Teaching a beginner how to freehand chainsaw mill - turning a tree into boards

#HowTo #Chainsaw #BeginnerChainsawskills
Teaching a beginner how to freehand chainsaw mill -This video is about cutting a log into perfectly straight and smooth boards by turning your chainsaw into a sawmill without any attachments.
#freehandchainsawmilling

Advoko Makes YouTube channel
Two Chainsaw Secrets | Turning a Tree into Perfect Boards

If you like off-grid vlogging channels you can head on to our sister channel where you can follow our weekly vlog.
Luke and Sarah's Off- grid life

Thanks for reading this and have a great day😃

Your support will help us grow and keep creating❤
We have a few ways to get support from anyone wanting to give it to us and every way is much appreciated


But not everything is about money , and simply watching our videos (to the end) and smashing that like button can work wonders for our growth on YouTube.

Thanks for reading this and giving us a few minutes out of your busy day.
Oh and Subscribe to support our growth and hit that notification bell too because you will be informed whenever we upload a new video.
Have a great day.

Disclaimer:
This description includes some affiliate links, this means that if you click on one of the product links Luke and I will receive a small commission.
This helps support our channel and allows us to keep creating more videos.
All the information in our videos comes from our personal experiences and things we have tried after looking them up ,reading books about them and doing our research, so please do not make any important decisions without doing your own research.
You alone are responsible for all the decisions you make in your life.
Thank you for reading this

or
or

[earthwormjj]

This is really helpful to watch a proper lesson not just someone saying how to do it and then watching them do it.

[chrisogilvie]

Thank you! A few of the Eucalypts that I will put thru my portable are too big to fit; now I know how I can make them smaller!

[bobbalbirnie]

Interesting seeing Nick improve with each slab and enjoyed the instruction Luke, cutting straight with a chainsaw is not as easy as you make it look, especially if the saw is not sharpened properly. Sharing your learned skill with us is much appreciated, nicely done!

[CharlesGann]

Great suggestion on safety on the last cut.

[olichandler]

I really enjoyed learning this with Luke. It will be a great skill to have. Thanks so much 👍

[melinda]

I don't know how I missed this one. So great!

[coryprejean]

First off, I really enjoy your videos. I’ve recently bought 10 acres of mostly wooded land and I have a few things I want to build so I plan on milling the trees I’ve recently cut down to clear out an area for my house. These videos are very helpful!

Some advice I can give on this is using a chalk box to pop a line instead of using a string. Create a loop on one end of your chalk line to hook on a screw or nail on one end then you can pop the line by yourself without needing someone to hold the other end. Hope thats helpful! Keep up the great videos!

[cwestran]

Great instructional video! I learnt a lot.

[GerhardChristmann]

Hi friends, lift the sawbench a bit higher, your back will thank it.
stay save and have fum
best regards from Wiesbaden Germany
Gerhard

[michaelfinfrock]

I watched Advoko MAKES video and was intrigued. I saw yours on the side and watched. You do such a good job of explaining the entire process. Thank you.

[garethjones]

This was a great lesson and good demonstration of the skill thank you 👍

[rogersperline]

Remember to stop cutting slabs before hitting one of the screws that hold the log!

[justinmichael]

Great lesson and good safety tips, thank you.

[markwdalton]

I envy your skills. I mostly use chainsaws to cut down/cut up. Then a buzz saw with a blade of about 1 meter to a tractor. I always had issues with chainsaws chain.

[webenton]

Thanks for posting this. I have a tulip tree that I had taken down in my back yard and cut into sections 8-10 feet each. The logs have been sitting 2 years as I have tried to figure out how I will slab it up. This looks like it will work for me! I don’t need them perfect. I will make them perfect when I use them. I just need them close enough to work with.

[seanweiss-fkif]

bout to go pick a log and give this a try.... thanks for the advice... hope it works as good for me as it did for your buddy there.

[stevecastellon]

Guys notch the end of the tree edge with a knife or machete every two inches and snap a chalk line or cordage soaked in old black oil, it’s a more accurate way to get a straight line. I have seen it done and done it myself with my uncle and cousin in the mountain jungle of Guatemala. Cut 4x4’s, 2x4’s, 2x6’s, and 2’ inch slabs free hand.

[rainerteufel]

Really Interesting, I love to experience your Lessons . Thanks so much ! But would your kind of Cutting also works with an Electric Saw or Accu Saw ? Do You have some tipps about it ?

[crj]

Pretty good video. . . What kind of chain do you use for this? Also, how often do you end up sharpening the chain?

[bluebean]

In future please refer to Ollie as the Olliemeister.