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Well I finally finished cutting trees and started to mill some of the wood. All in all I am pretty happy with the lumber. I had no idea what I was doing but it came out pretty nice. About 2 more weeks of milling and the wood will stacked for drying. I'll start cutting more trees in January after the rainy season.

The little BJ worked great and never had a single problem other than my arms are killing me because I don't have power steering. She burned about 22 gallons of diesel in 7 months, 8 quarts of oil, and a half gallon of brake fluid.:hillbilly:


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This is a small piece that is very thin. It was just shaved off to get the block square.

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On my last day of extracting the logs from the rain forest I was driving the BJ through some high ferns and grass and ran over this old log. We dug it out of the ground and ran it through the mill. Here is a pic.

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Here is the same tree after being milled. I guess it is like our old cypress from the swamp, just refuses to rot.

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That is some pretty wood. It almost looks like it is stained already. Is that because it is damp? Will the red color go away when it dries? Are you going to build your house there with this wood?
 
sparkplug said:
Well I finally finished cutting trees and started to mill some of the wood. All in all I am pretty happy with the lumber. I had no idea what I was doing but it came out pretty nice. About 2 more weeks of milling and the wood will stacked for drying. I'll start cutting more trees in January after the rainy season.

The little BJ worked great and never had a single problem other than my arms are killing me because I don't have power steering. She burned about 22 gallons of diesel in 7 months, 8 quarts of oil, and a half gallon of brake fluid.:hillbilly:
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Thats some first class looking lumber bud, thanks for taking the time to share with us. I always enjoy hearing about your adventures :cheers: I'm looking forward to seeing them in an article of trails with the little BJ at work :bounce:
 
moomtazz said:
That is some pretty wood. It almost looks like it is stained already. Is that because it is damp? Will the red color go away when it dries? Are you going to build your house there with this wood?
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Yes, the wood is wet because the band saw blade is water cooled. Some of the color will go away when it dries but not much. The piece I am holding up is the only tree that was cut down alive. All of the rest of the wood is already dry. It has been laying on the forest floor for years. Yes, it is for building my house. I am going to varnish all of the siding, walls, furniture, counter tops, and floor. I plan on having 5 different types of wood floor when finished. I have had my fill of living in a jungle hammock in the rain forest, besides we have seen tons of Jaguar tracks as of lately and the 100's of species of bees are starting to get annoying. They don't sting me but are very curious. Mosquitoes don't exist on the property.

Volunteer said:
Thats some first class looking lumber bud, thanks for taking the time to share with us. I always enjoy hearing about your adventures :cheers: I'm looking forward to seeing them in an article of trails with the little BJ at work :bounce:
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Thanks for the compliment on the wood. I have really enjoyed this project. At times it can really test your will but it will be worth it to sit back and enjoy the ocean view while sipping on a cocktail in the near future.:cheers: Anyone from the club is always welcome to join me. I can't wait for my kids to be able to enjoy this natural beauty as well. It should give them some motivation in life that anything is possible if you try hard enough. Working in the rain forest is NOT easy. Now if I could only figure out how to build this house.:hhmm: :D
 
beyondlogic said:
no mosquitoes you say!!!! send me the address, im on my way!!!
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Costa Rica does not use addresses. Seriously. Even in the Capitol city of San Jose with over 1,000,000 people. It makes life very interesting. For an example they just say"in front of the yellow church" or "across the street from the big tree". Serious. It is literally beyond logic.:D
 
cruiserschwing said:
Isaac, you are the man. I know what you're doing is hard work, but man what an adventure. I don't know if I could handle the work, but I sure would enjoy the surroundings.
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Thanks Armond. Sometimes when it is raining, lightning so close you can smell it and there is no place for cover, earthquakes, snakes, landslides, trees falling (at least two a day), things breaking that take weeks to find replacement parts for, and etc................................................... I wonder what the f**k I am doing.

Please don't sell your 40. I have a 83' 40. I think they imported like 350 total in the U.S. It also has factory AC, Power steering, and dealer winch, bla, bla, bla. I think that makes it pretty rare. I am ready to beat the s**t out of it. My seat covers and a few other things are the only parts that can't be replaced OEM. My rig has been repainted. Your rig to me only has original paint that can't be replaced. Enjoy it and wheel it with caution. Look at Larry's 40, that thing is gourgous. He has layed it down on it's side twice and it is still awesome. Why not wheel a great example of a 40 and smile with pride at the same time.

kjnarmyfj said:
dude that the shizzzzz id love too see the forest specally in a fj! and deff get some of the most breath taking pics ever i bet , what kinda wood is that? is it a hard wood are soft?
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You can see the forest in a Land Cruiser. All you need is a plane ticket. Your pictures will never do it justice but you can give it a shot. The wood so hard that until about 1980 they did not have blades that could cut such a hard wood. It lasts for ever. Come on down anytime you want and teach me how to take professional pics.
 
ha i bet i always see the rain forest on discovery channel and i know dam well u have 2 see stuff like that in person, to really get the kick in the face , i cant teach u every thing but i can deff show u some cool stuff, when i get back from iraq and have some time and nickels saved i might take ya up on that ! i think it be cool to do it in a fj drive all the way if that possable lol
 
kjnarmyfj said:
ha i bet i always see the rain forest on discovery channel and i know dam well u have 2 see stuff like that in person, to really get the kick in the face , i cant teach u every thing but i can deff show u some cool stuff, when i get back from iraq and have some time and nickels saved i might take ya up on that ! i think it be cool to do it in a fj drive all the way if that possable lol
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Be safe in Iraq. It is for sure possible to drive to Costa Rica. I have done it several times from and to Costa Rica. It takes about 8 days. If you are serious I can give you detailed information to make it happen.
 
Isaac you have one cool job our is it a hot job. Anybody that where flip flops why they work has a good job. I need a job like that:hillbilly:By the way i have carpenter skills in building:idea:
 
kjnarmyfj said:
yea i leave jan 5 for 11 nice warm months , i dont miss that dump , yea be cool if some one else in the club would do that hike , im shure it be def b a real adventure! any one game on this trail ride haha!!
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I was going to drive down there last month but Honduras ousted their president and I didn't want to spend a lot of time at the border between Honduras and Nicaragua. It, to me is a very safe drive and a cool experience.
 
GOT@TACO said:
Isaac you have one cool job our is it a hot job. Anybody that where flip flops why they work has a good job. I need a job like that:hillbilly:By the way i have carpenter skills in building:idea:
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It is funny you say that. I get teased all the time by the natives for wearing flip flops (seriously, daily) . When I am in hard core work mode I wear leather boots and dive head first in the job at hand. When I am in that mode, I don't bring my camera. So you don't really see me dirty like the rest of the guys because I don't want my camera to get messed up. Basically you are seeing my poser shots. I wear flip flops and shorts 365 days of the year in Louisiana unless I am hunting. Just feels natural to me.:meh: I'll try and dig up some real work pics of me down south.:D
 
sparkplug said:
I am looking for a good head carpenter. Lets talk.
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Are you going to be building a house down in those woods our is it up here in the states?
 
I am building in Costa Rica. It is primary rainforest. There is only about 50 square kilometers left in all of Central America that are untouched. I am in the middle. At least that is what National Geographic says.
 
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