Lumber..Neat pics of a huge Red Oak!!!

[LandfillLumber]

This is a Red Oak I picked up today from a tree service I have never worked with,they do a lot of crane removals that means big logs and tight places.A bunch of nice hard working guys in the crew I hope to work with them a lot in the future.This log scales at like 650 board feet/40" diameter at the small end inside the bark/10'8" long.weighs in at 7900 lbs. she is a monster.I hope this is not the one that kills me,haha.Two of my nephews are in a couple pictuers makes the liitel guy(5 years old)look tiny.What do you think>I'm crazier then you all thought I was ah,lol.Thanks for looking,Victor

 

[StephenM]

You must have one big lathe...

 

[boxerman]

Very nice. I can see lots and lots and lots and lots of nice blanks in that log.:biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Monolith]

lol, what the heck are you gonna do with that thing?

 

[Haynie]

How to use a chainsaw on that thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydDQQQww1AA

 

[LandfillLumber]

This will be 1/4 sawn on my buddies saw mill into 4/4 boards for furniture and cabinets that sort of thing.Victor

 

[thewishman]

I am remembering an old cartoon where they put a redwood on a lathe and make a toothpick. Then the next redwood is put on the lathe and they make another toothpick...

Sounds like you have some great friends.

 

[RDH79]

Chris I remember that cartoon.

 

[xxShadowxx]

......thats how they make toothpicks in real life

 

[mrburls]

You're making me miss Pa. where I use to cut red/white oaks that size and larger on my saw mill. Cut some of the nicest lumber I've ever seen from some of those large logs like yours.

Good luck with your lumber yield on that one.

Keith "mrburls"