Let’s see some stumps

[Hinerman]

Maple

The only hard/sugar maple I ever cut was at Kevin's GTG. That stuff was awful; worst wood I have ever cut; I think I would rather split elm than cut sugar maple. We get a lot of silver maple here; totally different.

Is it horrible to mill too?

 

[Ketchup]

The only hard/sugar maple I ever cut was at Kevin's GTG. That stuff was awful; worst wood I have ever cut; I think I would rather split elm than cut sugar maple. We get a lot of silver maple here; totally different.

Is it horrible to mill too?

Sugar Maple makes excellent furniture grade lumber but it’s pretty tough to build with. I framed my Dad’s workshop in Sugar Maple. I probably bent 1 out of 3 nails I drove. We milled all that and it wasn’t too difficult to cut with a BSM. When I visit my dad he heckles me about all the bent nails and broken screws in his shop.

 

[afleetcommand]

I build 7 horse stalls with maple... milled. Chainsaw milled. It was like one of those "parent" stories where they went to school... in the snow...uphill both ways.

Had one of my kids with a rope on the dead end of the saw

BUT the funny part was we had a horse that was a cribber (chews everything wood ) .... UNTIL the hard maple stalls. Days of bloody teeth followed and then he stopped.

 

[davidwyby]

That back bar plunge/sweep I learned from @Loony661 works well, self feeds.

 

[Loony661]

That back bar plunge/sweep I learned from @Loony661 works well, self feeds.

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I’m glad you like it. I like letting the saw do the work for me - saves my energy that way.

 

[chiselbit]

 

[Squareground3691]

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She’s a biggin ,

 

[nbbt]

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Ya used wedges! ! ! Nice Hinge...

 

[Maintenance Chief]

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Thats how a stump should look!

 

[Sawdust Man]

 

[afleetcommand]

Here is a couple from a day or so ago

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Maintenance Chief]

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The MIGHTY OAK.

 

[davidwyby]

The MIGHTY OAK.

…brought low

 

[Loony661]

 

[Sawdust Man]

A few form yesterday...

 

[davidwyby]

ALAP

 

[afleetcommand]

 

[woodfarmer]

Nice clean beech butt.

 

[Loony661]