use for milled timber

[stevebullman]

i made this fence in my garden from douglas fir. i thought i'd share it because i think it might be a good thing to sell on to the more sentimental customer who feels bad about losing their trees. have it milled on site for them,stick up a fence and they have a nice reminder.
i stained it with boiled linseed oil to bring out the grain

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Nice work Steve!

 

[Phil]

Harvesting urban lumber is becoming a hot topic. A few questions for you though...Was that one tree that made that fence? What size was it/they? and also, what was the going rate on a port-a-mill operation to do that? It looks good, nice work

 

[Mangoes]

Spent a lot of time and effort pulling these out. Wasn't even my job! I subbed on the removal of this White Pine and the 'treeman' who got the job was going to dice it up into 16" pieces. /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Mangoes]

'nother

 

[Mangoes]

yet 'nother

 

[glens]

I'd have been awfully tempted to use that 066 in the first pic on 'em!

What did you end up doing with them?

 

[Steve Connally]

Where'd you get your log cart?

 

[Axman]

Hey Mangoes,

Did you pull that log out of that yard all by your lonesome?? If you did my hat is is off to you. I have never used one of those log arches, my experience with trying to move heavy objects around with tools that have small rubber tires is they press into the ground making pulling and pushing twice as hard as it needs to be. Putting plywood down for the wheels to run on makes it easier. Does that log arch press in or not????

Larry

 

[Mangoes]

There were 3 logs first 2 I pulled out myself. Last I needed back up for. On level turf it was dandy, I did find there were issues when I came across 5-10% grade, but I just slowed it down to the point where I just choked a wheel and 'wiggled' her out.

My dad took the lumber, to transport it I gave a competitor $100 cash to lift and carry with a 10 ton crane. I thought I got the better end of THAT deal.