Hull Oaks Lumber/Steam Powered Sawmill

[galenblake821]

This is a "measly" video. =p

[jimbojamesIV]

I have a very stupid question but can these saws cut backwards and forwards or only in one direction. I thought I saw some saws cutting in both directions, although perhaps they were passing the log back through the already sliced cut?

[D342DIESEL]

@jimbojamesIV, Some are just moveing back for the next cut, there are double cut bandmills, not very many anymore, but some have matching teeth on both sides to cut both directions, and the one way cut saws have little teeth on the backside with no edge to them to nock off any splinters on the backward motion of the carraige.

[jimbojamesIV]

@D342DIESEL Totally appreciate your informative reply. 

[D342DIESEL]

@TexWillis, Well thanks for enjoying it, I would actually like to start a small sawmill of my own in a few years hear. I don't know if you know about this, but my other channel is NathansBackwoods, I have a link to this channel on that page, is that how you found this?

[TexWillis]

@D342DIESEL I think so, or you have subscribed to my YUouTube channel with both accounts!

[christoyocar]

doesnt matter if its soft or hard wood it will cut any of it just as fast..

badass sawmill!

[D342DIESEL]

@christoyocar, so your saying it would be just as easy to cut through oak as it is to cut through cedar.

[christoyocar]

@D342DIESEL It depends on how your trying to cut it.. with THIS sawmill yes there would be no difference of what kind of wood you cut. It has one speed and its powerful so it will cut through any kind of wood that you put in font of it. Ripping with a bandsaw type mill or chainsaw then yes it would make a difference between cedar or oak..

[D342DIESEL]

@christoyocar, but if you have a softer log you can move the log past the saw faster, watch a saw cutting hardwood vs soft wood, my dad could tell you he worked in a swamill for 30 years

[martinwinlow]

@D342DIESEL Don't forget the saw will generally (always?) only see green timber - that which has only recently been felled and consequently is very soft compared to seasoned timber, 5, 10 or more years old. I have worked with 8" square green oak timbers on a couple of occasions, with chisels and 2 man saws etc (building oak frame buildings). The oak was softer and easier to work than seasoned soft wood. Almost like hard cheese! Having sharp tools helps.

This mill is really impressive.

[levijah]

vary cool. i run a 500hp band mill in ohio but never seen a steam powered saw cut so fast. what kind of wood was that anyway? softwood?

[D342DIESEL]

yeah its softwood.

[SR722]

I hope this place never goes out of business, it's a wondeful tribute to the golden age of logging and steam.

[D342DIESEL]

i dont think it will for quite a while, the custom cuts they make are hard to find elswhere so people come to them

[cevankennedy]

There are two steam engines. The one in the video runs the head rig and the first gang saw. The other one runs the carriage.

[D342DIESEL]

yes, i watched that on the hull oakes sawmilll documentary

[D342DIESEL]

Awsome!

[daw162]

Holy cow, that's quick! Any idea how many horsepower the steam engine driving the mill is?

[D342DIESEL]

I think its rated at 120-150hp but it has alot of torque

[rpeek]

This is great...

[Hallaran]

Awesome machine!

[vagenna]

awesome!