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Forest Gold!!

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Brad from York, Dec 26, 2022.

  1. Brad from York

    Brad from York

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    Finally a decent day with out wind. About 20 degrees. Great day for harvesting heat.
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  2. Chris F

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    No snow to deal with either. Bonus.
    Looks like a cold but nice day.
     
  3. Eric Wanderweg

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    Very nice straight black locust with the bark coming off. Excellent score :thumbs:
     
  4. MikeInMa

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    Nice harvest!

    It looks like there's other dead trees in that area.
     
  5. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Yep, primo, wish I had it.
     
  7. Trueg50

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    What's the moisture meter read? Almost looks like a "cut today, burn tomorrow" log.
     
  8. Brad from York

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    Couldn’t of asked for a better spot, I could roll my 4wheeler with trailer right up to it. It is also right ready for the burn. :D F3C54A5A-9944-4183-A6D1-964A959D7F37.jpeg
     
  9. Scotty Overkill

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    I'd say that's a woodburner's jackpot haul there! I've been burning black locust the past 7 days straight with temps bottoming out at the -5° F mark (wind chills in the -20's), the wood is 5 year seasoned and it puts out a ton of heat!

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  10. Brad from York

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    I installed my stove in January of 2021. This is my first winter burning good seasoned black locust. It’s crazy how much more heat comes off this stuff comparing it to my usual oak. Does anyone else burn the locust bark? I feel like it’s also a great heat source. Waste not want not!
     
  11. Scotty Overkill

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    Yea, but the bark can really stink! Worst smelling stuff out there when burning as far as wood is concerned (willow comes in a close second place).
     
  12. Timberdog

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    Russian Olive ain’t too hot either.
     
  13. Horkn

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    Lemme guess, outdoor 2 and 3 are actually indoors?
     
  14. Scotty Overkill

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    Yes sir, ones in the kitchen and one is way out over the garage ell, on the second floor at my one sons bedroom, at the furthest point away from the heat sources.
     
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    BL is by far my favorite wood to burn. I only have about 5 cords. I need to stack more and more and more and more...:stacker::stacker::stacker::stacker:
     
  16. Brad from York

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    Today was another beautiful day to be cutting, I called my neighbor about a few trees that were laying. He said come on down and I tell ya the price was right. It started like this: 9C4F2508-7962-492B-A330-7208EA14AE3A.jpeg Then cut: 63CACE83-9E69-4956-BA9C-B66DB1EC25D5.jpeg Then loaded: 3B5D1364-7E7B-459A-9F41-D388085055F1.jpeg Then home: 23F5BFA1-3C23-4D82-8C0A-D91F7866CC2A.jpeg
     
  17. T.Jeff Veal

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    Quick, hide that BL. buZZsaw BRAD has spotted it already...
    You've gotten a lot done in a couple days...:salute::salute:
    Nice work...:handshake: