Not even close. It is my understanding that veneer quality logs are very straight (for at least a certain length; the longer and straighter the more valuable), equal diameter at both ends, no knots, no crotches, no limbs, etc.; in other words---perfect. Veneer quality logs are somewhere in the neighborhood of only 2-3% of all trees harvested for lumber.
Here is a description (in a nut shell) of veneer quality logs: 1. Veneer trees are very straight and tall, without crooks, bends or bows of any significance. Veneer trees are solid with a high degree of material integrity and cannot contain rot in any area. 2. Veneer trees don’t have any limbs or places where limbs that once existed fell off and scarred over for at least 8 feet from the ground, preferably 10 feet. In general the trunk must be solid and blemish free. While some trees may be sold as 3-sided veneer (small knots or limbs on only one side of the trunk), they will of course demand lower prices than trees that are 4-sides clear. 3. Veneer trees must maintain a minimum number of growth rings per inch. The requirements for veneer are higher than that of lower value timber and typically buyers look for as many as 10-14 rings per inch, indicating well below 1 inch growth per decade. 4. Veneer trees cannot have stains of any kind. This is an especially elusive criterion because it is impossible to tell whether or not the base of a log will be stained until the tree is cut down. Stains in the base of a log can be caused by non-ideal soil conditions and high concentrations of certain minerals. This is natural and unfortunately completely unavoidable.
You lost me at terex, the place I work at makes boom tips for terex, always nice to see the stuff I weld on in action, of course this is a little fella but still, I get excited when I see that stuff! That's a HUGE log!I wouldn't even know where to start cutting!
I was told there's a certain way to fell veneer logs as well, very very close to the stump, and no notching, something about cutting all the way around and through, so the bottom of the log never splinters, cracks, breaks all that jazz?
Great. The log is right about at what it's rated to haul. Didn't squat the trailer at all. Now if that was oak I wouldn't be putting it on there. But basswood is really light compared to oak. The trailer actually paid for itself the first month I had it with all the tree work I did following a tornado.
The big mill they have is pretty cool. It's a chainsaw bar run off a separate motar. Will cut up to a 76" diameter log.
