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dboyt · May 08, 2014, 10:07:18 AM

Great photos. I've never seen wedges stacked up like that. That tree must have had a log of lean or heavy on one side. Welcome to the forum. I've got a feeling that we're going to learn a lot from you, too.

Philbo · May 08, 2014, 04:29:17 PM

Quote from: dboyt on May 08, 2014, 10:07:18 AM
Great photos. I've never seen wedges stacked up like that. That tree must have had a log of lean or heavy on one side. Welcome to the forum. I've got a feeling that we're going to learn a lot from you, too.

One part of the crown was barely hung in a maple nearby and i was attempting to wedge it over bc it looked like there was hardly anything keeping it there, but...So I ended up getting a 2nd opinion after copious wedge-pounding didn't really cut it. Had to saw thru 1/2 the hinge wood and it slowly came down!

Philbo · July 06, 2014, 11:13:47 PM

Thought I'd update this thread a little bit. I never did post a pic of the finished locust 6x6s. Came out pretty well, but was a challenge to get them wane-free with the timber we had access to. All part of the challenge with custom jobs.

2nd pic is a mixed hardwood floor we installed in a renovation. Pretty cool mix of species - hickory, maple, birch, beech, cherry, little bit of oak. Still needs to be sanded and finished, but I think it will turn out really well and distinctive.

3rd pic is the inside of a yellow poplar log that I was splitting for firewood. Never seen it quite so colorful before! Anybody else seen that?

Last pic is some chestnut oak that we were sawing that was really nice looking (and smelling) once we got into it. Oak is a treat to saw sometimes.

Hopefully have more good pics soon. Up next is poplar logging, locust sawing, and oak sawing. Hope y'all enjoy!

fat olde elf · July 07, 2014, 02:51:28 AM

Welcome Philbo !!! Always glad to see a new Carolina sawyer on the Forum. Cooks do make good stuff. I have their Mp32 mill and Cats claw sharpener. Got the mill just after I "retired" 12 years ago. Sure admire your use of the horses. Great stuff......

kelLOGg · July 07, 2014, 06:16:56 AM

Welcome from Durham, too. I'd like to see more pics of the log arch the horses are pulling.
Bob

Philbo · July 07, 2014, 07:17:26 AM

Here's a closer shot of the log cart. Doesn't have an arch, we normally use chains or grabs on the logs and hook chain in the slots. Haven't used it much recently, as the ground we've been working on has been a bit too tight and steep for the cart. Working mostly single (horse) at our current site.