Moodna Creek Saw Mill

[moodnacreek]

Doug is attempting to post the video 'Moodna Creek Sawmill' his neighbor made.
https://youtu.be/m_pskLkehEk  

[Magicman]

Thank You, I loved watching it but no thank you, I'll just keep on doing what I am doing.  :D

[Wlmedley]

That's a nice operation.Thanks for posting.

[moodnacreek]

Thank You, I loved watching it but no thank you, I'll just keep on doing what I am doing.  :D

Well I would have a small band if I had more room and was younger I hate sawing small cedars with the thick blade.      Back when I started there was only circle and after a few years the Wood-Mizer came out. We had cold winters then and Wood-Mizer owners where coming to me because they could not saw frozen [at that time] wood. We are not in a pine area so the pine I get is all open grown junk. The locust and white oak top logs aren't much better and I believe the circle is better in dirty low grade and that is my resource.

[Magicman]

I agree, scratch where you itch.   ;D 

Since it it something that I know nothing about, Circles fascinate me and I watch every one that comes up.  

[stavebuyer]

That is an extremely well put together operation. I am glad you are able to run solo but at the same time, I have seen lesser mills feed a number of families while the owners prospered. A sad commentary reflecting not on you or your operation but what has happened to our society and industry.

Thank you for posting. The right logs and help you built a 20K ft per day mill.

[moodnacreek]

That is an extremely well put together operation. I am glad you are able to run solo but at the same time, I have seen lesser mills feed a number of families while the owners prospered. A sad commentary reflecting not on you or your operation but what has happened to our society and industry.

Thank you for posting. The right logs and help you built a 20K ft per day mill.

Stave, thanks for comment. All the mills [all small ones they where] are gone now. The suppliers for the most part are down south. When I started there was a sawmill supply salesman who called. I am and never was a commercial operation rather a local use mill. The N.Y.C. money is all around here these days and retail $ only need apply. The circle saw marked 'table top' wide plank is the thing. I was finishing up 5m of some nice walnut when this was filmed and having some saw trouble so I was going slow. I also do quiet a bit of soft wood 1x12 and go much faster sawing that. This carriage is new to me so I am slow there also.   I enjoy your posts, Doug

[Ventryjr]

Nice looking setup! I admire your 1 man circle saw setup!  Hope to be as fluid as you one day! Thanks for sharing. 

[moodnacreek]

Nice looking setup! I admire your 1 man circle saw setup!  Hope to be as fluid as you one day! Thanks for sharing.

I hope you do even better.  When you get your carriage moving faster [the log end] you stop working on that and go to the board end. Being able to saw trouble free comes first but there is no reason to saw fast if the lumber and slabs don't go away and collect somewhere to be stacked later. If you don't mechanize you will always need men or wear yourself out. As you see I can run solo for the price of the fuel :embarassed: but when I get a man to tail the edger and stack the green chain it is much more productive. Did you saw with the different bits yet? Doug

[Larry]

l very much enjoyed the video.  Thanks for taking the time to make it. 8) 8) 8)

[Southside]

Nice set up, you definitely have some nice equipment there. 

[moodnacreek]

Nice set up, you definitely have some nice equipment there.

Southside, thanks for the compliment, it didn't happen overnight and my wife's job got me through the slow times. Also I must tell you I enjoy your posts, Doug

[beenthere]

Very much enjoyed the sawmill video, and the ingenuity behind the many different creative parts of the your mill to run such a smooth operation. Smart ingenious man you are and backed up by a very good video. Thank you for taking us along. I could watch and enjoy your operation all day long every day.
Even enjoyed the many "wall hangings" that included past parts, past and present tools, and leaves you well set to make the endless repairs and new inventive creations you will likely continue to add as the need arises. Very well done.

[Walnut Beast]

Great video! Beautiful operation and equipment! Thanks for the tour!

[Don P]

Wow!  That is one impressive setup. Thanks for going to the trouble of showing it, I hope you can keep doing more. I'm going to have to watch it some more, there was a lot going on there.

[Magicman]

I was totally fascinated watching the second time, which I am certain won't be my last.  

This is just "good stuff" being carried from the beginning to the end.  

[moodnacreek]

Don, the girl across the way did all of this and much more. She never came around when I was going full speed is white pine but showed up when I was in valuable walnut and having saw trouble. Add to that I am sawing wide using the top saw that must be done slow or the bottom saw will lay over and not meet the top saw kerf. I wanted to show off sawing fast but when you ruin one board you ruin 2 plus heat the saw so slow we go. Most of all I wanted to show the flip table and edger trap door w/ scissors lift at edger as this explains the one man operation. 
 Thanks for watching, Doug

[SawyerTed]

That's a really nice sawmill!  I too am fascinated by just about any circle sawmill.  

Thanks for sharing. 

[Peter Drouin]

 

[240b]

Excellent operation!  obviously years of work an rework to achieve that. 
  

[caveman]

That is a phenomenal operation you have built.  I hope that you will take time to make more videos and post them here.  You have a lot going on for one person.  It seems like sawing the boards is only a small part of the time required.  The amount of automation you have is also impressive to me.  Thank you for taking the time to show your mill.

[YellowHammer]

Very nice operation!  I really appreciate that you are doing it solo, that's where the hard part is.  

[Ron Wenrich]

Nice operation.  I never saw a sweep on the tailer end of the edger like that.  But it works pretty good.  Its been a while since I've seen the Corinth cutoff saws.  Saws always act up as soon as someone else is watching.   

[Mooseherder]

That is amazing.  Thanks for sharing it. 

[Hackeldam Wood Products]

Nice operation. Really like that swing saw. I try to give them away but there is always a pile.