Payed in logs

[pasbuild]

Went logging with my nieghbor today, he's having to work 7 days a week to make up for the time he took off for dear season. Rather then go into the woods alone he asked if I would like to run his forwarder for him, we had a house full of grandkids for the weekend so it didn't take me long to say yes, I was ready to get out in the woods. At the end of the day he starts loading logs into his truck and trailor, I'm getting PAYED for helping payed in logs. He loads three birdseye maple logs into his truck the biggest one 22" on the small end 7' long, two curly maple and seven cheery into the trailor.
 All of these logs are logs that the log buyer didn't want , I told my neighbor he didn't have to do that after all I wasn't working I was having fun. Well I can't let the maple sit around so I guess I'll have to take the cover off of the mill and try to get that Honda 20 to run this week.
 I'll let you know what I get out of the logs.

[Frank_Pender]

I have often found that, that is the best kind of payemnt to get.   It a gift of friendship and kindness that keeps on giving with each board that is sawed. 8)

[Fla._Deadheader]

How do ya know they are Bird's eye??? Can ya tell by the outside of the log??? Can ya post some pics??? This question has been asked several times on here ???

[pasbuild]

Fla Deadheader
  My nieghbor can spot them from quite a distance, I can't I have to be about 10" away before I see the eye in the bark even then I'm not sure. To really know you have to knock some of the bark off. The log buyers will cut a 3 or 4" round off of the small end and dice it up with an axe to see how much eye is in the log.
  The log buyer gave him $11 bf in the woods so it must be loaded with eye. The 7' stick was the butt log which has some rot in the center, my nieghbor bucked it a couple of feet longer then he had to knowing he was going to give it to me.
  I already have a home for some of this wood, I will be finishing off a basement for a friend that sells used cars, part of that job will be a bar, the bar top is going to be birds eye and curly maple with cheery burl inlay and cheery rail, in exchange for some of this work I will be getting a late model truck ( better living through bartering ) I'll get you some pics when I'm making the bar.

[Fla._Deadheader]

Thanks for the info. Hope it helps the others. ;)