, give a thought about putting a driveway where that tree just came down. Great shortcut to the back door/kitchen. You can lift furniture through the front, but the weekly/monthly groceries into the kitchen would be easier with an access to the back door.

[@davemclelland9292]

Watch Buck N Billy Ray Smith for the best way to sharpen a chainsaw.... bar none.....so simple and easy

[@cokeefe28]

Your content has gotten pretty dull. Can we get back to the house build and not watching chores anymore? Not trying to be mean, but I find myself skipping these videos more and more each day

[@doc40mike]

You need a pair of chainsaw chaps to protect your legs.

[@adubbelde1]

we used Bluewood for our Mantle, The backside of our Island and I made a barn door for the pantry out of it.

[@robertlaird6746]

Dang, your sister is a work house.

[@skitobe]

After milling the first face, why not use the shopsmith bandsaw to finish the other three faces?

[@debo4706]

Could you explain please why you don’t heat with a wood Stove?

[@wallykramer7566]

1. They don't have a fireplace inside the home. 2. They expect to eventually use the floor radiant fluid lines driven from a boiler (or heat exchanger) powered by wood heat probably in the utility space where the water heater is now (NE corner of garage area). 3. A fireplace or wood stove is not in the long range plans. 4. Installing temporary wood heating would be a major PITA. 5. Installing the electric heater was a one or two day job and provides lasting value and convenience.

[@kennichols1015]

A wood stove as Jesse stated in a video would dry out the timbers to fast and cause a lot of checking and possible problems

[@4philipp]

And he had no plans of cutting holes into the roof.

[@brendangleeson4065]

@@kennichols1015 The wood in the house isn't green anymore. The electric heat that they used last winter is dry (and expensive).

[@davemi00]

Shoulda used the excavator to push tree, the right way - for no mistake felling.

[@Four1LF]

You need to chill on the clickbait titles that you seem to always do. It's kind of embarrassing.

[@4philipp]

Bill Rice 89k views. Looks like it works

[@inmyimage1081]

Generally agree with you but unless they changed the title before I saw it, the title actually seems pretty accurate. The tree was dead = widow maker It was tall enough that if it fell it would damage the house = scary close Felling = kinda self explanatory

[@balloney2175]

which state is this?

[@hpthynne]

Idaho

[@wheezer345]

You forgot to yell "TIMBER"!

[@Conan117117]

no PPE?

[@user-kl3il9mw8i]

You might consider to cut down the tree with the broken of top as well. Might be the angle from the drone, but it does look like it would hit your house as well.

[@paulcopeland9035]

The drone has an angel? I guess that is for safe flying.

[@jameslindsey1202]

I think your hard working sister needs a mention - what's happening with her?

[@gkevineady49]

About that bowed tree: Have you watched Louise Sauzadde build the work skiff. Two perfectly clear pieces with a slow curve (about 3x5) as long as the boat you are building make up the "core." All ribs attach and they meet at the bow. He used red oak, but white would be fine, or cedar..... (his videos are detailed and great viewing. )

[@gkevineady49]

note: called chine logs.

[@lindawestlake4977]

Is that fungus on the tree or your foam lol

[@annamaybeekman5152]

Beautiful wood. When I move up to N. Idaho and buy my property and start my homestead I want to build a 12 foot long live edge dining table. I cant wait. Happy Thanksgiving

[@robertlaird6746]

You could cut trees and then store them for a season or two on skids to keep them off the ground until they dry before you cut them.

[@pleinaire8698]

YES!!!! put that beauty inside and use it in your home maybe a stairwell piece of art??!!!not outdoors!

[@dynorat12]

Oh yea you loaned out your saw mill wow there not done with it yet

[@firetruckblack]

I don't remember did you sell your camper already?

[@wallykramer7566]

I don't think so. It is inside the rough shelter. They use it for visiting guests.

[@robertlaird6746]

We have a Stihl 251 MS 251C and a Stihl MS 311. We use it for firewood and cutting limbs and large trees.

[@ButterNoToast]

You should plant 2 trees for every 1 tree you cut down :) or 1. Thank you

[@williamwallace176]

The pros use an excavator to put pressure on a problem tree and give it a safe direction of fall.

[@gemini1965]

yes, like the well known A.C. ;) .... okay, and others too