I split wood flooring

This is the result of what I cut down up at my parents. Dead Standing Res Oak. Put a sliver on my wood floor (which is finished and stained) for contrast

 

Looks like a bit of punky sapwood on the outside. How long are you planning to let it dry before you need it?

 

At least a year if not more. There’s about 1/2” punk on the outside. I knocked off all the bark where I fell it. The inside wood is unbelievable

 

Yes, I cut a lot of large red oak rounds out of a tree that was very punky on the outside; the sap wood goes quickly; I was knocking black beetles out. The large chestnut oak that went down in a storm would have been great for the timber mill. I have no way to get the logs skidded out and to the mill though. However, they will keep me warm.

 

When I checked the moisture on the red oak that had been on the ground for two to three years it was at 30+%

 

Beautiful color in that.

 

Indeed. Should I see a tree or a decent sized branch on the forest floor, I'll give it a cut through and see what's inside. Usually, good wood in there.

 

Looks a lot like our Western Cedar after being down awhile, doesn’t it? The older growth tends to really have that dark rich color and the close grain no doubt.

 

Beautiful stuff!
Probably smells like stinky feet.

 

That’s the weird part. It was the sweetest smelling wood I’ve EVER cut. I was real surprised

 

Nice, we cut some that looked like that. Great wood, little bit of punk will burn too.

 

Great looking splits. What’s kind of wood is the black pieces in the stacks?

 

Thanks, it's all oak, I think that is the weathered end. Logs had been cut for several months before we CSS it. We cut the logs in March '19, CSS in Sept '19...

 

I had some red oak rounds that I neglected to get to, they were covered in mushrooms. I figured it all was compost. Pleasantly surprised to find out that it was still solid and only the outer 1/2-1" was affected.

 

Yep, we are fixing to get into a bunch of logs like that, had for over a year