Sawmill School - Log Handling & Log Loading Tips & Tricks

Gonna try to make a homade mill can't afford to buy one. Alwayse wanted one

6:45am Sunday oct midway I can learn from u

Hey man, love and appreciate your videos. Thanks for doing them. They help a lot.

Thanks for the video, Dave. I have an 8/27 Lucas swing blade mill down here in NSW Australia. Our hardwoods are mainly gum trees, eucalypts. I have the slabbing attachment too. I just cut timber for a hobby and a bit of my own building projects. Your video was just plain common sense, which ain't so common nowadays. I'm 70 next birthday and still enjoy making sawdust. I think it keeps me fit. When it's hot down here in summer (now) the temp can get easily in the 30's to near 40 degrees centigrade. That's when fatigue takes it's toll on me, and I can get a bit tired. Can't wait until the cool weather in May, June, July. That's when I like milling best. Cheers from downunder, Peter

Thank you very much

I have not evolved enough,still using the come a long for the biggies.

I watched a loaded log roll back and off the mill...Can we make a device that is spring loaded to go down while the log is rolled on ; remains up should the log does roll back to keep the operation safe.....thanks...

You are a great teacher. Thank you. Paying attention to you today will hopefully help me keep my hands and toes and legs in one piece. No board is worth an injury and your experience and common sense are invaluable resources. Thank you.

Thank you sir for all your wisdom and knowledge about sawmilling. God bless.

Very good

All ya need is a brain and enough muscle to hold it off the ground. Ha this guys great

I have learned a lot, it definitely will go well with what I have in place. I use a log, firewood, standing on end drop can’t hook in it, has to be soft wood. Always where I leave it. Thank you for your helpful hints an tips

I wish this video would have been around when I got my mill 41/2 years ago lol. I learned a lot of this the hard way, but fortunately not from the downhill side of the log. Great video and spot on for log handling - I have also found that a few pieces of 2” pipe a couple of feet long can be very useful to slide logs around on or use for rollers. Ancient Egyptians were not total idiots lol.

Thank you. As I continue to watch your videos, I am becoming more convinced that this setup could produce the kind of secondary income my family is seeking. I am a woodworker, so, as I watch these gorgeous slabs emerge from the saw, I can visualize how they might be used to provide beautiful furniture etc. to homeowners in our area. Blessings to you - especially for demonstrating that neither age nor lack of powered equipment are impediments to making an honest living.

Great video sir. I use a manual LT28 Woodmizer mill with log handling. Have been milling for a few years. You provided lots of great tips....many lessons I learned the hard way. I have a Norwood Skid winch by the way. Great tool...nearly always hooked up to my tractor. Have used it to parbuckle logs onto my mill with great control via the capstan. Your comment about unlocking the beauty of wood that would otherwise be destroyed is what it is all about. Thank you.

Thank you, very cool

Great job.

Excellent instruction.