chainsaw got a good workout today

[Ianab]

Is the head on your mill different?

Yup, mine is the original model with a chainsaw powerhead driving the blade. NO where near as fast as the new ones, but very simple, the whole engine swivels with the blade, no gearbox needed. The chainsaw is just as happy upright or laying on it's side

Our cypress is Cupressus Macrocarpa, Monterey cypress you guys call it. It's originally from California. Was planted around NZ in the early 1900s as shelter on farms and the climate here seems to really suit it. Because they are just old hedge tree and no 2 Macs ever grow the same the quality of the logs is, as Forrest Gump would say.. "Like a box of chocolates.. you never know what you are going to get on the inside"

  I have seen a few of your Swamp or Bald cypress growing here, but it's not common so I've never got to cut any (yet  ;) )


Cheers

Ian

[DoubleD]

WOW that's a TREE.  I am really impressed, the biggest tree I have seen harvested was a Larch (Larix decidua) 3 feet in diameter inside bark. Here  the growing season is short