The Official Work Pictures Thread

[August Hunicke]

Man, Willie's got to be the only guy in the world who uses 6"x6"'s to build a chicken coop. That thing could take a Black Oak falling on it.

I was thinking the same thing!
Willie has probably never even heard of Chuck Norris but I bet Chuck Norris watches him.

 

[Sgriff]

Last 12 pages were frikkn fabulous all!! Glad to be back in the house! its jist what i have to put up,nuthn special 😁

 

[Levi]

Great photos August.

Looks like a nasty job there Sgriff.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It sure looks better!

 

[August Hunicke]

Palm looks wayyyyy better.

 

[sotc]

Jew guys are funny. Free material, I'd never spend the kinda money for those posts or trusses for chickens!

 

[August Hunicke]

Admit it Willie...you've never heard of Chuck Noris.
You probably light ants on fire with a magnifying glass… At night.

 

[sotc]

Oh I've heard of him, wasn't he a cabbage patch kid?

 

[cory]

Sgriff, dumb question: all those little "scales" all over the trunk, is each one where a frond used to be attached and was then cut off leaving that flat side on the "scale?"

 

[August Hunicke]

Oh I've heard of him, wasn't he a cabbage patch kid?

Yep, thats him.

 

[Sgriff]

That's right Cory,where they protrude a lil further on the lower portion ,they probably just fell off or were pulled vs being cut. Needless to say the hacked 1/2 is from the power company guys.

 

[cory]

Cool, thanks. Good to learn about palms.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Willie had funny heroes when a kid.

 

[August Hunicke]

Willie's a hero's hero.

 

[pantheraba]

How do those fronds chip? Is palm too stringy?

Can you chip the trunk?

 

[Sgriff]

Date fronds chip a lil better than fan palms I think,both a bit stringy when the ends go through. You can definitely chip the trunk,up to about 16"-17" im guessing.its a toss up if it's actually worth it in the end.

They can definitely hold alot of water,that can prove to be an issue. Those canary island dates that have fat heavy trunks get loaded up %90 of the time,if the rounds get quartered they chip no problem.

 

[pantheraba]

Cool....thx

 

[flushcut]

Not from today but some of the stuff we have been doing There was about thirty feet above what's here.
Root ball anyone?

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Duct tape holds the hex-end star bit for the distributor (don't loose the bit into the engine compartment with the distributor off), and make it more grippy. Too hard to turn the socket, little room to move the ratchet. Spins by hand with the grip of the tape.


Before and after Japanese maple. A lot of dead wood, crowded growth, and the ends were headed back a lot to maintain clearance off the ground by the homeowner/ landscaper.

 

[BOTS]

Really nice job on that Japanese maple Sean!!

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

I really enjoy a good japanese maple pruning. A lot of small deadwood is snapped out with fingers, some snipping, a tiny bit with the hand saw.

So much more satisfying when people can appreciate your work as a positive thing, rather than removing a nuisance like an unwanted tree, or roof/ building clearance.

3 maples near the front door, 30 mature pears pruned, 33 3-year-old pears needing some structural pruning. Being along the driveway meant basically no drag, just lots of in and out of the truck.

Nice not to kill trees all the time.

 

[August Hunicke]

I like crawling around under the JM's too. It's quiet and rewarding, and safe.

 

[stig]

Nice not to kill trees all the time.

True that.
I pruned a Bee bee tree today, that was a first for me.
They can't grow outdoor here, but apparently no-one had told this one.
It was in fine fettle.

 

[August Hunicke]

Haha ^^ dang disobedient nature.

 

[RegC]

Nice work Sean. I prune a lot of trees, but cant say I enjoy the process that much. I'm glad they're not dead at the end, that's it.