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That's the species, Ed. Very fragrant aroma wood as well, and takes on a beautiful sheen when worked. During better times, a good large tree fetched a king's ransom. Makes a great bathing tub.

Making up a peavy type tool to give more leverage, that is an excellent idea. Some hang ups tend to be borderline, I can move him a bit with my arms, but not enough to go over. The tool that you mention would remedy that situation. I pretty much work at my own pace at this job, there is time...

Cypress will always be a favored material over Pine here. Jap Cypress, "Hinoki", is primo wood, the best Cypress in the world. The only thing that Pine has over it, is that Cypress tends to grow straight here, and the Pine can have big curved sections, which is favored for some types of...

Embarrassed to say that the contract in this particular tract, calls for leaving the wood to rot once it's been bucked up into twelve foot sections. The market price for pine is way way down currently, relatively little new housing construction. Putting in roads to haul the timber wouldn't pay...

For sure you do notice the change in light when you stop to check it out.

Yeah, it's kind of a spacey experience to think that what you are doing now, will have an effect when they get to harvesting, fifty or sixty years hence. Unfortunately, I won't be around..... :(

Good thoughts...thanks. Just to clarify the job, it's sort of an endless one, walking through large tracts and leaving at least 5-7 meter spacing between the large pines, so that the much smaller limber yielding Cypress can better prosper. Last year they implemented a percentage of tax money...

This big tree thinning job I'm involved in, lots of scenarios coming up. Big trees in thick woods, its impossible not to get some...many, hung up, and determining lean....a lot of the trees you can't even see the upper portion clearly, how the limb spread is going to influence. Just have to...