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10-05-2009, 09:01 AM
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#1 | | Big'Ol Fat Red Oak Name: Randy City: Waxhaw State: NC County: Union Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 47  10-05-2009, 09:01 AM
 Here's the second log. This was the butt log and the biggest log on the mill to date. I would never attempt this alone. There's just way too many things that can go wrong. Keep in mind this is a totally manual mill. Logs like this will hurt you in a hurry and they don't feel a thing. This log went every bit 0f 2000lbs. Gotta do some whittling on it, but it'll be well worth it.     Man this one was bigger than I thought!! I won't let this happen to me again       | | Views: 436 | |
10-05-2009, 11:34 AM
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#2 | | Secretary
Name: Scott Smith City: New Hill State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.53 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
Nice log Randy! Like you, I do love the big ones!
Thanks for the pix.
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10-05-2009, 12:49 PM
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Name: Jeff City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Feb 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.83 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
I like big butts, LOGS just in case it's not obvious. I would split the pith and saw into quarters | |
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10-05-2009, 03:17 PM
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Name: Ivey City: Burgaw State: NC County: Pender Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 1.09 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
Nice log Randy! Bet it weighs more than 2000 pounds..
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10-05-2009, 03:25 PM
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#5 | | Secretary
Name: Scott Smith City: New Hill State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.53 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
If it's 12' long and 32" in diameter (hard to tell from the pix but it looks in that neighborhood), it weighs about 4,300 lbs.
Nice chunk of wood! | |
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10-05-2009, 08:03 PM
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Name: Tom City: Yadkinville State: NC County: Yadkin Join Date: Jun 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.95 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
Massive effort, Randy. Lots of good wood will be forthcoming.
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10-06-2009, 09:08 PM
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Name: Kyle Edwards City: Iron Station State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 43 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.06 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
nice log.. pushing it to the max on the rollers  | |
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10-09-2009, 08:44 PM
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Name: Randy City: Waxhaw State: NC County: Union Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.84 over 180 days |  Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
Man, I sure starting to really think about charging for heavy Everything this customer ordered is thick N wide. It's ALL too much for one man, or at least this one man It is some pretty timber. He didn't want it q-sawn. Man I sure do hate doing this!!! I had to take the guards off for the extra clearance. But it works on me to do that. There's no telling what would happen if that blade was to break. As soon as I got it so that I could replace them I did just that. That plank in the last pic is 5" X 18" X 10' and HEAVY.    | |
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10-09-2009, 10:49 PM
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Name: Glenn City: Baskerville State: VA County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.30 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
Nicely done Randy, that is one heck of a skateboard blank. .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)")
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10-10-2009, 01:07 AM
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Name: Jeff City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Feb 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.83 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
Diving Board But from the pic it looks like WO  did it smell like strong tea or puke? Strong tea = WO / Puke = RO | |
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10-14-2009, 07:17 AM
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Name: Randy City: Waxhaw State: NC County: Union Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.84 over 180 days | Re: Big'Ol Fat Red Oak
Originally Posted by Jeff Mills  Diving Board But from the pic it looks like WO did it smell like strong tea or puke? Strong tea = WO / Puke = RO This sure enough red oak, Jeff. Smells like a barroom early in the morning . Man I sure don't miss those days. | |
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