The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

[bustedup]

If you run across any maple here, you know you are near an old house place. I have only cut 6 this year. Ya know...the grade goes as #4! I thought they would be pretty, these looked like a cross between a sycamore and a tuplelo...kinda ugly

When you say old house place......could it be that they been coppiced in past years???

 

[bustedup]

Hunh?

It a type of falling technique if ya look on you tube I think there a vid there

 

[twochains]

well in case you all haven't figured me out yet, I like playing with fire.
captain requesting permission to put a shot across the bow

:hmm3grin2orange: he hates me LOL!

 

[twochains]

When you say old house place......could it be that they been coppiced in past years???

Whats coppiced?

 

[bustedup]

you should be

Yep but gotta go somehow lol

 

[jrcat]

It a type of falling technique if ya look on you tube I think there a vid there

Ok. I have cut some of them just a PITA. Not worth much....blocking and tie logs ...about $1000 a load on a good day. Fire wood poles pay $900 a load lol.

 

[roberte]

It a type of falling technique if ya look on you tube I think there a vid there

Hunh
from websters:
the sound a faller makes when he misread the lead and its going backward

 

[jrcat]

Hard or "sugar" maple

Acer saccharum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[twochains]

roberte, you put in good day today?

 

[jrcat]

Hunh
from websters:
the sound a faller makes when he misread the lead and its going backward

I thought that was )*^&^(*^&)(*^()*^%$#&^*(&^!!!!

 

[bustedup]

Whats coppiced?

Old woodsmans technique used to harvest timber without actually totally falling it...something like taking of limbs or stems to promote new growth .......it is a craft really ....it was used before the days of clear fell and replant......kept the supply going if that makes any sense

 

[bustedup]

Hunh
from websters:
the sound a faller makes when he misread the lead and its going backward

It's a type of falling cut lol the Scandinavians use it on back leaners

 

[jrcat]

Old woodsmans technique used to harvest timber without actually totally falling it...something like taking of limbs or stems to promote new growth .......it is a craft really ....it was used before the days of clear fell and replant......kept the supply going if that makes any sense

In PA they have taken to clear cutting now only leaving "seed" trees that are usually 70' tall and blown over by a light breeze.

 

[roberte]

roberte, you put in good day today?

since coming to Washington from cali, every day is good.

 

[bustedup]

I thought that was )*^&^(*^&)(*^()*^%$#&^*(&^!!!!

followed by whistle blasts and meat wagon sirens lol

 

[twochains]

Is that where they are cut about half through and bet to the ground?

The maples you will see here will also usually be by Yuca's and Iris. I have a theory that the CCC's planted them when they were here in the 40's I think. Most seem about the same size. I saw a cluster of maples once...kind of odd, seemed to be in the middle of nowhere.

 

[jrcat]

since coming to Washington from cali, every day is good.

I thought washington doesnt like transplants lol

 

[roberte]

I thought that was )*^&^(*^&)(*^()*^%$#&^*(&^!!!!

I had to clean it for your protection.

Gologit might duck in here, umpkin2:

 

[bustedup]

Is that where they are cut about half through and bet to the ground?

The maples you will see here will also usually be by Yuca's and Iris. I have a theory that the CCC's planted them when they were here in the 40's I think. Most seem about the same size. I saw a cluster of maples once...kind of odd, seemed to be in the middle of nowhere.

No TC coppicing you actually fully cut .......I think what your thinking of is something hedge layers use ......that called pleaching lol

 

[twochains]

since coming to Washington from cali, every day is good.

I bet! I flew out to Olympia back in '92 and visited Evergreen University trying to get into their forestry program. I absolutely loved that huge open air fish market! Beautiful country out there. I wish I had a BMW GS1200 or a KTM Super Adventure...I'd ride out there and check it out again.