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Ken Hume
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Post Re: Tree Felling - Douglas Fir - Western Red Cedar - European Larch
on: August 26, 2026, 11:35
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The long sills needed to commence framing of the OWG Ladies bodgers shop have now been laid out in the framing ground on top of combination paving slab, pallet and plywood support pads.

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Post Re: Tree Felling - Douglas Fir - Western Red Cedar - European Larch
on: October 10, 2026, 14:34
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By October 2026 after a long dry summer the 117ft Douglas Fir trunk was bucked (cut to length) to produce 10 ft logs capable of conversion to produce 4" x 4" rafter material with possible triangular fencing rails.

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The logs were pulled up to the woodland track ready for loading onto the trailer for transportation to the sawmill.

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Measurement of the log section revealed that this is capable of producing good rafter stock lengths together with triangular fencing rails.

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The logs cut from the top of the tree are substandard and it remains to be seen how these can be converted to good effect.

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Post Re: Tree Felling - Douglas Fir - Western Red Cedar - European Larch
on: October 13, 2026, 09:18
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The DF log felled in Jan 26 was cut into 10ft lengths and winched by hand out to the woodland track.

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The Land Rover was then used for the final stint to pull the 10ft log up onto the woodland track.

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Ring count on each 10ft section provides annual height / girth growth data which in this case revealed that the tree had grown to a height of 30ft in 27 years [pd 1959].

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These were loaded onto a trailer and pulled up to the cruck barn for conversion on the sawmill to make rafters.

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Post Re: Tree Felling - Douglas Fir - Western Red Cedar - European Larch
on: October 17, 2026, 09:24
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A 12-13" diameter Douglas Fir log was selected and loaded onto the sawmill bed, bark pealed and then sawn thru and thru -

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- to produce 9 off 1" thick DF planks ready for drying and edging.

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These will likely make quality planks with no great knot defects or spiral grain evident.
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