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I may have taken wood snobbery to a new level

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  1. Blue Vomit

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    I walk around the woods like a crazy person. I look for standing dead, black locust, no bark, etc. Then I knock on it to see if it is hollow.
    Came across this one today. This is what I'm after. Black locust gold.
     

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    Looked so good I had to check it.
     

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    Nothing wrong with that at all.:thumbs:
    Looks an awful lot like the Oak I've been getting from my SIL's place.
    That's the stuff I've been going after on purpose, because it's already pretty dry and I may need it sooner than 3 years down the road.
    Good score.
    I've found myself so far away from the tractor, I can't see it, while wandering around looking for the "gooder stuff".:D
     
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    BV, Every one gets some luck from time to time! VERY NICE!!!:cool:
     
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    Awesome!
    That's like the red oak I was cutting this weekend! I couldn't believe that it was actually dry but I am sure it had been out there 10+ years
     
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    Awesome, primo wood that is ready to burn when cut. Thats a great find
     
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    After seeing that almost pixel-like grain, I think some of the wood in my stacks is actually BL, I thought it was Siberian Elm. Or do those two species have very similar grain?

    Sweet score, regardless!
     
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    Really great looking stuff. Some good BTU's there. Nice job.
     
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    I hate when that happens... sorta... :whistle: ... usually just turns into an excuse to wander some more... :tree:
     
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    A lot of woods have that. Those are known as "medulary rays". They are horizontally arranged cells in the wood, responsible for transporting sugars. You'll see a lot of that in maple too. It would have made me question the BL call on this one, but over the weekend I cut up a BL about that size and saw a ton of them in there too.
     
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    If you can afford to be snobby where you are, then by all means be a wood snob.
    You know nobody here will think any different of you.
     
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    I would not call it snobbery. I would call it a sweet find.
     
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    Yeah, it's the only way I find the tractor.:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Here at FHC, "snob" might not be a bad thing like elsewhere. It only means that you've worked hard toward being fortunate enough to be selective. What a great find.
     
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    Very nice score. You will be nice and warm this winter...
     
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    I love it when that happens, I got some red oak like that last year , it burned real gooder
     
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    Ha! Thats funny.. Only uneducated wood burners are not truly picky or if they are they burn only WET oak because its the best!:rofl: :lol: Id say your right on track and smart!
     
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    Glad to hear I'm not the only crazy person, after last winters blow to the stash I've been doing alot of that dead standing looking along with the regular css.
     
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    Welcome Aboard Todd! Stay with us!:cool: Fun and edumuchicatuiition to be had here!:popcorn::whistle:…. Lots of free beer too…..:drool::pete:
     
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    Hey long time no see if your who I think you are! Welcome aboard Todd!
     
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