How to Cut Planks from a Fallen Tree

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Great Video, We have a shop in Plano, Tx with the capabilities of providing this very service. We do it a bit differently but the outcome is the same. Thanks for putting your video out guys. See ya around campus.

TheWoodStorey@yahoo.com

Feb 4, at 12:41pm

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Great video, I am in metro Atlanta, do you know anyone here with a portable mill like the one in video?

Aug 12, at 10:26am

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I'm on dial up, how about pictures for us!

tim green

Jun 6, at 12:18pm

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That was a great video! What a great source of useable lumber.

Bill Franko

Jun 4, at 1:42pm

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I've asked before and never got an answer. Why can't you go to a youtube type format for your videos? Your videos do not work with dial up. If I manage to get one to play thru it will not then seamlessly replay but rather starts again at 1-2 second intervals. Mostly they just play for less than a minute then stop. Do you really hate poor people that much, you know, they ones who could use your articles the most. I'd be happy if you just went back to decent pictures and text!

China

Jun 4, at 1:34pm

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Great video Ron...thanks for covering this subject. I have always had an interest in this, and I'm wondering how much a "Wood Miser" would cost? Also noticed in the comments another reader mentioning an "Alaskan Saw Mill" and would be interested in that as well.

Dave Hodge

Jun 4, at 12:57pm

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I am flabbergasted! It's soooo neat idea

William Childress

Jun 4, at 11:48am

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Excellent video , I have yet to have a tree fall where I want it...Some day everything should go wright ,when the Winds of Good Luck prevail.

Anthony Franklin

Jun 4, at 10:36am

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Tried everything I could think of and just couldn't get the video to run???

Ralph Madison

Jun 4, at 7:47am

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Ron if your Ash was infested with the Emerald Ash Borer, keeping the wood is not a good idea! For protection of other Ash trees nearby or on your property, keeping the wood would be a great mistake!

JIM P. INDY

Jun 4, at 1:03am

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I liked the way you striped the lumber so it can air dry,I dry lumber my self. I usely air dry my lumber for (4- 6) weeks,then put it into my dryer,as I start to put into the dryer I wet each layer with water,this helps it to dry by pulling out the other waterand any sugar in it.After about a week I wet it down again,it doesent take a lot of heat to dry the lumber,it needs air movement so I use fans to help move the air. You can also,if you don't have a good place for a dryer,you can rap the lumber with clear plastic,you need to wrap it compleatly.As it is drying you will see water beads inside,when it is dry there wont be any water beads. Hope this helps.

Hubert (Herbie) Sneed

Jun 3, at 9:17pm

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Nice video. I am glad he fell the tree away from your house. I am amazed at some of the videos on the web that show a guy taking out a car or a building, while felling a tree. I wish I had that band saw (miller) when I was making my pole barn. I could have save tons of money...well, at least a lot.

Dave

Jun 3, at 6:38pm

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THE VIDEO KEEPS STOPING WHATS WRONG

LARRY A LYTLE

Jun 3, at 5:52pm

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For the person with one tree to mill, this video was great. If you have more trees and time than money, consider a Alaskan saw mill that you attach to your chain saw. For what I was quoted to mill up one tree, I bought the chainsaw mill and milled up 2 big birch and one big cedar tree. You need to take the conservation part a bit further, save all the branches over 3 inches in diamater and make log furniture. The time spent working with all that great looking wood is theraputic and you wind up with great conversation pieces.

George Schlosser

Jun 3, at 5:20pm

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I'd like to see you rate various portable saw mills, cost verses quality....... I want a mill, I don't want price my only factor and end up with junk, can we do that ?

rick

Jun 3, at 4:38pm

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I noticed your faller cut his falling wedge on the log side. Out her in Washington we cut the wedge in the stump side to get more log.

Raymond Hamerly

Jun 3, at 4:00pm

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Please resend video it will start then stop and start again then stop, repair and send. Thank you.

John Foster

Jun 3, at 3:41pm

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i wish i would have thought of that when i had to clear a wooded lot on my property, of pin and water oak trees. but what i did discover thanks to my good friend that there were also 23 black walnuts trees that i was paid good money for plus stump removal of all the stumps on my property, and i managed to pay off the mortgage on my home and take a vacation. so i say that if you have wooded property that needs clearing, find out what kind of trees are there.

richard crowley

Jun 3, at 3:08pm

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This was good. Now we need a video on planing those boards and seeing what you made of them, cool!

katy

Jun 3, at 2:16pm

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How much did the milling cost, Ron?

Papa

Jun 3, at 2:15pm

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This video is great! The only question is "why wasn't the lumber all cut to same width??

Ron R.

Jun 3, at 2:04pm

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I know Ron is a consertive and wanted to use up that tree wood verses it being firewood but what was the cost of that machine verses just buyinbg the planks for his deck?

Gene Soice

Jun 3, at 2:03pm

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Ron, that's a great video. Thanks. To find a local service, you can typically google the term "custom milling" or "custom bandsaw mill service". In addition to milling into planks, you can leave the "live edge" on the slabs of wood to make live edge furniture. I've made tables as long as 13 feet and as wide as 4 feet from a single slab of wood, and can tell you that it makes an impressive piece. Prices for this service varies, but recently I was quoted $175 for a 15 foot long 22" wide tree, and $400 for a large oak that was 36" wide and 15 feet long. It works out to be very inexpensive wood that is simply gorgeous.

Bob Card

Jan 28, at 12:23pm

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Thanks for this wonderful video. Jimmy

James hunt

Jan 17, at 4:35pm

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How do you locate a contractor for this type of service? I have a magnificent tree that toppled in high winds 2 years ago. My local lumberyard suggested letting it sit put for at least a full season, and a few won't hurt. I'd like to have it milled into planks for flooring my home. I have had no luck finding a contractor anywhere near me (greater Cincinnati/No.KY/ eastern IND).

SJBalkema

Nov 29, at 4:35am

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That is a very neat and simple process of making use of a tree in your garden for something more than fire wood. I would like to know what they charge for the service of coming to your home to plank your tree. Regards Clem

Clem Jackson

Oct 29, at 9:24pm

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Thank you for this instructional. So many people remodel their homes from new trees being cut down when the tree in your yard can provide great lumber. I just wonder how you would treat lumber for home applications like wall studs.....I guess that it is the next instructional I'm going to look for. Could save a lot of $$ on buying beams for removing load bearing walls. Shear awesomeness.

Lisa Devales

Oct 6, at 1:36pm

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Nice instructional. For someone who had no prior knowledge about making logs into lumber, this was extremely helpful! :)

Timothy

Sep 23, at 10:12am

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