How to Mill Wood || Become a Better Woodworker

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[GregBurgess]

The fact that you went through all that effort to bring sawhorses and wood into a river for a 3 second clip 😂😂

[tonyespinal]

I asked for this last week, so in my head you did this for me. Also, in my head, this is justification for me to buy another tool. Sooo.. in my head, my wife won’t be mad at me.

Thanks. 🤙🏼

[csimet]

Nice overview!

I'll add to what you said at 7:00... cutting up the pieces to the general length before you mill... it also reduces the amount you need to mill. A bow/twist/cup is easier to fix in a short piece vs. a long piece and takes far less removal of material, leaving more for use after.

[SawmillJourneys]

Outstanding! I love seeing the transformation from logs to lumber. The precision in handling those logs is unmatched. I learned something new today about sawmilling. Looking forward to more content like this. Please keep sharing these awesome videos!

[onsightclimber]

Ive had no one to help me, train me or anything. This is the best example I've seen on milling. Thank you SOO much!

[МУЅТ]

Wanted to say an honest 10/10 on the visual guide of running the piece through joiner given I have no experience I have been curious about how it works on uneven pieces like you showed. But not just demonstrating you nailed the actual content along side the with the editing. Just wanted to make sure I vocalized some appreciation to your work. Especially in the little details

[wfps]

For anyone who goes to the comments before watching the video to see if it’s worth watching. This is the video you want to watch. Well done, thank you for the help and entertainment.

[natazer]

As a non woodworker who watches woodworking videos, I really appreciate this content.

[JordanFritzsche]

6:32 Hilarious! Thank you for taking the time for this cut scene, it was fantastic! And it does illustrate a really great point about where the wood potentially came from.

[Mrphix]

This man was incredibly helpful Thank you ! Simple and thorough explanation priceless

[davidsalvagni]

One thing you didn’t mention is grain direction and if you don’t feed the board the correct way through a jointer or planer you will get chip out.

[jasonhanna]

This is one of the best wood working videos I’ve ever seen. The thoroughness you used, and the time to go through and explain the why’s to each step, was amazing. I’ve been a follower on multiple platforms for a while but this video was awesome.

[james]

Stellar video, Jason. Thanks so much for this resource. I teach woodworking at a local maker space and I always mention taking boards to the shortest dimension before milling because it averages out the total warp in a piece of wood, and it's a part of the process that many YouTubers barely cover or don't mention at all. I'm now going to refer people to this video, because it's the video I'd make on the subject if I did such things.

[TazerAP]

I'm really new to woodworking and slowly expanding my tools, and the tip about using plywood on the table saw for a reference straight edge was a PERFECT creative solution until I can afford a jointer. Thanks Jason!

[lisacruz]

🎉🎉🎉 yay more videos You are the reason I’m obsessed with woodworking!!! You make it look sooo easy and being I’m only 4’11 and a half some things are already a challenge but I’m a woman who loves a good challenge so I offen find myself trying to make the same huge projects lol and like I said you make it look a lot easier than it is hahahaha but I look. Forward to the new channel thanks for being awesome!!!

[danhigham]

Nice work, Jason! At any point through the milling phase it's also pretty handy to mark the whole face you're milling with pencil so you can see whats been cut and what hasn't.

[kellyb]

Thanks for this. i'm currently in the process of milling a bunch of white oak for a table build and don't have a jointer. it's a slow process but it's getting there. One nice thing is that your planar sled and table saw jointer sled can be the same piece of wood since they both need to be longer than the board you're milling. I like to use melamine because it slides so easily.

[RestorationHouse]

That was by far, the best explanation of the milling process I've ever watched. Thanks!

[VinceEspositoJr]

Nice video. I really enjoy your channel. Another approach for the milling arsenal: Many woodworkers and furniture makers will face joint first, then plane the other face, then edge joint. This doubles your choices for how to joint the edge especially for challenging grain situations. It's some extra leg work but can produce better results later in the process. Hope you don't mind me chiming in.

[erikhutchinson]

One piece of advice I would add would be to use chalk. Before you face joint and later plane, mark the faces with chalk. This makes it easier to see that you get the entire face milled.