Let’s see some stumps

[Loony661]

This is a White Oak that I cut yesterday in a valley pasture area. Total diameter at the cut was approx 18”... Very tight growth rings, and also a very old tree for these parts!

If growth rings truly indicate years of age, then if you count back 90-100 rings, you can see where the rings get very tight together, which would approximately be the same time as the drought years of the “dust bowl”... Blows my mind! Honored to be able to cut such old timber - if only it could tell me some stories!

 

[Wolverine]

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This is a White Oak that I cut yesterday in a valley pasture area. Total diameter at the cut was approx 18”... Very tight growth rings, and also a very old tree for these parts!

If growth rings truly indicate years of age, then if you count back 90-100 rings, you can see where the rings get very tight together, which would approximately be the same time as the drought years of the “dust bowl”... Blows my mind! Honored to be able to cut such old timber - if only it could tell me some stories!

That's cool. I'd love to see what it looks like 1/4 sawn.

 

[davidwyby]

Open block face helped this euc hinge

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Open block face helped this euc hinge

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Sometimes it's the best way to get it to ride the stump.

 

[Sierra_rider]

Vids from last week, I've since done version 2 of this saw and I think it will pull a bit better.

 

[Sierra_rider]

 

[Sierra_rider]

This one had a heavy back lean...I shot a line in it, but didn't quite get my pull line where I wanted it. I was sweating a bit over this one, but it went over fairly easily.

 

[maulhead]

Not mine, saw this last summer on a road trip through western Kansas.

There was 6 or 7 stumps like this, county or city workers were cutting the trees down.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Not mine, saw this last summer on a road trip through western Kansas.

There was 6 or 7 stumps like this, county or city workers were cutting the trees down.



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The dreaded slooping back cut.

 

[Loony661]

Not mine, saw this last summer on a road trip through western Kansas.

There was 6 or 7 stumps like this, county or city workers were cutting the trees down.



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That gives me the shivers...

 

[kurtz]

One of the bigger ones I’ve dropped. I believe it’s a black ash.

 

[chiselbit]

One of the bigger ones I’ve dropped. I believe it’s a black ash.

Late night tree fallin?

 

[Dustin4185]

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This is a White Oak that I cut yesterday in a valley pasture area. Total diameter at the cut was approx 18”... Very tight growth rings, and also a very old tree for these parts!

If growth rings truly indicate years of age, then if you count back 90-100 rings, you can see where the rings get very tight together, which would approximately be the same time as the drought years of the “dust bowl”... Blows my mind! Honored to be able to cut such old timber - if only it could tell me some stories!

I have a friend whose wife is a Dedroclimatologists. Ultimately she studies trees and looks at weather patterns in the past. He is a forester and she is a super forester, lol. It is interesting to see her research and tie major weather events together.

 

[kurtz]

Late night tree fallin?

Yeah. It’s the only time I can get out there lately unfortunately.

 

[cus_deluxe]

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This is a White Oak that I cut yesterday in a valley pasture area. Total diameter at the cut was approx 18”... Very tight growth rings, and also a very old tree for these parts!

If growth rings truly indicate years of age, then if you count back 90-100 rings, you can see where the rings get very tight together, which would approximately be the same time as the drought years of the “dust bowl”... Blows my mind! Honored to be able to cut such old timber - if only it could tell me some stories!

yep growth rings are very accurate way to determine years. the rings develop through seasonal changes in growth rate. summer time bigger cells, winter time small cells. the contrast between sizes is what you are seeing in a growth ring.

 

[Loony661]

I have a friend whose wife is a Dedroclimatologists. Ultimately she studies trees and looks at weather patterns in the past. He is a forester and she is a super forester, lol. It is interesting to see her research and tie major weather events together.

Sounds very interesting!

 

[davidwyby]

I saw some Chinese imported arsty cookie junk while shopping for my wife. The growth rings were like 3/4” wide. ??? They must be growing them fast somehow.

 

[Loony661]

I saw some Chinese imported arsty cookie junk while shopping for my wife. The growth rings were like 3/4” wide. ??? They must be growing them fast somehow.

Sounds weak.

 

[mrmoneywood]

*Not my stumps. I was in Missouri cutting black walnut recently and the guy I was cutting for swears this is the only proper way to cut walnut. Anyone else ever seen this? He was boomeranging bars all day long

 

[Gullet]

Cant tell what is front or back on the stump, but looks like there was a buncho plunge cutting going on one side?