==============================================================================
TOPIC: Cookies
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/t/4d074290bdcfb696?hl=en
==============================================================================
 
== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Dec 16 2008 7:11 pm
From: doug bidlack
 
 
ENTS,
 
the last time I visited Haven Hill woods in Michigan I saw a couple of good-sized white oaks that had been cut after they had fallen over. I went to count the rings but they were way too close together. I recall a post where Ed mentioned that he used a crosscut saw to obtain a cookie from a tree...I think it was a basswood. Is there some reason I couldn't just use a chain saw? My dad has an old rusty crosscut saw in the barn from when he was a youngster in the 50's and had to cut firewood in the Winter. I'm sure he wouldn't be looking forward to using it again. Obviously I first need to get permission, but I'm hoping this won't be too difficult if I explain why I want to do this. I hope I'm not just being overly optimistic...then again, I'm not really in a hurry to do this.
 
Doug
 

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Dec 16 2008 7:17 pm
From: "Edward Frank"
 
 
Doug,
 
Cross-cut saws leave a smoother surface, but if you sand it well a chainsaw works fine. It was a fat basswood and while I didn't have a chainsaw big enough, Dale had a cross-cut we could use. The cookies are much much heavier than you would think once you get them cut. You would not need a complete cookie so long as you reach the center if you have any problems.
 
Ed

==============================================================================
TOPIC: Cookies
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/t/4d074290bdcfb696?hl=en
==============================================================================
 
== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Dec 17 2008 4:51 am
From: doug bidlack
 
Ed,
 
thanks. I thought the smoother surface might be a good reason for using a cross-cut saw...not to mention that you can cut some fat logs.
 
I'm not looking forward to lugging these out of the woods. I thought I might try strapping them to a backpack depending on their weight. One at a time.
 
Doug