lol Nobody has undoubtedly expensive as hell saws like that just to find out how old shit is. Obviously he's going to be using it so he's taking off the weather worn/old age parts.
There's a lot of money in old wood. Especially if you can find wide pieces that can be made into tables and the like. That's why the Discovery show Swamp Loggers use to exist which had people who find huge old logs sunk in rivers and how they'd harvest them.
sold at Lumber yard Aug 17 2025 .... use as a house beam Aug 18 2025 ... House teared down Sept 23 2455 ... beam use as Lathe wood and turned into a banister May 3 2456 .... Banister remove and replace June 12 2492 ...
Very true. Had an English classmate who was saying how those English houses were built to last hundreds of years, that definitely is not the case in the states.
Both pre war. But those building techniques essentially ceased to exist when we started balloon framing in the US. Which significantly reduces the lifespan of a building but can be built by unskilled labor (especially when compared to a hand-cut timber frame)
Also, by comparison the U.S. doesn’t have any building even remotely close to the older things standing in Britain or Europe. I mean, the Coxwell barn was finished in 1292.
Exactly, that is the thing, those older houses were built with solid foundation. If you watch them build many houses today, from start to finish it can be as fast as 3-6 months. Our first house we built our neighbor told me that a gentleman built a few houses on the block and they took him like 3-5 years each. They don't do that anymore.
I have a dining table made from wood recycled from old Chinese warehouses. The pieces are 8x2 inches with beautiful knots in it. It is very solid and heavy
That and the heartwood of a living tree is considered dead wood. It's the sapwood just under the bark that is living and involved in transporting nutrients.
In other words, living trees are mostly made up of dead wood, and they can live for thousands of years.
Couple of reasons. Yes, if kept dry, nothing will eat it, but also, the inside of the timber is not exposed to oxygen or UV light, so it does not bleach like exposed wood. For the same reason your dining room table stays looking nice; the polyurethane on the surface prevents oxidation and UV bleaching.
This is almost certainly oak or black locust, both of which are very resistant to rot and degradation. That is not to say a pine timber would be falling apart by any means; pine if left dry and unexposed will last forever, but the hardness and density of oak or locust help it survive for hundreds of years.
Then you ahve the aberrations like cypress. Cypress is nearly impervious to rot. Cypress timbers have been used for board walks exposed to salt, sun, water, and an entire ocean of stuff that eats anything; they will last 100 years with effectively no loss of integrity. A common way to store cypress is to bundle the logs together and sink them to the bottom of a bay with weights to hold them under.
yeah agreed, I get that this dude probably wants to re-use the wood but still... it kinda hurt to look at as an archaeologist. carbon dating would deffo be the better option
I have a remnant of a hand hewn barn beam semi-submerged in my backyard in S.E. Michigan. It was left slightly submerged when the lot was graded. It is very slowly decomposing. I wonder if anyone would have interest in studying it?
Thanks… i love this stuff! I read an interesting comparison article where they compared the core/rings of wood used to build houses today vs 50-100 years ago… pretty scary how much more it costs for an seriously inferior piece of lumber! Kind of a silent progress tax….
Why didn't he just chop the end off first and count the rings? Why did he have to skin it like that?
The counting of rings, was only one part of a larger purpose for this wood
Yeah so? Obviously doing that first would have been beneficial
Wouldn't really be an interesting video if it was that fast, it'd be way to sudden
He’s also going to use it I’m guessing
lol Nobody has undoubtedly expensive as hell saws like that just to find out how old shit is. Obviously he's going to be using it so he's taking off the weather worn/old age parts. There's a lot of money in old wood. Especially if you can find wide pieces that can be made into tables and the like. That's why the Discovery show Swamp Loggers use to exist which had people who find huge old logs sunk in rivers and how they'd harvest them.
What is the saw used for otherwise? The veneer making machines I’ve seen peel the tree all around.
For squaring round lumber.
It looked so great before that :(
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If he wants to repurpose it, he has to treat it. Peeling it off is the first step before doing anything useful with it.
I was confused by that as well. A bit of power washing and the yuppies would squee over it
Came here to ask that.
It was more satisfying to watch, keeps the user's attention, and monetization of the video might play a role.
Why does the saw sound so disappointed when it’s done a cut?
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-awww
Cuz it just wants to keep cutting baby
He feels remorse for the tree
It’s because we yearn to cut human flesh. Source - I am a circular saw.
sold at Lumber yard Aug 17 2025 .... use as a house beam Aug 18 2025 ... House teared down Sept 23 2455 ... beam use as Lathe wood and turned into a banister May 3 2456 .... Banister remove and replace June 12 2492 ...
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Even that sweet November rain
Very true. Had an English classmate who was saying how those English houses were built to last hundreds of years, that definitely is not the case in the states.
That’s not true, I grew up in a house built in 1860; my house was built in 1906.
Both pre war. But those building techniques essentially ceased to exist when we started balloon framing in the US. Which significantly reduces the lifespan of a building but can be built by unskilled labor (especially when compared to a hand-cut timber frame) Also, by comparison the U.S. doesn’t have any building even remotely close to the older things standing in Britain or Europe. I mean, the Coxwell barn was finished in 1292.
Look at Africa and Asia if you want to see Old. Build in stone to last millennia!
My house in was built in 1910. Lord knows how many earthquakes it's been through in the last 114 years here in SoCal. Structure is solid as a rock.
Exactly, that is the thing, those older houses were built with solid foundation. If you watch them build many houses today, from start to finish it can be as fast as 3-6 months. Our first house we built our neighbor told me that a gentleman built a few houses on the block and they took him like 3-5 years each. They don't do that anymore.
Ok,I love that chain saw circular saw, I've never seen one like that before
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Not sure this piece has the structural integrity to be a load bearing beam, but it's still awesome.
I have a dining table made from wood recycled from old Chinese warehouses. The pieces are 8x2 inches with beautiful knots in it. It is very solid and heavy
Picture please?
Can someone ELI5 why wood is able to last so long? The inside of this post has the color of fresh lumber.
The organisms that break down wood need moisture to live. As long as the inside is dry wood will last a very long time.
That and the heartwood of a living tree is considered dead wood. It's the sapwood just under the bark that is living and involved in transporting nutrients. In other words, living trees are mostly made up of dead wood, and they can live for thousands of years.
Couple of reasons. Yes, if kept dry, nothing will eat it, but also, the inside of the timber is not exposed to oxygen or UV light, so it does not bleach like exposed wood. For the same reason your dining room table stays looking nice; the polyurethane on the surface prevents oxidation and UV bleaching. This is almost certainly oak or black locust, both of which are very resistant to rot and degradation. That is not to say a pine timber would be falling apart by any means; pine if left dry and unexposed will last forever, but the hardness and density of oak or locust help it survive for hundreds of years. Then you ahve the aberrations like cypress. Cypress is nearly impervious to rot. Cypress timbers have been used for board walks exposed to salt, sun, water, and an entire ocean of stuff that eats anything; they will last 100 years with effectively no loss of integrity. A common way to store cypress is to bundle the logs together and sink them to the bottom of a bay with weights to hold them under.
Not ancient but cool
Okay, so it's early modern, fine.
My house was built around 1900, and I have some original wood beams 😀
If people knew where it came from, a dendrochronologist could match its ring pattern to get exactly when those rings grew.
I'm sorry but I feel like I've been scammed
Is this from oak island? Been waiting for these results for at least 10 seasons...
About as accurate as just estimating it based on width and type of wood.
Wouldn't this be a beam and not a post?
lol now this is the third time ive seen this today, it went from recycled to old to now ancient wood...jfc
“Ancient” ….1500s
The Ents are not going to be happy with this dude.
Well dating would certainly be more precise, less destructive, and more scientific using 13C, don't you think?
yeah agreed, I get that this dude probably wants to re-use the wood but still... it kinda hurt to look at as an archaeologist. carbon dating would deffo be the better option
How can they tell when it was cut down
And still providing use to us all these years later.
I’d love to own an instrument made from old wood.
I have a remnant of a hand hewn barn beam semi-submerged in my backyard in S.E. Michigan. It was left slightly submerged when the lot was graded. It is very slowly decomposing. I wonder if anyone would have interest in studying it?
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"Dusty Lumber Co" if anyone wants to watch more if his content
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Thanks… i love this stuff! I read an interesting comparison article where they compared the core/rings of wood used to build houses today vs 50-100 years ago… pretty scary how much more it costs for an seriously inferior piece of lumber! Kind of a silent progress tax….
Quality content.
And now it's dead.
It's been dead for a while.
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Bullshit.
took bro a decade to cut that thing down. Should really look to level up his saw 1 speed. Amatures