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My Dad attended Helmsburg H.S. and his family lived in Beanblossom. It does my heart glad to see the mill still operating. Keep going, Gentlemen!

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

We really appreciate reading that James:)

Thanks for such a good video. You’re a very good sawyer excellent job👍

Nice video. I like the commentary too. Thanks

Gorgeous lumber!

1×12 clear poplar has been my go-to ever since clear pine sky rocketed in price years ago. Still light and less knot problems.

Excellent wood cutting

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!!

Great video. I used to work in a mill and love watching this.

Good video. I personally enjoy your commentary. I like to hear about the quirks of your saw and how you manage them. I have wondered how you kept alignment between the top saw and main saw. Thank you for your insights 😊

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

It’s going to get better! I think everybody is figuring out I’m still figuring out the best way to platform this information in the videos. That’s a topic I’m waiting for the right opportunity to address hard!

Great video everyone working hard!

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

Oh yes!!! Andy can give you insider stories on some of these logs

@user-fh4xe9oh8h

3 ай бұрын

Andy is a strong dude

That's really cool , well done dude

I'm one of those who like to hear the saw! Thanks!

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

Hey I like less talking myself🤷 I’m trying to find a happy medium. I hope this one had a balance to your liking

SUPER Video!! Thank You

so satisifying to watch ty sweet

Nice!

Set up right those old Rosser Head debarkers do a decent job at a fraction of the cost of a ring debarker

Totally impressive in all aspects. Who runs the camera?

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

My fellow crew member Sam!

Sweet

yea barkie back

its therapy for us old guys that did this in our younger years

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

Spread it to all the old guys you know please!

the old "Rosser-Head debarker" trick.

I dont know why in watching this but im intrigued

Very nice wood quality what state is it from? How much is a log like this cost you? Thank you!

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

We’re located in Brown County, Indiana. And several hundred dollars

You sure have a fast conveyor belt.

@beyondmiddleagedman7240

3 ай бұрын

That's not a conveyor. It's a launcher! LOL!

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

It keeps all the crap propelled out of my way!!

is 6 quarter pretty close to an inch and a half?????

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

Yes! And inch and 5/8’s

Looks like you have a bit of a wobble in the saw blade .

👍

Thank you for very nice videos! What is the purpose of debarking? Edges are cut of anyway, aren't they?

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

Yes they are. However the bark holds dirt, rocks, mud, and sand. All of which dull my saw quicker

Great video. Whats the difference between black oak and red oak? All I can see is the color of the fibre. I need to come to your location and take a lumber grading course to go along with my softwood grading ticket.

@ShannonFreng

3 ай бұрын

What agency did you get your softwood grading ticket through? I used to have mine, too.

@johnmcgarvie4061

3 ай бұрын

@@ShannonFreng Council of Forest Industries here in British Columbia. Have had one for many years.

@ShannonFreng

3 ай бұрын

@@johnmcgarvie4061 I had mine from the Alberta Forest Products Association, here in Edmonton, from 2001-4. I did SPS-3.

@johnmcgarvie4061

3 ай бұрын

@@ShannonFreng what is SPS-3? Mine is a "B" grading ticket. The last year I did the practical and written exams was 1989. Tgohe first year I did the exams was 1971.

@ShannonFreng

3 ай бұрын

@@johnmcgarvie4061 Finger-joined (vertical-use-only) studs, John. When I got mine, in 2001, you got either a one- or three-year one, depending on your score. A one-year was a sort of learner's permit, as you had to have a three-year guy supervising your grading. Now, I hear they have B, A and AA ones (score-dependent). Mine expired 20 years ago. It was a three-year one. All I got for getting it, was a measly buck raise.

Me: I wonder how long that log is? Geez, that looks pretty big, I wonder what the diameter is? That kind of info would be great, but as usual, no pertinent info... *Ian narrates the exact info I had questions about Also me: This dude ever stop flapping his gums?! I want to hear the saw cutting! 😄

How big is too big for your mill?

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

A couple things determine that. I’ve had logs where the weight was almost too heavy for the hydraulics to advance the bunks. I can go 28’8” in length. The clearance for a log to fit under our I beam into the log deck is 43”. And my carriage can handle 48” in width.

I've got some black walnut trees to harvest. Isn't one this size wryh $50,000?

@Helmsburgsawmill

2 ай бұрын

650 bdft at even $20 a ft, would only be $13k

Any reason you put the butt of the log away from you? Typically you have them the other way, right?

@Helmsburgsawmill

3 ай бұрын

Actually yes!! Good question. There was another big butt log in front of it going that correct direction. But every now and then, you have to flip one the other direction to even the taper out on the log deck!! They need to be kept straight and don’t advance properly if those big logs are crooked😳 I can’t wait to start showing more of our problems and solutions.

@johnmcgarvie4061

3 ай бұрын

@@Helmsburgsawmill when sawing the softwood species (Douglas Fir, Red and Yellow Cedar, and Hemlock it's butt first so the sawyer can see the clear lumber right away and take the proper sawing methods.

The imperial system never makes any sense to me. So i have to say, go metric. You wont regret it

@atlantisource

2 ай бұрын

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