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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: JEB on March 04, 2015, 07:49:12 pm

Title: cutting osage
Post by: JEB on March 04, 2015, 07:49:12 pm

Is getting old. Went back at it today for 6 hours.  We are cutting trees that are around  36" around. Not sure what is worse cutting and moving brush or splitting.  We are getting some staves with pretty nice growth rings.

We had a total of 12 trees in the 36" diameter to cut and we have 5 left.

Should make some nice bows down the road.

Title: Re: cutting osage
Post by: E. Jensen on March 04, 2015, 09:59:34 pm

3ft diameter osage trees . . . . I feel so bad for you. ..  . . NOT!  How maybe can you get from that diameter?!  A lot I imagine.

Title: Re: cutting osage
Post by: sleek on March 04, 2015, 11:02:48 pm

How do you split those?

Title: Re: cutting osage
Post by: osage outlaw on March 04, 2015, 11:05:38 pm

With lots of wedges and sweat  ;D   

We need some pictures!

Title: Re: cutting osage
Post by: JEB on March 05, 2015, 06:29:39 am

What osage outlaw said.  We have been cutting and splitting in the cold and wind.  Yesterday it was  9 degrees.  We are giving up two of the trees to a guy that wants them for board wood.

Title: Re: cutting osage
Post by: RidgeRunner on March 06, 2015, 12:14:13 pm

JEB: 
Cut the tops into Firewood.
Split it into 3" splits.
Let it dry for two years.
Best Firewood ever.

David

Title: Re: cutting osage
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 06, 2015, 12:30:11 pm

Glad you and Les found some up here to cut Jon. Its not everywhere, that's for sure.

Title: Re: cutting osage
Post by: JEB on March 07, 2015, 09:29:50 am

Pearl, Les is getting his osage the easy way. LOL  Given to him.  He isn't on the cut.  Mike Cook and I are doing the cutting. There is  a neighbor with a huge front end loader that comes over and leans the bucket on the tree so it falls right and not on the power lines.  He takes most of the fires wood for his outside wood burner.