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You need a guy like Doug Hulver who can roll into your yard with a Deluxe Wood Mizer and he knows what to do with it. It's a giant bandsaw with a track that carries it through the length of a log. It takes some careful work to get to the large square timber you see on his machine in this photo. Once he has it squared, he can roll this around like a little baby for custom cutting. For me that means maximum vertical grain. The Wood Mizer cuts up to about 21 inches wide. That's a challenge for a 48" diameter trunk.
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| The machine includes hydraulic lifts to help with loading and unloading the cutting bed. |  |
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Tulip poplar reveals some incredible purple and green colors when fresh cut. Within hours it will begin to oxidize and turn to a more golden brown as found in DragonHart. |
| About half the tree yield in this load. Ten and 21 inch beams. Lots of vertical grain and clear stock. |  |