A detailed look at the basic steps of chainsaw milling.
Part 1 of 2: Creating the cant.
Part 2: Finishing the job: • Logs to Lumber 2: Cutt...
Info on the plates and rails used in this video.
5/32" x 2" x 2" steel tubing, bought locally.
The end plates are 1/4" x 12" x 5". The notches for the rails are about 1-3/4" deep so that the 2" rails sit a bit proud. These were cut locally by a metal fabricator.
The mill used is a Granberg Alaskan Mk IV Chainsaw Mill, available at:
granberg.com/product-category...
Granberg Affiliation - Updated 2021
This video was made with no affiliation to Granberg, but thanks to your views and support, we are now a Granberg Ambassador! Thank you!
I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle kzhead.infoUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and it did a great job. I used the lever for the built in sharpener to clear chip buildup out more than to actually sharpen the chain. It managed to cut some hardwood stumps much larger than it's size without bothering the neighbors with hours of 2 stroke noise.
Good idea on how to square the third cut! I was trying to figure out how to easily do it and you figured it out for me. So, now I don't have to reinvent the wheel. Thanks
I'm glad you made that comment, I wouldn't have watched that far and missed it!
Seldom watched a near-19 minute video and felt like only 3 minutes elapsed. Well done, chap!
Lost track of the woodcutting and started thinking of the smell of fresh-cut wood in the middle of a nice, clean forest. An awesome bonus to all that work.
Best first cut rail system I've seen. Love it. Thanks for the Video.
I knew you had to do something to keep the saw from binding. The little shims work perfectly.😃👏
I've been a rural landowner for quite some time. I always wanted to do something like that, I learned a lot from this video and subscribed. Cheers from Canada
Great idea on the rail system going to borrow that for mine... Thanks for the post
Agree with Quinn Kent; best first cut rail setup I’ve seen. I’m changing my setup after watching this. EXCELLENT VIDEO!
Tenghen and Granberg sell a similar setup. They're both virtually identical. I have a 9' rail guide and I have intentions of buying another bit to extend it so I can rip 12-13' boards.
Great video, end plates and square tube make squaring up very easy. Love the simplicity of the setup. Really well done mate.
,I just got a 066 in outstanding shape. I specifically got it for milling and am super stoked. Thanks for the great video.
Our pleasure, have fun with the new 066!
@@lureofthenorth there is no new 066. They are discontinued
Anyone else thinking "Damn he really trusts those saw horses!?" Good video. Well explained, and I appreciate the "Hot tips!"
Best clip I have seen on the subject matter, you sir have refined the process to a fine art, and made an intelligent and articulate video to booth. My Thanks.
Well described, very clear description of doing the work. Thank you!
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The nature is beautiful, with rhythmic chorus of birds chirping, and noise of saw, the most irresistible
Thanks for sharing the details with me 🤔😎🍀😁✌️
I've just purchased a Granberg Mill. I like your very smart way to get that log up on your saw horses very nice
Subscribed in the first minute. Well done with the ramp setup.
I was more impressed by the weight those saw horses held!
@@iisreset i was thining the same...lol
Yes sir I agree. Now I know how to set mine up better
I loved how you uploaded the trunk on top of the video for you from Western Macedonia Greece Florina and here we have the same and alaska cold rain snow, all good but i'm glad you with your house the sticks your chainsaw stihl nice you have your life.🇬🇷👍🌨️
Great video. Love the set up of the sawmill. Almost fool proof.
I have had for many years a Jonsered 600+ Mini Sawmill that works great except that it takes up more storage space, even when broken down, than I like to give it. Your video has convinced me to replace it with an Alaskan mill. Thanks for a great video!
Any time! Thank you for your vote of confidence! It has worked great for us for sure.
Nice video mate and the songbird soundtrack is perfect.
a good job. Thanks for showing and greetings from Austria. I'am a carpenter here in Austria and i like alaska very much. I would like to see it once
Smart end cover, well done.
Wonderful seeing someone young enough to handle big wood with a big saw. Really enjoy watching your content.
Thank you, I think I'm nearing the tipping point where I won't get described as young for too much longer, so I appreciate it!
I’m even younger and can handle even bigger wood 🙃😏
Must resist inappropriate joke...
@@kylegriffiths8599 Yeah but... Don't you ever get splinters? And a better question, how in the hell do you get up in there to get 'em out?
Excellent video, Thank You !
Great Video! Love the kitty coming through at 12:00 or so showing off its kill for you. Love it!
Love to see your videos, and thanks... Cliff
Thanks so much. Im heading to WV as midlife crisis. Im gonna buy a setup like that and cut logs. Ive been a contractor since 87 and omg good bye NY. Im pretty sharp as a carpenter but id have never thought of that. Awesome. If i can get some logs delivered I should be able to eat. Bravo. And I have a couple logs on my land Id love to cut for lumber. Bravo. I WILL send pics. Or share a link to my progress.
Walter Kogut New York out!!! Brother Andy can take his brigade back to the Soviet Union
Also look at auctionzip.com for farm auctions that might have aged lumber??
Hell yeah how's it working out!? I'm about to build a cabinet like this
@Paul Cox hey there. Well I bought a place in Bluefield WV. Not nearly as rural as I’d hoped. Very close to Mercer Mall and I460. But I literally have bears walking into my house and ravaging my apple tree 10 feet outside my door. Deer coons fox everything is in my yard. No trees really to work like you did. But the homes built. It just needs finishing. Plumbing’s mostly done. Electric too. Finishing the Sheetrock now and door shopping. Thanks for the reply. Some day I’ll find some trees to play with. 😊
If you’ve ever heard of the bridge to nowhere. I can almost see it from my patio. And it’s finally getting done. Constant blasting going on. The highway will be a Mecca for 4 wheelers. I hope you get the chance to visit.
I loved the part when you said "Tweet, Tweet, Tweet!" Oh wait, that was the insanely loud bird at the beginning haha
I got the same set up. Really like the simple and strong set up for the first cut. Much better then mine. Will have one of those built. Thanks
What is that guide rail system? Homemade?
This first cut method is by far the best I have seen, I have used this method since seeing you video and without a doubt the most accurate portable method I have used or seen. Thank you very much brother for sharing this video, 10/10 mate👍👍👍👍👍
I agree this is the best first cut system of the dozens and dozens of videos I have watched. What did you use for the rails and the end brackets to replicate this?
I've had idea like this for a while but have wanted to see what others have done. Your setup could easily be adapted for logs almost anywhere. Great vid.
Yes, an advantage of the Alaskan Mill 😊😊😊
I've started milling this way and I must say so myself I've produced some of the most beautiful lumber!
How much are those rigs? Minus the saw, I have one.
@@alienman7866 I bought a 9' Tengchen guide rail on Amazon (Almost 100% identical to the Granberg setup) for $100. I plan to purchase a shorter guide and combine it with my 9 so I can rip the 12-13' boards I aim to. The chainsaw mill itself is separate. You can purchase rigs or even handcraft your own.
Thanks for all the information
Nice use of the Egyptian technical skill set at the beginning! My personal go to method since I'm always working solo. Brute force works if your a brute! So since I'm not on the Brutish side of things I have to go Egyptian quite regular! Work every time
That was so cool. I own 40 acres of forest in Northwest Arkansas with huge Oak and Walnut trees. I can't wait to cut into one.
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Thanks for the wonderfully informative video! Feeling far more confident about giving one of these a try!!
One of the best things about the Alaskan mill is milling it where it is and not bring it home. No dirt in the log, no mess in the yard.
I just started doing this myself. You have no idea how much time your tricks will save me. Actually, you probably do
Thanks for taking the time during your work to make this video.
I have the saw part just need rails I'm excited to use after watching you thanks
you can use a ladder
had to back track to give you a thumbs up.. go so into watching the milling I forgot..
Hi Patrick, thankyou for that information. Its everything I need to fab my own plates. Even though I have an old log cabin, I'm not as comfortable in the cold as you obviously are. Thanks again and take good care of yourself out there. Cheers Steve, ottawa canada
could you share dimensions please
@@ianpitts8582 hi Ian, as I recall , the rails are 2" square stock @13 ft. Long and the 2 end plates are 1/4 inch sheet stock. I didn't recall seeing any more detail than that but as for fabricating the end plates, im sure its fairly straight forward. I havnt fab-ed mine just yet. Good luck
I can't wait to forward this to my 50yr old baby boy... It was really great!!!
Man you could really use a good table saw. I think that bird is trying to get your attention. Very nicly done I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing. ✌out
what if you had no power for a table saw? A good saw for that is 220 60 amps, or 3 phase. If not they bind and kill you. Like Eric Lewis I was looking for the like right away. The lady helper doesnt hurt, Good help like that is hard to find in the woods. ;)
Bird got the cats attention. Lol.
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Part 2: Finishing the job: kzhead.info/sun/bNiSgdpvmoeug68/bejne.html
What a beautiful piece of timber.
First 60 seconds = total beasts! Awesome teamwork.
14:10 The money shot. Thanks great video
I want to buy this Chainsaw .. please give me details of it.. cost & how can I buy it.. please reply..
What an eye opening project, keep up the good work Buddy👌👌👌
I like how the saw 4-strokes when idling. ; - )
Helps with cooling, I think. Have heard it’s best to richen out the mix, and run a bit more oil. Is this true? Asking for a two-stroke emergency generator, which will run at a load for up to an hour at a time. Have Maxima K2 oil, and plan to run about 28 to 1.
watched hundreds of wood milling videos you are the first one I have head suggest using the bark wood for Sidings. here in Scotland when I was a child in the 50s the bark board was widely used for lots of projects. indeed, it was probably the most used lumber of the working class.
I watched 4 and heard it.Lucky I guess....
Even though bark itself is super whether resistant, the problem with using it for applications where it's exposed to weather is that it causes water retention between itself and the wood it's attached to, causing the wood to rot faster.
Newbie. Love this video. Really helpful. Thanks.
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Had a few questions about the end plates and rails, so here you go! 5/32" x 2" x 2" steel tubing, bought locally. The end plates are 1/4" x 12" x 5". The notches for the rails are about 1-3/4" deep so that the 2" rails sit a bit proud. These were cut locally by a metal fabricator. Consider getting "offset" end plates of different heights (eg. 1 at 5", 1 at 10") if you are going to be cutting heavily tapered logs, like butt logs with lots of flare.
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Really nice set up. I just started milling smaller logs.How long are your rails?
@@hawkeyeshawkeyes7468 I think they're about 14'6" to mill up to 14' logs. I may not have shown in the video, but little stopper bolts in the end prevent the rails from sliding out of the plates if milling on an incline.
@Smokey Bear The boards went right from the mill up onto the building with no additional processing required. Aside from a negative outlook, what made you think the boards weren't accurate?
I have found much success putting a half inch or 3/8 inch cable between two trees and then using cheap Walmart come alongs to move very large logs into my work area.
Awesome video. This video is the reason I purchased a chainsaw mill and I copied your rail supports :) They work great! One suggestion I had from a viewer on one of my videos using the supports is to weld a nut on the flange where the rail goes through the plate and then use a bolt to clamp the rail in place. I have had some issues with the rail vibrating and moving some while sawing. Thanks for the video! Subbed!
How did you go about finding square tubing? I can't seem to find any more than a few feet long, so maybe I'm just looking in all the wrong places.
Shared this video on Facebook. The first comment noted that this looks like a lot of work. Hard work for sure. Plus, a lot of pride. Well done.
Thanks Rick, we appreciate your continued support! Yes, a lot of work, but incredibly rewarding!
Yeh most people now a days afraid of hard work....
Fantastic video. Very insightful. Thanks mate.
could you send me the drawing of the plates? what you made is better than I have seen. and simple and easy to use. I have watch it several times. love it thanks for shearing it
did you make the end brackets or buy them? If they are purchased, where from/what are they called? Thanks for the video.
Stephen Robb was wondering the same thing
i really like your rail system, going to have to copy that
Great video, found your info on rails a ND brackets 👍👍
Great video ! Really helpful. Did you make the plates you use for your first cut or are they bought?
I Love the Singing Birds in the back ground !!! There all but gone in the UK now ! From whhen i was a kid back in the 60s ..... So sad
Sounds like my old 066 love that saw!
Beautiful work dude 🤙
Love the rail support brackets. Any chance you can share the rough dimensions and guage of steel used ?
Gauging by thumb ratio (@ 4:54) and 'grunt factor' (@ 5:15) I'm guessing 2" x 2" x 1/8 _(0.125")_ wall, x 12 ~ 15 feet.
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2:23 I didn't read through all the comments to see if someone already mentioned it, but fats will dissolve tree sap. If you want to un-glue your tape measure, slather some cheap vegetable oil on it, or if it's more convenient some of your bar oil.
Растительное масло высыхает, становится липким. Наверное, лучше машинное или лампадное...
just borrowed a friends mill, about to start milling my first logs tomorrow. Your overview was quite helpful in learning the basics!
@@abc20914 thanks for the advise. I got sick of filing chains and I'm a machinist , so I've built a pretty nice sharpening machine, no files needed, gives a factor grind a run for its money. as for the chain, no its not technically a ripping chain. But it is skiptooth and since its been with me, I've changed from the existing 30deg grind, to a 15 degree. I know some people go as low as 10, and I might still just to try it. But 15 seems to be a good compromise of feed pressure & durability. I'm guessing by 90, degrees, you meant 0? That seems really extreme to me, as does completely removing the depth guides. Whats the advantage of going from where I'm at, to the extremes you outlines? I'm pretty new to this, so I'm all ears. Keep in mind, I'm working will borrowed equipment, though I'm sure he too would welcome any improvements that could be made.
@@abc20914 haha..thats a bit of a loaded question right now, I'm in the midst of figuring that out. So far, the logs I know have been maple, elm & willow. Another one I am trying to ID might be Mulberry or Sassafras, not sure though. oh and I just found out the person whose equipment this is, has a previously used chain that he had dis guarded after hitting some metal. I'm gonna try to get that from him & play around with some stuff. You notice any difference in finish / quality of cut with different sharpening angles?
@@abc20914 I'll check it out, thank for all the advise.
Screw your live edge boards to the side of the cant and edge them. Great stuff. Good to see.
It's probably because I recently watched some videos on them, but I was looking at all that saw dust and thinking you could get a lot of loads in a sawdust stove out of that. Trying to think of how to collect it all. Maybe if you had a tarp down to keep it separated from dirt etc.
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Bro love your way of doing it. I’m doing that someday in my future farm. Good job. Question what stihl model is that ?
I don’t know what he is running... but you will want run something north of 60cc’s. A friend runs a Stihl ms261. Not the cheapest saw in the world. I have only begun to dabble in milling. I have done a few smaller Logs with my Husqvarna 240, which is only 40cc. I’m pushing it to the limit, but it’s fun. This fall I am looking at upgrading. You got to start somewhere! Hopefully this is helpful.
I run a ms 661 and it works great.
I use a Stihl 382, plenty of power in the still 380 series
I've been doing this as a hobby for a couple of years. I use a MS460 with a 32" bar. Works great.
It looks like an 88
That's a very nice setup and great presentation.
Very nice, hope to get one next year.
Do they sell those metal brackets for the rails somewhere or you make those?
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Can you please tell us what type of saw, bar length, chain and chainsaw holder you use? I would like to do the same thing. Thanks!
He is using a sawmill from granberg.com the saw is STIHL, I suspect 660 or 880 magnum.
My second time watching. Great vid, very easy to understand. For my situation, this type of mill is portable. Thanks for you teaching skills. Congrats on your ambassadorship.
Nice to hear you're back for a second view and have found it useful. Thanks for the support!
Great video and amazing to see your girl helping. You don’t see that often
OH Really?
Yes, really
Is that saw/brackets&bars set-up your design or is it available somewhere (to buy or get plans)? Good video, clever.
I'd be interested in this as well...
Its a Granberg "Alaskan Mill". The rails are plates were just something bought locally from a metal fabricator
The dog is doing his/her work too, keeping an eye on things...
You make that look so easy. Your lumber milling kung fu is strong.
Hey ill take ones with bark lol very educational video. Thanks for sharing
The cat that walks by had a mouse in it's mouth. !!!! LOL Good Kitty
last guy that commented was an ecofreak need to get rid of these people
What type of saw sir
I am surprized those wooden saw horses, even held that much weight.Better metal saw horses, your taking a risk of it collapsing. You have many options to improve the handling of the lumber , over head chain hoist. A centering device to allow the rotation of the logs. The simple set up you have is working great. With some new ideas you could work smarter, safer, and not harder. Your taking too many risk with the idea the weight of the lumber could collapse those saw horses, and it would end up on top of you. The quality of the cuts are great, the viideo is excellant. I learned a lot watching this. Safety is what it's all about, take fewer risk. You have a great concept.
Thanks Troy, we're big believers of incremental improvements making a big difference in the long haul. We have generally felt under control handling the logs with the peaveys, but I agree there are opportunities for improvement. Happy sawing!
Are you joking? Please tell me you're joking...
Favorite measuring tape :)
Great videos, But I thought that precious bird took most of your thunder away, what kind of bird is that???
Prima donna bird. :-)
Sounds like a red-eyed vireo, but there's lots of birds with a call similar to that and I'm not great at IDing from calls and I don't know where he is.
By the sounds of that bird you cut her tree down lol
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by the sounds of that saw he needs to be wearing some hearing protection
That was genius getting that log onto those saw horses.
Very Cool been wanting to buy a Mill saw and been looking around and it has been fun Cant Wait to get My Toy Thank You Sir.. ( New Sub)
Where did you get your end brackets?
Read the description
Nice video that sparrow was wearing on me
Greg Brown The birds have to go
@@aubrey6942 lol 👍
I would of shot the damn bird.... I get tired of a aggravating assbird
Brings back memories of my Alaskan mill. One of the happier ones is the day I sold it and bought a Woodmizer band mill.....ahahaaaaaaa
great work love what yous have done
Minute 1:40, that's how the Pyramids were build, mystery solved!
The pyramids were sq rocks . Not logs,lol the piled earh up then pulled the rock over logs as rollers on a conveyor belt work.once stack completed the long task of removing the dirt began. This man is doing a awsome job of using his head to save his back. Bbrains are stronger than brawn.
No way aliens build them. 🙃
11:55 to 12:00 you almost was attacked by a huge bob cat man whoooooo close call buddy..
Big John when you live in Alaska, bobcats are pets like house cats lol
@@byronhatcherrealtor4565 Although the mill is called and 'Alaskan mill', I'm pretty sure that's a Canadian bobcat. I can tell by the accent.
Looks like it has a mouse in its mouth. lol
bobcat has bobbed tail. hence the name. that had a long tail. big house cat
Far from being bob cat. As was pointed out already, that cat had a much longer tail than that of a bib cat. I see bob cats regularly here in the mountains that I call home.
Thank you for sharing, I am very grateful
Super helpful - thank you