The logs just keep stacking up!

[gr8scott72]

Here's two more I was able to get on the trailer today. These two started 12' in the air. Below that was over 48" diameter. I started to try to bring it home too but there was some rot in the middle and it was SOOO big so I just left it. We'll just cut it for firewood. Shame. (Probably lots of metal in it too.)

Both of these are 7' long

 

[gr8scott72]

Here's the rest:

 

[huskyhank]

That's too much for any one man to have.

Congratulations!

 

[olyman]

winch on front of trailer--skid steer at back--the 48 would be on the trailer!!!!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Those ARE some big hunks of wood! I bet you will have fun milling them...

I just milled one that was 36" on the big end,

I got (26) full 2x6's, (5) full 2x4's, and one wide thick plank out of it.

It was quite a job...

Rob

 

[Ted J]

Those ARE some big hunks of wood! I bet you will have fun milling them...

I just milled one that was 36" on the big end,

I got (26) full 2x6's, (5) full 2x4's, and one wide thick plank out of it.

It was quite a job...

Rob

COOL!
You gonna share more pics on that?

I'de like to know the cut sequence that you used on that log to get those boards if you could please?

Ted

OH, what was the length of that log? I'm guessing 12 foot.

 

[BobL]

Well I certainly can't match that.

I drove over 200 miles to pick up 6 logs today (and catch up with a buddy and his family). The 6 logs all fit in the back of my station wagon. They were 2 ft long and between 8 and 10" in diameter. They were spalted apple tree logs. I'm going to break them up with my bandsaw and use them for craft wood. Will post some pics one I have cut some up.

 

[BlueRider]

Well I certainly can't match that.

I drove over 200 miles to pick up 6 logs today (and catch up with a buddy and his family). The 6 logs all fit in the back of my station wagon. They were 2 ft long and between 8 and 10" in diameter. They were spalted apple tree logs. I'm going to break them up with my bandsaw and use them for craft wood. Will post some pics one I have cut some up.

Break that apple down before it dries! Last weekend I tried to buck up a couple of small apple trees on my property. one was standing dead and one fell over last winter. I had a new chain on my saw and all it would do is make some smoke. I had to do a double check to make sure the chain wasn't on backwards. Iff I am going to buck that stuff I will have to borrow my dads old 031 with a carbide chain.

I knew a master stone carver from scottland who told me that apple roots make the best wood mallets for stone carving. I have always wanted to make one for wood carving to see if he was right.

 

[BobL]

Break that apple down before it dries! Last weekend I tried to buck up a couple of small apple trees on my property. one was standing dead and one fell over last winter. I had a new chain on my saw and all it would do is make some smoke. I had to do a double check to make sure the chain wasn't on backwards. Iff I am going to buck that stuff I will have to borrow my dads old 031 with a carbide chain.

I knew a master stone carver from scottland who told me that apple roots make the best wood mallets for stone carving. I have always wanted to make one for wood carving to see if he was right.

The trees have been down for 3 months thru our hottest and driest summer on record. They still have some moisture in them but you are right even though they are small trees they are tough SOBs. There were two of us a mate with an 009 and me with my 441. The 009 was really struggling even on 2" branches and as you say just burning the wood, but the 441 was doing just fine. I think it might have had something my chain sharpening techniques.

 

[Mike Van]

I've never seen apple that hard, dry, or whatever you need a carbide chain? I made one of my kids cribs from apple, sold some to a guy that made a gun cabinet from it, saw it on my bandmill everytime I get a piece big enough. Dead standing locust is hard, but I saw that too. Do you guys have fossilized apple or what?

 

[BobL]

I've never seen apple that hard, dry, or whatever you need a carbide chain? I made one of my kids cribs from apple, sold some to a guy that made a gun cabinet from it, saw it on my bandmill everytime I get a piece big enough. Dead standing locust is hard, but I saw that too. Do you guys have fossilized apple or what?

I didn't think it was all that hard - like I said the 441 ate through it fairly easily. I was just surprised how hard it was relative to the small size of the trees - I don't usually touch trees that small.

 

[huskyhank]

I have some apple here that I milled years ago and its not very hard. There are many varieties of apple and I suppose not all are hard.

 

[gr8scott72]

Brought another couple of loads of logs home:

There's actually 7 on here:

Brought home 2 more today from same job. These are water oak. Very straight logs. Very solid. Biggest one was about 20" on the big side and I got them anywhere from 8' to 12' long.

Here's a few of them stacked up:

End grain shot:

 

[gr8scott72]

And here's what I mean about the logs stacking up:

This is my 8' - 12' long pile:

This is my long log pile:

This is my 5'-6' long pile:

And I have one more row out in the woods that I stacked up Saturday that consists of my short logs (3' ish) and odd shaped pieces. I'll try to remember to get a picture of that soon too.

I'm ready to build my procut mill but really don't have any time to build it or use it even if it was built as I am booked up for over 2 weeks with tree jobs and have over 50 more to bid from that home show I did!! Life is good!!

 

[gr8scott72]

Oh, in those stacks I have:

red oak
water oak
white oak
cedar
elm
tulip poplar
pecan
yellow pine

 

[DRB]

Nice looking piles of logs. Now you gota find time to cut em up

 

[820wards]

That's a fine stack of wood there Scott. I can see the huge pile of chips now.

jerry-

 

[TraditionalTool]

I know the feeling...logs stacking up is a good thing...lol