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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: Delawhere Jack on November 02, 2012, 03:53:39 PM
Milled an odd one this morning. A fellow from South Philly brought me a 20" x 9' Italian English Walnut....... battered in sand mix concrete and gravel! :o
A homebuilder from Philly had the log that he cut down on for his neighbor eight months ago. The neighbor had brought the tree back as a sapling from Italy 20 some years ago. Judging from the bark it was juglans regia, but it may have been something else. Anyone familiar with native Italian walnuts?
So an Irish American sawyer mills an Italian/English log for an Italian American homebuilder/mason 100 yards from a river named for the 17th century queen of Sweden. And the log is covered in concrete, invented by the Greeks(?).
We were able to get most of the bark/concrete off, but we did encounter two nails...... Plain old American nails. :-\
Turns out he lives only a few blocks from where my mother was raised.
If Mississippi wore her Newjersey, What did Deleware? Maybe Alaska
Do you know what we say about pictures?
Quote from: Solomon on November 05, 2012, 04:47:00 PM
If Mississippi wore her Newjersey, What did Deleware? Maybe Alaska
(DRUM ROLL-CYMBAL CRASH!!) "Don't forget to tip your waitress!!!" ;D
Quote from: hackberry jake on November 05, 2012, 07:13:55 PM
Do you know what we say about pictures?
This guy was in and out like poop through a goose....No time for pics. The wood was nothing spectacular anyway.
We hit two nails and he insisted on helping me change bands. I told him several times that it's a one man job, but he said he's used to working with sharp tools and he wouldn't step back. No one got cut, so it was all good.
DJ, Next time tell him it's 65 cents a bf to saw for him, a dollar abf if he wants to watch and 10 dollars a bf if he wants to help!!