Hi Guys, I always enjoy reading a little about the folks I deal with online. Whether it's a view of their shop, family, pet, whatever....you can get a good idea of what someone's about by seeing a few pics. After all, a pic is worth a thousand words..give or take a few.
Sooo.......since you're here, you might skim a few of the pics below and see who you're dealin' with. Gotta warn ya, it ain't pretty.
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Yeah, that's me whackin' on a redwood burl with my Stihl 044. A great little saw, still have it and it's going strong. This rootball used to have a couple redwood second growth suckers growing on it. One to the right of the pic, about 3 feet tall and another smaller one about 2 feet in front of me. The suckers were large enough to make logs, the stump was dug up and skidded to a landing where I'm working on it. This burl was located near the Coast and west of Santa Rosa.
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Below is my favorite toy......my Woodmizer LT10. Smallest mizer that they make. Can cut an eleven foot long log up to about 26-28" wide.....depending on how desperate I get or the value of the wood. A little chainsaw work in the right places can do a world of good on oversized pieces. I also have an Alaska Mill to break down larger logs....I either rip 'em lengthwise or slab 'em with the Alaska mill. Below pic is just a little doug fir log...some black oak next to the wall.
Below is my favorite toy......my Woodmizer LT10. Smallest mizer that they make. Can cut an eleven foot long log up to about 26-28" wide.....depending on how desperate I get or the value of the wood. A little chainsaw work in the right places can do a world of good on oversized pieces. I also have an Alaska Mill to break down larger logs....I either rip 'em lengthwise or slab 'em with the Alaska mill. Below pic is just a little doug fir log...some black oak next to the wall.
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Below is the Cat 966C loader that I owned a few years back when I was logging for myself. A very versatile machine.
Below is the Cat 966C loader that I owned a few years back when I was logging for myself. A very versatile machine.
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Petroglyphs?....made by ancient civilizations? You be the judge......all I can say is there is a story there and once in a while you just gotta play a little. In this case, it appears that there's a hammer in the pic.....hmmmm......wonder where that came from.
Petroglyphs?....made by ancient civilizations? You be the judge......all I can say is there is a story there and once in a while you just gotta play a little. In this case, it appears that there's a hammer in the pic.....hmmmm......wonder where that came from.
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Pacific big leaf maple burl on the Mizer......some of this wood is on the Maple Page as we speak..er..type.
Pacific big leaf maple burl on the Mizer......some of this wood is on the Maple Page as we speak..er..type.
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Below, Redwood burl stump/root ball. Only pics I have of that stump were taken when my camera was on Manual instead of Autofocus.....still kicking myself on that one. : ( Weighed close to a ton......had to haul it 150 miles home.....didn't break any speed records but made it. Some of this wood is on line now. Very hard and dense wood with some burl and really swirled grain.
Below, Redwood burl stump/root ball. Only pics I have of that stump were taken when my camera was on Manual instead of Autofocus.....still kicking myself on that one. : ( Weighed close to a ton......had to haul it 150 miles home.....didn't break any speed records but made it. Some of this wood is on line now. Very hard and dense wood with some burl and really swirled grain.
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Below, about to load the maple burl that's two pics above this one. Lift the blade, back the pickup under it, take the chains off and good to go. That burl probably weighs 3 to400 lbs. Very green, very wet,......but it's mine, all mine....... ; )
Below, about to load the maple burl that's two pics above this one. Lift the blade, back the pickup under it, take the chains off and good to go. That burl probably weighs 3 to400 lbs. Very green, very wet,......but it's mine, all mine....... ; )
Pretty much all I have time for now........maybe a few more later.....thanks for looking (that is, if you're here)..... ; )
