An Hour of Saw-Milling Action! #61

Sorry for the delay!! I hope you guys enjoy. Make sure to share this with someone who needs it:)

This was a great video great to watch !

Definitely could hear the combination of the harmonics of the blade spinning or "whining" when it reaches pitch, the hum of the vibrations of the mill itself, and lastly the echo as the sound combination bounced off of the rafters. Good to see you in operation as usual. Nice to see the back end staff working so well as usual, and I hoe that your respective families are doing well.

I come from 3 generations of logging but I am not a logger. I was thinning out my tree lot in North Bend Washington where we have Douglas Fir, Hemlock, Maple, and an abundance of Alder. My cousin was recovering in the hospital from a heart attack and while visiting he asked me what I was up to. He asked specifically if I was clearing any Alders and warned me they were a dangerous tree for splitting during the back cut and kicking back. It's called "barber polling" and has made many widows. He told me to be sure to wrap a chain around the tree above my cut. The next day I was cutting a particularly large Alder and followed my cousin's advice. I was about 4" into my back cut when a shot rang out. The tree fell moments later and I stopped my saw to look for someone shooting but found none. When I went to remove the chain I found it sunk into the bark over 1/4" and too tight to release. The log had split vertically from my cut and ran over 12' up the log. I'm pretty sure my cousin's advice saved my life or at least saved me from getting hurt. "The shot" was the sound of the log splitting and gives you an idea how much energy was released.

Enjoy the debarking segment, your sawmill is my favorite sawmill site. Like the way you have access to four blades if needed.

Love the view of the guy stacking taken when you are turning the log. Would love to see more if possible. Love your videos and the set up you use.

Great video with great looking lumber!

You get so much out of one cut!! Very productive

What a nice setup!! Edger/headrig all in one cut!!

Thank you, enjoyed every minute of the sawing!

Good video, liked the long format 👍I'm still a fan of the "talkies" but pure sawing is good too.

Those logs have lots of heartwood !

I enjoy watching long sawmilling videos

Sweet a full hour!

The wood is beautiful. I like it. 5:52

I enjoy watching the debarking too. Maybe add footage of at least a few logs running through there before they get cut. Great video!

It was incredible. Best. 👍👍

I really enjoy watching your milling videos Ian. And how you work around the pith of the logs.

Essential viewing!

Awesome 1 hour video!