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Ugly poplar log

Started by Patrick NC, October 14, 2020, 08:39:15 PM

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Patrick NC

This morning before we left for vacation I decided to cut my first log on my new mill. So I picked out a small, crooked, ugly little poplar log from the stack. I was kinda surprised by what I found inside. 

 
I've got 3 more logs from this tree. I can't wait to open them up!
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trimguy

That's pretty cool. Makes the first log even more exciting.

cutterboy

WOW!!! What kind of poplar is that? BLUE??! That is really nice. Great log for your first log.
You sawed your first log on the day you left for vacation? :D :D Your wife must think you're crazy. Don't worry Patrick, mine does too. :D
Keep sending us pictures when you get back. Have fun.
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Southside

Better than christening her with a champagne bottle!!  
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WV Sawmiller

   Congrats on getting the mill up and running. That blue poplar is not uncommon but always nice to find. I think it is some kind of mineralization. I hope you find a happy home with an appropriate to use.
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DbltreeBelgians

Pretty sweet for your first log. 8)
Congrats on getting the new mill up and running.
Now go enjoy your vacation. You earned it.  smiley_thumbsup

Brent

thecfarm

Ugly can be pretty sometimes!!!
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nativewolf

Quote from: cutterboy on October 14, 2020, 09:13:34 PM
WOW!!! What kind of poplar is that? BLUE??! That is really nice. Great log for your first log.
You sawed your first log on the day you left for vacation? :D :D Your wife must think you're crazy. Don't worry Patrick, mine does too. :D
Keep sending us pictures when you get back. Have fun.
yellow poplar sometimes has rainbow colors, and is actually called Rainbow Poplar, fades over time.  You might get lucky and get orange and pink and blue all in one log.  
Have fun!  Looks great.
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samandothers

Quote from: Southside on October 14, 2020, 09:17:50 PM
Better than christening her with a champagne bottle!!  

Or a nail!

That will help you have a better mind set to start vacation! 

Crossroads

Hold on honey I'll be right there. I only have 3 more logs to go 😋
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WDH

I was at Yellowhammer's place today and saw some whopping big rainbow poplar logs. 
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Walnut Beast

Did you follow and observe all the guidelines he has in place for the (Corona Virus). And by the way did you have a appointment 😂😂

Patrick NC

This was the first time I had seen rainbow poplar in person. I had seen some pictures of some big slabs with it, but had never seen it myself. 
I got back from my vacation Saturday night and yesterday sawed a small load (500 feet) of cedar for one of my customers. The new mill cut very straight and true. Now I know why everyone says more horsepower is better. My old mill was 14 hp and this one is 23. Huge difference! Electric start and power feed makes things nice too. 
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YellowHammer

Quote from: Walnut Beast on October 18, 2020, 08:44:44 PM
Did you follow and observe all the guidelines he has in place for the (Corona Virus). And by the way did you have a appointment 😂😂
Not only did he have an appointment, he drove all the way from Georgia to Alabama.

Rainbow poplar is some of the most beautiful and striking wood and one of our best sellers.  
YellowHammerisms:

Take steps to save steps.

If it won't roll, its not a log; it's still a tree.  Sawmills cut logs, not trees.

Kiln drying wood: When the cookies are burned, they're burned, and you can't fix them.

Sawing is fun for the first couple million boards.

Be smarter than the sawdust

WDH

632 miles round trip just to look at some rainbow poplar logs ;D.
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YellowHammer

In addition, WDH picked up a load of the truly ugliest persimmon I have ever made, so ugly I wouldn't even take a picture of it so it never happened.  :D :D  However, Danny will use his magic to turn it into something nice. 

 
YellowHammerisms:

Take steps to save steps.

If it won't roll, its not a log; it's still a tree.  Sawmills cut logs, not trees.

Kiln drying wood: When the cookies are burned, they're burned, and you can't fix them.

Sawing is fun for the first couple million boards.

Be smarter than the sawdust

WDH

I will tell you this, you can enter persimmon in the "Pith Cracking Olympics" and you very well might just win a gold medal :D. 
Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

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