Timber Framers Guild Forums General General Forum Questions Handling very large trees

hello,
And the ones I made most recently were from lilac wood which you know can begin to check right away so I'm letting them dry out slowly in a cool place and then once they are dry will put them to good use although I still mostly rely on the nice forged iron wedges with the twisted shank, real beauties that have sure gotten my ass out of a bind or two, you know, mostly with knurly twisted knots in the way or a crotch there or maybe when a split begins to run astray. Also handy when the froe just doesn't have the meat to get the job done like with those chestnut billets when making shingles - oh boy....

Greetings,

Don Wagstaff