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In this video I show you how to make your lumber from logs.
We start cutting into the spalted red alder logs we salvaged several months earlier and start cutting them into lumber.

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Making your own lumber is a dream for most woodworkers. It's not always easy to find the logs, then to have the equipment that will handle cutting them into usable lumber. There is not a lot of options when it comes to cutting lumber, and you always need to work safely. Commercial saw mills have not always been as safe as they are now and it's a good lesson in working safely, even with smaller equipment. When cutting lumber from logs, I always want to make sure it is a size that is something I can easily handle in terms of both size and weight.
Cutting lumber from logs is one of the more exciting things in woodworking. Almost every log has something interesting inside. It's just like opening a gift ... you never know what is going to be inside. I might be just plain lumber or it could have some figure, some knots, some swirling grain or all sorts of different effect.
When working with logs that you can see spalting when they are cut, you still never know what is going to be inside, or it could be that the spalting has gone too far and the logs are more rot than they are usable wood. That's the beauty and the fun of cutting your own lumber.