Whatcha Sawin' 2020 ??

[JJ]

With a saw like that, you got tiny hands

[Magicman]

Luke and I finished our Framing Lumber job today,


 
But not before I demonstrated the proper way to side load/unload a log.


 
WDH commented about blue Pine and I stated none, but in fact there is some but not due to beetles.


 
These trees were removed when the customer built his lake last October so there is some mildew where they laid on the ground.


 
They were not Plantation Pine but fairly old trees with tight grain and very little stress.


 
We sawed 3661 bf of 2X4's and 2X6's in 2½ days, 435 of which were on the left and not pictured above.


 
This guy was under the last 3 logs in the pile. 

[tule peak timber]

An unpleasant surprise.
We occasionally find rattlesnakes in the the most unexpected locations. Needless to say, situational awareness if you want to stay a player.............. ;D  

[terrifictimbersllc]

But not before I demonstrated the proper way to side load/unload a log.

That must be photoshopped.  Your range of skills is always amazing!!! :D :D :D

[WDH]

I have developed the skill and experience to load a log like that. 

[cutterboy]

Me too!

[Bruno of NH]

Mr Lynn
Your southern pine logs alway look to have some Nice tight grain.

[Magicman]

 


Seeing 12"-14" logs with 35 growth rings is very unusual here.  1/8" to 1/4" would be more the normal with 1/2"+ for Plantation Pine.  These were very good logs.

[WV Sawmiller]

   I'm sure glad I've never dropped a log off the other side of my mill like that. : : :

[RichTired]

Lynn, did you have grilled rattlesnake for supper?

[Magicman]

Actually we got the logs and went our way and the Rattlesnake went it's way.  The only thing that I got from it was it's picture. 

[terrifictimbersllc]

Ivy league result there Cutterboy!

[slider]

That Lynn has happened to me on occasion but only at the end of the day when you are hot and tired . 

[GAB]

  I'm sure glad I've never dropped a log off the other side of my mill like that. : : :

Mr. Green:
As accident prone as you appear to be it just must be in your bucket list.
Let us know when you get to that bucket list item.
GAB

[Hackeldam Wood Products]

Luckily rattle snakes are rare around here and I never dropped a log on the wrong side of my LT 40.

Only one of the above statements is factual.

You are a hardworking man and bringing up the grandson right.

[Magicman]

Thanks for the comment richhiway. 

We will be sawing my own lumber tomorrow and I have seen pictures of the Oak job that is scheduled for next week. 

[WV Sawmiller]

   I took the mill to my next site 7 miles up the at 0700 and we finally got it jockeyed in between the trees and I set it up next to the log stack but we had thunderstorms threatening so I rescheduled to go back tomorrow. I love working sites that close to home. In between the storms I did get the last of my walnut unloaded and stacked on a shelf. Finally got my tally - 265+ bf of walnut for one 5X8 trailer load of 12" slabwood kindling.


 Those bottom slabs are 9.5' long and about 15" wide and 8/4 so they are pretty heavy and awkward for one old crippled up man to lift and stack but I am finally finished.

 Now I just need to restack the walnut cookies and small craft pieces I had up there and the stacks of crib blocks I knocked over when I dropped a slab or two. :

[samandothers]

Those bottom slabs are 9.5' long and about 15" wide and 8/4 so they are pretty heavy and awkward for one old crippled up man to lift and stack but I am finally finished.

Now I just need to restack the walnut cookies and small craft pieces I had up there and the stacks of crib blocks I knocked over when I dropped a slab or two. :

Glad this did not lead to a post in the Dumb things I did thread!  Looks like they'd be heavy and awkward to heft up there.  Alls well that ends well!

[WV Sawmiller]

  Of course, like OGH customer, they always want the one on the bottom. :(

[tule peak timber]

 

 

[Magicman]

That's much better than mine.  ;D

[tule peak timber]

I have a plethora of these little guys around along with other friends.

 

 

 

[DPatton]

I DON'T LIKE IT!

[Brad_bb]

Tule, did the little snake say "Peek-a-boo!"?  Is it a harmless species?  I've never seen a scorpion in person always having lived too far north. Creepy!

[caveman]

Thanks for sharing your pics, Rob.

Brad, with the exception of coral snakes, the native poisonous snakes of North America have round pupils while the poisonous (vipers) have vertically elipitical pupils.  Sometimes it is tough to get close enough to see the blacks of their eyes but in Rob's pics it is no problem.

I attempted a post here yesterday evening but it is evidently with some of my socks that never came out of the dryer.

Yesterday morning my daughter and I had to go to the school's land lab to repair a fence and remove a tree that fell on it.  While on that side of town I called my uncle who, the day before, told me that he had a couple of sycamore logs that I could get.  The sycamore tree was in a city park in Mulberry, Fl, which is the town south of us.  We worked out a plan to get the logs.  Thankfully, I already had a chainsaw in the truck

When my daughter and I arrived it had just finished a torrential rain so I measured a useable amount out of the tree and promptly began breaking it down.  The city employees had begun cutting it up the day before (the guy running the saw thought it was maple and had aspirations of turning a bat for his young son).  Thankfully, a backhoe was nearby that was used to load my uncle's funky looking trailer.  To my surprise the trailer handled the logs without any trouble.  Initially, we were going to use his trailer to move the logs to his house, which is about a half mile away.  Later in the day I would have had to bring the whole circus (our gooseneck, tractor, ramps and chains) and transfer the logs and haul them home.  Using his trailer saved at least three hours.

Anyway, I need to read the Reverse Roll Quartersaw technique thread prior to sawing the butt log.  A few pics are below.


 

 

 

There was quite a bit of butt flare on the butt log and the 20" bar on my saw did not quite reach the center of the log.
 

 The 1" strap did a great job of securing the load for the ride across town in another thunderstorm.  Really it was to pull the wooden fenders a bit to give 3/8" of clearance for the tires.  I had given him this trailer frame and axles several years ago.  He uses it for parades as well as a trailer.  Its a goofy looking contraption.

This morning we will be sawing longleaf pine, which will be used for siding on my oldest daughter's and son in law's barn.