Will this log PRODUCE the LUMBER we CALCULATED before cutting it?

In this video, we cut up our first poplar log we harvested last week to see if it will yield the dimensional lumber we expected before we cut down the tree. This was a great exercise of putting principle to practice.
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[@bobcriss600]

I think one of the best boots ever made are Danners.... military type boot....I was issued a pair while on active duty (about one year before honourable discharge) I wore them everyday for almost 4yrs. The last 3 of which was working commercial construction...climbing around on job sights... mud, sand, etc... they were very comfortable! And still had plenty of wear life left in them when I gave them away because I no longer needed them....

[@DomDaBomb77]

Really good video for someone thinking about buying a sawmill. I'll be all set whebmn I get mine. Thanks a lot great channel

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Excellent discussion on your planning of the cuts. Rarely see that in sawmill videos! Well done!

[@3CreekFarms]

Great explanations, Troy. Descriptive to the point that we don’t see in other sawyer’s videos. Thank you.

[@billykowalski4305]

Great way to play off the pretty and smart combo...and then you do the cutting..😉

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Great work and thanks for sharing. Some huge logs

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

Iv always had good luck out of redwing boots. I like slip ons but I get better ankle support out of lace ups.

[@kenjett2434]

Thanks for the little shout out Troy I am happy to share my knowledge and experience where I can. You did a fantastic job on sawing that log and maximizeing the yield for your cut list. But as your list gets smaller you will find it harder and you may either have to cut boards you don't need right away or sacrifice to waste. I was not ever one to waste so when we couldn't get exact we just cut the least wasteful and put the extra boards in a bone yard. That bone yard was a pretty "popular" place. If you can Troy you might do a video about scaling logs in board feet of millable wood versus cant size. Your viewers could learn alot from that. Now for a lighter note seems you talk about the other side of my family alot my Grandma was a Wayne. Actually descendants of Major General Anthony Wayne who was along side Generl George Washington during the Revolutionary War and was at the seige of Yorktown.

[@StGroovy]

I live in the north and there is no such thing as wasted wood here. It all becomes precious firewood, especially in January when it's cold enough to freeze the man-parts off a brass monkey.

[@kenjett2434]

@@StGroovy I here you on that have seen that way here in the WV mountains also. It's true everything not a good board can go to the stove but not everything is good firewood. Popular and pine makes poor firewood not many btu's and makes alot of extra smoke and cresote in the chimney. If I am not mistaken in your more northern climate these tend to grow slower thus much denser wood. Which makes it a better wood for burning than here.

[@StGroovy]

@@kenjett2434 It's true softwood is lesser firewood, but when you are cooking maple syrup outdoors, it all works.

[@kenjett2434]

@@StGroovy no argument there I make applebutter only thing I won't use is anything evergreen. I have found that the resins in it can settle into the applebutter as it cooks. With a evap pan that may or may not be a problem but in a open kettle it is.

[@ruthannjones5873]

Cant or bevel. I originally thought it was the remainder after the cut. I thought it might be for the portion you can't use. 😆

[@jerrybeaver9212]

Love when a plan comes together,great job Troy BTW-audio seem better

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Be Safe and everyone enjoy the rest of today. Good Channel

[@thomasfields2082]

Blame it on the Wain. Classic.

[@MrVile-bz9fw]

Free foots!

[@HOODS]

I've got a pair of Carolina boots that I've worn for almost a year even though I've nearly worn the tread off the bottom they still grip well and are still water resistant. When I first bought them they gripped almost like a loggers boot.

[@toddcaskey9984]

Good job Troy

[@stoneycarter5546]

Be sure Troy to let us know how the boots are doing !!

[@jjStinger72]

Find a decent cobbler in your neck of the woods, and have those Rocky's resoled.

[@pmessinger]

There ain't many cobblers out in the country; about all that's left that's decent these days are blackberry and peach cobbler. Some other berries, maybe.

[@RedToolHouse]

Perfect!

[@shawnfortenberry5941]

Thorogood work boots are good footwear and made in the USA. If what you’ve got now doesn’t work out try them.

[@pmessinger]

I've seen phone apps for calculating efficient saw cuts. Seems likely that could be of some use, even helping with irregular shaped logs. Also, maybe I've just forgotten, but is there a term for those first slabs cut to remove the bark and form the cant? I won't be need a mill for much and I'm hoping to find some one who will need discard those and have me haul then off to make a few rough, temporary pens and sheds. If you like my comment, click the thumbs up and say so in a reply so I'll know you appreciate my comment and others in the, as yet, still seeming uncertain future, etc.

[@RedToolHouse]

We always called those cut away pieces flitches but others say they are slabs.

[@RedToolHouse]

We always called those cut away pieces flitches but others say they are slabs.

[@chrism.2231]

I was going to say Good on you for not needing velcro, but you cut away when you were tieing your shoes. Lol.

[@RedToolHouse]

Ha! Had to have Kelly come in and tie them off....

[@davidj.mackinney6568]

We trust you and your math. Is that because of the 2x4 in the boot. LOL

[@organicdudranch]

cool video, i wish i had a sawmill, however i don't. sawmills are expensive ,take huge space and are a lot of maintenance . i have a technique i have gotten pretty good that is fast and cheap. i call it the eyeball sawmill. here is what you do, you do need a nice chainsaw, i have an old husky 266. with a 28 inch bar. its likely only with 100 bucks. so what i do,drop a tree,trim the branches and buck a log maybe 10-12 ft.. longer when you get more practiced. before though do this(best money i ever spent,22 dollars at harbor freight,a chainsaw chain grinder) make sure you have a precision sharpened chain) also file your rakers down more then normal(this will make it a little jumpy when doing other work) so smooth one edge a little for knots and burrs, then take a reg. chalkline and snap a line, then holding your saw steady cut a slice off the side,maybe 5 % of the log following the line. then turn the log with the cut up, then mark out your boards and snap perfect lines on the nice clean raw wood. now start cutting but remember to feel the saw, drag if you are unsure toward the line and go back and forth dragging toward the center of the line,feeling the saw and not flinching at all, , split the line in half you can be very accurate, if you didn't sharpen your saw right you will fail. i have made 8 -12 foot boards from a log from 10 inch wide to 13 inch wide ,in 45 minutes.(how long does it take to do that with a sawmill?) beautiful roughsawn boards, i have built buildings with them even sheathed roofs with them, they are a little rough but pretty darn nice. sometimes preferable to new lumber. there you go. i should do a video, but i am not good with computers. i can send you pics if you want.

[@bobcriss600]

I’ll preface this by saying, I have no idea about any sawmill stuff, I’ve never ran one but have watched several video of folks running sawmills... in many of those videos, I’ve seen folks raise the smaller end of the log slightly to center the pithe... is this any concern or issue in your milling? Perhaps it does not effect one way or other in your final product of lumber...?

[@RedToolHouse]

Yes, If I was milling for a customer or trying to maximize woodshop grade wood, I would do that to cut out the center.

[@RedToolHouse]

Yes, If I was milling for a customer or trying to maximize woodshop grade wood, I would do that to cut out the center.

[@fooddude9921]

Troy - check out www.lacrossefootwear.com/men Lacrosse has been making boots (rubber and otherwise) for over 120 years. I bought a pair of slip-on Alpha Muddies from them over a year and a half ago and have beat the heck out of them here on the farm and they show little sign of wear and tear. They have steel toe boots as well. They are very comfortable, don't crack or wear through like that other boot you showed, and come in a plethora of models and colors. They also have women's boots for Kelly.

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

So does that mean a cant can't be a log any more ? Lol.

[@BradMyers]

A nice pair of boots makes the job more tolerable. When your feet hurt, everything is miserable.

[@124bucket]

why do you never pick up a log in the center or closer atleast

[@RedToolHouse]

It is hard to determine where the center of the log is (in weight)

[@CH-so8tn]

Here's a tip for you youngsters out there. You ain't buying boots for a lifetime .If they feel nice when you try them on give them a chance ,unless you'e a little bitch, the more time you spend in them the closer they'll come to your heart.

[@ABBABEER]

Change title to My Boots.