Dad’s friend Tom had a guy drop a nice load of wood at his place. Went over this morning not knowing what to expect and only had dads saw. Had to make do and couldn’t fit it all. There was some grass planted so I backed in and hugged close to the edge where there were some metal barrels. Hopped out and holy cow, wasn’t paying attention to the trees on the other side. Got lucky. Still some left. I’ll get back with the right tool for the job. Time for a brew and some pigskin. 7.1%abv
Dang that's a serious load on your truck. I love it! Looks to be good quality for ash which isn't easy to come by IME. Surprised dad wasn't keeping it. The big top edge dent in my tailgate was from backing into a tree. Stepdaughters stoner BF didn't tell me to stop in time as I was backing in. Come close on multiple other occasions. Glad you missed it.
Great scrounge I love ash, firewood is hard on equipment even without oops’es glad you missed that one
Dad’s truck and it’s all for them. Almost every piece I’ve pulled out of those woods went to parents.
That's green ash innit? I have a little bit. It's not as good as normal white ash--harder to split and dries slower, but it is still pretty dang good firewood.
I’m unsure which ash it is honestly. I didn’t really try to tell. I haven’t seen any good ash around us either. Not sure exactly where this came from. It wasn’t cut at Toms place but brought in from someone else.
The more I study the pics I'm thinking Norway maple. I've been fooled in the past thinking it was ash. The barks are very similar. Eric Wanderweg what do you think?
I can split a piece next time I get over there and tell right away if it’s maple. That would be a small shocker.
The thought crossed my mind too. I’d have to see a close up of the center pith. If it’s got a hollow “hole” there, it’s ash. If not, Norway maple. I see no EAB evidence so I’m cautiously leaning towards NM, but not positive yet.
