good video

SCSawyer · June 22, 2016, 10:11:08 PM

Found this good video on YouTube, wonder if he has traction problems , he is running off a tire through a pto to tractor https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbo_YiBJHoY

Percy · June 22, 2016, 10:38:22 PM

Very nice. That's nice lookin cedar I'm thinking. I cut western red cedar up here and it's nice but the wood in this video is something different. What's the proper name for it?? Looks very desirable. Those guys work hard. 👍👍

kelLOGg · June 23, 2016, 05:57:15 AM

Eastern red cedar. Very aromatic but I have found it frequently has heart rot as some of his does (see video at 2:00 min).
Bob

WV Sawmiller · June 23, 2016, 09:18:30 AM

Thanks for posting. Very interesting to find operations like that still going in the USA today. I am surprised the various inspectors have not found and shut him down long ago for various safety regs.

I can't imagine this being a high profit margin operation. Looks like 5-6 men working at it and does not look like real high output. Of course they have cut out a lot of "unnecessary" expenses like glove, hearing protection, guards on equipment, etc.

I wish them well and hope they stay careful and not get hurt.

SCSawyer · June 23, 2016, 02:03:34 PM

I'm sure he just saws for fun like a lot of people I'm sure , and here where us dumb hillbillies come from we don't use safety equipment, and the safety inspectors don't come this far back in the woods.

Skip · June 23, 2016, 02:05:18 PM

Looks like them boys done that a time or two, smooooth !

Czech_Made · June 23, 2016, 02:21:10 PM

Nice video, thanks for posting.

Yes, Eastern Red. I use it a lot, very light wood when it dries. I made a chicken coop out of it, pantry shelving, closet shelves. After a day of cutting and planing ERC i always have a headache from the smell but nice wood to work with.

Also rot resistent, used two logs for a pond pier years ago and so far so good.

Quote from: Percy on June 22, 2016, 10:38:22 PM
Very nice. That's nice lookin cedar I'm thinking. I cut western red cedar up here and it's nice but the wood in this video is something different. What's the proper name for it?? Looks very desirable. Those guys work hard. 👍👍

Ron Wenrich · June 23, 2016, 05:55:43 PM

I worked a mill very similar to that for many years. We had a 3 man crew and did a trailerload of logs each day. But, we didn't cut much cedar.

Percy · June 24, 2016, 09:18:17 AM

Quote from: Czech_Made on June 23, 2016, 02:21:10 PM
Nice video, thanks for posting.

Yes, Eastern Red. I use it a lot, very light wood when it dries. I made a chicken coop out of it, pantry shelving, closet shelves. After a day of cutting and planing ERC i always have a headache from the smell but nice wood to work with.

Also rot resistent, used two logs for a pond pier years ago and so far so good.

Quote from: Percy on June 22, 2016, 10:38:22 PM
Very nice. That's nice lookin cedar I'm thinking. I cut western red cedar up here and it's nice but the wood in this video is something different. What's the proper name for it?? Looks very desirable. Those guys work hard. 👍👍

Thanks for the info. ;D

Chuck White · June 24, 2016, 10:13:35 AM

Nice video, thanks for posting.

Magicman · June 24, 2016, 01:06:59 PM

I always enjoy watching sawing videos such as that. Thanks for sharing. 8)

fishfighter · June 24, 2016, 06:24:00 PM

For some reason, sawing that close to a big open blade scares the heck out of me. One of my grandpaws was killed by a piece of blade that hit him in his head.

Moma was 13 years old at the time. :(