[Spud]

I cut the trees down last week and they are maple. I selected the trees specifically because one was leaning crooked and was going to fall in the future. The other two were taking away sunshine from a beech tree that I would like to grow large, it has some nice lower horizontal branches.

I'm planning to use these to build a firewood shelter in the spring. So I skinned them with a draw knife. Knife is a two cherries and I have it sharpened really nice with a fine diamond stone.

I was surprised at the speed of the tool and stripped these 5 logs in a weekend, in between hiking and throwing the ball for Bean.

I could not move the largest one, so there it lays untill I can lay it up with the others.