Slabbing the Smaller Maple Crotch (Big Logs #1)

Last spring, I saw a firewood posting on craigslist for some really large logs. The trees were removed as part of a street widening project. I was able to get 5 of them starting from the smallest. The biggest logs I was unable to get due to their size. This crotch section was just one part of a much larger silver maple tree. Companion Article: http://www.mattcremona.com/making-lumber/slabbing-the-smaller-maple-crotch-big-logs-1 Referrenced Videos Shop Update: https://youtu.be/QHyQVrPgMVQ Load Testing the Mill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCjD_RbLTeo Picking Up an Ash Log: https://youtu.be/6oDAQj5nS4g More on the log trailer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0dX5redvVZTkkFnCLmWGhKyUkYWne2Og Maple Crotch Vlog: https://youtu.be/gpansq5mGNU Bandsaw Mill Build: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0dX5redvVZQT-bJ-HNfrJEXlQJleCwun Products Used Triton T20 Drill: http://amzn.to/2bQ1ZkV Center Punch: http://amzn.to/1WIWwkN Cobalt Drill Bit Set: http://amzn.to/2bYIRnR Metal Circ saw: http://amzn.to/2c3DaSS Triton Super Jaws: http://amzn.to/2eB0smV Triton Engineers Jaws: http://amzn.to/2ftAyPE Super Jaws Side Support: http://amzn.to/2eB18Zv Shackles: http://amzn.to/1UMeIU9 Winch: http://bit.ly/2lEj99q Peavey: http://amzn.to/2m3Wple [Amazon links are affiliate links] Thank you to Triton Tools for sponsoring my work: http://www.tritontools.com/en-US Support What I Do: http://www.mattcremona.com/support Check out Wood Talk, a podcast about woodworking that I co-host: http://www.woodtalkshow.com/ https://www.youtube.com/woodtalk Website: http://mattcremona.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/mattcremona Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattCremona Facebook: http://facebook.com/MattCremonaWW Email: [email protected]