Author Topic: Moving ironwood w/ Gator/crane (Read 963 times)

Ironwood · « **on:** January 09, 2012, 07:59:21 pm »

Just wanted to share todays bounty. About 5000 lbs ironwood for a job in the City. This is waaay more than I need, but about 3/4 of it is for inventory. One of my clients gives me cart-blanche with there place, anything I need, help myself. We have a relationship spanning 13 years and are very close and I care for their place as if it were my own. So, I cut haul, many of these pics are individual loads, run them back and use the crane to sling onto truck, then repeat. It was a BEAUTIFUL day here, pushing 50 degrees, and sunny. It is a wonderful place, about 1000 acres.

Autocar · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2012, 10:18:53 pm »

What do you make out of those poles $:-\$ ?

WDH · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2012, 10:21:17 pm »

Ironwood as in Carpinus?

You are set up nice.

shelbycharger400 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2012, 10:24:15 pm »

autocar, i made handrails from ironwood, at mothers lake house. carved and sanded...aged so it green'd and brownded., then carved more and lightly sanded. oil poly on them now. harder than a rock!

Ironwood · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2012, 10:28:26 pm »

Peeled and then used for furniture, or just along a wall cause they look SO cool. These will be along a 20' wall in a resturant entry in downtown Pittsburgh. American Hornbeam, Musclewood (slang), Blue Beech, Or "coolest maximus woodius"

Don K · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2012, 05:47:09 am »

beautiful chair. The wood flows with the oddity of the frame.

Don

submarinesailor · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2012, 06:15:49 am »

Reid,

That is one beautiful chair. Nice work.

Bruce

Ironwood · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2012, 06:45:19 am »

Thanks, I LOVE Iironwood, hopefully so does my wife

Ironwood

WDH · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2012, 07:12:54 am »

Most excellent. The quality of your photographs is as good as the piece. Very professional.

thecfarm · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2012, 07:17:22 am »

Nice set up you have to get the wood out. Much easier than a trailer to get around the woods. Really like the chair.

JohnG28 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2012, 08:14:48 am »

That is a beautiful chair you have there.

Tom L · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2012, 08:40:09 am »

that is some super work, I like the chair and the boom trailer.

Magicman · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2012, 08:54:05 am »

That is indeed beautiful craftsmanship. What a way to use what is usually a "junker" tree.

chevytaHOE5674 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2012, 09:26:59 am »

Nice looking chair.

You have Carpinus caroliniana and call it ironwood. UP here we have Ostrya virginiana and call that ironwood. Those darn common names can get you into trouble.

Ironwood · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2012, 12:57:17 pm »

Thanks guys, NOW i am going to start the three days of pressure washing

Good new is that it is still around 45-50.

Ironwood

Autocar · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2012, 04:26:27 pm »

What a beautiful chair ! And the workmanship is just great,thanks for scharing your pictures.

T Welsh · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2012, 05:42:56 pm »

Ironwood,NICE!Tim

never finished · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2012, 05:55:11 pm »

I can only carpenter a little. That's ART!!!

shelbycharger400 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2012, 08:53:53 pm »

all the ironwood around here, (alexandria mn that is) is hollow by the time its 6 in dia.

tyb525 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2012, 10:19:19 pm »

We have both species of ironwood around here, hornbeam and hop-hornbeam

WDH · « **Reply #20 on:** January 10, 2012, 10:21:01 pm »

They are kissing cousins, but the bark is very different.

Burlkraft · « **Reply #21 on:** January 10, 2012, 10:29:35 pm »

Awesome chair Reid

I have had thoughts about chairs like that....well chairs in general....and they never seem to get any further than my mind

Beautiful job

Ironwood · « **Reply #22 on:** January 11, 2012, 07:15:11 pm »

Thanks guys,

Update: 4 trees cleaned and hour, that is about a WEEKS worth of peeling

Ironwood

customsawyer · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2012, 05:07:17 am »

Great looking chair.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2012, 06:12:34 am »

As I said before, it's amazing what can be made from shrub wood. Nice work there.

Looks like blue-beech. Ironwood is O. virginiana up north. Just saying.

Ironwood · « **Reply #25 on:** January 13, 2012, 07:36:25 pm »

Thanks guys, here is one with the bark on, with gum stained cherry.

Everything is frozen solid here now, 15 degrees.

Ironwood

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #26 on:** January 13, 2012, 07:47:09 pm »

Never seen Cherry that didn't have a few gum streaks.

Ironwood · « **Reply #27 on:** January 13, 2012, 07:54:06 pm »

Consistant gum stain is TOUGH to find

Ironwood

Magicman · « **Reply #28 on:** January 13, 2012, 08:08:36 pm »

That is beautiful and also very interesting. How are the seats and backs attached.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #29 on:** January 13, 2012, 08:31:24 pm »

Yes, that no doubt has lots of gum.

Ironwood · « **Reply #30 on:** January 13, 2012, 10:15:23 pm »

Backs and bottom slats are prefinished (individually) and then appplied after the frame is built and assembled and finished. There are no flat surfaces other than where they are mating, and everything is sculpted (backs of the backs, and bottom of the bottoms, even the edges were slats mate, look closely at the walnut chair picture of the back, the sheen shows sculpting). It took about ten years of evolution to figure this out. I have it saved for my children (should they ever decide to pursue the trade in my absence

as in death). It is somewhat propreitary. I suppose you could reverse engineer parts of it, but some is "lost" in the process and not obvious. It is both mechanical and adhesive based, no fasteners (screws) and no evidence of screws or such having been there (no wood puddy either)

Sorry, not really an answer but it is fun to watch someone really study one who is a "builder" type personality.

Ironwood

jueston · « **Reply #31 on:** January 13, 2012, 11:08:57 pm »

i must have stared at that picture for 20 minutes trying to figure out how it’s held together… then I read that, and it seems to me the only thing to do is take you prisoner, brainwash you, and get you to spill the beans….

WDH · « **Reply #32 on:** January 13, 2012, 11:41:03 pm »

Instead of the water torture, use the grits torture. Since, he is from PA, that will break him in no time

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Magicman · « **Reply #33 on:** January 14, 2012, 07:28:37 am »

Yup, keep them from him. No grits for you until you talk.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #34 on:** January 14, 2012, 08:53:50 am »

I could tell the world of all my secrets and have no worries I would loose any $$ opportunities.

mikerat · « **Reply #35 on:** January 14, 2012, 08:57:47 pm »

every bit as good as a Maloof or Morris, your the guy we all want to be or maybe just me!

Mike

Ironwood · « **Reply #36 on:** January 15, 2012, 10:36:16 am »

I have been blessed to see many great builders works over the years. I even met a few, Sam Maloof included, about a year before he died. I have A LOT of regard for original works by many of the great builders of our time. They are/ and have been gracious. I am inspired. I am ALSO envious of working with wood were natural edges don't constrain you, as in Sam's chair legs. I need to preselect for the geometry, and then work within those constraints. When striving for comfort as the primary goal, aesthetics a close second

Ironwood · « **Reply #37 on:** January 15, 2012, 10:38:54 am »

Sorry about that, my phone was acting weird trying to finish that post, I am out of town.

Thanks for all the compliments guys. Here is a "short " wall of ironwood, picture doesnt do it justice, once the lights are out and the can lights highlight/wash down the undulating surface, it ROCKS. My flash flooded too much light into the picture. Also, there is black polished stone in the lower trough once completed. The current job will be similar but 3x's as long and 3 foot taller.

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Ironwood

shelbycharger400 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 28, 2012, 01:41:57 pm »

NIce orbs!
is that floor cut stone or wood? Im thinking i will have to follow this post for a while

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Author Topic: Moving ironwood w/ Gator/crane (Read 963 times)