Yeah... If I cld ever get a job cutting with my skills:lol: I seriously doubt I'd ever quit before my heart did.
If I cld cut timber, I'd give up climbing in a heartbeat. :D
O.k. Jer I might have had a brainwave while reading this thread. I won't say "trans-continental," but then, inbreds will take what we can get. Here it is: why mess with the Coos Bay at all when we could just ream-out all the compression wood--like when you buck a big log whose top is in...
Thanks so much SouthSoundTree for the point about the 50". Good stuff.
Thanks tons Jerry for talking to me at all. It's like a ciber autograph.
Thanks Heaps Husky D for the excellent point about the generally beneficial results when putting in the back cut about trusting the face and just...
Thanks Willard: Really--to me--fascinating point about the insulative quality of the snowpack. I wonder: is the top part of the log much harder to save out because of the extreme cold, or is it easier because of the snow cushion?
Jerry: Sublime stump as always. Are you marking your corners...
Thanks guys. Good point about the regional differences Stig. I'd kill for the chance to see those Scandinavian hardwood forests. In one sense, those trees are every bit as big. C. S. Lewis said, "The architects tell us that nothing is big or small save by comparison." Gorgeous place you...
O.K...... Tis' a terrible thing when the gods quarrel. But... So far... Here's my hero-worship scorecard:
1) Jer. Your long-bar theory simply has to win the day, because you're stumps are almost prettier than a few girls I've seen.
2) Stig. Short bars rock, because your powerhead will...
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