Cody's big tree

[2dogs]

My son Cody and I headed up into the Sierras for our first "forest management" job of the season. We will be working here till mid October clearing dead and dying trees. Cody is strong enough to run the bigger saws, he is 18 now, so I started him off on this 48 1/2" Jeffery Pine. He put in a conventional face because we wanted to leave a flat stump. I forgot to measure the height of the tree but I will we back Saturday and I know right where the top hit. I'd guess it to be around 160-170 feet tall. The top hit about 10' from where he gunned it. Not bad at all.

This first pic shows the road in after $4000.00 worth of plowing. The snow was still 10' deep at the top of the road.

This pic is dark but it shows the tree before we started on it.

Trimming the corner after the face cut. His cuts were dern near perfect.

48 1/2" inside the bark and within 10' of where Cody gunned the tree. A little wedging and a tickle of the hinge and the tree was on the ground. BTW we burned everything except the three biggest logs which I am going to carve into benches.

A proud kid. BTW this was one June 2nd 2011. Nice late spring weather,eh? It rained for two days starting the next day.

 

[forestryworks]

Nice job.

 

[mdavlee]

Looks like he did a great job.

 

[Gologit]

Good work. Where are you guys cutting?

 

[2dogs]

Hell's Kitchen, about 7 miles this side of Bear Valley Ski Resort.

 

[paccity]

tryed to rep ya on that. so get the boy logged on so i can rep him.:msp_smile:

 

[nw axe man]

Nothing like watching your son do a job well at something you taught him. Be sure to keep on taking the pics as the times are melting away he'll need a record of what he's done. Good job.

 

[bitzer]

Great Pics 2dogs and nice work on your son's part! Thanks for sharing!

My boy is already gettin the itch and hes only 4. We walked past a nice spruce this morning next to a church. He says, "that would be a fun one to cut down!" Thats my boy!

 

[RandyMac]

Its a good thing to see a serious young man. A nice fat Pine and a pretty clean fall. 18 and a four foot tree, right on schedule.

 

[madhatte]

Questions:

1) why did you guys insist on a flat stump?

2) what's the story on the wedge?

Awesome seeing the next generation getting into the woods. We need all we can get.

 

[2dogs]

The stump is in a Boy Scout camp near the stage. It will probably serve as a seat or a table top so he used a conventional face. I sawed off the stump shot so it looks flatter than when cut. He will sign thhe stump when he gets a chance. We were supposed to go back tomorrow but the melt water is causing problems so will have to wait a week or so.

I broke the wedge just keeping it tight. My axe blow was off a little and the wedge broke. It surprised me.

Hatte this pine had blue stain 6-8" deep all around it. The butt log appeared sound but the top of the second log oozed what looked like oatmeal mixed with dog poop. It died in about 18 months.

 

[indiansprings]

I hit you with some rep! You should be proud of what you have taught this young man. If only more fathers would spend quality time with their sons and daughters the world would be a better place.

 

[madhatte]

The stump is in a Boy Scout camp near the stage. It will probably serve as a seat or a table top so he used a conventional face. I sawed off the stump shot so it looks flatter than when cut. He will sign thhe stump when he gets a chance. We were supposed to go back tomorrow but the melt water is causing problems so will have to wait a week or so.

I broke the wedge just keeping it tight. My axe blow was off a little and the wedge broke. It surprised me.

Hatte this pine had blue stain 6-8" deep all around it. The butt log appeared sound but the top of the second log oozed what looked like oatmeal mixed with dog poop. It died in about 18 months.

Saw the blue stain! Funny thing about looking for diseases, once you see them, you SEE them. It's like a secret language.

Cool about signing the stump! Also, I just KNEW there was a story behind the wedge!