What do you make of this stuff? Box elder or some sort of maple? Has a bright red ring between the heartwood and sapwood
Hand splitting it is like splitting a block of clay IMO. It does split on a hydro. Ive never milled any but there was a miller here who said it sliced like butter on his band saw mill. Not sure about CSM though.
All I have ever cut was white, probably from where the tree is rotting above that area, usually at the crotch of a limb.
This one I am the most curious about. That red should be easy to ID unless it’s some weird rot. Anyone care to hazard a guess?
Oh boy, nice straight saw logs showed up today. Not sure what these are? Any idea if they are worth milling?
Might be basswood, which I would say don’t mill it. Unless you know a carver or two. They love that stuff.
This one looks like cottonwood. I would leave it if there is better stuff. its very hard to split, very stringy. 2nd vote for basswood, It cuts and splits easy but very low btu's.
They're worth making kindling/fire starting material. Like Brad said, it's fast drying. Split now it's ready for fall.
Good call, I need kindling. Split a few rounds of basswood and a few of white pine. Let’s see which one dries quicker
Hickory dung beetle! Never seen one before. Must be the adult that lays the eggs that hatch into the little boring worms.
