Wood!

Here is another blog about tree felling--only this time it happened intentionally.

In our front yard were two trees, a dead ironwood tree, and a beautiful samba tree, both of which had to go. The ironwood because it was dead and in a bad location, the samba because it was shading our house, which is currently half filled with mold.

Jamie had the great idea that if the trees had to be cut, they could be made into boards! Ironwood is excellent wood, and samba is great for firewood, but he thought if cut into boards, it could be used for rough framing for exterior projects.

That's how a crew of three guys came to our house with a two-man saw, a rope, and a panga knife (machete.) (Well, actually, they used our knife.) After removing the branches, they brought down the massive samba, and were so proud of themselves that they didn't land it on the roof.

Then commenced the board cutting.

They hoisted it up, supporting it with small limbs. 

Scabs of the ironwood tree. It is beautiful wood.

Filling their line with battery acid, they mark the truck to the desired thickness. After removing the scabs, they begin sawing it into boards, like so:

And that is why we are now attempting to dry loads of lumber in our garage during the rainy season!