Hidden things in wood

[Richard Dooling]

Very smart - shortening the handle! What are you using and how effective is it?

I keep thinking about getting a detector. I've GOT to start using free(ish) wood.

My old detector was collecting dust in the closet, and now it gets used more than ever.Attachment 403041

[John K Jordan]

Very smart - shortening the handle! What are you using and how effective is it?

I keep thinking about getting a detector. I've GOT to start using free(ish) wood.

I have a couple of these for at the sawmill: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FG21H9M

The latest model has a beep and a laser line locator.

JKJ

[Russell Nugent]

I don't know of anyone who will take a tree from a residential lot for lumber. They go directly into the chipper. The power companies will cut a tree up into firewood sized chunks out in the rural areas to leave by the side of the road but even they will not risk a chain by making extra cuts from city/ suburbia trees.[/QUOTE]

Urban logging is quite common here in alberta, we have our turning meetings at a local company who harvests pretty much only urban trees, it's amazing the amount, and variety of trees they process.
If only we had more natural trees than trembling Aspen and spruce.