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Cutting at Grandpa's again

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  1. Firefighter

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    Cut this black oak up today for Grandpa and happened to notice a standing dead white oak not very big but it was asking me to take it home how could I say no? :rofl: :lol:
     

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    Firefighter, Oct 22, 2018
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  2. billb3

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    For a wood as tough as white oak is supposed to be there's a fungi that really goes to town on them darn soon.
     
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    That gray patchy fungi kills other oaks too.
     
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    Of course. Who could turn that down?
     
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    My most favorite species, the Standing Dead Oak!
    Found this one behind the FIL's.
    Heading to the front of the line for next years stacking.
     
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    When the oak calls, we have to listen. Good job heeding the call of the timber, fellow hoarder! :D
     
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