The Official Work Pictures Thread

[cory]

Cool re line-x.

On the redwing website it said it had those dual qualities, must be erroneous.

 

[rskybiz]

Some attempt at fixing some hacked live oaks :mad: 25+ft sprouts in 2 yrs removed the weakest unions shortened a couple via heading cuts and get to go back over the next ten yrs for more rehab. The one thru the porch wasn't so bad bucket truck must have only reached so far

 

[Burnham]

Trees through decks look cool, must seem like a great idea up front...but man, what a dumb plan in the end.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Money makers though B

Man I would love that log in our mill Rich. Looks like some good wood further up...

 

[Burnham]

 

[MasterBlaster]

But...

still cool!

 

[treebilly]

A few more from yesterday as I sit onsite waiting for daylight this morning
The red oak had a good amount of side lean and was being stubborn.

 

[bstewert]

Trees through decks look cool, must seem like a great idea up front...but man, what a dumb plan in the end.

Agree, agree. I've had three decks to cut back in the last two years.

 

[MasterBlaster]

But you were moar stubborn!

 

[rskybiz]

The shade element here makes it worth it for the most part. Looks good from my house too

 

[stig]

See, gutting the hinge made a difference

Also, on that first hinge, you didn't have the saw parrallel to the front of the hinge wood as you cut in from the back.
Cutting from both sides ( Which, of course, is the only correct way to do it) like that, you end up with a hinge that is beefier in the middle than in the sides.
A recipe for trouble.

Gutting the hinge helps counter that, but of course, learning to cut a hinge that is exacty the same thickness all the way through is better.

 

[sotc]

Ahhh, thanks Stig. I am sending a bit of wood up to a guy in Alaska because they have little bowl turning wood and very little variety. He is newish to turning, I'll make sure he knows about that.

Make sure he sends you assume diamond willow back!

 

[Mick!]

On the odd occasion I've worked alongside French falling professionals they always gut the hinge, and chase the cut as it falls to prevent fibre pull.

 

[pantheraba]

A deck job from a few years back...old hat to some.

 

[Mick!]

I find the Tree in Deck thing odd.
I suppose as a tree bloke I'm always thinking how tricky it would be to remove.
The public just think it's brilliant, they're probably right of course.


Good pics btw Gary.

 

[MasterBlaster]

They do that all the time around here.

 

[rskybiz]

Good set Gary must have been from before I knew of the house as I don't recall this job. Pre bucket knowledge, glad to know that's in your past:p

 

[BOTS]

cool, thanks for sharing Gary!!

 

[BOTS]

On the odd occasion I've worked alongside French falling professionals they always gut the hinge, and chase the cut as it falls to prevent fibre pull.

"Chase the cut" is how I do it here on them pines....always make sure you have a Clear pathway to retreat, chase the cut gives you less time to get away

 

[Limbrat]

I find the Tree in Deck thing odd.
I suppose as a tree bloke I'm always thinking how tricky it would be to remove.

I'm with you Mick, especially here on the coast with hurricanes every few years. The tree in my avatar was surrounded by a deck. They wanted to leave the stump for a table and that was fine with me. I've got a live oak removal tomorrow with a house built around it on three sides. I'll try to take some pics. Cool pictures Gary!

 

[pantheraba]

Good set Gary must have been from before I knew of the house as I don't recall this job. Pre bucket knowledge, glad to know that's in your past:p

I am glad it is behind me, too. It was a hard two day job, would not want to do it again. Would have been perfect for a bucket truck or crane but no access...all had to be rigged.

 

[treebilly]

Great pics Gary. Looked to be a tedious removal.

 

[pantheraba]

Tedious and marathon for me. I think guys like you probably do that kind of thing several times a week...at least several times a month.

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

I've got a live oak removal tomorrow with a house built around it on three sides.

"around", as in, where the roots used to be?

I can embrace building a deck around an existing tree.

I have a customer with a house and concrete patio/ retaining wall around a 4' diameter western red cedar. The bark rebounded at least 1/2", maybe an inch, from being compressed, where I cut some of the decking.

People don't always realize that the hidden framing below the deck, and the flare, can secretly compete for the same part of the universe, while the decking still has an inch gap.

 

[cory]

Nice pics, tough job, Gary.