davidwyby
Desert Beaver
One for @gf beranek maybe @stikine, @Burnham ?
East coast and west coast loggers/fallers are always arguing about the best methods. IMO, the reality is, the best method depends on the situation - the tree, the terrain, the wood fiber/value. One thought though is fiber pull out of the butt log. On the west coast, we humboldt for an even butt log, but we trim the fibers off the stump that came out of the log. Do the mills not care? Or is doug fir not that valuable? Back east, fiber pull costs $ out of veneer logs. What can we do to prevent fiber pull? Or, keep it on the stump side and not the log? Gutting the hinge and back cut height are part of it. Ah, I bet @stig knows.
PS - last night we did an overtime job on some downhole tools for a fella that was a choker setter in the Redwoods when Jerry was Documenting, small world...
East coast and west coast loggers/fallers are always arguing about the best methods. IMO, the reality is, the best method depends on the situation - the tree, the terrain, the wood fiber/value. One thought though is fiber pull out of the butt log. On the west coast, we humboldt for an even butt log, but we trim the fibers off the stump that came out of the log. Do the mills not care? Or is doug fir not that valuable? Back east, fiber pull costs $ out of veneer logs. What can we do to prevent fiber pull? Or, keep it on the stump side and not the log? Gutting the hinge and back cut height are part of it. Ah, I bet @stig knows.
PS - last night we did an overtime job on some downhole tools for a fella that was a choker setter in the Redwoods when Jerry was Documenting, small world...