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A friend of mine gave me a pecan tree that was already down. All I had to do was cut it up and haul it off. This was no simple task the bottom of the tree was 34" across. The biggest saw I had was a 20". Have you ever tried to cut a pecan tree ? It's hardwood to say the least. I also didn't have any heavy equipment to move it. Oh, did I say it had to be moved in 2 days ! Well I made a big dent in it the first day, also I wanted in the biggest pieces that I could handle. I really got to invest in a bigger saw. Four trailer loads in all. I also got some bonus wood oak ,cherry and some hedge wood.

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Pecan is a good rustic looking wood. Watch out, that stuff checks and splits like crazy. Better seal the eands asap..
 

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Thats a nice batch of wood. Looks like maybe the tree was hit with lightening long ago. Too bad you didn't have a portable sawmill to slab out some of the larger chunks.
 

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Thats a big tree. Lots of pecan projects in the future.lol
 

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good haul .

a little work ,
but you got it done !

enjoy .
 

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Next time you get jammed up like that, give ol hairy a holler. Have chainsaw will travel.

The only thing I saw made from pecan was a coffin, but it certainly was wonderful looking wood.
 

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Free the magic word
 

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Nothing better than wood except free wood!
 

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darren, That little comment about checking and sealing the Pecan..it's things like that,that is why I like reading these forums. A little tip..but it may come in handy someday.

cdbridge, great job snagging that wood.
 

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Fantastic score! Looking forward to seeing the projects.

Keep it up.

Scrappy
 

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Could you turn that wood while wet like you can with cherry?
 

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How about a Stihl 084 with a 48" bar? Might do the trick. Ah I don't use it very often anymnore myself, but its good to keep around for the times I do need it. Great score.
 

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great find, hope it does not start splitting
 

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If you think it's hard right now, wait until you run it through your planer.
 

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Yes, you can turn that wood when wet, very very nice to work with, if you turn it thin and sand it smooth and put finish on it will move a little and if you are lucky it won't split. I love working with green wood and I think it is far easier to turn when wet than after it is dried. I also love when the wood moves and warps on you and you never know how it will change and sometimes the movement is awesome. I have a bowl that is now OVAL and when people ask how I made it oval I just wiggle my fingers and say I have magic hands! ;-)

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
 

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Free wood is alway work! but it is worth it!
 
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