Doug Fir branches | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
2009年9月18日 · They seem to burn really long and hot for Doug Fir. Not the kind of fire I would expect from that wood. I got to looking at the wood itself and the grain pattern is really tight in the branch wood and it seems a bit heavier, it is also darker. Anyway, my curious side is just wondering if any more scientific comparisons have been made. Mr. HE
black fungus on doug fir | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
2005年6月29日 · I have a bunch of doug fir I cut into 8x8 timbers. I noticed that when I milled the the logs some of the cants with in 24 hours developed areas of a black fungus and when I milled into 8x8s those areas persisted. This week I finished/planed some of the timbers and noticed that where the fungus...
MBF per truck load? | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
2008年4月16日 · Get rid of all these garbage grade trees; cut them up for firewood or sell them as pulp, and sell the better logs to the mills, and replant mixed species; doug fir grand fir, redwood and cedars. Guy near here named George Fenn; has 400 acres and has been experimenting with mixed species stands, and he gets about 30% faster growth than the ...
Douglas Fir for firewood? | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
2013年9月6日 · I burn almost exclusively Doug fir for the heating season with a little Lodgepole Pine mixed in during the shoulder seasons. You'll find that while Doug fir doesn't have the BTU's of some of the hardwoods out there it is comparable with many of them (~21.6 million per cord) and it splits like a dream in comparison with most other wood out there.
Milling doug fir | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
2006年10月9日 · D-fir I built a barn, sheds and siding all out of D-fir. I have a woodmizer in Langley. Yeah, 2 hours sawing is about all you get before a sharpen. D-fir has a lot of sap, and that thick bark holds plenty of dirt. So much of it around though and so straight! Blades of course being what everyone talks about. Just have to accept the blade cost ...
Doug Fir milling question | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
2011年5月28日 · In general it takes about 1 year per inch of wood. As mtngn mentioned, you can work with them green, it is done all the time. Just depends on how your using them. I'm going to be using green doug fir for rafters on a log home I'm building. The rafters will be 6"x10"x21'. In this case I do plan to box heart the rafters, if at all possible.
White spots in firewood | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
2014年1月27日 · Brown Trunk Rot - Fomitopsis officinalis (sometimes called the quinine fungus) - is a problem on Douglas-fir, pine and larch. Red Ring Rot (sometimes called white speck) - Phellinus pini - is a problem on Douglas-fir, grand fir, white fir, mountain hemlock and pine.
Biggest & Tallest Doug fir and Sitka Spruce & redwoods
2008年5月16日 · My dream is to stumble upon the holy grail, an old black and white photo of a complete 400 foot Doug fir or Redwood cut into sections showing the entire tree on the ground with men infront of it for scale -- Fat chance of finding that, but who knows these things tend to be stored in old family basements and dusty museum archives.
Douglas fir any good to carve - Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work …
2017年6月8日 · I have some D. fir trees to take down . After taking down a small one I noticed the center of the log has kind of a light brown kind of yellow looking almost kind of pinkish wood in the center . It looks quite different from other evergreens like pine and spruce and might make some interesting two tone pieces for carving.
Fir vs Pine | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum
2009年10月4日 · Fir wood, doug fir at least, is a lot harder, stronger and heavier than most pines. I have heard it is fairly decay resistant as well and burns reasonably well for firewood. I am sure others will weigh in.