You know what? Good for you two. After all the comments are said and done, you're the guys on the ground actually building this home. I do think you overthink some things, but hey, think twice, measure twice and cut once is a great motto. As amateurs, there was no way you could think through every aspect of this build in advance; so keep going. you're both doing great things.

Man, Jesse, that is one good woman you got there. I think there may be nothing that you guys cannot do together. Great work, Great channel.

@ARTISTCHD1

6 жыл бұрын

She's working far too hard and long, back problems start sooner or later. Rest is required....

Those thin scraps would make an amazing wall covering for the office, family, room, den, or ceiling of the garage. It's really cool that life afforded you so many option to truly make a home not just a house.

You guys are Great Great Great In getting your message through to the ones that truly care about your success! The ones that don't care are still watching so that is all good.

Like the way you think and how you work everything out, For example, measure twice and cut once, The two of you are doing a great job,

I am new to your channel. You guys make a great team. So many times you see people yelling and screaming at each other thinking that's what people want to see. I appreciate that you respect each other.

Thumbs up for the hard workers!

We so wished we lived over there so we could come and help. My husband says every video "I wish I could be there helping them, I'd love it". He loves his timbers!!!!! It will be so rewarding for you both and having captured it all on video, wow what a story to show your children :) Keep going, stay safe and enjoy doing this together xo

When Alyssa said that too much is going wrong for you to be in such a good mood, she didn't realize just how much fun it can be to tease your sweetheart;)

That's some really fine looking beams and timbers there, Jesse. Great job!

You are learning.... and that is great!!! We all traveled that path and sometimes painful... it is still moving forward! We think you made more "dust" this week than we did.... we are jealous!!! Keep up the great work and thanks for taking us along!!!

Glad to see everyone happy and following passions.

You two make a fantastic pair - luv your vids an so glad they are back - my life has meaning again now !

@thameswater2561

6 жыл бұрын

your life has meaning again... thats sad if you feel like that.

Glad to watch as always, as a Stihl Certified "Safety Sally" I enjoyed your jab at all those who comment about safety gear. It is however cheaper to buy safety gear and wear it than to buy fingers and other body parts. Also I believe Kohler offers a dust screen for the flywheel fan.

It would be a good idea to saw a bunch of one inch stickers out of your slab wood to get your side lumber up and drying. Green lumber stacked with out stickers will quickly mold and dis-color. Scrap metal roofing is good to cover stacked lumber if you have it.

Thank You (again) for bringing us along on your journey, these videos are both educational and very entertaining to watch. Keep up the good work!

feeling the stress you were going through at this point and the anxiety at looming workshop deadlines already

Can totally appreciate why you delayed video uploads recently. So much milling to get through!

-Brace yourselves, I have another bit of safety advice,- *Alyssa,* Here's a short story about a time when I hurt myself quite badly, which you may find.. enlightening. I was once using a large crowbar - maybe 5ft long and 1.5in thick - to turn the gear wheel of a very large machine one tooth at a time. I had the crowbar jammed in between the teeth of the gear and was using my entire bodyweight to pull the other end of the crowbar down towards me, much as you were doing at 10:21 onwards while trying to turn one of those logs. Suddenly the crowbar slipped and the entire force that I was putting on the gear wheel brought the crowbar almost instantly onto the top of my cranium. It made a blood-curdling sound, and hurt so badly that I had to sit down for 5 minutes. I was lucky not to split my head open or worse. I hadn't realized until the moment it happened that I was putting all that force into something that was very obviously in line with my head. The moral of the tale is that I should have been standing slightly to one side, so that if and when the crowbar slipped it would have hit my shoulder at worst, and not my precious bonce. Watching this video before I went to bed and seeing you slip at 10:30 brought back the memory of that incident, and it's one of the first things on my mind as I woke up this morning. Jesse might think I'm a dick for writing all of this, and he's welcome to think what he likes, but I'd like to urge you to give it some thought. And I'd also like to add that this has nothing to do with your gender or any other bullshit. It's about learning from someone else's mistake so you don't make the same mistake yourself. _The End_ ;-)

You guys are troopers. Cant wait to see the framing vid. Seriously you guys have hit a massive milestone. The next will be weatherproofing. Stay safe, dont forget to look back to see just how much you have achieved for inspiration and motivation and also have fun.

Lmao I remember watching when they first were digging the foundation for the house. And all you kept saying was the safest way... Safety this safety that. Glad to see that went out the window.

Concerns of your safety is a good thing, means you are likeable. We all want to see you two succeed.

@just-dl

6 жыл бұрын

Well said, Aussie! I'd add that comments that focus on "we want to see you guys in one piece at the end of this" versus "that's not how it's supposed to be done" goes a lot further.

Alyssa, you might want to get a Wood Chipper for Jessie. You know what I mean 😜 It’ll help cleanup the mess. The people in Fargo swear by it.

You guys are really getting better at cutting out the beams you need. Also noticed that you are starting to cut your logs to length that you need always easier to work with smaller stock 👍

Love your videos! First thing I do in the AM is check KZread for something new. Really am enjoying your adventure, keep them coming.

Your a "One man wrecking crew "Jesse! More power to you!

I'm just following in love with yours videos! First thing I do when I get up is watching your channel to see if there is a new vlog... Regards from Portugal 🇵🇹

Have to love the Stihl 2 in 1 sharpener, and with all the saw dust don’t have to worry about hitting the dirt! I use a Dremel with a diamond surface for sharpening on the fly, it does save a lot of time.

We need some Jessie vs Alyssa chopping, cutting, planing, and making ice cream competitions. Where whoever wins the first three gets to eat all the ice cream.

Jesse was such in a good mood ! Gave me a big smile

Daaang Alyssa you deserve the same head, eye and dustmask, protection.

@nagualdesign

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, you'd think that they'd be motivated to look out for each other's safety even if they (Jesse, mostly) don't always consider their own. Having Alyssa swinging the ends of those big timbers while Jesse operates the tractor and barely even keeps an eye on her, or makes sure she knows exactly what his plans are at all times, is madness. If he hurts her he's going to be sorry, but it will be too late. Not very caring, in my opinion.

you guys are amazing . weir done you two

Nice work u 2 , the best part about the thing ! , is the saw dust , for your wife's garden &plants & flowers , plus ton of fire wood A"

Your either building a house or making a lot of dimensional fire wood! Great work!

I was thinking of buying one of these mills until i seen your struggles. I think this is a great mill for the average home owner. I do not think its a good fit for some one cutting big beams. I too am going to build a Post & Beam home. So i'm watching your progress closely. You work with what you have. Keep going your doing great.

Knowing where you are and seeing what it took is pretty cool

LOL baby,,,,,,lol you two are a hoot and I just love how well you work together and am soooo thankful you're as young as you are! You wear me out just watching you! 60 here.....lol Lots of sawdust for composting toilet. ;-)

Build a canted log deck. Makes it a whole lot easier to scale them, too.

You are doing fine with the timber. I am impressed with your skills on equipment not known to you. Jesse keep up the good work.

That safty comment was the best. I'm in construction, and now days I hear nothing but safty all day long!!!!

@joeworden825

6 жыл бұрын

safety???

Awesome Couple!

Keep on truckin!

Alyssa, even if _grumpy butt_ over there doesn't always say it, you are awesome! :)

Great video, thanks. 👍🇺🇸

Alyssa you're hair looks amazing!

Great to see you guys in stride. Perhaps you could save the large off-cuts and mill them into sell-able lumber at a later date. I would think you'll have enough firewood with the skimmed bark off-cuts.

haha the "baby monitor" part was great.

once you get the house built you guys are going to make a good amount of money if you mill wood for a hobby :)

Great job well done.

My best recommendation for you is to put a thumb on that backhoe, i have a stationary one i welded on mine and it is amazing. They sell bolt on ones that would be worth a look.

Keep up the great work you'll make all your timber for your build on time.

just a tip, i have used alot of different sawmills. Place the narrow end of your logs near the band saw carriage head and place a riser block under the log to maximize your board foot yield from the log

@ARTISTCHD1

6 жыл бұрын

Let saw-millers run the sawmill!

Watch that log stack rolling onto you guys when you grab a new one to place on the mill.

You guys should be ripped by the time this is all said and done! :) My wife and I really enjoy your videos.

Been watching your video's looks like my kinda project.. You got some awesome help too... Wish I had a lady like that..

I yell because I care. You kids stay focused, stay safe! Love, Auntie Safety Sally

Alyssa should definitely have some eye and ear protection when assisting on the mill.

Jesse those off cuts can be stickered and stacked to the side to allow them to dry and resawn at a later date when you guys have time. No need to waste that good lumber. I know time is a crunch for you at this point but try to get all you can for the money you spent on those beautiful logs.

@ARTISTCHD1

6 жыл бұрын

Scorpions love living inside woodpiles....

Use a water level for faster leveling. 30 ft. of clear tubing,water, food color of your choice and 2 corks. Tie one end to start of cut and you can walk down the table of mill with other end of tube. Water seeks its own level

@2thelight

6 жыл бұрын

J Gillespie AKA an Egyptian level

For 2 people that don't know about construction, you 2 are doing good work. You see the problems, work them out and go forward. I understand about the wood issues, you just don't have time to just sit and try to get every square inch from every log. You have the workshop deadline and you are right, the cut wood piles up so you had to make a decision and go. Cut it up, use the scrap as firewood and get on with it. You got a sawmill so you can always get more logs and cut more lumber when you have more time for other projects. Building a house is one thing after the other and now that you have some time waiting for the SIPs, enjoy a bit of rest. You two earned every bit of it. I am just enjoying the videos.

@ethelryan257

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right. The negative comments are being made by people who clearly have zero experience in the real world of construction.

@ARTISTCHD1

6 жыл бұрын

Some stressful sawmill...

With the amount of thick slabs that you're making as cut-offs from your main logs you could sell them and pay for a good portion of your house. Trees are expensive when they have been milled just a little, even just rough cut slabs. All you have to do is find the time to sell them. I see no issue there...

Ah...the flannel, carhart's and sawmill/sawdust...perfect!

You will do it! Thanks for sharing.

Great video!

Wranglestar has a nice circular saw blade mill that turns 90° so you have two flat sides before you turn your log

@Random_Bern

6 жыл бұрын

That Lucas mill will do better than that - you can cut a beam out of a log without turning the log at all! Not to mention you don't have to worry about re-calibrating the bed every time you put a log on it - because there is no bed on a Lucas mill! Prop your log & cut. Because of the vertical adjustment at both ends, you don't even need the log to be level, just straight. Downside, as I understand it, is that it has a much wider kerf (width of cut) and the finish isn't as good as a bandsaw mill. It sure does seem easier & quicker to mill, though.

@pewpew215

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply? You sounds as if I'm getting on them for having a bandsaw type... and you can order the lucas mill in larger sizes. Or a different mill in larger sizes with a circular blade. I was just saying have the ability to pivot your cutting tool is really useful and I bet cuts more straight then a band saw

It is still amazing what you guys are doing. Enjoy the journey.

@viktorskalbe7288

6 жыл бұрын

Dana Whitfield ii

Nice work

Get a battery leaf blower for the saw dust!!!

Guys! The timber frame is up and done! Go check out their Instagram

Dinner, Ice Cream is probably code. #bumpChickaWahWah

I love the horn idea, you are funny....

Amazing video's . only with unity can two people accomplish so much. god bless

To help you figure what you can get out of a log, cut you some squares from 4x4 to 12x12 are whatever size you want. Then just put them up against the end of the log.

Cleaning the belt with lacquer thinner will add life to belts on cars, etc.. just make sure there dry before use and if it works in Utah I'm pretty sure it works in Idaho.

7:00 Need more COWBELL!

when are you guys going to get rid of that broom and get a blower!

Could you use a pair of augurs at each end of the rails, and strap the mill rails to the mostly buried augurs? Either that or get a post hole digger and use some of those 'support' or firewood beams on end, butressed by a couple bags of bag mix concrete.

"We know what went on in China!" LOL! Loved it! Enjoying the videos immensely.

May be able to trade some of that extra lumber for work? Put it on Craigslist, 2 hours of helping you run the sawmill for X board feet? Just a thought, especially if you are feeling a time crunch.

@just-dl

6 жыл бұрын

that's a good, practical solution!

please don't ever cut into the dirt with a chainsaw CHEERS

@bucktoothbettysboyfriend11

6 жыл бұрын

ITS SAW DUST.

Round logs, square lumber. 38 to 45 % waste! Sucks but there it is.

Jesse man...mill from the small end. Then you can ignore the taper.

@abauman7144

6 жыл бұрын

Evan Smillie I grew up around mills and have my own. I just don't know why anyone would ever mill from the big end. It just doesn't make sense. I'm not trying to be rude, I just don't get why he wouldn't see it with such an analytical mind. I saw something about a Facebook post so I'll go see what that's about.

@just-dl

6 жыл бұрын

A&J, I don't think you came across as rude. Just experienced. As Evan said, I'll probably file this tidbit away, and it'll save me a ton o' time some day. :-)

After watching wranglerstar use his Lucas Mill I think I would have gone with it instead of a wood-mizer simply because you don't have to roll the logs between cuts. Looks like a lot less work.

I feel I should have said this before, Maybe you should find a pair of forks for your bucket on the front of the tractor, it will help you move a lot of stuff

I could probable help you with moving much of the cut off lumber. I worked at a lumber yard when I was a young man and when we built loads for delivery we used a fulcrum post to move heavy beams around the yard. This greatly cut down on the lifting and back strain. By placing a post at pivot point the timbers will move surprisingly with ease. One person can do the work of two. Their was an old guy in his late 60's in the lumber yard and he was so good at it he never broke a sweat building 18 thousand pound loads. Have you thought about putting some forks on your loader bucket to help? Thanks for the videos, your place is looking great.

Yeah!

I wonder while watching this, are you two keeping the sawdust from this whole process? Milling up all these logs is going to produce quite a bit and if you shovel it into a pile or box you could use it later for building a garden or just topsoil

Yahoo 2 videos today how exciting

Poor the concrete pad and anchor the mill. Then build your workshop-mill around it with timber frame with overhead pulley rails to move the lumber. I'll buy a bunch of popcorn for next year if you do! Also, I don't know how you've resisted the urge to shoot some elk looking at Idaho in fall each day.

@alistairprice3292

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Charles mmmmmm

Not sure if you have been recommended that a thumb for your backhoe would make all of your getting on and off the machine to use the log tongs minimal. Time saved would pay for the cost. Many of the comments are as I see it from those who would not, could not attempt what you are doing and it is a shame that they will have all the answers on how you should do things. I have been using a Woodmizer since 1985 and they are great mills. The thing that makes your process difficult is the shear size of the logs, most of us that just custom saw small jobs rarely cut anything over 16'. Great to see you both putting the sweat equity into your dreams! May God bless you with strength and fortitude to complete this project.

@revtmyers1

6 жыл бұрын

In an earlier video he said he did not want to use a thumb. Mainly because if it accidentally got released too soon the rail system could get instantly damaged beyond use.

Looking at all that sawdust I figured you could benefit from a tip. If you mix some with parafin you can make some really great firestarters. I use ice cube trays for measuring and they pop right out and store in gallon ziplock bags for ease of use. Everything is coming right along. Very excited to see what is going on in upcoming videos. :)

@Mr_Wh1

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think he got time for that.

@lisajennings2194

6 жыл бұрын

Well not now for sure but perhaps later. It doesn't take long.

Happy thanksgiving to you and your wife

Great video... 'Too much is going wrong for you to be happy...' He's just starting to go crazy... :-P

Really enjoy your vids ,keep up the good work .andy ,Kent England

Great video

if you have so many more logs to do, why don't you anchor down your saw mill so you don't have to re-level it after one log or so.

Use a tag line on those logs and boards!

Try starting your cut at the narrow end. I have a Norwood LM26 and thats the way I cut my logs. You can raise the narrow end and determine what you can get out of a log with less waste.

I'll bet that grapple was one of your best investments.

I wouldn't mind taking some of those live edge off cuts.