Yeah, I know. I’m typically more careful. But I get anxious about blocking the road. But I do hear ya.
I hear ya. I knew I’d take a few lumps for admitting my method. I actually had a pretty severe back injury a few years back too. But like I told moresnow, I get anxious when I’m blocking the road. I appreciate your concern though! You guys all have giant hearts. That’s what I love about this site
White fir and Douglas fir often grow together. Best way to tell them apart is the needles. DF needles look like little “L”s come off the stem and making a right angle turn. WF needles look like little suction cups where they attach to the stem. That, and once the wood is dry, the WF turns white but while green they both look reddish or orange. I have confused them before when no needles were present.
Interesting! I just realized that spell check changed fir to fit in my earlier post I’m about 90% sure we don’t have WF around here. But I’ll keep my eyes peeled! We also have a variety of pine here. We have Ponderosa, Limber, Lodgepole and Bristle Cone. They all burn well. Limber is probably my favorite pine to burn, but it’s rare to see a dead one. They are very hardy, and don’t seem as susceptible to disease. So I just let them be.
Nice score Cash! Doug has always been a friend of the family. Welcome at the house any time. I just got into a bunch of DF and White Oak. Gave the oak to a friend and kept the Fir. No room for 3 year cure wood here. Also, with our milder PNW climate, we get by fine on Fir!
Good to hear, my brother! We have gamble oak here, which is amazing firewood. But it’s a PITA to process. We don’t have the big oak that everyone else in the US seems to have. Oak doesn’t like our altitude. I split up a few rounds of the DF that I collected yesterday, and I’m burning it tonight. I couldn’t help myself. The Jotul is CRANKIN
