Whatcha Sawin' 2020 ??

[EOTE]

Don't look too close at the picture to see where the hinge was set...

I will admit my face cut was a bit shallow but my hinge was a little over 2" thick.  The tree was actually backweighted slightly which at 110' in height made tipping it a bit of a challenge using just wedges.  The tree did drop exactly where I aimed.

My normal practice is to make my face cut, then a plunge cut behind the hinge, working toward the back of the cut.  This tree was larger than my blade so I had to make a plunge cut from both sides.  I usually set a wedge behind the hinge and then cut the back strap.  If the tree doesn't fall after cutting the back strap, I put in a wedge at the back.  I normally use an ax to drive in the wedges.  However, on this backweighted tree I had to use my 6 lb. splitting mall and several wedges.  I would say 95% of my trees drop within 6" to a foot of where I aim them.  What I call an "oh shoot" tree is one that drops 1 to 3 feet away from my aiming point.  So far, I have not had a tree drop outside of that range in all my felling (just lucky I guess).

[DPatton]

EOTE,

That is some nice looking lumber from that log. I like your pallet and stacking too. Like WV I was also intrigued by the number of wedges on your stump.  ???

[EOTE]

That is some nice looking lumber from that log. I like your pallet and stacking too.

All my lumber is currently air dryed.  I came up with the pallets early on because of the amount of lumber I needed to dry (ultimately about 50K bd. ft.) and the limited space I have in my drying house...  I can stack pallet on pallet with this setup to about 10 feet in height.  My drying house is 20' x 40'.



 

[Ljohnsaw]

Quote from: ljohnsaw on Today at 04:32:10 PM Don't look too close at the picture to see where the hinge was set... /endquote 

I will admit my face cut was a bit shallow but my hinge was a little over 2" thick. The tree was actually backweighted slightly which at 110' in height made tipping it a bit of a challenge using just wedges. The tree did drop exactly where I aimed.

I didn't mean any disrespect.  And I'm far from an expert.  And I wasn't there to assess the situation.  But, when the hinge is that shallow, it takes a lot more to lift the tree to get it to tip, in my limited experience.  In a situation like you describe, I tend to cut much further (30-40%) in to move the hinge closer to the tree's center of gravity.  If it has too much back lean, I go with how it wants to go.  If that is not an option, then I cheat and use my SkyTrak to persuade it. :-\

[EOTE]

I didn't mean any disrespect.  And I'm far from an expert.  And I wasn't there to assess the situation.  But, when the hinge is that shallow, it takes a lot more to lift the tree to get it to tip, in my limited experience.  In a situation like you describe, I tend to cut much further (30-40%) in to move the hinge closer to the tree's center of gravity.

ljohnsaw, none taken...we all have developed methodologies that work for us.  I usually use a deeper cut as well and I switched my drop zone at the last minute because it was much easier to clear and clean up.  Quite honestly, these two trees were the tallest and largest diameter pines I have taken in my experience.  The second tree which I didn't photograph, fell with my initial 2 wedges after I cut the back strap.  We can always learn something from other people's perspectives and improve our end game.  Thanks.

[Curlybirtch]

January thaw last week had me itching to saw a little. Walked past this turd 100's of times in the woods, gave it a good kick the other day and it seemed solid, curiosity got the best of me. She was ugly and very very heavy. Was hoping it was an old walnut but now im not sure what it is. Solid through and through.  Thinking maybe oak, but the colors got me scratching my head. Any ideas?

 

 

 

[Nebraska]

To me it looks like a pretty table top... species be darned..

[JRWoodchuck]

Looks like walnut to me! Real pretty!

[Jim_Rogers]

I was trying to saw out another 8x8x12 white pine timber.

But the throttle spring decided it had enough:



 

Lucky for me I had several spares in the parts box.

Not fun to do bare handed when it's 20° F out and almost dark.
The engine was still warm which did help some.

Jim Rogers

[Old Greenhorn]

Well at least it wasn't cold out.  :D :D ;D :D ;D
 You know what your weather COULD be right now. It's tough when it's that cool and your dexterity is waning. At least you didn't have to do a valve job.

[Magicman]

My very first portable sawing job since my knee replacement surgery.  This was for a many times repeat customer, and this time Cypress.


 
I counted ~15 logs that had been bucked and two unbucked tree length logs.


 
The first trailer load of mostly twelve foot 1X12's.


 
The second trailer load which also included twelve 2X4's.  I failed to get a picture of the third trailer load.


 
Some of the stickered lumber.  I should finish this job tomorrow with a ~30" White Oak.  I have not tallied any of the lumber yet but it was a good day.  I dulled two blades.

The sawing felt good and I got no complaints from the new knee.  ;D

[caveman]

I am glad your knee did not give you any trouble.  Good looking cypress.  That is probably my favorite wood to saw.  If it would only go through the dust chute without clogging it would be perfect.

[Magicman]

Yes, I had my chute to totally clog up today with the clingy sawdust and stringy bark.

[WV Sawmiller]

   Congrats on getting back into the groove and the new knee holding up so well.

[samandothers]

Congratulations Lynn!  Glad you are back in the saddle, back in the seat rather, again!

[DPatton]

That is some nice looking lumber from that log. I like your pallet and stacking too.

All my lumber is currently air dryed.  I came up with the pallets early on because of the amount of lumber I needed to dry (ultimately about 50K bd. ft.) and the limited space I have in my drying house...  I can stack pallet on pallet with this setup to about 10 feet in height.  My drying house is 20' x 40'.



 

That's a nice air drying shed full of lumber EOTE. Wish I had built mine bigger. Did you do your cut and fit your own timber framing? You have good protection from the sun and weather along with open sides for air movement.

[DPatton]

MM,
That's a heck of a stack of lumber for only 2 blades. I just don't know how you do it. I've sawn 6 hours before on 2 blades but the logs were barkless and prestine for cleanliness. They also were not frozen. My last custom job I went thru 9 blades in 12 hours of sawing. Most of the sawing was in frozen red oak. Half with bark on, half with out bark and clean. Didn't matter wether using Kasco 4°s or Woodmizer Turbo 7°s they just wouldn't last.

[jeepcj779]

I'm willing to bet MM's were not frozen!

[EOTE]

That's a nice air drying shed full of lumber EOTE. Wish I had built mine bigger. Did you do your cut and fit your own timber framing? You have good protection from the sun and weather along with open sides for air movement.

DPatton, my drying house and sawmill house were designed to be a "quick build" using 8" x 8" timbers for the post and beams.  No fancy millwork, I just used structural screws to hold it together and plywood gusset plates.  The beams are simple half lap.  The trusses are simple "A" trusses with a 2" x 6" ridge beam and shiplap roof with standard R-9 metal panels over the top.  I also built the concrete embeds for the columns.



 





I honestly couldn't get all the lumber in the drying house at one time so as the lumber dried, I pulled it out and sized, graded, palletized and banded it for more compact storage. 



 

The pallets are sized for what my tractor can lift (~2K).


 

[Bruno of NH]

Mr Lynn,
I'm glad your back making saw dust again 8)

[Magicman]

Doug, Cypress is probably the easiest on blades of any species that I saw.  The customer was skidding the logs to the sawmill so there was some dirt that I had to clean off, saw through, or dodge. 

I only sawed 6 hours, so the blade life was nothing spectacular but it was a nice productivity rate.  ;D

[Old Greenhorn]

My very first portable sawing job since my knee replacement surgery.  .........

.........The sawing felt good and I got no complaints from the new knee.  ;D

See, that didn't take very long, did it? Good on ya MM!

[EOTE]

Doug, Cypress is probably the easiest on blades of any species that I saw.  The customer was skidding the logs to the sawmill so there was some dirt that I had to clean off, saw through, or dodge.  

I only sawed 6 hours, so the blade life was nothing spectacular but it was a nice productivity rate.  ;D

Magicman, what blades do you use on your WM ?

[Bruno of NH]

No sawing for me today
-13° this morning
Tomorrow it's going to warm up and the rest of the week

[EOTE]

No sawing for me today
-13° this morning
Tomorrow it's going to warm up and the rest of the week

And I am complaining when the day time temperatures are in the 40's. :D ;D
Having grown up in Montana, I do know what cold is...I've just come to hate it. 
That's why I live in Texas.