Couple years back Dennis corrected me because of the Lombardi poplar out west. Just so you know our popple is yellow or tulip poplar
My first pallet stack.. I put the silver maple in back and the yellow poplar in front on the theory that the poplar would season first, but I left those splits quite chunky. I have about a cord that is ready to go, so I’ll work my way through that first and hope these are good by mid winter. There is some space between the two rows, but not a lot of space between the back row and the stone wall. Eh, next row, i’ll correct. More silver maple and poplar to come.. and cherry and a little locust for next year’s stack of bradford pear.
Mostly popple, a split red maple round and a few pine splits. More importantly, a nice workout in the morning. I did have to put up with a couple good natured ribbings from old guys in trucks. “Chop that wood!” “You’re swinging it wrong! Hahaha!” Like they’ve never seen a guy filling their trunk, sweating through their button down shirt.
I moved some of this over to my “on deck” stack. Split some and checked the moisture readings. Just a couple readings were a hair over 20% right near the cut ends of the split face. Some readings were under 10% on the smaller splits.
It will burn good, doesn't make a lot of coals. This is 3 tulip poplar splits and a 3" hickory limb burning this morning
Before you get too far, I'd highly recommend a sheet of plastic under those pallets. Mounded in the center somehow (pile of leaves under it) so the rain doesn't collect. You'd be amazed how much moisture comes up out of the ground. You wood will dry faster.
That rifle had to have been loaded with blanks or something. There was no splash from projectile impact and that one guy would've definitely taken on in the legs.
