found wood #8: Largest Eucalyptus log - I knew it was over 200lbs!

Yup, you ain’t no light weight :-) My first calc I made came in at over 200, I decided it might be a bit dryer, so I modified the #/ ft^3 a bit. Guess I should have left it alone.

This reminds me of a fellow I knew who was moving his shop. It was a welding and auto spring shop. He had a 100# anvil. He hired a high school kid who was probably over 6’ and well built. Matt told the kid to load the anvil. He said that on the way back into the shop. As he turned back towards the truck, he was just in time to see the kid set it over the tail gate. Matt told him that tail gates open:-)) Gary, I don’t know if you remember me making a comment about the tail gate would open right after you got your new truck and had a load of wood in it with some big pieces, but this kid is what made me think of it. There is no doubt about it, you are “Strongest Lumber Jock” on this site!!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Haha! I bet there’s someone way stronger lurking here. That anvil reminds me of when I used to hit the local gym with a personal trainer. He had me do calf exercises by repeatedly going up on my toes and back down, and I had to do them while holding a 90lbs dumbbell in each hand. They were solid metal, in this style. Whenever I’d do that, I’d think of two things: my friend, a girl who weighed just a bit over 90lbs, and I was carrying one of her in each hand, basically, and “OWWW, my fingers!” They were really rough on the hands. I started making callouses really fast with that exercise, even with gloves on. I couldn’t curl my arm up while holding them, but there were some guys at the gym who could. I was always waiting for their forearms to snap in half. Heavy weights start to get scary, and take on their own life.

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

gary ,
reading your posts is allways fun and rewarding .
just a word of caution ala topa .
any iritating exprerience you have today , will allways come back later when you hit 60 and remind you
how sore you can be .
it never goes away , it just practices and waits !
the biggest strength you have is in your head !
you are fortunate to be a real ” paul bunyan ” ,
save some of your physical strength for trips to the bathroom later in life .
and if you get tired of holding a 90 lb. woman in each hand , send one to me !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Hey Gary
Don’t let David give you that tall story , he could lift it with one hand. LOL All kidding aside be careful out there
it’s not free wood if you hospital bill goes into thousands.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com