When the neighbor says cut all you want!

This monster came down tonight after work. The pictures don’t do it justice. Even got the bonus split with it I’ll have to admit I’m not to great at the whole hinge cut but I did manage to drop it right where I wanted without hanging it.

 

Diesel 4 life is that osage orange (hedge)? Great score if so! Does it have any smell?

 

Yes.
There’s really no smell.

 

You have some gnarly looking trees. Good job getting it down.


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Never seen Osage Orange get that big. Looks like something from the willow family or cottonwood.

 

It’s yellow inside

 

I mainly have trouble keeping the back cut straight

 

Osage Orange makes great knife handles... never had it as firewood, never will. Any good?

 

Man that would make some beautiful bowls! Our Osage Orange don't seem to get that big either. Finish cutting it up while it is green. Once dry, sparks will fly off of the chain while trying to cut it.

 

It burns long and hot!

 

I need to talk the wife into one of those China 660s.

 

Is that about the largest they grow Diesel 4 life? Nice looking haul?

 

I’ve seen some with larger trunks but the aren’t normally as tall as that one was.
That’s a 20” bar

 

You know the yellow brick road didn't start out yellow, that is what worked best for color filming.

 

Glad you got it down OK,

Don't get into the habit of "sloping back cuts", this is a very bad practice. If you are having trouble visualizing, make a mark in the bark with the saw drawing a line where you want the back cut to be. This is real handy on steep terrain. Here watch this, Terry Hale does a good job: