In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

I lied to you all....

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Buck55, Mar 9, 2023.

  1. Buck55

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    Last weekend I posted that I was going to cut up an ash tree at my in-laws, but bagged it as we received some heavy, wet sloppy snow. With another round of snow coming here Friday and Saturday, and the sun out today, I took the afternoon off and did some cutting. The ash tree was only 24" diameter, not 30 as I had previously reported. Sorry! :(

    It was about 37 out, and I enjoyed cutting in the sun. Still have some work to do, but the wood is excellent. No rot at all.

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  2. Haftacut

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    Get all the ash while you can:tears:
     
  3. FarmerJ

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    Nice firewood
     
  4. The Wood Wolverine

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    Solid ash is getting rare these days. Good score.
     
  5. Biddleman

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    So the ash was more like J Lo ash, not kim kardashian size ash. :D
     
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  6. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Liar, liar, pants on fire! :rofl: :lol: Hopefully your pants are below 20% MC!

    You are forgiven Buck! :handshake: We all like to tell out fish stories on here! ;)

    Some nice rounds there! Way to get after it.:thumbs:
     
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  7. Backwoods Savage

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    Be thankful for any ash you can get now!
     
  8. SmokeyTheBear

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    +1 or more, no comment
     
  9. JiminyKicket

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    Buck55 I think I speak for all of us when I say that we’re disappointed. While commendable for admitting your deceptive ways, it’s going to take time to rebuild our trust in you.

    But hey, nice score!
     
  10. Backwoods Savage

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    Good to see you posting Smokey.
     
  11. brenndatomu

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    That's a goodun Buck! :yes:
    Oh, I dunno, still quite a bit here locally...maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of what I run across is too far gone to fool with...
     
  12. The Wood Wolverine

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    It's well beyond 75% of what I'm sawing on locally. Sucks. :( I found 2 nice size stems in the woods beside dad's place (that he's allowed to cut in). They're both not worth the effort. I bucked one and dad said don't go any further. Now dad is the type to pick up every piece! So when he says don't bother, it's usually junk.
     
  13. RGrant

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    Not the first time any of us were a bit optimistic in reporting size.
     
  14. Horkn

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    Hey, that's still going to be a lot of firewood. As to ash being good and not punky, around here I still have yet to run into any ash that was eab killed that still isn't good.
     
  15. Eckie

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    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol: :whistle:
     
  16. clemsonfor

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    Still solid ash around here. Rarely are they large trees and they are a small component of our forests here, not really a common tree. Not rare but you might only have one every few acres. Some tracts none
     
  17. Woodsnwoods

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    Nice work , but for the fable on diameter you owe me one real garbage plate!!!!!Nick Tahoe for sure!!!!
     
  18. Buck55

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    If you're ever going to be in my town - drop me a line. Plate's on me!
     
  19. Cash Larue

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    Good stuff, man! Nice grab!

    I used to really clean up on the Ash firewood in the city. I don't see much of it anymore. It's my favorite firewood. I'm burning a little bit of it right now.