where's the machine that twists the 2x4s for Lowes or Home Depots?

Am I the only one who knows nothing about logging or lumber who still finds this interesting and fascinating AF? 🤔

Mark you truly are a master Sawyer with your mill. I've watched you and others for quite a while and you're the best. I always admire the relationship and communication you and Eddie have. God bless you guys.

Great video Mark, turning a big fugly log into usual lumber, thanks for sharing

You guys are living ✨️ the life! God bless you! ❤😊

I quit school and took a job at a lumber mill, being not a large guy I failed the green chain and was put in the planer and molding mills, best decision of my life I was able to buy a fancy car etc at only 18 years old, of course school is good but a guy working hard is also good i have great respect for the people who saw the wood we all use, its hard work no matter what department you work in.

I've said it before, Mark. But your thorough experience really shows up big time when you saw a large log like this. Cut by cut, you make the best decisions on the best way to process the logs. You get the most out of them, with little waste. Good job!

Thanks for bringing me along.. Love these videos.

You made that look way to easy. Wouldn't it be nice if every log went that smooth? Nice sawing Mark.

My great granddaddy ran a sawmill in my home town of Sharon, Tennessee. It was gone before I was born in 1952. I really enjoy these videos. Keep it up! God bless!

Love to watch this mill running. I also love the saw marks on a board. Band saw doesn't leave that circular mark. When I make anything, I make sure that I don't sand or plane them off. Looks older that way. Any old lumber almost always have these marks on them. Just a fun time watching this mill.

Great job cutting them logs, and great job showing and telling. Keep up the good work cutting,love to see that wood getting cut in to lumber. Thanks for showing the great video,have a great day see y’all next time see ya bye.

Hi there, Buzzsaw! Thanks for making an appearance! It was good to see you.

I am 65 years old now, but when I was 17, I worked at a sawmill for the summer, it was hard work for sure. It was interesting to watch your video and remember things. I would have liked a quick view of the lumber that came out of the mill in this video though.

I grew up working at my father's sawmill in early 60's until 1970 when he got a town job. We lived in West Central Indiana in Parke County Indiana. The county still has 31 covered bridges. The sawmill was a four head block Sinker Davis Sawmill made in Indianapolis. With some maneuvering, it was possible to saw a 26' log. It was amazing to see the amount of automation at this mill, especially the log turner and automatic log dogs. My first job at the mill was skidding logs and positioning them on the mill skids. I used a big Massey Harris tractor with a front loader. I also used a small Oliver dozer. The little dozer could push a lot more than it could pull. The mill also had an edger where we could length wise trim slabs and bigger pieces into different board widths.

Wow!!! That's a big log. You guys are amazing!

This video show that you are an artist.. definitely one of my favorites so far.. great watching you at the helm.

A very enjoyable video, thanks for sharing.

Loved the video. The large logs that create a challenge are awesome. Thanks.

I used to watch my local sawmmill as a child around 1968. They ground off the bark first, and then just tore it up with the saw. Your method takes a lot more prep !

Mark L'm glad I built a custom band mill that I can saw a 36 inch log by 21.5 feet + long! Some times I thought I wish I had made it for 48 inch; until I think about turning that size log at 74 years old and 130 pounds! Of course I did get a 4500 hundred winch and made it so it mounts on mill to turn bigger stuff! Have fun and keep making sawdust!

very very nice job! you know this mill better every time i watch

Those big logs are a lot easier to cut and turn on y'all's mill than it is on my mill for sure. Enjoyed the video guys!

Smooth operation, but I saw a lot of nice beams turned into 2x4's. Guess that was wat the customer wanted. 🌲🌲🌲🌲

That was some fancy whittling on that big log Mark. Thanks for sharing. Hope the eye is healing.

Wow!! That's log I can watch all weekend. That will definitely get the bus motor all warmed up. Also, those items you were showing in the beginning all looked like craftsman workmanship. Very nice.

love those big logs, nice job mark.

i can watch this all day long -- it sooths the soul and gladdens the heart : )

Thanks for sharing. It’s nice to see the process with a wheel instead of a band.

Hi from Oz! Nice Bush mill Content! Enjoy! Large Corp. Mills in the modern age, may just Chip the Whole log. as is. For Chip Export. See as Pine.? or else Throw thru a Large Quad Saw, Computer control To size what slabs of the log they want!. to suit timbers they require.with further size milling. high speed!. Yeah probably Debark the whole log, for pine bark beforehand, for value add, for Horticulture sales etc. Enjoyed this Video! Thanks!

I remember some of the big ones. Good for a cold sweat if you need one. Thanks, Mark and crew. Doing the deal all the time!

I’m home with Covid and have had your videos playing on my television since 5 this morning. Watch them everyday of life. Need to make a trip and check everything out

fun to watch! i'm 60 now but back in the 70's and early 80's i worked at a saw mill in minnesota. looks like some really nice machinery you have!!!!

Just awesome Mark.

I always wondered. Thank you for my beautiful deck and all the trips to home depot, with the lumber pushing through my CUV window on the highway. Good times

Interesting log. Fun to watch!

Hi Mark, Ed, ZZ, & everyone. Great video. Beautiful lumber. I didn't see any defects either. Love the gnomes. 👏👏👏😆😆😆😁😁😁 Have a good remainder of the week everyone. 😍😊😉👍❤️💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌲

That was a beautiful pine log.

Can you imagine those boards dried then put on a interior wall with a stain. The knots and the saw kerfs showing! Beautiful.

Amazing process! Quite fascinating! Thoroughly enjoyed the process! 😀

You have a giant machine. 5:26 😊 i love it

I'm 70, but as I watch this, completely transfixed, I'm back to being 9 yrs old, watching powerful machinery do what it's designed to do. Making huge wood cuts like a hot knife going through butter. I've never seen wood go through a saw at, like, 5 mph. This, of course, is no longer new technology, but it sure the hell is impressive, nonetheless!

Your video is very good sir, inspiring. I really like disc type saw blades like that

That was an incredible video. Wow, the amount of knowledge to get outta bunch of 2x4's.

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you.😊

👍👌👏 That was definitely better than quarter sawing this big log. Best regards, luck and especially health to all of you.

Fabulous job. I'm stunned at how well you guys work together to get the job done. Greetings from Australia.

Nice job of whittling down that huge pine logs into usable lumber.

Great clip Mark and crew, that was a monster of a log Watched all the way Happy weekend guys Tony

Awesome show. Thanks for sharing education videos with nature woodworking.

I grew up watching my grandfather and dad run a head rig with a circular saw like this. After that mill closed I worked in a big mill with 2 band saws on head rigs and a third band saw cutting the cants into usable lumber. We never cut pine into 8 quarter only 4 quarter. Brings back fun memories.

We had a 42 inch putts mill and ran it with a 301 6 cylinder Chev . Sawed railroad ties out of poplar. Pick the log on and lay on the stick. Not fancy but did a lot of work

I worked at a mill like that. Some of the best years of my life

I worked in a sawmill as a young feller and loved every minute of it, wish I could back even if only for a few days. I'm sure you older guys know what I'm talking about.

Makes me proud to see that Oklahoma flag. We’ve had a very tough few days, since hearing one of r Oklahoma Legends has died from cancer. RIP Toby Keith & boomer Sooner baby. God bless y’all. Love ur videos

Living the dream ! Nice profession !

That Garbage looked like perfect live edge "BOOM" plaque material.

Brings back memories from the 70's. I used to live in a small-town, Bunbury, which in those days had a few mills in the area. A couple of the young fellas that worked there had muscles on their muscles. You'll be able to get some 2x1's out of some of the off cuts, maybe even a couple of pieces of siding. 😁😁

As someone of Maltese descent, I was thrilled to see the flag of Malta (white & red) on the wall above the saw blade.

Good job guys! Lots of lumber with that one! Don’t forget the batteries for that temp scanner! I have one like it for my Bullet casting. Take care and stay safe! God bless!✝️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Mark let Mr Eddie know to never put his hands anywere there is a moving saw blade. what could of happened if his sleve of his shirt got caught on the blade and pulled him into the blade. I dont want any of you guys getting hurt I enjoy your videos you guys put out. Please always be careful because we need all of you going home the same you came. God Bless you all and keep keeping me entertained love what your doing.

excellent work gentlemen, spent all day weds getting caught back up after spending 2 weeks in the hospital, was nice to watch you guys again

Amazing how many experts there are in the field of sawmilling !

Fascinating - always wondered how this was done. Cool stuff guys!

Nice work, love from Scandinavia.

I really enjoyed the sound of that 2 stroke jimmy singing away there, very soothing. G great to see the Australian flag to mate.

Awesome job 👏 👍...the bigger the log the better the video 😊

Holy! my home made gauge adds the width of the blade and the lumber size and accounts for every cut, and I always get 1 inch strapping first, and after I square it up i get exactly what I planned with my home made gauge. You can make your own easy. And the only waste I have is saw dust. Also I start by canting the small end over, and that is my first cut and everything after is exactly 90 degrees to it. As long as your having a good time and as a rule. I like to have a totty as well to warm me up on them fall days when the bugs are gone. I also noticed how many friends like to bring their logs to my house and buy me a beer lol.

Very cool!

Happy worker happy shop.

Send those boards with the bark to Lowes!

Awesome work

Another thought about the light. Mark. If there is a power supply out there, maybe a small light mounted on the pointer so it doesn't throw a shadow on the dial.

You make this look easy.

Yessir!🤗🤠👍this is beautiful! Gotta love! Imagine some of that stained and in your house!!!! Man!!!🤗🤠👍

I could watch this stuff for HOURS!!!

I bet that smells really good!

I really enjoy these videos😍😍😍

The comment about twisted lumber pulled my heart strings and gave me goosebumples! Ive only seen you have twisty springy problems but a few times. Its hiw you run your carriage load huh!

I loved watching The Real McCoy. Mike and Mother could get some wood out of that little sawmill. Glad I found you'll. Dan 🇺🇸

Really like the edger videos, ran one for two years,it had foot controls with the lazer sights, but it was a big conpany,,yours does a great job,,tell everyone hello, and keep-on keeping-on,,love the videos,,

Great video guys

Sawing up a big ass Hemlock up into boards with your buddies. Sounds like fun, I'm jealous

Nine o’clock in the morning having a brew and watching you guys that’s nice timber coming off the mill, this retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be you never know when your finished because you never know when you started , todays job getting the counter sunk set screws out of a twenty four inch planer shaft there all chewed up and there’s three blades and there’s nine in each blade , I’ve got the shaft out on the bench few have snapped off some are easy there’s no rush so it could be a two day job , you guys have nice day

Great stuff !!

I love it 😊

That was a big one. I'm glad that you were up for the challenge. Good to see you. You sure have good fans.

Thanks for the video Mark. Wow big log. At around the 22min mark it looks as if a wedge of wood got jammed in the blade when you were trimming up the log. Hope it didn’t heat up the blade. Thanks again

That was enjoyable to watch. But it would have been nice if you showed all the lumber created at the end

I like how the sound changes when the blade goes through a knot.

Anyone besides me see the foot long slip of wood wedged up against the saw blade starting at 21:55 ??? Very surprised Mark or T.H.E. Eddie never saw it !

I understand your blade wasn't tall enough to to quarter saw, but I am curious why you cut that down into such little sticks? Surely you could slab out some X12's, X10's, X8's, and X6's. Wider wood brings the prettier penny afterall. Unless maybe this was a custom order cutlist. Anyway thanks for sharing, it was fun to watch.

I really like this one 🎉

Hello from South wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Love the flag you have hung up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Goodb to stop by once in a while Mark. My sawing days ended when my R leg was amputated.

I really like your videos.Interesting. Regards from Sweden...

I knew a guy who worked at a saw mill. He had a bad accident and cut off the whole left side of his body. He's all right now.

very amazing crew and lumber mill

Work at Sawmills most of my life became a saw Fowler and a Sawyer started out as a welder and doing maintenance at 18.

A lot of big old knots in that log!