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Old 06/09/08, 01:46 PM
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Skinnin Cedars
DS snapped a couple pics while skinnin cedars... figured it was safer (and easier on the ribs) than stringing the rabid fence today.

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.... only 57 more to go!!!

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Old 06/09/08, 02:33 PM
 
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Thank you for sharing the pics. Love the second one.

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How long do each of those take [ones in pics]? Are you just going to use them for fence post?

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Old 06/09/08, 02:38 PM
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Thank you for sharing the pics. Love the second one.



How long do each of those take [ones in pics]? Are you just going to use them for fence post?

Cheers,
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Well.. we cut 25, and it took us almost 2 hours. We kept running into half rotted trees! UGGGH! What a waste of time!
To skin the 25, it took my DS and I about 30-40 minutes (including cleaning up the pile of bark peelings).

Yes, they are future fence posts.

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Old 06/09/08, 04:15 PM
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Were you wearing flip-flops?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Excellent looking poles. We are planning to build a weekend cabin and are planning to use cedar posts for porch posts.
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Old 06/09/08, 04:22 PM
 
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We use the goats to peel cedars, pine etc....my dad makes some awesome walking sticks from the skinny cedars...

We also dont peel our cedars for fence posts....the goats get to them eventually! Our cow critters also learn to peel from the goats!
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Old 06/09/08, 06:15 PM
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Really pretty shots, pretty day too.

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Old 06/09/08, 07:02 PM
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Were you wearing flip-flops?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Excellent looking poles. We are planning to build a weekend cabin and are planning to use cedar posts for porch posts.
As a matter of fact, when I was skinnin the cedars, I was barefoot.

I did wear boots in the woods though!!!

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Do you have any basketmakers to use the bark?
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, look at all the wonderful kindlin................ I would have to slap it all in a wood box for winter.
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Old 06/10/08, 03:03 AM
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ohhh boy - wish I lived closer, I'd be glad to haul that bark away - I make handmade baskets....
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Old 06/10/08, 05:50 AM
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No, no basketmakers here. Maybe I'll give it a try. Anything special that needs to be done to the cedar?

I was planning to let it dry and use it for kindlin this winter.

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