Whether it’s a Boxelder or an ash, I’d be most concerned about hinge tear out. If you do plan on felling it whole, I’d make sure to counteract the lean with the estimated force necessary on a tag line. I would probably transfer the tensioned tag line onto a portawrap, so that someone could give...
It’s difficult to tell from the pictures, but this Oak had a crooked trunk because most of the branches were on one side (over the house, of course). The boards would warp so bad you’d cry.
I have turned some big bowls from green wood, but burls always crack if you don’t dry them first. My advice would be to dry the whole burl in one piece with the bark on. Forget about it for a few years. Then, if there are deep cracks, fill them with a mixture of bark from the same tree and epoxy...
It’s a very well written article. The first climber who inspired me, was in his 70’s. I believe he still helped lower income folks with their trees up into his 80’s!
By the time I arrived the locust had already descended and taken care of all the trees on the roads. Folks didn’t want trees cut off their houses until after the insurance adjusters had a chance to see it first. There was a lot of chaos, especially amongst the town leadership. I was able to get...
I’m thinking about making a trip up to the Burnsville area with water, food and essentials. Turns out one of my neighbor’s friends is an experienced EMT. I’m thinking he might be the perfect partner for the trip.
We only had a couple of trees go down in our yard because all the weak trees either snapped or blew over in the last storm. The highway was a real mess! There was a cutting crew that had a large white oak fall right on the tailgate of one truck trapping them in between a real mess. The crews...