Don't Choke...I'm Taking Oak!

C'mon up and bring the 394. May need the 42" bar to take her down.

I've only felled a tree once with the 36" bar and it was a full canopy dead white oak.

 

I’d love to get after some wood but the rains here keep me from doing almost anything. It’s gonna take 2 weeks of sun to get my yard to a point I can drive on it. Living vicariously through posts here for now.

 

Cant say that I have.
I did it to this bartop years ago. Was for a wedding and they wanted it to look old. Didn’t take any pics of the top for effect after treating but the last pic is after I did one coat.
I think if you do it enough it will turn blackish and I didn’t want that. Light grey was good enough.

 

Hauled the splitter there again and processed last weekends cut. Separated out heartwood and left on site (forgot to take pics) and brought another half cord back and stacked in my friends shed. Before and after. Stacked to (literally) and into the rafters! Ill be back next weekend to buck and move the remaining logs. Cord for him and there's maybe a face cord of heartwood splits there.

 

Havent been back here as there was no rush. Got most of it out and staged for splitting. Need log roller and bigger saw for the rest

 

Good for you. Split them a bit thinner than your usual. Should shorten dry time for you.

 

I've thought if that for bundle wood and have done it in the past.

The bark on will get split normal sized and go in my friends shed. He has got a cord so far. In the third pic you can see the stack of heartwood splits I left there on purpose...sort of. I have no rack for them yet and they really cook in full sun right there. Getting a good head start on drying. I have a customer for the heartwood so it will be for 25-26.

Im still debating on taking the spar or not. The way I feel now its NO, but in the cooler weather I may change my mind. Has to be at least a couple face cord in it.

 

Maybe one of the other Ct crew members would be interested in it.

 

They might be.

 

Got the last of the rounds out of the woods and up to the driveway. Stack of heartwood splits far left. Brought all the nuggets home and processed. Topped off a half cord nugget bin of multi year drying woods. Shagbark hickory and honey locust the balance. Next trip I'll bring the hydro and split.

 

Nice job Brad

 

Loaded all the heartwood splits, brought to storage and stacked. (before and after rack pics) Wood there still to split. I may go next weekend and split it all

 

Nice project