The misses said she didn't like a few trees on the property blocking her view so they had to go, lucky they were 3 white ash trees, all be it small, still made out well for a 1 hour work day after I got home from my paying job.
I was lucky the misses let me cut them down, it was basically on our front lawn but luckily I got all three of the group cut down and set for drying in my shed. It may only be medium high in btus but still hotter than the pine/hemlock mix I have. Anything under 2 inch diameter I leave as rounds and quartered the rest, made some pretty firewood in comparison the rotten hemlock and nice red oak I've currently stacked. I figure in a pinch I can burn it in late February?
Basically how I look at it. Just so happened this type of wood is quick to dry! So far my recent stock is hemlock, pine, and red oak, with a very tiny bit of maple.
Good deal, but that's not white ash - looks like ironwood to me, but perhaps something else. Will burn well regardless! Cheers!
Really? My saw ate it alive, maybe because it's a young Ironwood? Still good firewood though regardless!
Well, not positive on the ironwood, but definitely not white ash - ironwood stays small - those would be good sized ones. But you are right, ironwood would cut harder and it's still good firewood!! Cheers!
For sure that is not white ash and I agree with NH, it looks like ironwood. Ironwood never seems to cut hard but that is mostly because you are always cutting small stuff. It just does not seem to ever get big. I remember one time sawing an ironwood log for lumber (actually a fellow wanted some 4 x 4's). It looked a bit funny on the carriage but it made the guy some nice posts.
It split pretty easily actually. The only rounds I split were closer to the trunk. It was really light wood under the bark but all split and stacked in the shed to dry for next year.
I doubt it was maple the leaves were way too broad and too many points, sort of looked like an oak leaf but not quite.
