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[Sawyer Rob]

Q-tip jr, if you look closely at the photo of the logs, the leaves are palmately compound, and coming from a vine-- it is a Virginia creeper.

Back to Jim Timber's question, how do you like that tree jack? Does it give you pretty good control over the direction of fall? I use wedges, but always game to learn about a new tool!

db

Good job Dave, you nailed it!

..... Actually "looking", BEFORE one speaks really makes a big difference! lol

As for my tree jack, i like it. It has some nice features and add's another lever of safety when felling...

I'm still milling out 3x8 - 16's and i'm starting to get quite a pile of them,

In fact i hope to cut out some bigger white pine tomorrow, as i now can see the end of this materials list and i'm anxious to see it done and over with!!

SR

 

[q-tip jr]

I've seen white oak with bark so shaggy that I thought it was shagbark hickory at first. Somehow, the acorns didn't look right, though. Q-tip jr, if you look closely at the photo of the logs, the leaves are palmately compound, and coming from a vine-- it is a Virginia creeper. Of course three leaves would make it poison ivy. I've seen some big enough to make firewood. You've got a good eye for detail to have noticed them at all.

Back to Jim Timber's question, how do you like that tree jack? Does it give you pretty good control over the direction of fall? I use wedges, but always game to learn about a new tool!

db

I see/ saw a sucker branch with a 5 bladed compound leaf and as shaggy as it is called it shag hick - your explanation does make sense, at least you offered one rather than a growl, got to go get my humble pie out of the oven....

 

[Dave Boyt]

Rob, That's a nice stack of lumber. I've found 16' logs can be quite a handfull on a manual sawmill. Hope you had some good help with them. Will they go for blocking? They'd make some serious trailer decking! Thanks for your thoughts on the tree pusher.