Prepping for a longgggggg airplane ride

Or 'Two Tickets from Paradise'.

On 3/18/2022 at 7:28 PM, lew said:

Kevin,

These folks might have what you want-

https://www.cookwoods.com/search?q=olive&type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage

Thanks Lew!

Got both logs bucked up into rounds yesterday. The ole hoe wouldn't start in the morning for some reason maybe the time change dunno so I had to use the small Kubota tractor bucket to try and lift the small end of the log and a felling wedge to keep the saw from getting stuck. Got the ole hoe started after a nap and the second log went pretty quick. Be making firewood today... most of the rounds are big enough I'll have to roll them in the bucket of the Kubota and haul them to the splitter. Might even have to noodle the bottom rounds first.

 

 

JT

Spent the day driving into the dark side of Massachusetts to resupply my wife's very pregnant daughter in Lowell.

On 3/18/2022 at 12:23 PM, KevTN said:

6/4? I need 13x15

Translate for the newbie, please. Does this mean a piece of wood 13” x 15” x 1.5” ? And it is a piece ripped vertically from the log? 

On 3/18/2022 at 12:23 PM, KevTN said:

6/4? I need 13x15

Translate for the newbie, please. Does this mean a piece of wood 13” x 15” x 1.5” ? And it is a piece ripped vertically from the log? 

6 minutes ago, Dovetail said:

Translate for the newbie, please. Does this mean a piece of wood 13” x 15” x 1.5” ? And it is a piece ripped vertically from the log? 

You got it!

22 hours ago, jthornton said:

Be making firewood today

If one has the right equipment, can rounds like this be sawn into usable planks? Riftsawn to visually maximize the growth rings along the width of the board? There's a round about 4' x 3', the end grains look healthy and intact, been laying for a while down the hill yonder.

 

Or is there something I do not quite get when tree guys say, "It's only good for firewood." ?

 

1 hour ago, Dovetail said:

If one has the right equipment, can rounds like this be sawn into usable planks? Riftsawn to visually maximize the growth rings along the width of the board? There's a round about 4' x 3', the end grains look healthy and intact, been laying for a while down the hill yonder.

 

Or is there something I do not quite get when tree guys say, "It's only good for firewood." ?

 

When you have a pile of red oak and a stack of rough cut white oak in your shop but your firewood bins are not full it's firewood. I must admit there could have been some nice straight grained boards in that tree. Next up is a 24" burl hickory tree in the way of a 36" diameter white oak that died last summer. Their both for lumber for sure... except the limb wood and tops which will be firewood. I prefer to stay warm in the winter when working in my shops.

 

I actually got a lot of firewood from this red oak tree after milling the boards and culling.

 

JT

39 minutes ago, jthornton said:

When you have a pile of red oak and a stack of rough cut white oak in your shop but your firewood bins are not full it's firewood. I must admit there could have been some nice straight grained boards in that tree. Next up is a 24" burl hickory tree in the way of a 36" diameter white oak that died last summer. Their both for lumber for sure... except the limb wood and tops which will be firewood. I prefer to stay warm in the winter when working in my shops.

 

I actually got a lot of firewood from this red oak tree after milling the boards and culling.

 

JT

I'm so envious. I've no need for firewood but, that stack of red oak is certainly drool worthy.

1 minute ago, Gene Howe said:

stack of red oak

Yes. Wow!

57 minutes ago, jthornton said:

I prefer to stay warm in the winter when working in my shops.

Not a problem here, with the number of mistakes I make 

Been busy absorbing stuff from my Dad's shop to my own collection. This week's fun was 4 trays and 2 shelves.

 

 

6 minutes ago, Gunny said:

This week's fun was 4 trays and 2 shelves.

 

Those brass knobs would make nice feet on a box someday.

9 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

 

Those brass knobs would make nice feet on a box someday.

I have box of them 😁 probably 50 or so in box

6 hours ago, HandyDan said:

 

Those brass knobs would make nice feet on a box someday.

Good idea I have a tray full of plastic and aluminum knobs off of RX storage boxes. These are about 1/2 x 3/4 so perfect size.

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

Good idea I have a tray full of plastic and aluminum knobs off of RX storage boxes

 

 

14 hours ago, HandyDan said: