Giant Redwoods
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yep! It surely is.
jupiteruke
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The biggest, oldest, most magnificent trees ... let's cut them down. Sad indeed.
Redwood is my favorite top wood, but I use redwood that is recycled from planks that used to be water tanks on top of New Your apartment buildings. Some of the stuff has 30-50 grain lines per inch.
Redwood is my favorite top wood, but I use redwood that is recycled from planks that used to be water tanks on top of New Your apartment buildings. Some of the stuff has 30-50 grain lines per inch.
plunker
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A few of observations:
I am glad the attitude toward cutting them has changed and their majestic beauty is being appreciated.
Trees must be 600-800 years old or more.
Very dangerous work
None of those guys have a pot belly like I do.
I was thinking that many of the uses are now replaced with southern with yellow pine.
South Florida used to have many hardwood species now just a few of each are left. Gumbo Limbo is one and Dade County Pine as it was called. Almost had to drill it after it cured as a nail wouldn't work. A lot of the old (1920,s) houses down here are made of it. Have gone through many hurricanes and still standing.
I am glad the attitude toward cutting them has changed and their majestic beauty is being appreciated.
Trees must be 600-800 years old or more.
Very dangerous work
None of those guys have a pot belly like I do.
I was thinking that many of the uses are now replaced with southern with yellow pine.
South Florida used to have many hardwood species now just a few of each are left. Gumbo Limbo is one and Dade County Pine as it was called. Almost had to drill it after it cured as a nail wouldn't work. A lot of the old (1920,s) houses down here are made of it. Have gone through many hurricanes and still standing.
Jerryc41
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I know, and I won't even watch it. I've seen it listed on YouTube.
When the National Parks were first established, and even before they were declared National Parks, businesses were trying to exploit their natural resources. If they had not been protected, there would be slag heaps and acres of desolation there now - and probably housing developments and shopping malls. Anything for a buck.
When the National Parks were first established, and even before they were declared National Parks, businesses were trying to exploit their natural resources. If they had not been protected, there would be slag heaps and acres of desolation there now - and probably housing developments and shopping malls. Anything for a buck.
Sounds awfully familiar...
resoman
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The most southern groves of Giant Sequoias are just north of us. They can be 250'+ tall and up to 30' diameter. A 25' diameter tree would be almost 79' in circumference. It's truly amazing to see. We had a fire this year, the Sequoia complex fire, that was pretty bad. In fact it got into the groves of the big trees. I don't know how much damage was done.
If you haven't seen these magnificent you need to see them. It's one thing to read about them and see photos but it's entirely another thing to actually see them in person. I don't get tired of seeing them
If you haven't seen these magnificent you need to see them. It's one thing to read about them and see photos but it's entirely another thing to actually see them in person. I don't get tired of seeing them
Ukecaster
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The section of that video where the guy spikes half way up the tree, then makes his cut supported only by his spikes and rope, was unreal, talk about a dangerous job!
Where do you get this?
jupiteruke
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I sent you a PM with a bit of an explanation
Sent a PM back to you.
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Timbuck
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Top floor Trump Tower .. up the back stairs to the water tank room, take Crow bar/ Screwdriver....and dont get caught
Hahah very good!
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