Like your comments as you explain what you are doing. Thanks, Jim n Texas

People think that lumber is free, but they never consider the time, effort, and true costs of production for an independent saw milling operation like yours, $5 a piece sounds cheap for good clean sticks like those, but you know what the local buyers are willing to pay. Thanks for your time and effort in sharing your lifestyle with us, you always have something interesting on the go even if some things seem a bit mundane always worth watching.

That's pretty good pay, 55 dollars an hour ain't bad at all...Love watching your videos...

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It must smell wonderful around the sawmill right now $$$!

That bucket is a great idea

Well Wes, $700, with 12 hours into it, that`s almost $60 per hour, I don`t know what a saw blade cost`s you, but that`s pretty good money my friend, not only is it handy for all your needs, but you can profit from it. I have seen mixed videos on buying a mill, and how fast you get your money back, with mixed reviews, you have the tractor, so puttng another log on the mill is cake, I see people do it by hand with the ramps and a come along, it`s a lot of work, you have land and trees, another big factor, I see people buying logs, which digs way into the profit margin. This is a way to generate easy money for you, $ 58 an hour, it`s a no brainer my friend, love the videos buddy.

Back on the sawmill. Nice to be able to make your own lumber. Good yield. Looks like true 2x4's also.

Wes you have the most amazing work ethic!!! And I'm very impressed by how you are teaching your son (so adorable) to have the same attitude towards work. I am constantly on the look out for your videos, they are really well done!!

I have a lt15 wide and i learn something new from your videos everytime i watch them. ive never met you face to face but i feel like we're friends we have so much in common. you turned out some nice 2x4's i didnt realize it before i got my mill but you are not actually getting a bad deal when you buy lumber from lowes considering the work, waste kiln dryed ect. its still something cool about slicing your own bread though ha ha. Come see us if youre ever in central Virginia.

My instinct is that 6x6 would be a better profit margin - Less work, and good heavy foundation timbers are expensive. But you undoubtedly know your business better than I do.

Nice that so many recognized true '2x4's. Thanks for another good video.

Wes, take the 2 bolts out of the chute and reinstall them with the head of the bolt inside the chute. You might have to get longer bolts but the bucket will hand from them.

A very productive day. I can watch sawmill videos all day. I think it’s the sawdust in my blood.

Nice board job!

A custom home builder would probably take the whole stack at that price. Enjoy your videos very much!!!!

My mill is also on wheels, makes it so easy to move then do sawdust cleanup with the loader, I’ve tried the bucket hack, it’s a pain and also throws the sawhead off balance if it starts to swing. That’s some nice lumber.

For sawdust collection, I’d get a bucket with a hole in the bottom Secure a burlap bag to the base of it And use the bucket as a bag filler. Secure the bag with a ratchet strap and/or a bungee tie down. Then you can fill bags of sawdust pretty easily, and the finest dust will escape out the burlap. You might also get polypropylene rice bags from restaurants for free to fill. Dog food bags are also good. If the bag mouth is less than the bucket diameter, make an extension with a bleach bottle or something similarity shaped (a killing cone?) Best!

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¡Qué video tan increíble! Realmente me sorprendió ver cómo puedes convertir la madera en algo tan hermoso y útil. ¡Es inspirador ver tu habilidad y creatividad en acción!

Those are some great 2x4s Wes. They'll be good for whatever anyone needs 2x4s for.

Another positive, aside from $600+ revenue, is knowing your property trees don't have nails to ruin saw blades. My great aunt, Janet Gardenia, always said it's best to cut your own. 👍👍👍

Hey Wes, that was a very enjoyable video and it seems like the sawdust bucket is a good idea too.😃 All the best from Gene in Tennessee.

A 55 gallon open top drum, a shop vac head mounted on a metal plate to seal the drum, and some shop vac tubing would reduce how often you needed to empty it, and be easily transportable. You need a pellet maker to recycle the sawdust and wood planer shavings, upgrade to a pellet stove for home heating? Or sell them to family and friends for friend prices. Another chore? Yep! But a very useful one.

Great job! Lots of work! What a blessing…

Hey Mr. Green Jeans !! Ok, I can start my day now that we've had an appearance from the Junior Supervisor and visits with the piggies !! YAY Oh, and yes, the boards are important too.

The bucket catching your dust, is genius

Nice yield on that stack. Amazing how much lumber you can get out of a few logs.

Can’t wait to see the work on the house.

I love watching your videos. All of them are interesting. Be blessed!

Hope you get them all sold. Nice looking boards and real 2" x 4"'s!

Wes I'm glad that you finally set up a sawdust collection system... you may even be able to sell it to home gardeners or for chicken (or other small animal hutches) .

Looks like you are making actual 2x4's. That's how I typically cut mine too.

hello wes it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks wes and is son hlpe today and he is a good work and cool thanks wes friends randy

Awesome video Wes. 🚜🐷🐶

"Sawdust is man glitter".......

I hear very faintly the strains of The Waltons theme song as I watch trees from the property being milled into lumber for income to pay the mortgage on the homestead. Only thing missing is a grandpa helping daddy. 😄

Great video Wes, all your videos are so enjoyable to watch especially the timber ones. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Brisbane Australia

Nice lumber Wes 👍 I'm with U brother on cooler weather 🌡️ coming !! Here in Vicksburg,Ms. Next Friday the high is gunna be 77 and at night 🌃 it's gunna be 58 low !! I can't wait Bro. God Bless 🙏💟 y'all and stay safe........ :)

You are selling 2”x4” for what we pay for 2x2’s in NE Ohio. Your material is a great deal. Regarding the sawdust, could you reverse the sawmill direction to have the sawdust discharge towards the outside of your shed.? Alternatively, what have you done with the bags from commercial purchased feeds; could the bags be used to collect the sawdust? There are several sawmills in western Pennsylvania that sell their sawdust for animal stalls & betting. Perhaps your pine sawdust would sell too. Wishing you and your family a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings together. Peace brother

Nice yield Wes. Should be an easy sale. Stay safe.

Nice job

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Big burlap sack instead of a bucket. Then depending on what your cutting you sell the sack and dust to Gardners or hobbyist

Take the bolts out and put in longer ones upside down on the shoot. The buck bale does nicely there. It's what I've done to my lt15

I got longer bolts and installed them upside down the bucket handle hooks to them. On the discharge shoot.

I enjoy your videos, it is great that your Pastor can use those off cuts. I was just thinking that for me it would make sense to trim off the hinge wood prior to cutting the log. After the log is boards there are a whole lot of cuts needed to square the boards compared to one cut to clean up the log. Just a thought, God Bless

Hello Wes. If the folks that buy the lumber are close by, they are getting a good price as well as not having to drive to the nearest big box store. They are also getting true dimension wood that can't be bought at the bb store. Have good days!

This guys cool as schitt

Amazing how much shavings come out of each cut.

Take a 3inch bolt.drill a half inch bolt ,put it in the hole upward .put double nuts on it.hang bucket Steve

Awesome video. So funny your kid popped up out of no where on the next morning footage. He was like surprise lol. If you don’t like the 2x4 with little stuff left on them can you sell them for 1.00 less or something. I kinda feel like true 2x4 at 5 bucks is pretty cheap. I know it’s not stamped and lots of places won’t let you build a home with it but it’s still good id sell it even if it was the last pieces to go someone will buy it for barn or shed.

I need a few 2x6s and would much rather buy them from you than Home Depot

I am the father of four boys, seeing you son's face peak around the corner made me laugh. Thank you for sharing. 17:30

Could you go through your thought process when determining where to make your first cut on the mill? Thanks!

Man idk where in GA you are but when we move to the Statesboro area I’d love to buy some wood from you for fencing.

A large burlap bag. But the bucket you would haps to empty not as much.. that's if you can find one..

This was waaayyy too short - still a great video/great accomplishment, though!! God bless y'all! 🙏❤️👍

Video idea- How you sell your rough cut lumber

I have always said that there ought to be a way of using the sawdust you have generated over the years

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Edge those flitches on the mill and they will and they'll make decent siding.

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I know that KZfaq wants videos to be about 15 minutes. Have noticed some very successful KZfaq channel go for a 45 minutes an hour even longer. I wish your videos for about 45 minutes to an hour long I always take an interest in them.

I wonder if you can find a way to press that sawdust into blocks and use it for firewood....

Wes did you use a dead tree to make the stickers? I heard they needed to be dried before using.

Do you weight the top of your stack to keep the boards on top from curling up and do you cover the stack to keep rain off?

When cutting pine, what do you use to prevent pitch build up on the blade? Sawing with Sandy experimented with using ATF and seemed to have some improvement but still getting some build up. I want to try the bucket method as it is a pain to clean up sawdust on the ground. I try to either compost my sawdust or use it as mulch in the garden.

Hey Wes, I'm curious what the moisture reading would be for those fresh cut logs. Did you check them?

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Hey Wes, havecyou thought about taking the off cuts and turning them into to camp firewood and build you a roadside stand to sale it at.

Do you use the scale on the mill or count the handcrank revolutions?

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You say you’re selling the wood, these are true 2x4’s Are those In high demand where you are? I don’t think you can get those in the store by me. I don’t think I have ever seen one being sold in stores. Only seen them in old construction.

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If you have power there, why not just use some dust extraction system? Then feed that into a press to make blocks

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What degree blades you running for pine?

Wet boards are soo Heavy

Why don’t you build a log brough for your sawmill?

I thought that was a black pig!😂

Mr. Wes, how do you like your long tooth grapple? Ever wish you had a shorter toothed grapple? I only ask because I’m leaning towards the long tooth like you have.

Why don't you sell the ones with wain on them at a cheaper price if you think they're usable?

a quick $650.00 less fuel & blades

$5 for a true 2x4 is too cheap imo Wes. $9 would be best if they're 12'.

Looks like the bucket idea is too much work

Waste not - want not. "A" OK.

Could you not sell the saw dust for people with hamsters or rabbits and other pets like that?

That's an awful lot of work for the financial return...

pine 2x4's are the cheapest wood there is.

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