Paying for Black Locust

Shhh.... I have a source of recent BL blow downs, within a mile away. I'll get to them in a week or three. They ain't going anywhere but in my racks.

 

Benjamin's....

 

BL no longer stands for black locust...it's now Benjamin Love

 

Received a little Benjamin love today. F0ur Face cords delivered and stacked.

 

Whoops, should have posted how many ricks I dropped off at the homeless shelter.

 

Says nothing about donating anything

 

Yep, we would like to see that...

 

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I didn't know of those species of white oak. I've heard of swamp chestnut, bur, chinkipin...
I wish I had the recipe for the perfectly seasoned...how much salt, pepper, thyme....

 

There is lots of room left in that truck.

 

Now Jeff, homeless don’t need good dry firewood, (thinking most stoves go in houses)
Widows, families of service men deployed, victims of injuries or accidents.. need firewood
But I get the gist of what your saying

 

Rain day here so I was able to meet up with the guy. Most of the BL he had cut was too short. Four other trees which turned into three were well over 16" DBH so I offered $200 for everything. "Were way off" he states which is why I always ask what they want. I guess someone had offered $75 for his fresh cut stack which was roughly a face cord. One tree was a good leaner which he was taking down next. He seemed to want to make a deal but I held firm. Hilly yard but id be able to back up to the tree.
He was a burner and I didn't educate him on its heat value. He seemed afraid to use it being a newbie. Showed me his insert which was going. Drove home a little deflated but glad I stuck to my price.
Tine to get to work on my annual BL scrounge-a-thon.

 

How many homeless guys named rick do you think are in the Nashville area?

 

LMAO!

 

I ain't split a round of Blocust for at least a couple years. Have a few around property, but not many. Going to a buddy's place soon to see what's left after he had a cut done. IIRC his property is a red oak situation...NW facing slopes. May or may not take some wood depending on how difficult to get out. My 'on the hoof' (on the ground) stock is a little low this year as far as trees go.

 

Don't know but apparently they are all at the homeless shelter!