Exactly right jrider. It was a cheap tree drop. The yard is still full of the entire canopy plus the big remaining piece of the trunk where it...
Thanks buZZsaw BRAD . Yes that the largest diameter I have cut myself. I have cut up to 24” ish in the past and I have scrounged bigger rounds...
The wood is now unloaded.... time to kick back and relax [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] finally had a few hours to play today and as luck would have it the big...
[ATTACH] Thanks to many of you for warning me about metal... I think I can already see that it has some.. noticed a stain on the stump end in my...
Thanks again everyone for all the sage advice. This forum is so great for someone like me who just getting more into wood cutting. I hope this...
Showed the log to the only local sawyer I know... he didn’t want it... says he has too much oak already. Good problem to have ! Anyway that...
laughing cause it’s true! Definitely cannot park a car in my garage!!!
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Ur losing me on the acronyms but I think I catch your drift.... lol at first I’m thinking CAD.... Coronary Artery Disease, yeah that’s pretty bad!...
I would love to take some slabs if I had the equipment to do so...one day!
As others have mentioned Gum is extremely difficult to split by hand. Cut one round and give it a few whacks...... you will have your answer...
Great ideas as well! Yes i have a cant hook and hookaroon. And lots of wedges/sledges and a long pry wrecking bar I use. That’s about the extent...
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I hope no one beats me to the wood but at this size I think there is a decent chance it will be around in...
This what u mean? [ATTACH]
That’s an interesting thought... cut in half length-wise first? Like a huge slab? I could prob take half that way without ever taking it to the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hey everyone! Been a bit since I have posted last. I hope everyone is having a...
Nice looking saw! I’m assuming you run a Stihl bar... do you have run a normal 20” or the light 20”? I’m wondering how the balance compares...
Interesting splitting axe you have Midwinter . What make /model?
Yes the pic I posted is kiln dried and claims to be only 0.6 cubic ft. The pieces were very small. If the claimed volume is correct then it...