Always a long story. This morning before the call from Joe V about the locust I saw a post on the local town page. A woman looking for a wee bit of help from a chainsaw owner. I happen to know one of those. I looked in my bucket of Karma and noticed it was almost empty Time for a good deed. All she wanted was one piece of tree cut so she could put her fence back up and her dogs would stay home. So I went down at 7.00 pm and walked into the back yard to find this. That’s my 372 up there looking at one of the biggest dang beech trees I’ve ever seen,,,and it’s little sister,,,which is really attractive if I do say so. Lookit the long lean gams on that babe. I’ve sworn 100 times I won’t bring home any more wood until I finish processing the 2018 pile. Then 2019 and 2020 happen. Al little locust here a little shag there, little more hickory and that big white oak can’t go to waste. All in all I’ve been good. Didn’t bring home any more red oak. But Beechitus? I don’t have any beech in the stacks. Dang it.
That is some heavy stuff that rots quick when left to nature. If it’s up for grabs be prepared for a workout and to get it sooner than later
I’ve never had the opportunity to cut any beach but it’s on my bucket list. I don’t need to bring any wood home either but I wouldn’t pass that up.
Thanks. Never had beech which makes it an exotic for me LOL. I’m off to the btu drying chart to see just how exotic
Hori Smoku that's a big beech! You just can't stay away from these big scores, huh? I'm sitting here all happy when I end up with one load of something or another, you get a score and by the time you're done moving it the earth wobbles a little in it's orbit from the weight transfer In all seriousness though that's awesome. Beech is a phenomenal all-around firewood and well worth whatever space you may lose on your property.
I gotta say that was some pretty sweet wood where I cut at the top. Purty just begging to go on a splitter.
So now you're a beech nut? great score. If you get it home try putting it on sleepers and off the ground. Id process it first before any of the other wood you have.
X2. Get it going on it's drying journey and you can try it in the stove for 2021-2022 and see what the hype is about
I think all of us on here have said that! Dont fight it Joe, go with it. Youve got the room for sure. Maybe a little CT GTG to lessen your piles?
It's definitely not like oak where you can make perfect blocks out of the stuff if you want. Beech is easy enough splitting but the grain is usually twisted. That would be my only gripe about it. The twisted grain can make stacking a little more time consuming. BUT...it's hard to get that combination of BTUs and drying time in other species. Personally I like the smell of it too (processing and in the stove)
It looks like you lucked out with at least some of it. One large section you can actually see the twist through the bark.
Yes I defiantly noticed the twist. See that in a lot of White oaks around here too. Overall it reminded me of a nice healthy Black Birch as far as tightness and texture. They had three separate people say they want the wood. They all backed out once it was on the ground. Can’t say I blame them in one way. That’s some heavy wood. Not right to leave people hanging like that tho.
Birch rots much faster IME...I mean it won't take laying around like white oak, but its no emergency getting it CSS either. The last one I did was a yard tree, but a pretty heavily wooded yard...for the most part the straight trunk sections split decent...but the pieces with big branches was about 75/25...75% ok splits, 25% uglies...but not "elm ugly"
Come now, they all burn red on the inside. Congrats on your score!!! If one of the smaller ones originated from the bigger one is it a son of a beech?
