what to do when it's too big

[Russianwolf]

What do you do when a log is too big to fit your mill?

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/features/0606_oow.wmv

From Popular Woodworking's Website. The tree is over 6 foot in diameter.

[TB Roye]

Hey

Pretty clean spliting/resawing. Someone new how to place the charges. Whatever works. Did not look like there was to much waste either.

Tom

[MilDoc]

Wonder if M80's would work on smaller logs ... sure save some time!

[drumpriest]

I'm not sure if that was cool, or sad. That was one heck of a tree!

[Russianwolf]

I'm not sure if that was cool, or sad. That was one heck of a tree!

Don't be sad. I found it by reading an article in the magazine. The story was that the author gets alot of lumber from residential trees that are otherwise heading for the dump. He got a call about this tree asking if he could harvest the lumber and make some tables on consignment. When he showed up the log was 10 foot in diameter at the branch crotch and over 6 foot at the base, too big for his milling equipment. They hacked off the branch crotch and found this guy who split it with black powder to "reasonable" size.

Now, the lumber is drying on it's way to becoming tables, etc. for the previous owner.

Yeah, it would have been great to get some 8 foot wide boards out of it, but most lumber mills won't even touch residential growth timber. Too much chance of imbedded metal to damage their blades.

[mater]

Hey

Pretty clean spliting/resawing. Someone new how to place the charges. Whatever works. Did not look like there was to much waste either.

Tom

If it was me I would have probably blown it to pieces.

[gabedad]

I once saw a company that uses big logs like that for bases to mega fancy tree houses