Row thinning red pine for forest diversity

Come along as I thin the red pine plantation using row thinning techniques. Check out the struggles and challenges of thinning a previously untouched red pine plantation in a dense 35 year old stand.
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[@gordonmelrose4828]

This was pure viewing therapy, could have watching for a good few more hours :)

[@sawingwithsandy]

Glad to hear !

[@PowerModzOfficial]

Great video, ill be thinning mine next year - it's about 60-65 years old and they missed the last thinning.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Likely be some nice trees in there

[@GypsyPaz]

I totally retract all the pedantic forestry advice I will give you two years from now. You obviously know way more about it than I do :)

[@IROCKID]

Awesome.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks!

[@carlandrews5810]

Would love to see a follow up video on this and what the stand looks like now. I am thinking you would have thinned this a bit earlier in a perfet scenario, right? Not a criticism. Thanks for the videos.

[@carnivore10]

What is this type of wood planted for..?. Are they ok for use in log cabin building?

[@PowerModzOfficial]

Pulp for fibreboard, biomass for furnaces, strapping, lumber, and telephone poles is the ultimate goal. But most of the money is in poles and lumber

[@ericwillman5291]

What is the average dbh within your stand? What red pine dbh is preferred for cutting for lumber and posts?

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Eric, I haven't measured recently but Im likely around 8" dbh average. I'm not sure what the mills prefer around here for dbh as I haven't checked. I"m just doing the thinning process now

[@rossprior8968]

I find it easier to make my downward notch cut first, I can get the saw cuts to line up perfectly by looking down the open kerf. I also make a very shallow notch then put a wedge behind my bar as I make the rear cut. That way the tree never rocks back and pinches the bar. You limb and buck the trees on the landing?

[@sawingwithsandy]

I agree with the wedge on behind my saw when back cutting. I have trouble sometime because the trees are so small there’s no room for a wedge but other than that it works great. I normally Lomb the tree where it lands but with some of these red pines having such small branches I just skidded them in tack and limbed at the landing. Thanks for watching Ross and the good tips

[@danhere1340]

What will happen to the Red Pine that you've cut? Thanks

[@sawingwithsandy]

I’ve got a variety of small projects around here that I’ll use some of the lumber for

[@Logjam5]

What's the area of the stand? Thanks.

[@sawingwithsandy]

I’d say close to 20 acres give or take

[@stevenmakinen8913]

Hit your rakers a few times

[@falkfarm8837]

I got a good laugh when your axe broke...

[@sawingwithsandy]

Falk Farm haha sometimes I win sometimes I lose