Band Saw Lumber-- Sawing Firewood into Usable Boards.

2021 ж. 7 Қаз.
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If your band saw is big enough to do resawing, it's big enough to do sawyering -- you can turn tree limbs and small logs into usable lumber. Nick shows how you can cut a log that's larger than the your band saw's capacity into wide, flat boards. And just as important, he explains how to assemble a small stack of lumber and wire it together so the lumber will air-dry evenly and all the boards will turn out straight and true. Amazingly, this doesn't require complex jigs to turn your band saw into a saw mill -- just a scrap of plywood!
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  • There is a part 2 to this video, but it’s not likely to ever be made. It would show me patiently staring at this stack of wood for a year - even Travis’s considerable skill with time-lapse photography couldn’t make that interesting. Nonetheless, there is some important information to gleaned, beginning with the reason behind my patience. This is not to let the wood dry, as is sometimes presumed, but to let it stabilize. Wood is in constant motion, owing to its unique relationship with water. Wood is hygroscopic, it is constantly absorbing and releasing water as the conditions of its environment change. It swells when it takes on water, and shrinks when releasing it. But it doesn’t move equally in all directions. On the average, a board moves up to 8% of its dimension tangent to the annual rings, 4% radial to those rings, and 0.1% along their axis, parallel to the wood grain. This uneven movement can cause the wood to warp, cup, and twist as it absorbs and releases moisture. It is extremely prone to this distortion during the drying process. When a tree is first felled, it’s chock full of water. There are, in fact, two types of water in green (freshly cut) lumber - “free” water that fills the cells, and “bound” water that saturates the cellulose fibers that make up the cell walls. As it dries, wood loses its free water first. This may take several months depending on the thickness of the boards you’ve cut, and the wood shrinks only a little during this stage. But as it begins to lose the bound water, it shrinks at a faster rate. Because the outsides of the board dry faster than the core, the uneven shrinking causes the boards to warp, twist, and cup - unless you do something to prevent it. Fortunately, wood also “creeps” - that is, you can get the cellulose fibers to realign and change the shape of the board simply by applying constant pressure. This is why sawyers carefully stack freshly cut boards in evenly spaced layers to dry - the weight of the stack itself provides the pressure needed to convince the fibers to cooperate and keep the boards flat. Often they put additional weight on top of the stack where the boards aren’t under enough pressure to prevent distortion. In small stacks there’s not enough weight to provide the necessary pressure. So I added the baling wire loops to generate that pressure. When the wires are tight enough to hold the boards without shifting, they will also keep the boards relatively flat. While it's drying, store your wood in an unheated, un-airconditioned, un-dehumidified space. (All these things alter the relative humidity, and the whole purpose of this exercise is for the wood to reach equilibrium with the prevailing RH in your geographic location. Only then does the wood stabilize.) A shed, a carport, or a barn works well. You can also stack the wood outside, off the ground, and cover it with exterior plywood or roofing to ward off the rain. Leave the sides of the stack open to the wind so the air can circulate. Avoid tarps. Unless properly "tented" so it doesn't touch the wood, a tarp may trap moisture and encourage fungi to grow. A few months down the road, there’s suddenly something happening! There’s some movement in this monotonous Part 2 video as I yawn, pick up my screwdriver, and check the wires. As the wood shrinks, the wires will slowly loosen and the pressure decreases. You may have to tighten a few wires to keep the pressure where it should be. The wires are aligned radially with the annual rings (where the movement is less), so you won’t have to do this often. But it is something to check on every month or so. After drying a year per inch (25 mm) of thickness, the wood will have reached equilibrium with the relative humidity in its location. It’s not dry - it never dries completely. Because it is hygroscopic, wood retains about 1% moisture content for every 5% of relative humidity. If the relative humidity in the barn where you’ve stored it is 50%, the wood will have about 10% moisture content. After some time has passed, you may want to test the moisture content. If you don't have a moisture meter, cut a block from a board at least 3 inches (8 centimeters) in from an end. Weigh it on a sensitive scale (wet weight), place the block in an oven for 2 hours at 200-250 degrees to dry it out, and weigh it a again (dry weight). Subtract the dry weight from the wet weight and divide the result by the wet weight. Multiply that result by 100 -- that will give you the moisture content in per cent (%). Wood normally stabilizes at 8% to 12% moisture content, depending on where you live. Once you're sure the wood is no longer continually losing water, it’s ready to be worked. Or almost. There’s another step to this drying process. The relative humidity in your barn is not quite the same as in your shop. So bring the stack into the shop and let it rest for two weeks letting the moisture content in the wood arrive at equilibrium with the relative humidity in the shop. (Stage directions: Nick stops staring at the stack in the barn and brings it into his shop. Curtain falls for 14 days to denote the passing of two weeks.) This is called “shop drying,” and it’s a critical part of the process. Fortunately, it’s also the last. Time to snip those wires and make something. See you in a year - and two weeks.

    @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • Wow, I can't thank you enough for all the work you put towards this topic. It is great information and I appreciate it beyond words. Thank You.

      @islandcharlie7132@islandcharlie71322 жыл бұрын
    • @@islandcharlie7132 You're most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • 💚

      @aderiley6592@aderiley65922 жыл бұрын
    • What a huge lot of seriously useful information, all so clearly presented. Thank you for a great video and even more brilliant info in your comments and answers.

      @MatDart@MatDart2 жыл бұрын
    • @@MatDart You're most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • this is the reason I love the internet, just that man, sharing knowledge.

    @MillowQc@MillowQc2 жыл бұрын
  • Can there be anything more satisfying in life than building a piece of furniture from a tree you have cut down and milled yourself ?.

    @NickBFTD@NickBFTD19 күн бұрын
  • Wow. A man that actually knows something worth knowing. Awesome video. Thank you for sharing, sir. Good to know there are real men like you still out there. Salute.

    @user-ft3oc7ks9z@user-ft3oc7ks9zАй бұрын
  • I'm 50 years old and learned something new today , Thank You very much !

    @gaa3740@gaa37402 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • You, sir, not only do a wonderful job of explaining how to accomplish this task, but the way in which you explain it is a pleasure to watch. You have a great "stage" presence, and I look forward to watching more of your videos.

    @babaloo55555@babaloo555552 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for the kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I use cheap woodglue at the end of the board. put it on with a paint brush then i use news paper, the news paper has woodfiber in them and then i use more woodglue over the paper. This way the wood will never crack. I learnd this metod of my grandfather. We all have our metods for the endgrain. As allways great video

    @kleven3320@kleven33202 жыл бұрын
    • Actually, I use paraffin wax dissolved in Xylol because it penetrates deep into the end grains. As you point out, there are a hundred ways to seal the ends. But I wanted to make this do-able for folks without having to invest in chemicals. Everybody's got on old can of paint sitting around. Thanks for sharing.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion what ratio of wax to xylol do you use?

      @johannesmajamaki2626@johannesmajamaki26262 жыл бұрын
    • @@johannesmajamaki2626 About 1 to 1.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion thanks! So far I've just been brushing molten candles on and it's certainly performed better than nothing. Will try out your method next!

      @johannesmajamaki2626@johannesmajamaki26262 жыл бұрын
    • Band saws scare me

      @lostintime8651@lostintime86512 жыл бұрын
  • This gentleman can be a really good story teller with his voice. Honestly I don't need to know any of this stuff but the video is so authentic I watched till the end anyways.

    @ivankirsanov5927@ivankirsanov59272 жыл бұрын
    • Watch the very beginning with the sound off. The hair looks like he could lose his shit fast. Super cool guy though

      @marvinshelley1345@marvinshelley13452 жыл бұрын
    • Well, that explains Einstein's well known violent outbursts.

      @JasonGabler@JasonGabler9 ай бұрын
  • This was so interesting and informative! I really enjoyed the video and your presentation!

    @HornetKingOfficial@HornetKingOfficial2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for the kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I like your wire binding trick at the end. Keeps it under tension and still moveable.

    @rolandkuhn9066@rolandkuhn90662 жыл бұрын
    • Remember the the wood shrinks as it dries and the tension may decrease over time. I try to make the wires tight enough that they remain snug, but it pays to check every month or so.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I love your videos it's like sitting down to a lesson in school from your favorite teacher. Keep up the great work!

    @joeyaldente8858@joeyaldente88582 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for the kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • Yep, but this guy is WAY more interesting than my shop teacher from middle school was.

      @ericpowell335@ericpowell3352 жыл бұрын
    • he`s old school, knows what the shell he`s talking about. just by watching this vid, his explanation and the way he handles the hammer, i subscribed..

      @nightwatcher2861@nightwatcher28612 жыл бұрын
  • By far, among the best woodworking videos I’ve seen, and I’ve seen A WHOLE LOT! I wish I came by your videos sooner, but sure am thankful I did come to find it. God bless you my friend, a true woodworker you are!

    @arnosafarian9392@arnosafarian93922 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for you kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Very nice for small boards. Securing down your boards to the stickers is something a lot of people forget to do. I’ve done lumber with an Alaskan chainsaw set up. But that’s for big boards. Thank you for showing

    @beebob1279@beebob12792 жыл бұрын
  • You have a knack for covering topics that I am capable of approaching in my garage shop and are actually worth trying. Also very motivating to see it done on the tool I own already.

    @woodshopnerdery@woodshopnerdery2 жыл бұрын
    • It may not be exactly the same tool. That particular band saw is driven by a two horsepower motor. When mounted on the Mark V or -- worse -- mounted on an SPT stand with a 1/2-HP motor, the SS band saw is disappointing as a resawing tool. Add some power and its capabilities expand considerably.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion I inherited a shopsmith along with a lot of goodies in the last year, and the bandsaw is my next goal to get functioning. I believe it's on the SPT stand, but what should I look for to identify the power it's running at? Any tips for the logs I picked up when my neighbor took his tree down last week?

      @ChrisAndros@ChrisAndros2 жыл бұрын
    • @@ChrisAndros There should be a plate on the motor that reveals its horsepower, along with other secrets.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion thank you! Awesome video!

      @ChrisAndros@ChrisAndros2 жыл бұрын
    • @@ChrisAndros Thanks.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I've had this video on my watchlist for a while now. I am so happy I finally got around to watching it. The guy is fun to watch and gives clear instructions. Now I am off to watch the update.

    @marcelabustamante2005@marcelabustamante20053 ай бұрын
  • At 8am after working all night I wasn't particularly looking for a wood working video but here I am. Thoroughly enjoyed the video since I've been considering picking up a hobby.

    @chrisgriffin4078@chrisgriffin40782 жыл бұрын
    • Hope we have helped in your search.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • You give dimensions in mm! Someone who understands the imperial/metric pain.

    @timne0@timne02 жыл бұрын
    • A 12 inch ruler is 30cm . As I am from the UK we have always used both.

      @paulbateman5769@paulbateman57692 жыл бұрын
    • @@paulbateman5769 as someone who grew up in the 80s in the UK, it's almost exclusively metric now.

      @timne0@timne02 жыл бұрын
    • @@timne0 I went to school in the 70's. I know everything is mainly sold in metric bit I always use both. Whatever is easier at the time. Some projects I use both. If the measurement falls on 1" or whatever I use inches

      @paulbateman5769@paulbateman57692 жыл бұрын
    • @@paulbateman5769 you're free to use what you like, but it is incorrect to say "we have always used both" because it is no longer primarily taught other than as an afterthought. I could not tell you anything about using inches because they literally make no sense to me. I work in a design consultancy for mega projects and there is no imperial used at all, in the same way I could not tell you anything about 'F, or lbs and oz. My son is still taught conversion, but it's a useless system of measurements unless you're American. If I ask my wood merchant for 2*4 he knows what I mean, but he sells me 2.4m of wood or a division of it. Not 8ft.

      @timne0@timne02 жыл бұрын
    • @@timne0 I design steering systems for yachts and sail boats. Everything is in mm - everything but the length of the boat which is in ft. Only problem when American customers come around and measure their boats in meter and I have to convert that since boat length are in ft?

      @KlausJepps@KlausJepps2 жыл бұрын
  • It gives me such great pleasure to finally find a new/old take on some of my all time favorite PBS shows! I can’t wait to dig into this show!! Thanks

    @MrSeanana@MrSeanana2 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Can I say that I just love this guy. I swear, I'm 50 years old and *I STILL* want him to be my kindly, wise uncle teaching me how to use a router without losing bits of my epidermis.

    @lifeofreilly@lifeofreilly3 ай бұрын
    • Thanks for the kind words. And I do consider adoption from time to time, as long as you house-trained, fixed, and have all your shots...;-)

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion3 ай бұрын
  • Beginning woodworker here. What a great tip this was. I was contemplating if I could justify a bandsaw investment for doing veneers , but what a great usage of a bandsaw this is. Now I get more use of my chainsaw as well.

    @zeeebrenn@zeeebrenn2 жыл бұрын
  • I thought I knew what there was to know about resawing from logs. I still learned something new. Full of info and easy to digest. You are a wonderful teacher sir! Subscribed!!!

    @iamonlyme5098@iamonlyme50982 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks -- and welcome!

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for showing us a way to make boards with tools that most of us have. I love your channel.

    @MrMarkpeggy@MrMarkpeggy2 жыл бұрын
    • That is the aim. Thank you for saying so.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I swear you will forget more than i will ever know! this is a master at work!

    @joek1519@joek15192 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for saying. As for forgetting, I often find myself looking things up in my own books...;-)

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I am so glad I found this channel Reminds me of the carpentry masters I was apprenticed to in 1970. Boy I miss those Greatest generation Men and Women.

    @brianmosse@brianmosse2 жыл бұрын
    • I'm not quite that old. Greatest generation, once removed...;-)

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion I said you remind me of them You would be 110 Lol

      @brianmosse@brianmosse2 жыл бұрын
  • Awesome idea for saving a ton of money on wood. Great for small projects. Excellent tips as well when it comes to storage and drying.

    @kennyramsay3526@kennyramsay35262 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for you kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • This was the best video describing this process. I have stumbled through cutting maple veneer and boards from a tree cut down in my yard. I am going to try this.

    @bobnicholas5994@bobnicholas59942 жыл бұрын
    • Glad to have been of help.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • you are highly intelligent and remarkable gentleman

    @karthickb1973@karthickb19732 жыл бұрын
    • Takes one to know one.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I have woodworked for a couple of years, and these are such practical videos! Im happy to learn more from someone so experienced than me since no one i know likes woodworking. Thanks for these videos!😊

    @littlefiddlesticks@littlefiddlesticks8 ай бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion8 ай бұрын
  • Great video! I was given some cherry wood and was wondering how to mill it. And thank you so much for mentioning both metric and imperial measurements. Your video can be enjoyed world-wide now

    @lennytheleopard@lennytheleopard2 жыл бұрын
    • We well aware that we have a growing global audience. That's one of the reasons behind our wordless project videos.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • Ik

      @idaleciocarvalho3056@idaleciocarvalho30562 жыл бұрын
  • Dude I thought I knew something about lumber. You sir are the Master. Thank you for all the knowledge you have given me (in just a few videos). I look forward to applying the techniques and wisdom you have shared.

    @charlesjenkins1191@charlesjenkins11912 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome!

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • It's really great to hear the metric measurements in there alongside your imperial ones - thanks! Looking forward to the project using the lumber in 3 months' time ☺️

    @mikabee2404@mikabee2404 Жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome. But there might be an interruption of our schedule -- we just sold our shop! The project I had planned for this wood may have to wait until our new shop is built.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
  • Finding the lead angle! That tip alone solved so many of my bandsaw issues! Thank you for the great presentation

    @AD-vw8xu@AD-vw8xu2 жыл бұрын
  • its timeeeeee ...... i have waited for that year and im back....

    @thesage1096@thesage1096 Жыл бұрын
    • Yes ITS TIME!!

      @dominiccinimod8117@dominiccinimod8117 Жыл бұрын
    • I agree, it is time. Unfortunately, we are in the middle of selling one shop and building another, and this will have to wait until we come to roost.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for sharing you knowledge with a young man like me. Hopefully one day I can pass this down to another.

    @GlennSherwood@GlennSherwood2 жыл бұрын
    • That is the idea. And it's a great one.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks again, Nick! I shall look at the prunings from my apple, fig and pear trees a lot more judiciously from now on.

    @jasondoust4935@jasondoust49352 жыл бұрын
  • I wish most KZhead instruction were as concise informative and entertaining as your video "Thank YOU"

    @AfshinBozorgzadeh@AfshinBozorgzadeh2 жыл бұрын
  • I've got it marked on the calendar. I look forward to joining you in one year. Thank you, for sharing your knowledge, it's always appreciated!

    @wharfrat360@wharfrat3602 жыл бұрын
    • Be there; I plan on taking a roll call. And you're very welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • if they are 2 inches high, we should wait 2 years.

      @patricksimons560@patricksimons5602 жыл бұрын
    • @@patricksimons560 I cut the boards 1 inch thick.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • It's been almost exactly a year now to the day and waiting in anticipation for that video you promised. Can't wait to see what you will be making with that wood. Thanks for all the great content and love your video's.

    @nicovos9047@nicovos9047 Жыл бұрын
    • I appreciate the sentiment, and thank you for your kind words. But it's going to be very difficult to produce the follow-up video on time due to unforseen developments. We just sold our shop building and will be erecting a new one. We may be without a functioning shop/video studio for several months in the fall and early winter.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion It will just make the follow up video all the sweeter when you get to it! Likely those boards will be all the better seasoned too. Looking forward to the video when ever you manage to get around to it and hope to see videos of the new shop set up as well! I particularly enjoy the attention to detail in your videos and would be fascinated to see how you set up your shop if you decided to make even a short clip about it.

      @joebuckley8569@joebuckley8569 Жыл бұрын
  • I just recently stumbled upon your videos and when you said a year, i of course groaned and then i looked at the time stamp of 2 yrs ago and now im off to watch that video.

    @franciscobenitez3188@franciscobenitez31883 ай бұрын
    • I came to the comments hoping for a link! Is it in the description or something?

      @trevorsklar@trevorsklarАй бұрын
  • Subscribed for the metric and imperial measurements and no-fluff instructions. great Vid. I'm now off to look at your other content. Thanks from Australia.

    @mipotter1967@mipotter19672 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome from America.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I've been wrestling with this very problem the past few weeks. I settled on a chainsaw to do the initial trimming, then a jointer to square the wood up, then the bandsaw, then the table saw. My issue has been that I'm limited by the height of my table saw blade. This is fine for my purposes, but I see the advantages to doing it your way. I also produce a lot more waste than you do. Thanks for the lesson!

    @TopshelfEnglish@TopshelfEnglish2 жыл бұрын
    • I usually do the initial cuts with a chainsaw as well, but I try to make these vids relevant to folks who have collected a few less tools than I have.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion I agree (almost) completely, except if one has a plane, one should also have an axe. Even a bit of rough hewing would have reduced the time spent planing considerably, then of course, some like shavings better than chips. Personally, I'm not too fond of sharpening - no more than need be anyway, so getting rid of the bulk with a lesser complicated tool to sharpen is also an advantage. Could be a slick or chisel also. Of course one would need those tools in the arsenal...

      @martinpoulsen6564@martinpoulsen65642 жыл бұрын
  • Nice trick on clamping the stack. A reminder to everyone to apply clamping pressure over your stickers and keep your stickers centered over each other or you will encourage distortion of the wood.

    @bobd.@bobd.2 жыл бұрын
    • Great points, but you can't apply pressure directly over the sticker stack with this method. If you make the thick top/bottom stickers longer than the thinner interior stickers, the top/bottom stickers will bow when you tighten the wires. It's easier to arrange them side by side, and this works well enough.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Wow your videos are great , I could listen to you all day. very well explained and thx for including metric for us South Africans

    @JENOVA04281@JENOVA042812 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I am a joiner here in the uk 🇬🇧 and late in life but hay you always learn something everyday thanks for your video stay safe 👍👏👏

    @simonlunt353@simonlunt3532 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Superb and industry leading hosting and education.

    @davidjfoto@davidjfoto2 жыл бұрын
    • Wow! Thanks.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I love this channel

    @Tacos117@Tacos1172 жыл бұрын
    • Me too. Thanks.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Love it to hear and see your video`s, it makes a late woodworking beginner enthousiastic, greets from the Netherlands.

    @JohnAndela-cd5nt@JohnAndela-cd5nt4 ай бұрын
    • Happy New Year from Ohio.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion4 ай бұрын
  • The finer technical tips you share make these videos a treasure !

    @MrSoorajsurya@MrSoorajsurya2 жыл бұрын
    • Kind of you to say.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Ого, отличный способ не держать гнёт на досках при сушке! Я доски заготавливаю с помощью бензопилы. Великолепно! Спасибо за науку!

    @user-ft3wt1ll9l@user-ft3wt1ll9l2 жыл бұрын
    • Пожалуйста.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • now im gonna have to get a small bandsaw cause ive been looking at doing this with a chainsaw.

    @jhippl@jhippl2 жыл бұрын
    • Band saw wastes a lot like wood. And you can do the sawyering inside.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • You could easily do T.V. you have the skills to be an amazing host! Very charismatic!

    @nicholassmith7359@nicholassmith73592 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Your guidance is highly professional and the way you explain the ideas is also so easy to catch. I have never got the idea of exact time period for the drying of woods until now but as per your advice it sounds good.

    @motivatedbuilder7227@motivatedbuilder72272 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Hi! Love the channel (glad YT showed it to me). I do have a question, though: I do not have a bandsaw (yet), so this might explain the question. But if the saw blade has a lead, what is the fence good for? or does it depend on the saw blade? Thanks and cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭

    @nagamendo5655@nagamendo56552 жыл бұрын
    • Good question. The fence is useful ONLY if you know how to adjust it for the blade lead. And you can also adjust the blade lead by touching a sharpening stone to the aggressive side of the blade for a few seconds as it runs. I don't like to do this because it's difficult to get it just right and it partially dulls the blade.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion Thank you for the answer. Until now I have only seen videos showing how to get the fence parallel to the blade (sometimes with jigs) and not parallel to its lead. I will keep this in mind when I get my own bandsaw…

      @nagamendo5655@nagamendo56552 жыл бұрын
  • i dont even woodwork , why did i've watch that ? ...

    @dr.shadox4927@dr.shadox49272 жыл бұрын
    • You never know what you may end up doing one day...

      @mikebevan1034@mikebevan103415 күн бұрын
    • It's interesting learning things, even if it's not one of your hobbies

      @bryceanderson4864@bryceanderson48643 күн бұрын
  • So glad i found your channel. I rate it up there with essential craftsman in terms of useful and sage instruction. This is the type of instruction many today never got growing up, and it is very cool that you're doing it.

    @dal2888859@dal28888592 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for your kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I've really enjoyed all your videos that I've seen so far. Thank you for letting me live my woodworking dreams vicariously through you.

    @domward8352@domward83522 жыл бұрын
    • You're welcome, but it's time to get your hands dusty. There's no better woodworking instructors than a board and a few tools.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Sadly I am disabled following a car accident 7 years ago and lots of stuff like this is just not safe for me to do. I do what bits I can do, or rather can do safely, but videos such as yours give me the opportunity to feel and experience the journey. Thank you once again.

      @domward8352@domward83522 жыл бұрын
    • @@domward8352 So sorry to hear, but glad and honored to have your interest.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Good morning, I am new to your site, however I'm retired and have been a tinkers for years. You are 100% correct about being happy with your own sawn wood. I was getting bored and found wood supplies so expensive here in Ct so having a property full of hard and soft woods, decided to build a sawmill 6 years ago. I sawed and stacked, air dried for 2 years and at the end, used that wood to rebuild my complete pine kitchen cabinets system. (is you like pine). I have learned many things along the way, 1/4 cut can be much harder. Cutting and curing your own lumber sure is a money saver when one is retired. Regards.

    @sdwputnam@sdwputnam Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for sharing.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
  • You, sir, have a really calming and fatherly voice. That alone makes me want to subscribe. Thank you for the very helpful videos and advise

    @sukmoduto8480@sukmoduto84802 жыл бұрын
    • Calming and fatherly? Not exactly what I was going for, but I'll take it. Thanks -- and welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Two videos in, subbed. Excellent content. I can imagine the rest will be equally pleasing and informative. Thanks a bunch Nick!

    @OgreProgrammer@OgreProgrammer Жыл бұрын
  • Tu forma de explicar es increíble y 100% didáctica. Gracias por añadir el sentido del humor mientras lo haces. Gracias por compartir tu conocimiento. Fue una gran suerte encontrar tu canal Nick. Saludos de México 🇲🇽

    @gibranmorales9739@gibranmorales97392 жыл бұрын
    • Saludos desde Estados Unidos y gracias por sus amables palabras.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I've only found your channel today and I have to day it is one of my favourite USA based channels, not only because your content is top quality but also because you tell us Europeans the Metric conversion! Thank you so much!

    @DesignCreateInnovate@DesignCreateInnovate2 жыл бұрын
    • You're very welcome. We are well aware of our responsibility to our global friends, even if most Americans seem to have convinced themselves that the metric system is a deep state/Trilateral conspiracy to force us all to buy new tape measures outfitted with microchips so the CIA can see our every measurement.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • i dont have any of these tools, i dont work with wood often, but i still couldnt stop watching this till the end :D

    @Benjiman20@Benjiman202 жыл бұрын
  • This video is very helpful to me. I will be watching this many times so that I may re-saw my boards on my bandsaw. Thank you.

    @SusanLoar@SusanLoar2 жыл бұрын
  • Lead Angle! So that’s what you call the way the bandsaw blade twists! Now I know how to deal with that on my bandsaw, thanks. Will be watching you for a whole year to make sure I don’t miss you using this new lumber. So many good tips in one video and I have watched a lot of videos in my time!

    @malcolmhodgson7540@malcolmhodgson75402 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah that caught my attention too. This was an excellent video. I had never heard of this channel until I saw this video

      @michaelosmon@michaelosmon2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks, both of you guys.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I hope you're doing great and living your best life.

    @brandonwyatt3901@brandonwyatt39012 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for the kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • This is fast becomming my favorite Channel.

    @kennjrgensen9021@kennjrgensen90212 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks much.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I love your videos. Funny, informative and great tips and tricks. Well done to your behind the camera team too! Many thanks.

    @paulmenzies@paulmenzies2 жыл бұрын
    • All three of us thank you.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • You are awesome! Your videos are so helpful. Props for using metric and imperial measurements in your videos.

    @vicurro@vicurro2 жыл бұрын
  • My dad watched the new yankee workshop. I have this channel. Im so glad I found it.

    @adamh3795@adamh37956 ай бұрын
  • Yay just found Nick again after missing his videos from the old SS days, and so happy to see the camera quality is so much better.

    @lynxshd@lynxshd2 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah, those old SS vids get a little fuzzy, don't they? They were all shot at 720p, which was the highest definition allowable for streaming videos back then. When the industry moved to 1080p (HD), everything shot at the earlier standard began to look a little out-of-focus. You'll be glad to know we're gearing up for the next jump to 4K (UHD).

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Nice, miniaturized version of the real deal but following the same principles. Well done

    @vicbauwens@vicbauwens2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • How have I not know about this guy. I watched several videos trying to figure this out a few years ago. This is exactly what you need to know.

    @okieboy121@okieboy1212 жыл бұрын
  • "I happen to like hand planing" put a smile on my face :) Carry on with the good work, Sir!

    @markozivkovic5563@markozivkovic55632 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for saying. A really, hand planing green wood proceeds very quickly. Takes me more time to rip the flat with my chain saw.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • actual wood working knowledge on youtube.

    @grainplaner216@grainplaner2162 жыл бұрын
  • You just gave me the idea of using eye bolts with springs to hold the sood together, that way it's always under tension, even after it has dried a bit.

    @firewoodsteel@firewoodsteel4 ай бұрын
  • Relaxing to watch ! Just bought a 14’’ band saw.. So I will definitivelly try this!

    @francoisg3009@francoisg30092 жыл бұрын
    • Good luck!

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I spent some time in the mountains of North Carolina and a friend had an actual band saw mill. We would get entire trees and pick them up with a flatbed truck and saw them, green, into 1 1/2” very long and wide slabs and stack them outside of his shop in the yard. My friend made sculptural furniture out of this wood and i turned stool seats on a lathe and made stools from them. The wood was beautiful. my time in the mountains was too short, but these were good days. Rebuilding very old woodworking machinery bought for cheap, firing up the wood stove and generally just making all kinds of cool stuff to sell in the local craft stores in the mountains. The boards you can make from this beat anything you buy in the lumber store. Good video.

    @OMGWUNSIU@OMGWUNSIU2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for sharing. I had a similar experience; set up my first woodworking business in a cabin in the Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio and made instruments from the wood I found or felled. Lean times, but good ones.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Like fine wine, fine wood ages with time, patience, and hospitable conditions. Thank you for another great video....I'm still trying to master that hammer twirl...

    @williammitchell8612@williammitchell8612 Жыл бұрын
  • Fantastic video. Rarely have I learned as much about some aspect of woodworking in so little time.

    @matthewmosier8439@matthewmosier84392 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for the kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Love it. I will certainly be back in a year to see the product made from it. Patience is the real secret behind working with wood, and 1 crucial to learn early

    @charlesbeason6534@charlesbeason65342 жыл бұрын
    • Amen to patience. Nothing about woodworking is is agreeable for people in a hurry -- and drying wood will try the patience of even the most tranquil craftsmen.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • You appear to be a woodworking master mind!!! Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

    @zTribalstylerz@zTribalstylerz2 жыл бұрын
    • I'm not so sure about being a mastermind. To quote Peewee Herman: "I have no plan to take over the world...yet."

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • I love it when someone comes up with these ideas, there's no end to the fun!!

    @MichaelSmith-hs5iu@MichaelSmith-hs5iu2 жыл бұрын
    • Or the discussion. Thanks.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Thankyou so much for this tutorial, I used your bale wire method to sticker and cinch down some green hard maple lumber I processed down to one inch thick usable lumber. Sealed the ends with anchorseal, with any luck I'll have some nice boards in a year. I might just make the same box you made with the wood, I bought the plans.

    @1kwgentil@1kwgentil9 ай бұрын
    • Most welcome. And thank you for your interest and support.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion9 ай бұрын
  • How is this the first time I've seen your channel!?!? Excellent content, excellent videography, excellent editing, excellent sound quality... the whole package! Thank you!

    @Tylerthomasmiller84@Tylerthomasmiller842 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • This is an absolutely fabulous video. I've been looking for something like this for the last year since I started getting into woodworking.

    @guildhousegaming7673@guildhousegaming76732 жыл бұрын
    • Good to hear.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Coming up on year! Just found your channel as I am researching bandsaws and now I am tuning in to see what you make with that lumber!

    @mindovrmatter33@mindovrmatter33 Жыл бұрын
    • You may have plenty of time to research. We sold our hangar this summer and are building in new shop. This may have to wait until we are relocated.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
  • I love how he explains lenght in inches and cm, I'm from europe and it's really appreciated ! Thanks a lot for the great quality content you give us, sir !

    @nitsuguareinrof7916@nitsuguareinrof79164 ай бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion4 ай бұрын
  • I cut and stickered my first log yesterday thanks to your video! Now I just have to be patient for it to dry out.

    @alex-xo7tz@alex-xo7tz Жыл бұрын
    • Good luck!

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
  • Never thought of using my bandsaw!...brilliant!

    @reskridge@reskridgeАй бұрын
  • This is one of the best videos I've seen describing this process. Nice job and thanks!

    @buggsmoran@buggsmoran2 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • This was incredibly well explained and very clear thank you! Also thank you for including metric and freedom units!

    @bobbysbraindump4266@bobbysbraindump426612 күн бұрын
    • Freedom units? That's a new one. And perhaps a tad of a stretch, seeing as how the foot was originally based on the length of King Henry I's foot. But you're welcome and thanks for the kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion12 күн бұрын
  • This was clearly and concisely explained. Thank you!

    @nathanb2056@nathanb20564 ай бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion4 ай бұрын
  • As a European immigrant, freshly arrived in the USA, I greatly appreciate you translating every measurement from Freedom Units to Sensible Units. Also, you're a great teacher with nice calm demeanor, clear use of words, and exquisitely clear instructions. Bravo, sir!

    @MrArik86@MrArik862 жыл бұрын
    • Freedom units, Sensible units. Never heard those terms, but they fit right up there with Indeterminate units like a smidge or a bit. Thank you, sir.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
    • @@WorkshopCompanion Americans sometimes jokingly call imperial measurements as Freedom Units. Their counterpart is metric.

      @MrArik86@MrArik862 жыл бұрын
  • When I served my time as a carpenter joiner we used to use large rip saws for our initial cuts.

    @richardlove4287@richardlove4287Ай бұрын
  • My dad and i have been considering milling our own flooring. This will definitely be useful information

    @LSFord@LSFord2 жыл бұрын
    • Good luck.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for sharing both imperial and metric measurements!

    @joshcouton8744@joshcouton8744 Жыл бұрын
    • We kinda have to. Only a third of our audience are fractionophiles. All the rest are meterminds. And if the folks who watch our vids were a true reflection of the global audience, the number would be 5% and 95%. But you're welcome just the same.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
  • Full of knowledge and geniuses as usual. Thank you for your encouragement and advice for patience for novices like us.

    @Dr.CandanEsin@Dr.CandanEsin Жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion Жыл бұрын
  • You won me with the forward and backward hammer spin at the intro.

    @killersugar6816@killersugar68162 жыл бұрын
    • That's what it's there for. Hope to see you around.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • Thanos for sharing your experience but the way you roll up the Hammer , deserves respect. That shows How long you've been around in the woodworking shop. Regards from Brazil. 👍

    @evandrouniao@evandrouniao2 жыл бұрын
    • Regards from the US -- and thanks for the kind words.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
  • You Sir, are a genius.. I've been looking for a very simple way and your "Jig" helps solve the issue of the thick logs that I have to cut.. Thank you so much..

    @suryodayanthyagarajan9207@suryodayanthyagarajan92072 жыл бұрын
    • Most welcome.

      @WorkshopCompanion@WorkshopCompanion2 жыл бұрын
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