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Nice maple

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  1. Woodwhore

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    51894C05-9522-4BE9-8838-FB723A43EFB5.jpeg 17A536DD-A1E7-478A-B824-F3939D99DCDF.jpeg 3E05534F-216F-461F-9A2F-AF1B0662C946.jpeg This stuff was on the bottom of a big pile of logs for 6 years. Still real heavy and pretty dry,i have to check the moisture but i bet its good.
     
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    Looks pretty good, no bark and lots of deep cracks.
     
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    Not much rot. Nice score.
     
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    Oh yeah. I'll bet those buggers are heavy.
     
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    Sometimes they dry out quite quick.

    Much of the red maple here is rotten in the middle. Means more tree cutting to make a cord. )-:
     
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    Oh yes they are, 1 lift into the truck, then i take them from the tailgate rt to tge splitter 2 feet away
     
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    Ya im quite surprised there is not alot of rotten or punky wood.
     
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