Author Topic: A whack of Leland cypress. With pics. (Read 1127 times)

customsawyer · « **on:** February 08, 2012, 07:08:36 pm »

I had a customer drop off his trailer with 9 Leland Cypress logs last week.

They were from 8" dia. to 2" dia.

and they produced 139 bf of lumber at 5/8" thick. There was 3 logs in the 2-3" dia. that I did not cut. Don't ask why but I could not clamp them. This is the lumber that I got from them.

I just thought that some of you new guys would like to know what you have to look forward to.

red oaks lumber · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2012, 07:55:45 pm »

you da man

i knew why i listen to all your advice about sawing big timber, how do you do it jake?

i didn't know some of my customers had cosins in your part of america

now your just pattin your own back

Ianab · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2012, 08:40:52 pm »

Sort of a "mini-whack" there

They look even sillier lined up under a swingblade mill. At least you took care of them and they won't annoy anyone else

Ian

cypresskayaksllc · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2012, 08:43:41 pm »

I see you saved the best logs for last

WDH · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2012, 08:47:07 pm »

I don't feel so bad, now

. At least you did not tell him to come see me

.

I think that Ian has coined a new term, "mini-whack"

. I have cut a few mini-whacks in my time $:-\$ . I hope that you were not depending on payment from that job to buy supper, or you might have gone hungry

.

eastberkshirecustoms · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2012, 08:51:46 pm »

That's a shame to see them laying down like that

. I just planted some leylands for a privacy fence a couple of years ago and wish they were that big.

Magicman · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:03:22 pm »

All of those knots (limbs) and the name made me have to go to my tree book. Quote: "Leland (Leyland) Cypress is a naturally occurring hybrid of Monterey Cypress and Alaska Cedar, and the qualities inherited from it's parents---the vigorous growth rate of the first and the adaptable durability of the second---have made this tree unbeatable as a hedge conifer."

The FF teaches you something every day.

WDH · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:07:19 pm »

From the looks of them, they should stay hedge conifers

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Slingshot · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:09:17 pm »

Some of us sometimes get hold a few
highly valueable black walnut logs....

I had a nephew call the other day, said he had a neighbor that had some walnut
logs he wanted sawed up for his woodworking, been stored in a barn several years.
Of course I said bring em' on over. When He got there he said there was supposed
to be more, someone must have stolen most of them.

There were 2 like on the mill, 2 a little shorter, and 1 about 12inches by 7 feet.

Oh well, guess he can make some nice jewelry boxes.

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metalspinner · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:38:21 pm »

Magiman,
Leyland cypress are very popular hear as a fence row. "Neighborhood tree curtain" might be a better desciption.

We planted ours from one gallon pots with the trees only about 18" tall 6 years ago. They are now about 30' high. The diameter at the branch ends are only about 3' or so. Aside from privacy, the trees help quiet the busy highway our home is located on.

WDH · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:40:05 pm »

If you get low on lumber, you can saw some of them up! It has been done before

.

Magicman · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:49:50 pm »

But only if you can find a Jake with a chainsaw to split them first. Then they will fit on your sawmill. Ooops, they would fall through your trailer decking.

metalspinner · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:51:24 pm »

I would say the DBH of my logs would be about 4". Maybe I should say they are 12" in circumferance. That makes 'em sound bigger, don't it. Come to think of it, that's twice what some of Customsawyers were.

fishpharmer · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:58:44 pm »

Jake, I know your glad the customer didn't want the logs quarter sawn.

I got a load of Crepe Myrtle "logs" for you

Magicman · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2012, 10:56:12 pm »

James, you have been quiet lately. Welcome back to the land of the living.

paul case · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2012, 11:31:56 pm »

Quote from: Ianab on February 08, 2012, 08:40:52 pm

Sort of a "mini-whack" there

Ian

Is that the same as a paddy whack?

PC

LeeB · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2012, 11:44:39 pm »

I had a paddy whack when I was young. Those rubber sticks really hurt when they wrap around your head.

Ianab · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2012, 12:41:32 am »

I've sawn some only a little bigger than that

Built this simple computer desk, that Lil is still using today.

So yeah, if you can make a board out of it, you can use it.

Both of the parent species of the hybrid are good timber trees, so don't turn you nose up at Leyland logs if you come across some decent size ones.

Ian

customsawyer · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2012, 03:05:42 am »

I am glad that the customer only wanted the 5/8" thick as it really helped with the bf count. You guys are funny. I have never had so many replies so fast on a topic. Me is starting to think there is a few smarty pants on here.
The lumber looked nice. It seemed to resemble ERC in that it had high number of knots and it seemed fairly dry.
I just didn't want you guys to think I only do the big logs.

Meadows Miller · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2012, 07:30:23 am »

Gday

Jake thats some nice looking Cypress you got out of those logs Mate

I have not cut anything that small in years as we use to put it through the Kara Mill as it was pretty easy to get good posts outa quick Mate

I just cut about 2200 bft of Monterey Cypress on monday smallest log was about 11" on the small end biggest was about 2' but there are logs upto three in that job as there is about another 5000bft to go

just got to decide what into though Mate

Regards Chris

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