Today, three trees were felled in the yard. There happened to be a forestry machine on the other side of the road, so I asked if they could take down a few trees on our property before leaving. It took 5 minutes, and they were all down, cut to 5.20 meters. I want 5-meter lengths in the end. I aim to get three roof beams out of these, so they should be as straight and thick as possible. The plan is to saw/plane/hew with an axe into square roof beams.
I think I can get a minimum of 8x8 inches out of three of them, maybe larger, but I believe 8x8 is more than sufficient for the purpose. Twice as thick as the roof beams in my parents' shed, and it has stood since the 70s.
I assume they should be lifted off the ground.
Do they need debarking or is it better to leave the bark on until they have dried more and you start processing the log into the final shape?
Is there any urgency or point in rushing it before spring comes? Right now they are all lying in knee-deep snow, should I lift them right away or can they stay there until it gets warmer/less snow?
Video of the machine taking the trees:
I think I can get a minimum of 8x8 inches out of three of them, maybe larger, but I believe 8x8 is more than sufficient for the purpose. Twice as thick as the roof beams in my parents' shed, and it has stood since the 70s.
I assume they should be lifted off the ground.
Do they need debarking or is it better to leave the bark on until they have dried more and you start processing the log into the final shape?
Is there any urgency or point in rushing it before spring comes? Right now they are all lying in knee-deep snow, should I lift them right away or can they stay there until it gets warmer/less snow?
Video of the machine taking the trees:
This time of year, there's likely no rush with anything, but pines shouldn't have their bark in the long run. It easily becomes a home for various critters that like to gnaw tunnels. Quite some time ago, I felled a number of 100-year-old pines on my parents' property and had them sawn into 2-inch planks. I still have quite a few left, but I've had reason to regret not having them edge-sawn...
I will work on them this summer, hopefully with an ax and chainsaw:
I have such a small chainsaw but making the notch I should be able to manage with it, then fell with an ax, then hew with a timber biel. The latter I lack. But I have several axes with a similar profile to the one he does the majority of the felling with. The medium-sized one is what I believe in most.
I have such a small chainsaw but making the notch I should be able to manage with it, then fell with an ax, then hew with a timber biel. The latter I lack. But I have several axes with a similar profile to the one he does the majority of the felling with. The medium-sized one is what I believe in most.
I would strip the bark with a bark spade immediately since it's easier now that it has dried, that's my experience. But maybe it should dry slowly when you want to use it for åsar, I probably don't know anything..........
Hello
I am in the same situation you were in 2021.
Wondering a bit about how it went with the whole thing.
What did you do with the timber that was on the ground?
How long did you have them there before you debarked them? Tips and tricks? Do and don’ts? 😊
I am in the same situation you were in 2021.
Wondering a bit about how it went with the whole thing.
What did you do with the timber that was on the ground?
How long did you have them there before you debarked them? Tips and tricks? Do and don’ts? 😊
I don't remember but I think I skipped the debarking and just lifted them as I began processing the logs when it got warmer. Here I have written about it in more detail. I only debarked where I needed to have snörslå.
https://www.byggahus.se/forum/threads/bygger-ett-foerrad-pa-budget.409364
https://www.byggahus.se/forum/threads/bygger-ett-foerrad-pa-budget.409364