A day cutting wood

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

     Poston, I don't believe it's in there.  (Ought to be, though!)
     Basically, bibbying (coined in honor of Bibbyman) is trimming an oversize log down to manageable size on the mill by rotating about 45 degrees per cut until it's small and even enough to handle it comfortably.

Good call Nomad, I checked and didn't see it either.  say_what

[Cguignard]

That is a great idea, just added something to my bag of tricks. It beats cutting a grove for your guide weel with a chainsaw. 8)

[Magicman]

 

 
Here is a 42" butt.


 
The bibbyed butt.


 
This Cypress swell butt was 45"


 
Bibbyed (gun barreled) down for sawing.

[Peter Drouin]

45" is a lot  but the bibby thing works well  8)


I'm going to cut some wood but I half to get there first  ;D


  

  

 
I bought a wood lot all hard wood. Tomorrow I'm going to haul gravel and fill for and aft.
I use 8x8"x16' and 8"x10"x16' for the beams and 2 by 6" and 8" decking 10' wide. All hemlock.
on the first pic the beams are on w oak and brick , I'm going to push gravel under it the hole thing will float.

[rmack]

that looks like the beginning of my sharpening shed.  :D

[thecfarm]

Peter what a waste of good wood. I would of gladly sent you the rocks to do the same thing. I'm just a phone call away.  :D I'm an expert at that sort of rock bridge. I have one about 100 feet long. It even skidder,forwarder rated.  ;D

[Peter Drouin]

I have all the rocks I need, the land has rock walls . I think there was an old homestead on it. When I have time I want to walk the walls with my metal detector.
I hope the bridge will hold the skidder. :D :D

[rmack]

Peter, I just noticed what looks like a cinder block in the bottom right of the first picture. If I ever got caught using one of those for dunnage on a jobsite I would be run off post haste. Without mortar to hold them together they are very brittle. probably a lot easier to swap it for a piece of hardwood now, than later.  ;)

[beenthere]

rmack
Would you expand on that a bit?  Not sure what the message is and not sure what you call a "cinder" block.

Or why you would be "run off" a jobsite. 

Are you suggesting they will crumble and thus lose any support for that corner?  Just setting on dirt or mud, they may just be pushed down into the mud when the bridge is loaded. But they may just be spacers to hold the bridge up before the gravel is hauled in a tamped down under to hold the timbers up.  ??  Don't know.

[thecfarm]

Quick Peter,replace it with a rock. Remember my offer,I'm just a phone call away.  :D
I would not trust that cider block for the moving weight of a skidder either.  For a building I would. I feel it will crumble too.

[rmack]

rmack
Would you expand on that a bit?  Not sure what the message is and not sure what you call a "cinder" block.

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Or why you would be "run off" a jobsite. 

because they are deemed unsafe to use for dunnage, unsafe acts subject you to immediate terminate depending on severity, and they are getting stickier all the time. cinder blocks for dunnage has been unacceptable for a long time.

cinder blocks look a lot stronger than they actually are, they have an advantage over rocks in that they are symmetrical rectangles, but that's about it.

[Peter Drouin]

R Mack you are right unsafe, but they're 4" solid blocks no holes.
it went well to day,


  

 
It will hold a truck full of rock ;D
I think this might be a Christmas card  :D


 
I did put some holes in it to let the rain through.


 


 
It's like a race track now  :D ;D


  

[rmack]

Good Job! 

I never built a bridge before.  :D

how many acres did you buy?

[thecfarm]

Good job Peter.
And it is skidder rated.

[Dave Shepard]

That is a nice shot of John on the bridge. Looking forward to seeing some big hitches going over it.

[Peter Drouin]

Good Job! 

I never built a bridge before.  :D

how many acres did you buy?

Small lot just under 10A. And the price was right, and the trees are good size. The week after next I'll have some pic of the logger I'm sending up there to make a landing and cut a road through it. I was told the last time it was cut was in the 40s. I bought it for firewood and some saw logs. I'm looking at a 20 A lot now.
A lot of big A lots are cut off , these small ones no one looks at are all over and for short money. Like this one It needs a bridge and no one wants or can do it. And now I have a land abutter wants  the first bid If I sell it. He came to my house and knock on the door. So you look for niche markets, I also look for niche land.  ;D

Good job Peter.
And it is skidder rated.

thanks and will see  :D

[Peter Drouin]

A small job


  

  

 
All ash , cut list 3/8"x 4"  3/4"x4"  3"x3"  2 1/2"x3 1/2" all for the a apple guy.
When I got there I did not like the set up . So he moved them to suit me you can see in the pic  ;D

 
He had 2 men to help , [ this Job is all by the hour]
Then I saw John looking at me  :D


 
Now this is a skidder. Then his dad came and got him


  

 
I could have fun with that. I did not get a pic but on the back if the trailer the sign said " run forest run"  :D :D :D
All and all a good day, and that Wood Mizer Accuset2 is on the money every time, put in what you want and go, and don't give it a thought after just make lumber


  

  

 
This time of year you have to clean of the mill, because it will freeze and the mill won't work well the next day


  

 

[Dave Shepard]

Looks like a nice job. All ash?

[thecfarm]

John would put a strain on your new bridge.  :D

[Dave Shepard]

I don't know, it's so long I don't think you could get both ends on at once. :D

[Peter Drouin]

Looks like a nice job. All ash?

Yes light and strong and It;s what the customer wants  ;)

[Magicman]

on the back if the trailer the sign said " run forest run"

 
Maybe he needed to borrow my shirt.   ;D

[Peter Drouin]

on the back if the trailer the sign said " run forest run"

 
Maybe he needed to borrow my shirt.   ;D

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Maybe :D :D :D :D :D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

DanG Magic....you got the FLU too :D :D :D

[WDH]

 :D