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My firewood cutting setup. Prob not like many here

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  1. rookie1

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    I met up with another member the other day and we were discussing cutting wood. I explained that Im probably not the average wood hoarder. I do have cut and split firewood that I worked up that I burn but alot of the wood I burn comes from skids. There is a factory close to where I work that fabricates things out of steel. They get it in on these large skids then stack them up in their yard. I got permission to cut them on location as long as I keep the area looking decent.
    The saw that I use the most is a Stihl 023L with a 16"bar,3/8 picco and quick adjust chain tensioner, how much more homeowner can you get! LOL. When I get home I can easily load the wood on a 2wheeler and take down the basement. I end up mixing it with my elm and other split wood and it should last about 4 or 5 days depending on the temp.
    Pics to follow. Still trying to learn how this works. :(
     
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    Oh ya here is what I call my "uglies". :p
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    Pete is going to be banning you for doing this. :D
     
  5. rookie1

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    LOL:D
     
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    We just climbed into Pete's dreams... I see nice woodshed parts in there.
     
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    Great stuff. I see a few possible turning squares,table legs and/or candlesticks too....:cool:

    Havent done it for a while now,but I used to bring home 2-3 p/u loads of local hardwood dunnage from jobsite dumpsters every year.Like a treasure hunt picking through that once it was unloaded. Most would get burned,but occasionally I'd find nice pieces of Red/White Oak,Hard Maple,Hickory or clear Doug Fir.Even found about 70 ft of 3 x 4 Black Cherry in 8 ft lengths that came in a load of steel beams from a mill in Pennsylvania back in 2007.Cutting out the knots/defects I still got a bunch of clear pieces 1 to 3 ft long.
     
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    All I see is heat!;)
     
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    BTU's' are BTU's burn it if you got it
     
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    I see skyscrapers, workbenches, furniture, fences and so much more! I'd be in paradise there ;)
     
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    I'd re-saw and plane some of the larger pieces for wood boxes.
     
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    Funny how different people see different things. Im not a woodworker so its just firewood to me. I can appreciate your seeing building material though.:thumbs:
     
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    Yah, I shed a small tear what I saw what you had done to that stock...;)
     
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    Funny thing is they keep bringing more out. This is my 3rd year cutting there and you cant tell Ive cut at all. I just have to move around since the newer ones they bring out are still pretty green.:)
     
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    Must get several wood types.
    Where the scraps you leave go, the dump?
     
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    I hate to say it but ya I throw the stuff I dont want in the dumpster.
     
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    Keep the area safe & clean, helps them & you both.
    Probably all end trash if you weren't salvaging some of it.
    Good deal
    Lots of oak?
     
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    Yes, Im not very good at picking wood species but plenty of oak and poplar and pine. The area does look messy in the pics but when Im done I shovel up sawdust and try to toss the culls in the dumpster. I am lazy sometimes and wont do it til the next time I go.:emb:
     
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