I have to say that I really miss the mill life. I was a millwright for many years. Four of my six sons worked at the mill. Three of them were sawyers until the mill closed down for the last time. I still run our own family mill. Its a Woodmizer LT40. We have a mill pond on our homestead but we pump water onto the log deck. I used to keep the logs in the pond but one broke loose from the dead man and blocked the spillway during a winter storm and we almost lost the dam. I breaks my heart every time a mill closes. thanks for sharing this video!

I could almost smell that cedar as he was cutting it. Love the video Sharia. Thank you for old memory's. Grinnin'.

That is the best looking cedar ive seen for awhile. ... after he was done it didn't have hardly any knotts in the boards.... he definitely knows something!

Just watched Marvin and crew again and while it was sad it was nice to see it all again...I hope Marvin is doing ok...Your all a great crew thanks for sharing this video with us...

God I love to watch sawmills work and this one was no exception. Also incredible that the last log was so beautiful. Highly computerized operations are taking over but it is always a treat to see any mill operate whether it be 40 years old or 100 years old. Thanks for the vid Sharia!

Thanks for the memories! It's so sad to see mills like this shut down. Thanks for the video

Marvin does know what he is doing...Very gifted man...feel sad for what this last log must mean to him...Wood must have a nice smell to it...Best of health to you Marvin...

Very sad to see it saw for the last time. Been in the sawmill business for over 40 years, so I know how Marvin feels. God bless.

Ive worked as a chief engineer is a saw mill where we had a twin blade set up for milling really big timber . In 1980 we stripped the whole mill out (the building was built using enournous logs for the uprights and cross beams ) and we installed a similar type cariage and a 9 foot bandsaw headrig. Our new Breast bench saw where the cut timber is reduced to the finished sizes ,was as big as the lower blade . >looking on you tube recently i found a vid of the mill i helped build,burnt out by vandals because of the nature of cutting logs into timber like this mill you tend to get a different feeling for trees and old style sawmills.

From watching your video of the cedar Log... I swear I could SMELL the aroma of the log while you were cutting it. WOW!

Thanks for sharing this video with us. I love watching these ole mills working. Thanks.

those stacks of lumber are a wood lovers dream.

At one point Marvin said he had a 3 man crew and himself working and sawed over 200 logs in an 8 hr. shift. This was without any resaw , every board was cut on the head saw and edged with the edger, then end trimmed,and stacked , at the time there was not a green chain. Small walnut would measure 12" to 16 " at 8 ft ( 16 to 32 board feet each.) Walnut saw logs are not straight and require turning more than 4 times so appreciate and realize this little cedar got a lot of extra attention considering a 16 ft long 36 in Oak (736 bd ft) would usually be through the mill in 5 to 10 minutes.depending on the order.`

Marvin says he is embarrassed that he took so long to quarter saw this log. I should have explained in the video that he was taking his time in order to work toward getting two finely matched boards. It was also his last log to saw at the mill, and he was a bit sad about having to finish it off.

Absolutely make vertical grain with a clear log. Beautifully done.

I believe I met Marvin when I came thru Table Rock when I was with the Veterans Awareness Ride to Washington DC. This was in 2012, May! Stopped in the main part of the town square to see my uncle Riefards name on the plaque place visited my family grave sites!

That sure started as an Ugly log!! I worked at Millard Lumber for a while, they had some Gorgeous cedar. The 8x8 timbers are some Magnificent stuff! So Sad to see this gone!! (Hello from LaVista, NE)

Maybe I'm a sap but I think its sad to see businesses like this being sold off. Moving over to modern ways, which sometimes aren't the best. Yeah I'm getting old..lol Lynn From Scotland

Just to note. I maybe wrong. Quarter sawn lumber is prized for strength and beauty, but the main reason it was invented was for shrinkage plane sawn logs produce a better yield. A 1/4 saw board shrinks in thickness so old carpenters used extensively for doors. It also steam bends better.

beautiful Wood!! thanks for the Video!

Thank You from south Ga.

That mill is a solid unit

an artist at work!!

I hope you don't tear the be mill down just because it's the last log future generations need the heritage so they can learn

Nice color on that cedar.

beautiful purple heart there, love it.

Made me sad. I can relate

Good job👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Edging lumber is another art. What to get out of the slabs.

This is hard to watch lol you can tell he enjoyed milling its a shame he has to let go such beautiful rig

this is so cool I have to say

Bradley, no, he has sold it to an Amish fellow who is using the premises to re-saw barn lumber for sale. Marvin still has a number of aged logs to sell which must be cleared off soon.

would make a nice table top even if mismatched pieces

Is the mill still for sale. I had an old Corley from the fifties and long for a new one like that.

What is the largest log that machine can mill? It looks like there is a second blade on top with an addition motor.

shame someone could not come in and keep it going

Awww what a great thing to share Table mountain near Oroville ??

The first cut is just to open up the log. It is a waste product. It is called 'opening the face'. Generally about 4 inches.

How was the power supplied to this mill generator or city?

I really thought it was gonna be broken down around that scar...Shows what I know. I haven't dealt with much Red Cedar, but I do know it tends to get nasty stump rots and worms among other things.

what kind of wood is he sawing it looks pretty awesome ?:)

what would you use cedar 2x4s for just curious???

sad to see it go

Lumber is a tough business. Guess he just couldn't.... cut it... I'll see myself out.

someone has one in my country. powered by caterpillar engine. but I think is older than that...

So so Sad, I felt so heart felt when the button was pushed to stop.

Old Corley 3 knee back-shaft carriage. I retired from Corley after 43 years.

What no comments about how unsafe it was ? With that saw blade spinning rite out there like that , my goodness must have severd hundreds of arms and hands clean off over the years ? Sorry to see you go sir, like my uncle's lumber Co. in Montana ? Lotta good years tho. Life at its fullest, what a ride 😃

Did all of that lumber sell?

What happens to all those slabs out there drying?

god bless

Te a pity he had to shut down shop,but I guess everything has to come to an end.Hope he enjoys his retirement

Why last log?

he works hard

So how is Marvin doing, any idea?

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Looks like Yale waisted more than u saved unless your cutting 6/4

I want a saw mill

Marvin is a man of few words. Typical American: not much to say but means everything he says.

Table rock would have been a better video if the camera person stayed ON THE DAMN BLADE not all over the place

Marvin was this a corly mill .

veneer time

I feel sorry for him after doing the job for so many years but I guess he knows it's time to stop

Well I can only think that the camera operator must have got a dose of that sawdust in his head. Colin UK.

Anyone Interested in purchasing a mill like this should message me. I have access to another very similar.

rip replaced by computers

Dude in forklift.

Jibba Ellie today 29 January 2019 the time is good 10:26 AM

OSHA would have been all over this mill

there is lots of money in cut trees

You call it cedar. No. Not to us. That is cypress.

That 150 hp motor kinda sounds like a gas turbine engine spooling up.

He wasted a lot of lumber

SAD

thats one shitty stick

you sold your hobbie

I’m

Оператора на мыло. Ракурс хреновый.

This woman really needs a course in how to make a video.

Guys hooting at . Woman

such a shaky video! You should attend a course on camera work and video editing. The video is terrible to watch!

To much work for junk wood!!!