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The sweet smell of White Oak

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by T.Jeff Veal, Jan 29, 2025.

  1. T.Jeff Veal

    T.Jeff Veal

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    Thursday morning early(5AM) started out with thunderstorms, by midmorning it cleared off and I (Miz Carol was working on other things) was able to start making progress on the pile of rounds.
    25 rounds made this pile of splits 20250213_120429.jpg
    Got those stacked, which finished the 8th row and part of the 9th. 1000016741.jpg 1000016739.jpg
    It's amazing how fast that white oak turns pink when exposed to air... 1000016740.jpg
    Split 16 more rounds and got it stacked 1000016742.jpg
    There is an area between the 8th & 9th stack, we are filling it with 3 rows across.
    We have 15 rounds left to process 1000016743.jpg If that doesn't finish the shed, still have 4 1/2 logs left from the pile
     
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  2. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Fond memories of my dad cutting red oak when I was a kid. I was always marvel at how fast it went from red to pink.

    Making good progress my friend.
     
  3. Dok440

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    That's a good time. I love zoning out with the headphones while splitting and stacking. What was the temperature like?
     
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    X2, I was also curious on your temps TJV.
     
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