Great pics. some beautiful grain designs in that wood. You keeping the slabs too ? Know I've said it before but "Nice trailer " :thumbs"
swags, what kind of tree(s) did those burl yielding stumps come from? I don't believe I've ever seen anything like that- amazing what hides just below the topsoil.
I don't know, I didn't ask. There was a few cherry burls there but not sure what the white ones are. Really cool though.
Yes, I believe you are correct. Another way is to have your notch from the bottom of the face cut; when you proceed with the back cut, as the tree starts to fall you "chase the cut out" or continue cutting through the hinge as the tree falls. The whole idea of both methods is to prevent the hinge/holding wood from pulling the fibers of the wood throughout the tree, which apparently can ruin a veneer quality tree. It is important to have a fast saw with a fast square ground chain.
One other thing they like to see with high quality is a very small heart, especially with maple. I'll never forget the first time we had one when logging and took it to a different mill because we knew it was high quality. Got over $500 for one log and that was back in the 50's so you can imagine what that log might bring now!
http://northeasttimberexchange.com/...r-Exchange-VENEER-Price-Sheet-OCT-26-2015.pdf After a quick search, I can't find any walnut prices
Thanks for this! I had no idea sugar maple was that high! If I read that right, a 10.5' 18" maple log is worth $6000? Time to find a forester and thin my tiny place if the price is right. I've got 5 acres full of 20" maples.
Prices are per 1,ooo board-feet, not per log. The guys buying these logs are understandably picky. I have a cord of short pieces from where a buyer cut off 6" to 12" of various logs to see what the fresh end looked like and to see how/if the grain changed.
