All Day:
Today was another busy day. Martin continued to remove vegetation from north side of the glacial moraine. On the top of that moraine, near the southern edge, stood a majestic big leaf maple. It looked near death when we bought the property but had shown some life in recent years, mostly through suckers and offshoots sprouting around its base.
The tree was tenacious and took almost an hour of Martin digging at its roots before he was able to topple it:
The trunk was sound and of good size so Garret suggested we have a saw mill cut it up to be used in the house. Gary suggested that since the fireplace needs a mantle maybe we could build one from the tree. Garret thought this a great idea and made plans to take the tree to the mill to be sawed into a beam for the mantle and other boards for finishing parts of the house interior. Martin cut the trunk into big chunks for transport.
Harvesting The Trunk:
Dan Holds The Roots While Martin (Hidden) Saws Them Off  |
The Harvested Trunk  |
Dan Uses The Excavator To Hold The Trunk For Martin  |
Martin Makes The Cut  |
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