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Species Competition for 2024

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by 828woodministry, Jan 15, 2024.

  1. buZZsaw BRAD

    buZZsaw BRAD

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    All mine can be vouched for in my threads and posts.
     
  2. SD Steve

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    But you split it all since the new year?
     
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  3. buZZsaw BRAD

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    No. See post #25
     
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  4. SD Steve

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    So it doesn't count, right?
     
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  5. buZZsaw BRAD

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    OP said yes as long as it gets split soon which it will.
     
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  6. isaaccarlson

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    So far this year I have split

    silver maple
    Red oak
    White oak
    Ash
    Siberian elm
    Aspen
    Chinese elm
    Basswood
    Red pine
    Locust

    still have to dig the rest out of the piles
     
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  7. 828woodministry

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    Updated leaderboard. Look it over and let me know if any adjustments are needed :axe:
     
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  8. Erik B

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    I will have to wait until the snow melts and the ground dries before I will be doing any splitting:(
     
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  9. JPDavis

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    Those pics will be coming. Bark and heartwood in this thread.
     
  10. Chud

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    The plan for Sat is to split one round of Dogwood and one round of Northern Red Oak.
     
  11. Sandhillbilly

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    Sounds like you have a pretty big day planned for Saturday!:D
     
  12. Buttermilk

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    I'm tapped out and and as high as I'll go on the leader board. I won't cut any other species than what I already have.
     
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  13. isaaccarlson

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    I'll take up the slack. :thumbs:
     
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    I've got plenty more to split just not anything different.
     
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  15. MikeInMa

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    What species are toothpics made of?

    Should be easy to split, eh?
     
  16. isaaccarlson

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    Should be birch
     
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  17. Jeffrey Svoboda

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    I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. It used to really show how precise and steady one's hand was. Only saw one guy do it before.
     
  18. isaaccarlson

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    What, like sticking it in a stump and taking a swing?
     
  19. Jeffrey Svoboda

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    Well with a hatchet but ya.
     
  20. isaaccarlson

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    Have to dull the end of one first. My toothpicks are very sharp.