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Wicked Picks Burv .
Stay stafe bro
Stay stafe bro
Falling pics 11/25/09
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Burvol
Bullbuck
Yep... and ol' Burvy has got a set... shows in his pics...
Gary
Thanks bud. Got a spot open on the highlead! I won't rib you for bringing your 440 down. It's smaller wood but nice. Speaking of...how is your back? I often wonder if you toting around a V8 chainsaw has anything to do with it. Stay safe- Burv
Burvol
Bullbuck
They turned out decent for once. Helps when you don't use a cell phone for pictures.
I am coming to your country to cut your timber before I die! Been through BC a bunch of times, I love it up there.
And molest your fish!!!!!!!
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
No ####??? That big stuff would call for more than my trusty 044... Maybe I will bring the McCulloch 795 with me.
My back is so much better that it was a year ago. Lifting 500 pound V-8 saws didn't help... I can tell ya that.
You stay safe too mang!
Gary
RandyMac
Stiff Member
Hey Laddy!!
Annie had me lift this pic for her stud muffin collection.
Annie had me lift this pic for her stud muffin collection.
Burvol
Bullbuck
Tell her I am quite honored! I am already scamming my way to California for late fall if I can pull it off. Have to finish here, kill 200 salmon or so, get a buck, maybe a bull and I'll be good to leave home. My real good buddy is down there running 5 cutters (OR import Bullbuck my age LOL) and I basically told him thanks for hiring me as soon as he told me about his gig, if you know what I mean All good he says.
I will FIND YOU! MUAHAA
Had a Bob sighting. He says to tell everyone hi.
All good he says. I will FIND YOU! MUAHAA
Had a Bob sighting. He says to tell everyone hi.
hammerlogging
Addicted to ArboristSite
Hey Bitzer nice basswood! I don't know about one with a lightning fracture like that but generally even the hardest leaning ones really dont have the barberchair tendency. Considering the way they like to sit when bored, try just hitting some from the back. Good work and glad to see you're cutting.
Tell her I am quite honored! I am already scamming my way to California for late fall if I can pull it off. Have to finish here, kill 200 salmon or so, get a buck, maybe a bull and I'll be good to leave home. My real good buddy is down there running 5 cutters (OR import Bullbuck my age LOL) and I basically told him thanks for hiring me as soon as he told me about his gig, if you know what I mean
I will FIND YOU! MUAHAA
Had a Bob sighting. He says to tell everyone hi.
Hey Burv...I'm still around, just real busy. We're putting wood on the ground this year. If you head down this way late enough in the year there's some OG stuff I'll be doing on the coast. I've already invited RandyMac...I figure he and I can do the yelling, drink coffee and eat our lunch, while you do the cutting.
Hi to everybody...gotta go. We're sneaking up on the trees in the dark.
bitzer
******** Timber Expert
90 degrees + 95% humidy + millions of mosquitos = Back at the shop early. That and 2 gallons of water gone by 1:30 means bad things.
Thanks for the tip Hammer. I've never had one chair, but I've always bored them because they are generally ugly and I'm never sure how sound the wood is. I checked in this morning before heading out and took your advice. Got a little overzealous and cut though the hinge on the dutch side. It started to go a little earlier than I wanted and I needed it to keep swinging. Turned out all good though. In the first pick mine is in the middle. I'm aiming just to the left of the tree in the foreground. The target tree is in the background closet to the left in the second.
Thanks for the tip Hammer. I've never had one chair, but I've always bored them because they are generally ugly and I'm never sure how sound the wood is. I checked in this morning before heading out and took your advice. Got a little overzealous and cut though the hinge on the dutch side. It started to go a little earlier than I wanted and I needed it to keep swinging. Turned out all good though. In the first pick mine is in the middle. I'm aiming just to the left of the tree in the foreground. The target tree is in the background closet to the left in the second.
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bitzer
******** Timber Expert
Crown weight vs. stem lean? Usually the stem lean wins. This maple lost half its top a while ago. The remaining top balanced the stem lean pretty well. Had to double up. The stem was leaning into the fall. I was working under the crown, looking up A LOT. Aiming for right of center in the second pic.
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bitzer
******** Timber Expert
It was pretty damn funny to watch. I almost started laughing with how it plopped out.
I just noticed this post and remaniced about when I went salmon fishing in Alaska. Every time someone caught a fish on the boat the one guy would yell "FISH ON!!". I was also lucky enough to catch the most fish on the boat. I ate salmon for 3 months straight.
Burvol cooked the best salmon I ever ate! He treated us to it at the GTG in June. 
RandyMac
Stiff Member
Pumpkins anyone?
Burvol cooked the best salmon I ever ate! He treated us to it at the GTG in June.
About a month ago a guy I know brought some smoked trout to the garage, WOW it was orgasmic. :drool:
I felt the need to do some productive work today. No punkins here, just weeds. We'll do rose bushes this weekend.
RandyMac
Stiff Member
You are definately getting it, on the block cut, drop the back cut almost level to the top of undercut.
bitzer
******** Timber Expert
Not to turn this into a classroom, but do you mean I make the top of my back cut here? Thanks for the input. This was only my second attempt on a block cut anything. All i've learned about cutting timber was through experience until I found this site. Hey, you guys are my only window to the world of how trees can really be cut and I really appreciate that! There's a lot of sloping back cuts around here.
Burvol
Bullbuck
Well it depends on the situation...
forestryworks
Addicted to ArboristSite
Move that blue line to the TOP of the undercut, as Randy said. You're at the bottom.
