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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #1020 on: May 01, 2013, 11:40:35 am »
Dropped that big poplar that was leaning toward my shop. Lots of chains, cables and a come-along needed to get it to fall the right way, couldn't be crushing any of Miss Glenda's flowers or bushes. I put the tree right between a couple of her favorite bushes.



Big tree;



Took all day to haul off the tree trunk and limbs;



This was the largest of two trunks, will drop the other one on Thursday.
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Offline hatcha

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« Reply #1021 on: May 01, 2013, 02:08:00 pm »
Put the finishing touches of Danish oil to a couple of bows.  Man it's tough waiting for them to dry fully...   ???
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Offline Shiloh

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« Reply #1022 on: May 01, 2013, 08:07:06 pm »
Went to the hardware store and picked up 2 boards, one for a bow to sell and another for myself. The red oak was good enough, with just a little run-off and good rings, but what I thought was maple turned out to be poplar.  >:( Someone needs to have a chat with the guy who did the stocking.
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Offline lesken2011

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« Reply #1023 on: May 01, 2013, 10:15:52 pm »
Looks like you need a helping hand, Eric. That looks like a big job!! ???
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Offline Roy

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #1024 on: May 01, 2013, 11:03:34 pm »
Big tree, Eric. But when ya gonna buy a good chain saw? :)
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Offline Olanigw (Pekane)

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« Reply #1025 on: May 02, 2013, 09:13:53 am »
Quote from: Shiloh on May 01, 2013, 08:07:06 pm
Went to the hardware store and picked up 2 boards, one for a bow to sell and another for myself. The red oak was good enough, with just a little run-off and good rings, but what I thought was maple turned out to be poplar.  >:( Someone needs to have a chat with the guy who did the stocking.
That will teach you to trust labels ;)  It's a losing battle trying to educate  many minimum wage retail employees on what they're putting on the shelves.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #1026 on: May 02, 2013, 01:52:48 pm »
Roy, the only chainsaw I could get that would be better than the one I have would be a BIGGER STIHL. My 029 has been running for the last 15 years without a hitch, probably has kept me out of trouble by only having an 18" bar. My wood cutting buddy and I found a patch of osage trees, arrow straight but over 24" in diameter, some were more like 48". My undersized chainsaw kept me from tackling one.
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Offline bubby

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« Reply #1027 on: May 02, 2013, 07:26:28 pm »
went out front and it was flooded, got a friggin' water leak, had to shut the sprinklers supply off and let it drain down try and fix it tomorrow gonna be in the 90s all week
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Offline YosemiteBen

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« Reply #1028 on: May 02, 2013, 09:38:33 pm »
Ya Bub - Hvae fun with that! ;D
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Offline Roy

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« Reply #1029 on: May 02, 2013, 11:33:21 pm »
Eric, I have the baddest chain saw in the world. But I'd walk right past a 24 to 48 inch Osage tree:) LOL
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Offline Olanigw (Pekane)

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« Reply #1030 on: May 04, 2013, 09:19:52 am »
Quote from: Eric Krewson on May 02, 2013, 01:52:48 pm
Roy, the only chainsaw I could get that would be better than the one I have would be a BIGGER STIHL. My 029 has been running for the last 15 years without a hitch, probably has kept me out of trouble by only having an 18" bar. My wood cutting buddy and I found a patch of osage trees, arrow straight but over 24" in diameter, some were more like 48". My undersized chainsaw kept me from tackling one.
Short bars are under rated.  My favorite saw was a Husqy 385 running a 20" bar.  Your Stihl could probably fell up to 28" trees with the right technique.
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Offline Roy

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #1031 on: May 04, 2013, 10:16:53 am »
Stihl makes a good saw, I had one. I have a Huskavarna now and it eats wood.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #1032 on: May 05, 2013, 01:34:01 pm »
I guess the real reason for my reluctance is I have more osage put back than I could use in two lifetimes, from back in my hale and hardy days when I was osage cutting crazy.
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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« Reply #1033 on: May 06, 2013, 01:24:33 am »
 I don't have osage or a chainsaw... got an axe, adze, and an hatchet:)
And a bow saw....
Worked on an elm bow, did some HW...
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Offline Paul F

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #1034 on: May 06, 2013, 10:18:23 pm »
Quote from: Eric Krewson on May 05, 2013, 01:34:01 pm
I guess the real reason for my reluctance is I have more osage put back than I could use in two lifetimes, from back in my hale and hardy days when I was osage cutting crazy.
So what you're really saying is you have enough to trade for all the stave's you want of the wood you can't get.  At least that's what Im reading.

Paul F.

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