Just had some trees cut from a small section of my property. Just trying to open things up a little so some of the young cherry can mature better. Thats me sitting atop an oak log that scales out to 547 bd’. The other picture with me in it shows a couple cherry logs that scale at 286 bd’ and 276 bd’.Had 5 other cherry that are over 250 bd’ and several other oak and several ash all over 200 bd’. There is just shy of 20,000 bd’ in all in the field. Hope the ones I am trying to mature now come out as nice as these.
The Professional Termite
Edited 5/28/2007 8:37 pm ET by trialnut
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Wow, I am what a nice supply of wood! Living in the Rockies where there is no native or local hardwood, I am jealous.
Me thinks you are trying to arouse my jealousy!
Frosty
You suceeded!
Aw shucks guys, not tryin to make anyone jealous. Just thought many woodworkers never really get to see the materials in quite this raw a state so wanted to share that. Let them see more of the lumbermaking process. After all, how many people go around just thinking lumber grows on trees or something. :o)
The Professional Termite
T/N,
How about some photos when you start cracking those bad boys up? That's even better, in my opinion, than seeing those magnificent logs.
Lee
mapleman
I won't even get to see that with this bunch. They have been sold to a local mill just 3mi away. I will watch to see how many of the cherry get set off into the veneer log pile. Logs should be gone from my field by the end of today. It's hard to tell from the photos but about 40% of them are black cherry with the next big chunk being red maple. Balance is white ash, red oak and a couple of big tooth aspen. Next time I buy lumber from that mill I may be buying back some of my own wood. Parting with that 16' x 30" cherry log nearly makes my cry but losing it to red heart would have been worse.
Rich The Professional Termite
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