Sawing A Huge Walnut Log, 3 Foot In Diameter, With Wood-Mizer Sawmill at Hobby Hardwood

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2 жыл бұрын

I'm sawing a huge walnut log, 3 foot in diameter with my Wood-Mizer Super 70 Sawmill.
Welcome to Hobby Hardwood Alabama - a real, professional sawmill lumber production business, ranked by a national website as producing the highest quality wood in Alabama, of about 45 different species. We are not a video company, but we are a real lumber company, and want to show others some of our money making and business sawmill techniques. This video is another example of sawmilling for our business, Hobby Hardwood, Alabama. We show how we mill logs, dry them and other things on our outdoor farm. We use our amazing fleet of hardware and tools, such as our custom New Holland Tractor, Wood-Mizer LT-70 sawmill, as well as our Cantek planers, Baker edgers, and SLR machines in action, operation, milling and while sawing logs to lumber. The Woodmizer LT Super 70 sawmill is the the biggest, fasted and most automatic bandsaw mill Woodmizer makes, with joystick control and Diesel engine. Very few sawmills are this fast, including Baker, Morgan, Harbor Freight, Cooks, Northern, Timber King, Norwood, Woodland, chainsaw mill, and Hudson. It’s not an Amish Sawmill, but the fastest and most modern band mill Wood-Mizer makes, and produces the best lumber wood for wood working projects and our lumber business. We also showcase our Nyle Kilns and air drying lumber techniques. Lots of tips and tricks to make sawing and drying easier for beginners and professional woodworkers to keep our sawmill turning trees and logs into gold instead of firewood. My buddy, Nathan Elliot, of Out of the Woods Sawmill, OTW, convinced me I needed to start filming our operation, so here goes. Someday I want to have as many followers as other sawmill videos on KZfaq, like Nathan and Outdoors With the Morgans. We show how to make money with your sawmill, and pass on our how-to tips and tricks for better sawmilling. Watch us use our sawmill, chainsaw mill, band saw, and bandsaw.
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@KPVFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Even the stickers on your stacks are on point! 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@rogerhodges7656 2 ай бұрын

Your dog is smart enough to come in out of the rain.

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 ай бұрын

He is smarter than me. He gets bored playing chess.

@rogerhodges7656 2 ай бұрын

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Seriously. I really like and enjoy your channel. I just couldn't resist teasing when the dog jumped under cover to stay comfortably dry and you were out in the rain.

@rodmiller8617 Ай бұрын

Incredible. Hopefully I will be smart enough to see what you see when preparing your logs. Thank you so much for the vids Robert

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Ай бұрын

You can do it!

@TheOldManAndTheSaw 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lumber from a not-so-beautiful log. It's all in the milling. Good video.

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@gslope1 2 жыл бұрын

Just saw you on Nathan's channel. New subscriber.

@joelstillson6713 2 жыл бұрын

Same here 👍

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and subscribing. Glad to have you aboard.

@erickdanielsson6710 2 жыл бұрын

V/nice wood. I see you fixed the dust collection tube... Yay for Duct Tape!

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!

@skywatcherca Жыл бұрын

I am so impressed at your professionalism: wonderful to see that these older trees are being used. I have no doubts that these slabs are worth a small fortune to numerous folks/companies. Such beautiful material! Thanks as always, for this video. Stay safe my friend.

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Yes, it was a big dog, and I've got one bigger in the log yard waiting it's turn. I'm not sure if it's going to be as nice, but it should be fun to saw up, no matter what.

@ScotyP 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this!!!!

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@alanblasczyk1779 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful wood indeed.

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@dinorichardson3444 2 жыл бұрын

Those boards look beautiful, I can not wait till I cut my 1st black walnut

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

It's always fun. Thanks for watching.

@gastoncannon4710 2 жыл бұрын

Some awesome slabs, and you use everything but the hollow, 👍👍👍👍👍

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

I try, that’s for sure.

@matthewhaaland4004 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work!! Smooth like a surgeon.

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it.

@garykirkham 2 жыл бұрын

He went from Rocket Surgeon to Wood Surgeon.

@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223 2 жыл бұрын

I cut a lot of hard maple that has those problems . Great video .

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@texasjetman 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome slabs sir, Nathan Elliott sent me on over to check your operation out, that log was a MONSTER, you mentioned it was a lightning strike? is this common in these monster logs? I am not quite sure I understand, Yes we grew up knowing, get off the water in the canoe and don't stand together under a tree, everyone split up so someone will live to go get help if we do get a hit strike.

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Its actually pretty common, big logs come from big trees and they get hit pretty often, surprisingly often. They say lightening never strikes the same place twice, but I've seen trees that have suffered multiple lightning hits through the years. Another thing to know is that when trees get hit, their bark and wood fibers blow off like shrapnel, so it's definitely a good idea to spread out a little.

@KathyAndrew Ай бұрын

Like your mill, and your videos. What thickness do you saw most? Lately I have found people replacing their steps with 6/4. Makes a beautiful stair.

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Ай бұрын

Most is 4/4 at 1-1/8" but I do produce 6/4 in oak, specifically for strair treads.

@andycobbcobbbroslogging7125 2 жыл бұрын

Leverage b a wonderful thing. AC

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it my best friend.

@falfas55bgas Жыл бұрын

Robert, I would contend that if you took one more full width live edge slab off the face that had some connected wood and some hollow showing, that might have been the most valuable slab of them all. It could have made a nice river table slab, and the customer could visualize it. As you know ugly logs make pretty slabs, or at least interesting slabs. I'm excited if I get an ugly walnut log. I don't sell anything, but I know I've got a good shot at one or more interesting slabs. We all have to make choices though and you never know. Brad_bb

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Жыл бұрын

You may be right, sometimes I just dislike sawing boards with holes in them, but they do sell. We had a customer complain a couple years back that our slab wood was "too clean" and we needed more knots and holes! So it's a thing I have come to grips with. Ugly slabs are what people want. Thanks for watching!

@keithpowers3682 6 ай бұрын

Do you make your own stickers and if so would you mind sharing how? Thats brilliant!

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 6 ай бұрын

I used to, now I just buy them.

@hatchetaxeandsaw3592 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mr. Milton. I need to drive back up and restock soon. What do you do with the 'unusable' center part? I bet that'd make a lot of nice tool handles. :)

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

We have a bin full of shorts and stuff, we give away if people buy some wood. Normally, any centers like you see we will also give away to customers.

@customsawyer2526 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I'm not a fan of stacking slabs on stickers either. I'm working on a idea. If it works I'll share it with you.

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, I hope it does.

@dubya2514 2 жыл бұрын

I'm having trouble with stacking pine , and getting blue stain where sticker are, the stickers are dry as can be, and the boards still stain, guess I need a kiln, any suggestions besides that?

@customsawyer2526 2 жыл бұрын

@@dubya2514 It can be difficult this time of year. Place your stacks where they can get good ventilation. I also use several fans to blow air through. Normally sticker stain is just on the surface and will plane off.

@paularthurwebb7212 8 ай бұрын

I just sawed a walnut and the heart wood is all a deep chocolate color, I am wondering what makes them striped like yours?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 8 ай бұрын

It just depends on the logs.

@vaccinefraud5570 2 жыл бұрын

So if I understood this right: You don't want to get struck by lightening because it will knock the Pith out of ya?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@rodmiller8617 Ай бұрын

How are you making those ribbed stickers. Haven’t seen that piece of equipment yet

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Ай бұрын

You are correct. Although I use to make all manner of sticker geometries, I just don't have time for it now and order these from a buddy in Tennessee.

@Chris-qf9qm Жыл бұрын

What sort of stickers are those? How long do you let it sit outside before putting on the kiln? Is it covered from rain when outside?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Жыл бұрын

These are fluted stickers that allow airflow when drying. I will air dry depending on the species of wood and the thickness. Generally from 6 weeks to many months, depending. Yes, I aways cover my air dry stacks, they are put in open, covered sheds. Thanks for watching!

@brianjonker510 4 ай бұрын

How do you grow triangle logs?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 4 ай бұрын

Pretty easy, it just depends on how many square ones are nearby.

@joeyoung7123 Жыл бұрын

What blades do you run?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Жыл бұрын

.055' x 39 degree x 1.5" Silvertips

@delprice3007 2 жыл бұрын

Just hauled a few BW logs today, any reason you just cut for 2" thick slabs/boards?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

@delprice3007 2 жыл бұрын

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Thanks! Looking forward to the video for better understanding the economics of selling rough cut vs surfaced hardwoods.

@wilmamcdermott3065 Жыл бұрын

How much set do u put in ur blades

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Жыл бұрын

0.023 per side.

@dubya2514 2 жыл бұрын

Is your mill a 50 super? Sure cuts fast .

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

No, its a Super 70 Wide. It does cut fast and straight. Thanks for watching!

@garylinderman3935 4 ай бұрын

Where do you get your Ipe stickers?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 4 ай бұрын

They are hardwood, I get them from a friend, if you want his contact information, email me at hobbyhardwoodalabama@gmail.com

@stukaman1162 2 жыл бұрын

All this cut walnut looks pretty and all when it's stacked up and wet, but what I'd like to learn is (1) how you arrive at the thickness of the cuts, and (2) how are they subsequently used by craftsmen or home builders? Surely you don't just cut up these pieces with no regard for their length or thickness. Who uses them after you mill them and how?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

We mill and sell about 40 different species, and of that we sell 4/4, 6/4, 8/4/ and 12/4, depending on species and lumber desirability. These larger logs typically won't make 95% clear lumber, because they won't have a straight and streamlined grain (this one didn't as expected) so it is sawn into live edge slabs. Straight veneer grain logs are sawn into lumber, crooked or otherwise defected logs are sawn into live edge slabs. Live edged slabs of this thickness are used in everything from tables, bartops, restaurant tables, mantles, etc, and are just one cut of several products we sell of this species. Of course, they can later be edged on our Baker edger or SLR to be converted into edged lumber, after drying, if necessary. The thickness of the cut, plus the overcut margin, is based on the predicted defect rate when drying, the condition of the log, the grade of the log, and the size of the log. I make our judgements on how I will mill the logs, after selling millions of dollars of product, and have it fairly optimized. Good question, and thanks for watching.

@stukaman1162 2 жыл бұрын

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Reading your detailed response, I never factored in the amount of shrinkage when guys cut slabs. One might assume a huge log sitting in a pile for a few years would be past the need for drying time. I would ask aloud, "Why cut it so thick?" Now I know. I don't know what it is, but I am fascinated with the equipment, the wood, the process and the work. Carry on, my good man!

@RutherfordConLLC 2 жыл бұрын

I see you said you buy the stickers for ~$1/each, can you share the source?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

If you Google "Fluted Stickers" there will be several sources pop up. They are heavily patent protected, so as a business, I can't manufacture my own, so I have to purchase them, by the thousands. Depending on source, species used to make them, length, and shipping, they will come out $0.75 to $1 per stick, and are a significant investment.

@brianmartin7130 2 жыл бұрын

Do you make the stickers or buy them

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

We buy them at about $1 apiece. They are patented, so we can’t make our own.

@brianmartin7130 2 жыл бұрын

Who do you buy them from

@stevek5988 2 жыл бұрын

How thick are you cutting the slabs for that kind of money

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 2 жыл бұрын

I cut these to 2-3/8”. Then air dry for at least a year, then kiln dry, then sterilize, hand face then plane to 2 inch thick.

@delprice3007 2 жыл бұрын

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama really helpful videos

@stevek5988 2 жыл бұрын

@@HobbyHardwoodAlabama thanks for the reply. Great information

@MikeKreuze 3 ай бұрын

Why not quartersaw it?

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama 3 ай бұрын

Some people do not like quarter sawn wood patterns in walnut, the cathedral grain sometimes looks better. However, sure, it can be quarter or vertical grain sawn. I do either or both as the log warrants. Good question.

@falfas55bgas Жыл бұрын

Oh no! Not another one that thinks they need to water their wood! Matt Cremona and Nathan Elliot are bad enough!!!

@HobbyHardwoodAlabama Жыл бұрын

I joke with Nathan all the time about doing it (he's a good friend of mine) and sometimes I do it just to aggravate him. He's a great guy, and we talk about once a week. I'm not much on watering wood, but it does bring the grain out, so sometimes it's a good thing, if the wood or video can benefit from it. If I'm doing sawing technique videos, the only water I use it to drink. Most times my wood gets wet it's because I'm sawing in the rain. Thanks for watching!