Here are my targets for tomorrow's cutting, two trees that grew together. Once they died, it opened up the sunlight for the little white pines to grow. Now the double tree has tipped over and it's time for me to cut it up.
Pic one is the overall scene:
Pic two is a closeup (saw laying under trees for perspective):
I will start by cutting the upper tree off about three or four feet from the butt, after I trim a few of the white pine branches out of the way. That will give me plenty of room to back up as needed. Once that tree is on the ground, then I will cut the lower one. Hardest part is going to be having room to split and then getting the wood out of there.
On another note, this afternoon I cut the old handle off of my maul and put a new one on. It was getting loose enough that I could feel a slight movement when swinging it, and I didn't like that. Kept thinking I was hitting overhead branches with it. Got a stiff neck from looking up all the time! I almost couldn’t bear to cut it off with my eyes open, that handle has been on it for over 25 years and the maul is one of my most prized possessions, but I had to open my eyes to keep from cutting my fingers off with the hacksaw. The old handle was fiberglass, the new one is a wooden. I don’t know if it’s hickory or ash or what, just said hardwood on the sticker but that could mean anything. It also is a curved handle, not straight. I hope it works as good as the old one and lasts half as long. If not, I’ll cut it off and buy another until I find one I like as well as the old one.
Pic one is the overall scene:
Pic two is a closeup (saw laying under trees for perspective):
I will start by cutting the upper tree off about three or four feet from the butt, after I trim a few of the white pine branches out of the way. That will give me plenty of room to back up as needed. Once that tree is on the ground, then I will cut the lower one. Hardest part is going to be having room to split and then getting the wood out of there.
On another note, this afternoon I cut the old handle off of my maul and put a new one on. It was getting loose enough that I could feel a slight movement when swinging it, and I didn't like that. Kept thinking I was hitting overhead branches with it. Got a stiff neck from looking up all the time! I almost couldn’t bear to cut it off with my eyes open, that handle has been on it for over 25 years and the maul is one of my most prized possessions, but I had to open my eyes to keep from cutting my fingers off with the hacksaw. The old handle was fiberglass, the new one is a wooden. I don’t know if it’s hickory or ash or what, just said hardwood on the sticker but that could mean anything. It also is a curved handle, not straight. I hope it works as good as the old one and lasts half as long. If not, I’ll cut it off and buy another until I find one I like as well as the old one.
. BTW Quads, beautiful place you have there - I love cutting wood surrounded by snow.
