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Offline Post Oakie

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Big old sycamore
« on: December 11, 2013, 01:18:33 PM »
I cut some pretty good-sized sycamore logs a few weeks ago.  They were under a sand bar on the Missouri River and were carbon dated between 400 and 650 years old.  All I could manage was the "smaller" pieces under 3' diameter.  Larger pieces were over 5' diameter, 60' to the first branch, and still connected to the root ball! I'm going to have to work something out to cut them, possibly quartering them with a chain saw.  I don't usually cut on shares, but I was glad to bring some of the lumber home with me from this job.  This job pushed he Norwood portable sawmill around a fair bit, especially since we used a loader to load and turn the logs, but the mill held up well.






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Offline chopperdr47

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Re: Big old sycamore
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2013, 05:30:45 PM »
How did the the wood turn out? Would love to see some pics of the finished product.
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Offline Kirk Allen

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Re: Big old sycamore
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2013, 02:12:03 PM »
I wonder who did the carbon dating?  That had to be expensive. 

I assume you quarter sawed it?
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Offline SDB777

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Re: Big old sycamore
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2013, 05:01:18 PM »
I would think doing a quartersawn technic wouldn't work well using the Norwood with this size log?  What is the maximum thickness the Norwood can cut?

How does someone find a way to get carbon dating done?


BTW, I second the 'we need flitch photo's!!!  Don't hold out!!!!




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Offline Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner"

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Re: Big old sycamore
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2014, 10:16:18 PM »
Nice stick of wood.
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