Here are some huge White Oak logs that were brought into the mill where I work yesterday (9/11/03). They are way to big to saw like they are, so we will have to split them first. They will be cut down the side with a chainsaw and then picked up with the fork lift and dropped. When they hit the ground they usually pop open. We don't blast with gun powder like some places do. I don't know why? We might have to start thinking about it after these, though.

The largest one scaled 1,000'+ and it is only an 10 footer. The next largest one scaled 800'+. You can see that they had to use two loaders to unload them. And a couple of the logs were to big for the grapples to grip, so they had to use chains.

I should be able to saw out a few quarter-sawn boards 20-22" wide. I might have to save a couple boards for myself.

Here is a list of the logs' sizes.

45" x 10' (53" on the big end)

45" x 8' (48" on the big end)

42" x 8' (46 x 38" crotched on the big end)

40" x 8' (55 x 42" crotched on the big end)

40" x 10' (44" on the big end)

40" x 10' (46" on the big end)

37" x 10' (39" on the big end)

36" x 10' (40x 48" crotched on the big end)

35" x 10' (48" on the big end)

35" x 10' (36 x 46" crotched on the big end)

35" x 10' (38" on the big end)

34" x 10' (39" on the big end)

34" x 10' (36" on the big end)

Images are thumbnailed, click on them for full size.

(That's my ol' man on the loader in front)

(These guys are standing at the end of the logs)