I took my tripod with me to turn it into a video, figuring the process of cutting it off the log to someday make it into a bowl would be an awesome project to share.Īs you can see in the video, I cut a few smaller chunks at first and then got a little more aggressive. Needing it to cut wood blanks on a large hardwood log wasn’t on the to-do list at the time! I knew I would basically be pushing this tool to its limits to even try to get through this thing, but I had to try. I deliberately picked a smaller size at the beginning of my partnership with them because I figured that I would get the most use out of it around the yard ( cutting down small trees, firewood, etc). I should mention that my STIHL battery-powered chainsaw is awesome, but it’s also small.
All opinions and harebrained escapades are 100% my own. This post is sponsored by my awesome friends at STIHL. I put on my woodcutting chaps and protective gear and headed over to the pile to see what I could save. I didn’t know if I could get anything usable, but I was sure going to try! Thankfully, my neighbor is already very familiar with my crazy DIYing and happily told me I could take as much as I wanted. I convinced myself that simply letting this log become firewood without at least trying to save a few chunks would be an absolute tragedy, so I waited until I spotted my neighbor later in the day to ask if I could come over with my chainsaw. Whether the wood has spalting (aka colorful staining from the growth of fungi) or not, magnolia wood can be so beautiful! It’s very pale, but any kind of staining looks to add lots of dark spots that really make it intriguing. I wondered, was it commonly used for anything? Was it considered rare enough to be of interest for woodworking projects? What have people made with magnolia? What does magnolia wood look like after it’s dried and oiled? I had no idea what magnolia wood might look like, so I did a quick image search. I’ve been wanting to try more wood carving projects ever since my wall art project last year, but I am still very much a beginner when it comes to wood that isn’t pine, red oak, or poplar (the three species that I can readily get at Lowe’s or Home Depot). Not my yard, of course, but I was sad to see it go! And now, all that remained in his front yard was a pale stump. It took me way too long to then notice what was missing in my neighbor’s yard - his magnolia tree! I’ve walked by it countless times on our evening walks with the pups (its seeds have even spread into my yard on a few occasions but never fully established). I counted some of the rings, sort of just admiring them, knowing that they were likely destined for being made into firewood or mulch (pretty common for tree services in this area).Īnd that’s when I saw it: one of these logs was not like the other. A huge pile of pine logs sat on the lawn separating our houses, and I strolled by - mainly out of mild curiosity - to check out how large they were. Later that afternoon, I happened to be out in the yard to work on something else (I actually forget at this point) and was hit by the lovely smell of fresh-cut wood. The thought of being annoyed over something that would directly benefit me was absurd, so I switched gears to another project. Not really the worst thing in the world, especially considering the pine trees in his yard would sometimes blow needles into my yard.
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On one such weekend, I was planning to do a video voiceover for my holiday series when I was interrupted by the sound of my neighbor taking out trees. Miter saws and hammers and leaf blowers in harmony, oh my! 😉 And not just at my house! I have really grown to appreciate these weekend sounds as a sort of melody our neighborhood makes. Around here, weekends are filled with the buzzing of mowers, weed/hedge trimmers, and construction. This story begins with the all-too-familiar sounds of neighbors doing yard maintenance. My neighbors already think I’m nuts… so why not go for it?
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