We sawed our County Champ Cherry yesterday. View Image
It had been cabled up by the homeowner for years, allowing it to grow much longer (and bigger) than most Cherries in our wet Loessel soils.
The tree was a good 6′ in diameter at breast height but split into 2 trunks just above that. We got 2 logs out of it, both 12′ long. One was right at 31″ at the small end and the other 33″.
Pictured here is the 33″ log. This log pushed the absolute limits of our LT-30 (and our cant hooks). I haven’t tallied yet, but I’m guessin’ we got 650-700 bdft out of this one log.
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Beautiful wood... just think of the possiblities!
Memphis,
County Champ Cherry! I'll say! Those boards are magnificent, all or most heartwood. Do those boards justice by building some projects that are just as magnificent!
Those daring young men in their flying machines!
Shucks, I was thinkin' about makin' a mess of jewelry boxes out of it. ;-)
Hi Memphis,
I was thinking cabinets, now's a chance to think about that kitchen remod. As for jewlery boxes you could build some pretty big ones! Incidentally how many bdft did you end up with anyway?
Those daring young men in their flying machines!
Hey phanatic,
Kitchen cabinets? Have you been talking to my wife?
I was thinkin' more along the lines an interior for a blue water sloop ;-)
Total take from the tree was around 2000--1500 from the 2 biggest, clearest logs.
Hi Sawyer,
Well having worked with my neighbor, since I was in high school, he was in the custom cabinent biz. I kinda of have a sixth sense about kitchen remods and wives. Almost like ESP I guess.
Those daring young men in their flying machines!
Edited 8/17/2004 7:35 pm ET by f4phanatic
Hi MS. Good find, did you get that tree for free, or what did it cost you?
You are making me think that I need to start scouting the other side of the river.
As soon as I finish the current job, I'm going to build my solar kiln.
Beautiful cherry, just finished sawing two cherry trees that were endangering house.Had to do it the hard way, split with wedges and gluts, then resaw on a 16" bandsaw.Most of the cherry I sawed was cut to 5'-0" long or less and 7" wide or so. I was limited by the height of the bandsaw and longer lengths would be unwieldy.I got approximately 450 bf out of two trees.
mike
hi Mike,
I used to do it that way too, except all I had to resaw was my 14".
Now I've got this too . . .
Nice pic's! I will be having a multi-trunked cherry taken down on my property and will be hiring a sawyer to cut it into lumber for me. My question is the best way to cut cherry, plainsawn? The trunks are 18-24 inches in diameter. Whats your recommendation without seeing the trees?
Thanks,
B.O.B.
Plainsawn is best for figure, in my opinion.
We try to turn the log so that we maximize clearness as well as centeredness--trying all the time to keep the Us, Vs, Os, etc centered in the resulting board or flitch.
This helps both in drying straight and also in future design.
Edited 8/16/2004 8:39 pm ET by MemphisSawyer
Wow! Envy everywhere. Super find
Garry
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