Oh, I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK

[The Penguin]

I have a construction project that we are currently having cleared - 35 acres.

lucky me - on 6 acres near the creek at the back of the property - there's a smorgasbord of trees that any turner should love to have.

I've taken a large white ash (counted rings at 110 years old), some small holly, and today a large cedar elm and a hophornbeam. I've still got several elms, sweet gum, black tupelo and hickory that I can cut during this phase of the project.

I know - pics or it didn't happen...it's dark and I'm bushed - I 'll shoot a pic of all the logs in the back of my poor truck tomorrow.

:biggrin:

 

[Akula]

Any Texas Ebony????

Bet the ironwood is going to be fun cutting LOL Not!

 

[Akula]

LOL

Lumber jack song - YouTube

 

[The Penguin]

nope, none that I've seen, or that my "whiz-bang tree ID" friend has seen either.

however, we did find 2 small Texas persimmon.

And now for your trivia moment of the day (that I learned from the tree ID guy) - Texas Ebony is not a true ebony, but persimmon is!

knowing that, the 3 persimmon trees growing behind my garage may have a limited lifespan :biggrin:

 

[The Penguin]

I'm assuming you're referring to hophornbeam as "ironwood" - it is surprisingly light in color and very close grained.

we cut it to use as tool handles. it is VERY dense.

 

[fitty]

Any Hills weeping fig?

 

[The Penguin]

can I cut up a regular weeping fig (AKA "ficus" tree) and call it even?

 

[Justturnin]

Thats awesome. Need some help disposing of that bounty? Would love to try and spalt some elm, hickory & sweetgum.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

"I sleep all night and I work all day. I cut down trees, I skip and jump..."

Couldn't miss your Monty Python reference!

 

[The Penguin]

Thats awesome. Need some help disposing of that bounty? Would love to try and spalt some elm, hickory & sweetgum.

we might could work a deal, I can supply some wood if you give me some spalted pieces after the process is done.

have you checked into Dr. Robinson's method of spalting?

 

[jsolie]

"I sleep all night and I work all day. I cut down trees, I skip and jump..."

Couldn't miss your Monty Python reference!

Maybe his pressed wildflowers will show up in a custom cast pen?

Congrats on the bounty! Be sure to sleep all night so you can work all day. Any larches in the bunch?

 

[Donnie Kennedy]

Thats awesome. Need some help disposing of that bounty? Would love to try and spalt some elm, hickory & sweetgum.

we might could work a deal, I can supply some wood if you give me some spalted pieces after the process is done.

have you checked into Dr. Robinson's method of spalting?

I just throw my wood out into the woods or in my FIL's firewood rack about a year or so then remember it and reclaim it all nice and streaked with blackness

 

[BayouPenturner]

here in louisiana I pour dome beer in the sealed log and leave it in a shady area and the pecan and oak splat like crazy.