Got on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago and found an ad for some hardwood that was on my way home from work. Looked like a nice pile so I contacted the poster who said that when he left his house, there was a ton left... This is what I had hoped to see. Got there, and it had been picked over pretty well. I almost drove away.. But then the hoarding instinct in me kicked in, so I loaded the truck.. Had to back up to the stump and roll the rounds on top of that rock to get them high enough to lift into the back of the truck without getting a hernia or rupturing another disc in the old back.. Then took the kids out to see the Mayflower Then turned to on splitting the wood.. The Cub Cadet has a 25 inch stroke... and I needed every bit of it as you can see by how close it is to the contraption (yellow) that dislodges the log from the wedge. It was most certainly a vertical splitting day for me.. Overall, about a half cord of the gnarliest, knottiest Sugar Maple that a man could ask for!!!! Ready to burn in a couple of years.. Only had to use the saw once.. The long splits were cut with the compound miter saw prior to stacking.
That thar is a good catch. Hard maple is great burning and I'm convinced that knots burn longer than plain clear splits. Maybe a bit harder to process but worthwhile. A splitter makes it possible.
I went to a cl ad for wood and it was a bonanza. Only thing is I had to lug it to the front yard from the back cause it was too muddy. I haven't done one since.
If it was all still there, I would have cherry picked it just like those before me!! Had to figure it out. I was still dressed in my work uniform (dress pants, pilot shirt and tie) so I'm sure it looked funny to the neighbors. I still look every day... Gotta get a pic of my loaded landscape trailer that will make pallet pete drool. Okay. there's the teaser. If I didn't have a splitter, that wood would have still been sitting there.. Too many swings to split the crotch wood and not a fan of noodling..
Surprised that no one mentioned anything about the boat trip... Mayflower was made of wood as was the home made boat that we were on.... Could have had two scrounges right there!!! Mayflower could heat my house for a few years!!
I ain't picky, every piece would have went home with me.lol Now I will say before the hydro splitter I would have left the knarly chunks.
A truck load of rounds, a splitter & a pile of splits & you expected us to notice a boat trip. ? ? I had to go back & look .. You did have a boating picture there . LOL Looks like the kids were having fun ! (and most of the trip you were thinking about getting home & splitting the wood ) LOL
Well, the boats were made out of wood.... And yes, I was itching to get back home to get that wood split, stacked and drying.. As they say, "Carpe Lignum." Isn't it pronounced Hahbah? I guess I just threw the boat trip in there as part of the timeline. My first time out on that boat.. Friend built it using dimensional lumber and marine grade plywood.
You can see the stern of the Mayflower between his 2 kids. I am guessing it is a replica of the ship "Mayflower" the pilgrims came to Plymouth Rock on. Sounds like a fun outing.
