Hilel Salomon
01-25-2009, 6:52 PM
Today is the first day I managed to go into my shop and really turn on the lathe. Only managed to finish two bowls (not the bottoms yet) which had been drying, but I thought I'd share some of my experiences with you about sawing and splitting wood.
First of all, there are a few members every year who want to know how big a chainsaw to get.
The young man who is cutting down my very large poplars to take to a mill uses a Husky 371 w/a 20 inch bar. He takes down trees w/20-30" diameter trunks. He also was kind enough to use his skid loader to haul down from the mountains some huge oaks which the wind had blown over. They too are in the 25+" inches in diameter and when I cut off 21 inch lengths to fit into my wood stove, the slabs weigh well over 200 pounds, because they are wet. I'll get some pieces for turning, but I have 3 huge trees to tend to, and it's been cold!!
One thing that I noticed about these oaks. Turners love to use burly areas and places where branches have sprouted out. Splitters hate them as they crack in strange and sometimes dangerous ways.
Well, back to baby sitting, sawing and splitting, but I will do some turning now. I have a question about heating my shop but will do that elsewhere.
Hope all of you are well.
Regards, Hilel.
First of all, there are a few members every year who want to know how big a chainsaw to get.
The young man who is cutting down my very large poplars to take to a mill uses a Husky 371 w/a 20 inch bar. He takes down trees w/20-30" diameter trunks. He also was kind enough to use his skid loader to haul down from the mountains some huge oaks which the wind had blown over. They too are in the 25+" inches in diameter and when I cut off 21 inch lengths to fit into my wood stove, the slabs weigh well over 200 pounds, because they are wet. I'll get some pieces for turning, but I have 3 huge trees to tend to, and it's been cold!!
One thing that I noticed about these oaks. Turners love to use burly areas and places where branches have sprouted out. Splitters hate them as they crack in strange and sometimes dangerous ways.
Well, back to baby sitting, sawing and splitting, but I will do some turning now. I have a question about heating my shop but will do that elsewhere.
Hope all of you are well.
Regards, Hilel.