New Chainsaw Mill - Milling Lumber, Building a Workstation for the Mill

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Lumber prices are still very high, and we have a lot we want to build. With this new chainsaw mill we now have a low cost system to produce beautiful lumber for building projects at our offgrid homestead! We set up the mill, build an inexpensive bracket and guide system and build a portable workstation with a loading ramp from lumber we milled ourselves! Producing our own lumber was a lot of fun and very satisfying, I cant wait to start using it for building projects at camp!
Welcome to Traplines and Inlines, this channel focuses on my dog and I on our remote Off the Grid Homestead in Northern Canada. I make videos on off grid homesteading and building, trapping, chickens, mechanical projects, and hunting and fishing.
I went offgrid and started building my cabin over two years ago, while I was still in highschool. Since then I have built many things at the homestead and have had the priviledge of learning many things along the way.
The homestead is designed to be relatively low maintenance and with extremely minimal expenses. All of my electricity comes from solar power, heat from woodstoves, and I haul all my water so I dont have any monthly costs associated with my homestead.
I love the lifestyle, especially because it gives me the absolute freedom to do whatever I please. I plan on continuing to tackle awesome projects and work at building and fixing many more things, and I cant wait to share them with you on the channel.
Thanks for watching!

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  • @TraplinesandInlines
    @TraplinesandInlines Жыл бұрын

    Hey friends I hope everyone is doing just great and that you enjoy the video. I am seeking assistance in regards to treating the milled lumber against wood insects. I have been seeing a ton of old house borers (i think this is what they are called) around my mill. Dont see damage on the wood but am wondering how i should go about protecting the lumber from infestation of all sorts and thought I would ask you guys what you would recommend doing. Thank you

  • @InquisitiveBaldMan

    @InquisitiveBaldMan

    Жыл бұрын

    Borax will stop mould and insects. Just mix with water and spray it on. Im sure youll find some videos about it on here... BTW i think i got the idea off a channel called "Surviving Ringworm" he lives off grid with his alaskan mill, does all sort of projects, you might get some ideas.

  • @Jakerz007

    @Jakerz007

    Жыл бұрын

    Borax and water in a spray bottle

  • @Jimmy-nv7mn

    @Jimmy-nv7mn

    Жыл бұрын

    Borax and water, spray it on

  • @russellwatters5891

    @russellwatters5891

    Жыл бұрын

    TimBor or Bora Care, commercially sold. I use it for house treatments to protect against beetles and termites here in Florida. Good luck!

  • @matthewharvey8755

    @matthewharvey8755

    Жыл бұрын

    @@russellwatters5891 that's what I was going to say.

  • @russellwhite8890
    @russellwhite8890 Жыл бұрын

    I like the fact that you’re working up off the ground and that you’re stacking lumber on your trailer rather than just throwing it on the ground and picking it up again later. Ha

  • @tennwalt
    @tennwalt Жыл бұрын

    As an old one-armed chainsaw mill operator (I moved up to a bandsaw mill last year) I've found it just as cheap to buy a 2000lb 12v remote control winch for around $80 from Harbor Freight. You can operate it from your ATV or 12v lighter on your truck. I use half a section of a 24' aluminum ladder for my guide-rail and it always produced nice boards. Hope you have as much enjoyment making your own lumber as I have in my 67 years of living free. Love your channel and been with ya since the get-go!

  • @l.m.2404

    @l.m.2404

    Жыл бұрын

    Drilling holes up the 2 rails and putting in stop blocks to prevent rollback would help too.

  • @dlansburg2673
    @dlansburg2673 Жыл бұрын

    Bigger saw will help I also believe changing the angle on the teeth will also make life easier

  • @anthonygreen1105
    @anthonygreen1105 Жыл бұрын

    Hey bud, just thought I'd mention a guy I've been watching for a couple years that has been milling a lot of lumber up in Michigan. His channel is called Ringworm and he's just a nut that's out in the woods having fun. But that being said he knows a lot about milling and the best chainsaw blades for milling. He's done a video on just which blades work best for what your doing. You might want to check him out. Good luck and happy milling.

  • @ronland1821

    @ronland1821

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes he is definitely great at it.

  • @RumfordSledhead

    @RumfordSledhead

    Жыл бұрын

    He is a lucky guy to have all that cedar. It's a lot easier to mill than real hardwoods too.

  • @brucecoron928

    @brucecoron928

    Жыл бұрын

    Because I absolutely love cedar his property would be like winning the lotto!!!! It's funny though how after awhile watching his videos you start thinking of the cedar like it's just a piece of old pine lol....

  • @RumfordSledhead

    @RumfordSledhead

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brucecoron928 I'm sure it's got it's plus'/cons, probably a bit buggy in a cedar swamp.

  • @benmiller6451

    @benmiller6451

    Жыл бұрын

    Ol Ringworm is a super cool and realistic fella,

  • @JeepBoiFL
    @JeepBoiFL Жыл бұрын

    Another beauty video! Thanks.....

  • @RiverRidgeOutdoors
    @RiverRidgeOutdoors Жыл бұрын

    Atta boy ! I just bought a portable band mill , lotta fun building lumber for sure !,,,

  • @kylejones2075
    @kylejones2075 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it's right on keep her coming thanks for sharing

  • @dougsmith548
    @dougsmith548 Жыл бұрын

    What you need is a longer cable to go around your log then back up to your winch. Then what happens is as you pull the cable in it encircles the log and the log rolls up your ramp. Stay safe have fun God bless 🇨🇦✌️

  • @InquisitiveBaldMan

    @InquisitiveBaldMan

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah weld a lug on the skidder. It will actually make it twice as easy to winch too as having the double length of cable has the same effect as pulleys.

  • @ncphenom2309

    @ncphenom2309

    Жыл бұрын

    He knows. He says it in the video

  • @davidandrzejewski9127
    @davidandrzejewski9127 Жыл бұрын

    Two things. First your out in the boondocks, you need to buy a good tourniquet. They don't cost that much. Cut and artery and your going to sleep quick. Keep it on your belt all times your using a chainsaw. Second you need a rip chainsaw blade that blade cuts faster and produces a board without waves. Looks good.

  • @NitaKerns
    @NitaKerns Жыл бұрын

    I cant even put into words how much I look forward to your videos. 😊 I dont see myself doing most of the stuff you do, but I sure love watching it!! Can't wait to see what you build with the lumber!! 🤘👍

  • @deborahratcliff8179
    @deborahratcliff8179 Жыл бұрын

    I am 66 and just bought a chainsaw mill for myself. You're video helped answered a lot of questions I had about putting it together and way to use it. A family member has downed trees in their woods from a storm. Can't see just letting them rot. Thanks for the information 👍.

  • @sarahboss8985
    @sarahboss8985 Жыл бұрын

    I have enjoyed it you be safe and take care

  • @btwarner2124
    @btwarner2124 Жыл бұрын

    Boom! Another video from our guy. Be safe buds.

  • @alvector
    @alvector Жыл бұрын

    Love watching!

  • @matthewharvey8755
    @matthewharvey8755 Жыл бұрын

    Ringworm Outdoors has a lot of useful info and cool content. He does everything with his chainsaw

  • @deancall495
    @deancall495 Жыл бұрын

    Love watching people learn and produce and grow . You are the perfect example !

  • @josegarrido8876
    @josegarrido8876 Жыл бұрын

    Very simple. I see a Traplines video I hit like! Great stuff, keep it continue!!!

  • @mbjdno779
    @mbjdno779 Жыл бұрын

    Kick ass, love the growth in knowledge

  • @eddiehuff7366
    @eddiehuff7366 Жыл бұрын

    Sending peace and love your way again sir. I too supplement bar oil especially when cutting oak and maple around here in East Tennessee. Really nice lumber you've made. 👌

  • @mikemerritt6901
    @mikemerritt6901 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video, but I miss seeing Coug' in the background keeping an eye out for varmints.

  • @bigswede7241
    @bigswede7241 Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @carolineroy9026
    @carolineroy9026 Жыл бұрын

    We need more young men like you in this world! Lumber looks great 👍🏻 Nice video 🪵 Thank you :)

  • @larryporter5035
    @larryporter5035 Жыл бұрын

    Great to cya, ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT!!

  • @racebanning6390
    @racebanning6390 Жыл бұрын

    BROTHER TRAPLINE, THAT WAS HECK OF A HUSTLE! DARN FINE OPERATION YA GOT SET UP THERE, AND LEARN BY DOING. KIKASS RAMP AND THE LUMBERS LOOKIN BITTCHEN! WELL DONE, FINE TUNE AS YA GO. CANT WAIT TO SEE THE NEXT VID, ENJOY THAT FINE WEATHER THERE, ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR TO BUST THEM JOBS OUT. PEACE!

  • @richardroyles1423
    @richardroyles1423 Жыл бұрын

    That’s pretty cool. God bless

  • @patrappingandoutdoors2210
    @patrappingandoutdoors2210 Жыл бұрын

    Looking good keep at it lookin forward to your next video

  • @scottsmith4710
    @scottsmith4710 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video buddy.👍

  • @rycksorg571
    @rycksorg571 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks!

  • @willolson8084
    @willolson8084 Жыл бұрын

    Cant wait for the cabin build

  • @davidmagiskan2686
    @davidmagiskan2686 Жыл бұрын

    36:53 Deadly 👌

  • @birchwhitehd
    @birchwhitehd Жыл бұрын

    You need some ripping chain, will cut a lot better than the normal crosscut chain the saw comes with…. Ripping chain cuts a lot faster too….. always “ full chisel “ chain too

  • @gregwillett2363
    @gregwillett2363 Жыл бұрын

    You da man! Great job! Your a natural content creator! Bravo

  • @saner6888
    @saner6888 Жыл бұрын

    Smart move, with prices as they are you’re saving big cash! I’m loving what your doing👍

  • @ejsocci2630
    @ejsocci2630 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome awesome thanks for sharing

  • @grundymallory1480
    @grundymallory1480 Жыл бұрын

    Great video bud .

  • @paddycaseygsxr
    @paddycaseygsxr Жыл бұрын

    Watching from the uk 🇬🇧

  • @tedcottenden22
    @tedcottenden22 Жыл бұрын

    Bro, you got skills. ‘Nuff said.

  • @stevetaylor9770
    @stevetaylor9770 Жыл бұрын

    Cheers. Get a ripping chain...you will cry with joy.

  • @robinmyman
    @robinmyman Жыл бұрын

    That sounds like fun…you’ll be able to take full credit for every shape and form of the timber in your new buildings.

  • @randyhiggins9635
    @randyhiggins9635 Жыл бұрын

    After you start your cut drive a wedge into the end to help keep your bar from being pinched and getting hot. You are also laying on the log at times causing more friction.....square up all 4 side before cutting into boards will help too. fun times !

  • @sarahbourgoin3892
    @sarahbourgoin3892 Жыл бұрын

    Learning new shit right on Love from BC 🇨🇦

  • @levigilbert5940
    @levigilbert5940 Жыл бұрын

    Love it man 💪💪💪💪. Living your best life !!!!

  • @thebackwardstrapper
    @thebackwardstrapper Жыл бұрын

    First project and already paid for the Saw mill and the chain saw with that much lumber cut! Great job. Always impressing us with your youth and talents!

  • @albertahuntingproductions
    @albertahuntingproductions Жыл бұрын

    Get your self a rip chain for that bar, you will be glad you did

  • @ejsocci2630
    @ejsocci2630 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome awesome, I love it 👊🏻

  • @saysham.9562
    @saysham.9562 Жыл бұрын

    @Traplines and inlines you are appreciated

  • @bremnerthomas
    @bremnerthomas Жыл бұрын

    Should make shirts that say "probly overkill, probly DGAF."

  • @cWatts-zv3oo
    @cWatts-zv3oo Жыл бұрын

    A man that can do that kind of accurate angular jointery with a chainsaw deserves respect! I could watch this guy all day!

  • @moose6400
    @moose6400 Жыл бұрын

    Love your channel from quebec keep it up

  • @freak_ish4348
    @freak_ish4348 Жыл бұрын

    Hey bud, good job building that. I usually mill with a 372XP, nice to see a 455 at work. As a tip from a fellow Canadian, I started using a narrower stihl chain. I also use skip chain and filed it similar to a Granberg milling chain. Think there is a video or 2 kicking around here. Speed of cut was night and day! Easier on the saw too. Give it a go and see for yourself.

  • @rcwatt9997

    @rcwatt9997

    Жыл бұрын

    I started out with a 455 Rancher and very quickly realized I needed a much bigger saw. Went with a 395XP & I also use a skip tooth ripping chain. I am usually sawing 30" plus doug fir though. I just use half of my extension ladder for a starting rail. If I would have known back then what the cost of lumber was going to do, I would have probably just spent that money on a band saw mill.

  • @wilsonadventures7373
    @wilsonadventures7373 Жыл бұрын

    keep er up love the videos and attitude towards work life and logs!

  • @rickgilles9009
    @rickgilles9009 Жыл бұрын

    Recommend looking at the larger Stih 661l or Husky 372 Chinese knockoff saws for milling with a skiptooth chain. Many good reviews on them and less than $400 usd, Keep your existing Husky for felling and blocking. Keep up the good work Kyle.

  • @smoochmcguire5291
    @smoochmcguire5291 Жыл бұрын

    Great video thanks again

  • @dougsmith548
    @dougsmith548 Жыл бұрын

    May I also suggest a hand planer. I think it would be beneficial when you come time to do your building. Stay safe. Have fun and God bless. 🇨🇦✌️

  • @reallyfastbiker4077
    @reallyfastbiker40773 ай бұрын

    Good job buddy, from a fellow chainsaw miller from BC.

  • @MidwesternTrapper
    @MidwesternTrapper Жыл бұрын

    This video is pretty damn right on my friend! I love what your doing with the bushcamp and I cannot wait to see this dream log home your going to build, I already know it’s going to be DEADLY!!!

  • @sticks1986
    @sticks1986 Жыл бұрын

    Between you and zip ties n bias plies it's all the entertainment anybody needs keep the videos coming hahahah

  • @jackpoirier5023
    @jackpoirier5023 Жыл бұрын

    How’d you like me to send you a quality winch? I enjoy your channel and would like to pay it forward. Key thing to remember is to stop and kiss the chain with a file every time you fill your tank. Good going Kyle.

  • @victornowlin9092

    @victornowlin9092

    5 ай бұрын

    Good on ya Jack. He might use it on the meat pole to

  • @SuperCinemaCraft
    @SuperCinemaCraft Жыл бұрын

    Perfect timing! I was itching for another Update! Deadly!

  • @themightyvillage
    @themightyvillage Жыл бұрын

    Great job! Just love your videos. ✅

  • @jonplante7589
    @jonplante7589 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool set up!

  • @mattthatsme8799
    @mattthatsme8799 Жыл бұрын

    quick off the cuff idea.....check the junk lots for treadmills! big wide belts and rollers! Not to mention electric motors you could solar power maybe? or check local restaurants for old cutting bords AKA Delrin to make sliders for the ramp

  • @davidsanders9764
    @davidsanders9764 Жыл бұрын

    Dude, you are a one man show. You do it all! It is very interesting watching you work, solving problems, staying focused and getting the work done. Even in my heyday as a younger man I do not think I could of done what you have done. I really enjoy your videos. Informative and just as important, very entertaining. Wish you the best! Luv your dogs. Keep them coming. David in Texas.

  • @hollowtip5007
    @hollowtip5007 Жыл бұрын

    You the man!

  • @dafrmami
    @dafrmami Жыл бұрын

    I have herd about them but they are rare. They do exist because I just finish watching one of his videos . The talented JACK OF ALL TRADES!!!

  • @jerryflores1213
    @jerryflores1213 Жыл бұрын

    All i want to say is love your videos the way u talk the hard worker ur great job bud peace from new Mexico

  • @margaretwilkinson9140
    @margaretwilkinson9140 Жыл бұрын

    your pretty awesome kid!

  • @unchained20000000
    @unchained20000000 Жыл бұрын

    Ok boyz! Shits bout to start getting serious, this ol Canadian is gonna start building his wilderness homes boyz. This is THE NEW SHIT! as Marylan Manson would say.

  • @db.mc275
    @db.mc275 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Kyle 👋 appreciate you , hope you're doing well my friend, stay safe and take care 🙏 ✌️

  • @melodyhopponen7504
    @melodyhopponen7504 Жыл бұрын

    That's Awesome

  • @izaksmith538
    @izaksmith538 Жыл бұрын

    Don’t know if this has been mentioned but “wax” the ends of those puppies and stack them semi-proper with stickers every so often (depending on overall board length) and they won’t move around too much on you. I’ve heard guys just paint them thick with a latex on the ends and it works just as good. No twist, no curl, just straight shooters.

  • @barrydeacon3551
    @barrydeacon3551 Жыл бұрын

    Man are you excited about your New Project: Very good move getting into the lumber mill! Your so full of life: great ideas coming together👍 Keep it up! Mill is looking good 👍 B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦

  • @stevenadams1931
    @stevenadams1931 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your videos. You are my favorite channel on here to watch and I learn so much. I'm moving soon to start my homestead on my 10.5 acre property already purchased and am going start building as you have next year. 👍 your awesome 👍

  • @alphaghostrabbithole5340
    @alphaghostrabbithole5340 Жыл бұрын

    You are amazing.

  • @stevenpaisley7209
    @stevenpaisley7209 Жыл бұрын

    Used diesel oil with a little gas for thiner makes a great wood preservative also keeps the bugs out .drys in over a few days

  • @Detail8585
    @Detail8585 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video as always. Your enthusiasm is hard to beat, keep up the great work!

  • @jerryjohns7358
    @jerryjohns7358 Жыл бұрын

    Nice work. Great video.

  • @daamundrud
    @daamundrud Жыл бұрын

    Pine Tar and Linseed oil to treat your lumber, you will get great colors out of the wood grain as well with the poplar

  • @evanthecbrguy9113
    @evanthecbrguy9113 Жыл бұрын

    Looking great ! Good work on quitting the darts and trying to help your health. I would also consider wearing a respirator when grinding/ welding . Those wheels create a mean dust and flux core isn’t the most clean welding fumes out there . I like the 3m pink pancakes 2097 so they fit under your hood. Looking forward to next vid !

  • @780outdoors
    @780outdoors Жыл бұрын

    You gotta get some “not to pretty bad “ tshirts made up

  • @artemis261
    @artemis261 Жыл бұрын

    You are in inspiration to all young men. Ya don't need to feel lost. Beauty.

  • @billestla
    @billestla Жыл бұрын

    Great work!!

  • @stewtube1240
    @stewtube1240 Жыл бұрын

    Great job !!!

  • @urbanlumberjack
    @urbanlumberjack Жыл бұрын

    Sweet. That sawmill will hopefully come in handy for a ton of stuff. Excited to see what you do with it!

  • @benscoles5085
    @benscoles5085 Жыл бұрын

    Hello, a quick hint if you have not already learned it. to load the log easier on your workstation, run a small chain, or cable anchored to your log mover, down the center between your ramps, roll the log on top of the end of the chain. pull your winch cable out, and hook to the cable over the top side of the log, that way when you turn the winch, it will roll the log up the ramps rather than try to slide it up the ramps,

  • @l3eaver
    @l3eaver Жыл бұрын

    McLovin those ringworm brackets

  • @rjacks2616
    @rjacks2616 Жыл бұрын

    Flip the handle around on the mill attachment. It’s will be easier on your back. As for the oil you can turn up your oiler for the bar. It should be located on the bottom of the saw. I just adjust mine until I use just as much as it take for the gas to run out. Or you could refill more often. Periodically pull the bar off and clean the groove out with a knife.

  • @FatherVinyard88
    @FatherVinyard88 Жыл бұрын

    She's deadly mint bud.

  • @campervanbug7658
    @campervanbug7658 Жыл бұрын

    Use drain oil in you're saw to lube the bar it's thinner and will oil the bar more because it flows better

  • @rickybeaugie668
    @rickybeaugie668 Жыл бұрын

    Young man You know How to make an old Canadian Hillbilly feller proud to be Canadian!!! Keep up with The Good work it does pay off.

  • @lyleloomis3493
    @lyleloomis3493 Жыл бұрын

    Maybe buy a winch that you would put on atv and mount it on your log horse in place of the boat winch. Hook up to battery and use to pull logs up on bench . And maybe sink a post on a end of bench and mount a boat winch to mill so you can hook to post to help pull saw threw log so you’re not pushing the saw but pulling the saw thru.

  • @Jeepinjosh82
    @Jeepinjosh82 Жыл бұрын

    That could double as a spot to load your 4wheeler into your truck if it’s tall enough, other than that it turned out awesome nice work!

  • @russellwatters5891
    @russellwatters5891 Жыл бұрын

    The lumber you're cutting is great, the little sawmill is working pretty good for you. I'm seeing a larger mill in your future though, you won't settle for the slow process of this one for long. Love what you're doing ❤️

  • @canajian
    @canajian Жыл бұрын

    whats shakin lad! 👋😎👍

  • @Dstew57A
    @Dstew57A Жыл бұрын

    Go look at Northern Seclusion…he has done some incredible things with wood..his Dad’s cabin is really an art piece

  • @laurajones2032
    @laurajones2032 Жыл бұрын

    Beauty

  • @genefowler948
    @genefowler948 Жыл бұрын

    Get your self some ripping chain grandburg sells some of the best big difference in the cut and faster.

  • @1NationMediaUS
    @1NationMediaUS9 ай бұрын

    I bought a $98 Zozen and milled 10 - 6x6's for my moms dock on a hidden lake at 9000 ft in the Rockies. I bought it because the 6x6 x8s are $54 each, I saved her $540. But after the 10th 6x6, the Zozen Mill took a header. So moral is, BUY A GRANBERG! Here's the thing though. The satisfaction that you gain from milling something on your own has value. Its quite the feeling when youve accomplished what mnost wouldnt dream of. The mill cost me 98 bucks. It got me $540 worth of lumber, and! i got to pick the trees. Fat spruce, heavy wood, treated them myself, no toxins in the lake. Boom! mission accomplished. Good times! Oh and I used a 50cc Huskvarna 550 Xp. I recommend a ripping chain an anything 70cc, its faster and no bog. BUT!!! OIL OIL OIL makes it go much faster. SO I took one of those 10-speed bike water bottle water things and attatched an old IV i had from Kelation therapy i had to do years ago, with a drip I could control. It had a steady drip to the chain and went through much easier.

  • @johnfetzer9637
    @johnfetzer9637 Жыл бұрын

    I am proud of you... neat sawmill. I would advise getting a pro chainsaw that will be faster speed wise and will not take as long to go thru a log... depends on how much you want to spend and save. (you could build your own house with your own lumber!!!!)

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