[AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff

[Dave Rotigel]

Hi John,
	The 16' live oak log was about 24 inches at the butt when I started on Wed. I'm down to about 7' now and my guess on the dia. now is about 20". That live oak is the hardest "stuff" I've ever cut. It takes about 18 minutes to make one cut. I go through a poplar log of that size in about 7 minutes at home in PA. On the other hand, 18 minutes is about the time it takes to down a 16 oz Old Mil, so it's not all bad! 
	Dave
PS, Like you, I find that everything I cut is hauled away. (Tables, Clocks, Cutting Boards or whatever.) I had one woman ask me if I could speed up the saw because she didn't have the time to wait around. I smiled and asked her if she would like a cup of coffee. I think she must have been from Naples!

On Feb 27, 2015, at 8:34 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:

> Running your drag saw I assume? How big of a log were you cutting? Years ago 
> when my dad was able, we used to demonstrate our 2 man chainsaws. A nice 
> 24-30" Poplar log made for one heck of a display. A lot of folks wanted 
> those cuts for crafts. One fellow in particular was going to make clocks out 
> of them.
> 
> John Hall
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Dave Rotigel
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 7:59 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> 
> I have been at the Zolfo show (FL) for three days now cutting up a 18' log 
> into 2" pieces. Lots of sawdust there for anyone who wants to use it for 
> "oil dry"!
> Dave
> PS, GREAT Show and ONLY a little rain!
> 
> 
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