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Offline JEB

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cutting osage
« on: March 04, 2015, 07:49:12 pm »
Is getting old. Went back at it today for 6 hours.  We are cutting trees that are around  36" around. Not sure what is worse cutting and moving brush or splitting.  We are getting some staves with pretty nice growth rings.

We had a total of 12 trees in the 36" diameter to cut and we have 5 left.

Should make some nice bows down the road.
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Offline E. Jensen

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Re: cutting osage
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2015, 09:59:34 pm »
3ft diameter osage trees . . . . I feel so bad for you. ..  . . NOT!  How maybe can you get from that diameter?!  A lot I imagine.
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Offline sleek

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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2015, 11:02:48 pm »
How do you split those?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: cutting osage
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2015, 11:05:38 pm »
With lots of wedges and sweat  ;D   

We need some pictures!
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Offline JEB

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Re: cutting osage
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2015, 06:29:39 am »
What osage outlaw said.  We have been cutting and splitting in the cold and wind.  Yesterday it was  9 degrees.  We are giving up two of the trees to a guy that wants them for board wood.
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Offline RidgeRunner

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Re: cutting osage
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2015, 12:14:13 pm »
JEB: 
Cut the tops into Firewood.
Split it into 3" splits.
Let it dry for two years.
Best Firewood ever.

David
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: cutting osage
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2015, 12:30:11 pm »
Glad you and Les found some up here to cut Jon. Its not everywhere, that's for sure.
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Offline JEB

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Re: cutting osage
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2015, 09:29:50 am »
Pearl, Les is getting his osage the easy way. LOL  Given to him.  He isn't on the cut.  Mike Cook and I are doing the cutting. There is  a neighbor with a huge front end loader that comes over and leans the bucket on the tree so it falls right and not on the power lines.  He takes most of the fires wood for his outside wood burner.

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