Slabbing almost 8000lbs of White Oak

I never thought watching a log getting cut could be so much fun. Better than cutting a diamond!

After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans youtube.com/post/UgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR… i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!

As an old guy I am very proud of you for the great work you do. This show was a treat. Thank you.

That slab-flipping setup is pure engineering genius. Simple and highly effective; the best kind of solution.

49 minutes of high quality A+ distraction. Nice.

You are truly an inspiration to those of us who do not fear a days work. WELL DONE, Matthew!

I love watching how you read the story of the wood patterns. It’s fascinating and I’m learning! I adore wood and really appreciate the fascinating patterns that develop for myriad of reasons. I have to say that yellow pine, and birdseye maple are two of my favorites. I also love curly and tigerseye patterns in wood. I love wood with orange, yellow and reddish hues.

Love your positive attitude, shows how much you love what you are doing and thank you for the interesting explanation of the log graining. Awesome!

That drive-by water toss was epic. Beautiful slabs you have there!

Awesome videos , for many years my father and his 3 brothers ran a sawmill in Iowa .Before and after WW 2 ,in IOWA , so this brings back sweet memories .I would watch them work for hours .

That was so educational into log Slabs cutting , the Hiw's and Why's ! Way back younger days ,Watched Live, blade sharpening and cutting of imported Mahagony Red Wood rough blocks but did not learn anything from them except it was hard wood used for furniture ! Thank You for the Enlightening !

Thanks Matt for the tour through cutting that oak log. Amazing the amount of staining that barb and staple did to the tree so long ago. Back in the 20's my maternal Grandpa had a portable saw mill powered by a steam engine. Sure wish I could seen his operation but I was born in '39 so didn't get to see any of his work and he passed inn '47. Before he passed though he made and gave me my most prized tool. A kids saw was made out of a short section of his band saw. At about 4 inches wide with a handle he made as well and about 16 inches long he included the scarf braze joint in my saw not far from the handle. There are two lines that are about ⅜ inches apart; that got me to thinking about the joint. A really fine modeling file and a sharpening stone revealed the very thin brass joint. Knowing how he did things I think it was put there on purpose for me. Finding it I ran outside, looked up and hollered "I found it Grandpa, I found it." What wonderful things our folks did for us. Thanks for your "tour". Jim Martin

The natural beauty inside trees like this leave me in awe. The sawmill you built works excellent.👊😎 Thanks for sharing Matthew 👍

Your conversational way of explaining as you go about your business makes it easy to follow and enjoyable to listen to. Thanks man!

Matt, you are one brilliant and energetic young man! Thanks for sharing your efforts with us.

...as someone who spends all day inside at a desk, thank you for sharing your work with the world. I wish I lived more like this.

I just mindlessly watch you work... it's incredible the ease you move those slabs with... I know you use the skid but even you pushing and pulling those slabs around by hand is definitely considerable weight... I've tried to move them myself a long time ago and let me tell you, it's impossible until I see you do it! Thank you for another super interesting video...

My father in law in the last few years had a giant white oak log like this and we took it and had it cut into lumber with a steam powered saw mill. As a wood worker, it's amazing to see what comes out of these logs. Beautiful grain patterns and the smell of fresh cut oak. I bet it smells great!

Always good to see a pro. The precise stacking says it all.

I like how Oak smells like popcorn when you cut it -- Must be the tannin in the wood. Beautiful Stuff -- Wears like iron!