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This is some of the best logs I sawed last year on my woodmizer, mostly walnut which is about all I saw now a days, WALNUT LOGS FULL OF GOLD, BEST OF 218 ON THE WOOD-MIZER SAWMILL - YouTube

Getting ready to take delivery of a new Mahindra 4550, comes standard with the bucket. one of the main uses for this tractor is keep my woodmizer feed with logs. I am looking at getting a grapple, but I also saw where you can get a grapple added to the bucket. Anyone have any experience with...

I am getting ready to pull the trigger on a new 4540. I have read in the past few years that the Temp Gauge had a lot of issues and failed on lots of tractors (this model) around 2016 and 2015. Does anyone know if Mahindra got this issue fixed? I plan on having the dealer check mine in the shop...

Last week I finally started sawing up my walnut log inventory. I have about 100 walnut logs ready to saw. This one turned out pretty well with some amazing crotch figure. It was a yard tree also, but luckily did not have any metal, I videoed the days sawing. Thought you guys would like to see...

I sawed up what I thought would be a low grade white oak this that turned out having some nice grain under the bark. THIS WHITE OAK LOG HAD A SURPRISE HIDDEN UNDER ITS BARK - YouTube

I get most of my logs for my sawmill from tree guys and land owners, I rarely have to buy logs for now. I got a call over the weekend from an arborist that took down a Black Walnut in a residential yard. This is where my ATV and Log arch really pay for themselves over and over again. However...

This video is from the 2018 Georgia sawing project I attended last weekend, the video shows the sawing of southern pine and some quarter sawing of sycamore, EPIC SAWMILL WEEKEND IN GEORGIA, WOOD-MIZER LT7 SAWING PINE AND SYCAMORE - YouTube

I made a video to answer a question that I was asked. How did you get into sawmilling? This video was my response to that question. I enjoyed making this short video I thought you guys would like to see it also. WHY I QUIT MY JOB TO RUN A SAWMILL- THIS IS MY STORY - YouTube

In the past I have been using Waterlox as my preferred finish for furniture. I recently was encouraged by some other woodworkers to use Rubio Monocoat. For those unfamiliar with this product: It has almost no VOC present, only one coat is needed and is cured in 48 hours and ready to be used...

I finally got to use my new fetching arch for loading logs on my trailer. It did a pretty good job with my portable winch at loading this 12 foot poplar log. URBAN LOGGING, HOW TO HARVEST TIMBER WITHOUT BIG EXPENSIVE MACHINERY - YouTube

After years of kicking around the purchase I finally got a portable winch. Sometimes when I am give free logs the home owner doesn't want heavy equipment drove in their lawn. That is when my ATV and Log Arch really come in handy. And now with this new winch loading the logs is easier. Thought...

We have been hammered with heavy rain this month in TN. I was finally able to get back on the sawmill yesterday. It also gave me a chance to try out my new drones and cameras. Thought you guys would like the footage. THE RAIN IS OVER! FINALLY BACK TO SAW-MILLING, - YouTube

This tool might be interesting to some of you. It is a orbital sander that acts like a grinder pretty much. I am using it at my sawmill to clean up slabs after drying. Thought I would share. IF YOU OWN A SAWMILL YOU NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT! SAWMILL BUSINESS - YouTube

Sawed up a good size white oak this week on the woodmizer. Made for a good day of sawing and also gave me a chance to get some drone footage of the sawmill in action. THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD, RUNNING A SAWMILL - YouTube

I completed my wood drying kiln last summer and I have finally got around to putting up the board and batten siding. I am doing a few videos to document the process. I am using Red Oak 1x6 for the boards and small cheap store bought pine 1x2 for the battens. THE BEST SIDING FOR YOUR BARN,CABIN...

I got a new log arch for my sawmill operation last week. Posted a short video showing it and how I am going to use it in an upcoming small logging job. IF YOU HARVEST TIMBER YOU NEED THIS TOOL, NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE SAWMILL - YouTube

I am still working on the local farm I get my timber from, and harvested another nice Black Walnut log to end the week. This video is kind of a vlog format video. The tree being cut it toward the end. MAKING EVERY TREE COUNT - YouTube

I have found some more nice walnut timber on the farm I get my logs from, Made a short video of the days work, CONTENT IN THE WOODS - YouTube

I spent yesterday fighting off the snow and the high wind conditions but was able to capture some video of me sawing up some nice white oak on the farm. This wood will be used for Fence Rails for the cattle. SAWING FOR THE FARM - YouTube

Made a short video on how I sharpen my handplanes. Hope this helps others that are trying to achieve a sharp edge! WOODWORKING,SHARPEN YOUR TOOLS - YouTube

Short video I made on how I always try to use my axe and other hand tools when building furniture. BY HAND AND GRIT PART 3, WOODWORKING WITH AN AXE - YouTube

After years of mixed results I was introduced to the Stihl 2 and 1 Chainsaw sharpener. After the first use my dull chain now cuts with factory sharp accuracy. Made a short video showing the tool. Hope this helps some of you that struggle with sharpening your saws. WRANGLERSTAR SHARPENING METHOD...

This is a video that shows the entire process on how I built my lumber kiln for my Wood-Mizer dry kiln. HOW TO BUILD A LUMBER KILN (THE COMPLETE BUILD) - YouTube

The last sawmill video I may make for a while. headed out for vacation for a few weeks, I finished up the day with sawing into another amazing black walnut log, THE KING OF HARDWOODS ON THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

I did some quarter sawing this week on some nice black walnut, I usually quarter oak but I thought I would try some walnut, It turned out pretty good I thought, QUARTER SAWN WALNUT ON THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

Harvesting Cedar Timber for my sawmill with an intro provided by Paul Harvey. Cut these trees in the mountains of SW Virginia. HARVESTING CEDAR FOR THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

I sawed up a real nice walnut tree this week. I got this timber from a creek bank on a local farm. Made for some amazing grain. Thought you guys would like to see the days sawing. CREEK BANK WALNUT ON THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

I sawed up the best Walnut log that I have gotten my hands on to date. Been sawing for 7 years and this walnut log yielded the best figured live edge slabs that I have ever sawed on the mizer. BEST LOG EVER ON THE WOOD-MIZER! - YouTube

I was asked how I got into sawmilling, I responded with a video SAWMILLING IN TENNESSEE - YouTube

This is part 7 of my series on building my lumber kiln, This one covers the door construction. BUILDING A KILN PART 7, DOOR CONSTRUCTION - YouTube

BUILDING A KILN PART 6 , VENTS - YouTube

BUILDING A KILN PART 5, INSULATION - YouTube

More Free timber this weekend. Got several Cherry and Hickory logs yesterday. Land owner only requested I leave the stumps high so they could push them over with excavator. Not a bad day working in the summer TN Heat! Was around 95 yesterday. LOGGING FOR TIMBER FRAMING COMPONENTS - YouTube

More Free timber this weekend. Got several Cherry and Hickory logs yesterday. Land owner only requested I leave the stumps high so they could push them over with excavator. Not a bad day working in the summer TN Heat! Was around 95 yesterday. LOGGING FOR TIMBER FRAMING COMPONENTS - YouTube

Just posted my Part 4 video of building a kiln for wood drying. Take a look if you have time, This video shows the construction of the chamber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVDKbqadbx4

I went to a fellow sawyer's logging site in Virginia yesterday to look at some white oak. I was able to capture him and his crew take down a white oak tree that got hung up on four others. They took the skidder and pulled it down which caused the tree to uproot all of the trees it was leaning...

I spent my July 4 starting a small logging job on some walnut, The land owner needed them removed for a new house build. They only requirement was that i leave the stumps high for the excavators to push out of the ground. Not an ideal way to harvest but I couldn't complain for free walnut. Made...

Sawed up a real nice maple log over the holiday weekend. Turned out great with a lot of character, This was another log I got for free that was saved from the landfill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEuQ28uvoeI

Sawed up an old walnut log that had been on the ground for 3 years. Got some good solid wood from it and also a small cherry log. SAWING WALNUT AND CHERRY ON THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

I got one of the oak logs on the mill today that I split from a video I posted on here over the weekend. It yielded some great boards. QUARTER SAWN OAK ON THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

The only gripe about woodmizer sawmills for me is the cutting capacity. I can only get a 36in diam log on my sawmill. When i get bigger logs like this one (46in) I have to split it. Made a short video showing the process. LOGS TOO BIG FOR THE SAWMILL - YouTube

GETTING SOMETHING FROM NOTHING ON THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

New Video up this evening, Harvesting some Hemlock Timber with my Log Rite ATV Arch. URBAN LOGGING, HARVESTING HEMLOCK - YouTube

Part 3 in my series on how to build a kiln. This video shows how I constructed the floor. Take a look if you have time. BUILDING A KILN PART 3 (FLOOR CONSTRUCTION) - YouTube

BUCKING LOGS FOR FIGURE - YouTube

New video up. Taking down a small smokehouse and visiting Carter fold and the grave site of country legend AP Carter. Take a look if you have time. A VIRGINIA SMOKEHOUSE TAKE DOWN - YouTube

A short history, My 753 had a previous owner and has around 2k hours on the machine. I only use it a few hours a week to move logs to my sawmill. Three weeks ago my foot pedals stopped working and appeared to be stuck. A few minutes later my drive belt sheared. After replacing my drive belt...

URBAN LOGGING IN FALL CREEK - YouTube

This the first video in a series that I will be producing on how I build a chamber for my new Woodmizer Dry Kiln. For those whom are not familiar with the term it is a building used to dry lumber after I process it on my sawmill. This first video shows the delivery of the Kiln and I talk for a...

DON'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY! - YouTube

SAVING TREES FROM THE LANDFILL - YouTube

ATV LOGGING - YouTube

THE BEST WAY TO SHARPEN A CHAINSAW - YouTube

DO THE WORK HARVESTING TIMBER - YouTube

MY CHAINSAW GEAR - YouTube

New video up this evening. Loading logs with a trailer and a hand powered winch. Take a look if you have time URBAN LOGGING - YouTube

AMAZING MAPLE SLAB - YouTube

FELLING TREES FREE TIMBER - YouTube

LOGS TO LUMBER WITH THE WOOD-MIZER Part 2 - YouTube

LOGS TO LUMBER WITH THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

New video up today. Part 2 and final video on how I made a fireplace mantel with reclaimed Barnwood 2x4. Take a look if you have time and share BUILD A MANTEL WITH RECLAIMED WOOD PART 2 - YouTube

FORESTRY: SAWING LOGS AND HARVESTING TIMBER. - YouTube

BUILD A MANTEL WITH RECLAIMED WOOD - YouTube

SPALTED MAPLE ON THE WOOD-MIZER - YouTube

Wood-Mizer LT35 Sawmill Harvesting Reclaimed Chestnut Logs - YouTube

Riven White Oak Make Your Own Lumber - YouTube

Sounds from the Wood-shop. - YouTube

Green Woodworking Bowl Carving - YouTube

Carving a Ragnar Bowl/Vikings Tribute Part 1 - YouTube

Farm Table Bench Build - YouTube

Workday Vlog 1 - YouTube

New video up this evening. Take a look if you have time and share Viking Tool Chest Part 1 - YouTube

My long awaited shop tour video Take a look if you have time. Shop Tour 2016 - YouTube

I started a new series today on my youtube channel on how I build farm tables. Farm Table Build Part 1 - YouTube

Taking Down a Barn, Finding Free Lumber - YouTube

Made a short video of how I cut down a black walnut tree on my property. I will take the logs and saw them into boards on my sawmill at a later time. Do the Work, Walnut Tree Harvest - YouTube

Sawing Poplar and Old Log Cabins - YouTube

Making a Farm Table, Applying Finish - YouTube

SAWMILL DAY (Rain Delay) - YouTube

New video up on my farm table build Making A Farm Table, Apron Details. - YouTube

Mobile Sawing with the Wood-Mizer LT35 - YouTube

Sawmill Moving Day - YouTube

SAWMILL DAY ON THE WOOD-MIZER II - YouTube

New Video up on sawing Cedar Post and using my John Neeman Draw Knife. Take a look if you have time. Wood-Mizer Sawing Red Cedar Post - YouTube

I am currently sawing poplar at my place for a barn/shed build. Made a short video showing the process Timber Frame Series Part 1/Wood-Mizer Sawing Tulip Poplar - YouTube

sawed up my last maple log that was headed to the landfill. This log produced some fantastic grain. Wood-Mizer Sawing Maple: Bonus Log - YouTube

Maxed out my Woodmizer on a hand maple log this week. Turned out some nice spalted figured slabs. Take a look if you have time WOOD-MIZER LT35 VS BIG SPALTED MAPLE LOG - YouTube

This is part II of my earlier video. On this one I get to the spalted maple log Woodmizer Sawmill, Sawing Walnut and Spalted Maple Part II - YouTube

Sawed up a near perfect log on my woodmizer this week. Made a short video to show the nice figure in this walnut. Woodmizer Sawmill, Sawing Walnut and Spalted Maple Part I - YouTube

Made a short video today showing an inexpensive tool that I found that some people on this board probably already know about. I use this product everyday and wanted to educate others on its existence. GAMMA LIDS - YouTube

Take a look if you have time, drug home a big maple and unloaded with my bobcat. Big Maple Log/Finding Free Timber - YouTube

Made another short video of finishing up some walnut and sawing some Cedar logs on my woodmizer Wood-Mizer sawing Walnut and Cedar Part II - YouTube

Short video from last winter on how I take down old barns Reclaiming Wood - YouTube

New sawmill video up Take a look if you have time Wood-Mizer LT35 Sawing Walnut and Cedar Part I - YouTube

Made another short clip of sawing a nice 12ft walnut in the heat of the TN summer Hope you guys like, Walnut Day on the Woodmizer LT35 Part II - YouTube

Short video of running my mizer on a hit day. Walnut Day on the Woodmizer LT35 - YouTube

Ran into a rotten bottom white oak tree Friday. Was able to get it down and find some decent wood toward the top. CUTTING DOWN DANGEROUS TREES - YouTube

Made another short video on my current logging job in TN. Logging in Tennessee - YouTube

Short clip I made showing one of the nice white oak trees I am currently harvesting on a local farm. LOGGING WHITE OAK TIMBER - YouTube

I found some old walnut logs that I forgot I had. Sawed them up on the woodmizer and got some great results. Took the camera and made a short clip showing the day. Old Walnut Logs - YouTube

I bought the Nova Jack Log skidding cone a few months ago. I was finally able to use it this week to get a few walnuts logs I got from a local tree service. I used my more power puller (hand powered winch) to hoist them up on my equipment trailer. I would usually take my bobcat to the site for...

New video showing how I haul timber on my trailer. The footage shows some real nice walnut logs I just purchased. Hauling Logs - YouTube

New video up on sawing some walnut timber on my wood-mizer Sawing Walnut on the Wood-Mizer LT35 - YouTube

New Video up on my youtube channel showing how I process logs into lumber on my wood-mizer. Sawmill Day on the Wood-Mizer - YouTube

My best customer was needing some poplar to finish a barn project. He is turning one of his barns into a wedding chapel. I ran out of poplar but luckily I have a friend with a small operation like mine that had plenty. I took the camera along with me to show my days work. Thought you guys on...

This video shows the progress I have made on this small cherry bowl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX4aR-2J-3g

I just made a video showing the first steps I take when making a wooden bowl with only hand tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4IrqkcvpQU

This is part two of my restoration video. Final video in this process. Thought you people on here would enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj6eTdNm9X8

In this video I take an old Stanley No 4 and make take it back to user condition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKLfTj0kN0E

I got a call from a local farmer that told me he had the biggest Walnut tree in the country on his farm. While looking for the tree I found another nice old log cabin! https://youtu.be/mhQpUDlQrYA

On this video I went out to look at a old house that was given to me in exchange for removing the structure. Turned out really good when I took off the siding and found an old log cabin. https://youtu.be/dgyTiSy9eCk

In this video I show I how take wood from and old barn and start the reclaiming process. I also feature the largest Black Walnut tree I have been able to locate in my area https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF4_nn-0a-4

In this short video I show how I use my vintage crosscut saw. A good skill for all homesteaders to acquire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkiGHMV1w80

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyTWPi4Q5p0 Short video on how I prepare new Chisels for bench work.

Here is a short video I made on getting some nice Walnut out of the Kiln https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOYO04pZZ_Y

This is a short video I made showing how I process Barn Wood into useable lumber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQTGh6S1FRE

This is a short clip I made showing how I harvest timber for my sawmill. http://youtu.be/I-1foO0AcII The timber was free on this site however I had to leave the stumps high so the land owner could push them over later.