Big post oak

[Rebelduckman]

These are splits from a 50" post oak cut down 3 years ago.
This is what I got out of one 1/2 round. There was about 3 inches of punk on the outer out
edge I split off. What's left of the trunk is 10-12 ft. How much wood is there you reckon?

 

[osagebow]

Wow - that's huge for a post oak up here!

 

[Paulywalnut]

That's some nice looking oak. Dry as a bone I'll bet.

 

[Rebelduckman]

That's some nice looking oak. Dry as a bone I'll bet.

Would you believe after setting there 3 years its still 50%? Of course it's been in log form

 

[bobdog2o02]

Would you believe after setting there 3 years its still 50%? Of course it's been in log form

Yep. Same with a hickory I just worked 36" tree, laying the woods 3 years. 45%

 

[Applesister]

I have a Post Oak in that diameter on my property. Its a border tree on the fenceline between my property and my northern neighbor.
Theres 2 of them right next to each other. Ones Post Oak and the other Bur Oak.
And Im not in the natural range for either one of those trees.

 

[Applesister]

Can you post pics of woodgrain? closeups?

 

[Woody Stover]

Nice grab! That Oak heartwood will hold up for many, many years after the sapwood is long gone.

Can you post pics of woodgrain? closeups?

I've got a couple to take down on the edge of my SIL's yard; I'll post some pics. May not be for a while, though; Got some stuff to get first, that is already down. Rebduck, we need better pics; We want to feel like we're right there, looking at the wood.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Would you believe after setting there 3 years its still 50%? Of course it's been in log form

I do believe it though. Great when it is finally seasoned

 

[Rebelduckman]

Can you post pics of woodgrain? closeups?

Yea ill go snap a couple

 

[Rebelduckman]

 

[Rebelduckman]

Nice grab! That Oak heartwood will hold up for many, many years after the sapwood is long gone.
I've got a couple to take down on the edge of my SIL's yard; I'll post some pics. May not be for a while, though; Got some stuff to get first, that is already down. Rebduck, we need better pics; We want to feel like we're right there, looking at the wood.

Sorry hope these will work. My iPhone 4S broke so I'm using my old 3GS with the sucky camera

 

[bobdog2o02]

Sorry hope these will work. My iPhone 4S broke so I'm using my old 3GS with the sucky camera

That's ok, you said I-phone. Enough said.......
Sent from a Motorola Maxx

 

[Woody Stover]

hope these will work. My iPhone 4S broke so I'm using my old 3GS with the sucky camera

Those look good, a lot clearer. Maybe the cam moved on the first set. I can see Oak now.

 

[Rebelduckman]

That's ok, you said I-phone. Enough said.......
Sent from a Motorola Maxx

Ha, I'm bout ready to go a different route. Looking for a Samsung S2-S4. Bout Tired of dealing with apple.

 

[Applesister]

I think the problem is more to do with .jpeg than hardware.

 

[Applesister]

Although we wouldnt be doing all this photo sharing if we were standing around in darkrooms swirling kodak paper in trays of chemicals.

 

[BrotherBart]

Although we wouldnt be doing all this photo sharing if we were standing around in darkrooms swirling kodak paper in trays of chemicals.

Dipping a phone into developer, stop bath and fixer would be really messy.

 

[Woody Stover]

Dipping a phone into developer, stop bath and fixer would be really messy.

Were you a photo developer back in the day? Any way to post some cool old pics of yours?

 

[BrotherBart]

Were you a photo developer back in the day? Any way to post some cool old pics of yours?

Don't have any pics. When I was in high school I wanted to grow up to be a commercial photographer. Life took other directions.

My darkroom was in my closet.

 

[Woody Stover]

When I was in high school I wanted to grow up to be a commercial photographer.

What teenage lad wouldn't want to photograph naked women??