Building a Giant Bandsaw Mill

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5 жыл бұрын

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@billburkart9087 5 жыл бұрын

You are the most organized person I've ever seen. I'm 65 and when I grow up I want to be like you.

@steveskouson9620 4 жыл бұрын

Bill, "if!" I'm only 61, and STILL not "grown up." But, I read somewhere, if you don't grow up by 50, you don't need to! steve

@mrz80 4 жыл бұрын

You have heard, haven't you? It's a rule: If you can make it to 50 without growing up, you don't HAVE to! :D

@scottharrison8806 Жыл бұрын

It is the the research, planning, assembly and fabrication that brings the most joy to large projects like this one. Well done!

@AprilWilkerson Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

@mhaz49 5 жыл бұрын

I watched Matt through his entire build. Taking advantage of his experience and having the help of these other builders is fantastic. This could be a new (worth watching) reality show - Build a band saw mill in 1 week or less. Can't wait for part 2.

@TheWoodBasher 5 жыл бұрын

I love projects like this where youtubers get together to build something. nice job of the sawmill, Im looking forward to seeing it in action.

@kennapop3 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found Matt, no one loves wood as much as he does. His guild work is amazing. the two of you are superior KZfaqrs.

@bryancherry9253 2 жыл бұрын

Matt's enthusiasm is great. Have watched several of his house remodel videos and an always struck with his interest in learning new skills and trying new things.

@christofix 5 жыл бұрын

Your project are getting bigger then when i started following you a few years ago! Respect April you are someone inspiring!

@Thundermuffin93 5 жыл бұрын

I remember watching all the way through Matt's build video series. Most excited to watch through this one as well! Keep up the awesome work!

@ExploringWithCam2018 5 жыл бұрын

Huge thanks to the person who open their shop on super bowl! great work April. You’ve actually gotten me into DIY.

@ManCrafting 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome build. Enjoyed watching along on Instagram. Great getting to hang out the last couple of days. Glad to see you mad it home safe.

@olddawgdreaming5715 5 жыл бұрын

Hey April, what a great job you are doing and pared up with other You Tubers too. I was really impressed watching Matt make the first mill and now with his help you have taken it to another level. You can be proud of your accomplishments. I know we are watching and seeing how well you are doing. Thanks for sharing with everyone.

@dananelson3534 5 жыл бұрын

Matt mentioned this video on his channel. So glad he got to mig weld. He really enjoyed it. Your organization skills impress me. So much was prepared ahead of time. Helped having a professional fabricator onboard. Share your enthusiasm and look forward to part two. I enjoyed watching Matt build his monster mill. You can buy a similar mill but nothing like this. Some of huge logs he mills. I'm impressed by how he does it and the beautiful grain in every slab. Thanks for posting.

@lrodpeterson3046 5 жыл бұрын

AvE did a video a while back concerning stick, MIG, and TIG welding. He is of the opinion that everyone should start with stick and build skills before taking up MIG or TIG. He says they are like cheating and that you can get okay results with little experience, but you will never be a great welder. Matt showed that with his stick experience transitioning to MIG and how easy that was. We have a similar phenomenon in aviation. There are two types of small airplanes--tricycle gear and tail wheel (or, as we call them, tail draggers). Learn to fly in a tail dragger and you can easily transition to a tricycle at any time. Learn on a tricycle and if you do transition to a tail dragger, you will face a fairly steep learning curve. It's encapsulated in this aphorism: when the main gear touches the runway in a tricycle gear airplane, you have essentially completed your landing. When the main gear touches in a tail dragger, your landing has just begun. Any pilot will get that.

@ALLinJunkRemoval 5 жыл бұрын

I've been watching you for years! Almost from the beginning, 10,000 subscribers i think. Wow... You've come along way! I remember you struggling to work any power tools. Look at you go now. Your dad was in the same industry I am and I'm as he was (probably) looking for a way out... ( I know he's retired now) I just want to say "YOU help inspire me!" Not bad for being a millennial. You go girl! Tell your dad for me, He did an excellent job of raising a great Kid. (Yes, I'm old like him). Don't ever stop doing what you can think of, build, create, and inspire! Thanks for being there almost every week.

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear. Glad you're still along for the ride! Cheers!

@johnaman75 5 жыл бұрын

Love seeing the dream team come together. The next challenge is to build Cremona’s Queen Anne highboy in 3 days. I would love to see Woodworking speedruns.

@mcremona 5 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see that but I don't think I'd want to be part of it hahaha

@kightremin 4 жыл бұрын

One day I was stunned by Cremona's giant saw, then here is a video on how to make it. It's a magical world

@andrewjeffries8721 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Just awesome, April. I would love to be able to do this kind of project more than buying another Harley! It looks like the teamwork was excellent!

@morgansword 4 жыл бұрын

I like the fact that Matt who I watched build his in very different weather and condition turn this into a real opportunity for him and his family. I really thought at the time, are you writing every step you take in this down cause someone is going to want it and who knows, maybe he will undertake a milling system like wood mizer and northwood have done. It is still a far cry from the level of Cook sawmills who like goodyear made a great tire, couldn't stop anyone else from making their own version of it. I just subscribed and will watch your success. I do believe that this is making good use of what nature provided for us

@stevenbelow2502 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video. Love to see people who know what they're doing doing it.

@zavoina 5 жыл бұрын

So April, you expand the horizons of not only yourself and your viewers, but Matt who drilled his first pocket hole working with you, and MIG welded! This looks like a huge undertaking but you assembled a great team for the challenge.

@weldingtipsandtricks 5 жыл бұрын

Great project...great Video, and Really Great People. its so cool how we all got to know each other

@thecluckingassassin 5 жыл бұрын

I saw JD and wondered where you were at.

@mimimitchell1989 5 жыл бұрын

love your channel was a big help to me building my mini armytanks.

@acoow 5 жыл бұрын

9:30 Alec Steele, recent British immigrant to Montana, starting using those squares after his move. He's as impressed with them as you are. For those who like black smithing and other metal working, check out his channel.

@dmndsol 5 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing! Big, team builds like this are awesome to watch. I also really enjoyed Anne's tiny house build. I hope you can bring together more of these in the future. The coordination of a team is cool to see.

@Oleo2320 5 жыл бұрын

Being such an accomplished youtube/builder/maker, I love how you are so excited about threading steel

@stevejohnson1685 5 жыл бұрын

April - congratulations once again on your wonderful positivity and, of course, on your team building and accomplishments. Always inspirational!

@Jimmy_in_Mexico 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! I am impressed. My great grandfather Wilkerson lived in Roswell NM and was a blacksmith. He made tools for Robert Goddard the rocket engineer. He also shod 5000 horses in one year for the Calvary. I don't know if you are kinfolk, but it would make sense. I have seen your videos and the projects you conquer is amazing.

@MRrwmac 5 жыл бұрын

Matt made an excellent set of plans!! Having him there and the professional welder was perfect. All the prep work sure did pay off!

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

Yes between having the plans, Matt, and a professional welder....it put us quiet ahead of the curve.

@tiffanyjohnson3110 5 жыл бұрын

I love these builds. Cant wait for the others. Awesome job April. Its so cool to see you & your channel grow. 👏💪

@andylopez3763 5 жыл бұрын

Lost track of your shop videos and now....WOW!! April you have been so blessed with knowledge and friends. I'll try to keep up.

@Sellarmusic 5 жыл бұрын

I watched Matt build his mill and fully understand why he was so amazed at how quickly you were able to build the bed. Being a repeat build, having his detailed plans, multiple skilled people, and all your prep work made it possible. Great job!

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, if it weren't for all those things combined then it wouldn't have worked. : )

@mlubecke 5 жыл бұрын

It looks like you had a blast.... you smiled the whole time you were narrating this video.. awesome 👏 job !!!

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

: ) Oh yes, it was really fun looking at the footage and recounting the experience.

@theoldplankwoodworks2415 5 жыл бұрын

I think any time you can build the tool to build the project it’s extremely satisfying. Great to see Matt’s plans put to use, I loved watching that build process. Love the fact that you made some upgrades to make it your own. Looking forward to see what comes off the mill. Nice work April!

@TheAwesomeReapz 4 жыл бұрын

love that JD is there

@WiliamBennettwildarbennett 5 жыл бұрын

Again What An Outstanding Job! And Awesome ShoutOut to Matt on working with you and the crew on this build. Something that you might want to consider that will save you a ton of time and aggravation when tapping that many holes, is an attachment that will fit in almost every Drill Press. It is called a TAPMATIC Self Reversing Tapping Head. You can Pre-Set the depth of the tap for the thickness of your material, and when it reaches that depth it automatically reverses and pulls the tap out, then clicks back into forward to tap the next hole Oh and GOD BLESS THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS

@tomtruesdale6901 5 жыл бұрын

You continue to amaze me with your projects. Can't wait to see this thing finished

@cabman86 3 жыл бұрын

Matt is so cool. Love watching him slab a trunk!

@NorthwestSawyer 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Those squaring tools are sweet! Awesome build!

@dwightbauer6705 5 жыл бұрын

So Matt said he really loved the Tacos in the morning...I've watched both of for a few years....I think you both are fearless...great job.

@graysonmaddox3301 5 жыл бұрын

That saw blade is amazing, thanks for the recommendation! Love your work April

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you think it's helpful! I think they are a complete game changer.

@craftedworkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Sooooooooo fun! Can’t wait to come back and reunite the Bandsaw Bandits! 🤘

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, Bandsaw Bandits forever!

@missamo80 5 жыл бұрын

When are you building yours???

@owenskeen7855 5 жыл бұрын

April Wilkerson hi

@messiahjordy1018 2 жыл бұрын

i dont mean to be offtopic but does someone know of a method to get back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost the password. I would love any tips you can give me

@thomasnixon6385 2 жыл бұрын

@Messiah Jordy Instablaster =)

@TheRockeye007 5 жыл бұрын

i do so love your videos. love to watch people with talent work together,and you can NEVER have too many clamps! looking forward to the next video. love you and god bless.

@kane100574 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, I have always loved his mill! This is awesome. Thank you for sharing so much of your time.

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm glad you enjoyed it. : )

@HighRidgeHandyman 5 жыл бұрын

From the first video I saw you in on building that outside staircase to now. WOW!! Great job April! The new workshop IS SICK. See you in the next video 👍👍👍

@DreadedOne509 5 жыл бұрын

Already looking forward to the next installment, thanks April.

@Treesusb 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly April you are an insanely impressive and skilled person. I love your videos and attitude to life

@AprilWilkerson 2 жыл бұрын

Aw thanks!

@hammondgarage3011 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome to watch!!!! Thanks April. Been hoping this would get posted soon. Watching you and Matt is quite inspiring. Thanks for doing what you do. Also, thanks for mentioning early in the video what something like this could cost ! We were all wondering.

@craigkeller 4 жыл бұрын

Very savvy young guns! And young lady! Great work.

@Anonymous-it5jw 5 жыл бұрын

Great project. Good to see what pros can do, and quickly, when they get together. Thanks for the video.

@allyblair 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome work . I love watching you work, it's interesting to see your interactions and how you mesh with other makers as well.

@oxfordman 5 жыл бұрын

What a great, great, great project! And the opportunity, courage and confidence to tackle it is truly inspiring!

@ronmack1767 5 жыл бұрын

Wow April. What a cool Band Mill. Thank you for your time in producing the video. Looking forward to the next. I'm in NC. I'll have to look Johnny up. Take care and God bless.

@Stephen1455 5 жыл бұрын

April, please wear your glasses when power tapping, if you break a tap it can be nasty! Tapping oil helps too, you do great work!!!!!!!!

@SpicySteve-tz2so 4 жыл бұрын

Almost fell @ 2:28! PLEASE be careful! No soft objects in the shop and that floor hurts! Love the channel and what you do!

@mathewnorthey 4 жыл бұрын

Very impressed with your build, safety, organisation, team effort and workpersonship ;) are spot on!

@FigmentsMade 5 жыл бұрын

There are never too many clamps! This is such an epic build. It's great to see it all coming to life!

@KentSnelson 5 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing build. I’ll never do one, but some of the tips/tricks like the square and flat will be useful for my minor projects

@JDLarge 5 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure to see you in action! That’s a great version of the “A-Team!” Looking forward to seeing this all come together!

@marklengal9990 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding April. You have come along way since I first started following you. Great team work as well. Way to go on the plans Matt.

@mcremona 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Lengal thanks!

@meanjoegreen4925 5 жыл бұрын

when I 1st started watching her she had her hubby for a part-time helper, now she has put in enough hard work to be able to pay for two workers. plus make a living traveling/helping others. hard work pays off

@befmx31 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty incredible.

@tomdale1313 5 жыл бұрын

great presentation...you have great people there, makes for a project that you can be proud of since your the person that put it together...good management skills

@TerraFirmaX 5 жыл бұрын

April, you still never cease to amaze me. great build.

@ApacheHavoc25 5 жыл бұрын

I love this kind of working together. I watched Matt's series building and creating this machine. Very nice work and collaboration! :)

@nathaneverett533 4 жыл бұрын

I literally JUST left a comment on one of Cremona's videos, asking if he had a how-to series of his saw mill...... I'm pumped!

@rimshotdk 5 жыл бұрын

Wow what a great team. It’s such a pleasure watching, so thank you for sharing.

@brianterrill9587 4 жыл бұрын

Something to consider @12:45 would be a line of holes in the floor for verticle stop-rod insertion. So that when you're lifting things like that with the crane you have both a ground pivot and stopper to prevent anything from sliding away from the lift. The rods can also have wheels on them if you need to rotate anything to verticle.

@rcunningham14 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great content

@JasonBroaddus 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who is just buying his first welder (closing on a house WITH a garage FINALLY!!) this is something I want to build in my lifetime, with any luck sooner than later. Thanks for this video :)

@AprilWilkerson 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the house! That is very exciting.

@pawelaco 5 жыл бұрын

Beautifully made work, I love this job. Best wishes

@eddieco 4 жыл бұрын

this is one of my next builds. Thanks for the inspiration, and great tips! Love your channel!

@tonyburelle6633 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent, this is worth the wait, what a great project for friends to tackle, especially with each bringing their own skill set or multiple ones, thanks for sharing this information and build

@charlesgrant6985 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome can’t wait to see the finished product and what you are able to produce with it. Thanks for the great KZfaq content

@oysterjohn5669 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a retired Millwright and Saw Filer. Matt designed an impressive machine. I followed his build and will follow your build as well. Now to check out the other channels.

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

: ) Glad you enjoyed it!

@MrRogsmart 5 жыл бұрын

I watched Matt's videos while he was building the original band saw mill. I was really impressed with his willingness to get in there and figure stuff out as he went along. It's much different, but just as cool watching your band saw mill come together. Quite a fabrication project and good video of the prep and build process.

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is so much respect for Matt for not only designing this but then jumping in and doing it all by himself. Annnd in negative degree weather. He is a crazy awesome.

@Mrcaffinebean 5 жыл бұрын

Look great! Can’t wait to see the rest and all the cool projects that will come off the mill!

@manuelcalvillo4660 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool...love the prep and workflow.

@damonhayward7929 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome build, thanks for sharing, I'm definitely gonna use this one day

@offgridathiddenhills4079 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome build. Can’t wait to see what you make from all the slabs. We have a woodmizer but sometimes I wish I had made my own like you did. Ambitious projects are the best.

@nafiz4670 5 жыл бұрын

Explaining, presenting as you do it, i like the way you do these videos. 👍

@larscw74 5 жыл бұрын

Such a cool project.It's cool to see so many content creators work together. Seeing this video, as Matt mentioned it on his weekly update, showed me youtube had removed the bell of my subscription. So I am back at getting notified you have a new vid up.

@NobleArtisan 5 жыл бұрын

Great video once again April. Nice job with the sawmill...It sure is nice to see youtubers get together for an awesome "cause!"

5 жыл бұрын

Muito bom !!Excelente trabalho,Like!!!Saudações do Brasil!!!

@alexanderschmidt8512 5 жыл бұрын

Holy cow... What a cool project and organization of it. I really like how you planned and prepped the build here. Something to take hints from, for myself

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah getting things prepped was the only way to cram in so much in such a short duration. : )

@davidewasko9416 4 жыл бұрын

good job young lady, i,m learning things for my own build thanks

@JonnyBuilds 5 жыл бұрын

So glad I finally got to watch this! Looking forward to catching up on the other vids. Great job!

@DavidWJoyce 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool - I built a band-saw mill about 20 years ago to build my house. Similar to what you are doing. I live off grid in the mountains of New Mexico. I have access to the forest for materials so it seemed logical for me to build the mill to gather my materials for the build. I still use my mill now off-and-on to mill wood for other small projects (furniture etc.) My mill will cut about a 28 inch diameter log - but what you are building is insane LOL. How big are the trees in your area?? Gods you could go into industrial production of and become a industrial wood manufacturer. But like I say - very cool and having a crew to help is also very cool. I am now a subscriber.

@rebecca5837 4 жыл бұрын

I think you are my new hero. I thought I was industrious, you are on another level all together. ❤️

@nordyfamily 3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the great work! I appreciate the time you have put in to making these videos!

@bigvegass 5 жыл бұрын

The criss cross strings to get the whole thing flat is so simple and brilliant. Something I could have used so many times building things. I've learned something today. Nice.

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you learned something new! I also learned that from this build and loved it.

@reideichner8597 5 жыл бұрын

Great start with lots of heavy stuff. Impressive team to get it done!

@leol1682 5 жыл бұрын

Love the video on Giant Bandsaw Mill . Young Lady take care God Bless .

@MrGuardcaptain 5 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome April. Not only this build but the idea you're employing people too. You should be really proud. Any chance you can post an itemised cost breakdown when it's done? Prices for steel in other countries vary dramatically. Thanks again

@josephvalentjr7677 5 жыл бұрын

What a great assembly of talent great job Y’all

@WildmanTech 5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the next installment! Almost makes me want to build one.

@TallerSalvatoreJimeno 5 жыл бұрын

excelente amiga ya quiero ver como termina este proyecto felicidades!

@mikejohnson219 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE IT!! Can't' wait to see the rest!! Great job as always AW.

@LanceSheppard 5 жыл бұрын

This video contains every thing that I want... garage, woodshop equipment, cnc plasma table, welding equipment, and sawmill... fun to watch

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

: ) Glad you enjoyed it. I loved putting this one together.

@FredMcIntyre 5 жыл бұрын

Great team, awesome work! Excellently orchestrated April! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

@AprilWilkerson 5 жыл бұрын

: ) Glad you enjoyed it Fred.

@Stormbasiat 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Can't wait to see part 2!

@casimirkulikowski5949 4 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel and im already in love i wish i had your workshop and i just wanted to say great job and ill be sure the watch the rest of the series

@pumpkinheadghoul 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, you posted this on my birthday, which is ironic considering I came here to tell you my wife bought me one of those laser measures for my birthday this year, and I have to say, you really need to get yourself one. It's so awesome, and I use it all the time. Didn't think I would, but I do. It's so incredibly accurate, and makes measuring inside diameters so easy.