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Working on my shoulder

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by schlot, Apr 11, 2015.

  1. bogydave

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    Prime size!
    Should make some perfect splits :yes:
     
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  2. schlot

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    Once it clears up I will get at them. Need the rain but I hate to chance getting wet...since I'm so sweet I might melt. :)
     
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  3. bogydave

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    Yea
    I think most here have the same problem.
     
  4. schlot

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    Split and stacked almost all the maple. Nothing like getting out and swinging the fiskars to clear the mind. :)

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    Just have 4 big rounds yet to split and stack. Hoping it finishes out the center of my stack
     
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  5. bogydave

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    Site & Smell of fresh split & stacked wood is AWESOME !

    Nice double row with space between, don't get much better than that.

    Nice cross stacked ends too :yes:

    (lucky you , now you get to mow your grass ) :)
     
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  6. Chvymn99

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    :yes:.... Looks like you got a lot done. Now you get to go back to work and rest...:rofl: :lol:
     
  7. schlot

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    Polished off my stack using the last of the big rounds. 16' of 16" at 4' gives me 2/3 chord of shoulder wood. Should be all I need for 2016/2017.

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    Since I have that much left at my house for 2015/2016 I'm out of business for shoulder material for a year!

    Time to focus on gooder wood....and beer.
     
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  8. bogydave

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    Nice stack !! :)

    Looks like another 1/2 cord or so of bark & barkless
    ( what wood type ?) needs CSS'd
     
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    Thanks!

    The logs are part of my elm stash. I've got those propped up of the ground on some limbs for now.
     
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    You have some great looking elm sitting right there. That should be really nice.
     
  11. bearverine

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    Color me jealous.
     
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  12. Shawn Curry

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    Jealous of this color? :) Silver looks so boring compared to red:

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    I'm a big fan of soft maple. Gooder than 'shoulder' wood IMO. Nice work schlot!
     
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    Nice!

    Hard to come across any oak here for some reason.
     
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  14. Shawn Curry

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    Red maple, actually. I don't get much oak either. :( There's only a handful of mature oaks in my woods. They're all really nice though - straight and plumb and branch free for a good 40'. They'll end up as lumber if they ever come down. I wouldn't cut them though - I'd rather let them seed my forest with more oaks. :)
     
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