qbilder
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Ranger let me have all I wanted from a pile of this stuff in a state park. I'll be going back for more. They were thrilled that I was taking it, and I was thrilled to take it. Got 7 logs in my pick-up that gave me 38 2" slabs. Color ranges from soft pink to deep red to olive drab, and figure ranges from wavy curl to heavy burl. I'm going back for more!!!!
Hearing protection is what I had for size reference. My saw has a 30" throat, too. This slab is around 22"+. Logs are short because of the way the tree grows, and I only took the butt logs. I got what I could manage by myself with no mechanical help, just brawn & sweat. Wood is about as hard as maple or red oak and the mill cuts it nicely. Still several truck loads in that pile, and some huge burls but i'll need a hand with those. Time to put together a CSM
Hearing protection is what I had for size reference. My saw has a 30" throat, too. This slab is around 22"+. Logs are short because of the way the tree grows, and I only took the butt logs. I got what I could manage by myself with no mechanical help, just brawn & sweat. Wood is about as hard as maple or red oak and the mill cuts it nicely. Still several truck loads in that pile, and some huge burls but i'll need a hand with those. Time to put together a CSM