Anyone know why this happened??

[PC tree]

They'll just be for logs, not nice trees really, self set ones.

[treequip]

They'll just be for logs, not nice trees really, self set ones.

 

Self splitting logs, how cool is that?

[PC tree]

Self splitting logs, how cool is that?

 

 

Great minds!! My Mrs said the same thing. :-)

[lgl]

scuse my ignorance, but if the particular piece of wood in question is going to be prone to splitting, will it be less prone on the mill rather than crosscutting?

 

What exactly do you mean?

[Steve Bullman]

If your felling Ash or Sycamore for the saw mill, its very important to leave it in as long a lengths as you can, cut it short and it could well "bang", which would seriously de value the timber.

 

What exactly do you mean?

 

In reference to skyhucks post

[Drew87]

In reference to skyhucks post

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[skyhuck]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

:confused1:

[treequip]

Great minds!! My Mrs said the same thing. :-)

 

I had a big dead elm pop on me once. It was so loud for a second I thought the tree had fallen in half, nearly pooped my pants

[slack ma girdle]

Its the shear plane, that allows the tree to flex in the wind. Sycamores particulary are prone to this, as others have said it is the tension being released. Always good to stop you from becomming complacient when it goes pop.

[skyhuck]

scuse my ignorance, but if the particular piece of wood in question is going to be prone to splitting, will it be less prone on the mill rather than crosscutting?

 

I think I good miller will cut the timber in such a way that the tension is removed.

 

I was simply passing on advice from a mill owner who was buying timber from me.

 

He was complaining that inexperienced cutters were ruining Ash by cutting it too short and it splitting.