Ok, so Linda is obviously a serious pro. People probably don't realize how much weight difference there is from the thick side of the log to the thin side. Being able to judge where to position the tongs so that the log doesn't flip up dangerously is a friggin art. I've moved probably 40 logs with my tongs and I'm terrible at it. Props Linda!!!

Not only an icon, a great working family. I love and respect such working people. God bless you.

@LindasSawmillCinema

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your encouraging words and God Bless You, as well. Thanks for watching & commenting!! Linda

In all these videos, Linda is the one doing all the hard work!

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

writereducator Not all, just what I like to do...ACTIVITY, I LOVE IT! ;) Thanks for watching and commenting! Linda

Mary has her own clever way of standing right in a blind spot. When I find her I can't watch her and the work to be done with the loader. Her hand signals are not foreign, they are align to planet earth.

The lady seems extremely experienced in handling the logs and equipment. And she is quick and decisive. I'll say she beats most guys hands-down.

Good eye for setting the tongs. Have a set like that, used them some sixths years ago, horse logging. Enjoy the teamwork in your family. Take care , keep well and God bless you folks.

I've watched a lot of your videos and now subscribed for more. The one thing I notice about you more than anything is your perfect posture when you work. Your back is always straight, even when you bend over to get the tongs off the log. It's most impressive.

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I try real hard to maintain good posture in an effort to avoid injury. Thanks also for watching and subscribing! Linda

YIKES! A foot is a lot of travel for feathering! Mary's helmet is padded, isn't it?! I wondered why she needed a helmet. I wondered if you couldn't hear her directions over the noise. I always envied your tele-handler, but now I'm glad we have our "feather touch" Toyota.

is there anything that she cannot do. Where in the world does she get all that energy...Holy Moly.

Great and simple idea! Nice Vid! Thanks, Gordon... ( Tongue-in-cheek makes me offer the old Country song of: "Put Another Log On The Fire....") Again, thanks for offering an easier way to produce work.....!

@LindasSawmillCinema

8 жыл бұрын

+Gordon Mccoy Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching! Linda

Thanks for the wonderful feedback!! If you were to send a small log from the Pacific Northwest Mountains we would saw it for free, just so we could say we did! Would it be covered in volcanic ash? :) Thanks for watching & commenting!!

Helmet...hmmm....Well our lift is a little quieter than yours, but I'll watch closer now that you've given me the "heads up." Lol Thanks for watching & commenting, Bibby!

That is one competent lady. Respect.

As smooth a waltz as any I've seen :-)

@LindasSawmillCinema

10 жыл бұрын

Log dancing...that's good! :) Thanks for watching and commenting!! Linda

It's nice to see a working woman these days.....manual work !!!

A comment on the fork truck-They are nice, I drove several at Trane where I worked. They were fairly easy to control. A comment on a hard hat--With both of you watching what you are doing, it would probably just be in the way or even fall off when you bend over to hook up or release the tongs. Just be safe.

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

They are wonderful machines! Yes, a hard hat would be more of a hindrance than a help in our application. I always try to be safety conscious first and foremost. Thanks for your concern and for watching! Linda

Nice video. Just found your channel today, already subscribed :-) The team work is great especially because you find center of gravity, almost, first time every time. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Cheers Adam from Denmark

The lady never slows down.

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

leonard payne You haven't seen me sleep! Hahaha! My husband used to call me the energizer bunny. Thanks for watching and for the compliment! Linda

Soooo much easier with a second set of hands. I get more tired from getting up and down from my tractor to set the tongs than I do from the rest of the days work. LOL

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

2clones Yes, we always require 2 of OUR team to unload, much safer and convenient. Besides, if the customer is around they sometimes try to help, BIG LIABILITY RISK! I always feel bad telling them they can't help. Thanks for watching! Linda

@chrisw5742

6 жыл бұрын

Tractor? You guys are lucky lol

I Have worked in a mill . Linda you amaze me you work like a fine Swiss watch .

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

teeswatertom Thanks for your kind words and thank you for watching!! Linda

I have seen a few of there videos this woman's a work horse

@LindasSawmillCinema

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt Ivanchan Thank you, for your compliment! Thanks also for watching! Linda

Maple Syrup?...That's what it smells like!! Lol Thanks & Thank you for watching & commenting!

I will hopefully be working some of these slabs soon!

Love the teamwork.

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching! Linda

Log tongs look simple, but they don't come cheap for the good ones.

Looks like the same as Lindas sawmill. She can out work any man!!! Now I see that it is Lindas sawmill!!!

The boom on both of our Terexs are pretty quick and difficult to feather - especially the big one. With the boom extended, it can drop as much as a foot if you crack the valve just past the feather point. It looks like the forks on the forklift move at a slow but steady pace and you can hear the pump motor running so you have some idea what's happening.

Hello Linda, just found your videos, shopping for lifting tongs! Great work and I love your sawmill! Could you let me know what kind of tong I should be shopping for, I will only be using it with my 25hp kubota to haul logs around my property. You seem to have one that fit various size of lumber and its exactly what I need! Kindest regards

Ok, Linda more videos Please you could make at least 2 or 3 a week!!!!!!!!!! The cutting is the same almost every time from our perspective!!!!! WE would watch you sweep up afterwards or scrapping the bark, or repairing or lubing a tool or changing the blade or sharping it etc.

You are an icon for all working women.

@LindasSawmillCinema

10 жыл бұрын

Oh goodness, I don't think so. Just a woman who does what comes her way, to the best of her ability. I appreciate your kind words, though. Thank you for watching & supporting my channel!!! :)

@bmwbaker

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. My wife is a lot like you. Always willing to get in there and work. You are very smooth and attentive to you environment. Stay safe.

That "centre of gravity eye" works every time. Almost.

@LindasSawmillCinema

8 жыл бұрын

+donal heffernan Well, EVERY time is nearly impossible, but when you practice for nearly 23 years, you get within a couple inches most of the time. ;) Thanks for watching! Linda

HEY !!!!!!!!!!!!! I recognize that trailer and those honey locust logs!!! :-)

Awesome combination. You both work well together I will have to agree with Joe Tiller Linda put a hard hat on should any thing happen then your safe. Other wise super impressed.

top class work....nice done

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your complimentary feedback and thanks for watching! Linda

Looks like beautiful wood before it is cut into lumber.

U people made tough job looks very easy...will you can make a video on the details of log liftinng tools like how you have attached log skidding tong to the forklift?

Your an excellent hard worker Linda.

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the compliment; I always try to give my best. Thanks also for watching! Linda

Do you cut your own logs or are they delivered to you? By the way, I watch these from Australia and I have only just found your site and find it so interesting.

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

Gordon Clark No, the logs are generally delivered to us. Twenty years ago, we harvested a small percentage of what we sawed, but soon found that we were better off dedicating our time to sawing. I am glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for watching! Linda

great team work only comes with lots of work and total trust you two work like and old woods crew that has been working for twenty years hehehe but its so good to see this i dont happen much these days one day i will send you some small logs from the pacific northwest just so you can say you have sawed it all over the us from you friend here in the northwest between st helen and mount rainer logger sawyer and cabinet maker

Trust. That's what makes a good marriage. Trust that Al don't smash you with the forks. Trust that Linda ain't mixing antifreeze in your morning coffee.

Im fr the uk. I love the vids love the work any vacancies

I've been watching your videos. I can see why you are so fit and trim. Hey gal, do you ever take a coffee break? I get tired just watching. Nice work.

@LindasSawmillCinema

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It depends on how busy we are as to how many breaks we get, but the slow times make up for the go go go times. Thanks for watching & commenting!! Linda

@kinstar

10 жыл бұрын

thats the problem with todays society, its all sitting down in front of the computer finding lazier ways of doing stuff

Hi Linda, What kind of saw do you use to rip your boards to width? Another great video by the way...

Excellent work

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the compliment and for watching!! Linda

Very interesting. Everything works very nicely. The unloading of the logs. The loading onto the bandsaw mill. Adjusting the cuts. The edging. Very good.

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the compliments, I am glad you found the video interesting! Thanks for watching! Linda

I like your videos but I have to ask why you didn't put some blocks under those saw logs before you set them on the ground.

@LindasSawmillCinema

10 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like the videos, Tim. These logs were shaped in a way that they would be easy to slide the forks under, so blocks were unnecessary. Some logs do require skids underneath, especially if they are really straight & round, or if they are really big & heavy. Thanks for watching & commenting!! Linda

Bib, what's antifreeze taste like? Lol Good video.

Its funny Linda.....my wife does the same thing. We use a skid steer and tongs. She is too scared to drive the unit so she has to do the labor end of the deal.

PS. Mary wears a helmet when we unload logs this way. I've wanted to charge $20 extra to unload and load utility trailers.

That may be a slightly distorted view on trust, Bib. :) Haha, I hope you don't know how antifreeze tastes!!!!!!!!!!

I bet that little gal would be a hand full !

I an looking to get a log tong. What brand are you using?

@LindasSawmillCinema

10 жыл бұрын

The big set you see here is an oldie but goody from the 1940's, so there isn't any way for us to recommend a brand. We do have a smaller set purchased from Bailey's a few years back & they are really sturdy, compared to some we have seen. Thanks for watching & commenting!! Linda

what kind of logging tongs do you use. ?

I better not say anything to this one, I don't think I'd like Mary's revenge coffee! :)

A real man would let his wife drive the fork.

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Linda please put on a hard hat I know he's good with fork but things happen.

@LindasSawmillCinema

9 жыл бұрын

Joe Tiller Thanks for your concern, but the main danger is not from getting hit with a fork. I always try to position my head and body away from the path of a descending fork (you never know if the operator is mad at you, haha). And when the forks are ascending, I try to be out of the way of the chain, should it slip off (which has only happened a couple of times in the past 22 years). The main danger is having the log slip out of the tongs. So, even though my boots are ANSI approved safety toe, I keep my feet out of any possible falling positions; That is why I look stooped over while balancing the log. Wearing a hard hat could increase my risk of serious injury, by limiting visibility. Occasionally, a well meaning customer tries to help, which add extra risk, because I can't focus on my job and they can interfere dramatically with my log balancing system. Thanks again for your concern and suggestion and thanks also for watching! Linda

I bet dont nobody there give this ol gal any lip

what capacity of foklift

Who films

@LindasSawmillCinema

8 жыл бұрын

+Rory McCabe Our 2 sons run the cameras, then I edit the videos. Thanks for watching! Linda

@serratop

6 жыл бұрын

The one with the camera

What brand tongs

Id rather have a working wife than a pumping oil well anyday !

Wich one is the husband? I can't tell

Any new videos soon??

Does she have a sister?

Proverbs 31:10

@LindasSawmillCinema

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the reference; God is my strength! Thanks also for watching & commenting!! Linda :)

@deksper

10 жыл бұрын

LindasSawmillCinema Blessings. I hope the guys are multi-skill trained around the home.

@LindasSawmillCinema

10 жыл бұрын

Blessings to you, as well! I home schooled our sons & housework was one of the first things they learned! :D Seriously, I can count on both of them to pitch in whenever I need help. :)

@deksper

10 жыл бұрын

That is truly pleasant to hear of a God honoring family, that works harmoniously to the benefit of all. Blessings from Kiwi land to one and all. Derek.

Oh yes, I am being a little sexist!!!! Why Linda are you always the ground grew and not the gentleman on the forklift???? I realize that working as you do you are in great shape and have a high amount of energy but once a while the situation you think would flip just to be fair and take turns like partners usually do... Flip coin, paper rock scissors, choose long straw, high card etc... Okay before the police are called on a domestic call just think about it!!!!!!!!!