Broke in my new J-Red 2186 (pics)

miller1

I was asked if i wanted a bunch of wood, guy told me to cut anything that is down or dead, so i saw this 32" oak and asked him about it and he said ANYTHING down or dead. This was a great way to break in my new toy, J-Red 2186 w/28"bar & chain.

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Tom Forrest

What a great looking log...looks to be solid right from the core out to the bark.



What a pity you didn't mill the log...I can picture several potential projects that could come from such a log.

miller1

I agree but the guy that owns this has already cut up and burned one of these in a brush pile to get rid of it. I have no way to get it out of there or to mill it where it is, down a very steep 30' verticle drop incline, i can bearly get back out with my 4x4.

Tom Forrest

I hear what you're are saying...often the land owner wants an almost magic wand approach to clearing the log, and if you can't comply there is a lot of pressure put on you.

Probably best option would be to use something like an Alaskan chainsaw mill, easy enough to carry in and operate in situ.

I almost cried when I saw such a beautiful large log like that cut up into small pieces...here in Australia, if we get eucalypts (mountain ash excluded) that size or larger, it generally has begun to hollow out.

Eric Frei

I thought oak would be a little darker in the middle.

Hey, what's up with the regnans in Oz, crap to mill?

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miller1

My uncle is a buyer for a local logging company, he told me right now the logs are worth more as firewood than they are for lumber.

Tom Forrest

How about this for crazy...in Victoria, AUS, it is cheaper to get red gum chips, than plantation pine chips. Red gum being a hardwood, is hard work milling with a chainsaw mill, but the result is well worth it, particularly when you get it back into the workshop...polishes up superbly.

Was lucky enough to get my hands on some mahogany gum about 10 years ago, from a contractor who was removing them from a public park. Timing was critical, basically got to work just as the contractor and his team were finishing for the day but before it got dark. The timber otherwise would have been cut for firewood.

PS mahogany gum is very hard, a brown/red colour, and dulls all cutting edges within minutes. A challenging timber to work with.