Mike Jones NM
05-10-2007, 10:52 PM
Well was wandering the hills out by the ranch a couple of days ago and found a really neat old tree, was dead and had up rooted and was leaning against a pine tree.
Got to looking at it and it was a maple.
So today I went up and cut the first 5 feet out of the bottom. Kind of tough as it was about a quarter mile from any vehicle access and it was HEAVY, about 25" at the base
Finally got it to the sawmill
http://smilesrus.com/woodworking3/DSCN3429.jpg
First slabs looked pretty good
http://smilesrus.com/woodworking3/DSCN3430.jpg
http://smilesrus.com/woodworking3/DSCN3431.jpg
The center cut looked even better
http://smilesrus.com/woodworking3/DSCN3432.jpg
Now I only have about 60 more feet of it to cut and move off the mountain.
Thanks Glen for the help
Well the first attempt did not work so let's see if the links will.
Now it seems to be working. Thanks
Got to looking at it and it was a maple.
So today I went up and cut the first 5 feet out of the bottom. Kind of tough as it was about a quarter mile from any vehicle access and it was HEAVY, about 25" at the base
Finally got it to the sawmill
http://smilesrus.com/woodworking3/DSCN3429.jpg
First slabs looked pretty good
http://smilesrus.com/woodworking3/DSCN3430.jpg
http://smilesrus.com/woodworking3/DSCN3431.jpg
The center cut looked even better
http://smilesrus.com/woodworking3/DSCN3432.jpg
Now I only have about 60 more feet of it to cut and move off the mountain.
Thanks Glen for the help
Well the first attempt did not work so let's see if the links will.
Now it seems to be working. Thanks