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Offline scrub-buster

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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #20 on: March 29, 2012, 10:29:00 AM »
Flip flops and one hand chainsaw cutting.  Yikes!
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Offline Gerry Stinski

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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #21 on: March 29, 2012, 02:10:00 PM »
Doesn't look like you first cut a wedge, might help the splitting of that one side when tree drops

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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2012, 09:28:00 AM »
Got them sprayed today. I found a bad spot on the 1st log where theheart wood was exposed and the wood wasps got to it. I think the rest of the log should be good though.
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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2012, 05:31:00 PM »
:(  logs still out there. Creek is flooded again.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #24 on: May 09, 2012, 06:40:00 PM »
That's a ton of bows for sure !!

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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #25 on: May 09, 2012, 10:00:00 PM »
I would say float'em out, but osage is too heavy for that!

Offline razorsharptokill

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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #26 on: May 12, 2012, 12:03:00 PM »
The Osage has landed! I have all three logs at my house. One split into 6 staves. By myself!

Sadly there is one spot on each log where the sap wood was exposed in the past and the wood bees got to it.

I think this tree was on its way out so I'm glad I cut it. At least I can salvage the rest
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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #27 on: May 12, 2012, 12:15:00 PM »
Good news, and nice save!
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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #28 on: May 13, 2012, 08:58:00 PM »
Well... there are some issues with these logs. Each one has the wood bee damage and they all have some rot. Some of the best rings are un usable. I'll salvage what I can. I have three staves roughed to outside bow dimensionsso they will dry faster.
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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #29 on: May 22, 2012, 12:53:00 PM »

Here is one of the better staves.

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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #30 on: August 05, 2012, 01:37:00 AM »
I'm so jealous I live in southern california and we have crap for good trees

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Re: Look what I cut today
« Reply #31 on: August 05, 2012, 05:49:00 AM »
If you can not get full length staves, can you cut and get good billet wood out of some of the damaged trees?
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