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[THEPARTYHOUND]

Doug Fir is the best wood we have around here for firewood. It is best split with a splitter, lots of knots and such, but it burns the best out of everything locally available.

 

[Oldpath05]

Guess my son has his mill dialed in, he brought this 3/8 cedar shingle over this afternoon, looks good to me..........



Now for the commercial>>>>>>> ckshingle.com

 

[s219]

That is a nice looking shingle!

 

[Creamer]

Just take your time and drop them.

Agreed. It is better to get them down than to let them choose their time. Just use common sense and good techniques and you will be fine.

As for dropping a tree where you want it - yeah that is a great feeling of accomplishment especially a large one. Makes you respect how big and powerful they are.

 

[goeduck]

Agreed. It is better to get them down than to let them choose their time. Just use common sense and good techniques and you will be fine.

As for dropping a tree where you want it - yeah that is a great feeling of accomplishment especially a large one. Makes you respect how big and powerful they are.

I talked to the neighbor about the dangers of a dead tree of that size. The wife offered $500 to have a professional come in and limb and drop or whatever the guy thinks. The neighbors are super good people and I told her I would take her up on the offer. I do not want the wood until we get through our rainy spring. The big one is the one I am most interested in. It might lay on the ground for a few months and I would rather it not sop up ground moisture.

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

I talked to the neighbor about the dangers of a dead tree of that size. The wife offered $500 to have a professional come in and limb and drop or whatever the guy thinks. The neighbors are super good people and I told her I would take her up on the offer. I do not want the wood until we get through our rainy spring. The big one is the one I am most interested in. It might lay on the ground for a few months and I would rather it not sop up ground moisture.

...Could be grounds for man card removal.

 

[dasranger]

Best beer in the "normal" isle.

For sure. And the “non-normal,” I assume you mean the “craft” beers, I call them, “Dark, syrupy, one-and-done, where’s the bottle opener” type beers.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Guess my son has his mill dialed in, he brought this 3/8 cedar shingle over this afternoon, looks good to me..........

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Now for the commercial>>>>>>> ckshingle.com

That is indeed a nice shingle. If you like the looks of cedar shingles his web page photos speak for themselves. Looks like Maine all over to me. Back in the day when I was a working man and aluminum and vinyl siding were pretty new we put on way more cedar shingles and clapboards than aluminum or vinyl. Not so anymore I guess - to bad too.

Does he cut his own cedar logs or buy them? If he buys them I wonder what his specs are??

gg

 

[Oldpath05]

That is indeed a nice shingle. If you like the looks of cedar shingles his web page photos speak for themselves. Looks like Maine all over to me. Back in the day when I was a working man and aluminum and vinyl siding were pretty new we put on way more cedar shingles and clapboards than aluminum or vinyl. Not so anymore I guess - to bad too.

Does he cut his own cedar logs or buy them? If he buys them I wonder what his specs are??

gg

He's constantly trying to find and buy the hard to find eastern white cedar, he likes 8'6" the best but will take 52" or tree length topped at 7" and likes not having to much center rot, so that's why cedar is hard to find. For what he pays, it's best to email him.

 

[Gordon Gould]

He's constantly trying to find and buy the hard to find eastern white cedar, he likes 8'6" the best but will take 52" or tree length topped at 7" and likes not having to much center rot, so that's why cedar is hard to find. For what he pays, it's best to email him.

Thanks OldPath. As far as I know I only have 3 cedar trees on this place - so none to sell. I was just curious what a shingle maker would require for efficient operation of the mill.

gg