Cutting Lumber from Logs

[davetileguy]

What a dummy? loop a rope around it stand on the opposite side and pull

[Matsutom]

@davetileguy take a pencil put it on some thin cord and drag it up a makeshift slope.

[Dasgestiegene]

nice set up

[StevesProjects]

I can count on two hands the number of YouTube videos around this length I have watched all the way through without skipping......this is one of them. Thumbs up!

[wwgoaeditor]

@StevesProjects Thanks! We are glad you are enjoying our videos! Check out WWGOA.com for more great content!

[wingmanalive]

@StevesProjects I agree! Good stuff.

[Mr2at]

That has to be one of the coolest things i've seen on youtube!

[mrbluenun]

When our little Estate of maybe 300 homes was built no one thought much about what happened to the lumber near where we lived, so as well as the need for fire wood, the heart was saved for furniture making by dad. We were lucky when an Uncle came from the States and started working in a log mill that specialised in Veneer Peeling. He was able to bring some off-cuts of broken sheets of so many different colours. Which dad used to make specific furniture like coffee tables and dinner tables.

[mrbluenun]

2) With the Elm infection, of all the elm both on the street and the many thousands in the relatively small Pheasants Wood, all had to be felled where they lay within the trees height length from any pathway.

Such a shame, and there is no way these Elms could be used for furniture, at least I don't think any were used for solid timber furniture.

May Dad cut down some Horse Chestnut near a pathway after we moved into the local house. No money for coal, so very necessary.

[mrbluenun]

1) Some do not like many knots, for strength, and I can understand that. We in the UK had an Elm disease caused by a Beetle I think, so what was a love row of mature hardwood elms numbering at least two dozen along our road which is no mote than 300 metres, you can see they with the occasional Oak and beech were quite a spectacle.

[Mrzoo2021]

What doe's a mill unit like this cost?

[wwgoaeditor]

@Mrzoo2021 Check out the Logosol web site at logosol dot com for complete info on their products.

[ukgardener1]

how did you turn over the log at the begining after you made the first cut?

[wwgoaeditor]

@ukgardener1 It’s very easy to roll the logs using a cant hook.

[Turel12399]

is there a way to do this by hand with out the use of modern technology? like say a hand saw?

[wwgoaeditor]

@Turel12399 Sure, you could cut logs into lumber using hand tools. This is how logs were cut before modern sawmills were used. 

[principiante11]

Lol why the lumbers remember me always warcraft 3 xD

[creekroad1]

I just started setting up a chainsaw mill and so far I love it. There is nothing like milling your own lumber.

[BeantownJim]

Why change at the pith?

[wwgoaeditor]

@BeantownJim The pith is not a desirable part of the tree. Even when cutting on a sawmill the center of the log is generally not used for lumber.

[mattholden514]

Who makes this chainsaw mill?

[wwgoaeditor]

@mattholden514 The mill is manufactured by Logosol.

[s37d]

@wwgoaeditor how much does it cost

[Serostern]

Feels like a chainsaw gets rid of quite a lot of wood every cut, about 5mm or so.

Wouldnt a bandsaw be faster, easier, and yield more?

[wwgoaeditor]

@Serostern Yes, there are advantages and disadvantages to a chainsaw –based sawmill. The kerf is wider than a bandsaw blade, and the cut is slower. But when the unit is not being used as a sawmill the chainsaw can be used for other purposes, unlike the power head on a bandsaw mill, which is single-purposed. You have to determine how much wood you plan on cutting, and how much money you want to spend on a sawmill, to determine which style is right for you.

[Serostern]

@wwgoaeditor Check out MatthiasWandel on youtube, he made a wooden bandsaw (stiff as hell, works great) and built a sawmill from it, you don't even have to pick up the log to process it.

Check it out, he got some interesting ideas =)

[wwgoaeditor]

Sorry, but the log isn't dry. Keep in mind that the general allowance for drying wood is 1 year per 1" of thickness. A 16" log wood take a long time to dry. That's not to say the log didn't sit for a whle allowing the bark to dry, which caused it to flake off. The interior wood is still at 30% or so.

[wwgoaeditor]

Sorry, but the log isn't dry. Keep in mind that the general allowance for drying wood is 1 year per 1" of thickness. A 16" log wood take a long time to dry. That's not to say the log didn't sit for a whle allowing the bark to dry, which caused it to flake off. The interior wood is still at 30% or so.

[wwgoaeditor]

Sorry, but the log isn't dry. Keep in mind that the general allowance for drying wood is 1 year per 1" of thickness. A 16" log wood take a long time to dry. That's not to say the log didn't sit for a whle allowing the bark to dry, which caused it to flake off. The interior wood is still at 30% or so.

[barryo20011]

He said that the wood is green and dripping wet with water. The bark dose not just off the log when they are green. Thats dry wood.!!!!!!!!!!!!

[4micaman]

@barryo20011 Yeah, I caught it too. Guess his and our definitions of "dripping wet" are quite different. :c)

[poopy729]

Lumber

[1overthehillsfaraway]

Looks like you had fun with this and it was a learning project for you, but to answer your question as to where could you get wood like that, well you talk to someone like me who logs and has a woodmizer bandmill. the normal things is to run out of drying sheds to store all the treasures till the day it can get utilized.

[MrThx84]

that looks like a small saw for milling but it looks so smooth,what blade and type of chain,i bought a norwood portamill and a huqvarna 455 rancher saw that looks like your saw but the saw didnt perform well,in short i took it back and bought a echo cs550,do you think its a good enough saw and again any hints on chains and turning square and round chisle to ripping chain would help alot im going out in the morning to make my first new cuts, thanks

[travelswithdave]

George this was a cool video, thank you.

[wwgoaeditor]

@travelswithdave Thanks! We are very glad you enjoyed it! Happy Woodworking!

[Joshdode92]

why do i like the smell of fresh cut wood, i don't know

[kdfromhb]

Looks like a lot of fun! Well made video thank you.

[BeantownJim]

good stuff!

[HansensUniverse]

i can pick one of these up but am a real Norwegian, i cut wood every day it's my job aswell as i just simply love hard work

[mikezaq1]

One big warning! Especially if you are getting your wood from city areas check it with a metal detector before you begin to mill it. One little nail left in a log from 60 years ago can destroy a chainsaw or bandsaw blade in seconds.

[Hodmokrin]

I was thinking of doing something similar with an electric bandsaw, instead of the chainsaw, so i could use it in my garage. I have a huge piece of cedar that is seasoned well, and i want to mill it myself. Would it be better to mill wood that is already dry to avoid warping etc?

[localcrew]

@Hodmokrin No. Mill it wet and dry it right. Depending on the species it may curl up anyway -- you just have to deal with it. If you're talking eastern red cedar, it's pretty dry right out of the log. Stick up your wood with 7/8" square dry poplar sticks placed 12 to 16 inches apart. Get your stack up off the ground and use tarpaper or plastic beneath. Leave sides open with metal roofing on top. Wait about a year. It's air dried. Kiln dried is better. Good luck!

[s37d]

@localcrew kiln dried is not better, actually, most high end woodworkers won't even consider kiln dried for their projects, air dried only

[localcrew]

@s37d Bullshit. What do you think I do for a living? You're wrong, wrong, wrong. Laughably wrong. Epic fail.

[s37d]

@localcrew seeing as how you used the term epic fail, I would guess you do internet trolling for a living, along with all the other 12 yr olds

[localcrew]

@s37d Ouch. Feeling the burn here. Guess you told me. Don't worry about me. My mom can get me some aloe vera for that burn you just laid on me. You've really got me pegged. I'm a 12 year old and I troll for a living. The pay is great too.

Here's a hint: Visualize using your shift key.

[Tagmation]

Great machine! must be a good feeling to be selfsufficiant!

[TReXcuRRy]

Very nice video though I'd like to ask if it isn't dangerous to roll the wood up the ramp like that, what if the tool detach and 300kg rolls down on you? You are barely pushing a thin stopper with your knees but this seems to make the method even more unstable. Any advice on this please? Thanks.

[wwgoaeditor]

@TReXcuRRy Yes, care must be taken in moving any log. In addition to the “kicker” that’s acting as a stop I use steel pins that are inserted into the ramps. A hole is drilled every 12” or so. As I roll the log past a hole I insert the pins, one on each ramp. That way if the log gets away from me it can only roll so far. The pins weren’t shown on the video clip.

[BigHeadFarm]

cool

[gil6628]

Excellent video, i learned a lot and thanks for posting.

[peteacher52]

Thank you sir; very interesting and informative.

[Mudwiggler]

What dose the mill plans cost

[wwgoaeditor]

@Mudwiggler saw mills range in price - check out logosol.com, which is where we picked up this portable model.

Happy Woodworking!

[Scrap5000]

That...is...SOOOOOO cool!!!!

[stone4bread]

good video

[NeveseveN777]

how much was your mill

[amibdr]

very interesting!!! Provides very goods ideas!!!

[christoyocar]

Good video! I've been milling up cedar by hand with a chainsaw i need one of those setups!

[theWZZA]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

[kirkowoop]

looks great mate. i have a similar set up with a husky 3120xp which has 125cc and an 8 ft mill. I like how you move the log, great for small logs.

[tetragrama]

thanks!!!

[PrimitiveVsns]

Where do you get those wonderful toys? Another great video!!!

[JCESTRIPING]

Ill take one!!! Very cool

[wwgoaeditor]

The log is rolled onto the mill using the Logosol Log Turner.

[junkman6261]

how often do you have to change out the chain on the saw?

[wwgoaeditor]

The chain needs to be kept sharp, so I hand sharpen it with every tank of gas. I find I can hand sharpen about eight times before I need to power sharpen the chain on a jig that ensures the teeth are all at the same angle.

WWGOA Editor

[ScabbaRanker]

Great video.

I 100% agree.