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Well, it's my turn for a gloat...

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Well, it's my turn for a gloat...

Doug Trembath

>Today I had the pleasure of working with the best sawyer I've ever seen, not met. I also got three eight foot logs about 28" in diameter. Gonna have 'em sawn up (in addition to the ones I have stockpiled) and dried in my buddy's kiln, and redo the living room in Black Walnut.

How cool is that?

The major gloat, though, was working with Doug, common namesake with both first and middle names. We took out seven trees today, many real close to another friend's farmhouse. Half of them were in excess of 4' in diameter. In three hours.

This guy's amazing. He did most of it by himself, and the rest of us just stood back and marveled. My buddy with the farmhouse was just as amazed as I was, and it's his son-in-law.

I'll be back to cut up a lot of big wood, and have a high lift front end loader to load the pieces in my trailer this time!

I'm a happy man...

Doug Trembath

Studio in the Woods

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Gary Evans

>Congratulations, Doug,

I have a bathroom paneled in Black Walnut. It's a feast for the eyes everytime I walk in. You'll love it.

GE

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JamieDonaldson

>Walnut trees 4' in diameter? Where? Can't believe they were still standing and solid! Do you know what they would be worth in Japan right now!!!!

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Mike Schwing from Md

>4' diameter walnuts. I know of ONE walnut tree that big. Every time it blows I drive by to see if it fell down.

All flat lumber, no turning blanks out of that thick walnut? Either way its a nice gloat.

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Doug Trembath

>No, fellows, the walnut logs came from one tree, surprisingly consistent and clear diameter of 28". The big trees were Catalpa, and Willow. The Catalpa was no more than eight feet from the farmhouse, and on a hill above the porch, so it was really touchy to get down, even after it had been cut. If it rolled down the hill it could go through the wall. Really dicey!

The Willows were along the road and the power lines. Ol' Doug the sawyer dropped 'em right where they needed to be, and we're working on dragging them over the hill to the burn pile. The other trees were small, but close around the house and sheds.

It still only took him three hours to set up and fall all of those trees. That was incredible!

Doug Trembath

Studio in the Woods

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Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA

>Hi Doug

The stone house across the road from ours was trimmed in walnut (ca. 1827). It is beautiful in places - those places where the paint was removed! I'll bet yours is going to look good too.

Bill

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RevDoug

>You wouldn't think it, but that willow will make a nice bowl. You might want to save a few chunks for the lathe.

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