we got our tree

[lumberjim]

Originally posted by e unibus plurum
hey jim, how many board-feet in that baby?

oh, christ, you must actually know something about lumber.

this is a very nice specimen of a "Engleman Spruce." It grows to very large heights at maturity and is a real sonofabitch to cut with a saw. gooey meat, and prickly needles. nice branch strength for those heavy ornaments, and smells wonderful.

board-feet...hmmm.....9 foot tree, double trunk, 7" base diameter. with a little joining, some 40 weight ballbearings and some gauze pads, i should be able to get 20+ from this one. but, I think i'll just decorate it and then chop it up into logs for a nice winter campout in the back yard.

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thanks, april