I finally got around to working on the tulip trees that fell this spring. After much hemming and hawing, I finally decided that I would try to save the good bits for saw logs, which will leave me with at least 1/2 - 1 cord of firewood anyways.
BTW, you can see that I'm working top down getting the saw logs out. They will only get better as I go. It's taking extra time, since I'm having to play "pick up sticks" with this mess.
I like those nice straight pieces you got there. Will still make some good shoulder wood if firewood is what you want. Out here I would burn it all winter long, but we just do no have a lot of good hard wood here. Like the tractor too.
I like tulip as firewood. It dries fast and burns nicely. However, I've got plenty of shoulder wood and I'm starting to get ahead on hardwoods like oak and black birch, so I don't need a ton of poplar. Hence, I think I'll be better off sawing the primo stuff into lumber and C/S/S the leftovers.
Prime lumber there, dries fast & straight All of Dad's sawmill sheds in WV were all mostly poplar, keep it dry, lasts a long long time
Good stuff, Mike. I'm not a huge fan of tulip as firewood only because I absolutely cannot keep it dry. But as lumber I love it! It's one of the easiest woods to route and make nice smooth flawless looking trim, and it paints beautifully.
Now I need to find a portable sawyer. I had a great one, but he retired a couple years ago. Anyone know a sawyer near 17078? Woodmizer site and YellowPages gave me a couple of leads, but nothing firm yet.
Mike, At my old place I had some poplar, like yours and i made wainscotting paneling out of it..... BEAUTIFUL material.
Day 2: I put a couple hours in, mostly clearing out the firewood grade stuff. I did pull few more saw logs out (the three on the right). Unfortunately, the big one turns out to be junk, so it's going into the firewood pile. Tomorrow, I should be able to get the primo saw logs out.
Those logs are going to make some good lumber, in The Leftovers what makes a good Heat, Those popular sure do grow nice and Tall don't they
TP is generally under rated imho. Make great vertical barn siding (air on both sides), stains up real purdy and is very stable for furniture. I'd cut them all into 1" planks & sticker them under tin for future projects.
Made an appt with a local Woodmizer operator for 2 weeks from Sat. Don't expect many "action" shots, he works very quickly.
Sorry for the confusion Splitsnstacks . The long, straight ones will be sawn into lumber, except for the big one in the middle. I originally put it with the saw logs, but then noticed it was partially rotten, so I bucked it up for firewood.
Those are some beautiful logs Mike! I'm drooling over the tractor too.. Ill get the popcorn ready....
