Moving ironwood w/ Gator/crane

Ironwood · 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 · January 09, 2012, 10:18:53 PM

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

WDH · January 09, 2012, 10:21:17 PM

Ironwood as in Carpinus?

You are set up nice.

shelbycharger400 · 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 · 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 · January 10, 2012, 05:47:09 AM

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

Don

submarinesailor · January 10, 2012, 06:15:49 AM

Reid,

That is one beautiful chair. Nice work. 8) 8) 8)

Bruce

Ironwood · January 10, 2012, 06:45:19 AM

Thanks, I LOVE Iironwood, hopefully so does my wife :

Ironwood

WDH · January 10, 2012, 07:12:54 AM

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

thecfarm · 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 · January 10, 2012, 08:14:48 AM

That is a beautiful chair you have there.

Tom L · January 10, 2012, 08:40:09 AM

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

Magicman · January 10, 2012, 08:54:05 AM

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

chevytaHOE5674 · 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 · 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 · January 10, 2012, 04:26:27 PM

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

T Welsh · January 10, 2012, 05:42:56 PM

Ironwood,NICE!Tim

never finished · January 10, 2012, 05:55:11 PM

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

shelbycharger400 · 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 · January 10, 2012, 10:19:19 PM

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

WDH · January 10, 2012, 10:21:01 PM

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

Burlkraft · 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 :D

Beautiful job

Ironwood · 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 · January 13, 2012, 05:07:17 AM

Great looking chair.

SwampDonkey · 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. ;)