Yellowbeard
ArboristSite Operative
Got the opportunity to mill a big sycamore and finally ready to mill a big walnut I was working on last summer. I'll post pics.
Anyone got any experience with sycamore? Especially southern sycamore (Arkansas)? I was told that it wasn't worth milling by someone I don't necessarily believe. Was also told bugs would be a huge problem.
I made the cut shown and then it's going to get pulled down with a track hoe (for extra awesome, it's also going to get loaded for me with said hoe. And I now have an F-250 6.0 Diesel with which to haul giant stuff like this. Yay!). Plan to mill it along the wide direction where the two trunks are joined. Should gets some pretty good stuff about 8-10'X4' or so with a crotch on one end. Interested in what the grain of the conjoined parts will look like.
As always, any advice very appreciated.
Thank in advance!
Anyone got any experience with sycamore? Especially southern sycamore (Arkansas)? I was told that it wasn't worth milling by someone I don't necessarily believe. Was also told bugs would be a huge problem.
I made the cut shown and then it's going to get pulled down with a track hoe (for extra awesome, it's also going to get loaded for me with said hoe. And I now have an F-250 6.0 Diesel with which to haul giant stuff like this. Yay!). Plan to mill it along the wide direction where the two trunks are joined. Should gets some pretty good stuff about 8-10'X4' or so with a crotch on one end. Interested in what the grain of the conjoined parts will look like.
As always, any advice very appreciated.
Thank in advance!