This channel is about outdoor projects like logging, sawmilling lumber, reclaiming barns for beams and barn siding, reclaiming old original log cabins in southern Indiana hill country. Thrown in are videos of my beloved German Shorthaired Pointers, fishing and hunting.
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we have been cleaning up for a couple months here in Missouri.
Nice heavy windrows John...... looks like a great first cutting!
Man, I'll bet that heart pine is flat out gorgeous! Got a project in mind, John? Sugarhouse??
Wrapping a glulam beam in an Air B&B we're renovating. I've got it in my buddies drying kiln now setting the pitch.
Using it on a house restoration. Thanks for watching and commenting!
NICE!!!
That's thinking outside of the box, John! lol!
I have a Osage Orange 2‘ x 6“ log that I hand sawed last night but I’m getting ready to resaw on the band saw today. So many people have no idea how dense this wood is.
Nice! I agree , incredibly hard wood, but also beautiful wood. A sharp blade is a must. Good luck, and thanks for the comment, John.
Great job John, syrup looks great! 11.5 months to go!
And I can't wait!
That is one beautiful setup!
Thanks, it really was a game changer this year. We had a short, sporatic season, but this helped alot. John
@@butternuthillfarm1599 We currently don't have a setup that has ever needed me to boil faster (18 trees), but I know of a few other folks who hands down swear by RO, said they'd never go back. Having a sporadic season as well over here - came way early, a good month before we historically see sap, and worried it'll be short too. Who knows what will happen. Are you all done for the year over there, or still holding out with fingers crossed for a just-in-case?
All done and now cleaning and storing equipment.@@simplewoodslife
Es como si le pusieran una jeringa con aguja a un 😢 hombre y se desangrara
Mmmm me too brother.
Looks like your new setup worked out well!!
Yes, I've got it dialed in now, however RO'd my last sap yesterday down to 30 gallons of concentrate which I just finished up 30 minutes ago.
Whew... what a season, eh John? I enjoyed following along with you, time to start getting ready for next year! lol
It sure was, I'm Mapled out and officially finished except for finishing and bottling my remaining syrup. Al in all, I'm pleased with the season even though it made us work for our syrup. I do have some new plans for next year and look forward to running them by you.
@@butternuthillfarm1599 yep, got some ideas here also.
Nice !!!
Thanks Chris.
Good stuff!!
Keep your videos coming. They will catch on to more people. Very good
Thank you.
I think it takes time for them to show up on shorts. That's how I found you.
You know it's funny I run into your post just now because I just went out this afternoon and tapped a huge maple tree in my yard ,I made two Taps out of copper tubing and they work really well, because I didn't have any and I had a taste for some sap, here I'm buying distilled water from the store and and I thought well why don't I get some sap out of my trees!!😊 it looks like it might be running now here in southern Missouri Ozarks. Was driping about 50 Drops per minut this afternoon. I'm only going to be drinking fresh sap making coffee and tea from fresh sap,😊 I'm not going to boil it down I get my maple syrup from 100 year old Sugar Shack in Wisconsin at a great bargain so I don't need to boil anymore fresh maple sap is nutritious full of vitamins and minerals try it on the rocks make coffee and tea out of it or iced tea for your health a gift from God
I could not agree more Mark, and thanks for watching and commenting. My grandson and I taste the sap when we are collecting it. John
Could you not add another bag to each tree? They look large enough. Great haul though. I haven’t started tapping yet. Days and nights are at below freezing.
Dirk, you are correct. I do an additional tap on some of my trees, but not as many as I could, but the maple season was so short last year and looks like it will be this year, I may use more taps per tree next year. Thanks for commenting, John.
Good looking operation John. Very clean install!
That’s a fancy rig!
Thanks, it works great and I use my sawmill slab for fuel.
Now that's what I'm talking about. Well done John!
I love maple, do you sell online?
Thanks for watching and commenting. At this point I do not sell online, sorry.
I wanna eat some pancakes at your house yum 😋
You up in the northeast US or Canada?
I'm located in Owen County Indiana, US
How do you know it’s a maple tree? What are the bags? How do they work? What do you do with all that sap? Is the sap the syrup or do you have to process it? What does the processing look like? Does it store forever, or go bad? Is all the sap the same or does one tree taste different from the rest? Is there bad sap? How did you know it was sap season? Does this help or harm the trees; like do they still bloom just like the others after they’re bled out vs the ones untouched? What do you do with all of that syrup? A person can only eat so many pancakes in a lifetime. Is it clear, because my maple syrup is kinda brown and corn syrup is white. Where does corn syrup come from? You ever take a bath in it? I would.
I counted 15 questions you asked in 1 comment 😂😂😂
@justinireland7202, thanks for commenting and watching my video. I identify Maple trees by their leaves and by the bark. Those are maple sap collection bags which are hung by ta bag holder onto the actual tap/spile that is inserted into a hole drilled 1.5 to 2 inches into the sapwood of the tree, the sap is then manually collected and stored in a cold place until the processing begins. The processing is basically boiling of water steam to concentrate the sugar content of the sap until it qualifies as syrup. It take 40 plus gallons of maple sap to produce one gallon of maple syrup. The trees are not harmed in the process as long as two many taps are not placed into one tree, and the tree is not less than 12 inches diameter when tapped. Maple syrup has a desired golden brown color and good translucency when done correctly, and a desired density, which I won't go into, to be called syrup. Making maple syrup from your oen trees and with your own labor is and labor intense process, but is highly satisfactory, and I think outright fun, however it would be really sticky and expensive to bathe in!😀😀😀
That's a good haul right there John!
That sugar bush is mostly old mature trees and did very good last year also. The rest of the trees I tapped a day after these had much less sap. Thanks Tony.
sure alot of fucking around just to get it started
Brrrrrr!!!
nice truck
Won't be long, hopefully after this upcoming cold spell the spigots will open!
You can never have enough sap storage! Go get 'em, John!!
I hear nothing but good things about the products from RO Bucket. I'm excited to see what you think about it!
That's what it's all about, right there!
Yes, we had a great day together, thanks Tony.
What type of chainsaw is this, sir?
Thanks for watching and commenting. The first saw with the dull chain was a Stihl 660 Magnum. The saw that did most of the work was a Husqvarna 572 XP. I always carry a couple of saws when I'm sawing.
Keren bro. Mantapp
When you said”Blade” i was expecting the worse, keep watching youtube vids on “ how to cut a tree down, the safe way!”🍺🍺💪👍
Thanks for watching and commenting Juzzy520. I meant to say dull chain instead of blade. I guess I was thinking about milling these logs into lumber. I agree about you tube videos, it's like having a video library at your finger tips. John
I totally agree with you! In fact it looks like a video for...amateurs in jeopardy!
You made that look like hard work 😢
@@jeffjackson8381 Started out difficult because my chain was dull, went much smoother once I went with a backup saw that was sharp. I took my time because it was very windy and I had a very narrow landing zone, but it fell exactly where I aimed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Nice work John. More siding for the sugar shack? Love the clip at the beginning, with the creek and the dog... stunning!!
I cut a 19' log from this tree to make 18' 2x4 roof purlins. I need twelve. Also cut a 15' section to make 1x10x14' gable siding. Thanks Tony.
VERY nice John! Man, I do love milling yellow poplar. You got some nice boards out of that log!
Thanks Tony, they did mill up nice.
The Best ❤❤❤
Oh no! If you had to suffer a potentially dangerous breakdown, I'm glad no one was injured! Hope Woodmizer gets you back up and running quickly!
Man I’d love to get my hands on a PTO winch like that! And a camera crew!😂 you e got some nice trees there, John.
Thanks Jason, the winch is great, keeps the logs from getting so dirty and easier to navigate around other trees to prevent damage. Indiana does have some beautiful hardwood forrests. I had to promise my camera crew not to breach their identity on this video!
@@butternuthillfarm1599 😂
Strong work John! Small scale logging at its finest!
Thanks Tony, it is very satisfying to harvest and produce your own lumber, I know you feel the same.
I'm jealous! An edger would be awesome. Kubota engine? It sounds sweet!
It's an oldy but a goody!
It's cold every winter and hot during the summer, had been for the last thousands of years, yup 👍
But, supposedly colder than usual this winter.
Almost on que when they starter dropping off 😂
Thank you.
Why, please is that old man farmer magic? I mean this, there is no disrespect here, why does that mean cold, or is it just a joke a don’t get?
What I'm infering is that from what I've been reading, this winter is predicted to be more harsh than usual, therefore getting better prepared. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Wow, you've been busy!!
yes sir!
Wow, that's incredible. Flying that souped-up buzzsaw around would not be a job for the faint of heart!
You got that right!
Alright John! Those poplar logs are gonna make some fantastic siding. Watching the boom grapple load em' on the trailer made me a little envious, sure looks better than dragging logs out of the woods with cables and snatch blocks! Looking forward to following your progress, let me know if you need a hand!
Thanks Tony, a helping hand will be greatly appreciated when the build begins!
Look at all Those trucks!!! The trees are cool too😉
Thanks Jason. I never met an old truck that I did not like! Stay tuned, I'm going to feature what I consider to be one of the "Holy Grail's" of old Chevy trucks as part of one of my future videos. How's yours progressing?
@@butternuthillfarm1599 awesome! I look forward to that one. I haven’t done much lately but I did find a nice 12 valve Cummins for it. I hope to knock it out this winter.
WOW, good choice!@@NorthwestSawyer