Author Topic: Post yer' biggest log you sawed up! PICS PLEASE - here's mine (Read 5183 times)

woodbowl · « **on:** August 09, 2005, 09:56:57 pm »

Somehow I managed to cut this 40"+ Cypress on my WMlt40 with a scale that goes to 30".

Couldn't get by to make the first cut so I cut a notch with the chainsaw for the blade guides to clear, then shotgunned sawed it all the way around. I've also heared this called gunbarreling. What else have you heared it called?

End view of shotgunning cut.

This one looks kinda' like Michagan..................now don't it?

Got into a little Walnut the other day. It's a rare thing in these parts. About the only time you find Walnut in the North Florida area is when it is in an old home place yard...........and full of NAILS!

Jeff · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2005, 11:30:08 pm »

Well, here is my biggest log to date on my band mill.

Chet · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2005, 11:35:10 pm »

How did da Kool-Aid lube work on da pine pitch

Hammy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2005, 11:36:53 pm »

Hey is that Tom in the background hard at work?!?

Jeff · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2005, 11:41:02 pm »

Yep, thats Tom. He and I and a feeble winch got that log up there and we needed a break. Chet, I used very little lube and didnt have any pitch problems. Probably cause the log was two years old. I'll post some photos of the lumber tomorrow. I have some two by 20's or so that need to be edged.

DanG · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2005, 12:05:38 am »

Looks like Tom is hard at work, pushing over another'n for ya.

Furby · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2005, 02:01:02 am »

I was eyeballing the one Tom is working on as well.

UNCLEBUCK · « **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2005, 05:51:29 am »

32 diameter was my biggest and I had alot of flitches until I got 4 flat sides on it which was about 20"x 21" and I was tired and the pay off was to just be able to stand there and saw the whole thing into 1" boards . What a pile of lumber those big logs make . Thats big stuff you guys got sitting there

TN_man · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2005, 08:31:36 am »

Woodbowl,
I have heard it called "barrel" cutting. I guess because it makes look like the the barrel on some makes of guns. My son and I cut up a 52" sycamore for a fella last weekend. He is suppose to email me some pics but I have not gotten them yet. sorry.

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2005, 09:36:51 am »

This is why we built the Big Portable. Woodbowl could have made some serious tables with that log.

woodbowl · « **Reply #10 on:** August 10, 2005, 10:18:51 am »

Sure would have made some dandy tables Harold. Thing is, this customer only wants boards to side with and I can hear the money in his pocket jingle every time he steps around one of those logs. Got one over there bigger than that and I'll have to murder it as well. Maybe I can get some pics of the disecting in progress

Jeff · « **Reply #11 on:** August 10, 2005, 11:51:57 am »

I got some resawing to do yet, but should have all the 2 by 6s I need to build the roof syatem for a new 12 by 16 yard barn I want to build. Just think, it was only a Food-Mizer a couple days ago.

Gilman · « **Reply #12 on:** August 10, 2005, 11:55:54 am »

Jeff,
Looks like you could use some hydraulic loading arms to hold those slabs.

Is that a blade grinder in the background?

metalspinner · « **Reply #13 on:** August 10, 2005, 12:01:46 pm »

Tn-man,
Hang in there. I'm still tryin' to figure out this, umm...whatchamacallit...computer? Pics will come soon.

Gilman · « **Reply #14 on:** August 10, 2005, 12:04:41 pm »

Welcome Clegaux!

Interesting user name.

Looking forward to your pics.

woodbowl · « **Reply #15 on:** August 10, 2005, 01:16:41 pm »

I did manage to talk him into cutting a few 18" wide bourds though. It would have made 26" boards.

metalspinner · « **Reply #16 on:** August 10, 2005, 01:42:44 pm »

I think I got it!

Jeff · « **Reply #17 on:** August 10, 2005, 01:55:17 pm »

Quote from: Gilman on August 10, 2005, 11:55:54 am

Jeff,
Looks like you could use some hydraulic loading arms to hold those slabs.

Is that a blade grinder in the background?

Yes and Yes

TexasTimbers · « **Reply #18 on:** August 10, 2005, 01:55:31 pm »

clegaux,

I too was frustrated trying to post pics on this forum whereas on others I'd never had a problem. Hang in there it''ll come to you.
All I had to do was finally sit down long enough to play with it for an hour instead of getting frustrated and quitting.
Never quit!

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #19 on:** August 10, 2005, 01:56:23 pm »

Here's one of our biggest. It's an Oak.

We had a bigger Live Oak on there one time, but, we didn't take pics. Tom was visitin with us, at the Widder Woman's place. Maybe he has a pic

tnlogger · « **Reply #20 on:** August 10, 2005, 02:12:48 pm »

here's the pics clegaux was trying to get loaded

twostroke_blood · « **Reply #21 on:** August 10, 2005, 07:45:10 pm »

Here's mine

pigman · « **Reply #22 on:** August 10, 2005, 08:01:03 pm »

Looks like clegaux has his lumber wizzard looking for iron.

Keep sawing and he will find it.

woodbowl · « **Reply #23 on:** August 10, 2005, 09:25:39 pm »

Here's the one that's going to give me problems. 48" at the butt .Will have to whittle it down a bit just to get one cut off.

Ever seen bugs in Cypress? This is that ole' white Cypress DH. Not the good red heart like you pull out of the river and other places. It's big, it's pretty but it won't hold up in the weather like red heart will. Anybody have some info on the different types of Cypress?

TeenSwinger · « **Reply #24 on:** August 10, 2005, 09:58:04 pm »

Hey Chris,
You beat us to it. We just got the pics on email.

Hey pigman, That is my dad scanning the log for nails. We found a few.

Here is another view. We got some good lumber out of it, but unforunately there was some rot that had set in.

Daren · « **Reply #25 on:** August 10, 2005, 09:59:16 pm »

That is a nice one 2 stroke.

TexasTimbers · « **Reply #26 on:** August 11, 2005, 01:03:33 am »

This is my biggest so far - it started out as a 30ish" Live Oak, and after whittling on it, it ended up as you see it here as roughly 24" X 5/4 flitches. I have bigger logs waiting to be cut, but haven't got them on the mill yet ...

ARKANSAWYER · « **Reply #27 on:** August 11, 2005, 10:56:38 pm »

UNCLEBUCK · « **Reply #28 on:** August 11, 2005, 11:45:54 pm »

Holy smokes Teen Swinger thats not a log that things a DanG dance floor

BW_Williams · « **Reply #29 on:** August 12, 2005, 12:13:26 am »

DanG, thanks for the how to in "Behind the Forum", I've forgotten how to post pics

Here's my largest, 54" at the widest spot, milled right where she fell.

Got alot of lumber out of her, but some rot and of course nails!

At this point I was able to move it with a tractor, took it home, flipped it over and got a real nice slab out of it, still drying. BWW

woodbowl · « **Reply #30 on:** August 12, 2005, 12:32:32 am »

I finally got this wonker sided log on the mill. It was 48" at the widest point. Now making a notch so the blade guide will clear. BW.............your log sure looks a lot bigger than 54".

One more cut and the notch will be finished.

Now the blade guide will clear.

Barely able to get by. Made some very nice 20" boards.

UNCLEBUCK · « **Reply #31 on:** August 12, 2005, 12:36:21 am »

Its all impressive ! What good is a heavy old circle mill ? Must be for mass production of common logs . You guys are doing some cool stuff here !

Arthur · « **Reply #32 on:** August 12, 2005, 03:53:11 am »

Pics of Douglas Fir 48" and Red Rivergum in Victoria, Australia. The butt log needed the mill at full extention and sitting on blocks.

Milled longer but no camera at the time

submarinesailor · « **Reply #33 on:** August 12, 2005, 07:18:42 am »

Arky,

Wasn’t that the log that ate your leg? BTW, how is the leg?

Bruce/subsailor

BW_Williams · « **Reply #34 on:** August 12, 2005, 11:00:41 pm »

Woodbowl, you're correct, I should have said 54" across after chainsaw whitlin'. It was very fluted, never measured it across the widest part. Note the step in the 2nd pic, I walked right down that log (about a hundred times!) BWW

ARKANSAWYER · « **Reply #35 on:** August 12, 2005, 11:22:48 pm »

Some logs are just happy to be sawn on a WoodMizer. That was a natural stain on the bottom of the log. Yep that was the log that broke my leg and I am fine now. For a spell there I would be just walking along and it would go out and I would just fall down. People was beging to think I took up drinking.

woodbowl · « **Reply #36 on:** August 14, 2005, 11:24:46 pm »

Forgot about this one........... Deadhead Cypress, 40 + inches dia, Choctawhatchee river Fla. 2005.

fencerowphil (Phil L.) · « **Reply #37 on:** August 15, 2005, 04:09:17 pm »

This is not THE biggest, but it is sure the kind I like!

Time for that swingblade. If you are wondering, Yes I have cut these with the chainsaw mill.
And if your wondering, yes I do have brain damage.

PHil L.

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rvrdivr · « **Reply #38 on:** August 15, 2005, 05:14:15 pm »

Hey Woodbowl what part of FL are you from? My mill is set up in Branford.

Here is a 32" pecan I gathered from Lawtey Fl after it fell from one of the many hurricanes we had last fall.

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I ended up with a 21" wide cant.

woodbowl · « **Reply #39 on:** August 15, 2005, 05:32:48 pm »

rvrdivr,
I'm located in the panhandle close to where Fla, Ga and Ala come together. It sounds like you're way down south. Did you hit any nails in that pecan? It looks like a real good candidate for them.

fencerowphil (Phil L.) · « **Reply #40 on:** August 15, 2005, 05:46:56 pm »

That's some perdy Peecan!

Phil L.

FeltzE · « **Reply #41 on:** August 15, 2005, 07:02:20 pm »

Red Oak, not the biggest we've cut but near too it, we have had logs too heavy for the mizer to pick up or roll, resorted to using additional equipment to maneuver the log over on the mill. Joy...

submarinesailor · « **Reply #42 on:** August 16, 2005, 06:34:33 am »

That sure is a pretty red oak. What was the final BF total?

Bruce/subsailor

rvrdivr · « **Reply #43 on:** August 16, 2005, 12:03:45 pm »

All the Pecan I got was yard trees but so far no nails. I haven't cut it all up yet and its coming up on a year. The old saying is true...cut it soon after its cut down. It gets hard as nails if you don't.

Below is a red oak I got from my neighbor. Luckly I didn't have far to travel cause it destroyed my trailer. I had to replace 5 of the deck supports and one of the axles. The other axle still has a lean to it. I can't remember but I think it is over 40" in diameter. I am going to quarter this one.

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Dan_Shade · « **Reply #44 on:** August 16, 2005, 12:28:48 pm »

ouch, how did you load it to cause that kind of damage?

DanG · « **Reply #45 on:** August 16, 2005, 12:31:55 pm »

Holy Road Sparks, Batman!

That thing done a number on your trailer! Looks like the tail-light is ok. Maybe ya oughta put a new trailer on the front of it.

Gilman · « **Reply #46 on:** August 16, 2005, 01:35:50 pm »

DanG,

How'd you onload that monster? Looks like that log laughed at those wooden stakes too.

FeltzE · « **Reply #47 on:** August 16, 2005, 05:33:41 pm »

bruce,

That was a 10 ' by just over 36" oak, yield of 500 some odd feet, I don't remember exactly...

Found 3 monsters to take to Vass for the forestry / logging event that GaBoy is comming to visit over, with his swing blade to demo...

Better check for nails... hmmmm....

Eric

rvrdivr · « **Reply #48 on:** August 16, 2005, 06:35:29 pm »

We loaded it with a track hoe. The operator didn't listen when I said, easy

It also took out the rail and fender on the other side. I unloaded it by pulling it off. That also caused more damage

It's all fun and games aint it

Part_Timer · « **Reply #49 on:** August 16, 2005, 10:04:00 pm »

"A friend of mine says if it aint broke you ain't having enough fun". Looks like you had about more fun than you could handle

Opiki · « **Reply #50 on:** August 17, 2005, 05:39:28 am »

Heres a couple of pics of a Mac log we cut up not so long ago.
The photo is Barry a guy a worked with for a while before I bought my own mill

The next two are self explaining. Thanks for looking

Ps This is my first pic post I hope this has worked !!!

Opiki · « **Reply #51 on:** August 17, 2005, 05:41:30 am »

Sorry the pics are so amall I will have to try and read up and see how to get bigger pics on eh
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rvrdivr · « **Reply #52 on:** August 17, 2005, 08:31:16 am »

The pics may be small but I can tell that's one big mac daddy log!

tnlogger · « **Reply #53 on:** August 17, 2005, 11:02:49 am »

boy i love firefox

hit the zoom and got a real good look at them pics
that shore is a good looking stick a wood there

crtreedude · « **Reply #54 on:** August 17, 2005, 11:07:11 am »

I was just told about a 7' diameter Guanacaste that a guy bought - that I am going to see how much I buy off him of the slabs.

Yes, that is 7 FEET!

The guy who bought it is a furniture maker who is also making doors for us with our company's logo carved into them. They should be wonderful.

Ernie · « **Reply #55 on:** August 17, 2005, 02:57:16 pm »

Gene

I use Firefox, where do I find the Zoom?

Thanks

Ernie

Daren · « **Reply #56 on:** August 17, 2005, 10:32:17 pm »

Quote from: DanG on August 16, 2005, 12:31:55 pm

Holy Road Sparks, Batman! That thing done a number on your trailer! Looks like the tail-light is ok. Maybe ya oughta put a new trailer on the front of it.

I got a kick out of that

DanG, you are full of it.

BBTom · « **Reply #57 on:** August 18, 2005, 08:17:48 am »

Ernie,
Fire fox calls it text size-- hold the control key and tap the + key to increase the size. control and the - key to decrease size.

GareyD · « **Reply #58 on:** August 18, 2005, 09:06:35 am »

Ernie

There is also an extension called "image zoom"...place cursor on foto and right click...lotsa options for viewing smaller pix.

http://imagezoom.yellowgorilla.net/

tnlogger · « **Reply #59 on:** August 18, 2005, 10:26:54 am »

ernie gareyD bet me to that if you want extensions open the tools folder at the top of your browser and clinck on extensions then click on get more extensions to go to the web site .
there is more there then you could ever use

Jason_WI · « **Reply #60 on:** August 18, 2005, 12:00:47 pm »

Here is a white pine I sawed up a few years back:

Here is a closeup:

Jason

Shamus · « **Reply #61 on:** August 26, 2005, 09:44:34 pm »

Of course the biggest one slipped by the camera (typical fishin' story

), it were a 5 foot diameter western redcedar that was quartered by an excavator, putting it on end then pushing down with the bucket teeth. Just like Paul Bunyan splitting kindling. So far, this here cedar is the largest that happened to get caught in front of the lens.

About 34" at the butt, and 28" or so 12' later at the top. Those buttresses were hard to get much lumber from.

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Author Topic: Post yer' biggest log you sawed up! PICS PLEASE - here's mine (Read 5183 times)