Works Photos from the Redwoods

[rico]

Some Redwoods-

 

[Dr. Cornwallis]

Nothing special here, just some old-school tree work from the west coast.View attachment 46397 View attachment 46398 View attachment 46399 View attachment 46400 View attachment 46401 View attachment 46402 View attachment 46403 View attachment 46404 View attachment 46405

Very cool pics.


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[southsoundtree]

What do people use redwood for? I imagine siding for one. How strong is it for framing/ load-bearing?

Do you have a chainsaw slabber for your Lucas mill? Seems like a money maker.

Might get some work done with a local guy's Lucas/ slabber.

 

[southsoundtree]

How do you market slabs?

 

[D x D]

Great pics. Do you get much of ride when you drop a huge top like that? I would assume yes as all is relative, but since I will never be doing anything that big, I thought I would ask.

 

[poetmk]

Glad your enjoying the photo's! You usually don't get to much of a ride when in bigger wood, unless it's got a good head-lean, or you have a strong pull on it. One of the best ride I have had in a long while was taking a 100 foot top out of a 200 foot hard leaning Fir. I was in over 3 feet of wood, but man the thing loaded up!

Great photos But - why no head protection?

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[poetmk]

It's just how I was brought up. After 40+ years working in the woods, it has keep me safe, injury free, and productive! I realize it's not for everyone, but it works for me.

Fair enough...

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[RopeShield]

knock on wood

 

[ghostice]

Sorry I don't have pics but these remind me - many years ago on BC Ferries I picked up an early copy of Raincoast Chronicles - large format paperback/ magazine. These have some amazing stories/ drawings/ woodcuts etc. of early logging in BC (and perhaps Pacific NW) and some hair raising stories about logging trucks with no brakes etc. Absolutely fascinating.

http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/RaincoastChroniclesFirstFive
and
Raincoast Chronicles in http://www.harbourpublishing.com/browse.php

There are other stories about early life up and down the BC coast/ mail delivery by rowboat etc. too - it really frames life in a bygone time. Present day Ironman types think they are tough folk -Ha!

 

[southsoundtree]

whoa!

Too bad for the stitches.

 

[New2trees]

After seeing those pics, if you had posted you had to pull strands out of a new piece of climbing line to stitch your knee I might have believed it...Incredible shots of an incredible life.

PS Is the bus yours? Don't see too many of them anymore.

 

[rope-a-dope]

Damn. I wish my trees were that big. Just so that removing anything by hand was off the table. I'm feeling a deep urge to plan a trip to anywhere they grow like that.

 

[rope-a-dope]

Sign me up

 

[JD3000]

I have 3 legs too.

 

[Leroy]

 

[JeffGu]

I'm bracing myself for a barrage of "Tripod" and "Kickstand" references from you, Jason.