Hi All,
In the photo you will see a sample of 10 trees coming down. They are 24″ in dia. min., and the rough stump is no less than 5′ tall with the remainder another 4′. I know this can be great wood. How does anyone suggest cutting/storing? I appreciate your help…
rasko
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It depends on what you will be using it for.If you plan on making boards,then you should find a mill that will slice it to what ever thickness you desire.Then stack it and sticker it and seal the ends with a good sealer then cover it and let it airdry 6 mo's to a year, unless you can get it kiln dried.As for the trunks of these trees,I can't really tell by the pic,but it looks like you could have some nice burl wood there and if that is the case you need to possably cut into bowl blanks.Or you could just stack the logs as you down them,but then they would not dry out very well considering the thickness of them.Hope I didn't get to confusing.Good luck and I hope this gives you some insite as to what you are looking for.
Ken
How does anyone suggest cutting/storing?
carefully? - grafted walnut, be careful with the felling, I'd cut the limbs off the top and then carefully make one cut at the bottom flush with the ground (usually these orchard trees would be bulldozed using the top to help rouge out - which would probably compromise the trunk)
other than that, I'd suggest sawing the trunk thru and thru, not worrying about edging the boards until I was ready to make something - stack and sticker out of the elements, let dry for a year or so (assuming 1" boards) -
there will be interesting grain at the graft union, with distinctively different grain/color above and below - how you utilize that material will call on the artist within you -
enjoy -
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