Make Some Dust
Welcome to Our Videos Page. This is where you will find our videos about firewood, sawmilling, building, and woodworking at our homestead. You can also visit our Blog and Posts page.
DIY Shingles on the Sawmill: Cheap and Easy Shingle Production From Your Sawmill
There’s no reason to buy an expensive accessory to make shingles on the sawmill. Here is my version of how I make a jig to do shingle production at the...
Read MoreTurning Nightmare: An Unexpected Explosion On the Lathe
Don’t do what I did. I took a shortcut on the lathe and it was hazardous. It could have been worse, but fortunately I was wearing protective gear. If there’s...
Read MoreWoodturning A Segmented Bowl
Lately, it’s been cold in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania so I’ve been working in the shop. I hope you’ll join me as I lathe turn a segmented bowl. The...
Read MoreWisdom in the Forest. What We Learn from Wood.
Each log carries the wisdom of the forest. As you gather and stack, absorb the lessons of the wood: resilience, patience, and the beauty of simplicity. Your firewood isn't just...
Read MoreWoodturners: Practice is the Path to Perfection! Master Your Craft at the Lathe
If you are a woodturner, every moment at the lathe is a chance to master your craft. Embrace every cut and every piece of wood as your canvas to creativity....
Read MoreWoodworking Mistake Leads to New Idea – Redesigning a Bad Celtic Knot Blank
Woodworking Mistake Leads to New Idea – Redesigning a Bad Celtic Knot Blank Woodworking mistakes (like bad glue ups) happen to all of us. Rather than scrap those pieces of...
Read MoreTour Our Small Scale Wood Yard, Firewood Equipment, and Sawmill
It’s a chilly morning in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania. Grab your cup of coffee and come along for a quick tour of our wood yard. We are a small...
Read MoreFirewood Splitters Unite to Help Out H.O.P.E. Organization
Yesterday we were fortunate enough to go to an event in Stewartstown, PA. It was organized by Ken Anderson at York Firewood. York Firewood is also here on YouTube, so...
Read MoreMake a Wooden Reindeer – Includes FREE Pattern
Do you need a quick Christmas gift or just love reindeer? Come on in to the wood shop and let’s make some deer on the bandsaw. These three dimensional sculptures...
Read MoreHOW TO MAKE WOODEN LAP SIDING – on a Woodmizer LT15 Sawmill with a Homemade Jig
In this video I’m gonna show you how to make Lap siding (aka) Clapboard siding using nothing more than a simple 5/8 wood shim. I’ll be doing this on the...
Read MoreLog Pickup and Unloading: A Routine Day at the Sawmill.
Today we are going to a job site to retrieve logs. This was a small job, so we used our Bobcat S250 with the grapple bucket to move the logs...
Read MoreEastonmade 12-22 Splitter – My Favorite Splitter
In today’s video, I am running the Eastonmade splitter with the 6 way wedge in the log yard. Start with the log; cut it into rounds; and then split the...
Read MoreTurn Firewood Into Lumber
In this video watch as Chuck makes dimensional lumber from a split piece of scrap firewood using a joiner, band saw, and planer. It’s like milling with a mini mill!...
Read MoreNew Channel: Make Some Dust
Welcome to our new channel. If you are into wood, lumber, firewood, or woodworking, you’ve come to the right place. Please Like and Subscribe. More content is on the way.
Read MoreAmazing Cut from the Alaskan Sawmill
Some logs are just too wide for our Wood Mizer band mill and require using another method. Enter the Alaskan Sawmill.
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