You Won't Believe Who I Met Today!!!

[@edmueller2219]

if he would agree to a interview of his life, to hear an elder talk about his life would be awesome. I worked road construction for 32 years, and have come across a few men like Bob. the history they told of years gone by was priceless

[@nathanielriesterer9103]

Yes

[@72dodge340]

Definitely. Please.

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

Yes their history is priceless.

[@LuisC7]

Years gone by? Wasted? Not at all

[@mikemcc1156]

it would remind me of my Grampa forsure

[@qfly6]

My grandpas best friend that just passed was 93, he’d been sawing since the 30’s. Similar guy extremely interesting and physically unstoppable. Split his own wood by hand until he was 88.

[@peachfuds]

My great grandfather was the same way. He was a carpenter, farmer, and sawyer. An amazing man. He lived to the age of 93

[@soggybottomfarm2575]

My family I are all loggers, I'm the 4th generation so this is music to my ears and so proud to know there are still strong men his age that enjoy working and the craft. Not to mention his mechanical genius to build this mill that is super efficient!!! Bravo sir and God bless

[@Tkfl567]

I’m glad to here that his son is still with him. Maybe with his new saw the Legacy will continue. Simply Extraordinary.

[@deerjohn8041]

When I was a young’n in Arkansas I was less than impressed with all the sawmills around. Now in my 40’s I’m fascinated by the machines. Thanks for sharing.

[@OrganGrindersSwing]

My great grandfather owned a sawmill in Ark, then went on to be first mayor of West Helena. We actually found the sawmill on vacation one time, it was still operational in the early 90's, but no longer in the family.

[@deerjohn8041]

@Ryan M I’m in Florida now but I’m from Pocahontas. There was a mill in Imboden at one time and I knew a truck driver who owned one he set up in different places.

[@bogdanhaures414]

As a medium-sized European city student, you have no idea how much pleasure this video brought me. The simplicity, the hard work and just the overall heritage of this place filled me with joy. Thanks for sharing this with us. Would it be great to hear what Jack thinks of it? Praying for your family.

[@mikeplant9163]

I could work there for a month and not get bored once, hope Jack enjoyed it. can't wait for more from here, I think people should record more from people like this so their knowledge is not lost and the stories are remembered for generations to come. these things are the foundations that nations are built on.

[@jts3339]

As a young man I worked for a large stable (over 100 horses) and made weekly runs for sawdust and wood shavings from local mills for our horse stalls. 50 years later and they’re all gone. I didn’t realize at the time that I was looking at the end of an era for places like that.

[@jungfrauzara]

An honest day's work for a man and his son. I acknowledge Jack for trusting you and spending a shift gaining valuable experience in a sawmill.. I look forward to a full episode to listen to this sawmill man. Thank you for sharing..

[@andrewgold7110]

Growing up I spent summers in Portland and Hood River. I stayed and worked on a cherry farm there for a few days during the harvest. Was the hardest I have ever worked. I certainly slept well those nights. 25 years later I still think about it and appreciate how hard it was. It's so great to see you send Jack down for a day or two. I can see how hard he is working and I know how proud you are that he did it. He will remember it forever. Another great video Cody, thanks!

[@davidsandall]

Bob truly is a genius. My employer bought lumber from him and the first time we went to pick it up we showed up early to help him mill. It is so cool to be a part of. His price was more than half the other local mills. Its great to see he hasn't changed a bit. Thanks for this video and bringing back some good memories.

[@Robmancan1987]

My grandfather was like Bob. 80 years old up to work at 4am every morning without fail. I asked him why he did it every day. He said someone has to do it. Things have to be done.

[@CAJones-bu6tu]

As a kid in the 90s, there was a neighbor across the street from us that still plowed with a mule. At the time I didn’t really realize how special that was busy do have memories of playing in the front yard while he “gee” and “haw” at the mule. I would appreciate that more now and I hope Jack will of this day in the future.

[@kteagle3]

Incredible! Would love to see more of this. Thank you Cody!

[@jonas2431]

I agree this is badass

[@jamescrow8822]

It was an honor to get to see this master of his craft in action. Thank you for the shared experience and I look forward to seeing a more in depth video down the line.

[@BigBackInk]

Incredible work, you can tell that’s one dangerous machine, but he handles it with speed and finesse. Even more impressive is he’s in his 80s doing it. He’s out there gettin it every day and providing a service to his community. Puts things into perspective for sure, thanks for sharing this with us Cody. A true inspiration.

[@deborahmckinney808]

I’m new to your page. This is wonderful! It’s helped me to not tell my husband to slow down at 73. He’s knows (has done) all about construction, Crete, home building, fire places n more. We took a church and he and a friend finished the sanctuary! Open a door for him to be able to show young people how to do it correctly they the labor.. is my prayer

[@dahlgj0]

I had the privilege and pleasure to know a Bob. Mine was named MIlt. Milt's set up was in Esko Mn. He was a classic sawyer, very similar set up to Bob's rails, carriage, edger, conveyers and rollers. Milt's setup was belt driven off a tractor. He would bring it to life a couple times a month, just because he enjoyed it. The really special times were the couple of times a year when he would partner with Lakehead Harvest Steam engine club; and bring his mill to life powered by an antique steam tractor.

[@warwickbourke]

Bob is an absolute treasure and asset. You’re one lucky community to have a man like this.

[@usnclark]

That's just really cool. More of this and no social media is what we plan to do with our kids, I think they'll grow up just fine

[@generalesdeath8180]

God bless you, I think your children will turn out great! Keep them away from the social media poison. There's a reason all this nonsense today is regional and despite everything our corrupt leaders try and tell you it has EVERYTHING to do with how raising our children has changed. God bless from Florida the last bastion of freedom

[@pamtnman1515]

I grew up near an old belt driven sawmill like this, but more rustic. My dad was a builder and got his lumber there. Today I run a hydraulic bandsaw, and I think I’m a better person for it

[@shellmaker10]

As I was watching this It occurred to me that your skills as a videographer and story teller are amazing, then I remembered that you said you wanted to come back with your "good" camera. Wow. What a cool video.

[@benderbear762]

I would love to have done this at Jack's age or do this full-time now if it payed the bills. Working with hard-working men, especially in a team working environment such as this, is what makes men strong.

[@houston5365]

When I started in the trades 32 years ago I was very fortunate to apprentice with several "Old Timers" that taught me so much about quality craftsmanship and life of a carpenter. This video made me emotional in a good way...Thank you. I have to admit it also saddens me that as a contractor it is very hard to find young men in my area that are willing to put in the time to learn the craft.

[@Klesh]

Ford: Found On Road Dead. Thanks for sharing today!

[@mramseyISU]

This video made my day. My grandpa is 82 this year and owned a sawmill until he had a stroke his mid 70’s. When I was a small boy he cut walnut for Winchester shotgun stock then in the late 80’s switched over barrel staves and heading for wine and whiskey barrels. I worked there every summer and any other day when I didn’t have school from the time I was 12 until I graduated from college with my engineering degree. What I wouldn’t give to spend one more day running that mill with my grandpa or for my boys to experience that way of life.

[@overlandecuador8893]

Ha! This came in my feed yesterday. Really cool. I do long for 100+ years ago when men were men and ladies were ladies. My 18 year old son just graduated and came to me this pat Monday and invited ME to lunch! He asked to join our company. He starts his two year apprenticeship this coming Tuesday. Jack looks great, you are so blessed to have such a fine son!

[@generalesdeath8180]

Amazing! I would love to have a family member like this to teach me and give me the opportunity to carry on such an amazing legacy of craftsmanship. He's got it set up so perfectly, you can even take the sawdust and either make fire bricks and pellets yourself or sell it to said product manufacturing plants. Absolutely incredible. This is what I'm striving to be, what I would love to have/be for my community. Of course i live in Florida so Sawyer isn't really much of an option out here but I would live to have a business that helps support my community.

[@brianmclendon5289]

it must have been a proud moment for you to drop off young Jack and know hes capable of whatever task they give him.

[@ronfox5519]

That boy aint a boy anymore.

[@jeromehooge9206]

Love this video. I live about five miles from an Amish sawmill. They run a similar setup from a diesel generator. I love watching those men do their trade. Even the children as young as five are helping. It truly is a lost way of life.

[@CleaveMountaineering]

Fascinating! I did some part time work at a farm at that age and what I learned was much more valuable than the paycheck.

[@matbillings2533]

I build modern sawmill equipment for a living and it's one thing to see a modern mill running filled with stuff one has built. It's another thing to see it done in a traditional manner! :)

[@PatNetherlander]

These little documentary’s are the true gems of your channel Cody! These crafts of old are historical and it’ll be soon when we only have video’s of them. Thank you so much for keeping their labor in our sights. And I hope you’ll do an in depth interview with him. That’d be priceless!

[@carlzirk]

This is fantastic. Glad you could capture some video. Working with guys like this is inspiring.

[@iamarawn]

This is absolutely amazing. It looks like a saw mill in the wild west the way it's produced. Could pick it up and set it in a theme park just like that as a piece of stage. I think Jack just had an amazing experience. He's growing up to be a good man.

[@CornishJohn]

I was just thinking it reminded me of an old Clint Eastwood movie set!

[@reinger1022]

Tres cool. God bless him with many more years of being productive!

[@bkeno]

My grandpa had a set up very similar to this. He used it to mill all of the lumber to build his house, barn, shop and other out buildings. He continued to use it on occasion well into his 80s. I had the privilege of helping him a few times. Thanks for making this video.

[@thomasreed181]

That was awesome. It makes me glad to still see a local small mill operating and people working and appreciating the value of work but sad too to think that this might not be around much longer. So much we all took for granted. Many years ago I suppose I did too but no more. Some folks are trying to recapture it and it could be that all will not be lost of these American ways. God help us! God help our country!

[@ratroute8238]

As someone who worked in a sawmill in the PNW in the 70s, the logging never stopped. The good logs were bundled and shipped overseas to be milled in foreign countries like any third world resource.

[@philup6274]

Profits baby!! Gotta love America

[@kenleppek]

I enjoyed the sounds as much as the sights. That Detroit humming away the blade buzzing through the wood and the random mechanical clicks and clacks of the mill working.

[@miquerto]

That's really neat to see someone work a machine they built and are so intimate with.

[@duckfan7684]

So cool! My grandfather immigrated from Sweden in the early 1900's and worked in the forest industry here in the PAC NW. I will send your video to my father to see also. Can't wait for the follow up!

[@kevinhook6000]

This reminds me so much of my great uncle, he is 95 this year and he says to me, yeah I might stop roofing this year its getting a little difficult. Can you imagine being 95 and roofing, not for money but because your family or friends need a new roof put on. That's how you get old, never stop being useful!

[@AndrexT]

Remarkable and fascinating to watch. He has such an eye for sizing. I am pleased Jack got to be part of that for a day and thanks for taking us along. iPhone quality was great.

[@patrickdyess7797]

Really excited to see what comes of this thread Cody, thank you.

[@699hazard]

This is amazing, you don't see many hard old men like going nowadays, with the price and demand for lumber at the moment I can see why he's still working

[@adaug27]

Damn, if only there was an interview. These men cease to exist without sharing too much of their words.

[@sawdustadikt979]

Thank you for recognizing and sharing this purely golden opportunity. About 10 years ago I had retimbered a small bridge. I’m a self employed carpenter in New England. I had to hunt around for a mill that could produce the white oak Timbers that the original bridge had. I went to one mill, run by a very old man and it was nothing like this guy had set up. What you have shown here, despite its patina is a very well kept and operated set up. The dust management is what really impressed me. The old mill Im speaking of also ran a 50-60 inch circular blade, but it looked like it was going to come apart at any moment as well as the barn it was in. The property looked like a junk yard. I wound up doing business with someone else, unfortunately the Timbers they cut were not consistent, the thickness varied by 3/4 throughout the board. I had to shim it all up from the bottom which involved building pipe staging in a river to get access. I did it all solo. I really wanted to business with the old guy but everything I saw said to me that he didn’t care, and hadn’t cared in decades. I really like old tools, equipment, vehicles and building things in traditional ways. I thought it would have been great for the story of that project to go to the mill that had cut the original Timbers in the 70s to replace them.

[@freddyvicaire6777]

AMAZING! TRULY AMAZING!...THANK YOU FOR THIS! It makes my soul happy to watch the fluid smooth older way of work being done where u just get in the zone and rhythm and flow if good work! To see that man work like that in his 80s and the function of those saws and machines is so amazing and satisfying to witness! I would LOVE to her that man tell his story! Thanks for the GREAT content! He must be so full of knowledge and wisdom you know I've always love to look at old pictures like from the 20s,30s,50s,etc but to see videos of teniques and was if doing things of old is beyond satisfying for me! I only hope to have the grit and strength of that man when I am that age TRULY REMARKABLE MAN!

[@TheFabled1]

More of this man, his history, and the sawmills please and thank you!!

[@utbweiss14]

I love these type of videos. Thank you for sharing about the skill sets of those in your community!

[@markknister6272]

I hope you go back soon. This brings me to tears. I was a hospice chaplain for 20 years; talked the many a man and woman who lived their lives like this. Also, reminds me of my grandpa.

[@caddyzig]

Fascinating! I could watch that all day. You can definitely tell they’ve had lots of experience and take pride in what they’re doing. Is the lumber all theirs, or does some of it get brought in?

[@classicaltutor2370]

What an incredible inspiration. Thank you for sharing this. I'm sending a link to all my adult children. This gentleman is one of the few living legends.

[@gearheadted5110]

Great man and very cool machinery. My great grandfather built a sawmill like that on the homestead where I grew up, complete with a giant saw blade like that, rails and levers to move logs and lumber. He built a structure over it and it was powered by an inline flathead 6 cylinder. I never got to see it operate, it was non functional, roof leaking and rotting away when I was growing up in the 70s.

[@Billy-rn3il]

I just purchased my first sawmill. A Woodland bandsaw mill. Still putting it together. I’m beyond excited to use it.

[@delvictor7570]

Excellent and important content. It’s definitely a good fathering move to make Jack go and work there for a day. If he doesn’t understand why now he will someday.

[@TheClintmeister]

We got cedar mills around here in Okla. I am finishing up a tankard with all my family crests on it. Its huge will hold over a liter. I see the wood and wonder what can I make of that piece of wood.

[@firewoodprovidersnorthwest]

FYI, I could watch is all day long, growing up in the 60's and remembering a Older Uncle who had a mill like this, I was at 5 years old, Hypnotized by watching Him run his mill. There is something Special by a older man that is so full of History, and a wealth of Knowledge that we loose every time one of these men pass away. Thank you Cody for getting Him on a video, and would love to watch hundreds of hours of watching him work.

[@Jackpo25]

What a treat to see in action. Thanks Cody!

[@davedennis6042]

Thanks for this inspiring video. Some friends of ours in Wyoming had had a saw mill business up in the mountains in the 50's. When we were there in the early 70's, only the cabin remained. But we went up there about 5 times in the 3 years my dad pastored in Douglas. They had many stories of those days to tell. It's really neat to see how it was done back then.

[@duellyray]

I grew up in a home heated by the scrap wood from that mill. Bob is an amazing man and a treasured friend of the family. My brothers have worked many hours at that mill with Bob and his father was every bit as amazing a man and I'm blessed to call them friends. He is a top not machinest too.

[@jamesreihms6074]

Very interesting. I have a friend here in Cottage Grove Oregon that is 93 and still cutting with a chainsaw and splitting firewood with a splitting axe 🪓. When he was younger he owned a mill by the coast. He is still working hard. 6 days a week. He owns 700 acres of timberland and provides firewood for many people in the area. When I help him out occasionally I get a good workout and get worked! I'm 27 years younger than he is. He is amazing and strong 💪. I want to show him this video. Thanks for sharing it. God Bless 🙏✝️I'm

[@walterchapman2884]

Beautiful! I'm 69 and Bobs got me on that one. The work every day keeps him alive and going His work ethic should be copied by us all!! Thank you Cody .😊

[@fcbaker65]

Great vid ,in my young teen years ,I had the privilege to hang out with an elder gentlemen ,he taught me how to drive my first nail an a lot of other things in life that made me what I am today! Seeing this vid brings back a lot of mems that I would always be thankful & cherish for the rest of my life!..👌👍 I didnt have a father figure in my life an that old man didnt have to let me stay around ,but for some reason ,he did!..Thnx for sharing both of you!..👍👍

[@01AceAlpha]

My best friend bought a Woodland sawmill this spring. He’ll have it paid off and made over 8000$ by the time he finishes his garage!

[@craigdoolan7119]

Wow what an amazing gentleman so special to be working so hard at that age I would love to see another video about him wish the world had more like him

[@charlesahon]

That is amazing. What an opportunity for both you and Jack.

[@PedroPerex]

Ol' Bob is one of the last of the Mohicans!

[@realitynotfictionii563]

This is truly amazing! You need another 📹 and make if longer. I would also love to hear what he has to say....how he started to current events. I would be glued, all 👂 Thank you Cody

[@dennisbantz3747]

These type of men are few and having your son work with him is so valuable. If he could continue to work with him he would learn many things along with life lessons. Great video!!

[@mikewalker4062]

Absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing. They just dont make equipment like this anymore. And few today would have the will to run it.

[@MrBowNaxe]

That was awesome to see... Reminded me of the old mill at my grandfather's plant in Louisianan. He kept it set-up and running even after they modernized the plant. Beautiful piece of equipment and amazing to see in action. Thanks for sharing.

[@ka9dgx]

I've seen the sawmill at the Hesston Steam Museum here in Indiana running, and it is amazing how well that old equipment is optimized to quickly and efficiently turn logs into lumber, in the hands of a skilled crew. It makes me appreciate how many centuries of improvements from the manual sawing of wood with a man in the pit are all represented in this system of work. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@daniellinksmith]

Oh Goodness , this brought up a memory from when I was about 12 Growing up in my Pops farm in North Florida . A day when my Pop took me to the Saw Mill , to pick out saw mill slabs to build a big pen . What a magical place I thought it was . My Pop was one of the great men of that age . Any time in school when they asked about or has you write a paper about your greatest hero , there was only one choice for me . The best man I've ever known by leaps and bounds .

[@ronfox5519]

A thing of beauty. I had a friend when i was a teenager whos family had a smaller version of this inside a sheetmetal barn. The mill was on componet of full on milling operation. They might have even had machining equiptment in there. All of it ran off a lineshaft with an engine very simular to what this man has. They were in the process of trying to get it going again after decades of gathering rust and dust. Coolest thing a 14yr old ever saw.

[@Devin82m]

Fascinating, and encouraging. Thanks for sharing.

[@LuisC7]

Those kinds of people have so much to teach... I love talking to wise old gentleman.

[@ColeTrain17]

Grew up with one of these and we still run it today. We are getting ready to do a full restoration on ours. Glad to see there are still a few running in the country.

[@soulehawk]

same with one of the last saw mills here in Front Royal Virginia. I so much want to sit and talk to this man! The wisdom he could share....

[@b80-s9i]

I'd do bout anything to work with this man & his mill...good, honest work & skill added💪👍👍👍 Hope to see more of his mill and pray you'll get him to open up about his life at some point!🙏 Thanks to Bob for giving us a peek at your finely tuned operation! And thank you Cody for sharing this great content brother👍👏👏👏

[@mrmuck3917]

That is one awe inspiring setup!

[@DireWolf28]

Thank you for documenting and sharing. We need more of this!

[@ctrip34]

That is awesome. Just the whole set up. The inginuity it took to make it & make it run so smooth & efficient. Just amazing.

[@Luke_Mitchell]

This is truly amazing and fascinating Cody! We would love to see more of this man and his operation the channel!

[@dusttodusthomestead]

What a neat operation. Such a blessing to have such a skilled old timer down the road from you. That's awesome 👌

[@markbuilt]

Thank you Cody My Dad had a mill like that , 60 inch saw and 12 foot carriage 3 dogs . The mill is still here in the back area of the barn yard . My Dad is not , passed away 2014 age of 86 . The mill was run twice a year , winter time for white pine and other soft woods and late fall for hardwoods . I do miss the smell of fresh cut lumber by his hand . Not the same as when my son cuts . Thanks again

[@alanthompson9291]

38 years ago when I moved to Iowa there was a sawmill like that 2 miles from us. I was fascinated by it then at 25 years old but I would have appreciated it more now. It was gone about 10 years later. Thanks for bringing that to us. Iowa greetings

[@nathanwright5200]

Mr. Wrangle star, thank you for showing us a piece of history. Your son will be witness to the end of one great man and one great tradition, sadly dying off. God bless and be well.

[@RonniesWorkshop]

There were a few sawmills close to me when I was a young boy in the mid-1960s in Sandy, Oregon. My Uncle worked at one starting when he came back from the War (WW2). I was fascinated back then watching how everything worked. This video took me back. Thanks. I remember he had lost a thumb and a finger or two. Does this gentleman have all his digits?

[@slevin8715]

That is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing this.

[@cnoecker74]

to make something look so effortless shows how much experience that man has. It's always a pleasure and an opportunity to learn watching a person like that.

[@danbaker3525]

I cut southeast NC hardwoods with a 22 inch woodlands mills bandsaw and I’m inspired to do so by gentleman like this thanks for bringing him to us

[@DSGLABEL]

Great video. But that gentleman grew up in a different world then. Much more to look forward to.

[@BroMorris0341]

That was outstanding. Thank you for sharing.

[@sameaston1301]

That was absolutely extraordinary. Thank you so much for sharing that. I certainly hope you can do a more extensive piece on him and his mill ❤️

[@jlautomotive6349]

I could watch for hours!! Thank you for showing us and thank him for allowing us to watch! Can’t wait to see another video more in depth and that possibly sit down with this man!

[@kenmabie8029]

Fantastic! Total respect for Bob!

[@vikingr1000]

There is something that is satisfying about working with lumber. The smell of fresh boards, and sawdust, the feel of accomplishment. Simple work.

[@ArkansasPilgrim]

That is wonderful. I met a gentleman who has an old sawmill when I was selling an old handsaw sawset on Craigslist. His sawmill is very similar, but is a more basic model. It has a 42" blade, and I think not as many helpful mechanisms. He some oak and cedar trees for me that had blown down on my property a few years back. I haven't been in touch with him in a while. I need to check in on him.

[@VernonWallace]

Wow. What an amazing man and operation. Thank you