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Flip, Flop, Buck & Load!

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  1. buZZsaw BRAD

    buZZsaw BRAD

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    No its not a new musical quartet, but a technique used by us roadside hoarders to scrounge wood. Been meaning to get back here. Thanks again to Eric Schamell for the heads up on this and a follow up to my
    It's Never Any Fun Hoarding in the Hot Sun!
    thread from July (same location). Flip flopped sections to near the PU, bucked and loaded. Birch and poplar (which i thought was chestnut oak). First time i can recall cutting poplar other than tulip (yellow) poplar. IMG_3746.JPG IMG_3747.JPG IMG_3749.JPG IMG_3751.JPG
     
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    Nice follow up score, and much better cutting weather to be in! Although I'm feeling like there's more to the story here Bradley.... :rofl: :lol::cool::whistle:
     
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    I think I ended up with some of that same poplar myself. Thought it was sassafras at first but it didn't have the right smell. Poplar on the right?

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    Yeah the cold was MUCH better than 90* HHH weather. The prickers were a lot worse on that side!

    Only you know the rest of the story! ;)
     
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    How did the poplar split by hand? Maybe its cottonwood? Any FHC seeing this can you verify???
     
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    *For the record, the whole story is I happen to work 5 minutes up the road from here. I was on my way to go get the rest of this, I came up on Brad as he was hopping into his truck, he sees me, flips me off then roars down the highway like a madman with sawdust spewing out the back of his truck. True story :rofl: :lol: *
     
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    Split like butter. I do believe it's Eastern Cottonwood, also referred to as Poplar I've seen.
    Populus deltoides - Wikipedia
     
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    FHC APB out for me???

    The only true part of that story is the sawdust blowing out of my truck!***
     
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    Yep, that one brought a smile. I could see these two in a movie, lol.