I've been eyeing this blow down for several years and finally got a chance to start working at it last spring. I didn't get much before it started getting too warm to cut. Today I started back on it. I'm not entirely sure what it is though so am looking for some help. Bark Fresh split grain This is what it looks like on a fresh split after sitting in the woods in rounds off the ground for about 9 months It splits easy and has a bit of a fragrance to it. It's not a red oak smell but more like a very light cherry smell. I've never seen cherry get this big around here though and I don't think the bark looks like cherry. Any help is appreciated!
Pignut hickory. Get all of it. Great firewood. Grab the rest ASAP as its starting to punk in the sapwood. Nice when it splits easily as not all hickory does.
I know the barks says it isn't but the wood almost looks like locust. Probably hickory like Brad said, but we never see that here. Either way, grab it all.
Thank you all for the input. I've had some of this wood before but never knew what it was. I cut as much as I could off the downed tree without putting my chain in the dirt. I'll come back and try to get some more when I have a chain I'm not concerned about getting dull.
Pignut the most common around here. Cant say ive ever heard of sweet pignut before. Bitternut has the smoothest bark of the hickories. I may have seen a mockernut before. IIRC i posted a thread on it here.
Shags are so cool. I often stop and admire old growth ones when i come across them. Been a while since ive scored any.
Lots of shagbark here. I tend to leave them alone unless they blow over or are severely damaged like this one on my "to get list". The top snapped on it.
As soon as my chain starts to dull I'll be getting some more. Although come to think of it I am pretty sure I have a chain that is on its last leg
I usually push my luck and very carefully sneak up on the bark touching the ground...you can usually get enough of the wood cut to roll the round out of there without getting into much more than the bark/leaves. If there is one cut that you can't quite get, get the next one over, then roll the log to finish off the other. I always carry the 2 in 1 sharpener with me just in case though too...rarely a spare chain.
Yeah I usually cut most of the way then roll but if you look closlier you'll notice this tree has worked its way down into the dirt a bit... Not the best pic but if you really you will see what I mean.
