The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

[treeslayer2003]

I cut back down in that area where the pics came from the other day. I wish I could work 2moro, I cut my way to some super nice sweet gum, black gum, and red oaks. I should be high enough up the hill now that I can just fall straight down the hill and not stretch across that gap. If I can turn the lay to 1/4 down hill, I can fall most of the set in one swipe. Ya know...I cut some really nice hickory this week! You will not here me say that very often!

Oh heck I forgot to take a pic of an oak that I am not familiar with. I ran across it and passed it on first cut through thinking it was junk. On the second pass I bore checked it, seemed solid so I fell it. The bark is different, it was like it suckered all the way to the ground and then lost all the limbs and healed over. The tree was about 20" on the stump. The butt of the log showed birds eye looking deals where the sucker limbs went to the heart. I will have to see if I can find another one or take a pic of the stump. Definitely some type of oak I have never seen before.

how bout a pic of the hickory butt. lerpin?

 

[treeslayer2003]

I cut back down in that area where the pics came from the other day. I wish I could work 2moro, I cut my way to some super nice sweet gum, black gum, and red oaks. I should be high enough up the hill now that I can just fall straight down the hill and not stretch across that gap. If I can turn the lay to 1/4 down hill, I can fall most of the set in one swipe. Ya know...I cut some really nice hickory this week! You will not here me say that very often!

Oh heck I forgot to take a pic of an oak that I am not familiar with. I ran across it and passed it on first cut through thinking it was junk. On the second pass I bore checked it, seemed solid so I fell it. The bark is different, it was like it suckered all the way to the ground and then lost all the limbs and healed over. The tree was about 20" on the stump. The butt of the log showed birds eye looking deals where the sucker limbs went to the heart. I will have to see if I can find another one or take a pic of the stump. Definitely some type of oak I have never seen before.

white oak of some sort or red? if it started in an openin that would explain the pinny.

 

[twochains]

how bout a pic of the hickory butt. lerpin?

Lerpin is gooood! LOL! {lair-pen}...jus so ya know! LOL!

I saw a few hickory mixed in with that set of sweet gum, I will take some pics of them Monday for ya. Mike, what kind of hickory do you guys have up there? Does it run good? We have pig nut hickory with some shag bark over in the swamps East of here. Those shag barks a pretty neat, I grew up around them in Kentucky, we used to strip some bark for bar-b-ques. I haven't ever cut one though, they grow nice and tall in the lowlands. Our hickory lumber is about the only lumber buyers want as #1, the rest goes as FAS.

I keep on thinking about that weird oak, going to have to take a clean slice off the stump and let you guys see if ya recognise it. It could be just sick er something...but I doubt it.

 

[treeslayer2003]

we got a couple different kinds, it all grows on sandy ground here. useually has a small hart and will grade well to the first limb then matt to 14". I thought shagbark n pignut were the same. its busty stuff here.

 

[treeslayer2003]

funny how a sliver of bark will hold the top on them buggers.

 

[twochains]

white oak of some sort or red? if it started in an openin that would explain the pinny.

It kinda more like a post oak. It could be a pinn oak, but I havn't cut one of them that sized since last year. Best I remember though pinn oak has smaller "eyes", these were like the size of 1/2 dollars I think. Wood is real golden, post oak usually runs a green streak er two when grown out of rocks here.

 

[treeslayer2003]

ya got rock oak down there?

 

[twochains]

I have had some tough go arounds with hickory. They don't want to be manipulated much. I have wedged a very few away from fences. I have had more smaller hickory on steep ground set up the hill on me more than any other timber.

Pig nut and shag bark aren't the same. Pig nut is slick , shags have long strips of bark "shagging" down. The nut on a shag bark is twice as big if not more.

 

[twochains]

ya got rock oak down there?

rock oak?? Are you funnin? LOL!

 

[treeslayer2003]

I have had some tough go arounds with hickory. They don't want to be manipulated much. I have wedged a very few away from fences. I have had more smaller hickory on steep ground set up the hill on me more than any other timber.

Pig nut and shag bark aren't the same. Pig nut is slick , shags have long strips of bark "shagging" down. The nut on a shag bark is twice as big if not more.

then we have both n both tall n straight most the time. nah, we got a very few rock oak. forrester says they in the white oak family but they look like a red. they are hard n stringy if ya split it, and they will bust on ya. they bring good money. they say there is more on the west shore where its more hilly.

 

[twochains]

Hey slayer, you all have those "burris oak"? They have that huge ass'd acorn with the frilly stuff around the husk? Only seen them near swamps but a friend of mine has like 50 planted near a spring in some rough ground. They seem to be doing well.

 

[twochains]

Good evening roberte! you been pounding nails today?

 

[treeslayer2003]

Hey slayer, you all have those "burris oak"? They have that huge ass'd acorn with the frilly stuff around the husk? Only seen them near swamps but a friend of mine has like 50 planted near a spring in some rough ground. They seem to be doing well.

they plant them sometimes, they not native. chestnut white oak has huge leaves n acorns and the lumber is rot resistant.

 

[roberte]

Good evening roberte! you been pounding nails today?

I'm good how you doing tc.
Day off, so that means, go get tires for the crummy. G :censored:note. Ouch.
Then went out on a friends boat for salmon.

 

[treeslayer2003]

I'm good how you doing tc.
Day off, so that means, go get tires for the crummy. G :censored:note. Ouch.
Then went out on a friends boat for salmon.

the fishin sounds like fun. tires are high.

 

[roberte]

the fishin sounds like fun. tires are high.

Well something was high... But tires on a Ford diesel crummy x4....

 

[twochains]

I'm good how you doing tc.
Day off, so that means, go get tires for the crummy. G :censored:note. Ouch.
Then went out on a friends boat for salmon.

How was the fishing? Are you a fly fisherman? What is your favorite way to prepare your salmon?

 

[bustedup]

How was the fishing? Are you a fly fisherman? What is your favorite way to prepare your salmon?

Mine is gutting it then cooking it lol......I no like sushi lol

 

[treeslayer2003]

Mine is gutting it then cooking it lol......I no like sushi lol

that why the good lord give us far

 

[HuskStihl]

I was at TSC this afternoon, and noticed a cheap (hecho en Mexico) 6lb sledge. I was pounding a bunch in the past two days with the 3.5 axe, and wound up buying the sledge. I was thinking a 24" stubby 6 pounder would be cool. What length would u guys go with?