Tricky little spot

[Sigidi]

Yesterday went off up the road to Belli Park near Eumundi. Slicing up some logs in a backyard. Was a bit of a tricky spot, very hilly, the pics don't show the lay of the land very well. Not sure what the species where, but the large pack was apparently flindersia according to owner , took a pic of one of those logs while it was sliced - timber looked very much like hoop or huon pine. A bit of an exercise to get the logs out and into the mill. The driveway was so steep I had to reverse the bobcat up it

Enjoy

[Cliff Rogers]

Crow Ash or Hickory Ash... probley not Silver Ash.

Crow

Here is a list to have a plough through.

Flindersia acuminata – Silver Silkwood
Flindersia bourjotiana – Northern Silver Ash
Flindersia brassii – Hard Scented Maple
Flindersia brayleyana – Queensland Maple
Flindersia ifflaiana – Hickory Ash
Flindersia laevicarpa – Scented Maple
Flindersia oppositifolia – Mountain Silkwood
Flindersia pimenteliana – Maple Silkwood
Flindersia schottiana – Silver Ash
Flindersia dissosperma – Leopard Ash

[MajorPanic]

Mmmmmm..... Looks like Crow's Ash to me Yummmm!!!

[weisyboy]

to steep or are you to chicken

[pjt]

I also put in a vote for Crows Ash, was there any seed pods on the ground, they are a 4 or 5 lobed thing that opens and with spikes on its outside, a mini mace kinda thing

Pete

[logboy73]

You'd be surprised the stuff you can get up with a Bobcat. You might swear it will flip over backwards. You'll start spinning the tires long before then though. Put a heavy log on the front and you can go almost anywhere.

[Sigidi]

Carl the driveway was steeper than the last bit of track at Teds - I'm measuring all my slopes on that, coz I went up that ok

[rustynail]

Looks like Crows Ash (the boaties will love you.) Please tell me thats not stickered for drying?

[Cliff Rogers]

.... Please tell me thats not stickered for drying?

Is that a problem?

[Sigidi]

...Please tell me thats not stickered for drying?

...I do what I'm asked...

[rustynail]

Is that a problem?

Board stickering should be at 450mm centres and as close as possible to ends of pack. Setting stickers that far from the ends is going to allow a lot of twist during drying. As Sigidi said, "He does what he's asked," and that's fair enough, but its a shame to see good timber put to the sword like that. If it is crows ash it aint for fence posts and would bring good money. So the extra time spent would be worth it.
Hopefully the owner of the parcel is aware of all that and intends to restack before drying. Does mean a lot of double handling though.

[nifty]

I sticker all my own timber at 300 to 400 centres depending on what it is however as Al says, only doin as Im told and the customer ALWAYS knows more about timber than the sawyer because his grandfather used to work in a timber mill or he owned a hardware store or you get what im saying

[rustynail]

Funny, I find quite the opposite. Most people I cut for have almost no idea how to process their logs. They usually have a grand plan for what they'll do with the timber but thats about it. Once the tree is on the ground most average folk are in trouble. As Al says, "he does as he's asked," but that allows for some negotiation. Would be different if he had to do as he was told.
Anyway, still doesn't take away from the fact that those packs have as much chance of drying straight as they have of flying in the air and that's a waste of good wood.

[Sigidi]

I wasn't aware there was an 'australian standard' for stickers - like Nev, I find gaps depend on species of timber. As an example I've found bluegum often needs to be no more than 300mm, saying that 450mm is a blanket spacing for all stickers isn't what I've found.

As for doing what I'm asked versus doing what I'm told.....well I'll leave that on the kerbside where it belongs

[Christos]

I like the colour.